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The Piña Colada song carves a trajectory across the chart over the course of the song.

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[–] Lamedonyx@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Every Step You Take is so far on the right that it doesn't show on the chart.

[–] aaaa@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"I Will Always Love You" is further left than I would have expected it to be

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Bittersweet memories, and not being what you need right now clouds the message compared to other songs on here.

[–] key@lemmy.keychat.org 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed, it should be at least "yes" for both "do I like you" and "do you like me" but "no!!" for "do I like me"

[–] frickineh@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Creep by Radiohead and Creep by TLC both kind of work here. Huh.

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Creep by Stone Temple Pilots.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Think you're kind of neat, then she tells me I'm a creep.

Yeah, I think all three could fit there. Or close enough, anyway.

[–] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago
[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 10 months ago

Fairytale of New York starts top right and ends bottom left

[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Isn't Call me Maybe the one with the twist at the end of the music video where the guy turns out to be gay?

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah seriously why is it in the unclear/neutral category for "you like me" instead of "No!"

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Because that twist is in the video, not the song.

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 1 points 9 months ago

That's the music video not the song itself I think.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

What does it say about a person who can hum or pick out almost any of these songs but never could have plotted a single one?

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Whose POV does this describe for Somebody I Used To Know?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I would have placed "That don't impress me much" further left, actually.

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago

I wanna see where Stan is on this graph

[–] sagrotan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

He forgot far down left "Warriors of the World" from Manowar

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

I kinda love this. I think this could become an organizational system for all relationship songs, sort of like the Dewey decimal system.