BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS

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BILLBOARDCOUNTRY CHARTTOP FIVE SONGS

• AND THE
• FIGURES OF
• SPEECH
• USED
• IN
• THEM

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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM
BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS FOR THE
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 4, 2004
Nothing On But The Radio, Gary Allan MCA
Nashville ALBUM CUT
The Woman With You, Kenny Chesney BNA ALBUM CUT
Mr. Mom, Lonestar BNA ALBUM CUT
Back When, Tim McGraw Curb ALBUM CUT
Some Beach, Blake Shelton Warner Bros. ALBUM
CUT WRN
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM

• NOTHING ON BUT THE RADIO GARY ALLAN

I sure do hope this is a long night,Cause Ive
never felt one so right.Each look into your eyes
Im falling A little more and more. Looks like we
started us a fire,Wrapped up in flames of
desire. With every touch theyre burning
higher.Two shadows dancing on the wall,With
nothing on but the radio. Feel the music playing
soft and slow. You and me and the lights down
low,With nothing on but the radio.
Well fall asleep here in the moon lightIn
tangled sheets well be here all night,And when
we wake up in the morning,We might stay like
this all day. Two people meant to be
together. Two lovers dreaming of forever.And it
just keeps on getting better,With every tender
little kiss, With nothing on but the radio. Feel
the music playing soft and slow. You and me and
the lights down low,With nothing on but the
radio.
Two people meant to be together.Two lovers
dreaming of forever. And it just keeps on getting
better,With nothing on but the radio. Feel the
music playing soft and slow. You and me and the
lights down low,With nothing on but the
radio. You and me and the lights down low,With
nothing on but the radio.
REPETITION (5)
ALLITERATION (5)
ANAPHORA (2)
ASSONANCE (28)
SYLLEPSIS (8)
ELLIPSIS (8)
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ut-the-radio.html
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM

• THE WOMAN WITH YOU KENNY CHESNEY

She hit the door at six fifty-five. Bag full of
groceries split down the side, Canned goods
scattered all the way to the curb, The look on
her face saying, Dont say a word.So, its me
and her and a can of beansSitting there on the
front porch swing. Western sky all turning
red, Head on my shoulder, she sighed and
said, Ive been gopher and chauffeur and
company chairman,Coffee maker, copy repair
man. Anymore, there aint nothing, I swear,
man,That I dont do. Ive been juggling,
struggling, closing big deals, Dancing backwards
in high heels.Just when it feels like I cant
make it through,It sure feels nice to just be
the woman with you.
She said, The girl I was with a business
degree,Probably wouldnt have recognized me. I
was gonna run the bank, I was gonna run the
math.Now, all I want to run is a bubble
bath.Back then, you know, I had this planUntil
all of this reality set in.Here comes life,
forward, ready or not.Hey, I wanted it all and
thats what I got, Because Im gopher and
chauffeur and company chairman,Coffee maker,
copy repair man. Anymore, there aint nothing, I
swear, man,That I dont do. Ive been juggling,
struggling, closing big deals, Dancing backwards
in high heels.Just when it feels like I cant
make it through,It sure feels nice to just be
the woman with you.
POLYPTOTON (1)
ASSONANCE (29)
ALLITERATION (13)
PERSONIFICATION (1)
ASYNDETON (4)
PARENTHESIS (3)
PARONOMASIS (1)
POLYSYNDETON (2)
REPETITION (3)
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM

• MR. MOM LONESTAR

Lost my job, came home mad, Got a hug and a kiss
and Thats too bad. She said, I can go to work
until you find another job. I thought, I like
the sound of that. Watch TV and take long
naps. Go from a hard-working dad to being Mr.
Mom. Well, Pampers melt in a Maytag
dryer. Crayons go up one drawer higher. Rewind
Barney for the fifteenth time, Breakfast, six
naps at nine. Theres bubblegum in the babys
hair, Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair. Been crazy
all day long, And its only Monday, Mr. Mom.
Football, soccer, and ballet. Squeeze in Scouts
and PTA, And theres that shopping list She left
thats seven pages long. How much smoke can one
stove make? The kids wont eat my charcoal
cake. Its more than any maid can take, Being Mr.
Mom. Well, Pampers melt in a Maytag
dryer. Crayons go up one drawer higher. Rewind
Barney for the fifteenth time, Breakfast, six
naps at nine. Theres bubblegum in the babys
hair, Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair. Been crazy
all day long, And its only Monday, Mr. Mom.
Before I fall in bed tonight, If the dog didnt
eat the classifieds, Im gonna look just one more
time, Cause Pampers melt in a Maytag
dryer. Crayons go up one drawer higher. Rewind
Barney for the fifteenth time, Breakfast, six
naps at nine. Theres bubblegum in the babys
hair, Sweet potatoes in my lazy chair. Been crazy
all day long, And its only Monday, Mr.
Mom. Balancing checkbooks, juggling
bills Thought there was nothing to it. Baby, now
I know how you feel. What I dont know is how you
do it. Honey, youre my hero.
ALLITERATION (17)
RHETORICAL QUESTION (1)
REPETITION (3)
PERIPHRASIS (3)
ASSONANCE (24)
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM

• BACK WHEN TIM MCGRAW

Don't you rememberThe fizz in a Pepper?Peanuts
in a bottleAt ten, two and four? A fried bologna
sandwichWith mayo and tomato?Sitting around the
tableDon't happen much anymore.Weve gotten
too complicated It's all way over-rated.I like
the old and out-datedWay of life. Back when a
hoe was a hoe, Coke was a Coke,And crack's what
you were doingWhen you were cracking jokes.
Back when a screw was a screw,The wind was all
that blew, And when you said I'm down with
that,Well, it meant you had the flu. I miss back
when.I miss back when. I miss back when. I love
my records Black, shiny vinyl.Clicks and
pops And white noise Man, they sounded fine.I
had my favorite stations,The ones that played
them allCountry, soul and rock-and-roll.What
happened to those times?
I'm reading Street Slang For DummiesCause they
put pop in my country.I want more for my
money, The way it was back then.Back when a hoe
was a hoe, Coke was a Coke,And crack's what you
were doingWhen you were cracking jokes. Back
when a screw was a screw,The wind was all that
blew, And when you said I'm down with that,Well,
it meant you had the flu. I miss back when.I
miss back when. I miss back when.
Give me a flat top for strumming. I want the
whole world to be humming.Just keep it
coming The way it was back then.Back when a hoe
was a hoe, Coke was a Coke,And crack's what you
were doingWhen you were cracking jokes. Back
when a screw was a screw,The wind was all that
blew, And when you said I'm down with that,Well,
it meant you had the flu. I miss back when.I
miss back when. I miss back when.
ASSONANCE (16)
ONOMATOPOEIA (2)
REPETITION (4)
PARONOMASIS (3)
ALLITERATION (6)
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM

• SOME BEACH BLAKE SHELTON

Driving down the interstate, running thirty
minutes late, Singing "Margaritaville" and
minding my own. Some foreign-car-driving-dude
with a road rage attitude Pulled up beside me
talking on his cell phone. He started yelling at
me like I did something wrong. He flipped me the
bird and then he was gone. Some beach,
somewhere There's a big umbrella casting shade
over an empty chair. Palm trees are growing, warm
breeze is blowing, I picture myself right there,
on some beach, somewhere. I circled the parking
lot trying to find a spot Just big enough I could
park my old truck. A man with a big cigar was
getting into his car. I stopped and I waited for
him to back up. But from out of nowhere a
Mercedes Benz Came cruising up and whipped right
in.
Some beach, somewhere There's nowhere to go and
you got all day to get there. Theres cold
margaritas and hot señoritas Smiling, with long
dark hair, on some beach, somewhere. Well, I
sat in that waiting room, it seemed like all
afternoon. The nurse finally said, "Doc's ready
for you. "You're not gonna feel a thing we'll
give you some Novocain. "That tooth'll be fine in
a minute or two." But he stuck that needle down
deep in my gum, And he started drilling before I
was numb. Some beach, somewhere There's a
beautiful sunset burning up the
atmosphere. There's music and dancing and lovers
romancing The salty evening air, on some beach,
somewhere. On some beach, somewhere.
PARENTHESIS (1)
ELLIPSIS (1)
ALLITERATION (13)
REPETITION (8)
PARONOMASIS (4)
ASSONANCE (16)
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ach_2998.htm
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BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHART TOP FIVE SONGS AND THE
FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THEM
HOW MANY SONGS WAS EACH FIGURE USED IN AND HOW
MANY TIMES TOTAL WAS EACH FIGURE USED?
ASSONANCE (113) ALLITERATION (54) REPETITION (23)
FIVE SONGS
PARONOMASIS (8)
THREE SONGS
ELLIPSIS (9)
PARENTHESIS (4)
TWO SONGS
SYLLEPSIS (8) ASYNDETON (4) PERIPHRASIS
(3) ANAPHORA (2) ONOMATOPOEIA (2)
POLYSYNDETION (2) PERSONIFICATION (1) POLYPTOTON
(1) RHETORICAL QUESTION (1)
ONE SONG