Album Covers featuring Yawnsomely Literal Cover Art in regards to said album's title.

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"Force It" doesn't work very well in the U.S., where in most inflections "force it" and "faucet" don't sound at all alike

It doesn't work in the UK either where no-one uses the word faucet.

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 07:18 (two years ago) link

Hold on, how do Americans pronounce faucet? Fowse-it? Or force-ay?

john landis as man being smashed into window (uncredited) (Matt #2), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:35 (two years ago) link

I imagine the point is Force It and Faucet don't sound the same... unless you're from Boston.

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:48 (two years ago) link

Not sure what accent they would sound the same in, tbh. The vowel sounds are different, for a start.

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:56 (two years ago) link

Maybe they sound the same in a posh Cambridge accent like the Hipgnosis chaps had.

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 08:57 (two years ago) link

'British pronunciation' at the top here sounds a) like i would say it and ii) exactly like 'force it':

https://www.google.com/search?q=pronounce+faucet&oq=pronounce+faucet

ledge, Monday, 13 September 2021 09:14 (two years ago) link

LOL British pronunciation

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 09:25 (two years ago) link

Hold on, how do Americans pronounce faucet? Fowse-it? Or force-ay?

I'm in the UK and have also always assumed it's pronounced force it (well, force ett but still very similar)

groovypanda, Monday, 13 September 2021 09:42 (two years ago) link

fossit

aegis philbin (crüt), Monday, 13 September 2021 09:57 (two years ago) link

I'm in the UK and I pronounce the r in force and pronounce the vowels differently in both words.

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Monday, 13 September 2021 10:05 (two years ago) link

crut otm.

peace, man, Monday, 13 September 2021 11:59 (two years ago) link

Maybe the pun doesn't work well in the UK either. Maybe they FORCED IT

longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 13 September 2021 12:26 (two years ago) link

Lenny MacDowell, "Magic Flute" (not yawnsome per se, actually kinda funny)

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61FtMQVNhKS._AC_SL1420_.jpg

How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 September 2021 19:26 (two years ago) link

lol

I, the Jukebox Jury (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 September 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link

I didn't know Barbra Streisand went though a phase where she decided she was so famous she could just go by "Barbra" and people would know it was her, even without a pic.

Lee626, Monday, 27 September 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link

Just listened to her Bob Marley cover on that record. Steel drum accents for the Caribbean feeling!

Citole Country (bendy), Tuesday, 28 September 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link

https://i.imgur.com/rFIJYpH.jpg

Alba, Wednesday, 6 October 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link

wtf?

Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 October 2021 06:58 (two years ago) link

A Canadian trio I saw mentioned in a fb prog rock group. "Fabe" doesn't mean anything as far as I know, so there's no extra joke.

nickn, Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link

such a weird way to pose that hand

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link

With titles like this I always imagine joke-deflating stage banter at the gig as a band member explains the name of the new album.

Citole Country (bendy), Thursday, 7 October 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link

That one is a belter. Is the hand supposed to resemble a black angel or is that just me?

Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Saturday, 9 October 2021 10:17 (two years ago) link

I thought it was a falcon (or some bird of prey) at first, swooping down and grabbing the L.

nickn, Saturday, 9 October 2021 20:24 (two years ago) link

Man, that title could be a great dirty pun, in the right hands

juristic person (morrisp), Friday, 22 October 2021 23:45 (two years ago) link

It already is ("What's better than roses on your piano ...")

nickn, Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:30 (two years ago) link

Franquito looks like he's in on the joke

assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link

Ah, ok, lol

juristic person (morrisp), Saturday, 23 October 2021 00:58 (two years ago) link

Fake?

Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 23 October 2021 05:28 (two years ago) link

I believe so.

nickn, Saturday, 23 October 2021 17:25 (two years ago) link

franquito is real, if you believe

Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Saturday, 23 October 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link

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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ‎– A Pocket Full Of Miracles

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 10:53 (two years ago) link

https://images2.imgbox.com/e1/17/lAj8ed53_o.png
Trevor Dandy – Don't Cry Little Tree

Literally a literal tree, at least.

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 11:03 (two years ago) link

Literally little, rather.

Nag! Nag! Nag!, Monday, 22 November 2021 11:04 (two years ago) link

wtf

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Monday, 22 November 2021 12:23 (two years ago) link

That Miracles cover is A+

Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 23 November 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link

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To be fair, that one is kind of unavoidable: if you name your album "Circles", and there's nothing circular on the cover, then somebody in the art department was trying to get cute.

https://i.discogs.com/O7jO19p0YJvfUDA2hvLvk163TO4GKwpo-KC_hYUegs4/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:398/w:400/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTMxODI1/My0xMTkzMjE3NDk1/LmpwZWc.jpeg

enochroot, Thursday, 3 March 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link

Circles is even better than that picture portrays. The vinyl had a die-cut cover around the largest photo of William and it was also a circle, of course.

(Album is decent, btw. Very Bitches Brew and Hendrix-inspired fusion.)

Fleet Foxes Shore is also another one where it's like, "Yeah, what else could possibly go on the cover?"

I stand corrected.

And obviously the correct version of that cover art going forward, I've just decided. Thank you.

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