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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is probably best-known for the songs "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait", the latter song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.

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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is probably best-known for the songs "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait", the latter song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically lyrical bleakness with a dark bent.
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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], '''Paula Cole''' is probably best-known for the songs "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait", the latter song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.

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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], '''Paula Cole''' Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968) is probably best-known for the songs "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait", the latter song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Danny in "She Can't Feel Anything Anymore".

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: UsedToBeASweetKid
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Danny in "She Can't Feel Anything Anymore".Anymore".
** The singer on "Tiger" invokes this.
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Where is there a wish to die in the lyrics?


* LyricalDissonance: "I Don't Want to Wait" is an upbeat (but [[TearJerker still sad]]) song about...wanting to die.
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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], '''Paula Cole''' is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.

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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], '''Paula Cole''' is probably best known best-known for the song songs "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" Gone?" and "I Don't Want to Wait", the latter song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.



Discography:
* Harbinger (1994)
* This Fire (1996)
* Amen (1999)
* Greatest Hits: Postcards from East Oceanside (2006)
* Courage (2007)
* Ithaca (2010)

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Discography:
!!Discography:
* Harbinger (1994)
''Harbinger'' (1994)
* This Fire (1996)
''This Fire'' (1996)
* Amen (1999)
''Amen'' (1999)
* Greatest ''Greatest Hits: Postcards from East Oceanside (2006)
Oceanside'' (2006)
* Courage (2007)
''Courage'' (2007)
* Ithaca ''Ithaca'' (2010)



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She provides examples of:!!''I don't want to wait/For our tropes to be over'':



* ConspiracyTheorist: "Amen for NASA,The NSA / It's all a front anyway"
* HighSchool: ''Bethlehem''
* InnerCitySchool: ''Latonya''
* IntercourseWithYou: ''Carmen'', ''Feelin' Love'' (which even has the word "tits"), and most explicitly ''Chiaroscuro''. ''Oh John'' is slightly less direct, but it is basically just a song listing off the places she and the titular man got it on.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: "Amen for NASA,The NSA / It's NASA, The NSA/It's all a front anyway"
* HighSchool: ''Bethlehem''
"Bethlehem".
* InnerCitySchool: ''Latonya''
"Latonya"
* IntercourseWithYou: ''Carmen'', ''Feelin' Love'' "Carmen", "Feelin' Love" (which even has the word "tits"), and most explicitly ''Chiaroscuro''. ''Oh John'' "Chiaroscuro". "Oh John" is slightly less direct, but it is basically just a song listing off the places she and the titular man got it on.



* TheNineties: Aside from being most closely associated with this decade (and not having done much of note in [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade since]]), Cole's song ''Amen'' invokes many of the cultural tropes and public figures of the decade.

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* TheNineties: Aside from being most closely associated with this decade (and not having done much of note in [[TurnOfTheMillennium the decade since]]), Cole's song ''Amen'' "Amen" invokes many of the cultural tropes and public figures of the decade.



* ProtestSong: ''Watch the Woman's Hands'' sounds like a 60s feminist protest song, but the snaky ''My Hero, Mr. President!'' plays this trope far straighter.
* RapeAsDrama: ''She Can't Feel Anything Anymore'', probably.
* SmallTownBoredom: ''Bethlehem''
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Danny in ''She Can't Feel Anything Anymore''.

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* ProtestSong: ''Watch "Watch the Woman's Hands'' Hands" sounds like a 60s feminist protest song, but the snaky ''My "My Hero, Mr. President!'' President!" plays this trope far straighter.
* RapeAsDrama: ''She "She Can't Feel Anything Anymore'', Anymore", probably.
* SmallTownBoredom: ''Bethlehem''
"Bethlehem".
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Danny in ''She "She Can't Feel Anything Anymore''.Anymore".
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* BlackSheepHit: "I Don't Wanna Wait," a.k.a. the Dawsons Creek theme song. And "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" as well, which is more upbeat and poppy compared to most of her work.
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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.

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->''Where do I put [[AlbumTitleDrop this fire]]?''
->''This bright red feeling...''
->''This [[TitleDrop tiger]]lily down my throat?''
->''It wants to grow 20-feet-tall...''

One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole '''Paula Cole''' is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tend towards lyrically bleakness with a dark bent.
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* PrecisionFStrike: "Throwing Stones", for one example.

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* PrecisionFStrike: "Throwing Stones", "Tiger" and "Feelin' Love", for one a few example.
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* AlbumTitleDrop: "Tiger":
-->"Where do I put '''''this fire'''''?"
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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tends towards lyrically bleak with a dark bent.

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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tends tend towards lyrically bleak bleakness with a dark bent.



* ClassRepresentative: The (probably auto-biographical) protag of ''Bethlehem'' struggles with her identity as one of these.

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* ClassRepresentative: The (probably auto-biographical) protag protagonist of ''Bethlehem'' struggles with her identity as one of these.
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Stupid typos. \"Poopy\"? Face Palm


* BlackSheepHit: "I Don't Wanna Wait," a.k.a. the Dawsons Creek theme song. And "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" as well, which is more upbeat and poopy compared to most of her work.

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* BlackSheepHit: "I Don't Wanna Wait," a.k.a. the Dawsons Creek theme song. And "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" as well, which is more upbeat and poopy poppy compared to most of her work.

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* BlackSheepHit: "I Don't Wanna Wait," a.k.a. the Dawsons Creek theme song.

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* BlackSheepHit: "I Don't Wanna Wait," a.k.a. the Dawsons Creek theme song. And "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" as well, which is more upbeat and poopy compared to most of her work.



* IntercourseWithYou: ''Carmen'', ''Feelin' Love'', and most explicitly ''Chiaroscuro''. ''Oh John'' is slightly less direct, but it is basically just a song listing off the places she and the titular man got it on.

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* IntercourseWithYou: ''Carmen'', ''Feelin' Love'', Love'' (which even has the word "tits"), and most explicitly ''Chiaroscuro''. ''Oh John'' is slightly less direct, but it is basically just a song listing off the places she and the titular man got it on.on.
* LyricalDissonance: "I Don't Want to Wait" is an upbeat (but [[TearJerker still sad]]) song about...wanting to die.
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* PrecisionFStrike: "Throwing Stones", for one example.
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Political with an overtly leftist bent (except on her Grammy winning second album, which largely avoids political tropes), many of Cole's songs deal explicitly with such topics as feminism, racism and discrimination, and more general themes of social justice. YourMileageMayVary as to how well she pulls this off, with results ranging from impressive to {{Anvilicious}} (and this is if you are in general agreement with her politics).

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Political with an overtly leftist bent (except on her Grammy winning second album, which largely avoids political tropes), many of Cole's songs deal explicitly with such topics as feminism, racism and discrimination, and more general themes of social justice. YourMileageMayVary as to how well she pulls this off, with results ranging from impressive to {{Anvilicious}} (and this is if you are in general agreement with her politics).
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Danny in ''She Can't Feel Anything Anymore'', [[YourMileageMayVary depending on your exact interpretation of the song]].

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Danny in ''She Can't Feel Anything Anymore'', [[YourMileageMayVary depending on your exact interpretation of the song]]. Anymore''.
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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''[=~Dawson's Creek~=]''. Her songs are musically lush, but tends towards lyrically bleak with a dark bent.

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One of the more prominent female singer-song writers who gained popularity during [[TheNineties the 90s]], Paula Cole is probably best known for the song "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" and the song which would become [[SoundtrackDissonance the theme]] to ''[=~Dawson's Creek~=]''.''Series/DawsonsCreek''. Her songs are musically lush, but tends towards lyrically bleak with a dark bent.

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