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** [[AudienceParticipation the audience was asked for lines for the actors to use]] and some happened to be lyrics.
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** Jake swears that he's ''[[JustForFun/RickRoll never gonna give her up…]]''

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* '''Exaggerated''': Jake speaks the entire song.
* '''Downplayed''': Jake only says "Don't make it bad," or something similar to that.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Jake speaks the entire song.
** Characters in the story are regularly quoting song lyrics for any situation.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Jake only says "Don't make it bad," or something similar to that.that.
** Jake paraphrases the line, such as saying "Hey Jude, why don't you take that sad song and make it better?"



* '''Inverted''': Jake stops singing "Hey Jude" and segues into a normal converstion.

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* '''Inverted''': Jake stops singing "Hey Jude" and segues into a normal converstion.conversation.



* '''Parodied''': Jake only speaks in Beatles lyrics.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Jake [[SpeaksInShoutOuts only speaks in Beatles lyrics.lyrics]].
** Jake attempts to comfort Jude... with the [[WordSaladLyrics lyrics]] of "[[Music/MagicalMysteryTour I Am the Walrus]]". Jude is confused and responds, "Is this supposed to help me?"



* '''Enforced''': The writers are contractually required to put in a Beatles reference.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The writers are contractually required to put in a Beatles reference.reference.
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* '''Implied''': Jude says, "I was feeling kinda down, so I'm glad Jake told me a few lines from my favorite song."



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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Jake stops singing "Hey Jude" and segues into a normal converstion.
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* '''Justified''': Jude is a Beatles fan and "Hey, Jude" is his favorite song, so hearing it does genuinely comfort him

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* '''Justified''': Jude is a Beatles fan and "Hey, Jude" is his favorite song, so hearing it does genuinely comfort himhim.
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''Jude''': Oh, no, you don't!

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''Jude''': '''Jude''': Oh, no, you don't!
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'''Alice''': Isn't that a song?

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'''Alice''': '''Jude''': Isn't that a song?



'''Alice''': Oh, no, you don't!
* '''Discussed''': "You know how in TV shows they often insert gratuitous song lyrics in the dialogue as a reference? This is one of those moments. Hey, Jude..."

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'''Alice''': ''Jude''': Oh, no, you don't!
* '''Discussed''': "You know how in TV shows they often insert gratuitous song lyrics in the dialogue as a reference? This is like one of those moments. Hey, Jude..."
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Jake only says "Don't make it bad," or something similar to that.
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'''Basic Trope''': Real-life song lyrics are worked into the dialogue.
* '''Straight''': In an attempt to comfort his friend Jude, Jake says, "[[Music/TheBeatles Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.]]"
* '''Exaggerated''': Jake speaks the entire song.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Jude is a Beatles fan and "Hey, Jude" is his favorite song, so hearing it does genuinely comfort him
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': "Hey, Jude. Don't...worry. It's going to be okay."
* '''Double Subverted''': "Hey, Jude. Don't...worry. It's going to be okay. Don't make it bad..."
* '''Parodied''': Jake only speaks in Beatles lyrics.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Jake doesn't speak any lyrics when comforting Jude.
* '''Enforced''': The writers are contractually required to put in a Beatles reference.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Jake''': Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.\\
'''Alice''': Isn't that a song?
* '''Invoked''': "Let me quote a song that got me through tough times. Hey, Jude. Don't make it bad..."
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
-->'''Jake''': Let me quote a song that got me through tough times. Hey Ju--\\
'''Alice''': Oh, no, you don't!
* '''Discussed''': "You know how in TV shows they often insert gratuitous song lyrics in the dialogue as a reference? This is one of those moments. Hey, Jude..."
* '''Conversed''':
-->'''Jake''': Did they just quote a Beatles song in that scene?\\
'''Alice''': Yeah, I think so. TV shows tend to do that.
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