Basic Trope: Real-life song lyrics are worked into the dialogue.
- Straight: In an attempt to comfort his friend Jude, Jake says, "Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better."
- Exaggerated:
- Jake speaks the entire song.
- Characters in the story are regularly quoting song lyrics for any situation.
- Downplayed:
- Jake only says "Don't make it bad," or something similar to that.
- Jake paraphrases the line, such as saying "Hey Jude, why don't you take that sad song and make it better?"
- Justified: Jude is a Beatles fan and "Hey, Jude" is his favorite song, so hearing it does genuinely comfort him.
- Inverted: Jake stops singing "Hey Jude" and segues into a normal conversation.
- 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.
- Jake attempts to comfort Jude... with the lyrics of "I Am the Walrus". Jude is confused and responds, "Is this supposed to help me?"
- Jake swears that he's never gonna give her up…
- Zig Zagged: ???
- Averted: Jake doesn't speak any lyrics when comforting Jude.
- Enforced:
- The writers are contractually required to put in a Beatles reference.
- the audience was asked for lines for the actors to use and some happened to be lyrics.
- Author Appeal
- Lampshaded:Jake: Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better.
Jude: 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—
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..."
- Conversed:Jake: Did they just quote a Beatles song in that scene?
Alice: Yeah, I think so. TV shows tend to do that. - 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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