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Irreverence 36 pieties 36 Lanky brooding Superman 36 interwoven storylines 36 German expressionism 36 abstractions 36 lush romanticism 36 distinctly uncool 36 quaint notions 36 obscurities 36 twin pillars 36 Ndegeocello 36 cement humanitarianism 36 nostalgic throwback 36 generational divides 36 anecdotes 36 poetic musings 36 unironic 36 Canadianness 36 kitsch 36 struck resonant chord 36 Hitchcock Vertigo 36 wonkery 36 quibbles aside 36 trite 36 symbolism 36 rom com cliches 36 unforgettable melodies 36 keenest intellects 36 postpunk 36 reinterpreted 36 ambivalences 36 transcendent 36 mythologies 36 guideposts 36 flourishes 36 lyrical sensibility 36 poeticism 36 ephemerality 36 bygone 36 felicities 36 biblical references 36 catchphrases 36 unmapped territory 36 danceable grooves 36 blaxploitation 36 modal jazz 36 hybridity 36 wellsprings 36 Pop Surrealism 36 undergirds 36 hearkening 36 leitmotivs 36 fantasias 36 unabashedly romantic 36 Cherrie disappearance 36 philosophical Jedburgh strikes 36 retro vibe 36 folksy sayings 35 evocations 35 Recurring themes 35 ephemera 35 clichs 35 melancholic melodies 35 Anachronisms 35 sidesplitting comedy 35 melodic motifs 35 crowning glories 35 metanarrative 35 preachiness 35 linchpins 35 mythological characters 35 Symbolism 35 pumps throwbacks 35 midcentury modernism 35 sentimentality 35 undiscovered treasures 35 musts 35 blaxploitation films 35 Plot twists 35 inseparability 35 unifying theme 35 postwar modernism 35 metaphor 35 Borscht Belt humor 35 recurring motifs 35 bookends 35 retro stylings 35 evokes fond memories 35 axioms 35 Jacksonian democracy 35 multicultural multiracial 35 aurally pleasing 35 epiphanies 35 divine feminine 35 deconstructions 35 Muddy Waters Howlin Wolf 35 reinterpretations 35 alt.rock 35 folk inflected 35 recontextualized 35 evoke fond memories 35 collective subconscious 35 Yiddishisms 35 Signifying Monkey 35 stylistic flourishes 35 Bob Gazzale AFI 35 contemporary 35 medieval chivalry 35 Fictional 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sonic collages 35 bubblegum punk 35 Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald 35 '#s alt rock 35 embellishments 35 conceit 34 quaint throwback 34 refreshingly devoid 34 Malthusianism 34 anthologized 34 subgenres 34 concepts 34 superficial trappings 34 digressions 34 nostalgists 34 stark juxtaposition 34 allegory 34 solemn remembrances 34 Transcendentalists 34 wry observational 34 culturally resonant 34 layered vocal harmonies 34 meanings 34 ironies abound 34 lexicon 34 sentimentalities 34 Davis Bitches Brew 34 Jesus parables 34 masterful musicianship 34 craftsmanlike 34 eternal verities 34 heartfelt ballads 34 pastiches 34 musical idioms 34 nuggets 34 mantras 34 enduring legacies 34 nasal drawl 34 rock'n'roll 34 Generationally 34 seasonless 34 liberally borrows 34 biblical allusions 34 historicism 34 sublime silliness 34 Utopian ideals 34 oddities 34 tearjerkers 34 hippie dippie 34 biblical narratives 34 brought fond remembrances 34 lo fi indie 34 lodestone 34 oxymorons 34 recognizably 34 timeless classics 34 ragtime jazz 34 conventionality 34 corny 34 aphorisms 34 genre 34 chroniclers 34 trailblazers 34 hearken 34 ironies 34 revivified 34 outsiderness 34 nebulousness 34 overtones 34 unerring ear 34 inextricably bound 34 stylings 34 Gershwin tunes 34 reinventions 34 rootsy blues 34 gorgeous melodies 34 realness 34 bygone eras 34 thematic resonance 34 totemic 34 harks back 34 rhetorical tropes 34 misty eyed 34 hippy trippy 34 universality 34 courtliness 34 tinges 34 identifiably 34 dualisms 34 intertextual 34 visceral immediacy 34 fetishization 34 anti Bushism 34 poet Adam Mickiewicz 34 guiding principles 34 inextricably linked 34 primordial instincts 34 overly preachy 34 harkening 34 trappings 34 re imaginings 34 lyrical abstraction 34 comfortingly familiar 34 poetic lyricism 34 oaters 34 tunes 34 fleetingness 34 Ken Kesey Merry Pranksters 34 darkling 34 skillfully blends 34 Racial stereotypes 34 epoch defining 34 Neo Expressionism 34 Whitmanesque 34 civilizational ties 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folk 33 Neo Classicism 33 sacred trinity 33 contextualizes 33 imbued 33 gritty realism 33 thematic threads 33 hipsterdom 33 Americana 33 parodies 33 unknowability 33 begats 33 Hindu epics 33 rhythmic cadences 33 transcendently 33 ducktail haircuts 33 tinged ballads 33 Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin 33 lush harmonies 33 affectation 33 Totem poles 33 doubleness 33 cosmologies 33 mythologise 33 Soren Kierkegaard 33 anecdotage 33 self consciously 33 surrealist imagery 33 analogies 33 fond remembrance 33 soaring choruses 33 Altmanesque 33 literary allusions 33 biblical truths 33 Kweisi Mfume resigned 33 timeless fable 33 Princess Noire 33 incongruities 33 evoke bygone era 33 vampire lore 33 seamy underbelly 33 comedy Scrooged 33 theoretical constructs 33 harken 33 animating principle 33 pretension 33 Elvis Presley Bob Dylan 33 moral imperatives 33 Campfire Songs 33 '#s doo wop 33 rigid hierarchies 33 recurrent theme 33 neo romanticism 33 absurdist satire 33 Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan 33 stylistic tics 33 evoked impeccability 33 knowingness 33 self mythologising 33 mutually exclusive concepts 33 iconoclasm 33 romanticized notions 33 Ancient Ones 33 Woodie Guthrie 33 hippie dippy 33 Shakespearean drama 33 Hemingwayesque 33 wit irreverence 33 Afrocentricity 33 pseudo intellectualism 33 sonic experimentation 33 inseparably linked 33 poetics 33 virtuoso musicianship 33 oneiric 33 Racism sexism 33 prophetic preaching 33 cornpone 33 Everlys 33 lyrical stylings 33 doctrinal disputes 33 reworkings 33 dualities 33 distinguishing traits 33 Themes 33 gruff vocals 33 rootsy rock 33 transcends genres 33 richly satisfying 33 vernacular 33 deeper meanings 33 Unapologetically 33 catchphrase 33 moral absolutism 33 Hackneyed 33 postmillennial 33 contextualisation 33 recountings 33 Wistful 33 heartfelt sincerity 33 Neo Realism 33 kaleidoscopic portrait 33 wonderments 33 rhetorical cotton candy 33 spareness 33 Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 33 minimalism 33 crowd pleasers 33 givens 33 bluegrass rockabilly 33 halcyon 33 evocative 33 screwball comedies 33 idealizations 33 motif 33 moviegoing habits 33 genre tropes 33 scriptural literalism 33 biblical epics 33 shawarma sandwich especially 33 cruel ironies 33 inevitabilities 33 insubstantiality 33 relevance 33 self referential 33 puckish humor 33 moral ambiguities 33 ouevre 33 Woody Guthrie Pete Seeger 33 haunts 33 Hickory Dichotomy 33 flamboyancy 33 unconventionality 33 wryness 33 gutbucket blues 33 Judaeo Christian tradition 33 mythologizes 33 phantasms 33 Kerouac Ginsberg 33 defining 33 Count Basie Duke Ellington 33 mindscape 33 grunge 33 Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald 33 Howlin Wolf Muddy Waters 33 oases 33 conceptualizations 33 endearing traits 33 corniness 33 alt rock 33 philosopher Emmanuel Levinas 33 Hawkins Costigan 33 amusing anecdotes 32 environmentalism feminism 32 literary canon 32 quintessential 32 Streamline Moderne style 32 hokeyness 32 acters 32 interpenetrate 32 Idealism 32 Zoot Sims 32 nostalgia tinged 32 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clichés 32 Postmodernism 32 Nabokovian 32 indelible 32 Greekness 32 bee bop 32 Australianness 32 Joan Baez Bob Dylan 32 hipster sensibility 32 mordantly funny 32 inexorably intertwined 32 Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye 32 noir ish 32 Dark Magus 32 melodic harmonic 32 weave tapestry 32 preternaturally wise 32 Silk Parachute 32 mottoes 32 cartoonishness 32 worlds colliding 32 delightfully subversive 32 mythological beings 32 Les Bon Temps 32 German expressionists 32 Europeanness 32 self referential jokes 32 transcends 32 whimsicality 32 worldliness 32 tragically unhip 32 jokiness 32 everydayness 32 alterna pop 32 weaves tapestry 32 Kitschy 32 Winnipeg Guy Maddin 32 Neo Realist 32 humanism 32 chronologies 32 anticommunism 32 Talitha Getty 32 raunchiness neurosis 32 celebrity impersonations 32 wistful 32 eulogist 32 absurdities 32 constructionists 32 comedic fodder 32 unbridled individualism 32 sly humor 32 poetic symmetry 32 Photorealism 32 exploitation flicks 32 dimly remembered 32 melodramatic flourishes 32 Double entenders 32 insidiously catchy 32 connectiveness 32 trenchant critique 32 Manichean worldview 32 Indianness 32 summum bonum 32 Host Garry Shandling 32 elided 32 Marsalis clan 32 urbanity 32 oddly juxtaposed 32 aw shucks charm 32 utter randomness 32 epilogues 32 mere blips 32 Geek Chorus 32 Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton 32 lore 32 neo conservativism 32 tangibility 32 vibrantly alive 32 sociological phenomena 32 Frank Sinatra Perry Como 32 philosophizing 32 Mythologies 32 Deuce Coupe 32 uneasy bedfellows 32 Eighties heyday 32 Unquestionable 32 jazzy rhythms 32 sociological theories 32 afterthoughts 32 sensibilities 32 revivalists 32 lasting imprint 32 iconographic 32 #s/#s [001] 32 jazz idioms 32 Historical analogies 32 ecumenicalism 32 bluesy folk 32 Puritan ethic 32 undergird 32 inspiration 32 biblical parables 32 slackerdom 32 snappy dialogue 32 countrypolitan 32 skillfully weaves 32 surreal juxtaposition 32 rootedness 32 Nostalgic 32 Rat Pack buddies 32 mythmakers 32 mysticism 32 Freudian psychology 32 homoerotic undertones 32 wry witty 32 catholic tastes 32 morasses 32 Costas tete tete 32 deeply rooted 32 sheer musicality 32 crucifixion resurrection 32 synth pop 32 Wilsonianism 32 sly references 32 dives headfirst 32 Enlightenment philosophers 32 Dock Boggs 32 sonic tapestry 32 kitschy 32 hardcover heirloom 32 mordant humor 32 sentimentalism 32 Eclecticism 32 know nothingism 32 incidental pleasures 32 vitalizes 32 Shaker hymn 32 myths 32 momentousness 32 technopop 32 McGuffey Readers 32 Broadway revues 32 anachronism 32 bromides 32 philosopher Hannah Arendt 32 sepia hued 32 silhouettes