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Art Theory Through Pop Music

It's a hobby of mine - finding lyrics to popular songs that work well as paraphrases of significant art theories. A couple of examples:

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction as paraphrased by The Cure:

I've been looking so long at these pictures of
you that I almost believe that they're real.
I've been living so long with my pictures of you that
I almost believe that the pictures are all I can feel.

The Presence of Absence as paraphrased by The Association:

When we met I was sure out to lunch.
Now my empty cup is as sweet as the punch.

Other examples?

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