Tyler Farr Song Includes Seldom Used Word

I'm intrigued by a good lyric. A good story. A good poem. Lyrics are probably why I've been able to work in Country Radio as long as I have. The landscape is always changing verbiage wise. So, when Tyler Farr came out with the song A Guy Walks Into a Bar I was struck.

Jonathon Singleton co-wrote the song with Melissa Peirce and Brad Tursi, lead guitarist of Old Dominion who will play The Sioux Empire Fair later this summer.  According to Wikipedia it's not Singleton's first hit either.

He is known for co-writing the songs "Don't" by Billy Currington, "Watching Airplanes" by Gary Allan, "Red Light" and "Let It Rain" by David Nail and "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner. In 2009, the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors (ASCAP) awarded Singleton for "Don't," which was one of the most-played country music songs of that year.^[1]

A word in the song that caught my ear was cliche. Cliche in itself is a seldom used word. Wikipedia describes Cliche as:

an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect, even to the point of being trite or irritating, especially when at some earlier time it was considered meaningful or novel.^[1]

Pretty cool. But what I like most about the song is how the lyric talks to itself, then explains itself like it's telling the story.

Like I said, I'm intrigued. Right now I'm working on finding an English major to break the song down and analyze the song. Kind of like we had to do in High School. Stay tuned for the breakdown. I can't wait.