“Ice Cream” (1995) (“Butter-Pecan Rican” lyric)
In "Ice cream" (1995) from the album Only built 4 Cuban linx, Raekwon (born Corey Woods; also known as The Chef, Rae, Lex Diamonds) described his favorite flavors. "One love to my…
“If a musical takes off enough clothes in summer, it usually runs through winter”
Life magazine (a New York City humor magazine) in 1921 gave an interesting maxim for musical comedy: "If a musical show takes off enough clothes in the summer it usually runs through the…
“If a psychologist became a hip hop artist, does it make the music ‘shrink rap’?”
People in the psychology industry have long been nicknamed "shrinks." This has nothing to do with "shrink wrap," but there are many puns. "Psychologists convention: shrink…
“If actors are having fun, the audience will have fun, too” (theatre adage)
"If actors are having fun, the audience will have fun, too" is a theatre and film adage of uncertain origin. "The actors are having fun playing their parts and because of their…
“If Hitler’s still alive, I hope he’s out of town with a musical” (Larry Gelbart)
Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) wrote the book for the successful Broadway musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and achieved great success writing for the television show M*A*S*H, but…
“If I put a guitar pick in my pocket, does that make it a pickpocket?”
Many people put a guitar pick in their pocket, especially the small pocket in their jeans that was originally meant for a watch. "RETWEET if you use this pocket solely for guitar picks!…
“If I talk to you while I’m driving, I genuinely like you. Because that’s supposed to be my music time”
Many people usually listen to music while driving. "If I talk to you while I'm driving, I genuinely like you. Because that's supposed to be my music time" is a saying that has…
“If I were a trumpet player I would constantly borrow other people’s trumpets…” (joke)
"Toot one's own horn" (to promote one's self) is an idiomatic expression. It has little to do with actually playing horns, but there are jokes. "I don't like to toot…
“If it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage” (theatre adage)
"If it ain't on the page, it ain't on the stage" (or, "If it's not on the page, it's not on the stage") is a popular drama adage, used both on Broadway and…
“If it’s too loud, you’re too old” (music adage)
"If it's too loud, you're too old" is a rock music saying that has been put on gift items such as T-shirts and bumper stickers. A record ad from February 1978 stated, "Ted…
“If Korean pop is KPop, is Chinese rap Crap?
"If Japanese pop is JPop, then is Chinese rap Crap?" is a jocular one-liner that has been printed on many images. The joke became popular in 2012. "Asian music is called JPOP, CPOP,…
“If lightning strikes an orchestra, who is most likely to get hit?”/“The conductor.”
An orchestra riddle is: Q: If lightning strikes an orchestra, who is most likely to get hit?A: The conductor. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1996. “My uncle was a great…
“If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?”
"If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?" is a joke on police Miranda warnings that has been printed on many images. The saying has been cited in…
“If they liked it once, they’ll love it twice” (Broadway adage)
"If they liked it once, they'll love it twice" is a philosophy of Hollywood and Broadway, resulting in many sequels, revivals and copycat productions of a successful original.…
“If we become less white who’s gonna play that funky music?”
"Play that funky music, white boy" is a line in the song "Play That Funky Music" (1976) by Wild Cherry. The line had been suggested to the band while playing to a predominantly…
“If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance”
"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance" is an inspirational saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that if you're on thin ice (in a…
“If you breakdance you buy dance”
“If you break it, you bought it” is sometimes called the Pottery Barn rule. This usually doesn't apply to breakdancing, but there are jokes. "I don't care if you are a cop, in my…
“If you breakdance, you boughtdance”
“If you break it, you bought it” is sometimes called the Pottery Barn rule. This usually doesn't apply to breakdancing, but there are jokes. "I don't care if you are a cop, in my…
“If you can remember Woodstock, you probably weren’t there”
The decade of the 1960s was known in the United States for drug use and music festivals such as Woodstock (held August 15–18, 1969, in Bethel, New York). "EXIT LINE: Comedian Charlie…
“If you can talk, you can sing” (music adage)
Entry in progress -- B.P. "If you can walk, you can dance" is a similar expression. OCLC WorldCat recordIf you can talk, you can sing : cantata : scored for students' voices, claves,…