I was listing to Paranoid by Black Sabbath the other evening and was reminded of one of my favorite cheats in the art of songwriting, rhyming the same word with itself. I can only come up with the two samples below but I know there are more and I always get a little thrill when I hear them.

War Pigs by Black Sabbath
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses

Get It Together by Beastie Boys and Q-tip
I eat the fuckin’ pineapple now & laters
Don’t listen to me now, listen to me later

At this point you may be a little concerned that I listen to both Black Sabbath and the Beastie Boys but they’re closer together than you might think. METAL!!!!

UPDATE: Not to pick on the Beastie Boys but by accident I came across another sample of the aforementioned cheat.

Pass the Mic by Beastie Boys
Everybody’s rappin’ like it’s a commercial
Acting like life is a big commercial

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