"A Crying Shame"
Who uses this phrase in conversation? I haven't noticed anyone say it but it creeps up regularly in song lyrics. It appeared in the Belle and Sebastian song that I just listened to; it is the title of songs by Muse and Jack Johnson, and an album by The Mavericks. "The Crying Shame" is also the name of a folk/rock band in Seattle (thanks Google). I reckon there's a list of rock n roll phrases on a notice board somewhere in the music community for struggling lyricists to borrow from.
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*raises hand*
We say it here in the American South, usually sarcastically. As in, "Gee, you got a new car for Christmas? That's a cryin' shame."
Ah, OK, I must brush up on my Southern slang.
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