There's a tongue-in-cheek, self-deprecating side to the record that I have in my normal life. I didn't realize it was coming through.
Quotes about tongue-in-cheek (16 Quotes)
I use this term a little tongue-in-cheek, but they are finally getting interested. But I think there is some truth to that. Our guys are very aware of what's at stake, and when you can see the end of the regular season coming around and you've put yourself in contention, your heart's not beating if you can't get excited.
There are a lot of references to fornication in that song, ... There is nothing we're afraid to sing about or say in a song, as long as it's kind of clever or wink, wink, tongue-in-cheek. It just helps to paint that picture and tell the story better. If you're going to cover everything and hide behind metaphors, you're not doing a decent job telling the story.
I think within the library system, we all think the action figure is wonderful. When it came out, all the librarians bought one and have it here on their desks. It's a nice, tongue-in-cheek piece for librarians.
There's an element of tongue-in-cheek in every one of our songs. Walking off into the sunset, holding hands, and being married forever was not exactly a brand new idea.
Silliness, pure silliness. There was Roy Rogers' Sons of the Pioneers, there was the Sons of the San Joaquin. It was in that spirit, and tongue-in-cheek, but we've had it for all these years and it's served us well, I think.
Great Things About Being...' is a provocative and often dead-on look at stereotypes created by popular culture, and provides a tongue-in-cheek and satirical perspective that most anyone can relate to.
I am being a little tongue-in-cheek.
There's a certain depth to the stories and to the satire. I think we're craving something not as vulgar, maybe a little cleaner. The great thing about the show is that it's so tongue-in-cheek and not as blatant.
It was kind of tongue-in-cheek, a goof-off to surprise our parents, ... But we couldn't play it. It became a challenge. You could compare it to country blues, or bluegrass - there's a tradition of form, a high standard of musicianship. That really attracted us.
To some youth, playing with gender identity and roles is as much about fun and self-expression as anything. Theres a kind of tongue-in-cheek aspect to it, ... as well as a celebration of oneself.
Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
There's obvious tongue-in-cheek there. It's all about politics. That doesn't mean it's not fueled by personal interest as well as principle. But to not read politics into it is to say you're not paying attention.
Allan had come down wanting to do some sort of crucial music and I'd been involved in so-called Art Music and wanted to explore other areas - we were approaching it in some quite tongue-in-cheek ways and we had a lot of fun - we spent more time laughing than playing music.
It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.
On one level, the Hollywood-like romance is tongue-in-cheek. But on the other level, it means serious business.