5 All-Time Examples Of Hyperbole In Popular Music

So hungry for hyperbole that you could eat a horse? The Sexy Detectives did, and they were so full they literally died.

Hyperbole (pronounced ‘hyperboooooowwwwwwwlllllllllllllll’) can be found all the time everywhere in everything, but especially at The Sexy Detectives show 'Hyperbole!' at Anywhere Festival.

The Sexy Detectives are the world's best sketch comedy group, and also the strongest. Its members Luke Allan, Michael Griffin and David Massingham all have large hands and are really good at building sketch comedy, you gotta see this sketch comedy, you'll love it, you'll love it.

Anywhere Festival is all about putting on shows in non-traditional venues – anywhere, geddit? – so Sexy D are putting on their show at the Metro Arts Theatre, a theatre that will be converted into a theatre for the night, for a hilarious new hour of comedy from Brisbane's favourite sketch comedy sons.

Like they said, hyperbole is all around us! Not even pop music is spared, as you can see in these five famous examples:

I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more, just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door..



That’s an awfully long walk, basically from Brisbane to Melbourne. Is this some sort of charity thing? Like Samuel Johnson or Eddie Izzard with his marathons? It’s noble to raise money for a good cause, but I don’t know what the interest will be from donors to sponsor you to fall down at someone’s door. Maybe you could raise money for cancer at the same time; two birds one stone.

I Am The Resurrection - The Stone Roses

I am the resurrection...



You’re not.

Never Had No One Ever - The Smiths

I never, never had no one ever, I never had no one ever...

Okay so this is track four on the album 'The Queen Is Dead'. Track three, immediately before, is the song ‘I Know It’s Over,’ which laments the end of a relationship. So which is it, Morrissey? Did you think we wouldn’t notice?

To The Moon And Back - Savage Garden

I would fly to the moon and back if you’ll be, if you’ll be my baby...



Making cheques his mouth can’t cash. The fear of this claim being tested in a court of law lead to the early demise of Savage Garden and the quick dash into obscurity of its frontman Darren Something.

Tupac Shakur - Hit ‘Em Up

You know who the realest is...



Biggie is the realest. This song is factually incorrect.

'Hyperbole!' performs Metro Arts Theatre 6 May as part of Anywhere Festival which runs 5-21 May.