A black vinyl record leans against an orange paper boat on a slate grey surface.

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Bill Hicks

Cause you know, if you play New Kids on the Block albums backwards, they sound better.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Hicks jokes that a boy band's albums improve when played in reverse. The insult is that the music only becomes better once it's turned backwards. It's a punchy put-down dressed up as a curious discovery about records.

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