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Source: Don't Stop Believin'
Speaker: Journey
Don't stop believin'.
Context
This line is a lyric from the song of the same name by Journey (off their album Escape, 1981).
If you're a small town girl living in a lonely world or a city boy born and raised in a South Detroit (small town boys or city girls raised in south Salt Lake City are out of luck), you might lose a little hope every now and then.
The world is a tough place. Some will win. Some will lose. And some, like the band Journey, were born to sing "Don't Stop Believin'," a feel-good power ballad imploring you to never give up.
Where you've heard it
You couldn't stop believin' if you tried. This song is everywhere, from the hit TV show Glee to the actual basis for the plot of Broadway smash Rock of Ages.
Additional Notable References
- What else would a documentary about Journey's search for a new lead singer be called?
- It was covered by Peter Griffin.
- Here it is on a Christmas sweater.
- The song closed out the controversial final episode of The Sopranos.
- This happy guy plays the song on a ukulele.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
How can this be considered even slightly pretentious? Maybe if you said "Don't Stop Believin' That Derrida is More Influential Than Lacan"… but maybe not even then.