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Ryan Adams - Wish You Were Here transcript
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Published December 31, 20074:36423.6K views
Transcript analysisComputed from the caption text
Words
283
Runtime
4:36
Speaking pace
62wpm
Reading time
1min
62 words per minute, below the 160 25th percentile of 349 measured videos. That distribution comes from the 349-video hook study.
Opening (first 30 seconds)
oh look American analog set know by heart that's a [ __ ] great record that's their best one I mean I like the new one but that one [ __
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Sentence shape
| Measure | This transcript |
|---|---|
| Sentences | 1 |
| Average words per sentence | 283.0 |
| Longest sentence | 283 words |
| Questions asked | 0 |
| Sentences containing a number | 0 |
Most used terms
- music7
- knows5
- wish5
- totally4
- applause3
- oh3
- smile3
- bunch2
- everybody2
- everybody knows2
- feel2
- talk2
Filler phrases
7 in total: like 3 · kind of 2 · I mean 1 · you know 1.
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Transcript
oh look American analog set know by heart that's a [ __ ] great record that's their best one I mean I like the new one but that one [ __ ] kicks ass that's right I kind of want to go shopping let's right let's play fast song manad y'all put me in the wrong kind of store pardon don't even know her name no no should we do that's a good [Music] idea I don't know you just ch you mentioned something that I like you want to do that [Music] one Cen candy and a rotten mouth you know you're so [ __ ] up know I couldn't I could have it for you everybody knows the way I walk knows the way I talk knows the way I feel about you it's all a bunch of [ __ ] there's nothing to do around here it's totally [ __ ] up it's totally [ __ ] [Music] up wish you were here streets all a bards and houses with backyards it's raining like hell on the cars everybody knows the way I walk knows the way I talk know the way I feel about you it's all a bunch of [ __ ] and there's nothing to do around here it's totally [ __ ] up I'm totally [ __ ] up wish you were here [Applause] [Music] and if I could have my way take some drw [Music] smile with smile with smile not tonight my [Applause] dear wish you were here wish you were [Music] here you here you were here you were here oh wish you were here oh [Music] woo thank you okay it [Applause]
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