Like it’s OK to play Monster Mash at a Halloween party. Quit worrying about if it’s cliché –> worrying about if something is cliché has become cliché.
Just stop it. Understand the party sometimes wants expected and known. I like to think we are versatile enough as a species to enjoy both original thought and the story we’ve already heard before. I get it I get it, I’m part of a generation charged with the serial killing of clichés, and as I’m writing this I’m reminded to avoid them at all costs. But if the shoe fits play the dang song.
