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| Josh Ritter – Bright Smile Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I love this song. I love that in his earlier music you can really hear the influence of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. This song really reminds me of Springsteen; his vocalization in the chorus sounds a bit like "Sad Eyes."
He has his own particular references though - Calamity Jane! Could Abelard be Peter Abelard? |
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| Sheila Nicholls – Fallen For You Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I love how she rhymes 'Guggenheim;' no small feat to incorporate that into a song. Quite a sad song about a girl who loves a guy who is taken, or who does not love her back. |
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| Leona Naess – Ballerina Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I found Leona Naess because this song was at the end of an episode of Weeds. The scene is a montage of love scenes between characters, and the main character Nancy missing her deceased husband. It was an incredibly sad and moving moment, made so by this beautiful song. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – For You Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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This is one of the few songs Springsteen ever wrote the lyrics to first, and then set them to music. And what lyrics! He's got such a working with words. I love it. |
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| Lazlo Bane – Scene Of The Crime Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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The melody of the verses mimics Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's "Into the Great Wide Open" almost exactly. Listen to the lines: "Satan took her mind and held it for ransom/Dad was short of cash but brutally handsome/Then she discovered that..." and then listen to Tom Petty: "His leather jacket had chains that would jingle/They both met movie stars, partied and mingled/Thier A&R man said..." They're identical. Is this intentional on Lazlo Bane's part, an homage of sorts? Both songs are about lost people, but this one seems to be about a serial killer...! |
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| Wilco – Heavy Metal Drummer Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is one of my most absolute favorites of all time. It's so wonderfully catchy and has just such a chill beat and you never get tired of hearing it. That's a really cool story behind it too! I love the line 'unlock my body and move myself to dance.' It's the sort of song that you associate to a pleasant feeling or a happy time and just [sigh]... |
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| Jamie Cullum – These Are The Days Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Break up songs like this that make the best of the end of a relationship are just so perfect right then-don't be sad, because I remember you and I start to smile |
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| Butthole Surfers – Dracula From Houston Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The Spanish line is actually "Este noche, enchilada, in Chicago, ni por nada." Means "This night, enchilada (indeed a Mexican food), in Chicago, nor for nothing." |
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| Maroon 5 – Sunday Morning Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Maroon 5 has absolutely the catchiest songs of the past decade. Songs like this one, 'This Love,' 'She Will Be Loved,' 'Harder to Breathe'... They all get sooooo stuck in my head whenever I hear them, then I proceed to sing them around people who get them stuck in their heads and the cycle continues. But 'Sunday Morning' is undoubtedly my favorite of their songs. Excellent melody and rythym. And damn catchy lyrics... |
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| Paul McCartney – Maybe I'm Amazed Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is one of the most emotional songs I've ever heard! Paul wrote it for his first wife Linda. She died of breast cancer in '98. They had a great marriage that lasted for a long time. He must have loved her very much to write such an amazing song for her. |
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| Jewel – You Were Meant For Me Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song reminds me of Bruce Springsteen's "One Step Up." Any fans of this song should definitely check it out. I won't say which one I prefer though. You can judge for yourself. But I'll always love The Boss. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – One Step Up Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is a really great song. It's about a man who's life hasn't turned out that great. It rings of regret, longing for times past and mourning for the way things are. |
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| Neil Young – Harvest Moon Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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One of my all time favorite songs from one of my all time favorite albums. All of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" has this same warm, golden feel. Matthew Greenwald of www.allmusic.com says of this particular song: "The title track to Neil Young's Harvest Moon encapsulates the mood of the entire album in a single song. The power of nature and music, as well as a feeling of celebrating lifetime love are the focal points here, and Young captures it all in his typically literate, artless style. The melody is positively gorgeous, and it's one that could have easily framed a heavier song. The fact that Young uses the word "celebrate" underlines his feelings here, and the exquisite arrangement and backing vocals (which include Linda Ronstadt) underline this. " |
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| Europe – The Final Countdown Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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thats a very good description. when my friends and i are imitating GOB (agreed that AD=bloody brillinace in every aspect of the word) we try to explain how its such a horrid song but that we love it so much anyway. it also makes an awesome cell phone ringtone. |
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| Jann Arden – You Don't Know Me Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is such a sad song, about a guy (it was made famous by ray charles) who's in love with a friend, but he can't tell her how he feels about her...peter cincotti does a great version, he has an awesome voice and plays piano very well. |
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| Smokey Robinson – The Tracks of My Tears Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this song was in platoon. it was during the scene when they were all smoking their troubles away. it was fitting for that scene because it shows that despite outward appearances theres inner turmoil, that even though theyre trying to forget where they are and what theyre doing, inside theyre in pain. |
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| Eels – Last Stop: This Town Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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i most often visit this site when i want to find out what the artist wrote the song about (i think this is a beautiful song with a beautiful meaning, flying over his town with his sister before she goes to heaven) and if that isnt available here, to hear other peoples interpretations of [i]the song's[/i] meaning, whether it is actually what it was written about or how someone interprets it. because that can also be interesting to read. |
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| Fountains of Wayne – Yours And Mine Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is a nice song to close the album on, short and sweet, with a calm melody. its almost reminicient of the increasingly shorter tracks that the beatles closed 'abbey road' with. in fact, as i listen to it, it also brings to mind the simplicity of 'blackbird' with the vocals, the guitar and the steady beat in the background. good song. |
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| Fountains of Wayne – Valley Winter Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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what a great song...i live in alaska, and the long winters really can get you down. this song is probably the first ever written about seasonal affective disorder,or sad. a condition some people get during the dark winter season when you become depressed due to the lack of light. further proof: look at the first letters of the second, third and fourth words...
Sweet Annie, Don't = S.A.D. =Seasonal Affective Disorder
just remember: don't take it so bad, you know the summer's coming soon! |
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| Natalie Merchant – Jealousy Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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its clearly a scorned lover, and shes asking her ex what his new girl is like. she is asking him, 'is she better than me?' but in the end she knows that however great his new love may be, he wont forget her, the singer. its a great song |
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| Tears for Fears – Call Me Mellow Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Oh this is a great song on Tears for Fears great new album! I love the opening verse, where he's talking about a werewolf...The whole song seems to be about a girl he fell in love with whose a lot of fun. |
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| Sting – Fields of Gold Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I always thought that this song was from the point of view of a man who has died, looking back on his love and singing to her at the same time. Because it changes from first-person to third-person every other verse. It truly a gorgeous song... |
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| Tom Petty – Into The Great Wide Open Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Whee! Johnny Depp played Eddie in the music video because he has a story similar to Eddie's, he went out to Hollywood looking to become a musician (he once was in a band called The Kids, he currently is in the band P) |
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| Marvin Gaye – What's Going On Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is a great song that has a message too
its definitely an antiwar song, and the war of marvin gaye's generation was vietnam
"don't punish me with brutality" police brutality
its a political song, in a way. but its gorgeous too. i loved it when cuba gooding jr sang it in jerry magurie |
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| The Beatles – I Will Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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this is one of the most beautiful songs ive ever heard...its style is so perfectly simple. i think hes talking about soul mates, someone you know you love, even if you dont even know them yet. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Lily (My One and Only) Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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what a great song...the ending is my favorite smashing pumpkins lyrics bit "oh lily, i know you love me/cause as they're dragging me away/i swear i saw you raise your hand and wave (goodbye)" |
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