| Lulu – To Sir With Love Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| The beautiful part of this song for me is that the gift to "Sir" is the song itself. A gift of song... could there be anything better? | |
| The Beach Boys – Surfin' U.S.A. Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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What also adds to the feel and pleasure of the song is Al Jardine's and Carl Wilson's "Inside, Outside, USA" background singing during the chorus. I have not figured out yet if Brian Wilson was describing the 2 types of surfing waves here or the fact the beaches inside and outside of the USA. Inside waves are the waves that hit the shore and are generally "beginner" waves. Outside waves are the waves that break farther out from the beach. The Beaches mentioned in the song are: * "Del Mar" - Del Mar, San Diego County, California * "Ventura County Line" - Ventura County, California * "Santa Cruz" - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California * "Trestles" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California * "Australia's Narrabeen" - Narrabeen, New South Wales * "Manhattan" - Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California * "Doheny" - Doheny Beach, Dana Point, Orange County, California * "Haggerty's" - Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California * "Swami's" - Swami's Beach, Encinitas, San Diego County, California * "Pacific Palisades" - Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California * "San Onofre" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California * "Sunset" - Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii - or - Sunset Beach, Orange County, California * "Redondo Beach" - Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California * "LA" - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California * "La Jolla" - La Jolla, San Diego County, California * "Waimea Bay" - Waimea Bay, Hawaii |
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| The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The meaning of the song is fairly simple and easy to figure out, it is about adolescent love. For example: "I never realized what a kiss could be, this could only happen to me." BUT the song beautifully captures the feeling of love and wanting to be loved. YouTube the song, both the "In the Train" version and the "Concert" versions from "A Hard Day's Night." In the train version where John single tracks "And when I tell you that I love you...." near the end of the song watch how Dick Lester, the director of the film, brilliantly cuts to Patty Boyd's reaction. Her uncontrolled swoon encapsulates how women felt for John (and the Beatles as a whole). In the concert version watch as John bounces after singing "this could only happen to me" approx 40 seconds into the song. It was at this point, I believe, women saw the sexiness of John and men saw how cool John and the Beatles really were. Fantastic moment! Simply put it is a great song and my favorite of the Beatles. |
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