| Third Day – Can't Take the Pain Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think this is about a ho, whose pimp got busted, and she could have given him an alibi, but she was too afraid of the cops. So she ran and hid. And when he got back out on the street, he found her, probably gave her a severe beating. The ass-kicking taught her a good lesson, and now she's back workin' for him, but she knows not to screw up like that again, or it'll be her ass. Kinda sounds like a rap song. | |
| Frank Sinatra – That's Life Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Definitely one of Frank's all time BEST. One of my top 3 or 4 favorites of his. | |
| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Aw hell. Sorry about all those posts. :-( It was an accident. I posted the post once, and it never showed up. So I tried again. Nothing. So I kept trying. I thought there was something wrong with the site, since my posts never showed up, and I figured I should just keep trying. I never expected tham ALL to show up at once. My bad, I guess. |
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| Frank Sinatra – The Coffee Song (They've Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Brazil) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I love Sinatra, and I love coffee! I love this tune! | |
| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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There's no doubt in my mind that this song is 100% about the classic 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard", directed by Billy Wilder. I KNOW (and I've never heard any of the guys in Metallica mention it, but I just KNOW) that this was absolutely intentional. They saw the film one day, and decided to write a song about it. If you've ever seen this amazing film (which I HIGHLY recommend to everyone), then it would be completely obvious to anyone who's seen it. It's about a past-her-prime silent film actress, Norma Desmond, (played superbly by Gloria Swanson), who believes that she is still a great star, still as famous as she ever was, and still wanted by all the studios and directors. The blatant references/hints/clues are ALL over the song. The chorus... "Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains" sums up Norma's whole persona and mindset throughout the film. She has fortune, has (had) fame, is constantly looking in mirrors, very vain, and very much insane. She attempts suicide multiple times, imagines fans around her, and in the end of the film... commits a murder. "Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd Cry the nowhere cheers of honor" Throughout the film, Norma wears large gaudy jewelry, including rings. But the part about the "nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor" is even more fitting. She still receives much fan mail every week, completely oblivious to the fact that it's not real, and actually all being sent by her ex-husband. Also, she watches screenings of her own old films in her mansion, and even though she is alone, or only with one other person, in her mind there is a cheering crowd with her every time, watching and cheering and calling for her. And speaking of her mansion... "Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole In light of an already Faded prima donna" Her huge and ancient mansion, up in the hills off Sunset Blvd, is terribly run-down, and almost completely overgrown and covered with twisting vines. When Joe, the protagonist (and narrator) of the film, first arrives there, he thinks the house must be abandoned and empty. But this isn't enough proof, you say? Circumstantial and coincidental? Well here's where Metallica really hits us over the head with it and screams "It's the film Sunset Boulevard!"... "Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets Behind your back" Not only does Norma actually have a large ring in the film that has a hoop/clip on it, and actually doubles as a cigarette holder, but just read the last part of that stanza! "While the Hollywood SUN SETS behind your back"! That line alone makes it absolutely definite in my mind. "And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black" The band reference... In the film, Norma throws a New Years party at her mansion. But the thing is... much to the surprise of the audience and the narrator (Joe)... the whole party is only for two guests. Norma and Joe. Who happens to be about 30 or 40 years Norma's junior. At the party is a full band that she has hired. It is one of the most surreal scenes in the film (which is full of those). A giant grand ballroom, with a full orchestral band, on New Years Eve, and only the two people there, as Norma tells the band to play on while she insists on dancing with Joe, telling him, (quite insanely, or pathetically, depending on your opinion), that she is in love with him, and that the band is playing "their song". "Fade to black", while yes, it is another great Metallica tune, I think here refers to just the end of the film. When a film is over, it fades to black. A very common film term. Yes, it carries a double meaning here, as a sly winking reference to their classic song of the same name, but it also carried the film meaning. "Dance, little tin goddess" Well, I've explained the dancing. It's a big scene at the turning point in the film. And "little tin goddess" is a goddess of film. Norma Desmond. Referring to the little tin, the small film canister, that film reels are stored in. Anyway, if you want to tell me that I'm wrong, then please, go find this completely perfect film, (one of the greatest of all time), rent it (or just buy it! You won't regret it), watch it, then listen to "The Memory Remains" again... and then see if you still want to tell me I'm wrong. |
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| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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There's no doubt in my mind that this song is 100% about the classic 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard", directed by Billy Wilder. I KNOW (and I've never heard any of the guys in Metallica mention it, but I just KNOW) that this was absolutely intentional. They saw the film one day, and decided to write a song about it. If you've ever seen this amazing film (which I HIGHLY recommend to everyone), then it would be completely obvious to anyone who's seen it. It's about a past-her-prime silent film actress, Norma Desmond, (played superbly by Gloria Swanson), who believes that she is still a great star, still as famous as she ever was, and still wanted by all the studios and directors. The blatant references/hints/clues are ALL over the song. The chorus... "Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains" sums up Norma's whole persona and mindset throughout the film. She has fortune, has (had) fame, is constantly looking in mirrors, very vain, and very much insane. She attempts suicide multiple times, imagines fans around her, and in the end of the film... commits a murder. "Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd Cry the nowhere cheers of honor" Throughout the film, Norma wears large gaudy jewelry, including rings. But the part about the "nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor" is even more fitting. She still receives much fan mail every week, completely oblivious to the fact that it's not real, and actually all being sent by her ex-husband. Also, she watches screenings of her own old films in her mansion, and even though she is alone, or only with one other person, in her mind there is a cheering crowd with her every time, watching and cheering and calling for her. And speaking of her mansion... "Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole In light of an already Faded prima donna" Her huge and ancient mansion, up in the hills off Sunset Blvd, is terribly run-down, and almost completely overgrown and covered with twisting vines. When Joe, the protagonist (and narrator) of the film, first arrives there, he thinks the house must be abandoned and empty. But this isn't enough proof, you say? Circumstantial and coincidental? Well here's where Metallica really hits us over the head with it and screams "It's the film Sunset Boulevard!"... "Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets Behind your back" Not only does Norma actually have a large ring in the film that has a hoop/clip on it, and actually doubles as a cigarette holder, but just read the last part of that stanza! "While the Hollywood SUN SETS behind your back"! That line alone makes it absolutely definite in my mind. "And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black" The band reference... In the film, Norma throws a New Years party at her mansion. But the thing is... much to the surprise of the audience and the narrator (Joe)... the whole party is only for two guests. Norma and Joe. Who happens to be about 30 or 40 years Norma's junior. At the party is a full band that she has hired. It is one of the most surreal scenes in the film (which is full of those). A giant grand ballroom, with a full orchestral band, on New Years Eve, and only the two people there, as Norma tells the band to play on while she insists on dancing with Joe, telling him, (quite insanely, or pathetically, depending on your opinion), that she is in love with him, and that the band is playing "their song". "Fade to black", while yes, it is another great Metallica tune, I think here refers to just the end of the film. When a film is over, it fades to black. A very common film term. Yes, it carries a double meaning here, as a sly winking reference to their classic song of the same name, but it also carried the film meaning. "Dance, little tin goddess" Well, I've explained the dancing. It's a big scene at the turning point in the film. And "little tin goddess" is a goddess of film. Norma Desmond. Referring to the little tin, the small film canister, that film reels are stored in. Anyway, if you want to tell me that I'm wrong, then please, go find this completely perfect film, (one of the greatest of all time), rent it (or just buy it! You won't regret it), watch it, then listen to "The Memory Remains" again... and then see if you still want to tell me I'm wrong. |
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| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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There's no doubt in my mind that this song is 100% about the classic 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard", directed by Billy Wilder. I KNOW (and I've never heard any of the guys in Metallica mention it, but I just KNOW) that this was absolutely intentional. They saw the film one day, and decided to write a song about it. If you've ever seen this amazing film (which I HIGHLY recommend to everyone), then it would be completely obvious to anyone who's seen it. It's about a past-her-prime silent film actress, Norma Desmond, (played superbly by Gloria Swanson), who believes that she is still a great star, still as famous as she ever was, and still wanted by all the studios and directors. The blatant references/hints/clues are ALL over the song. The chorus... "Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains" sums up Norma's whole persona and mindset throughout the film. She has fortune, has (had) fame, is constantly looking in mirrors, very vain, and very much insane. She attempts suicide multiple times, imagines fans around her, and in the end of the film... commits a murder. "Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd Cry the nowhere cheers of honor" Throughout the film, Norma wears large gaudy jewelry, including rings. But the part about the "nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor" is even more fitting. She still receives much fan mail every week, completely oblivious to the fact that it's not real, and actually all being sent by her ex-husband. Also, she watches screenings of her own old films in her mansion, and even though she is alone, or only with one other person, in her mind there is a cheering crowd with her every time, watching and cheering and calling for her. And speaking of her mansion... "Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole In light of an already Faded prima donna" Her huge and ancient mansion, up in the hills off Sunset Blvd, is terribly run-down, and almost completely overgrown and covered with twisting vines. When Joe, the protagonist (and narrator) of the film, first arrives there, he thinks the house must be abandoned and empty. But this isn't enough proof, you say? Circumstantial and coincidental? Well here's where Metallica really hits us over the head with it and screams "It's the film Sunset Boulevard!"... "Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets Behind your back" Not only does Norma actually have a large ring in the film that has a hoop/clip on it, and actually doubles as a cigarette holder, but just read the last part of that stanza! "While the Hollywood SUN SETS behind your back"! That line alone makes it absolutely definite in my mind. "And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black" The band reference... In the film, Norma throws a New Years party at her mansion. But the thing is... much to the surprise of the audience and the narrator (Joe)... the whole party is only for two guests. Norma and Joe. Who happens to be about 30 or 40 years Norma's junior. At the party is a full band that she has hired. It is one of the most surreal scenes in the film (which is full of those). A giant grand ballroom, with a full orchestral band, on New Years Eve, and only the two people there, as Norma tells the band to play on while she insists on dancing with Joe, telling him, (quite insanely, or pathetically, depending on your opinion), that she is in love with him, and that the band is playing "their song". "Fade to black", while yes, it is another great Metallica tune, I think here refers to just the end of the film. When a film is over, it fades to black. A very common film term. Yes, it carries a double meaning here, as a sly winking reference to their classic song of the same name, but it also carried the film meaning. "Dance, little tin goddess" Well, I've explained the dancing. It's a big scene at the turning point in the film. And "little tin goddess" is a goddess of film. Norma Desmond. Referring to the little tin, the small film canister, that film reels are stored in. Anyway, if you want to tell me that I'm wrong, then please, go find this completely perfect film, (one of the greatest of all time), rent it (or just buy it! You won't regret it), watch it, then listen to "The Memory Remains" again... and then see if you still want to tell me I'm wrong. |
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| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| OK, I tried to post a pretty lengthy post here, and it didn't go through. I'm going to try to break it up into halves. | |
| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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There's no doubt in my mind that this song is 100% about the classic 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard", directed by Billy Wilder. I KNOW (and I've never heard any of the guys in Metallica mention it, but I just KNOW) that this was absolutely intentional. They saw the film one day, and decided to write a song about it. If you've ever seen this amazing film (which I HIGHLY recommend to everyone), then it would be completely obvious to anyone who's seen it. It's about a past-her-prime silent film actress, Norma Desmond, (played superbly by Gloria Swanson), who believes that she is still a great star, still as famous as she ever was, and still wanted by all the studios and directors. The blatant references/hints/clues are ALL over the song. The chorus... "Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains" sums up Norma's whole persona and mindset throughout the film. She has fortune, has (had) fame, is constantly looking in mirrors, very vain, and very much insane. She attempts suicide multiple times, imagines fans around her, and in the end of the film... commits a murder. "Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd Cry the nowhere cheers of honor" Throughout the film, Norma wears large gaudy jewelry, including rings. But the part about the "nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor" is even more fitting. She still receives much fan mail every week, completely oblivious to the fact that it's not real, and actually all being sent by her ex-husband. Also, she watches screenings of her own old films in her mansion, and even though she is alone, or only with one other person, in her mind there is a cheering crowd with her every time, watching and cheering and calling for her. And speaking of her mansion... "Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole In light of an already Faded prima donna" Her huge and ancient mansion, up in the hills off Sunset Blvd, is terribly run-down, and almost completely overgrown and covered with twisting vines. When Joe, the protagonist (and narrator) of the film, first arrives there, he thinks the house must be abandoned and empty. But this isn't enough proof, you say? Circumstantial and coincidental? Well here's where Metallica really hits us over the head with it and screams "It's the film Sunset Boulevard!"... "Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets Behind your back" Not only does Norma actually have a large ring in the film that has a hoop/clip on it, and actually doubles as a cigarette holder, but just read the last part of that stanza! "While the Hollywood SUN SETS behind your back"! That line alone makes it absolutely definite in my mind. "And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black" The band reference... In the film, Norma throws a New Years party at her mansion. But the thing is... much to the surprise of the audience and the narrator (Joe)... the whole party is only for two guests. Norma and Joe. Who happens to be about 30 or 40 years Norma's junior. At the party is a full band that she has hired. It is one of the most surreal scenes in the film (which is full of those). A giant grand ballroom, with a full orchestral band, on New Years Eve, and only the two people there, as Norma tells the band to play on while she insists on dancing with Joe, telling him, (quite insanely, or pathetically, depending on your opinion), that she is in love with him, and that the band is playing "their song". "Fade to black", while yes, it is another great Metallica tune, I think here refers to just the end of the film. When a film is over, it fades to black. A very common film term. Yes, it carries a double meaning here, as a sly winking reference to their classic song of the same name, but it also carried the film meaning. "Dance, little tin goddess" Well, I've explained the dancing. It's a big scene at the turning point in the film. And "little tin goddess" is a goddess of film. Norma Desmond. Referring to the little tin, the small film canister, that film reels are stored in. Anyway, if you want to tell me that I'm wrong, then please, go find this completely perfect film, (one of the greatest of all time), rent it (or just buy it! You won't regret it), watch it, then listen to "The Memory Remains" again... and then see if you still want to tell me I'm wrong. |
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| Metallica – The Memory Remains (feat. Marianne Faithfull) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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There's no doubt in my mind that this song is 100% about the classic 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard", directed by Billy Wilder. I KNOW (and I've never heard any of the guys in Metallica mention it, but I just KNOW) that this was absolutely intentional. They saw the film one day, and decided to write a song about it. If you've ever seen this amazing film (which I HIGHLY recommend to everyone), then it would be completely obvious to anyone who's seen it. It's about a past-her-prime silent film actress, Norma Desmond, (played superbly by Gloria Swanson), who believes that she is still a great star, still as famous as she ever was, and still wanted by all the studios and directors. The blatant references/hints/clues are ALL over the song. The chorus... "Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains" sums up Norma's whole persona and mindset throughout the film. She has fortune, has (had) fame, is constantly looking in mirrors, very vain, and very much insane. She attempts suicide multiple times, imagines fans around her, and in the end of the film... commits a murder. "Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd Cry the nowhere cheers of honor" Throughout the film, Norma wears large gaudy jewelry, including rings. But the part about the "nowhere crowd cry the nowhere cheers of honor" is even more fitting. She still receives much fan mail every week, completely oblivious to the fact that it's not real, and actually all being sent by her ex-husband. Also, she watches screenings of her own old films in her mansion, and even though she is alone, or only with one other person, in her mind there is a cheering crowd with her every time, watching and cheering and calling for her. And speaking of her mansion... "Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole In light of an already Faded prima donna" Her huge and ancient mansion, up in the hills off Sunset Blvd, is terribly run-down, and almost completely overgrown and covered with twisting vines. When Joe, the protagonist (and narrator) of the film, first arrives there, he thinks the house must be abandoned and empty. But this isn't enough proof, you say? Circumstantial and coincidental? Well here's where Metallica really hits us over the head with it and screams "It's the film Sunset Boulevard!"... "Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets Behind your back" Not only does Norma actually have a large ring in the film that has a hoop/clip on it, and actually doubles as a cigarette holder, but just read the last part of that stanza! "While the Hollywood SUN SETS behind your back"! That line alone makes it absolutely definite in my mind. "And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black" The band reference... In the film, Norma throws a New Years party at her mansion. But the thing is... much to the surprise of the audience and the narrator (Joe)... the whole party is only for two guests. Norma and Joe. Who happens to be about 30 or 40 years Norma's junior. At the party is a full band that she has hired. It is one of the most surreal scenes in the film (which is full of those). A giant grand ballroom, with a full orchestral band, on New Years Eve, and only the two people there, as Norma tells the band to play on while she insists on dancing with Joe, telling him, (quite insanely, or pathetically, depending on your opinion), that she is in love with him, and that the band is playing "their song". "Fade to black", while yes, it is another great Metallica tune, I think here refers to just the end of the film. When a film is over, it fades to black. A very common film term. Yes, it carries a double meaning here, as a sly winking reference to their classic song of the same name, but it also carried the film meaning. "Dance, little tin goddess" Well, I've explained the dancing. It's a big scene at the turning point in the film. And "little tin goddess" is a goddess of film. Norma Desmond. Referring to the little tin, the small film canister, that film reels are stored in. Anyway, if you want to tell me that I'm wrong, then please, go find this completely perfect film, (one of the greatest of all time), rent it (or just buy it! You won't regret it), watch it, then listen to "The Memory Remains" again... and then see if you still want to tell me I'm wrong. |
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| Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This tune is the meaning of life. Plain and simple. Whenever anyone asks you "What's the meaning of life?", just play them this song, or tell them the lyrics. And if you don't believe me, just watch the movie "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey". It's right there. Reciting the chorus of this tune gets them into Heaven. | |
| Guns N' Roses – November Rain Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| This is quite simply the single greatest song ever. | |
| Beck – Nitemare Hippy Girl Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I've known a few chicks like this. It's so spot on, too. Captures the essence and beauty of the "hippie chick" so perfectly. I love this tune. Brings back memories of old friends. One in particular. But then thinking about her starts me thinking about the whole old gang, and it's just a great nostalgia tune for me. Always makes me think back to years gone by, and always makes me smile. That's what this one means to me. Thanks, Beck. | |
| House of Pain – Jump Around Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I always thought that the line that is written here as "I got more rhymes than the Bible's got Psalms" was "I got more rhymes than Nirvana's got songs". That's what I always heard. And still hear. That's how I sing it, when I sing along to it. Am I totally wrong? Or are the lyrics here wrong? Can anyone clear this up? Thanks. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Destination Moon Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Smeghead is absolutely right! 100%. This guy, in the song, is dead. Dead. The very first line! "Dont bother to call this room theres nobody here who can pick up" That's the hospital room. I think we all agree that it's a hospital, because of the obvious get well card, with the cartoon nurse. And the lines about "There's nothing wrong with me", and the ending... where the words change... "crawl to the rocket by coughing at the airport by limping to the taxi". So he's in a hospital room. He's in there, right? But... don't bother to call? There's no one there who can pick up? He's already "checked out". And now his soul/spirit/ghost is free to fly wherever. And he's going to the moon. Smeghead said it very well... "It's really uplifting in the same way that most TMBG songs are. They sound upbeat, but have (usually) a sad message, but if you stare long enough into the subliminal you can find the happy again." This song is sung by a dead guy. A ghost/spirit. But... a happy dead guy! lol. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Cowtown Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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wdfarmer... Wow. I agree with your overall interpretation 100% completely! About how we humans have left nature behind and such, as we've evolved, and the singer wants to go back to the simple natural state. Spot on! However, you got one thing wrong, I think. In your number (1), the line "The yellow Roosevelt Avenue leaf overturned"... your whole thing about yellow and green leaves falling in autumn and winter and all that, I think is mistaken and way off. If that were right, then what is "Roosevelt Avenue"? But I have the answer to that. TMBG are from New York City. Brooklyn, specifically. It's a reference that I think only native NYCers (I was born and raised here in NYC, in Queens) would catch and get. Roosevelt Avenue is a subway stop in Queens, NY. From there, you can get the E, F, or R trains. In NYC, each train line has a color. E is blue, F is orange... and the R is yellow. http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/maps/submap.htm The E only goes from Queens to Manhattan. But, the F and the R go from Queens, through Manhattan, and into Brooklyn. Yellow... Roosevelt Avenue... it's the R train here in NYC. Which probably the guys in TMBG have ridden quite often to get around NYC. So when you said... "We were once primates living in the trees, but we evolved "intelligence" that caused us to abandon that life of simple joy and exploration in the trees, and eventually create our present existence" you were completely right. And when you said... "We think we've made progress (turning over a new leaf), but in fact we've gone backwards." You are ABSOLUTELY right! Because the line refers to making progress in terms of the subway. i.e. the big city life. Technology and advancement and all that the Big City is. So you were right, but had one of the reasons wrong. I hope that helps! :) |
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| Firewater – Drunkard's Lament Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Just wanted to point out two mistakes... In the first line, it is "cab", not "god". "Call me a CAB and I'll tip the undertaker". He's drunk in a bar, and he's telling someone (the bartender, or a fellow patron, perhaps) to call him a cab. Call a taxi to come and get him and take him home. And he'll give the driver a tip. The cab driver being the undertaker, taking the dead body (him, being so drunk, worn out, passed out, "dead") home. In the second line, it's "stiff", not "still". "That fool couldn't tell a real STIFF from a faker". A stiff, meaning a corpse. A dead body. Otherwise the lyrics are fine. |
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| Everlast – Ends Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Anyway, I didn't intend to come to this page to rant. lol. I just HAD to post my last post, after seeing so many oblivious people thiniking "it means drugs". My main intention when I came to this song's page was that I thought I might be able to add a little clarification, and explain a line, that perhaps many people wouldn't get the reference to. My favorite line in the whole tune, too. lol "From the Wetlands all the way to the Apollo If you broke she's spittin' If you're rich she might swallow" Anyway, for anyone who isn't familiar with New York City (where I'm born and raised and lived all my life), I thought that maybe there would be people out there who wouldn't get that very clever NYC reference. The Apollo, I'm sure everyone knows, since it had the famous show "Showtime at the Apollo". It is a very famous theater for musicians and comedians, here in NYC. It's in Harlem, which is WAY uptown in the north part of Manhattan, on 125th street. The Wetlands is also a famous music club in NYC, which sadly closed a few years ago. The Wetlands was on Hudson Street, WAY downtown in the south part of Manhattan. The link below explains a little about The Wetlands... http://www.nyrock.com/worldbeat/07_2001/073001b.asp So basiclly, he's using the two clubs to say that she sells her goods ALL over Manhattan. Everywhere. She really gets around. You can't really get any other two famous clubs that are any farther away from each other, to use as points of reference. It would be like saying "from New York all the way to Los Angeles", to mean "all over the country". Anyway, I hope that helped, if there are any non-NYCers out there who love this tune but always wondered "What's that line mean? What is/are the Wetlands, and what do they have to do with the Apollo?". :) |
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| Everlast – Ends Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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"Ends" definitely means "money". It is VERY commonly known slang. Hell, there's that pretty funny joke file that's all over the internet (I don't know where it came from originally) with the "Ebonics Lesson", where they translate slang into "regular" English. And they translate "can I borrow some money" into "Hey, lemme hold some ends". This song is about what people do for money. "Rob their mother", "snitch", "murder", etc. The first guy, Bill, "doesn't have a dollar" and "can't find a job". The second, Sally, is about a whore. A slut that will have sex with you, if you have the ends. The money. This is like the most obvious, clear cut song there could be. It's NOT about drugs at all. The only mention of drugs are in the first story; the Bill story. And that only illustrates that he turned to drugs since he had no job, no money, and fell off track. But even in the end of that section, he "Sells the shirt off his back The shoes off his feet", and "Tryin' to stick up kids for their watches and chains". (and I'm not too sure that's really the line, but it's the right general idea) All for the MONEY. Except he's gone from needing money for rent, to needing it for crack. And Momo is absolutely correct. All through the song, at certain points, you can clearly hear a background voice yelling "Get the money!" (My favorite part of the song, actually. lol). The first is around, or a little after, the 1:45 mark. The second is around, or a little after, the 2:50 mark. And the last is around, or a little after, the 4:04 mark. Basically, right at the end of each chorus, except the opening one. I never thought ANYone would not get that this is about money. How much more obivious could it be? That's like not getting that the sky is blue. |
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| They Might Be Giants – Hot Cha Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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As far as I have ever thought, and granted I may be wrong, and all interpretations are personal for each listener... but this is about a friend who committed suicide, and the singer "misses him so". The first attempt didn't work. The "floating island" could be a hospital bed, or a neardeath experience, floating above his body, or even seeing the light at the end of a tunnel/heaven/clouds/floating islands... but "the phone rang off the hook". That is a LOT of ringing, for a LONG time. Someone trying to call him, perhaps, getting worried, going over there and finding him or something, maybe. Or it could just mean that his friends around the hospital bed were calling him back, and he heard them and "came back home". I've heard of all those type of things happening to people who have neardeath experiences. Anyway... to the biggest point, and to me, what is the most obvious evidence of my theory... "Second time he ran away- left the bathtub running over, stereo on and cooking bacon Never came back to tell us why" That to me is very very clear. Bathtub running over, and the stereo on. Obviously, (to me), Hot Cha decided to drop a plugged-in stereo into the bath with him. And he never told anyone why. But again, that's just my personal interpretation. |
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