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| George Harrison – Art of Dying Lyrics
| 13 days ago
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@[nohj:50786] Good comment. I think it is close to his best, along with What Is Life and Awaiting On You All. It seems to be underrated though - there were only two stars for it on here before I voted, wtf! I have been playing it in my head over the last week as I entered it in a song contest and it was disturbing that it came near last. As well as the great lyrics, the arrangement and music is epic. There is a good analysis here: https://www.songmeaning.io/song/art-of-dying |
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| The Who – I Can't Reach You Lyrics
| 11 months ago
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@[airforbes1:47211] Yes that plow / plough line is a bit strange. Could be as in the phrase 'to plough ahead' |
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| Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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@[Xacto:46412] That would fit in well! Bit random to bring in a ship on the horizon otherwise. Really interesting to think about the meaning of it all. :) |
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| Jimmie F. Rodgers – Someplace Green Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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One of the lines is ‘The good Lord’s been around a while, Eternity at least’. I always thought it was ‘…. Turned his tea and leased’, which doesn’t make sense, but I searched on the net and other people thought the same thing! |
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| Danny Williams – White on White Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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I just worked out it\'s about someone whose childhood sweetheart marries someone else. Had always thought it was from the point of view of a father talking about his daughter. Glad I cleared that up. :) |
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| Bread – Everything I Own Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[ObsessiveTendencies:41276] Hah I do that too, come back years later and think - "I agree with that comment!" Then I see it was me who wrote it hehe |
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| Blur – Parklife Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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I took it to be about someone sitting in a park and watching other people and speculating on their [and the singer\'s] mundane lives. Reminds me a bit of Lazy Sunday with the accent. |
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| Blues Image – Ride Captain Ride Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[zx11:41275] Nice, this bit sums it up for me - "........There isn\'t much here other than a vague thought of sailing away to a new world, whether that world is physically a new place and/or just a new mental outlook." |
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| The Cars – Let's Go Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[pax1151370:41235] They are deep! I never imagined there would be so much behind the lyrics, but who knows? |
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| Olivia Newton-John – Magic Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[NuSoardGraphit:39432] This seems like a great interpretation! I think it fits better for a spirit to be ‘guiding’ rather than a living person. Great lyrics - inspiring and comforting concepts |
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| Olivia Newton-John – Magic Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[NuSoardGraphit:39431] This seems like a great interpretation! I think it fits better for a spirit to be ‘guiding’ rather than a living person. Great lyrics - inspiring and comforting concepts |
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| Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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@[Crimson_heartfoil:38481] Yes I don't know why beautiful / powerful songs like this should make us sad but it happens. I was trying to learn it and started crying during my guitar lesson once. Wahh. Maybe a sense of loss ....
Great song :) |
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| Paul Jones – I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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I have loved this song since it came out but thought I would try to learn to play it on guitar recently and now love it even more!
I guess the lyrics are straightforward..... I find it very moving as it depicts a strong love between a couple. 'I'll take you where the sun and moon are always shining.' But on the other hand there is "....... I'm not the man you think I am, I give you warning - you'll wake up and find me gone some sunny morning'." |
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| John Lennon – #9 Dream Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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@[emilk:33385] '.......... lingering memory, dream or feeling. Intangible, but present.' Those feelings are interesting. It's like in Bruce Springstein's 'Secret Garden' - "You've gone a million miles
How far'd you get
To that place where You can't remember
And you can't forget" |
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| John Lennon – #9 Dream Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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@[thebosslemur:33383] Were you a Bagist? I didn't go there for a while then got looked out booo |
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| John Lennon – Crippled Inside Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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I don't know if John ever shed any light on the meaning of the song but I had always thought it was a reflection of his own life as well as others who hide and / or don't deal with their problems. |
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| John Lennon – Crippled Inside Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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Great point for everyone who argue about song meanings! ..................................
"That's the magic of great songwriting. Conveying one's own feelings into a piece of work that people can relate to on a personal level-which has nothing at all to do with the writer's initial intent or direction in their own mind(s) of what the song's meaning is-is what good songwriting is all about. Lennon is a master of this." |
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| John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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I loved this when it came out as for me it, Woman and Beautiful Boy were his best songs since the Imagine LP. Now it is ironic and so sad. I would have thought it was about Yoko but it coincided with him restarting his career. Spookily now it is just playing on my JL playlist |
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| John Lennon – I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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Basically an anti war song IMHO with a few other things thrown in that John didn't want to be, some of it not making great sense as he has just thrown in words that rhyme with die. I quite like it. I was just thinking there are a few of his songs that list things in a similar fashion - God, Oh Yoko, Give Peace A Chance ..... |
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| Harry Nilsson – I'll Never Leave You Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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@[NorthWriter:32946] It's a remarkable track. I have it on a Nilsson compilation set and had never heard it before until recently. Yes, very emotional. |
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| Thin Lizzy – Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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Looking at the lyrics, I think now it was done more as a bit of fun rather than being 'sincere'. Still great though. The guitar themes sound like they are trad tunes as well but I don't know what, apart from Danny Boy. |
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| Thin Lizzy – Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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@[Twinb1983:23265] Nice description! Except the Shenandoah is in America [the Shannon is in Ireland]. Many Irish people migrated to the region of the Shenandoah which may explain the reference. |
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