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| Jay-Z – Empire State of Mind Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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jay-z is top notch but i gotta say... i must be the only person who realizes that alicia keys can't sing to save her life. |
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| Love – Alone again or Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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wow - i too always thought it was "and i will be alone again tonight with you"... changes the entire meaning of the song |
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| KoЯn – Mr. Rogers Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
a beautiful day for a neighbor
would you be mine
would you be mine |
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| XTC – Summer's Cauldron Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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i think this is more of a spring song than a summer song... it seems to call the image of a day in the 70's and low 80's farenheit. the summers i know don't have this kind of vibe, they have more the vibe of sly & the family stone - there's a riot goin on. britain is more north though, so i understand how that would be the sound of their summer. |
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| Billy Joel – Getting Closer Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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That's not true, though your mom isn't entirely wrong. That song would be "Great Wall of China." This has the exact same theme but is written before Billy realized that Frank Weber was stealing all of his money. This one is for Artie (I forget his last name) who screwed Billy out of a lot of money early in his career, among others. I think it's pretty sad to read the last verse and then realize that Billy was being duped yet again as he wrote and recorded this song. But at that, it's a great song about making peace with those who have screwed you in the past, and not losing faith. But if Billy's life has taught us anything, keep an eye over your shoulder. |
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| R.E.M. – Fireplace Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Sometimes you get the feeling that you should burn everything you built. I don't know if Stipe was riding that kind of emotion when he wrote this song, but I can connect it with that feeling. |
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| Snoop Dogg – Gin and Juice Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The "punk" you listen to is not punk, it's mainstream bullshit, repetitive, whiny, for little white teenagers. Little white teenagers like myself... but at least I can see through the crap.
This song is great. Old school rap is a lot of fun to listen to; today's rap, not as much because all the beats are specifically designed to be danceable at middle school dances. Credit them for knowing where the money's at. |
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| Bob Dylan – Changing of the Guards Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Sixteen years .... isn't that how long he was married, before he was divorced in 1978, which is the year _Street Legal_ and this song came out? |
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| R.E.M. – Pop Song 89 Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The song came out in 1988 on the album Green. Apparently it was the 89th song they released. |
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| Third Eye Blind – Losing a Whole Year Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The "aqua tube" part might also fit into the Gatsby explanation: didn't the book end up with Gatsby floating on a tube in his pool? (trying not to spoil it for those who haven't read) |
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| The Who – The Kids Are Alright Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I can't believe that nobody has commented on THE ACTUAL MEANING of this song yet. Gosh the abuse of this site is horrible. Anyway, I will avoid hypocrisy and comment. The song is pretty self explanatory, I think. It's about that apathy you feel when you realize that you need to trust your friends and your girl that they'll only be dancing. |
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| Elton John – Daniel Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Probably the best lyrics Bernie Taupin ever wrote. One of the greatest songs ever written. Nothing to add to the above posts in terms of meaning of the song. |
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| Elvis Costello – Brilliant Mistake Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Wanna know what's really brilliant? "I wish that I could push a button, and talk in the past and not the present teanse, and watch this hurtin' feeling disappear, like it was common sense" ... I've felt that so many times, and he puts it rather poetically. Awesome |
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| The Police – Bring On The Night Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This could be taken literally, or it could be a metaphor. The metaphorical sense would be when you have this strange desire for things to go wrong. Some people because they're masochistic, some want pity, some feel more alive.
Great song for riding through the Pine Barrens on a November night. |
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| Bob Dylan – Tombstone Blues Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The attitude with which he sings makes this one of my favorite songs. I think it's about being poor or something.
Why are the lyrics different? The version I have says "Daddy's in the alley, he's looking for food ... I'm in the kitchen with the tombstone blues" |
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| Counting Crows – If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead) Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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In case you guys didn't know, Richard Manuel was in The Band, a great country/folk rock (forgive me, I don't exactly know how to classify them). Adam, and I'm sure other members of Counting Crows are big fans of The Band. Adam wrote this song about one day when he woke up and read the paper and saw that Richard Manuel was dead. After that, in my opinion, he proceeded to do what my girlfriend calls "thinking too much". heh. And out came this song. Like I said, it conceivably could be a riff from The Band. |
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| The Cure – Lovesong Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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On "The Figurehead" from Pornography, Robert ends the song repeating the line "I will never be clean again". Here, the last line (of the verses) is "You make me feel like I am clean again". Cool to think about. |
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| Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes (The Who cover) Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Let me just state, as a disclaimer, that I'm a HUGE fan of The Who and I despise Limp Bizkit in general. Now, that being said:
You pompous piece of trash. This is a fine cover. It doesn't have the total feel of the original, but it's an adequate interpretation. The fact that you claim the original is "one of your favorites" and this is "the worst cover song ever" raises questions about your actual objectivity. Stop trying to sound smart and cultured with your put-down of Limp Bizkit and worship of The Who on what is two very similar versions of the SAME DAMN SONG. You are definitely the stereotypical ignorant trash Eagles fan. (But they have one hell of a team this year)
On the other side, you're so right about how they left out the killer solo, which is the highlight of the song for me. |
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| Michael Jackson – Bad Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I'm not sure... the "tough street punks" seem to look a little more like Steven Van Zandt than actual street punks. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Satellite Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Well, a satellite is the only thing that defies the law of "what goes up, must come down". The only way to ascend without descending accordingly is to become a satellite. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Everyday Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is one of the better songs on the CD. Sounds like what I consider the real Dave Matthews Band, unlike "The Space Between" (musically atrocious compared to his earlier works) or "I Did It" (blech) |
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| Jane's Addiction – Then She Did... Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The song ties Xiola's death to Perry's mother's suicide. The "you" in this song is Xiola. The outro part is self-explanatory when you look at it that way. A very powerful song. |
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| R.E.M. – Ignoreland Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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True, it's an anti-Republican song. Musically, it almost sounds like something off Billy Joel's _The Nylon Curtain_. Also, I may note that this album (_Automatic for the People_) was released on October 6, 1992, before the presidential election; Stipe didn't know that Bush would lose a month later. |
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