| The Who – Tea & Theatre Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This song makes me think of the two dead Who's: Keith Moon and John Entwistle...I think that's why they use a drum machine and very little bass in the song. It's quite emotional when you consider those two people: Keith Moon was the theatre; flailing around, actring out all the time, being Crazy. John was definitely the Tea, just there, as if to say "Right, i'll just be back here with a cuppa tea, chilling out. Pete wrote a beautiful song for his dead friends. |
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| Devo – Going Under Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| A more specific kind of Sex...I interpret this as a song about oral sex, "going Down" going under...cunnilingus...gotta love it. | |
| Talking Heads – The Book I Read Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I think of it like a story, could you imagine reading a book and loving it, and meeting an amazing person who turns out to be the author of that book... | |
| The Who – Relay Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think this song was originally part of the Lifehouse project...it was going to have a double album (Like Tommy) along with what could best be described as a "multi-media" presentation...anyway, the Lifehouse was about a future where everyone wears "experience suits" and lives life in Virtual reality, at some point someone wakes up and realizes that music can set people free to live in reality again...through the "Grid" that everyone is plugged into, a secret rock concert is performed, with the population of the world participating. at the height of this concert, a universal single note is played, unifying everyone and waking them into reality. Relay may have been a song that signified word getting out around the Grid about the coming Concert. |
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| The Who – The Acid Queen Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I stick by the Prostitute interpretation. In the album, the Hawker is a pimp. He does a good job selling her sexuality (she's so hot, a word from her lips and baby, the deaf begin to hear) so Tommys Dad takes him to a the prostitute and she deflowers him...Here's a key verse: "My work is done now look at him He's never been more alive. His head it shakes his fingers clutch. Watch his body writhe" I interpret that as Tommy, by this time a teenager, having an Oragasm. I think he's a teenager, by the way, because we have already heard childhood in "Christmas" and "Cousin Kevin" There could be a little of "Dad wants to get someone so Tommy can become a "man"" stuff here |
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| The Who – 1921 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| oh, another point on this song, very important: The husband walks in, Kills boyfirend, they realize Tommy had seen it and say "you didn't hear it, you didn't see it..." etc. if you notice on the album, the lyrics are echoed, this is Tommy seeing the murder through the mirror, and because of the trauma, the mirror is his gateway into being the deaf, dumb and blind boy as the shattering of the mirror will be his awakening out of that state later. | |
| The Who – 1921 Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Where to begin? the album is one of the gratest, true. There is a lot of Auto-biography from Pete here, like in most of his songs, because he writes from experience. The autobiographical bomb-shell for Pete himself was the abuse subject in the album (he had not come to terms with his abuse as a child at the time this album was written. The movie needs to e watched a few times to be appreciated, after the first viewing I was disgusted, only because I expected the album on film... As a movie it delivers the same message in an artistic way...Ann Margaret in the beans just shows how rediculously wealthy tommy had become--TV, jewelry, beans soap, mass quantities of consumer products. 1921-1951: not a huge deal, Tommys dad still goes off to war and is MIA, and Tommy becomes a Guru in the 60's which seems like a more appropriate time for that kind of thing anyway. -Reg |
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| Pete Townshend – Vicious Interlude Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Pete being a dad...great rare look into his home environment..I laugh when I hear it. | |
| Pete Townshend – Secondhand Love Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I gather that in the White City concept, this is about a guy who wants a girl who is a prostitute, maybe he's her boyfriend, maybe she said she doesn't turn tricks anymore, and maybe he doesn't believe her... Just remember, this is part of a concept album. It was going to be a movie. Pete had written a script and everything. |
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| Pete Townshend – Empty Glass Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The Demo version on the CD of "Who are you" with the Who providing extra instrumentation is far better than the version on Pete's Solo album for a few reasons: 1. John Entwistle on Bass 2. Keith Moon on drums and 3. unchanged lyrics. there is a line in the original demo version that goes: Someone has used us to shoot with the same gun Killing each other as we jump off the ledge. this was changed to what is documented above, but it seems more in touch with that feeling of depression and alchoholism. |
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| 13th Floor Elevators – You're Gonna Miss Me Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| a great energizing break-up song, placed very well in the opening scene of the film adaptation of "High Fidelity" | |
| Tom Waits – The Ghosts of Saturday Night (After Hours at Napoleone's Pizza House) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| To me this is about the feeling after being out all night and still up at dawn, and if you were out all saturday night it works, because Sundays at dawn are really dead. The perfect song to end the night-owls' soundtrack. | |
| Tom Waits – Innocent When You Dream Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| there's a Documentary called "In the realms of the Unreal", this song brings tears to my eyes whenever I see it. | |
| Tom Waits – Burma-Shave Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Every time I pass through Marysville, I think of this song "Hell, marysville ain't nothin' but a wide spot in the road" a great Tom waits storytelling, that I think he did on VH1 storytellers, but that may be incorrect. | |
| Tom Waits – (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| it's a song about cruising for a hooker, prostitute= the heart of Saturday night. Still a beautiful song. | |
| Franz Ferdinand – Fade Together Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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It speaks to me as a great Break-up song. Love not Fading even though you really want it to, to move on. Let's fade together is like saying "you're probably going through these emotions just as I am" to the other half of your recently split relationship. The feelings fade. as far as the berlin wall? If you look at what people had to go through to get from east to west berlin when East was communist, you can say a break-up is a lot like that emotionally. or that "She" is really hard to get over, like the Berlin wall was. |
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| The Who – Tommy's Holiday Camp Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Moon the Loon! Tommy got a bunch of followers who want to be free like him, so eventually he has to move to a larger facility. Seeing as how Uncle Ernie was vital to what made Tommy who he is, he needs to be part of the experience. When you come to Tommy's The holiday's forever Come to Tommys holiday camp and acheive Freedome forever. |
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| The Who – Success Story Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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A bio-song, but written by John. he has a good jab at pete in there too. "There's a rock and roll singer on the television Giving up his music, gonna take up religion" then. "There's a rock and roll singer boppin' on the TV He used to be a preacher, but now he sings in a major key." Brilliant, and if you've seen the video, Notice John machine gunning the gold records...those were Roger Daltrey solo albums! haha! |
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| The Who – I've Known No War Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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an amazing song about being a baby boomer and being out of touch with the past. It's also about Nuclear war and the fear of thet in the early 80's Another great song from "It's Hard" |
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| The Who – How Many Friends Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is from "By Numbers" wich many, including some of the bad, thought would be the last album. It's a bio-song about how life was for Pete and the band at the time. He was relly getting hit on by guys in bars. He Fell in love with a female friend at the movies. The band was going through a lot and really kinda ripping apart. |
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| The Who – Bell Boy Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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A great song, Whofreak hit the meaning on the head. Also, it is a treat to hear Keith Moon doing something other than destroying drum kits! :) |
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| The Who – Barbara Ann (Beach Boys cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| The best version, better than the beach boys cover! | |
| The Who – Athena Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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you've licked the song? how does it taste? I heard that Pete Townshend wrote this song about a woman names theresa, who was married to a friend of his at the time. He had done some nose candy and just flat out fell in love with her. He later changed the name to athena, and that's the song. |
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| Queen – Flash Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Tenacious D did a great Live rendition when they played at the Brixton Academy in London, you can see it on the Master works DVD. | |
| Queen – Brighton Rock Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It could possibly be a kind of nod to The Whos' "Quadrophenia". The main character in Quadrophenia is named Jimmy, and he goes to Brighton on holiday and hooks up with a girl. | |
| Devo – Soft Things Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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hmmm, Sex? this song is about the Vagina. |
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| The Who – My Wife Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| One of Johns' great songs, along with Boris the spider, and Heaven and Hell | |
| The Who – 5:15 Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Quadrophenia is a good movie, but the Album is Fantastic! i recommend listening to the album first there are some slightly boring parts, but the album should be required listening as a primer before watching the film. |
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| The Who – Eminence Front Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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it's a great song about the 80's, although it was written in '81. it's about living in excess and like opinionhead said, partying all the time. another great song from The Whos last album: It's Hard |
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| The Who – Don't Let Go The Coat Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| but it doesn't need to be a Guru, could be anything that keeps you grounded and sane. | |
| The Who – Cry If You Want Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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This is on the last album from The Who: It's hard. this is a total Pete Townshen Bio-song (as were many of the later Who songs) but it's also a kind of goodbye to the fans: Cry if you want |
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| Wall Of Voodoo – Mexican Radio Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Ever flipping through the FM dial and get a few Mexican stations crystal clear?--i guess this is the thoughts of a Man listening to Mexican Radio. those stations come in so well because there are no FCC regulations on broadcast strength in mexico, so the transmitters are VERY powerful |
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| The Who – Behind Blue Eyes Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| I seem to recall hearing a clip of Pete saying that although he wrote it, Roger made it his song in the way he sung it. | |
| Pink Floyd – Mother Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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Should I build a wall? Of Course mommas gonna help you build a wall. Mother is overprotective, gonna check out all your girlfriends for you, momma wont let anyone dirty get through. the last line Mother did it need to be so high, is reffering to the wall that she helped him build, but being the way she is, she built the thing too damn high, and he has no way out. |
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| U2 – With or Without You Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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I tend to go with the Guy/Girl Interpretation, Like so many others, this song has meaning for me, you guessed it: a Woman, My first TRUE love and I feel the Lyrics in my heart. I can't live with or without you, means to me, i want her so bad, want to be with her but she has ended it, so I can't live with her (what I want) or without her (what i am doing now). On a bed of nails, she makes me wait: this was my life for 1 week, she said she needed time to think, and when she had done this before we had gotten back together. and anyone who has been through this knows that waiting for that call from her, that call that could end it, is like waiting on a bed of nails. And you give yourself away: She found someone else, real soon after she broke up, like the next day, or maybe she had already found him before she broke up with me, i don't know. Although she gave herself to this other person, i am still in love and missing her. to recap: As far as I know, this song is about True love, that one that you will always remember, and possibly never fully get over. To that Woman, the Woman of my dreams, the one I can't live with or without: Rina, I will always love you -Reggie |
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| U2 – New York Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This is a great 'ode to New York' song and gives a kind of surreal idea of what the city would mean to any given Person. I don't know why it wasn't performed at the concert that was given after Sept. 11th!, it would have been perfect! | |
| The Who – Won't Get Fooled Again Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This is an amazing, insightful song about Society, Govornment, and how things never REALLY change, they just get moved around. History repeats itself! | |
| Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - V) Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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i think the Steel Breeze symbolizes fame, blown on it = fell into it, wasn't planned. Rode on it =went along for the Ride Sail on it = Deal with it, accept it and move along, control it. |
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| Pink Floyd – Mother Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| A man's Disturbing relationship with his Mother, like a Dysfunctional, overprotective Mother. | |
| Pink Floyd – Bike Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| it's about a Man who is trying to get laid!, look at the last verse, let's go into the other room and make them work. come on, Syd, this is a late 60's, British, "booty call" song! | |
| Pink Floyd – The Fletcher Memorial Home Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This song is about the Political Figures of the Post-War Era, thats all I can say about that. | |
| Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This song Brings me to Tears whenever I hear it, It is Forever Linked in my Mind to My first Love. She ended it to "Find" what she wants, but neither of us really know what we wanted. Just two Lost Souls, swimming in a fish bowl.... looking for "it" looking for a way to go, but we keep running over the same old Ground, never fully letting go, and only wishing the other was there. | |
| Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| This song, Is as far as I can tell, a Lyrical Interpretation of Death, sorrow, happines, Joy, pain, all at the same time. | |
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