@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
You said they laid out lots of coke
But you don't know how much you did
Now you don't want me to go home
Because you're afraid you might get sick
Just like the bad news you accept
Just like that boy you're gonna get
It's all just drunken promises
I'll be your friend but you just haven't made me yet
So you come chasing after me
But I'm just barely out the door
Down in the belly of the beast
We waited with the passengers
Just like that train I gotta catch
Just like that song I can't finish
It's the mistake I won't regret
You'll be my friend but I just haven't made you yet
You will be my friend but i just haven't made you yet
You talk like you're drunk
Like you're standing in front of a microphone
And each night it repeats and you fall into me
Like a domino
And you talk when you're drunk
Like you're writing it up for an article
And you think that I lie when I tell you goodbye
And then I've got to go 'cause I've got to go.
But I guess it's a success
We're at our best when you're upset
I'll be your friend but you just haven't made me yet
But you don't know how much you did
Now you don't want me to go home
Because you're afraid you might get sick
Just like the bad news you accept
Just like that boy you're gonna get
It's all just drunken promises
I'll be your friend but you just haven't made me yet
So you come chasing after me
But I'm just barely out the door
Down in the belly of the beast
We waited with the passengers
Just like that train I gotta catch
Just like that song I can't finish
It's the mistake I won't regret
You'll be my friend but I just haven't made you yet
You will be my friend but i just haven't made you yet
You talk like you're drunk
Like you're standing in front of a microphone
And each night it repeats and you fall into me
Like a domino
And you talk when you're drunk
Like you're writing it up for an article
And you think that I lie when I tell you goodbye
And then I've got to go 'cause I've got to go.
But I guess it's a success
We're at our best when you're upset
I'll be your friend but you just haven't made me yet
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No Surprises
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Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Page
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i like this song....its sweet.
the last line is "but i guess its a success we're at out best when your upset ill be your friend you just havent made me yet"
good song, looking forward to this split
I've gotten really into this song, and this split, over the past few days. I've had it for a while, but am totally digging it now. I love this song too, that last line is fucking stellar.... the way he says Success gives me a chubby.. lol
"And you talk when you're drunk like you're writing it out for an article." Oh how true.
Yes, yes. It's a good one.
I like that whole "now you talk when you're drunk..." part. It reminds me of someone.
It's like the bad news you accept, just like the boy you'll go out and get.
i like that. i think he takes care of the girl, and she doesn't appreciate him for it, and just wants to have someone there for her, but forgets about this at other times/goes out and gets any other boy. awesome song.
isn't it "But I guess it's a success we're at our best when you're upset"?
yeah, those are the correct lyrics.
cant see why so few people have commented on this song, which i think is really good. im not to keen on the saxophone-thing, though. i think its about this person who obviously has a drug problem, and he sort of takes care of this person even though he doesnt seem to get anything out of it. he's a friend to this person, even though he or she havn't looked upon him that way before.
or is he singing about himself? the microphone-part in the end goes quite well together with his being-drunk-on-stage-rumor, and in the beginning he hear himself talking about not knownig how much coke he did, wishing that he'd take care of himself. that he'd see himself as his own friend instead of being filled with self-hatred.
if someone could send this to me over AIM, i'd love them forever.