"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
The sidewalk is rushing at my head again
I'm lying on the street in the rain and wind
From doing foward rolls down Avenue A
With my guitar on my back
don't let it end this way
Somehow I dialed my cell
I didn't know I could get service in Hell
How quickly can you get here?
Don't know where I am dear
Finally the world actually seems to be revolving around me
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
You held my head over the edge of the bed
I remember it now
but at the time I thought I was dead
You put a pan there
and held back my hair
How can I repay you for saving me
and my hardwood floor?
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
And when the world stops spinning 'round
I pick the pan off of the ground
I read my upheaves
Much like tea leaves
They said its over so get sober or you'll die
again
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
I'm lying on the street in the rain and wind
From doing foward rolls down Avenue A
With my guitar on my back
don't let it end this way
Somehow I dialed my cell
I didn't know I could get service in Hell
How quickly can you get here?
Don't know where I am dear
Finally the world actually seems to be revolving around me
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
You held my head over the edge of the bed
I remember it now
but at the time I thought I was dead
You put a pan there
and held back my hair
How can I repay you for saving me
and my hardwood floor?
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
And when the world stops spinning 'round
I pick the pan off of the ground
I read my upheaves
Much like tea leaves
They said its over so get sober or you'll die
again
Shooby Dooby Doo-op
I over did it at the soda shop
Thanks for being my girl
at the I don't know when to stop sock hop
Lyrics submitted by crystal0615
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Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
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The Night We Met
Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.
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/
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
this song is about getting DRUNK. like CRAZY drunk, so your 'partner' has to take care of you why has nobody commented yet? such a great song watch Shortbus!
haha yea def is a great song. just about ur friend or someone close to u helping u through ur drunkness basically
I think it's supposed to be "From doing forward rolls down Avenue A" and "Somehow I dialed my CELL I didn’t know I could get service in hell How quickly can you get here Don’t know where I am DEAR Finally the world ACTUALLY seems to be revolving around me"
What does he mean by Soda Shop?
Soda Shop = Bar/Pub
definitely the cutest song about alcoholism i've ever heard! the "doo-wop, soda shop, sock-hop" 50s metaphor is kind of awesome.
and seriously, watch shortbus.
Shortbus ws fantastic :]
karisva: I think the soda shop is the bar, or pub.
Dont know, though.
Kickass song.
"Thanks for being my girl"
i thought hes gay?
He is gay. The song never says the "dear" is a romantic dear or a good friend dear.
Besides, people often write songs with the pronouns all wrong just because it makes for a better story. Not everything has to be straight from a person's own life (no pun intended).
Actually, I think the song is about having to look after yourself after getting drunk-- the 'somehow I dialed my cell' seems to suggest it... but of course, it could also mean that he calls his own cell (which is at home and the friend picks it up).