| Weezer – In The Garage Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Quick pop equation... Husker Du + Beach Boy's = Weezer. Great music is all about creating special moments in time, "In the Garage" has them by the bucket load. That said, this song is a re-writing of / homage to the Beach Boy's introspective classic "In My Room". "There's a world where I can go and tell my secrets to In my room, in my room In this world I lock out all my worries and my fears In my room, in my room". As it happens, the room which Brian Wilson is singing about is a bed-room in a converted garage...Q.E.D. Check it out. |
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| Britney Spears – Everytime Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This time pop princess Britney gives follicularly challenged wordsmith Michael Stipe, REM, a run for his ethically invested money. "My weakness caused you pain And this song is my sorry Ohhhh " With an emotional breakthrough on the fragility of the Human condition such as this, she could be looking at recieving an Ivor Novello Award or even the Nobel Peace prize for populist tedium. Everybody hurts... |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Write Record Release Blues Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| We can now take this as a portent foreshadowing their break up. | |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain – The Living End Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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A screaming narsissistic motor bike ride into oblivion. I'm guessing that the song was inspired by, then written around some excellent sounding accidental guitar feedback bursts. As Eno says, if you make a mistake, go with it. |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Upside Down Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| " I heard a ringing sound", obviously a slight on brother William's guitar playing prowess. | |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain – You Trip Me Up Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Classic song subject matter, Drugs and Girls. This tune parrallels both together, extending the lysergic Trip (from the song's title) and a personal stumble within a relationship in the same direction. |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This is the song which first made me love this band. I knew that they could do glorious noise but this melodic gem demonstrated quietly that they could also throw up pop perfection just as easily. As for lyrical depth, there isn't any. |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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The Mary Chain doing what they do best, songs about girls which are really about scoring drugs. This one has a the surreal intense irrational reality of a dream. Perhaps one of their best songs, ending with a graceful and hypnotic guitar repitition. Understated and beautiful. |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Mo Tucker Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Name checking the female drummer of the influential noise popsters the Velvet Underground. Bobby Gilespie (original Mary Chain drummer) adopted her stand up floor-tom and snare technique during his time with the band. |
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| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Kill Surf City Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| A riotous re-working of the similarly named Beach Boy's original, updating it suggest that the hippy / beach bum culture has been replaced by something more violent and sinister. | |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Taste of Cindy Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Another great tune from the Mary Chain although the lyrics don't have any significant depth the use of the name Cindy is a direct reference to the stable of girls names which litter the Lou Reeds songbook; Candy, Stephanie, Lisa etc. | |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Happy Place Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| This is escapist pop at it's best. The theory is that you have this happy memory to conjour up and revert back to when you are feeling emotionally stressed. | |
| The Jesus and Mary Chain – Some Candy Talking Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| this is a Velvets inspired pop classic about scoring heroin. Discuss... | |
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