| Foo Fighters – Best Of You Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Everyone who said this isn't about Nirvana, you're WRONG. Dave Grohl said in a radio piece that this was the "first song he'd ever written on guitar" and it was written shortly after he'd joined Nirvana as their sixth drummer. He's only recently started to speak out about Cobain, revealing that the band never bonded as family as many bands do, and that their relationship was only musical. He also said that there were times when Cobain was downright disappointed with Grohl's drumming talents. This song chronicles Dave's early feelings about Nirvana, and I guess he was holding onto this song for a special occasion, such as the FF's 10th anniversary. | |
| Breaking Benjamin – So Cold Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| In the Dec. 2004 issue of Guitar World, in the column titled "How I Wrote A Hit Single," Ben says the lyrics for the song were inspired by the movie 28 Days Later. He says not so much by the story of the movie, but by the visual imagery throughout the film. | |
| Modest Mouse – Float On Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I'm in an unsigned band and if someone told me they didn't like me as much now that I had gotten popular I would seriously slap the fuckin' taste out of their mouth. I'm sure Modest Mouse has worked their asses off for years and they DESERVE the REWARD they've been given; and you whiny bitches who call yourself diehard fans should be happy that your fave band's sound is now reaching more people than it ever has, so that they too can understand what you've know for years. Sheesh, don't look a gift horse in the mouth... |
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| Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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The true story behind this song is based on what happened to the band's original guitarist (Syd Barret) while on a North American tour. Syd was notorious for his trips on acid, and was just in an overall bad state. He was constantly forgetting his guitar in hotel rooms and had to fly BACK to retrieve it from the previous night's city and whatnot. He was also becoming more and more detached from the rest of the band, and ultimately, the world. He finally reached the bioling point one night, and that experience led David Gilmour (Barrett's replacement) and Roger Waters to write this song. During a show in Chicago (don't quote me on that, not for sure, but I think that's where it was) the band was about to take the stage and Syd was nowhere to be found. They checked his room and there he was, curled in a fetal position, apparently tripping out. Their attempts to get him to respond resulted in nothing, it was as if he were a million miles away. He would occasionally mutter to himself, but none of the band could decipher what was said. Eventually they were able to get him on his feet, and since the band was scheduled to take the stage, they led him out and put his guitar around his neck. (this is the first verse) Reportedly, for most of the show he just stood there, occasionally he would clutch at his guitar and play small riffs, and the band thought he was going to snap out of it. Eventually, during an intermission in the show, the band summoned a physician who gave Syd an injection of some sort that apparently cause his hallucinations to fade, because when he came back out for the rest of the show he was normal again (this is the 2nd verse). From that point on, David Gilmour was flown in to help out on guitar for live shows, and eventually replaced Syd completely. During studio sessions, Syd was nearly impossible to work with, sometimes actually playing guitar riffs BACKWARDS from the way they were written. The song "Wish You Were Here" is about Syd, as he visited the band in the studio while they were recording some of the tracks for that album some years later. He was, according to Roger Waters, nearly 300 pounds, completely bald, and carrying around a toothbrush which he used almost nonstop. He just walked in and had a seat on the couch, and at first the band, not sure who he was, were going to ask him to leave and inform him that it was a private session, but when Roger Waters approached him and looked into his eyes, he knew it was Syd. If you listen to the song, you can easily tell that the Verses are from Roger and the rest of the band's perspective. They have a darker, more harsh tone and feel. The choruses are sung from Syd's point of view, which is OH SO PAINFULLY OBVIOUS by the dream-like musical background and the shift in vocals from Waters to Gilmour. Also, the lyrics follow Syd's reaction to what was happening, explaining that even though he can tell they are talking to him, he cannot make out what they are saying...all we know is that he is not in pain and that reality is fading away (receding, if you will) and is becoming more and more a "distant ship smoke on the horizon" -- it's something he can see but he can't reach. He tries to relate his condition and how he feels to something that happened to him when he was younger. Near the end of the song he realizes that his life has changed dramatically due to the drugs, but there's nothing he can do -- he is COMFORTABLY NUMB. |
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