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| Elliott Smith – Needle in the Hay Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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haha imacleigh "He didnt use heavy drugs Untill the year he toured after figure 8" he was on crack and smack long before then. Where did you get that from? Years ago, I remember it being patently obvious. To be honest, it was one of the attractions of the guy.
This is a silly debate. Elliott was hooked on drugs on and off from an early point in his life. But besides that, the lyrics in this song are so clear that there should be no question. It's not just about drugs, but - as with many of his songs - drugs and their paraphenalia and language make for some pretty powerful and beautiful lyrics. |
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| M.I.A. – Hombre Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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What does this song mean to you?
-that she's a dirty little mare, and that I wouldn't mind oiling her. |
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| The Kills – The Good Ones Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Yeah defintely! I think it's about pills ("My little sister's eyes so wide...").
Must be one of my songs of the year!! |
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| The Shins – Know Your Onion! Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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Yes this is a great song. But Greyshoes: it ain't true that the Beatles are a universal reference point. You could well say that the Rolling Stones influenced rock more then them.
I like the masturbation idea... the lyrics certainly hint at onanism, when you're thinking about it. hmmmm. |
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| David Bowie – China Girl Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I think it was co-written with Iggy Pop.
Again, this is very likely a reference to drug addiction. China is a nickname for heroin - during the 1800s China was the main source for opium. If you re-read the lyrics with this in mind, the excitement, triumphalism and despair of addiction suddenly leap off the page at you.
It's not about having a Chinese girfriend. |
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| Elliott Smith – Bled White Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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For what it's worth, White City is a station on the London underground. But it's on the red (central) line. I always think this song has something of Baby Britain about it, so there you go. |
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| Elliott Smith – Angeles Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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replicant212 -- it's a clever line that leaves you thinking. Like all good writers (and like in many of his songs), Elliott manages here to give us a song with many different interpretations - the whole thing can be read in different ways. Without sounding too arsey, the late Jacques Derrida would say that it doesn't matter what the original intention of the song was. It's a lovely, lovely song. |
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| David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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no it's definitely drugs: "time and again I tell myself / I'll stay clean tonight" and so on. I think this song is beautiful, in a devastating sort of way. Anyone with any understanding of addiction must understand the feelings behind his words in this song. Sad and lovely. |
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