The White Stripes – Conquest Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Just so everyone knows, this song is a cover. The original is by Corky Robbins and the most famous version is by Patti Page. |
The White Stripes – Icky Thump Lyrics | 17 years ago |
The "keyboard" is Univox from the early 60's. It's one of the first synths. |
Soundgarden – Full on Kevin's Mom Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Three friends--Kevin, the singer (Chris?), and the person who slept with Kevin's Mom. |
U2 – The Saints Are Coming Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Someone correct me if I mess up any details. This song is a cover of a song by the Scottish Punk Band The Skids. The opening lines are from the traditional song "House of the Rising Sun", which was most famously covered by the Animals. In my opinion, the song is about seperation and loss with the opening lines added to make it more relavent to New Orleans. |
Queens of the Stone Age – The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Josh may have said that this song is about "fucking", but he also said the song was about Ozz Fest. So while Sex is a big part of their music, this song is just about "fucking". This song is about keeping a secret and the people who can't keep secrets. This secret could be sex, of course. By the way, the Bridge to this song is absolutely amazing. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Canadian Idiot Lyrics | 17 years ago |
Just to state the obvious, it's a parody of American Idiot. The song lyrics are Canadian Stereotypes that some Americans think about Canada. |
Led Zeppelin – Dazed and Confused Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I love Zeppelin's interpretation of this song. I just wish they would give some credit to Jake Holmes. His version is pretty good too. |
Audioslave – Show Me How to Live Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I think this song is about religion. Cornell asks his creator to show him how to live because he has so many doubts. He isn't sure if religion is the cure, or just simply the desease. |
Temple of the Dog – Reach Down Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I think the whole song is about Andrew Wood. |
Blink-182 – What's My Age Again? Lyrics | 18 years ago |
OK, I normally can't stand Blink 182, but every once in a while I can listen to this song. It's amusing at times. It obviously is about not growing up. |
Neil Young – My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Just so you know, it haunted Neil Young a lot that he was quoted in Cobain's suicide note. Young know says that there is more than one way to burn out. *I hope this isn't a double post--I can't tell if the first one went through* |
Nirvana – Do Re Mi Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I think the chorus: "Do, Re, Mi" is just a filler, or a working lyric. I don't think the lyrics were done. Maybe "Me and My IV" would have gone in there in the final song. It's impossible to guess it's meaning, because it wasn't finished. |
Alice in Chains – Hate To Feel Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I don't think it's about suicide (although it's possible). When you take heroin, you become numb to the world. Looking at the lyrics to Dirt, it feels like a miracle that Staley didn't kill himself. I guess he did end up killing himself with drugs. He was such an amazing artist. |
Nirvana – Baba O'Riley (The Who cover) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
"Townshend and Cobain always reminded me of each other, maybe that's why Cobain despised him." Cobain didn't hate Pete Townsend. He just liked making fun of him. He was actually a big Townsend and Who fan. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Germs Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Yea, it's a parody of NIN. Cool song. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Everything You Know Is Wrong Lyrics | 18 years ago |
OK, I just checked stuff up on this song, and I found out that this is a style-parody of They Might Be Giants. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Callin' In Sick Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I love this song. This song reminds me of other songs. The opening sounds like Nirvana, but I can't place the rest. Maybe Scorpians (Rock you like a Hurricane) or something for the chorus.). Someone listen to this, and tell me what you can get out of it. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Everything You Know Is Wrong Lyrics | 18 years ago |
It's not listed as a parody on the lyrics sheet. It may be a style parady, I don't know. |
Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I do think this song is about Courtney Love, but I don't think it's hate like others are saying. Too me, the song is about feeling trapped or inadequate because you love someone. I think this is about Courtney and Kurt becuase (1) Cobain is a Pisces, (2) Love is a Cancer, (3) Love supposedly gave Cobain a Heart Shaped Box. There are also other lyrics that give me that feel. A lot of the lyrics give the impression that Kurt feels weak--starting the first line (obviously). Trapped inside a heart shaped box, in a magnet tar pit trap (it sounds impossible to escape from that), cut on Angel's Hair, and Baby's Breath. The refrain is what seals it for me. His new complaint is that he feels in debt to her advice. He's sounds angry with himself. Anyway, that's my $.02 on this song. Cobain always said that he was in love with Courtney, so I don't think this song is about hating her. It sounds more like hating himself (because he wants to do more). |
Bob Dylan – All Along the Watchtower Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Here is what I've heard about this song, and it makes sense to me. The two riders that are aproaching are the joker and the thief. This song is about changing society, because the joker wants to change his role in society. The thief responds that a lot of people think life is a joke. |
Weird Al Yankovic – Albuquerque Lyrics | 18 years ago |
I HATE SAUERKRAUT!!!!!! |
Weird Al Yankovic – Jerry Springer Lyrics | 18 years ago |
This song is hilarious. |
Meat Puppets – Plateau Lyrics | 18 years ago |
This song has amazing lyrics. I can't quite tell what they mean, but they paint a great picture. Here is what it means to me. The plateau is something that seems hard to reach, but people try any way. Once people reach the peak, there isn't anything left, except to find something else to climb to. |
The Beatles – Revolution 1 Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Isn't the album version Revolution 1? Anyway, both are good, but the electric guitar in the single is really great. Basically, they say people shold try to change the world, but shouldn't use violence to do it. |
Nirvana – Blew Lyrics | 18 years ago |
Don't look to much into what Kurt says. He said a lot of things, and a lot of them didn't make sense. Sometimes songs have a strong meaning, and sometimes there are parts that have meanings. Your meaning doesn't have to be the same as his meaning. The one part "You Could do anything" sounds to me like motivation. He's telling his audience they can do anything. That's really all I have for this song. It's a really good song. |
Nirvana – Sliver Lyrics | 18 years ago |
This song describes exactly what I think of when I think about being dropped off at my grandparents. There is a feeling of being abandoned, and resentment for it. Good song. |
The Beach Boys – Surfin' U.S.A. Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This song is ripped off of Chuck Berry. It's also pretty obvious what it's about. |
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I think it's about change, and wanting to hold on to the past. Heroes for ghosts--People die, even your heros. Comfort for change. |
Nirvana – Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Lead Belly cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
By the way, this song is actually much older than Leadbelly. It is a traditional blues/folk song that dates back to the 19th century. It has had different lyrics, but has had a lot of similarities. It has also been called "In the Pines". The Leadbelly version is basically the same one Nirvana covered. |
No Address – When I'm Gone (Sadie) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This song was almost never recorded. I'm glad they changed their minds. |
Green Day – American Idiot Lyrics | 19 years ago |
http://www.songmeanings.net/journal.php Here are all the reviews for each song that I've posted. You might not agree, but that's just my interpretation. |
Nirvana – Ain't It a Shame (Lead Belly cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
Leadbelly was a blues and folk singer back in the 40s. |
Nirvana – They Hung Him on a Cross (Demo) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
For those who don't know, Leadbelly was one of Cobain's favorite artists of all time. |
Nirvana – Rape Me Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This is something written down the margin of one of the pages of Kurt Cobain's journals. "We gleefully decline the opportunity to be RAPED by the limey Journalist, by saying to No thanks, No thank you." |
George Harrison – When We Was Fab Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This song sounds exactly like the Beatles from about 1967 (Sgt Pepper). The song is sort of about when Harrison was part of the Beatles. |
Nirvana – On a Plain Lyrics | 19 years ago |
It doesn't exactly have a meaning, but at the same time, it isn't completely meaningless. It's taken from different bits of poetry he was writing. But at the same time, a lot of his poetry at that time was generally about being alienated. A lot of the "verses" are throw away lines. Any references to messages or words or meanings in this song usually say that they are meaningless. "I'll start this off without any words". "To write off lines that don't make sense". One of the lines does have some meaning--the reference to the blacksheep. A Black Sheep is an outcast. That continues with the theme of being alienated (although the blackmail stuff is meaningless) The Most Important Lyrics in the Song is "I'm on a Plain, I Can't Complain." Being on a plain, means he is seperated from everyone else. "I Can't Complain" is probably sarcasm. But it's not completely sarcastic. He's thinking that maybe he shouldn't complain about being alienated. |
Nirvana – Something in the Way Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I'm not positive about what each line means, but someone earlier said something that makes a lot of sense. Cobain was a pisces (the fish), and mentions that in other things. He is probably sarcastically commenting that people think they can hurt Kurt because they don't think he cares. This whole song is about despair, whether or not it's based on a true story, or a made up story. |
Green Day – Too Much Too Soon Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I think this song clearly would come right before "Letterbomb" if it were on the album. In "Extraodinary Girl" everything is happy between Jesus of Suburbia and Whatshername. But in "Letterbomb" she has already left him. This shows how things get worse. It's also a single, so it can apply to any girl who wants too much. |
Green Day – Favorite Son Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This song is specifically about Bush, and that's why it's on the Rock Against Bush album. But it can apply to any spoiled kid. You may think he's great, but he's not as good as you think. |
Green Day – Shoplifter Lyrics | 19 years ago |
It's possible that this is part of Homecomming. It can really go in any point in the album after "St. Jimmy". Jesus of Suburbia steals things because he is on the streets or because of St. Jimmy's influence. This song is also perfectly fine isolated. It doesn't have a lot to do with the story, just some more information. It can also apply to any shoplifter. |
Green Day – Governator Lyrics | 19 years ago |
This song is about Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's just so easy to make fun The Terminator being the governor of California. |
Green Day – Whatsername Lyrics | 19 years ago |
(Continuing my review) This is the end. Jesus of Suburbia returned home. Who knows what he is going to do with the rest of his life. That's not important. This story is about him growing up (and seeing the problems with the world along the way). He is trying to forget Whatshername. He burned her photographs, he crossed out her name. But he can't really forget her. He still remembers her face, and even dreamed that he met her again. But in reality she is gone forever. All he has is his memories of her, and his memories of his journey. A good song. I pretty sad, especially combined with the album. The album doesn't have a happy ending, which makes it much more powerful. At the begining, the album looks political. It has a political-sounding title. It has politcal singles (with some political videos). But in reality, that's only a small part of the story. The story is Jesus of Suburbia growing up. It's a powerful story, that is something you would never expect from Green Day. Green Day may have created the pop-punk mold, but they're doing what they can to break it. |
Green Day – Homecoming Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I'm continuing my review of the album. This is the climax of the album. The story left off with Whatshername leaving Jesus of Suburbia. First of all, before I explain the meaning, I want to talk about the song. It's a 9 minute song, but it's divided into 5 shorter songs. It's not as good as "Jesus of Suburbia" because the songs aren't as different. It's still a pretty well written song and it is the perfect climax for the story. Part 1: Jesus of Suburbia is feeling alone after Whatshername left him, and he is clinging to St. Jimmy. St. Jimmy has his own problems, but he is really a good friend and will stay with him. But St. Jimmy knows that they're fucked up. St. Jimmy kills himself. Jesus of Suburbia is the only one who cares, and part of him dies inside (own private suicide) Part 2: Nobody cares that St. Jimmy is dead. "Nobody cares" is something that is throughout the album. No one caring about the death of St. Jimmy is just another example. Jesus of Suburbia goes to some mindless job filling out paper work. He would rather be with his friends. He would rather have Whatshername. He would rather do anything else. He wants to escape. Part 3: A sing-song mocking inside Jesus of Suburbia's head. Everyone left him, nobody cares. He really has nothing left where he is living. Part 4: A postcard to Jesus of Suburbia from a former friend, Tunny. Tunny is saying that he is happy living a rock and roll life. He moved away a while ago, and he is trying to say that he is happy. This makes Jesus of Suburbia realize how unhappy he is now. (On a side note, this is Tre's song, and doesn't have a lot to do with the story. That's why it's a post card so it doesn't hurt the story) Part 5: He realizes there is no reason to stay where he is. He desides to go home. That's basically the end of the story. His journey is over. It's not a happy ending, but it isn't a sad ending either. In a way, this story is a lot about Jesus of Suburbia growing up. (think Catcher in the Rye). Like I said, it's not the happiest ending, but there is still a chapter left. |
Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I'm continuing my review of American Idiot. First of all, I would like to say that I really enjoy American Idiot, and that I think it's a great album with very good song writing. So please don't take what I have to say next as hate. What a bad single. It's boring. It's way too emotional. If you want something extremely emotional go for it. But I think it's a terrible choice for a single, and should have never been released and made into a video (over so many better choices). Now, I'm pretty sure you think I hate this song. That's not true. I think this is very good as PART OF THE ALBUM. The song captures emotions very well. The song is about the death of Billie Joe's father. His father died in September 1982. 7 years later, Bille Joe released 1000 Hours--His first EP under Green Day. This song is emotional, because it's about an emotional event in his life. So why include it on this Album? Why include it right here? This song captures the sense of isolation and despair that happens to Jesus of Suburbia when Whatshername leaves. It's almost as if his world is crumbling around him. The music video (also overly emotional) uses a couple being broken up when the boyfriend desides to go to war. Whether it's war, the desolation of JOS losing Whatshername, or Billie Joe losing his father, this song deals with loss. The loss of a loved one, or the loss of the inocence, or the loss of the world around you. Overall, it's not one of my favorite tracks on the album, but it fits perfectly just where it is, and it is perfect for that point in the album. |
Green Day – Letterbomb Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I'm continuing my reviews. I personally believe that Jesus of Suburbia and St. Jimmy are two different characters, but they are also metaphors in JOS's mind. Musically, this is a great song. It combines the guitar punk sounds of dookie with the lyrical song writing of American Idiot. Whatshername is fed up with the City of the Dead (from the 2nd track on the album). She doesn't think Jesus of Suburbia is doing enough to help the world. She can't live in a place where everyone's dreams are crushed, people are turing to drugs, people have lost hope. She thinks that Jesus of Suburbia has stopped caring enough, and that he is not the "Jesus of Suburbia". I think what she is saying with the St. Jimmy line (although there are other good explenations) is that St. Jimmy is not who Jesus of Suburbia thinks he is. JOS turned to St. Jimmy because of JOS's past, and that it has not been good. A theme in this song, is that wanting to do more. The city that Whatshername lives in, is a symbol for all the forgotten places in America and around the world. The message that Whatshername is sending, is to do more to make the world a better place, and to care about the forgotten places where people live with broken dreams. Overall, the song is very good. I hope this makes sense. |
Green Day – Extraordinary Girl Lyrics | 19 years ago |
I'm continuing my reviews. This song starts continues the story, by singing about Whatshername and Jesus of Suburbia. Both were basically alone. Now Jesus of Suburbia falls in love with Whatshername. Basically, Jesus of Suburbia thinks she is an Extraodinary Girl. This song has a cool intro, and is very solid. I'm glad it wasn't released as a single, because it's easy to get sick of. As part of an album, it's a part of the story. By itself, it's a silly love ballad. |
Green Day – St. Jimmy Lyrics | 19 years ago |
An obvious line that I missed before: "And I'm here to represent That needle in the vein of the establishment" That's what the character symbolizes. |
Green Day – Boulevard of Broken Dreams Lyrics | 19 years ago |
Some more comments. This is the failure of dreams (specifically the American Dream). It's also about being alone in the world. In this case, Jesus of Suburbia is realizing that he is alone, and the world isn't always a great place. As for the song itself, I'm pretty bored of it (thank you radio...) It's still a good track next comming immediately after the up-beat Holiday. This song shows good emotions, although it is on the edge of over-doing it. |
Green Day – Holiday Lyrics | 19 years ago |
Some more comments related to the story. Following the introduction of Jesus of Suburbia, he becomes increasingly aware of the world around him. In this song, he sees the problems with war and the government. |
Green Day – Jesus of Suburbia Lyrics | 19 years ago |
OK, I have more to say about the song. This is a really good song. It shows very good song writing. The best part: It's 9 minutes long, so it's too long for the radio and MTV to kill. Someone on the first page said some comments that Billie Joe Armstrong said about the song. He said it's a take on religion from someone who doesn't know anything about religion. It introduces the main character, Jesus of Suburbia, and he is questioning the world around him (The government, poverty, culture, probably religion). He is a lot like Billie, in that he spent a lot of his life doing nothing and smoking pot. But now he has started to question things. Great song. It may have the best overall song writing of any Green Day song. |
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