| Hole – Doll Parts Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Cakewalk: A 19th-century public entertainment among African Americans in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes. http://www.answers.com/cakewalk Derr... Why do you guys post comments, when they don't contribute anything? -- You just talk about the words you like, or you say that the song probably doesn't mean anything... Or it's just about drugs. -- To me, it's really deep. It's what it feels like, to be a fractured human being. And, whether this song came from Kurt Cobain, or from Courtney Love... Or maybe some combination of both! (imagine that), it doesn't really matter. I think it alludes to the narcissism any famous person feels, and yet, the revulsion they feel. -- They want to be noticed, but not necessarily recognized. I think that's what happened to Kurt Cobain, because he never expected to become so famous. -- But, he wanted to feel validated. He is Doll Parts, and that's all he is. -- The same with Courtney Love. It's all that's left anymore, and -that- is what the song's about! I liked Kurt better, but Courtney Love isn't such a bad person after all. -- I truly don't think she killed him. With his heroin problem, his depression, and everything else, Kurt has every reason to be suicidal. -- It's not like everything was clear and happy one morning, and then, the next day, he was dead. It's always been about darkness and despair, and, regardless of whatever the mood of the song may feel like, that's what it's about. "I want to be the girl with the most cake" means that you are constantly doing the things you can, entertainment or otherwise, to get attention, and, therefore, "cake." It's not about being an attention whore, and it's not about -not- being one. -- It's pretty neutral, just try to understand it that way. |
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| Elliott Smith – Alphabet Town Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Am I the only person who thinks this is a reference to Sesame Street? Apparently. But just think about it: "Alphabet City?" You know, Sesame Street, the alphabet... "And the letter of the day is..." There wouldn't be much to that theory if it weren't for the harmonica in the background, just like the harmonica in the Sesame Street theme song. A little research on Google revealed this interesting tidbit: "Joan Ganz Cooney, Sesame Street's founder, said during a 1994 talk at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York that she'd wanted to call the show 123 Avenue B -- in the late '60s, this now prosperous part of the East Village was called Alphabet City, and was considered part of the Lower East Side." So, there you go. Perhaps the song's just about the same place in Manhattan that Sesame Street was based on, but that doesn't necessarily explain the harmonica. But, if it is about Sesame Street, then I'll leave the implications of that to somebody else. Sort of. But just think about the line, "Alphabet city is haunted. Constantina feels right at home. She probably won't say you're wrong, but you're already wrong, you're already wrong..." Does this put that in a new light? I've always been intrigued by how desperately he sings, "So let's go out, I'm ready to go out," as though it was something that could never happen... Especially with the context of, "I know what you are. I just don't mind. I won't say you're wrong. I know what you want, and it's what I want..." I don't know. Perhaps I'm wrong. But maybe I'm onto something. Any comments, thoughts? |
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