| Belle & Sebastian – Mornington Crescent Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is my second favourite B&S song (after Asleep on a Sunbeam). It took me a while to understand this song, because I grew up in London and have travelled on the Northern Line for as long as I can remember, so when I hear him sing "Mornington Cresent", all I hear is that recording of the woman that pronounces "Highgate" funny. But then I thought of what the name might sound like to someone that's not from London and realised that the sound of it is actually really strange, and maybe even romantic. And that's the key to understanding this song; this part of North London around Camden is full of afluence ("dogs wearing hats and jackets") and romance ("old punk posters") at first sight, but once you get to know it better you realise it's really a bit of a mundane shithole ("next to the broker, the nurse and the drunk"..."life became fruitless" etc.). Of course, it's an analogy for life in general, and thus the perfect ending to The Life Pursuit- like so many songs on that album, it's about going out and.. well... "Pursuing".. meaning and adventure in life, finding so much possibility and promise but ultimately finding that our optimism is misplaced. The last line sums it all up really, "we're a little too free"- modern life gives us so much choice and "possibility", that we just end up spending our entire lives in this pursuit...and failing... kindof depressing really... |
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| Neil Young – Like A Hurricane Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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3 comments? on one of the greatest songs ever written? pah! Firstly, yes sstennet, i beleive he sings "i get so blown away" only on the last chorus usually, havent listened for a while so id have to check it out (in my defence for not having listened to it for a while, i play and sing it (albeit very poorly) on guitar daily, its a sort of ritual for me). Anyway, this song is one of my all time favorites. Whenever I hear it I think of this girl I used to like, who i never made it with, but we had some amazing... moments... that just stick in memory. Cos this song is really about a single moment, when he sees this girl and feels a really intense emotion. This song has really become a part of me, so its quite difficult to analyse it personally, but sufice to say its an utterly essential song for everyone. Should be a national anthem of some place... |
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| Ash – Girl From Mars Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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yeh theyre geeks and I think shes a lesbian. Girl from MARS (you know the thing about guys being from mars and girls being from venus thing) anyway yeh, whatever it means, awesome song. |
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| Neil Young – My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Sockhead whoever the f*** you are, this song was recorded on Neil Young & Crazy Horse- Live Rust album in 1979, TEN YEARS before Nirvana's debut album, and 12 years before Nevermind. | |
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