| Weezer – The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
|
@Tiresias21: it could still be a reference to Macbeth, although I don't buy the rest of yoshiary's analysis. Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5: Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. As You Like It does fit better, but this is evidently what yoshiary was thinking of. I think it's hilarious that Rivers (the English graduate he is) calls Shakespeare "somebody". |
|
| José González – Heartbeats Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Yeah, ironandwine may well be on to something. A lot of people are talking about it being from a male perspective, with a 'girlfriend' etcetera. Of course, in the original, it's sung by a female singer. | |
| Bright Eyes – Hit the Switch Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Rather crappy words to live by I'd say scribblexsonnet. The whole point of those sentences is that there are *no* overarching guiding principles to live by - it's a statement of the postmodern loss of absolutes basically. | |
| The Weakerthans – Left and Leaving Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Cranberried: Duh. Of course that's what he's referring to. | |
| Death Cab for Cutie – Why You'd Want to Live Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
|
There's no way he doesn't hate LA. "You'd" is used in the general sense, so coming up with some excuse about someone moving there is pretty pointless. Notice that the one pronoun that *is* specific is "I" - he's really does hate the town. What I find amusing is that you guys take it so personally. Just because you like a band doesn't mean you have to find a way to agree with everything they sing. |
|
| Ozma – Los Angeles Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| c.f. 'Why You'd Want to Live Here' by Death Cab for Cutie. That's all I'll say :-) | |
| Weezer – Blast Off Lyrics | 20 years ago |
|
Actually, it seems to be followed by 'You Won't Get With Me Tonight', the lyrics to which begin when the subject of the bitch comment overhears: 1: Who you callin' bitch 2: Don't you listen to a word they say 3: They make me so mad 4: They don't matter to me anyway |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.