| Kings of Convenience – Cayman Islands Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Um, you do realize that these guys are Norwegian, right "dogARTit"? Nothing to do with American commercialism, if you ask me. To quote another Kings of Convenience song, "Sheer Simplicity." That is the theme of their songs more often than not. |
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| The Decemberists – Sixteen Military Wives Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Hey, CrazyEyeSkilla? You wanna sound smart by using Greek mythology in your name and politics in your paragraphs? 1) Spell your Homeric monsters correctly. It's Skylla. 2) Get your politics straight when you're in analyzation-mode. |
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| Kings of Convenience – Stay Out Of Trouble Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I love how you feel as if his entire thought process is spilling out before you-- not just the polished breakup letter, but the thought that went into it. Kings of Convenience... Norweigian geniuses. Heck, global geniuses in their own musical right. |
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| Semisonic – Singing In My Sleep Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The introduction... AMAZING. And lyrically it's beautiful. Some good writing went into this, most definitely. What I find especially interesting: Its statements about how love necesitates music also hint that music may in turn necesitate love. Hmmm? |
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| Kings of Convenience – Sorry or Please Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I love the references to the fact that she's showing an interest in him... or maybe it's just that he has an interest in her and wishes for reciprocation? The internal conflict is simplistic and sweet. |
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| Kings of Convenience – Love Is No Big Truth Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think I'm overanalyzing. BUT: I think that the narrator is struggling with a concept that many people consider during their lives, and that is the reality (or falsity) of love. My friend and I have actually quite recently discussed the possibility that love is simply a product of our own human-like wishes for attention, and that the participant in our pairing off is close to irrelevant. It's simply an inate urge to BE paired off that we so horribly want to facilitate. So is love real? I think that's what the chorus touches upon. And for the temporary purposes, this narrator has decided that it isn't. |
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| John Lennon – Imagine Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| That was an editorial on the song, not Yoko. My condolences to all you dedicated fans. I say burn the shirt like a dropped American flag-- respectfully. | |
| John Lennon – Imagine Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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No no no. No. You people are far too idealistic-- as was John. As cliche as it is, think in the following terms: no politics-- sounds amazing. No extremities-- sounds too good to be true. No dependant loyalties-- sounds like Eden. It's kind of like communism. FABULOUS IDEA-- IN THEORY. But it just doesn't work. Neither do any of these, making them inconsiderables. Be cognitive, people. |
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| I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business – The Best Happiness Money Can Buy Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think it's just an analogy for the fact that not only are we surrounded by commercialism, but our lives become consumed by commercialism. It reminds listeners that life is not as complicated as we like to make it. Simplicity, humanism, and perspective are KEY. Beautiful tempo. I love the lo-fi effects that give it a more genuine sound. Although, if they had used corporate equipment, it would become rather contradictory, now wouldn't it? |
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| Blue October – 3 Weeks, She Sleeps Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This is an amazing song musically. Lyrically, however... there's where I come upon some stumbles. What does this mean? |
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| Ben Folds – You To Thank Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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He alludes to the fact that the girl and the narrator have done something irreversible that now, by southern etiquette, has set their lives indellibly for a longterm commitment-- one can only imagine. Now, the narrator is resentful of the decisions he made, because they have now affected all plans and dreams he once retained. |
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| Ben Folds – Sentimental Guy Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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People talkin' and I'm watching As flashes of their faces go black and white And fade to yellow in a box in an attic The imagery is fantastic. |
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| Ben Folds – Jesusland Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Just a little sidenote... I understand Ben Folds' intentions for this song to be about the overcommercialism of Christ and Christianity as a generalization-- BUT: Jesusland is also a term coined during the 2000 presidential election for the United States, minus California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Hawaii, and all of New England. Basically, Jesusland meant the Republican-voting states and was meant to be social satire. Thought I'd throw that in the lot. |
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| Ben Folds – Fired Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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P.S. THE PIANO IN THIS SONG IS THE MOST AMAZING PIANO I'VE EVER HEARD FROM BEN FOLDS, OR ANY OTHER FOR THAT MATTER. IT TRULY IS THE PINNACLE OF ROCK PIANO. PERIOD. |
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| Ben Folds – Fired Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I absolutely love what Spankmani said-- very first comment. I couldn't have said it better. Simplistically, you've got it nailed: "I've become a victim of my life choices and I want to start all over." |
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| Ben Folds – Fred Jones Pt. 2 Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I agree that this is a song about a man coming to the realization that, as far as the surrounding world is concerned, he has outlasted his usefulness. And so, in this loss of occupation, he begins to lose faith in the purpose of his life and allows it to slowly slip away further and further until its full disposal-- the admittance of his own mortality. | |
| The Decemberists – Constantinople Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I LOVE how the Decemberists use historical and foreign contexts to illustrate a story. It's far more whimsical than any boy-meets-girl-and-boy-dies song with American personalities. | |
| The Decemberists – Constantinople Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Quite self-explanatory-- Turkish wedding ceremony is cancelled because the bridegroom has drowned in the Bosporus Strait, and while the gossip has been spreading through the towns to those villagers unfortunate enough to hear it, the parties directly involved (namely, the parents of the bride) retain their blissful ignorance and continue preparatory thoughts for their daughter's celebration. | |
| The Decemberists – A Cautionary Song Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Benfoldsxoxo (love the name, by the way): It's definitely about prostitution. If it were rape, why would the song allude to the fact that she does this on a regular basis? Prostitution is willingly giving your body for money, so whether or not she is tied up and moved around as if she were cargo, the point is that she does this intentionally and for a sole purpose. |
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| The Decemberists – The Infanta Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Sorry. If I'm going to have a name like TheDictionary, I at least need to spell things correctly. Barrenness. There we go. Sigh of relief. |
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| The Decemberists – The Infanta Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I disagree with GollyGee. In fact, I think it has nothing to do with the vapidness of a young girl-- rather, her passiveness in falling asleep merely shows that she is young and innocent. Betrothals in nineteenth century Spanish/Moor families occurred during youth, and the "baroness's bareness" (great play on words, by the way) only points to the fact that this girl has just reached child-bearing age. It is not at all that she is consumed with herself, but rather that she does not fully understand the gravity of what is happening. She's just a child. And really, the only meaning behind that I see is the historical context-- no references to American teenagers. You people always want to make it about yourselves, don't you? |
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