| Above & Beyond – Can't Sleep Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| Such a beautiful track, cheers. | |
| Robbie Williams – Rudebox Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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ARGH. What a load of rubbish. No I don't like Robbie Williams as he's an egotistical prick who is scared to admit he's gay. But judging this song aside from that the tune is cheesy (especially the why you so nasty bit) and the "rapping is trying so hard to sound cool it makes me cringe. He'll rudebox my crew, will he boo? And as for Robbie being "courageos (courageous?) and innovative," his songs are pure pop, cliched, repetitive and simple. I can't see how he's either of these. |
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| The Clash – Somebody Got Murdered Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I'd say it's making the point of the magnitude of murder. Firstly that somebody lost their life yet everyone goes on oblivious, which is fairly obvious. But then he's saying I've been hungry and tempted, but not enough to kill. How can you take someone's life forever just for a bit of money? A question muggers need to ask themselves, but also politicians about oil. | |
| The Black Eyed Peas – My Humps Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Thank fuck for that. Looked in the top 50 lyrics and saw this, Expecting 14pages of 11year old girls, or mentally ratarded other scum of society, singing praise of how they bop with their friends to this and the lyrics are uber cool, I find a satisfying 14pages of slagging off. This must be a new height of rnb pop crud, degrading, barely bearable lyrics over terrible music. My lovely lady lumps? Who wrote this? The worst thing is, all the wiggas and slags in clubs dance to this like it's... well something a million miles from what it is. Do these people have ears or brains? Will Smith pisses all over this. Even without his so bad its good hair style and clothing, Uncle Phil or Jazzy Jeff. Hate train? Single please, I never want to hear this worse than cringe worthy offence again. |
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| The Kooks – Naive Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Not sure entirely whether the same applies for the song, but in the video she definitely is looking for him and seemingly accidentally cheats on him cos she's drunk. | |
| Hard-Fi – Better Do Better Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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As well as the lyric mistake pointed out by butterflykiss theres another one- it should be "You better leave cos you see I can't, won't be blamed for my actions." Great song, really angry and bitter. Definitely reminds me of a few girls. Nice to have a song where the lyrics make coherent sense for a change instead of random lyrics just to rhyme. |
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| Paula Cole – She Can't Feel Anything Anymore Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| What's interesting about this is that although as said above I think it's about domestic abuse, it seems to show Danny not as a monster but a troubled person with a problem, a very intelligent observation. Says a lot with very little, that Danny is a good guy normally but describes his temper and losing control but regretting it. I also like the way that Danny is described as suffering inside but not able to tell anyone, and then at the end she is forgiving on the oustside but bleeding inside. Very raw song. Tiesto did a song with this sampled in it which is also beautiful and emotive. | |
| Benny Benassi – Satisfaction Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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What the hell??!! I love the song but it really doesn't need to be on a website about song meanings! Well I perceive the lyrics to refer to a sexual climax. whatever. |
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| Layo and Bushwacka – Love Story vs Finally Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Suggest you listen to it then idiot | |
| N.W.A. – Straight Outta Compton Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Agree with deathbear. Nothing (hip hop wise)after 2pac died has been original in any way, or said anything important. All same old shit about bitches and bein gangsta when really at best youre a mugger or something. Give me anything Grandmaster Flash and the furious five through to pac any day. Run DMC, Public Enemy, NWA... pisses all over new shit. | |
| N.W.A. – Fuck Tha Police Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Errrm surely playing fuck the police isnt the best idea if you're pulled. If I was filth I'd do you for everything I could too. Did it ever occur to ou if you're nice to em they will probably let you off. And the bloke at the top complaining about there not being enough rap lyrics-it aint racist, you have to upload lyrics yourself. The kkk seem to have learnt to use the net before rap fans... | |
| N.W.A. – Express Yourself Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Express youself was more about not doing weed, and being original. "It’s crazy to see people be What society wants them to be. but not me!" Hearing a man who's 2001 album had a picture of a certain leaf on the front say "I still express- yo I don't smoke weed or cess" is so ironic it's funny though. I guess he didnt take the advice in this song. Sold out to the pop charts imo as well. |
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| Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – White Lines (Don't Do It) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| How the hell could anyone think a song titled "White Lines" was a subtle reference to cocaine?! It wasn't about lines on football pitches, that's for sure. How ironic Hip-Hop used to tell people about the dangers of drugs. Just like all Grandmaster Flash and the furious five's work this song is intelligent and socially aware, as well as responsible. The bassline on this song at the beginning when he says "bass" is awesome, and the music's nice and catchy. The lyrics make me laugh as well..."Rang dang diggedy dang di-dang *SNIFF* Rang..." The descrition on my record with this on sums it up beautifully "Manages to put a powerful anti drugs message across while somehow also still sounding cool." They don't make em like they used to. Grandmaster Flash's adventures on the wheel of steel are an 8minute dj masterclass too. Legend. | |
| Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Grandmaster Flash is the godfather of DJing. maybe francis grasso too. I haven't heard a truly original hip hop record since 2pac died, but I think I would have to agree this is the greatest hiphop record ever. The music is simple yet effective, the rap skillfully depicts the hopelessness of life in a poor urban area. No escape you can see,people preying on each other. The explanation of why people turn to crime, but condemnation of this at the same time is the crowning moment though. Still as relevant today as it was back then, if not more so, this is Hip hop as it should be, a scathing political and social commentary with something to say and a story to tell. The rubbish about bitches and crews made for the pop charts, middle class white girls and rammed down our throats has nothing on this. A true classic. |
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| The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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With regards to Maxim humping the air, I wouldn't take too much notice of a guy who pretends to have tourrettes and acts as weird as him! But Prodigy are without a doubt the best live act in the world right now IMHO. Whenever this is played live or in a club it just sends me mad, awesome rhythmn and thumping fat bassline. I think the smack my bitch up is purely for shock effect. Either that or as Liam who writes most of their music is obviously a DJ he could just be sampling the lyric someone else mentioned as the pitch reference is related to djing. Changing the pitch up=speeding up a record, smack my bitch up could therefor be seen to mean something like cueing(dropping) the record. I wouldn't worry too much about the lyrics though, prodigy's music isn't really about the lyrics. The thing I find most interesting about this song is obviously the video. As a bloke 19yrs old obviously getting pissed, girls, music, a strip club and sex are quite enjoyable in a video. But the fact you go through the video thinking it's some bloke, only for it to be a girl is a fantastic twist, hugely witty. The icing on the cake was all the feminist monkeys at the time who were like its disgraceful, disrespectful to women (it was banned). It stuck two fingers up at them and showed they were fools in that they probably didn't watch the video all the way through anyway. Even if they did they couldn't understand the video is actually playing with people's prejudices in assuming it was a bloke, which is actually sexist towards blokes, and how can it be exploiting/disrespectful to women if its a woman doing these things. I think the band knew the song lyrics would be considered sexist so just decided to lampoon the media by taking it as far as they could whilst actually contradicting what the media would say without the media realising it as they are so snobby and ignorant. They must have been laughing the whole way. Prett damn artistic really. |
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| The Verve – The Drugs Don't Work Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| And yeah, I got this album when it came out and Im 19 now so I was pretty young. Even then it made me cry to listen to it. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful, mean so much, and convey his feelings so well. Its like looking into his heart. | |
| Alice Deejay – Better Off Alone Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I never tire of this song. Agree with the point the music hides the repetition. Also somehow despite the melody being catchy and seemingly upbeat, if you listen carefully it is actually quite piercing, lonely and sorrowful. There is an honesty in her voice that sounds like she actually cares about the other person, when it would have been very easy to make it sound like she was being scathing. She sounds like she wants to know, not just because she possibly wants to get back with him, but genuinely just wants to talk to him. I think this is what adds the complexity that masks the surface simplicity of the lyrics, and works with the music well. Some songs the lyrics and music just gel, this is one. | |
| Reflekt – Need to Feel Loved Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I love this song. The singing is by delline bass by the way. It just sums up for me the feeling of loving someone, reminds me of shared euphoric moments. Her voice just conveys the tenderness and warmth of being in love, but also the joy. One of my favorite vinyls, and yeah the thrillseekers mix is one of the best remixes Ive ever heard. | |
| The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Aaaaah why does everyone always make everything to do with the Smiths about sexuality? As someone has quoted Morrissey said we are all just sexual, the prefix is irrelevant. Can't be bothered to go on arguing about that though. Additionally it is plausible the narrator is female. Enolf's post above I think makes a good point. Sometimes its nice to just go for a drive to clear your head or whatever. Has noone else had an argument with parents or whatever and just gone out and tried to escape life for a bit? Hence "Take me out, tonight." I think the song is about him feeling safe in the car, whilst not wanting to face his demons at home. The line "it's their home and I'm welcome no more" seems to disprove it's a metaphor for the home being life. Perhaps he could have been chucked out for being gay, but the reason is irrelevant really. It's also pretty obvious he has a burning desire for the other person. He yearns for them to take him out, and that they do perhaps feeds his desire for the other person to feel something for him also. The fantastic line "And in a darkened underpass I thought oh god my chance has come at last, but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask" I can just associate with so much. Young male, fancies girl like hell. You want to ask them out so badly, an opportunity comes up but you bottle it, paranoid about rejection, and regret it hugely. The people coming up with suicide being another metaphor I think are overanalysing it. I interpret it as he has this huge love for the other person. They are friends, he obviously wants more but is too afraid to ask. His life is a mess as he can't go home, and feels so much pent up passion for the other person he sees dieing together as a way to spend eternity together and escape his problems. "To die by your side would be such a heavenly way to die" is also sort of building up this other person as someone he almost worships, like just to die next to them would somehow be something to be proud of ("the pleasure, the privilege is mine" also). Additionally that he isn’t welcome at home perhaps intensifies his feelings for the other person and his desire to be with them where nothing else matters. The song just reminds me so much of the feelings when you want someone really badly and are trying to ask them out; feelings of confusion, pressure, nervousness, marvel at their beauty and a resulting feeling of inadequacy in comparison, fear of rejection, but then a sort of high, head spinning excitement, from the situation. Your feelings for them become hugely intense and seem to consume your thoughts. To be in a car with someone you felt like that for would be the sort of moment you’d think I could just die now (so is it literally meaning to die would be heavenly, as in the above paragraph, or just symbolic? I think it‘s both). You can imagine the nerves as you go to ask them out but can’t do it. To me this song is just so emotive and meaningful. It has a sort of sorrow but also love, beauty, morbid ness and dark humour. What I think is so ingenious about the song is that the situation gives such a great context for the emotions it described and evoked. As with most of The Smith’s music it’s deliberately quite vague so you can interpret it how you like. Thinking what Morrissey actually wrote the lyrics about is very interesting. |
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| The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"Reporter: Did you hear Tatu's version of How soon is now? Moz: Yes, it was magnificent. Absolutely. Again. I don't know much about them. Reporter:. they're the teenage Russian lesbians. Moz: well aren't we all. " Overused on the net, but this quote really did make me laugh out loud. Sums Morrissey up to a tee. He's just so witty. And he is blatantly playing with his image with regards to the gay thing. This quote shows it, he's joking at face value, but also having a private joke as he knows people will interpret what he says as being something to do with his sexuality. Onto the song. I think the song is purely about loneliness and shyness. The "There's a club, if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go, and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home, and you cry And you want to die" is a perfect line as everyone pretty much can associate with it. Most of us have probably done this, and even if you haven't you can associate with the feeling the lyrics create. People concentrate too much on the sexual implications Morrissey's lyrics have. You could turn almost anything around and say it's a reference to homosexuality. Yes, gay people can associate with this song. But so can so many other types of people. |
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| The Smiths – Girlfriend in a Coma Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Agree with Aurora2. He wants to dump her and is secretly glad in a way. He won't see her because of the guilt. Why else wouldn't he want to? Even if he was distraught he would. Then when he finds out she's dying he whispers his last goodbyes because of guilt or to look like he cares. Very dark humour indeed. Most of their songs feature an element of humour, often dark (there is a light etc). To say it symbolises his love of women dying seems like people are over analysing it. |
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| The Smiths – Hand in Glove Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Morrissey is a very witty guy. I think he likes a bit of mystery surrounding him. For a start he's a recluse. Plus he likes to toy with what people think, especially about his sexuality. Almost all of his lyrics have a hidden meaning, thats what makes the Smith's music so appealing. You can interpret it how you like or take it at face value. He said himself "I refuse to recognize the terms hetero-, bi-, and homo-sexual. Everybody has exactly the same sexual needs. People are just sexual, the prefix is immaterial." The fact he didn't give a direct answer demonstrates he likes playing with this uncertainty. It makes him interesting and adds a spin to his music. Is he, isn't he? type thing. Obviously if you write music like he does as well with these hidden meanings, if you write a song about a relationship people will interpret it diferently. Christ, on here people have said its gay, interracial, inter class, about his relationship with Marr, confusion, about himself and noone else! Besides, if he was gay but hadnt come out the closet, he wouldnt release a song that could be interpreted as saying he was homosexual. | |
| The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed" The people who don't like the smiths dont look for the wit and hidden meanings to the lyrics. On the surface horribly depressive, but beneath writhing with wit and social and political comments. The sickly "sweetness" contrasted by "bludgeoned in your bed" makes me laugh every time. The hearing aid refers to a hearing aid Morrissey used to wear when performing as a joke, showing Joan of arc is a metaphor for himself. These subtle hints and riddles are what makes the music so interesting. The thing I love about them is Morrissey would say things about people and not give a damn about what people thought of him for it. |
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| Faithless – We Come 1 Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| To anyone who says dance music isnt real music "You represent what's true, I drain the color from the sky and turn blue without you" thats the best two fingers up possible. More romantic and poetic than Keats. | |
| Faithless – Mass Destruction Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The bbc reference is interesting. The BBC were actually hugely against the war, they portrayed it in a very bad light and had a lot to do with investigations that resulted in the "dis information" we were fed before the war coming to light. I think the title of the song itself is just taking the piss out of the iraq has wmd bull. And the song powerfully urges us to look at the fact that it is the problems with the human race are the weapons of mass distraction. the repitition of "inaction is a weapon of mass distraction" as it is speaking to the listener directly, forcing you to look at the fact these problems are caused by you too. Finally the war in Iraq was hugely unpopular in the UK so the song will be interpreted differently in America. Sorry but your media feeds you brainwashing tripe (Al gore's anti bush NSA spying speech wasnt shown on one of your main news networks). It isnt an anti american song, and isnt a direct referral to the war in Iraq, Id say it was more a general song asking us to reflect on humanity prompted by the war and using the "slogan" of the war to add potence. This is another fantastic example of faithless' skillful use of metaphors in social and political statements. |
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| Faithless – Bring My Family Back Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This song is particularly poignant to me as someone who grew up with a struggling single mum after a messy divorce. It says a lot to me about family life, particularly references to children not fully understanding the conflicts of their parents lives, yet feeling the burden of them. The interesting thing is the metaphors used which leaves the song open to interpretation. Also, is the person speaking in the second verse the same person as in the first verse? If so it seems a reference to the fact people with harder upbringings struggle with relationships as adults. What is the significance of the perspective becoming a house? The song is about pain in relationships and family life. Maybe the house is a metaphor for the emptiness when a family collapses, sleaze or poverty would explain the drugs reference. Could the line "I'll probably get pulled down..." be perceived as a reference to the fragility of relationships? | |
| Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The lyrics are actually "Really hurt me baby, really cut me baby." Also despite all the lyrics Ive found on the net agreeing with this, listening to the song I'm sure it's "I know that I've IMAGINED love before." It makes more sense as well with the following line "...and how it could be with you." To the song. I read I think it was nut's (crappy blokes mag) top 50 songs ever. The review of this mentions nelson's "eerie" vocals. Sums it up perfectly to me, they go so perfectly with the violin, just send a shiver up my spine every time I hear it. The video is awesome as well, simple but effective. This is one of those songs that still sounds as mind blowingly good as the day it was released. It's 15 years old and everyone I know thinks it's incredible. If you like this listen to max graham-gone. similar sorrowful lyrics, evocative violin and pain over a relationship. The meaning. I'd agree it's about beginning to get involved with someone who then pulls away- "How can I have a day without a night, You're the book that I have opened, and now I've got to know much more." These both suggest she's had some kind of contact with the person but only a limited amount and it's left her wanting more. "Like a soul without a mind..." beautifully conveys the feeling of emptiness as a result of this desire, she is missing something she needs. Also perhaps a resignation to the fact she won't get what she wants. The line "You really hurt me baby..." expresses her angst and despair about the fact the other person pulled away or does not requite her love, I don't think it's a reference to a previous relationship or questioning whether she will get hurt if she enters a relationship. |
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| Jessica Riddle – Gone Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Theres a superb remix of this(I assume) by Max Graham. The violin and Jesica's lyrics convey sorrow really well. Especially the "I hear your heartbeat Pound me on my back, I'm on my own now." Absolutely fantastic words. The heartbeat pounding on her back is a great image. Is this her imagining the other person with her, but then thinking about the fact he's gone? and she's alone? The questioning of what the other person sees feels and loves and then repeating it for herself as well as the repetition of what do I love is poignant too. | |
| The Smiths – Panic Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Im guessing the kids singing in the background is another reference to chernobyll? Anyway, this is what I love about the Smiths. Most people think the songs are just depressing but can't see the underlying humour and wit. Chinup hit the nail bang on the head. The song is about, as well as chernobyll, music with no soul. Music that says nothing to you about your life. Miss chainsaws thing about dance music not using real instruments is a bit of a stupid thing to say seeing as a hell of a lot of people who make dance music are clasically trained artists. Download a song like Max Graham-gone or massive attack-unfinished sympathy and tell me they say nothing to you about your life. Obviously there is poppy dance too, but dance music speaks to me. Even if its not got lyrics it can conjour up memories, evoke emotions. Its about the passion. After all a room full of hundreds of people worshipping the music and sharing a feeling, or a kid at home spending all his money on records to play on his decks working towards playing his music to other people wouldnt be possible without the passion or if the music was made purely to sell records. These days the music this song Id consider applies to would be Pop trash and same old 50cent moaning about smashing peoples legs and bitches RNB and hip hop. But then not all hip hop is like that. Grandmaster Flash and the furious five, public enemy, even NWA all had something to say that was important. I guess what Im saying is that you can't just condemn a genre of music as being not "real music." The thing that defines it is if the music can speak to people about something, be it political, emotional, whatever. Music that doesnt misses the point. |
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