| Mustard Plug – The Freshman Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The original was one of my favorite songs ever and I used to play it all the time on my radio show back in college. ***WARNING: What follows is the lead singers description of the song summed up from a 2001 posting on the bands web-site (vervepipings.com since defunct) !! **** Brian Vander Ark (the singer/song writer) said that the song was about his relationship at a young age with his very serious at the time girlfriend who became pregnant. Instead of getting married they opted for an abortion, and the song talks about dealing with that pain. HE STATES THAT THE GIRLS SUICIDE WAS POETIC LICENSE for the song, but that the relationship and abortion were real. The name of the song actually comes from a reference to their youth, as well as having been the name of a movie (w/ Marlon Brando) that he had watched the night before. He claims after writing the lyrics "I realised we were all kinda freshmen." Brian goes on to conclude the post saying that the song has a life of its own, and it is important that it means whatever it has to for whoever needs it. The above meaning being only his as the writer, not the total summation of the song. If I can find a stable url for the original post I'll try and put it up. Great song though! |
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| The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This was one of my favorite songs ever and I used to play it all the time on my radio show back in college. ***WARNING: What follows is the lead singers description of the song summed up from a 2001 posting on the bands web-site (vervepipings.com since defunct) !! **** Brian Vander Ark (the singer/song writer) said that the song was about his relationship at a young age with his very serious at the time girlfriend who became pregnant. Instead of getting married they opted for an abortion, and the song talks about dealing with that pain. HE STATES THAT THE GIRLS SUICIDE WAS POETIC LICENSE for the song, but that the relationship and abortion were real. The name of the song actually comes from a reference to their youth, as well as having been the name of a movie (w/ Marlon Brando) that he had watched the night before. He claims after writing the lyrics "I realised we were all kinda freshmen." Brian goes on to conclude the post saying that the song has a life of its own, and it is important that it means whatever it has to for whoever needs it. The above meaning being only his as the writer, not the total summation of the song. If I can find a stable url for the original post I'll try and put it up. Great song though! |
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