| KT Tunstall – One Day Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This is really a very sad song when you look the lyrics. But the song itself seems kindof upbeat. It's a nice contrast. All in all, it seems like she is in a relationship where she knows the other person doesn't really care about her, but she doesn't want to let it go. So she dreams about stepping out of it for one day. |
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| Weezer – Hash Pipe Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I know this is a crazy concept, but I'm going to post about the MEANING of this SONG... I do think it's about a transvestite prostitute. To all of the people whining about this being a sellout song, keep in mind that most top 40 songs are not about gay prostitutes! Only Weezer could pull off something like this and actually get it played on the radio. The first line is, in fact, pulled from a Beatle's song. This is meant as ironic, but also he must have realized most people wouldn't get the joke. "I can't love my business if I can't get a trick" means that he can't get his drugs if he can't score some tricks. "Down on Santa Monica where tricks are for kids" is definitely a reference to Santa Monica BOULEVARD, not the city of Santa Monica (though the city is pretty seedy also). Santa Monica Blvd. is notorious for young hookers, of all sexual orientations, so "tricks are for kids", which is a riff on the old "Trix are for kids" commercials. This is a very cynical lyric, contrasting an old cereal commercial featuring an imaginary cartoon rabbit with the harsh reality that real humans face on the street today. "Kick me" has nothing at all to do with beating someone up. It's street slang meaning "give me some drugs". "You've got your problems"... he knows that the men who pay him are f&*ked up in the head. He's taking advantage of them and they're taking advantage of him. It's a lose/lose situation. "You've got your Big Gs" is street slang for "You have lots of money". A "G" is a $50 bill (Grant). Personally, I think it takes a lot of courage to put out a song that you know will turn off a lot of fans musically, and a much smaller number of people lyrically (because as the comments prove, 9 out of 10 people don't pay any attention to the lyrics). Finally, I like the idea that this was a reference to the music business. It certainly fits. |
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| Iggy Pop – Lust For Life Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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So far no one has commented on one of the main lyrical tricks of the song, which is that in the chorus he sometimes sings "I've got a lustFUL life." Listen and you'll hear it. I always laugh when I see the cruise commercial, because the "lustful life" lyric fits. To me, the lyrics are making fun of how shallow our culture is. "Of course I've had it in the ear before" is really a funny line. Surely the lyrics are meant to be ironic. And yes, musically, the song kicks ass like few others. |
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| Nickelback – Figured You Out Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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First off, what's up with all the idiots saying "I don't like this song" or "this song's stupid" or whatever? One thing I've noticed is when people say "I think this song is stupid" 9 times out of 10 they don't actually GET the song, so what they're really saying is "I'm Stupid, and I don't understand things". So instead of advertising your ignorance to the whole world, maybe a better idea would be to just shut up or go somewhere else to talk about a song that you DO like or understand, or at least think you understand. Also, no, the song is NOT misogynistic. When he says "I love my hands around your neck" he doesn't actually mean that. It's called irony! What he really means is that the person in the song brings out the worst in him. So please, stop with the preaching about how the song is so "unbelievably creepy", or "sadism and humiliation taken to the Nth degree." And then we have "I can't help but wonder if he would be thrilled to find out that the subject of the song kicked the bucket." Well yes, pumkinhed, drug abuse CAN have bad effects, including death. I don't think he's really saying that she should keep on using drugs! The point is she should stop. Maybe you think that he should've tried harder to "fix " the person in the song. But I've been in relations like this and let me tell you, you DON'T fix the other person; they start to break you. That's what happens. People don't change unless they want to, and even then it's tough. One more thing: it's a rocking song. I am not in any way a Nickelback fan but c'mon, it's a rocking song. Okay, now onto the lyrics... I think it's about a relationship where he initially is infatuated but then begins to realize that the girl is pretty messed up and realizes he needs to get out of it. I like how the lyrics shift from the beginning to the end. In the beginning it's all "I love", then later it's "I Love" but it's ironic; things he doesn't really love. This could be about that phase in the relationship where you know something is wrong but you are just trying to convince yourself everything is okay. Then finally it's just flat-out "I hate". I hate the places that we go, And I hate the people that you know, etc... In the end he realizes it's all part of one (messed-up) package. The low self-esteem, the partying, the neediness, the sex. And he realizes he doesn't want to be a part of it. He's definitely not saying that he wants her to keep going the way she is. In fact, to me it seems like he is angry at the wasted life, and still hopes that the person in the song will wake up one day and try to change. That's what it means to me, anyway... |
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| They Might Be Giants – Don't Let's Start Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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First, there absolutely WAS a cartoon called "Deputy Dog", except actually it was called "Deputy Dawg". ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Personally, I always took this as a guy who was saying he didn't want to get started in a relationship with a certain girl. In his head, he could see the way the relationship would end, and he didn't want to deal with the pain of it. So, he was saying "Don't, don't, don't let's start", because he knows how it would end. It's interesting to me that so many people take it as a relationship that's already happening, since there's really nothing in the song that indicates that. It's also interesting how many people see the "Don't Let's Start" words as relating to an argument. No offense meant; I really do find it interesting. -Jody- |
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| Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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First, I just want to fill in the one missing piece from the bridge. Kaneel had pretty much everything right; here's what he said: "Tommy James and Peter Lucia - Crimson and Clover *crimson and clover, over and over* Madness - Our House *Our house in the middle of the street* The Promise Ring - Why Did We Ever Meet *why did we ever meet?* Bad Company - Rock 'n Roll Fantasy - *started my rock 'n roll fantasy* They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start *don't let's start* Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart *kickstart my rock'n'roll heart* (not an exact lyric, but suspiciously close) THE MISSING PIECE: Rock and Roll Heart is a song, and an album, by Lou Reed. The song came out in 1976, 30 years ago, so probably older than most posters here. But, good song and good album. So, that last line is actually a clever combination of two song titles. Other notes about the bridge: It seems that lots of people weren't really aware of the Mötley Crüe song either. That's too bad, since "Kickstart my Heart" is a kickass song. The "Don't Let's Start part is definitely a reference to the TMBG song, since he even says "Don't, don't, don't let's start" just like the TMBG song. If you're younger, you may not remember, but Madness was HUGE for a little while. -Jody- |
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