| Nicole Atkins – Love Surreal Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Second line in the chorus is: "It's the only nightmare with a heavy mass appeal" |
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| Decoder Ring – Fractions Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Love this band. This song is so epic. It's just amazing. | |
| Newton Faulkner – Resin on my heart strings Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| The chorus is so very beautiful in this song. I wish I could write a chorus like that. | |
| Newton Faulkner – Badman Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Love the intro to this. The instrumentation is brilliant. Don't really like the singing/vocal melody. I think the meaning is quite clear. It's about escaping the busy, suffocating cities and towns and the way of life for something more simple. The vast majority of us after a day at work or even on our days off just spend most of the day in our house (watching TV etc). |
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| Bryan Adams – Straight From The Heart Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Reminds me so much of Springsteen's 'Racing in the Streets' | |
| Joanna Newsom – En Gallop Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| If you listen real closely at the very begining you can hear Joanna keeping the beat with her foot, it's very soft (more audible with headphones). Such a beautiful song. | |
| Nicole Atkins – Kill the Headlights Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This appears to be about two people in a relationship who have both done wrong, perhaps they've been unfaithful to each other. The narrator is aware of the flaws in the relationship and can see its eventual end. "Don't pull over just kill the headlights" - to pull over is to talk about it, stop and try and work things out. Just driving on and switching off the headlights results in the releationship continuing on, both aware of the dangers (further unfaithfulness etc) and ultimately becoming a painful wreck. This relationship can not be salvaged. Her voice at the end is heavenly - her voice is just so beautiful. |
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| Cibo Matto – Birthday Cake Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The pronounciation is weird. "Shut up and eat!" sounds like "Shut up London eat!" Crazy, stupid, annoying...and addictive song. |
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| Meiko Kaji – The Flower of Carnage Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| This is a really beautiful song. The translation that qunice gave (whether right or wrong) is quite poetic and gives a bit more meaning to the song, only adding to its beauty. | |
| Frank Zappa – Nanook Rubs It Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Who plays guitar on this track/suite? Is it Zappa himself? It's crazy! | |
| Blue Öyster Cult – Godzilla Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Does anyone know what the Japanese means in the middle of the song? | |
| The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of The Understatement Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Knights of Cydonia anyone?!?! | |
| Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Where's the rap in the middle? | |
| The Kingsmen – Louie, Louie Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| He comes in early after the solo. You hear "Me see" and then he stops as the band plays on and he comes in next time round. | |
| Laura Marling – New Romantic Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| The lyric "gate" should be spelled "gait". | |
| Laura Marling – New Romantic Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| She was 17 when she wrote this. There's wisdom in these words. | |
| Rage Against the Machine – Fistful Of Steel Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"But if ya bowin' down Then let me do the cuttin'" I always thought of it as if no one else will speak up i.e. they all 'bow down', then Zach would speak up and let his voice be heard, let it 'CUT' through the mix or 'CUT' a piece of music that would end the silence. Not to be a 'sheep. Just conjecture. |
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| Bobby Caldwell – What You Won't Do For Love Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song is seriously smooth. Tupac sampled the chorus for "Do For Love". |
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| Bobby Caldwell – What You Won't Do For Love Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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| Lauryn Hill – A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke cover) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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PlatnumPlus, before you go and get all high and mighty, why not check to see if Lauryn Hill actually performed a slightly different version than the Sam Cooke one. That would be the sensible thing to do. Love Lauryn Hill's voice. |
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| The Allman Brothers Band – Blue Sky Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Fabulous song! Duane's guitar solo just oozes out of his fingers. Love the harmony guitars just as the solo is drawing to an end - my favourite part of the song. I began listening to some Derek Trucks before I heard much Allman Brothers stuff, but you can really hear their influence. Note: If you listen closely at the very end, you can hear someone saying something (pretty inaudible) and then "try again". |
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| Black Sabbath – Snowblind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Does he shout "RIDE!" or "RIGHT!"?? Either one, it's still my favourite bit in the song. |
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| Tupac Shakur – No More Pain Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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The dialogue at the start of this song is sampled from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. This song is hard to find on CD (I think it's on a Death Row Compilation) and is featured in the film Above The Rim, but sadly not on the official soundtrack. Some of the question marks (?) in the above lyrics can be made clear by watching the film such as "if you front on the BIRD man" and "a buck fifty ACROSS THE FACE with my razor". All relate to the film, intentionally or not. Feels like there's a lot of emotion in this song. Brilliant. |
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| B*witched – C'est La Vie Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"Anyone know the name of that guy?" If you mean the guy from Boyzone, his name is Shane Lynch, the brother of the twins in B*Witched (Edele & Keavy's brother). He was also in the British soap Coronation Street for awhile. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think there's a bit of a Johnny Cash influence here. Cash's song 'I Walk the Line' contains lyrics about "the ties that bind" and Bruce includes the line "can you walk the line?" in here. Maybe just a strange coincidence. |
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| B*witched – C'est La Vie Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"One hit wonder? They haven't come out with anything else since." If memory serves me correct, they actually had quite a sucessful pop career at one time. This was their first song and they certainly had more than "one hit". The song 'Rollercoaster' was quite big. I think some of the members or one of the members is related to someone from Boyzone. |
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| Soundgarden – Half Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I didn't think it was in English first time I heard it... I thought it was some Middle-Eastern woman singing. I think it sounds quite like Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction now. |
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| Tupac Shakur – Me & My Girlfriend Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"2pac is a fucking king! king of rap and poetry. shakespeare take a step aside" That comment is beyond stupidity!! But anyway, Tupac is talking about his close relationship with guns & violence throughout his entire life (which ultimately consumed him). I think most people get the metaphor, it's not really that hard. He's certainly better than most of the stagnant crap in the rap/hip hop scene at present. He was one of rap's greats (possibly the greatest) but certainly not better than Shakespeare. |
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| Chokebore – Police Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The way the intro slowly builds up and comes at you is a great effect. It's all so haunting and painful. I get a feeling it's about resisting/fighting against something e.g. some kind of differences (people not fitting in). Perhaps it's quite cliche and it's simply about a break up, but I suspect there's more to it. |
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| Belle & Sebastian – I Fought in a War Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It's about World War I. A boy is sent off to fight in the trenches, to become a 'man'. Bullets are constantly whizzing about and dead are bodies falling backwards into the trenches as they charge over the top. To keep himself sane/occupied he thinks about a girl he once knew before the war (possibly his sweetheart) and the letters she sends him - she is doing her part for the war too (making ammunition). The line 'Keep your head down pal' refers to the the fact that if any part of your body appeared above the trench, you were likely to lose it and the 'sickness' is possibly shell shock. Some good lyrics. Good song. |
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| Procol Harum – A Salty Dog Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The strings and chord progressions in this song are brilliant. They convey the feeling of floating on the sea extremely well (along with the rhythm and seagul/wave noises). The string section sounds like it was lifted straight out of an older piece of work - like they did with Whiter Shade of Pale. As for the lyrics, I'm not sure. I think death obvioulsy has something to do with it. The lyrics about "a sand so white...no mortal place at all" sort of sounds like they all died or discovered a paradise. In regards to 'lapofthegods' - yes, Disney are apparently set to release a film in 2010. |
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| King Crimson – Peace - An End Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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These lyrics are so good, like most of Sinfield's lyrics - thick with imagery and metaphors, just beautiful. I think the throughout the entire theme, peace is being conveyed as totally pure. Nature, forgiveness, acceptance and innocence. It's all there. Sublime. |
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| The View – Same Jeans Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"Life's one big circle And it doesn't end When it ends Will you still be my friend?" ...talk about stupid lyrics. |
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| Robert Randolph And The Family Band – Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I don't like what 'RR&TFB' have done here. This sounds too much like an attempt to reach a more mainstream audience - it could easily be mistaken for an Outkast record. A few of the lyrics are above some of their previous works, but I say they ought to stick with what they do best. |
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| Madeleine Peyroux – La Vie en Rose Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I really love this song, Edith Piaf is great. I like both versions (Peyroux's and the original) but this one is more relaxing and nonchalant. The title translates (loosely) as 'Life in Pink'. |
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| The Kooks – Ooh La Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| ...I remember hearing Luke Pritchard being hailed as the 'new' Bob Dylan. *rolls eyes* | |
| The Clash – Guns on the Roof Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| The intro riff at the begining was lifted directly from The Who's 'Can't Explain' - a major influence on The Clash (especially Strummer) and many other punk bands. | |
| King Crimson – In the Wake of Poseidon Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Upon first listening to the song, it sounds like a mixture of 'Epitath' and 'In The Court Of The Crimson King'...with stronger similarities to Epitath. | |
| Paul Simon – 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| That is an extremely valid point. I don't think I can think of an other song containing the word "furthermore"! It certainly is rare in lyrics. | |
| Diamond Head – Am I Evil? Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Eld is correct. Gustav Holst Planet Suite, Movement 1, 'Mars, the Bringer of War' has some striking similarities. Just over halfway through the 1st movement (about 4:00) an almost identical rhythm pattern and melodic line can be heard. Worth noting aswell, the intro to the first movement also influenced Cream's 'White Room'. | |
| The Who – Substitute Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Pardon my ignorance. After some research, I can see it was written with a meaning. Like you said, class plays a big part of it. ...I still stand by my original post though, these lyrics aren't very good. Townshend was just on his way to perfecting his song writing skills. |
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| Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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There does feel like there is a degree of pain in this and a man who's just had enough. Though he was down and out or feeling crappy before, he's now got a new outlook and isn't prepared to take any crap. I think (as mentioned above) the hill represents rising above it all. His "secret" has been exposed and to his suprise, he doesn't really care. It's sort of liberating - being free from the weight, conveyed by the style of singing in the verses (starting off quiet and moody and then into a defiant kind of shout, representing before & after). |
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| Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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"If you really read the lyrics, it seems he's not all that upset about losing his wife. Maybe she was second on his list." Correct. While Springsteen was on tour in '87' and still married to Julianne Phillips, he was having an affair with Patti Scialfa, (guitarist/backing singer) who then became his second and current wife. |
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| The Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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This could also be a song about a love that can only truly flourish in death. Two lovers who feel that the world is against them or simply just don't fit in, think that taking their lives is the only way to really be together...kind of like Romeo & Juliet. Personally, this theme feels stronger to me now than that of growing up and everything being perfect and picturesque. If you study the lyrics, the theme of love & death doesn't seem too absurd. |
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| Pete Townshend – Rough Boys Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I really like Townshend's rhythm playing in this, especially those quick, short 'stabs' after the first verse. It obviously seems quite British. Pretty sure it's about they way young people behave (drinking, fighting etc) and sex. Like the lines "carry you home" and "gonna get inside you" with the latter actually being quite literal - example of a stereotypical good night out, from a man's perspective anyway. Also, I think there's a reference to the Who song 'Substitute' in the lyrics. When he mentions "leather" and "shoes", words that are in 'Substitute' with the added fact that the meanings are similar - being young and involving love life. |
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| Razorlight – Stumble And Fall Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| ...might as well have been a Strokes song, except they're lyrics would have been a 'bit' better. | |
| Nouvelle Vague – In a Manner of Speaking Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I couldn't agree more , pippilotta - there doesn't always need to be words spoken in order to feel comfortable. A lot of people are under the illusion that when people who are together and in silence are distant or cold or perhaps uninterested in each other when they may in fact just completely understand one another and the bond just transcends beyond words. |
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| Tim Buckley – Song To The Siren Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| If he is performing the wails in the background then "WOW!". Such an amazing voice with range and depth. It's a beutiful song that just oozes from his voice with emotion. | |
| Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Whether there is patriotism in it at all is all just opinion...unless you ask The Boss himself, personally, I think there is very little (if any) patriotism in the song. I think the lines "You end up like a dog...spend half your life just covering up" are particularly emotive, which no one seems to have picked up on yet. It's like the horror of the war is still vivid in their minds but like an abused dog they walk with their tails between their legs, made to feel ashamed of being homeless, disrespected and mentally scarred by the atrocities of war in which many had no obligation to take part in. I think echoes of this song will be felt by those involved in the situation in Iraq. |
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| Razorlight – America Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Ditto. Razorlight are extremely overrated. | |
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