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| Suede – Heroine Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I agree on the Byron quotation and the pre-Raphaelite stuff but I guess Brett is playing with the different layers of meaning one can read with both those references and his own context.
I think the song is about the discovery of sexual attraction and the idealisation of women, which is constructed from the references you already mentioned, Hollywood stars like Marylin Monroe but also prostitutes, who might be the actual women to whom the boy is attracted to as he lives in a slum.
The most interesting thing about thins song is how all those references work together, going from the innocent attraction described in Byron's poem to the unbearable longing caused by desire in pre-Rafaelite paintings to the tragic figure of Marylin Monroe and, finally to the prostitutes and the unavoidable reference to heroine. One meaning doesn't exclude the other and actually that's one of the great things about this song, it is about a young man who is so attracted to a woman that she is like heroine to him and at the same time about an addict whose desire for the drug is as strong as that of a teenager for an idealized woman. |
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| David Bowie – Baby Loves That Way Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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It's actually with The Lower Third. I've been listening these days to the re-recording from Toy and it's amazing to think that Bowie wrote this song when he wast just 18. BTW, we're so lucky Toy got leaked. I would buy it if they make a official release. It's a great album. |
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| Alex Turner – Stuck On The Puzzle (Full Version) Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I know a girl that fits exactly what Alex is singing about, I made her listen to this tune and she loved it even before I realize what the lyrics meant. It feels as if Alex Turner knew all about my life. |
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