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| Tori Amos – Big Wheel Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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When I started considering what lucian said about this song being in part Tori's response to critics of Beekeper, some lyrics seemed to make more sense: "So you are a superstar
Get off the cross, we need the wood"
After only a couple of listens I came to like this song a lot. I'm looking forward to the album. |
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| Owen Pallett – Song Song Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Seems to be about contradictions and hypocrisy in what is expected of women today. Sending a girl to reform school make a man of her, society asks for boldness and manly qualities, credibility in the working world, and yet often holds older expectations, for her to be "not too bold." Singing a song about a woman's rage seems to be a way of making light, as if she is expected to rage, not because it is validated, but because it is expected, and she's still "tough, for a girl" and "smart, for a girl," as if peoples' worthiness is still measured, when it comes down to it, by gender, even with all the ways gender disparities have supposedly been eliminated in society.
The classical, prim-sounding violin in the middle of the very precise drums is a nice touch, and then the plucking the strings instead, I love that the music adds so much to the meaning of the song as a whole, as opposed to merely being a background to brilliant lyrics or brilliant music to hold up shoddy lyrics. The whole thing is wonderful. |
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| Radiohead – Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over) Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I always think of the X-Files when I hear this song, especially "all evidence has been buried, all tapes have been erased." All things aside, this is just a great song, musically, lyrically, one of my favorites on the album. |
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| The Decemberists – Los Angeles, I'm Yours Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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They did play the song at their Los Angeles show last year and we loved it. This may not be the most elegant or down-to-earth city, but it's exciting, it's crazy, it's diverse, and it's home.
The best part of that show was when a bunch of people threw underwear on the stage when Colin sang "I can see your undies." |
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