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| Grateful Dead – Days Between Lyrics
| 2 years ago
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I'm probably overthinking the matter. But the lyrics are from the perspective of someone older looking back wistfully on youth. So nne might think of the title as referring to the days between youth and death. |
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| Gillian Welch – One Monkey Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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"One money don't stop the show" was a common expression in R&B circles going back to 1950. It means "one setback should not impede progress".
We'll probably never know, but I wonder if "monkey" is a shortened version of "monkeywrench". |
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| Neil Young – After the Gold Rush Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The three verses are past present and future,.The first verse is a romantic vision of our past relationship to the Earth. The second verse, a pessimistic vision of the present (the 1970s). And the third verse, a romantic vision of our future relationship with planet Earth |
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| Procol Harum – A Salty Dog Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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The story is very similar to the Mutiny on the Bounty incident. And the mutineers landing on Pitcairn Island. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Sisters of Mercy Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The idea that they were prostitutes comes from the fact that "Sisters of Mercy" is one of the Leonard Cohen songs featured in "McCabe and Mrs Miller" ,where prostitutes play a major role. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Chelsea Hotel #2 Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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PS. Another song about Janis Joplin is "Bird Song" by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Joplin was the girlfriend of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead ,for a while. He died of alcoholism. |
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| Procol Harum – A Salty Dog Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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It's about death.Is my best guess.Hindsight being 20/20 ,I have to think
Gary Brooker's music holds up much better than Keith Reid's lyrics ;all brain salad ,little editing. |
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