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Portishead – Only You (French Version) Lyrics 19 years ago
wow, est ce qu'il ya vraiment un version de cette chanson en francais?!? et si c'est vrai, comme peux-on le trouver?

(is there really a version of this song in french? and if so, can anyone tell me where to find it???)

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Portishead – Strangers Lyrics 19 years ago
thanks AlairaKasimer and deedee, it does make more sense that way. I'm still puzzled by the lines "done it warning / done it now" etc. If this really is what she says, what does it mean, and what does that have to do with the tone/theme of introspection/knowing yourself/etc?

deedee's words are definitely worth repeating: "Some song's don't have to be explained" but I still can't help but wonder...

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Portishead – Cowboys Lyrics 19 years ago
Re: xdvr's post: I think this song is definitely political. Part of the greatness of phead is that the song is certainly not _just_ political, but the political allusions to me are pretty clear: "soiled coin" can be related to the the "sordid" money that fuels much of the political arena, from lobbying to campaign contribution. Also, being a U.S. citizen, the "talons" remind me of the popular American icon of the bald eagle. Compare Toby Keith's lines of a song that alludes to George "coWboy" Bush and the U.S. response to 9/11:

Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin’ her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it’s gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin’ her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue

... to say nothing of the song's grim prescience regarding the current situation in Iraq in the line "Did you feed us tales of deceit"...

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