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Art Garfunkel – Disney Girls Lyrics

15 years ago

The song describes a man yearning ("But fantasy world and Disney girls, I'm coming back") for simpler times in small-town America ("1957" is mentioned in the title), with old-fashioned life and values. Bruce Johnson wrote this song in 1971, when America was experiencing rapid changes like sexual revolution, rise of feminist movement, hippie counter-culture, and maybe he yearned for life and values from way back in the 1950s.

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The Beach Boys – Disney Girls Lyrics	15 years ago
The song seems to describe a man's (maybe even Bruce Johnson's) yearning ("Oh, fantasy world, Disney girls, I'm coming back") for simpler, older small-town life and values (1957). The word "reality" in the song may be a reference to the early 70s (when the song was released), and America's issues at that time: Vietnam War, rise of feminism, sexual revolution, drugs, hippie movement, etc.

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Art Garfunkel – Traveling Boy Lyrics	18 years ago
Thanks for the lyrics to this beautiful song. I love the melody of this haunting, almost mystical song. Although the meaning is obvious (the rover theme typical of many '70's songs), the lines "One night of love beside a strange young smile" is perplexing. The guitar solo is very engaging. This song should have been a hit.

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The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Lyrics	18 years ago
The concept album "Sgt Pepper's" dealt with contemporary, urban problems. In this way, I'd go with Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, with its psychedelic lyrics, talking about LSD

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America – A Horse With No Name Lyrics	19 years ago
I always thought this was a protest song about the environment, especially the part "there were plants and birds and rocks and things, there were sand and hlls and rain, the ocean is a desert with its life underground and a perfect disguise above, under the cities, lies a heart made of ground, BUT THE HUMANS WOULD GIVE NO LOVE"

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Electric Light Orchestra – Shine a Little Love Lyrics	19 years ago
Wasn't this written as a disco song? I think I read somewhere

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Electric Light Orchestra – Midnight Blue Lyrics	19 years ago
Cool song from a cool album (Discovery) -- but panned by many ELO fans

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Electric Light Orchestra – Last Train to London Lyrics	19 years ago
Jeff Lynne has said it's about the band's frequent commute from Birmingham to London in the early days

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Bread – Games Of Magic Lyrics	19 years ago
I think the line "we play games of magic all the while" talks about sex. Note also the metaphor in the line "rain clouds are chasing the light, they play games of magic". It talks about a sexually insecure man who moves from one woman to another...

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Chris Rea – Fool (if You Think It's Over) Lyrics	19 years ago
Chris Rea wrote this song for his younger sister who had recently been heartbroken

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