| Redd Kross – Janus, Jeanie, and George Harrision Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| Looks to be an homage to the year 1970. Jesus Christ Superstar the play came out. Beatles broke up, but George Harrison released his first solo album. I Dream of Jennie tv show ended. The mystical being with eyes of coal is Frosty the Snowman. Frosty tv animated movie came out in 1969, but the lyric writer maybe saw it in 1970. Frankincense and myrrh are two of the gifts of the magi for baby jesus, but are mentioned in the play Jesus Christ Superstar. Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways,[1] passages, frames, and endings." Wikipedia. The the writer is saying the transition from 1969 to 1970 was a gate of change where some things ended and some began new. | |
| The Kingston Trio – They Call The Wind Maria Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[annieTLS:35915] My cousin was also! (^: | |
| Pure Prairie League – Let Me Love You Tonight Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| Seems like the singer is looking into the eyes of their partner and they are thinking about a past partner that they got a "broken heart" with. The singer is implying that they are the "someone who's right" and that their love will bring them away "from the edge" of suicide. By tomorrow it "will be all right". When things are dark, hold me "tighter than tight" which means sex. | |
| Beck – Peaches & Cream Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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The last line of the song is from a Jesus parable from the bible. The 10 Virgins Matthew 25:1-13 Here is the wikipedia for ya.... "In the Parable of the Ten Virgins, Jesus tells a story about a party of virgins, perhaps bridesmaids or torchbearers for a procession, chosen to participate in a wedding. Each of the ten virgins is carrying a lamp or torch as they await the coming of the bridegroom, which they expect at some time during the night. Five of the virgins are wise and have brought oil for their lamps. Five are foolish and have only brought their lamps. At midnight, all the virgins hear the call to come out to meet the bridegroom. Realizing their lamps have gone out, the foolish virgins ask the wise ones for oil, but they refuse, saying that there will certainly not be enough for them to share. While the foolish virgins are away trying to get more oil, the bridegroom arrives. The wise virgins then accompany him to the celebration. The others arrive too late and are excluded." The parable is of course, if you don't keep your soul and life clean and ready for the Lord, then you won't be ready when the Son of God comes to Earth. |
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| Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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skate a task that required little effort or pain; verb form means to take it easy. http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Glossary/Sixties_Term_Gloss_Q_T.html |
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| Billy Joel – Captain Jack Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Why would writers today write songs like this ? It would be just copying Billy Joel. That said, there are lots of new writers of complex songs. Depeche Mode, Andain, and Tori Amos etc.....even Nicki Minaj lyrics are damn complex that you have to google them to figure out how complex they are. There were lots of fluff bands when Billy was around and yet you found him among the zero calorie pop songs. Well, ya gotta dig around in today's music to find the gems as well. (^:= |
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