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Kris Kristofferson – To Beat The Devil Lyrics

18 years ago

Yeah - on my version, before he starts the song, he has a little introduction - 'Couple of years back, I came across a great and wasted friend of mine in the hallway of a recording studio, and while he was reciting some poetry to me that he'd written, I saw he was about a step away from dying, and I couldn't help and wonder why. And the lines of this song occured to me. I'm happy to say he's no longer wasted and he's got him a good woman. I'd like to dedicate this to John and June [Cash] who helped show me how to beat the devil...'

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Kris Kristofferson – To Beat The Devil Lyrics

18 years ago

Yeah - on my version, before he starts the song, he has a little introduction - 'Couple of years back, I came across a great and wasted friend of mine in the hallway of a recording studio, and while he was reciting some poetry to me that he'd written, I saw he was about a step away from dying, and I couldn't help and wonder why. And the lines of this song occured to me. I'm happy to say he's no longer wasted and he's got him a good woman. I'd like to dedicate this to John and June [Cash] who helped show me how to beat the devil...'

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Kenny Chesney – She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy Lyrics	18 years ago
Saw Chesney on TV not that long ago... apparently he has two tractors, neither of which he considers sexy. Apparently, this song was a bit of a gamble for him, taking the comedic approach to try to jumpstart his career or something. Can't remember the details, but I guess it really worked for him. It's a great song to make you laugh. This and George Strait's 'All my ex's live in texas'...

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Kris Kristofferson – The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 (Hang In, Hopper) Lyrics

18 years ago

You're partly right. In one(?) version of this song, Kristofferson starts out by saying, to the background of his guitar, that he "started writing this song about Chris Gantry, ended up writing about ...(?) and Johnny Cash..." then goes on to mention several other country/folk singers of the time such as Ramblin' Jack Elliot. This song is about so much more than anyone in particular. A lot of what you said was right, but I see it as Kristofferson personifying the whole genre of music in this song. I also love the imagery of "wearing yesterday's misfortunes like a smile". It's so resonate to anyone who's been known to hit the booze hard (and often subsequently the sidewalk). This was one of the songs that made me fully appreciate the poet in Kristofferson. I mean, one can dissect this like a poem with its binary opposites, use of repetition, alliteration..... but I won't, I promise. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed with the lack of enthusiasm for this song. Oh well.

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Robbie Williams – Me and My Monkey Lyrics	19 years ago
For me, it's like a good old fashioned willie nelson style cowboy song with mexicans, shoot outs etc, except with the added elements of the vegas-coke-celebrity scene. Hilarious, with a darker side as well.

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Robbie Williams – Come Undone Lyrics

19 years ago

It's definately in part about cocaine (the razor blades and mirrors, and the coming down bit are pretty blunt), but that doesn't mean it can't have multiple meanings, depending on the person (that goes for all the other song that may or may not be about drugs out there). Personally, I can't listen to the line that goes 'i pray that when i'm coming down you'll be asleep' without feeling a shiver down my spine... coming down is the worst thing i've ever experienced, and i hate myself so much for some of the things i've done and said in that state... it's a powerful song

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Kent – Sverige Lyrics

19 years ago

It's a melancholic look at Sweden. Perhaps he isn't "very fond" of it, but I get the impression that he loves it anyway. I think the "just right" bit of the translation needs clarifying. Swedish has a very particular word, not found in many (if any) other languages, 'lagom', which, although can be translated as "just right", is also more "not too good, not too bad", a sort of mediocrity seen by the stereotypical swede to be a virtue. Many swedes have a contempt for this view that 'lagom' is best.

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Kent – Dom Andra Lyrics

19 years ago

However, it is becoming more and more common to simply write 'dom' instead of 'de/dem' in swedish, seeing as both are pronounced 'dom' anyway. Where did the IT thing come into it? Step away from the computer for a minute and then listen to it. Isn't it just about a relationship gone bad? They tried to be so much better, but in the end, they became just like "dom andra" (the others, i.e. everyone else).... opening line, 'a lonely woman seeks a man' am I missing something?

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Woody Guthrie – This Land Is Your Land Lyrics

19 years ago

To my shame I've never heard the extra verses! I've only ever read them. All the versions I download are the self-abridged, later version that's listed here. Nevertheless, I like that version just as much. I love the subtleness of the lyrics, that make people (like rlantelope) confuse it for a patriotic song - it makes it all the more ironic and enjoyable for those who recognise it's true meaning. I think Communist Manifesto is pushing it a bit.. it's a natural reaction to the social conditions in the time it was written. When reading stories of how people mistake, and even praise it as a 'God Bless America' song, I'm always reminded about how Catholic churches would sometimes play The Beatles song 'Mother Mary', when there were so many people who thought it was about drugs (don't bother arguing that it's not, because I'm not arguing that it is).

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Bob Dylan – Restless Farewell Lyrics	19 years ago
This song is stunningly beautiful. I love it, all the more because of the basis of one of my favourite traditional folk songs, 'The Parting Glass'. I always enjoy when Bob Dylan incorporates folk songs in his music.

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Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings Lyrics	19 years ago
Such a beautiful song. I know I'm not alone when I say how much that 'restless hungry feeling' rings true.. when everything feels like shit, and there doesn't feel like anything left to tie you down, and you just want to get away. Heavily reminiscent of 'It Ain't Me Babe'.

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Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues Lyrics

19 years ago

I love this song. It's ridiculous and serious at the same time. Sometimes it can seem like a whole bunch of random lines mixed in a haphazard way, sometimes really meaningful, and other times like a crazy 3-day amphetamine trip. It always makes me think of amphetamines, not only because of the 'mixing up the medicine' etc etc, but because of the incredible pace at which he rips through this song, and the way he seems to have a really important and insighful message, but it seems to just fall short of coherency, a lot of which is consistent with my experiences of it. I don't know enough about the Kerouac thing to comment on it, but I don't deny any of that. I'm just sure there's at least something to do with drugs in it, and to me it'll always be linked to amphetamines.

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Bob Dylan – North Country Blues Lyrics

19 years ago

You 'read' that? You could have just listened to the song. I admit that it's easy to miss that it's from the perspective of a woman, especially with Dylan's style of singing (but the line ' To marry John Thomas, a miner' is a clue)... My point is, you don't need to read about it. Listen and enjoy. It's a ballad, the story is laid out plain, without oblique references and metaphores. It's strength lays in it's haunting melody and simple yet beautifully poetic voice that is so evocative of the characters it portrays. "So the mining gates locked And the red iron rotted And the room smelled heavy from drinking" - sends a shiver down my spine every time.

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