| Les Peches – That Woman Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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A song written by Gallacher to Henry. Henry fancied this girl, or rather, That Woman, and Gallacher was trying to help him through the realisation of rejection. |
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| Les Peches – The Amata Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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From a friend too lazy to make his own account: "Les Pêches's fantastic follow-up effort of 'That Woman', 'The Amata', has simply stunned critics the world over. For those who thought they were a one-hit-wonder, this is a dazzling proof that these guys have a lot still to come... For those who thought songwriting is a linear, single-leveled affair, here's the definitive evidence against. 'The Amata' is elementally about the poetry of music - though its intentions is bemusing. However, I believe I have cracked it. And I am, to put it in the only way I can at the moment, well chuffed. It tells the story of the construction and life of the Empire State Building. Proof of this is woven cryptically into the song... Unless, of course, you are interested in architecture - then it gets a little easier. The Empire State building is 102 storeys high. "Tell me a story or a hundred-and-two." plays on the homophone of story/storey. The Empire State Building was also hit by a plane, and miraculously was barely affected as "Hit by a plane and open for business on Monday," suggests. "Was it worth five deaths in just 400 days? 30 plus suicides put the world in a daze." Is a tribute to the brave construction workers who fearlessly laboured on the dizzyingly high structure; and also the people who were tired of life and took their final leap into oblivion... More comically, "The chimp can eat his peach," refers to King Kong, the oversized chimp that scaled the tower in the film of the same name. Finally, the dead give-away to anyone know knows anything about famous buildings, the firm that created the Empire State Building, Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, are mentioned, also. Thus concluding that the subject is all about the good ol' ESB. I still prefer the Chrysler Building, personally. Of course, the poetry is exquisite - the rhetorical questions asking the reader/listener to consider the point behind the behemoth of the NY skyline - the immediately apparent wonder at the structure - the 'aabb' rhyming structure ties everything together. C'est Magnifique! We all desperately await the next hit Pêches!" Also the title. "Theamata" is greek for "Must-see", as in wonders of the world. And "Amata" means deathlessness. Nice bit of ambiguity there. The Torré Latinoamericana is a smaller building in Mexico, with a similar design to the ESB and the 7Sisters refers to another skyscraper in Russia. The 2nd verse talks about how the ESB was empty for long periods after opening due to the depression but how ambition drove it forward and how now it is symbolic of great things. Also a religious connotation to the lines: "Today you graze in pastures green, Incomparilbe to where you've been." Links to "The Lord is my Shepard" etc. Also suggestion of Heaven being incomparible to Earth; mirroring the growth of the status of the Empire State Building. Great tune, especially in the chorus, very catchy! Love it! |
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| Franz Ferdinand – What You Meant Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"This song is about even in the face of darkness, always seeing the light." From the mouth of Kapranos. |
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| Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| When they play live they also introduce themselves before the third last stanza and it sounds magic! | |
| Franz Ferdinand – The Dark of the Matinee Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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It is about taking a girl to the cinema for the first time and being nervous. It is also about looking back and marvelling at what you have acheived. It came about from an idea Bob Hardy had on a cold February evening in Alex's flat. He said he'd rather be anywhere than there, and he'd particulary like to be somewhere very dear to his heart: the dark of the matinee. Alex revealled that when they played in Brazil. It suggests to me that the song is a memory of things past - things that happened and things that have improved (ie. a first date to a cinema and how they were nervous but how they are confident around women.) Agree with music_nazi except the 2nd paragraph. I think the matinee is literally a place where, as blackrose said, a place where they can be comfortable. ZombieStar and ganz108 are both right too. Great song, gets me dancing every time! |
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| Air – Sexy Boy Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I just heard the Franz Ferdinand version. I prefer the way they did it, makes it sound less like a homosexual compliment and more like an ambiton to be a "sexy boy": "One day I will be as beautiful as a God" (or something my french very poor.) I guess this means I will improve, become something brilliant, etc. The FF version mirrors this idea with the more gritty drum beat and bass in my opinion. |
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