| David Bowie – Eight Line Poem Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| i love this song, London was also the first thing i thought about when i heard it for the first time and have since associated it with the place.. glad to know i'm not insane! (or just alone) :P | |
| Queen – My Melancholy Blues Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song is essentially about Freddie’s fame and the fact that although he appears to be happy, this new celebrity is not enough for him because his relationships are unfulfilling. It could also concern his sexuality because at that time he was struggling to convince people he was straight, and that couldn’t have made him happy, but that’s just a thought. He starts off saying how his lover has left him again. He carries on saying how he’s going to drown his sorrows (he had a growing drug habit at this time also) etc and then avows his true feelings “So don’t expect me to behave perfectly and wear that sunny smile”. As we know Freddie was never one to discuss his private life and often wore this ‘sunny smile’ in order to conceal his true feelings from the ever intrusive public, in this line he is just admitting that. Then he carries on explaining that he doesn’t know how to handle his newfound fame “I’m causing a mild sensation with this new occupation. I’m permanently glued to this extraordinary mood”. I.e. he’s not happy. Then he concludes saying that he’s only adjusting to his new celebrity and is not happy although it may seem otherwise. He invites us into his mind to show us his true feelings which are different to what we would presume- “I’m in the news I’m just getting used to my new exposure, so come into my enclosure and meet my melancholy blues”. This is one of my favourite songs; the piano is amazing, it’s a Freddie classic. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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i came across this song by pure chance and it was my first introduction to cohen. from thence, i am hooked! it always makes me feel a little nostalgic. |
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| Leonard Cohen – Dance Me to the End of Love Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| how could this beautiful song creep anyone out? i'm in love with it! | |
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