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| R.E.M. – Losing My Religion Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I can't get the silly idea out of my mind that this song is about getting drunk, as in, the physical and psychological effects of getting lashed with a few mates. |
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| Līve – Dance With You Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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N.B: lizziebelle, if you're interested in songs with lyrics that are about specific people, events, etc, have a listen to Mark Knopfler's solo work. i recommend Shangri-La. He touches on real life in an ambiguous way, and yet conveys thoughts, feelings and emotions that stir common emotions about specific themes. Maybe you've heard of his stuff, but I really recommend it if you haven't! |
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| Līve – Dance With You Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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lizziebelle,
What a wonderful interpretation, never thought of this song in that light before.Whether the love and loss penolope and odysseus endured reflects a modern condition or this song speaks directly about this tale is unclear. Perhaps it's the eternal paradox of love throughout the ages speaks a common tale among various storytellers through time. An intriguing idea! |
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| Mark Knopfler – One More Matinee Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Touching song. I don't know exactly, but I feel this was written for someone who Mark actually met. It wouldn't surprise me if some of the quotes in this song are directly from a conversation he had. I'd love to know who this song was about. His songs are either about someone or something close to his heart. The general meaning is clear but I get the distinct impression that there is something profoundly personal here as well. |
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| Mark Knopfler – Devil Baby Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Travelling freak shows were a peculiar and popular fascination for americans ever since the declaration of Independence. Show masters, often peddling themselves as 'professors of the strange', would come to mid-american poor towns peddling their exotic finds. The typical lifestyle of the time would draw in crowds with a fascination of the ungodly and cursed. Such "freak shows" were just as popular in Europe. The unfortunate participants in these shows were often children or social outcasts with some form of physical disability or abnormality that were rejected and given to scouts for such shows.One would believe that in modern times, our evolved sense of morality and understanding would curb such abhorrent displays of human degradation.
Mark makes the point of comparing the early carnival shows with the modern phenomenon of reality T.V. picking out one of the more prominent examples: Jerry Springer. This paralell shows that, whereas before, people were almost abducted for their peculiarities, people now call a toll free number (i.e. "Call 1-800-IMA FREK") to put themselves on display for the whole nation to stare in amazement at. Sad, shocking, yet true. |
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