| Steely Dan – Black Friday Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I'm interested in the reference to Muswellbrook because if it refers to the town in New South Wales, Australia (and the reference to kangaroos is a good tip-off), I know it well. It's not really much of a town to speak of; there's very little there and very little has ever happened there - it's the sort of place where you wouldn't be out of place wearing no socks and shoes - so it's interesting that it made its way into a Steely Dan song. | |
| Tori Amos – Police Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Information storage/artificial intelligence = "every cell (microchips?) have been taught to think" | |
| Tori Amos – Police Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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From the song, and judging from the visualette, it's about technology. Remote viewing = security. Privacy invasion (can they monitor how you think?; police yourself, police me). Voyeurism, perhaps internet sexual gratification killing human intimacy (to get off he cries "slutty goth"; full of winter you are). How people communicate without looking at one another (blackberry girl; perhaps you should read my thoughts). |
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| Tori Amos – Strong Black Vine Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I completely agree with and thought the same as notlikecrazii, about the 'strong black vine' being a whip, when I first heard the song. Think about it: submission is my mission? Tori is Abnormally Attracted to Sin? But when I saw the visualette it showed scenes from the Iraqi war mixed with scenes of Tori visiting some voodoo shop and getting her cards read. A friend of mine and I now think it's about being evil - evil that's done secretly in the dark in voodoo shops, and evil that's done in broad daylight with guns and bombs. Now I think it's a complex combination of the two interpretations. |
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| Tori Amos – Welcome to England Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I believe this song to be about, or partly about, is patriotism and what it's like being an American in England. If you watch the visualette you'll see Tori's wearing a dress with an American Flag design, and is walking around in an English setting. I think the reference "your other half has got himself a Devil's access" refers to the American half, and the war on terror that her American side has been guilty of (see also visualette for Strong Black Vine), the American side having a 'Devil's access', whatever that means. I also think the line "It's not a question if I can fight by your side and withstand anything but... &c" is a more direct reference to her patriotism, meaning that there's no question that she'll fight for her country America (or maybe she's referring to England?), but England is the "magic world parallel" that she has fallen in love with, a land where she needs to bring her own sun (because it's always overcast?). |
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| Headless Chickens – George Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Quite obviously the singer/protagonist... let's call her 'Fiona'... has caught partner 'George' cheating on her. The lyrics make it obvious. I wonder what Fiona means by 'show the rope and dangle it above me'? Is the rope a metaphorical noose? Could it be a kinkier bondage reference? I also wonder what was written on the little piece of paper - a tryst time and address, perhaps? What could the photo be of - a simple snapshot of George's secret lover, or perhaps something more sexual? I also wonder what the 'beings in the corner' are? I love the second verse where Fiona goes quiet, sitting in her room motionless because she's so angry with George about his betrayal, and she's envisioning never having met him. More so, I love the line 'tell me the gospel according to you' - referring to his 'gospel' of excuses for where he was last night, all of which are an obvious lie. This is an awesome song; so are all this band's other songs. |
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| Tori Amos – Big Wheel Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I might be oversimplifying this song, but I'm putting my thoughts out there. What I think this song is about is.... alcoholism. I feel a lot of the lyrics refer to the way people act when they're alcoholics... the dry lips when they're in need of a drink for example, and the way they see women as their possessions and 'call them in' when they suspect women of having a wandering eye. Then there's the references to bloated ego that comes along with drunkenness - 'so you are a superstar', 'somehow you will rise but without a tool, I know honey you're a pro.' And her telling unsaid person that she's on her knees but he's so hard to please could refer to sexual dysfunction caused by alcohol, or it could mean she's begging him to sober up but he's unable to be pleased unless he's drunk. Then there are the blatant references to alcohol... 'I've been drinking down your pain, I'm gonna turn that whisky into rain and wash it away.' And when I hear the line 'don't you throw your shade on me', I can just see some drunk regurgitating over someone else. Not very charming, but in my mind it links up to all the other alcoholic references. There's a lot of references to alcohol on another song written by the same Posse member, Code red - 'I'll grow me some wine', 'A six-pack of coke and a bottle of Jack, Whatever you do, he said, look after that'. |
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