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Devotchka – Queen of the Surface Streets Lyrics

16 years ago

Umm well I think beepohbeep is certainly correct, but I try this take on it. First take a look at the title, "Queen of the Surface Streets," add to that his description of where he will meet his love, (She'll be waiting here That's when I love the accommodations In a urine smelling transit station) Not the most romantic place to meet the love of your life, nor the most romantic thing to refer to your lover as, "Queen of the Surface Streets." Last of all check these lines out, "'Cause I know what your time is worth," "And I'll cast my pearls at the unpaved streets," and finnally, "I don't need the money I couldn't care 'Cause everything I want Is standing right here I would live on the street In a cardboard shack..." Sounds to me like this guy's lover is not only a classy woman, but someone whom he must give money to in order to spend time with her. I think were're dealing with a whore...

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MGMT – Future Reflections Lyrics	17 years ago
After listening to this for awhile I thought that it might have been ifluenced by the book "Lord of the Flies." At least the first three paragraphs.

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Wilco – Red-Eyed and Blue Lyrics

18 years ago

Well jerky5, I certainly agree with you that the song isn't that complicated, and I as well as others are just expressing some of the thoughts that went though our heads as this song played out. In fact I was just trying to place myself in Tweedy's shoes by considering his past and possible the reasons why he wrote the song. I mean it certainly would be alot easier to have Tweedy tell us what the song is about, but when your outside looking it, you have to at least explain your reasoning for why you think he says the lines he sings. Finnally the forum isn't offering hard facts, but merely peoples ideas. So if you could do us a favor and lose the attitude that would be great. Cause I'm sure you could have said that last comment with at least a kinder tone.

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Peter Bjorn and John – Ancient Curse Lyrics	18 years ago
Ok so first off I just have to say that coming from a Christian background, when I heard the title Anciet Curse I immediatly thought of Sin. Sometime in Christian Theology Sin is reffered to as the Ancient Curse, and mabey the author is stuggling with his sin and God's plan for salvation. However, this song is vauge enough to offer itself to many different and better intereptations.

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Peter Bjorn and John – Poor Cow Lyrics	18 years ago
I always assumed that this was about how man is constanly stuck in a continuous circle of want and greed. Possibly they are even making an attack at Capitalism, such as the use of the phrase "the dollar is strong." I don't know, but America is kinda a symbol of Capitalism. However I should say that these thoughts came to me when I was stoned, so they may not be worth much.

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Wilco – Red-Eyed and Blue Lyrics

18 years ago

I totatly agree with PoprocksCk and b.chroneos. I guess my favorite part of the song is the line, "alcohol and cotton balls and some drugs I can't afford." Just listen through the song, its like the turning point in the song. I mean the first half Tweedy is just pissed that he can sing a simple love song. But then he says Alcohol long and drawn out making the listener think he's got an alcohol problem. Then he says cotton balls really quick and when you put those two together they are a pretty innocent thing. But then he says "Some drugs I can't afford" and well I'm no heroine user, in fact I know jack shit about the use of it, but I was half wondering if Heroine users clean the spot on the skin where they stick in the needle. Hence the need for alcohol and cotton balls. Well I don't know, but if there is a heroine user out there who knows sumpin, lemme know.

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Travis – Pipe Dreams Lyrics

18 years ago

I certainly agree with agirlcandream, this song is certainly about religion. In fact not just this particular song, but if you listen to the whole record, you'll find some elements of religion weaving in and out throughout this CD. Anyway back to the song, just read the first paragraph. It's as if he's talking to a friend and asking them sarcasticly "what have you heard, what you heard wasn't love, it was to take another walk in the dark." i.e. the Bible, who's main theme is the love of God sending his son Jesus, Fan Healy states that this isn't really the message for whatever reason (mabey he concentrated too much on the Old Testament?) Then the refrain is interesting in that the first part, "I pray to God..." this could be read as the writers pure difiance in the Bible's inerrancy, I mean in the Bible if there is no heaven then what is the point of God? Right? Right. The key word in that line is the "if." The next lines of the refrain atests to the writers logic, in which he brings Christianity, if not all religions (hence yin and yang), to their simplest form and thereby taking away all the doctrine away from them. Well anyway, these are only thoughts, as any song can be interepted in any light. It all really depends on whose eyes you see it through. Hell, I'm sure someone could come up with a Marxist or even Feminist perspective on this song if ther really wanted to.

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Blur – Ambulance Lyrics	18 years ago
I just have to give a big "Amen" to pumpkinhead cuase I love listening to Think Tank at night while driving through the city. Shit Son!

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