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| Franz Ferdinand – Twilight Omens Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Loved that calculator lyric especially. Bit of an old joke from school really, but type 5318008 into your caculator 'n turn it upside down... 'nuff said.
Made me smile anyway... |
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| Paul Weller – The Changingman Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Bit on teh personal side, but just thought I'd add that I heard this song on shuffle at the time I split up from my girlfriend. It was of course one of those times where the temptation's there to try and ring up to fix what went wrong, even though I surely knew deep down that it wouldn't work whichever way you look at it.
This is kind of a different interpretation, but it was sort of telling me that there's a life beyond what I had, and that it'll be different, better and it's just what I was looking for anyway. It gave me a clear-cut direction at a very confusing time.
I knew it was something that i wanted, that it was only the inital shock of what ahd happened that was causing any confusion I guess.
Mind you Weller himself was splitting up from DC Lee when he wrote this though eh? |
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| The Jam – Private Hell Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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But thinking a bit more about this song, it seems to describe a sort of slipping into a kind of depression, when you feel you've lost your purpose in life and that any hopes and dreams are slipping away, to give a more general interpretation. |
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| Paul Weller – Wild Wood Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Just to add... "day by day - your world fades away..." reminds me of his old Jam song 'Private Hell' but somewhat in a nutshell |
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| Paul Weller – Wild Wood Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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^^^Which is what I like about this song, as I do a lot of Weller's other works. There's sometimes more than one workable interpretation. |
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| Paul Weller – Porcelain Gods Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Weller said this was about egos and paranoia. I think the metaphor of the 'porcelain god' shattering obviosuly alludes to weakness of one's character when all turns sour. |
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| Lily Allen – The Fear Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Obviously a commentry on materialism, fame, celebrity culture, that sort of thing. Never noticed the tabloid references though! |
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| Paul Weller – A Bullet For Everyone Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Pretty self-explanatory, especaily when you consider the ongoing Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
For me the crux seems to be "They say there's no provisions.....", well, with the news constantly telling us how flawed the health service is, it seems the government are far quicker to invest in a war. I seem to remember the fifefights striking around the start of the Iraq war too.... |
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| The Jam – Disguises Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Old Who cover.... brings to mind a relationship slowly fading and breaking down for me. |
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| The Beatles – In My Life Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Like this song. To me, it's obviously about reflection.... all the people I've know, old friends, lovers, old memories, but I like the twist of 'moving onwards with life', i.e; "Of all these friends and lovers / there is no one compares to you..." |
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| The Jam – In the Crowd Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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On one level, it makes me think of my background, where I grew up, my surroundings, the people around me,a nd how I always wanted a little bit more than a job behind a till doing what everyone else did, becoming nothing.
I don't mean this in a snobbish kind of way, it's just me being dissatisfied with the monatarism I saw in a way.
Another thing is the verse "I fall into a trance at the supermarket..." is this people being lemmings, taken in by all the advertising and whatever the media/newspaper tell them without thinking for themselves. The amount of times I've noticed that in people..... it's quite scary really.
All in all, I think it's about losing your identity to the system.
One of my favourite songs. |
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| The Jam – Beat Surrender Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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What's wrong? I like this song. There's horns and all that, but let's face it, Weller was diversifying as we all know.
It was a nice farewell from The jam, kind of dancing whiel tears are flooding from your eyes. Might make a half-decent funeral song I wonder...? |
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| Paul Weller – Time Passes... Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Those lyrics are true. Way I see it; "And forever more I'll be on your side for sure..." I think old partners always have a place in your heart, in particular your first love.
The whole song rings true to me though. Certainly makes me think of my ex too. |
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| Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Reminds me of my last relationship. Despite it not being a heathy one, I still had trouble breaking out of it. "You do something wonderful - then chase it all away" definitely resonates if someone's playing hot and cold with you. |
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| The Jam – Absolute Beginners Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Like this song. Always inspires me, which I think is the intention of it. Well, it gave me the courage to ask a girl out.... then she asked me out anyway! |
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| The Jam – Thats Entertainment Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Takes me back to being out of work with nothing to do. Takes me back to my childhood too, parents struggling for money, can't afford to do much other than look out of the window in my rough part of Bradford. |
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| Paul Weller – Brand New Start Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Very inspirational. Always useful when I lose a job, brek up wiht a partner, or any of those other situations where life seems like it's pretty much over. |
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| The Jam – All Mod Cons Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Weller's short and to the point blast at false friends and record execs. Like how it's got some sort of stuttering structure, very angry tune. |
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| The Jam – English Rose Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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On one level, like some sort of love letter to his girlfriend at the time as he was missing her while he was in America. On the other hand, he was missing England too.... |
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| The Jam – Dream Time Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Weller said this was about paranoia.
I'd say paranoia about pre-packaged lifestyles, capitalism perhaps. (I'm so scared dear/My love comes in frozen packs/Bought in a supermarket) |
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| The Jam – Wasteland Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Reminds me of the area of Bradford where I grew up. I used to live in a terrace and just at the end of our road were a load of high-rises, or 'monolith monstrocities councils call homes' as Weller describes them.
The song I think was part of Weller's original concept for the Setting Sons lp, this being two friends meeting after the war and reflecting on thier lives having fallen apart. |
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| John Lennon – Imagine Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Socialist, unattainable, whatever.... he does acknowledge that you may think he's just a dreamer.
I didn't think much of this tune when I first heard it as a kid, but when I took the time to see the message, I couldn't fault the sentiment at all. A lot of wars are founded on the basis of religion, so i instantly got that,
As for possesions.... well I doubt any of us'd want to go without, but the whole greed of capitalism.... no thanks.
His vision seems like a distant dream.... which is a shame really. |
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| The Jam – The Modern World Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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an adolescent two-fingered salute to the powers that be or anyone else who thinks they know better. Need I say more? |
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| The Jam – Burning Sky Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Obviously a letter from a man now sucessful in business written to his old 'idealist' mate, only too happy to dismiss the past, which i'm sure is a common thing really.
It reminds me of a few old friends actually, and in a small dose, maybe even myself. The line "'it wouldn't be teh same'cause we've all grown up and got our own lives..." is pretty spot on, and "there's no time for dreams when commerce calls" sums up the idea of losing your ideals once the utility bills begin to hit the doormat. |
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| The Jam – Strange Town Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Sums up the feelings of anyone going into/moving to a new place. The whole sense of isolation and how everything seems alien to you, and how oyu seem alien to those around you. |
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| The Jam – Girl On The Phone Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Weller said it came from a Roy Lichtenstein painting, but any lad who's found themselves with a girl phoning them all the time can relate to this. |
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| The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Blackburn compaining of punks singing about violence. They were actually denouncing it in this tune. Some people are so ignorant, eh?
Don't ahve to explain the meaning, do I? The ENding "The last I saw as I lay there on the floor...." I find especially haunting. |
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| The Jam – Going Underground Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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when I first heard thi,s it made quite an impact, like nothing else I'd heard. Mind you, I was a disillusioned teenageer, bored one afternoon, when this came up on a music channel. Now I'm just a slightly disiallutioned twenty-something!
But yep, it's about not being happy with the goverment, society, and Weller seems to blame the general population to some degree "And the public gets what the public wants..." |
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| The Enemy – This Song Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Typiucally reflecting urban decay really, especially amongst youth.
To me, it's like a sequel to The Jam's Saturday's Kids, but much bleaker. |
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| The Enemy – You're Not Alone Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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The Peugeot factory down there shut down recently but the lyrics do relate to what's been going on since Mrs Thatcher first came to power. |
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| The Jam – The Place I Love Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Weller mmntioned this in an interview (MoJO, May 08) when he was talking about his affection for the countryside. I think the most obvious clue to that is "The place I love is nowhere near here, not within a yard of those trendo do's" and the beautiful moss and clourful flowers.
The sound alone makes me imagine a sunny day in the sticks. Don';t know why, it just does.
But yeah, perhaps also about a safe place in the back of your mind where it seems no one can hurt you. I think in the third verse there's a bit of a nod to imaginary friends too, who 'pcik you up' in contrast to the rather cynical real world.
That 'safe place' could certainly be one's memories of the countryside anyway! |
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