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| The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Yesterday, I ran across a Susan Sontag quote that said, "Two people form a couple; and every couple is an odd couple." I feel like this song sort of epitomizes that. These two people meet, there's an initial attraction, but they hesitate for fear of what other people might think/not fitting some traditional mold. By the end of the song, they've realized that they still like one another and accept the fact that they're misfits--but they're misfits together.
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| Ohm – Spoon Me Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Essentially, the song is about a girl who feels comfortable and safe with a controlling lover. She knows that there is "something more" out there, but being with this person is hindering her exploration of it. ("You protect me...from what I want"). Knowing that she can't have both with this person ("Though if I took control, it will not be with you"), she decides to take charge of her life/happiness anyway. |
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| Animal Kingdom – Tin Man Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This was a freebie on iTunes a few months. Gotta say, the album wound up being my favorite of 2009. Hope to hear more from them in then next year. |
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| The Runaways – Cherry Bomb Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I'm excited to see Kristen Stewart tackle this role. In real life, she seems to be more of a Joan Jett than a Bella Swan, anyway. I hate how her role in Twilight seems to supercede here acting ability, etc.
This is not my favorite Runaways song. |
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| Cocteau Twins – Sugar Hiccup Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Eeeee. I thought the same thing. Luckily, I'm a Cheerios fan.
"there's a monumental hugeness to this song, towers above, circles around, laughs and flies back down in victory"
Taken from a comment on this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_CHbmZIRXE
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This song reminds me of Ayn Rand's 'Anthem'.
"Shake it like a ladder to the sun" -- the box, Equality's harnessing electricity
"Makes me feel like a madman on the run" -- fleeing the panel after his idea was condemned
"Better find out where they want you to go." -- A collective mentality; Equality's unwillingness to conform whole-heartedly to his society.
There are others, too.
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| Flunk – Play Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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At the risk of losing some indie cred, I also first heard this one on The OC.
I have a playlist of really atmospheric, "If I ever decide to get high" music, and this one is on there. |
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cold Light Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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That's clever.
I think it's being with a close friend for the first time sexually -- how it's not awkward, but still kind of experimental and fascinating. |
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| Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Shot Down Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Are we sure it's 'six lane'?
I hate to suggest that most of their songs are pertinent to sex, but this one definitely sounds like it. |
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| Kristin Hersh – Me And My Charms Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I had a surreal moment there last fall; Going home to Georgia on a Greyhound bus from a relationship that ended in a less-than-amicable split. The bus passed over this bridge, and all I could think of were the lyrics to this song.
++++ for know that the bridge was in PDX. |
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| The Organ – fire in the ocean Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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This is my favorite song from the Thieve EP. Katie's vocals are at their prime in this song.
The "suck a man off" line always surprises me -- usually because their songs are relatively 'clean' and sexually ambiguous.
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| Uh Huh Her – Covered Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Someone did a shit job of copying and pasting lyrics, typos included -- just sayin'.
I like this one, too. UHH's catchier songs tend to suffer lyrically, but this one's really great. |
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| Common – The People Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I have to agree! I'm shocked no one else has commented on this, a good year or so after this track dropped. Common is so unique beyond words. Definitely an underrated artist. |
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| Fall Out Boy – Growing Up Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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One of the few FOB songs I like.
"...excepts for putting idealists in a bodybag"
Favorite line. Reminds me of my up-and-down relationship with my ex.
Logically, I should've been left in a realist state, yet I'm still the same dreamer.
Thank. God. |
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| Shiny Toy Guns – We Are Pilots Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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HOWWWWWWWWWL.
This is my jam, and everyone's else's at the same time.
Everyone's felt that way, and trying to pinpoint one specific subject won't help. That's the beauty of it, and maybe even the reason it was written. |
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| Team Dresch – Hand Grenade Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I think this song has a lot to do with a time continuum, and the indecisive nature of the speaker. The girl she is referring two is stable in nature, seamlessly counterbalancing the speaker's contradictions and sporadic train of thought. |
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