| Monaco – What Do You Want From Me? Lyrics | 10 months ago |
| I agree that the lyrics are probably just generic and can mean what the listener wants them to mean - so whenever I hear the chorus, it' describes how I feel about living and working in my home country of England. Great song and tune. | |
| James – Sit Down Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I never quite appreciated this song decades ago, probably as I never really heard the lyrics within the song. It's seems self-evident that this song is about sadness, depression (the lyrics of 'sweet and sour', and 'I've swung back down again, it's worse than it was before' also indicate bipolar), and loneliness. | |
| Paul Giovanni – Willow's Song Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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@[othatzsokewl:44591] Absolutely right. It is a song of seduction to tease, tempt, and test him. Great foreshadowing because as you put it, had he succumbed (which he almost does - wouldn't blame him), he'd have been off the hook. |
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| Paul Giovanni – Gently Johnny Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| One of the excellent songs written and performed by Paul Giovanni for The Wicker Man (1973), the lyrics are basically about casual, guilt free, hedonism and sex and reproduction. | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| As far as I'm aware, 'Bad Moon Rising' was written as an omen about the ubiquitous high use/abuse of drugs in the sixties by both the public and celebrities - "Don't go around tonight, well it's bound to take your life" and "Hope you got your things together, hope you are quite prepared to die". | |
| Eagles – On The Border Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Superb song by a superb band! By the way, the final line of the song should read "Say goodnight Dick", NOT "Sick and tired of it". "Dick" refers to Richard Nixon's impeachment around the time they wrote this song. I.E. Dick is the slang for Richard. |
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| Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Someone described this song in an earlier post as "euphoric". Can't say I agree because the lyrics are far from about being happy. It is more about the isolation and loneliness within a large but ironically claustrophobic environment. But the song works so well due to the contrast between the vigorous wailing of the saxophone and the plaintive laments of the lyrics. I surmise that the saxophone represents the profound cry to move onto greener pastures from the dejected situation described within the two verses. I love the saxophone and all the other accompaniment. But it is also one of the very few songs of all the music that I listen to, in which I deeply enjoy the lyrics. Many artists attempt to be poetic in their words, but they tend to just end up being pretentious. The lyrics in Baker Street however, are so down to earth that I'm sure just about everybody at one time or another can relate to them. "This city desert makes you feel so cold, its got so many people, but its got no soul" I may not live in London or a big city, but this line reminds me of modern England and a culture lacking in spirit and values. |
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