| Jethro Tull – Living In The Past Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm surprised nobody has commented on the meter. The 5-beat measure grabbed my attention from the first note. The unusual time signature whips this lovely song right around, like the breathlessness of a romantic past that'd tempt anybody to reinhabit. |
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| U2 – Daddy's Gonna Pay For Your Crashed Car Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Bono never writes a song on just one level. Of course this song is about a very spoiled girl and her indulgent daddy. On the metaphoric level, I hadn't thought about the heroin aspect of this song, but that does make a lot of sense. I also truly appreciate the image of the US standing up to introduce the former USSR to capitalism. If you missed the religious aspect, think of this song as a mockery of the kind of "prosperity doctrine" that G~d is just some magic santa claus who will give you whatever you ask for. |
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| The Monkees – Daily Nightly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| I read this song came from a poem Mickey wrote about the November 1966 Los Angeles Curfew Riots. | |
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