| Del Amitri – Roll To Me Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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The band themselves really don't care too much for this song! (Check out their MySpace page for commens pertaining to it!) I have sen them live 3 times and they are really excellent but currently without a record deal. Their last album "Can You Do Me Good?" flopped and wasn't typical of their work, unfortunately. Justin Currie (lead singer) has a solo CD out, which can be ordered at Best Buy as it's not an American release. Their best CDs and a good place for Dels noobs to start are "Change Everything" and "Twisted". They also have some lie botlegs out there, which are worth hunting down. Poignant, haunting and beautiful best describe their melancholy works. When they rock out, they are even better... ;-) |
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| Del Amitri – Surface Of The Moon Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I love this song. It's a melancholy reflection of a past, special relationship. About how each place brings back a unique memory and feeling, no matter how much these places may change. Neither will the places or memories be the same without the special person to remind you of either one. Beautiful, heart- wrenching and poignant. For any Dels uninitiates, the "Chnge Everything" album is the perfect place to start. Be prepared to be surprised and reflective: every song speaks. Currie's lyrics are rarely allegorical and therefore warrant little analysation: they usually speak for themselves. |
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| Pink Floyd – Not Now John Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It's a satirical sarcasm. Waters appears to be singing from the point of view of a working class Cockney. "John" is a term used in that part of London as an expression: like, "'ere, John, pass the ketchup!" As in "pal", "mate" or "buddy". This is backed up at the end by "FREE four!": just a Cockney slang for "three". The whole piece seems to be written about a worker in a "typical" factory in Britain in the late '70s/ early '80s. Brainwashed by the tabloid journalism of the time, hyped up by the war with Argentina and with an air of untouchability. Witness the references to other countries that can be "conquered" industrially or by force "now we showed Argentina". His friend wants to get "pissed" (drunk) at the end of the shift and neither of them seems to really know what they are doing ("don't know what it is but it fits on here like this"). Maggie Thatcher was hailed as a great leader and over- hyped by the right- wing echelons of the tabloid press at the time for the victory in the Falklands war. An attempt was made to propagate British pride in a way not seen since WW2. Waters (presumbly of a left- wing bent) wrote the song (I guess) as a satirical reflection of this mood in an anti- war vane. He also appears to throw in a thinly- veiled reference to his movie "The Wall", which reputedly did not turn out at all the way he had envisioned ("who cares what it's about as long as the kids go"). The final "act" of the garbled foreign languages is reflective of the typical British tourist abroad: attempting to locate the nearest bar in a comedic, almost- insulting bastardisation of the native tongue. That's my take on it anyway. I liked this album but have to be in a certain mood to listen to it. The musical content was sadly lacking, probably due to Gilmour's distancing himself from it. Yet as a socio- political commentary it's a very interesting piece. (If not partciularly groundbreaking.) The title track is a heartfelt masterpiece and I wish Waters would play it live! |
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| Pink Floyd – Lost for Words Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I class this song as one of my favourite Floyd numbers. Their post- Waters stuff was less political, more reflective and I liked it a lot. Different. Anyway, I have analysed these lyrics and I feel it's a song of reflection, as well as a portent. "There'll be no safety in numbers/ when the Right One walks out of the door" I think refers to the three Floyd members persevering with music, Gilmour felt more secure with the other two members to support the "new" cause post- Waters. However, I think he realised that this situation meant little if the "Right One" was let go: his wife, Polly Samson. This part of the song also appears to fortell TDB as being the final Floyd album. He didn't let the "Right One" walk out the door and "safety in numbers" no longer mattered as much. "Open my door to my enemies" seems like an allegory to Waters, along with much of the rest of the song ("Can't you see your day is blighted by darkness" et al). Hope I'm not too wie of te mark! |
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