| Jim Croce – I Got A Name Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Funny you should mention Gimbel. He also wrote the theme songs for TV shows such as Angie, Happy Days, and Laverne and Shirley. Doesn't take away from Croce's excellent arrangement whatsoever, but as soon as I found that out, it immediately sounded like a 70's/80's tv show theme song. Rock on. | |
| The Tragically Hip – Butts Wigglin' Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Sure, it may include the line from brain candy, but certainly the metaphor of the verse applies to all pharmaceutical companies. Whether it's MacDonald saying the line, or a researcher at Merck, certainly the "sweet sound of patent approval" means the same to all those who will benefit from it, which may or most likely may NOT be the end user of the drug. | |
| Paul Simon – Diamonds On the Soles of Her Shoes Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think Paul's intent in this song was his own glimpse into a future where people would be allowed the opportunity to critique not only every single word said within his songs, but also waste time critiquing people on the proper usage of the term "[sic]" which for the record swim lil [sic] fishie [sic], is a Latin term meaning "Just as That", and is often mistakenly defined with phrases such as "same in copy" or "spelling in context". If you're going to be cocky, at least do your research. I sarcastically, but anxiously await someone else's random rebuttal almost 2 years after the original post just as I'm sure findsomepeace was awaiting yours. Wow, did I really just register on this site for the sake of doing that? No, seriously, I've heard the song like all of twice. There's no documentation regarding the South African expression Sarabone mentions in her post, but I can definitely see where you would get that out of the tune, given that World Beat feel of the song. I don't know if we're allowed to post external links in here, so I suggest copy/pasting the lyrics into google. I actually found A Zulu Translation forum - which is a testament to the bounty of knowledge that is the internet. I think ultimately this song represents the clash between higher and lower social orders. He puts on aftershave to bring himself to her level, while at the same time, the girl would be more than happy to do the simple things such as dancing, and take an opportunity to not make the sign of the teaspoon for once. They end up sleeping in a doorway, because maybe it's a chance for her to catch a sense of what it's like to be empty as a pocket with nothing to lose. Catfish's interpretation is certainly the most unique and historical approach, and I agree that were he to just come out and say who and what it was about would - like any song - take a lot away from what a song means to an individual. Although if it was about Carrie Fisher riding the Star Wars high maybe the lyric would have been "People say she's crazy, she's got Cinnamon buns on the sides of her head". |
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