| The Pogues – Rain Street Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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And I'm pretty sure it should be: "Judas took his measly BRASS" And: "But the TOILET moved" |
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| The Pogues – Rain Street Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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One exquisitely bleak vignette after another (I particularly like that Fr. John's got the clap AGAIN, and that it's apparently common knowledge), played cheerfully up tempo, with a defiant moment of happiness at the end. Yet another perfect Pogues tune. |
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| Sting – Mo Ghile Mear Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Those may be the Gaelic lyrics of the chorus on Long Black Veil, but the English lyrics are a different translation and only encompass the thitd, fifth, and sixth verses: Grief and pain are all I know My heart is sore My tears a'flow We saw him go .... No word we know of him... Chorus A proud and gallant cavalier A high born scion of gentle mien A fiery blade engaged to lead He'd break the bravest in the field Chorus Come sing his praise as sweet harps play And proudly toast his noble fame With spirit and with mind aflame Shall wish him strength and length of day From what I understand, it's a traditional (thus the conflicting lyrics) Scottish lament for Bonnie Prince Charlie following the failure of the Jacobite rebellion in the 18th Century. |
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| The Clash – Straight to Hell Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Folks who are focusing on the Amerasian verses are only getting part of the song. As a whole, it's about the underdog getting fucked by society. Verse 1 is about the collapse of British industry, the callousness of the Thatcherite response, and the hopelessness of those coming of age at that time due to their lack of prospects. Verse 2 is about the plight of mixed race offspring of US servicemen, post-Vietnam War. Outcasts in their mother's homeland, they're also abandoned by their father's. Verse 3 is about falling into addiction - perhaps due to the horrors of Verses 1 and 2 -, and how once there, predatory pushers make life even harder, even deadlier, with violence and poisoned product. Alphabet City is then used as a stand-in for all the violent, impoverished inner cities of America, and elsewhere, that were particularly nasty at the time this song was written. The final verse talks of the hardships endured by immigrants struggling to make it, working soul-crushing hours, at back breaking jobs, without even a minimum of protection from exploitation. |
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| Sixpence None the Richer – Kiss Me Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Whatever the actual intent of the lyricists, both this and "There She Goes", due to Leigh Nash's vocals and the apparent gender of the song's addressee, sound to me like a twelve-year-old girl with a crush on her best friend - a not entirely uncommon occurence even among straight girls. And not all Christians are homophobes... |
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| Paul Simon – Slip Slidin' Away Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I always thought the line was: "She said a good day Ain't got no end." As in, on good days, being a wife and mother keeps her so busy she doesn't have the time to give in to her disappointment. |
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