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| XTC – Here Comes President Kill Again Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I think it is a jab at President Reagan. It was written in the 1980s, and XTC's native Britain doesn't have presidents, but America does. And Reagan was often derided by his critics as bit of a saber-rattler. The line "them Russians can't win" clearly supports this interpretation. But I could be wrong. |
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| Squeeze – Labelled With Love Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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This song, which is Squeeze's only country sonf, pretty much contains every possible cliche of country songs. That said, it's a pretty good song, and an even better drinking song (like most Squeeze songs are it seems). |
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| Squeeze – Heaven Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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The song is obviously about a bunch of drunken sailors in a bar, out partying until 6 am. Funny that this was my favorite song when I was like 5-6 years old (my dad was a big Squeeze fan) and I didn't realize it was a drinking song until much later. LOL! |
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| Fugees – No Woman, No Cry Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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First of all, it is a Bob Marley song. But the lyrics are changed slightly for the Fugees version. What is funny is how they mention both "Jersey" and "Trenchtown," inadvertently leading some to believe that Trenchtown (really the name of a ghetto in Kingston, Jamaica, where Marley was from) was the nickname for Trenton, NJ. (lol) Especially since the Fugees used to live in Newark, NJ.
Good cover song, though. I actually heard this version before I ever heard the original. |
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| System of a Down – Deer Dance Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Someone told me the "little boy smiling" in the song is a sarcastic reference to Elian Gonzales, the 7-year-old kid from Cuba that was used as a political football (by both sides) back in the '90s. Otherwise, I think the song is about the powerful preying upon the powerless in general in American society. What do you think? |
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| Phil Ochs – When In Rome Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I had read somewhere that the song was comparing US history to the Roman Empire (nonlinearly of course). The first verse is obviously about slavery, which existed in both societies at one point or another. The final two verses appear to be about how all empires eventually fall, and how the American "empire" would follow in the steps of Rome in that respect if we continued to commit collective suicide through war. It was, after all, written in 1968 at the height of the Vietnam War, a war that many considered to be imperialistic and/or futile. That was the central message I think, since Ochs himself was strongly anti-war. The other verses are less clear, but someone told me that the fifth verse was a Holocaust reference (due to the mention of turning on the gas, as in gas chamber). |
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| Type O Negative – We Hate Everyone Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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I think xdeadpoeticsX is right. The part about being more popular than Hitler, I'm guessing, was probably inspired by John Lennon saying the Beatles were bigger than Jesus back in the '60s. Perhaps was a parody of that--Jesus is the polar opposite of Hitler, and that's what makes it funny. TON does seem to be influenced slightly by the Beatles, especially since they like to do Beatles covers (Day Tripper, Back in the USSR, etc.) and sometimes use sitar (e.g. Less Than Zero (<0)). Also, Hitler is extremely unpopular these days, especially in Germany, so being more popular than him doesn't say much--in fact it's self-deprecating humor. The song seems to make fun of "hatecore" punk in general as well. |
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