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| Cat Power – Peking Saint Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I think by 'Peking Saint' she is referring to the Peking Man - the earliest human fossils ever found. I like how she uses Saint to juxtapose the religious and the scientific (these fossils kind of contradict the teachings of the bible, etc.). But Moon Pix is in my opinion a very religious album, almost every track pines for God, hence "was not a real body part". I think this song is about celebrity or vanity - Chan's saying no matter what you achieve in your life or how important you think you are, the Peking Saint will be known forever. |
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| Cat Power – No Sense Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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This song seems to be about when the 'honeymoon period' of a relationship ends, and couples argue and have drunken fights. It's probably about the break-down of Chan's relationship with Bill Callahan. In fact Moon Pix is apparently a 'break-up' album.
Also, I thought the lyrics are 'night contest' rather than context. |
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| Juliana Hatfield – Mabel Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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This song is obviously referring to the character 'Mabel' from the Cassavetes film A Woman Under The Influence. |
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| Elliott Smith – Talking to Mary Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I think this is about Elliott warning either himself, or possibly another person that if he doesn't sort himself out then the one he loves (Mary) is gonna leave him for good. The problems that the person has is probably drugs (the 'money in the sock' thing). |
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