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| Metric – Soft Rock Star Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I think what designeddtodie said is spot on - I came in here looking to see if I'd heard the lyric right, about dépanneur red wine (having just returned from a summer vacation in Québec, where dépanneurs are literally everywhere and they all sell alcohol of varying quality, I wasn't sure if I heard right!) and I love the interpretation of the nouveau-riche martini vs. the cheap convenience store wine (that comes in a box, probably... .) It totally fits with the theme of the song, about selling-out vs. staying true to one's roots. Leave it to Metric to use corner store wine as a metaphor for authenticity... gawd I love these guys!!! |
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| The Rural Alberta Advantage – Edmonton Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I heard this song for the first time yesterday. My husband played it for me as we drove across the wide-open prairie on our way back home to Edmonton. We'd been in Vancouver over the weekend and were nearing the end of a very long drive. It had been overcast for twelve hours: since we'd left the Lower Mainland, we'd been surrounded by clouds and fog and rain. And yet, despite the dreary weather, the weekend had helped to convince us that we wanted to leave behind the city of our births and live there, near the ocean, with the hippies and the yuppies amongst the Douglas firs. Coming "home" to us at this point felt more like going to prison.
But eventually we crested a ridge on the Yellowhead Highway just west of Edmonton and the clouds broke a little and this golden sunshine spilled out over the hills and meadows around us. Off in the distance, the downtown skyline glimmered like a jewel on the horizon, like nothing I'd ever seen before. Then this song came on the iPod, totally at random, and my husband looked at me and then looked out the windshield and we both smiled a little. It was as Edmonton, Alberta was welcoming us home.
It made me think. Of course, I still want to live in Vancouver one day. But that city will never feel like city this to me. I think I got a little choked up at that realization, but I'm not sure. However, I *do* know that there are oceans made of wheat surrounding the city that'll never let me go. |
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| Broken Social Scene – Guilty Cubicles Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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When I heard this song for the first time, I was writing a story about a man deeply involved with a woman at his workplace, so I obviously got that kind of meaning from the "Guilty Cubicles" title. Now whenever I hear it, I think of that: how it must feel to have an affair, or just to long to be with someone who is unattainable or attached. Or just sadness in general. It also makes me think of really rainy days. I could go on for hours about this song... I don't know what it is that makes it so trance-inducing. It is just amazing. |
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| Broken Social Scene – Guilty Cubicles Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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When I heard this song for the first time, I was writing a story about a man deeply involved with a woman at his workplace, so I obviously got that kind of meaning from the "Guilty Cubicles" title. Now whenever I hear it, I think of that: how it must feel to have an affair, or just to long to be with someone who is unattainable or attached. Or just sadness in general. It also makes me think of really rainy days. I could go on for hours about this song... I don't know what it is that makes it so trance-inducing. It is just amazing. |
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