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| The Clash – Rock the Casbah Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Disco_blows don't like it
Rocking the Casbah, rock the Casbah
Disco_blows don't like it (thinks it not soulful)
Rocking the Casbah, rock the Casbah
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| Pink Floyd – The Fletcher Memorial Home Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Roger Waters is a musical genius, but he is also a political dunce. Reagan is far from a tyrant and should be celebrated by anyone that appreciates freedom. Oh well. I still enjoy the song. |
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| U2 – The First Time Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I think Leonni is exactly right. I would add that the part about leaving the Mansion and throwing away the key may be a metaphor for original sin, or perhaps the singer's own sins. The feeling of being loved for the first time may be an acknowledgemnt of the only perfect love that is possible, which is the love of Jesus, who forgives our sins. All other love is tainted by man's sinful nature, e.g. we love based on what we get in return. Jesus' love is perfect because it is given freely. |
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| U2 – One Step Closer Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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"I’m on an island at a busy intersection. ... Can’t see the future. It's getting away from me. I just watch the tail lights glowing"
Powerful imagery. He can't see the future becuase he's has no future (in this life anyway). Yet, everyone else continues on with there busy lives. |
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| Eagles – Hotel California Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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In my huble opinion, the wine refers to the wine of the Eucharist, i.e. Jesus's blood. Hence the use of the word "spirit" when the captain says "sorry dude, we're all out," or words to that effect. |
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| Eagles – Hotel California Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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From Wikipedia:
In a 2009 interview, Plain Dealer music critic John Soeder asked Don Henley this about the lyrics:
On "Hotel California," you sing: "So I called up the captain / 'Please bring me my wine' / He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.'" I realize I'm probably not the first to bring this to your attention, but wine isn't a spirit. Wine is fermented; spirits are distilled. Do you regret that lyric?
Henley responded,
"Thanks for the tutorial and, no, you're not the first to bring this to my attention–and you're not the first to completely misinterpret the lyric and miss the metaphor. Believe me, I've consumed enough alcoholic beverages in my time to know how they are made and what the proper nomenclature is. But that line in the song has little or nothing to do with alcoholic beverages. It's a sociopolitical statement. My only regret would be having to explain it in detail to you, which would defeat the purpose of using literary devices in songwriting and lower the discussion to some silly and irrelevant argument about chemical processes."
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| Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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In my opinion, the person in this song is so disgusted with himself and the rest of the world that he wants hell to swallow the world, inlcuding himself.
In my eyes ... lies the snake. (he is sinful)
The sun is may disgrace (Sun symbolizes good. The good reminds him of his sinfulness)
A black hole is the opposite of a sun. It devours rather than radiates. It is also like a sun, in that it was born from a sun. All of these things point to the "black hole sun" as representing evil or satan, i.e., lucifer (which also means "light bearer," hint, hint.)
Great song, but I always feel slightly uncomfortable singing it. I wouldn't want God to take me seriously! |
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| Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I think it's funny that one of the most meaningless songs ever written has elicited the most comments on this Website. I used to love this song. I tried to figure out what it meant until I read an interview where Plant admits that its just a bunch of crap thrown together with no rhyme or reason. Okay, so it does rhyme, but that's about all you can say for it. Now that I know that its just a bunch of jibberish, I can no longer enjoy this song, which is too bad, because it has great instrumentals. They ought to come out with a purely instrumental version. That, I would listen to. Or maybe a Weird Al Yanchovic version. |
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| Pink Floyd – Careful with That Axe, Eugene Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I guess we all agree that it's a song about an axe murderer. I'm guessing that the victim is someone in his family or perhaps his whole family. The phrase "careful with that axe, Eugene" isn't something you say to a stranger whose chasing you with an axe. It sounds like something a parent would say. Based on some of Roger's other works, I'm guessing the victim is Eugene's mother. She pushes him to the breaking point with her constant beratement and then ... chop, chop. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! |
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| U2 – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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A lot of U2 songs seam to correlate with themes found in the writings of C.S. Lewis, this song in particular. The theme here is that we all have some inner yearning that can't be satisfied, even though we pursue a lot of things aimed at doing so. Things like love (paras. 1-2), sex (para. 3), sin in general (para. 5). Unfortunately, even believers in Christ still haven't found what they're looking for, because (as Thor66 said in the beginning) we won't satisfy that yearning until we die and (hopefully) go to heaven. |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival – Who'll Stop the Rain? Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I think birdman is pretty much correct, but I think the song is more general than that. It seems like the rain symbolizes the the misinformation, disinformation, and ignorance that we all get bombarded with from all corners of society, not just politicians. The second stanza seems to refer to the bullcrap that politicians peddle. I love the imagery of being "wrapped in golden chains." To me, the chains symbolize loss of freedom. The description of the chains as being golden symbolizes the fact that politicians make the loss of freedom seem appealling. The last stanza, which clearly seems to refer to Woodstock, shows that no corner of society has the answers. Even at Woodstock, "still the rain kept pourin', fallin' on my ears." In other words, they were full of crap too. Great song, even if I'm wrong. |
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| Lady GaGa – Poker Face Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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What she is bluffing about is that she is a she. She is really a he or a he/she. "a hard pair we will be?" "Bluffin with my muffin?" "stunnin' with my love glue gunnin'?" |
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| Pink Floyd – Bike Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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The song is about a kid trying to impress a girl. While from the persepective of a child, everything is analagous to things that guys do to try to impress women and get laid. bike = fancy car; cloak = dressing to impress; mouse = ?; gingerbread men = power over other people (think politician or CEO). Finally, the room of musical tunes is obviously a reference to sex. After all, a child's first exposure to sex may be hearing his parents getting busy in the other room (think bed springs, headboard hitting the wall, moaning, etc.) Make sense? If so, I guess Syd wasn't totally gone by this stage. |
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| Pink Floyd – Bike Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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The song is about a kid trying to impress a girl. While from the persepective of a child, everything is analagous to things that guys do to try to impress women and get laid. bike = fancy car; cloak = dressing to impress; mouse = ?; gingerbread men = power over other people (think politician or CEO). Finally, the room of musical tunes is obviously a reference to sex. After all, a child's first exposure to sex may be hearing his parents getting busy in the other room (think bed springs, headboard hitting the wall, moaning, etc.) Make sense? If so, I guess Syd wasn't totally gone by this stage. |
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