| Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Oops, I didn't see that someone else mentioned the blackface below till now. My bad. | |
| Taco – Puttin' On The Ritz Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I remember seeing this video around the time it came out. I was probably about 5 or 6. I thought it was creepy then and I find it quite creepy (but kind of funny) now. I think it's because his face doesn't look real or something, I can't put my finger on it. I even turn it off when it comes on the radio because it makes me think of the video. Here's some trivia to make it even weirder-according to Wikipedia- "The music video for Taco's version became controversial because of its blackface dancers. An edited version was released which replaces these dancers with a picture of Gary Cooper." |
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| Red House Painters – Cruiser Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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There is something about the album version, the timing or something that just illustrates the song perfectly. For some reason it makes me think of literally flying into somewhere at night, seeing the lights of the city as you touch down. It's just perfect. |
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| Red House Painters – Cruiser Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I agree. The timing is just right and there is something really sensual about it. | |
| Red House Painters – Trailways Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This song kills me. I get the feeling like it's one person seeing so much emotion in someone else, and just being in awe of the feelings they get from that person and wanting to reach out to them and make them not feel alone... but they knew just by being there it was enough. And maybe in a way, for the person seeing this all happen, they were overtaken by the other person and whatever they were going through. Eh... the feedback is amazing- it pulls it together. Perfection. Such a great song. |
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| Kaskade – Steppin' Out Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I heard this song about 7 years ago... and it still reminds me of that time, like it takes me right back to that time. I think one of the best Kaskade songs is "Maybe" but this song was right from around that time and reminds me of the person I was with and how much I wish things would have worked out. I wasn't into this type of music then or even now really, but there was (and still is) just something about it that still stands out-lyrics maybe? |
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| Kaskade – Maybe Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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What a great song. I had to give it a chance at first, it's not what I would typically listen to. I just happened upon it when I mixed up music with someone else I was roommates with. I eventually put it onto a mix cd for a guy at the time (about 7 years ago) and it still makes me think of him. It wasn't anything either of us would have listened to, which still strikes me as odd... but it reminded me of our relationship so much then, and in a way still does. Definitely a chill song. |
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| Natasha Bedingfield – Recover Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I heard this on a State Farm insurance commercial the other day and was like... I need to find out what this song is. I wasn't familiar with any other songs of hers at the time. I didn't even know "Unwritten" was by her. The first time I heard it all the way through it seemed very much like it was referring to people in a relationship that were at the point where they were about to give up, but one of them says, no- look at all of the things we have accomplished. Don't give up now after we have endured all the crap that goes along with getting through the rough parts of being in a relationship. I think I get that in the third section where it reads, "Got so much to lose Seems I've lost my power to choose What to love and when to let go That all changed Get bitten once and then you're afraid What a waste Look what we've done How far we've come" It's like you see that you have changed the other person just by knowing them, and sometimes not for the better and you both have to decide if the relationship can survive all of the things you put each other through. Like, "Yeah, we made a mess of each other and are all scarred up, but look at how far we've gotten. The worst is over." "Everybody's got a reason to cry And everybody fights, but not everyone survives And everybody's searching, not everybody finds And I'm still in recovery, help me make it out alive" This part is so powerful and can apply to so many things in life, but I would never have thought to put in such simple terms. There are things you don't think you will make it out of; relationships and friendships ending, deaths, losses, and some people are never the same, but this just sums up the feeling of being so raw and weak from whatever it was that you went through but finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. This is a wonderful song that really shows off her voice, too. |
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| Bon Iver – Skinny Love Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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This might be pushing it, but when I first heard this, it reminded me of the thing from the bible, "Love is patient, love is kind..." When I read the whole passage along side the actual lyrics, it's almost like he is telling this love of his that is wasting away (either physically or emotionally or metaphorically) "I'm telling you how to make this work... just love me back." By telling her to be patient and kind and balanced, he is giving her clues on how to make the relationship last and love him, but she just doesn't get it (or maybe doesn't want to get it)and in the end he becomes resentful. I see that right around "in the morning I'll be with you" line- as if she is forcing him into a situation where he is tempeted to or has cheated on her, or maybe even simply just wants to leave her. Yet, he is still hurting, if not kind of horrified at the thought of thought of someone else being able to make this seemingly unloveable girl happy. |
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| Modest Mouse – Sleepwalking Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I know I'm wrong, but it sounds like Kimya Dawson. I always picture her singing. | |
| The Walkmen – The Rat Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I remember hearing this song for the first time about 4 years ago; a few weeks after a terrible break up with a cheating significant other. The hate and rage that filled me was terrible. This song really met the anger I was feeling. I was so hurt at the time, out of control, really, but I didn't understand why it was so bad, so explosive- and that was made the whole thing all the more frustrating. But, the lines about going out and knowing people, and later on not knowing anyone- they brought to the surface why I was so mad. I started to see how much I had changed myself to be with this loser cheat, to the point where without him I was a version of myself, not a whole person. That line really was kind of how I was. I allowed myself to be alienated by our relationship and I was pissed. I thought back to all the things I had done to keep the relationship going, even at the expense of myself, because he had asked me to, and I was like- wow, that was some nervy shit and I fell for it. I wanted to go to his house, pound on the door and scream at him- if you didn't want me in the end, why did you have to go and change me? I really wanted to f*** him up. I didn't, which I think this song helped with. This and liquor. But boy, did i want to. |
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| Sia – Breathe Me Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I first heard this song on a commercial for the University of Pennsylvania Health system and it caught me right off the bat, and that was only the instrumental part. I saw it soon after on six feet under and recognized Sia's voice from zero 7. I got addicted to the whole album. It's very dark in a weird way. This all happened during a time while my father was dying and sometimes, I would just listen to this song over and over and feel comforted because it was kind of summing up how I felt, yet it made me feel worse. I felt small, weak, and powerless- like I just needed anything to get me through it; just anything, even if it was drinking or crying or whatever. I was lost in myself and this kind of validated it. During this time, I remember feeling constantly cold, weird, and scared- all uncomfortably swelled up with emotion, yet the reasons behind it were simple and understandable, which made me feel "small and needy." I couldn't escape it and in a way I didn't want to. This song takes me back to that time in just the first few seconds of it. Sometimes, I think I listen to it just to get that screwed up feeling back, maybe because it's fading away. Great song. Can barely listen to it today, but still great. |
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