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| The Hold Steady – First Night Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I will never forget the moment earlier this year when I threw a paper aeroplane on the stage at the Manchester show that had "PLEASE PLAY FIRST NIGHT" scrawled on it. They didn't notice it until they came back on for the encore. Tad picked it up, read it and just said "Alright, let's do it. Dusty, tune up the acoustic guitars". It started off shambolic and in the wrong key but by the time they crashed into the crescendo the whole audience were carried away in cries of "White noise!" as I crowd-surfed on the shoulders of some of the best friends I'll ever make, my face flooding with tears.
Best. Moment. Ever. |
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| Franz Nicolay – This Is Not A Pipe Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Franz has said that this song is about "the little white lies it takes to get through life". The title references René Magritte's famous painting of the same name: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xuDEd5qfeds/TJDBFQtoIXI/AAAAAAAAANA/NNG4fbiO_8Y/s1600/Rene_Magritte-La_trahison_des_images-1300px.jpg |
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| Franz Nicolay – World/Inferno vs The End of the Evening Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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I can't believe no-one online has mentioned that the title of this song is a reference to the Lifter Puller song "Lifter Puller vs. The End of the Evening": http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/109844/ Franz never played with Lifter Puller but he did of course play with The Hold Steady, Craig and Tad's next band. |
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| Franz Nicolay – Have Mercy Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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The opening line of this song is a quote from the poem "Pale Fire" by "John Shade", a fictional poet created by Vladimir Nabokov, for his novel of the same name. |
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