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| Belle & Sebastian – Piazza, New York Catcher Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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i always thought this was a reference to 'catcher in the rye', lines line 'How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take?' and the idea of eloping gave me this impression, like when holden meets sally in the book, maybe it's because i am english and know nothing about baseball... |
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| PJ Harvey – Written on the Forehead Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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so strange the timing of the release of this song- 'dinars' are a common middle-easern/north african currenct but they just make me think of Libya where they are used, obviously this song predated the conflict there but still... creepy |
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| PJ Harvey – The Mountain Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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judging by pj's more recent work i think that the soldier should be interpreted more literally, this makes me think of a soldier wishing for freedom like the eagle because where he is everything is broken and wrecked, similar to 'hanging in the wire' in that way
just the inner pain of a battleground or similar |
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| PJ Harvey – Before Departure Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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i love how at the point where her 'friendships will carry...' the music gets such a hopeful untertone with the extra piano bit, i just thought that was so effective and moving |
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| PJ Harvey – The Piano Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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if you watch the video for this song it suggests a whole new meaning, the whole idea of the circle of abuse is interesting i think, 'ghostly fingers moving my limbs' like the idea that events from her past are still controlling what she does
similar to the collaboration with Tricky she did called 'Broken Homes' but less explicit i think |
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| PJ Harvey – Angelene Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I'm pretty sure this song is probably based around the Salinger story, 'A Perfect Day Elise' is based around a story from the same collection and it seems like too much of a coincidence. Lots of the songs on 'Is This Desire?' seem to be based around short stories, especially by Salinger and Flannery O'Connor. |
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| PJ Harvey – Written on the Forehead Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I think this song is about the battle of Galipolli in Turkey, at least 3 other songs on this album are- the setting makes sense to this as well i think... |
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| Nirvana – Dive Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I thought that 'pick me' might be a kind of reference to being picked first in sport, wanting to fit in in high school. |
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| PJ Harvey – The Colour of the Earth Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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One of about 4 songs on this album making reference to the battle at Gallipoli in WWI. Amazingly simple yet powerful song, could easily have been written by a soldier. The simplicity of the backing and lyrics makes my eyes well up. |
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| PJ Harvey – On Battleship Hill Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I love this song, I think its making a point about how life goes on after tragedy. Really poignant i think.
Reference to 'nature' i think is man's nature not the earth's; it is man's nature to brutally kill, fight in wars etc. |
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| PJ Harvey – Henry Lee Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This is pretty obvious by PJ Harvey or Nick Cave's standards. Song is about a woman who attempts to seduce a man- Henry Lee- but he is already in love with another woman. She is jealous and stabs him, he dies and she dumps the body in a well. She kind of boasts about it in the last verse as the woman he loves will never see him again. Amazing and sinister song, had this on repeat a couple of weeks ago. |
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| PJ Harvey – Down By The Water Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I heard in an interview with PJ Harvey that it is about a mother who drowns her own child, right after this song came out lots of people thought it was a true story and were questioning her about it all the time! |
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| PJ Harvey – Joe Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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a silver knife is often a symbol of purity and virginity, this interpretation seems to fit witht the rest of the album; 'sheela na gig', for example |
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