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| Tom Waits – Invitation to the Blues Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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OK, this has been one of my favorite songs for 25+ years, and I *just* today figured out that I might have been misinterpreting one of the lyrics. When she says, "There ain't nothing back in Jersey but a broken-down jalopy of a man I left behind" I have always assumed she was referring to an actual car. But when I heard the song today I realized it's probably a metaphor; she's referring to her ex- as a "broken-down jalopy of a man". I'm not usually so literal-minded! I can't believe this great little poetic turn of a phrase has tricked and evaded me for all these years. |
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| Tom Waits – God's Away on Business Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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@xdvr - thanks for posting that link. I was headed to this site to post it but you beat me to it. One of the greatest viral vids I've seen in a long while. |
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| Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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BTW I ended up on this site because I was enjoying Florence and the Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" for the millionth time and I suddenly realized how reminiscent it is of "Hounds of Love" both thematically and in its overall sound. Also, they're both about dogs. And the Flo+M video for "Dog Days" is very Kate. |
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| Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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Definitely the Kate version. It's all about that drumbeat whacking you across the head in the first few seconds and then continuing to spank you around throughout the whole song. Adds to the feeling of suddenness and disorientation that comes with falling in love and feeling ill-equipped to do the right thing. Not to be a hater (I love a good cover) but I went to Amazon and listened to a sample of the Futureheads version just now and I threw up a little in my mouth. |
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