| New Edition – Cool It Now Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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@[CustomClass5:39267] That's a very professorial analysis. Hard to argue with that. |
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| The Everly Brothers – Ebony Eyes Lyrics | 7 years ago |
| Information at the top says this is a song written by Stevie Wonder. He did write and record a song called "Ebony Eyes," but this isn't it. This song was written by John D. Loudermilk, as indicated correctly in the information below the lyrics. | |
| ZZ Top – Have You Heard? Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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I think these lyrics are incorrect. I found another website which transcribed this as the first line of the song: Have you heard? Nació te amar Which is Spanish for "I was born to love you." Which makes sense. |
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| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Enola Gay Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[fructivore:15677] -- Thanks for your comment. Very well put. And I appreciate your tone: our popular culture DOES reflect the deep anxieties of our society. And there's value in carefully considering that pop culture. That doesn't mean you can't dance to it too. But it's nice to also take a moment for careful consideration. Which is what I like finding when I look here on songmeanings.com | |
| The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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"The March of the Wooden Soldiers" is the name of a piece of classical music. It's a famous part from Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." That's actually not the original name for it, but that's how it's become commonly known. If you heard "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" you would probably recognize it. It's definitely not a reference to the Laurel and Hardy film. Come on, people... are you trying to make me laugh? You succeeded. |
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| The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I created an account on this silly website, just to say that I think ErikD's interpretation, above, from 03-31-2010, is great stuff. He really nails it. This is a song about how our preconceived notions are not always correct. Maybe it's obvious, but it's worth noting (since some other posters seem confused about this): the lines about women, villains and children are a challenge to common stereotypes. In Victorian dramas and classic Hollywood films, the women faint when they're shocked. The song's narrator says that's baloney. Similarly, it's a stereotype of the evil villain that they stare intently and never blink. Baloney. So I guess he's saying that the idea of a blushing adult (e.g. blushing virgins) is just silly, because in real life adults don't blush. And it's in that spirit of confronting reality, that we have to see that life inevitably ends in death. By the way, I second the opinion: one of the greatest rock songs ever. Now I'm going to have to go check out the version on "Fully Loaded" to hear the rest of the song. |
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