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| Morrissey – All You Need Is Me Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I think he's saying, "If you don't like ME as a person, you still love me the SINGER." It's like hip-hop braggadoccio, he's calling out the haters, and pointing out the greatness of the song. Morrissey's often said he is inseperable from his songs, so I think that's what this is getting at: you might not like him as a personality, but his music is pretty hard to deny. |
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| R.E.M. – All the Best Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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"I hold the mirror off" should be "I hold the mirror UP" - Stipe has said it's his job as lyricist to "hold a mirror up" to the listener, so they can see their "reflection" in a song and therefore make it their own. Also, "It's just like me to overstay my welcome, MAN," man is singular, because that rhymes with the preceding "understand". The lyrics are included with the record, so...
Also, Michael Stipe's full name is John Michael Stipe, since those credits have the full names for the other band members.
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| John Cale – Hanky Panky Nohow Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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"The cows that agriculture won't allow," I think this is a reference to Heck cattle, and that reference points to larger themes of genetic manipulation and perversions of science. "There's a name/law for everything..." would be another key phrase, as would the title of the song. Heck cattle were bred around the time of the setting of the album, so it fits neatly with the historical tack. A fascinating tune.
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