| Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Just a few things I would like to add to the debate about this great song. First of all, I wonder if there is an alternate interpretation of the lyric "mama, just killed a man". It doesn't say, "mama, I just killed a man", so it could be interpreted that his mother in fact killed the man and the protagonist is taking the blame. It could also be that he actually did the killing (his gun, etc) but that she manipulated him to do so "pulled my trigger" - not the gun's trigger but 'his' trigger. Secondly and as a bit of fun, I often say that there are two, top ten songs that mention the dance the Fandango. Bohemian Rhapsody is one and then I ask them to see if they can guess the other. It is Whiter Shade of Pale by Procal Harem - it's a good question for music trivia contests as well. Finally the Bismillah bit seems strange to me. I think I probably agree with the posters that said that it is actually "it's the law" and that the audio isn't that good - it was made in the 70s after all. |
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| Dragon – Dreams Of Ordinary Men Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I've always thought that this song could have been written about the Amber series of books by Roger Zelazny. In them, most of the universe is made up of 'shadow planes' dreamed up by the 'Princes' of Amber. They dream up a land and they can then travel to it. Also, the City of Amber is one of the few fixed points in the universe and there are two close shadow copies. There is an undersea version of the city (and essence in the water) and another cloud version of the city (a spirit in the sky). Political machinations are the major theme of the books and it fits well with the tone of the song. I've always suspected that the band members of Dragon were reading the novels while on tour and that inspired them to write this song, but of course, cannot get that confirmed. |
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