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| Beirut – Goshen Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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Old reference, but in a September 2011 interview Condon explains the songs meaning a bit:
Q: "The highlight of the album is “Goshen.” It’s heartbreaking, just you and the piano and an old-school torch song. Is it about a real experience, a real breakup?"
Condon: "That’s what I like about it. Some close friends asked me about it – is that about you in real life or is it you on the stage? At this point I can’t tell the difference. Not in reality, but it’s fun to think of it that way. Everything is a performance, be it a relationship or on the stage. It was fun writing that song. It’s a heavy song. That three-chord piano progression was ripe for melody. It’s also the most raw song on the record – just piano and vocals. It was the last one I did. Everything I put down I was scared to leave in. I was scared to finish it, to say, “This is the take.” I remember, the producer, Griffin Rodriguez, I had to call him out from New Mexico to keep moving forward. The vocal take on there is the first one I did when he was in town. When I do vocals on record I usually do them alone, out of the studio. I go home and record by myself. He made it feel as private as possible by surrounding me with blinders. I felt like an ostrich with my head in the sand. He gave me a glass of whisky and said, “Do it!” It took one take for the vocals and a couple more for the backing."
Source: http://www.mtvhive.com/2011/09/02/beirut-settles-down-buys-a-dog/ |
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| Tegan and Sara – Divided Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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They say here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n19Sqtd3KQc it's about their mom going back to university in her thirties |
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| Jason Mraz – I Won't Give Up Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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According to Jason during his VH1 storytellers special, this song is about his fight with suicidal ideation... Something may can relate to. |
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| Christina Perri – A Thousand Years Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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How dare you call someone a loser for having their own interpretation of a song... You even said you believe this song is "obviously" about how she's in love with someone, well maybe smegumless believed it was about her love for God. I personally thought this song could represent a relationship between mother and child, as I have had an experience that makes me connect with the song in that way. Everyone can interpret in their own way. |
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| Seabear – Arms Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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Tried looking for that poem online but couldn't find it.. would love to read it! do you know where I could locate it? |
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| John Mayer – Something Like Olivia Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I think the lyrics are pretty self explanatory... he wants someone (olivia) but she is taken by someone else. but in general, it's a girl like her that he is looking for.
I'm just so excited to finally have a song with my name it!! |
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