| The Killers – Be Still Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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| The Killers – Miss Atomic Bomb Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This plaintive song was inspired by the 1950s nuclear testing parties, where crowds watched above-ground nuclear tests in the Nevada desert through sunglasses. There was even a beauty pageant, which lead to the iconic photograph of the winning 'Miss Atomic Bomb' clad in a mushroom cloud-shaped bathing suit. Brandon Flowers told the backstory of the song to NME: "It's a beautiful picture of this woman in the desert. I think she's still alive. I met Bernie Taupin for the first time and I felt like he was giving me a little bit of advice. He didn't say much to me, just asked, 'Do you like titles?' And I started thinking about Elton John songs, and found out Bernie wrote the titles first. Like 'Mona Lisa and Mat Hatters,' or 'Candle in the Wind,' it's already epic." Flowers had the phrase 'Miss Atomic Bomb' rattling in his brain, and he decided to tie the song into "Mr. Brightside" revisiting the characters of the Hot Fuss classic. This, he told NME, made it "very easy for me to write.'" Flowers revealed to UK newspaper The Sun that this song was originally rejected by one of the album's producers. "For a while, it got dismissed by one particular producer - I'll leave him unnamed but the demo was shut away for three months," he explained. "Yes, we took that personally, and one day I was at home on the computer going through some demos, came across it again and thought: 'WHAT are we doing? It could even be a single and be brought to life on film.' So we resurrected it." |
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| The Killers – Miss Atomic Bomb Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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This plaintive song was inspired by the 1950s nuclear testing parties, where crowds watched above-ground nuclear tests in the Nevada desert through sunglasses. There was even a beauty pageant, which lead to the iconic photograph of the winning 'Miss Atomic Bomb' clad in a mushroom cloud-shaped bathing suit. Brandon Flowers told the backstory of the song to NME: "It's a beautiful picture of this woman in the desert. I think she's still alive. I met Bernie Taupin for the first time and I felt like he was giving me a little bit of advice. He didn't say much to me, just asked, 'Do you like titles?' And I started thinking about Elton John songs, and found out Bernie wrote the titles first. Like 'Mona Lisa and Mat Hatters,' or 'Candle in the Wind,' it's already epic." Flowers had the phrase 'Miss Atomic Bomb' rattling in his brain, and he decided to tie the song into "Mr. Brightside" revisiting the characters of the Hot Fuss classic. This, he told NME, made it "very easy for me to write.'" Flowers revealed to UK newspaper The Sun that this song was originally rejected by one of the album's producers. "For a while, it got dismissed by one particular producer - I'll leave him unnamed but the demo was shut away for three months," he explained. "Yes, we took that personally, and one day I was at home on the computer going through some demos, came across it again and thought: 'WHAT are we doing? It could even be a single and be brought to life on film.' So we resurrected it." |
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| The Killers – Runaways Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think it's clearly a story about a couple that met in their teenage times, when they used to think that running away from this tough world it's the solution to their problems. Then, they get married, and both realize they still have this feeling sometimes, but now they know that no one can just simply do that. Specially cuz now they are a family. But that teenage rush is still there, hidden. Or not that much. AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO IMAGINES THE VIDEO FROM THIS SONG HAPPENING IN THE DARK AGES, WITH BRANDON DRESSED UP AS A GENTLEMAN (not that he isn't) AND SOME CHICK IS IN LOVE WITH HIM AND STUFF, AND THEN WHEN THE DRUMS DOES THAT THING RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BRANDON IS RIDING A HORSE REALLY FAST! HE'S JUST RUNNING LIKE IF HE WERE DETERMINATED TO RUN AWAY! ok, I went too far maybe... |
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| The Killers – Runaways Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think it's clearly a story about a couple that met in their teenage times, when they used to think that running away from this tough world it's the solution to their problems. Then, they get married, and both realize they still have this feeling sometimes, but now they know that no one can just simply do that. Specially cuz now they are a family. But that teenage rush is still there, hidden. Or not that much. AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO IMAGINES THE VIDEO FROM THIS SONG HAPPENING IN THE DARK AGES, WITH BRANDON DRESSED UP AS A GENTLEMAN (not that he isn't) AND SOME CHICK IS IN LOVE WITH HIM AND STUFF, AND THEN WHEN THE DRUMS DOES THAT THING RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, BRANDON IS RIDING A HORSE REALLY FAST! HE'S JUST RUNNING LIKE IF HE WERE DETERMINATED TO RUN AWAY! ok, I went too far maybe... |
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