| Pink Floyd – The Gold It's in the... Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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It's a song about journeys, it's pretty clear, almost every line tells you that. To many people worry about getting somewhere, as the lyrics say "Everybody's searching for something, they say, I'll get my kicks on the way", it's saying don't rush through life searching for a meaning, enjoy the journey, don't worry about the destination, find happiness in the here and now. It's not about drugs, it's not about sex, it's not about gold, it's about living your life, and learning to slow down and enjoy the view. |
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| Captain Beefheart – Nowadays a Womans Gotta Hit a Man Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Not really surprised no one has commented on this or any other Captain Beefheart songs, Don's songs tend to be seen as 'weird', usually by people who haven't actually listened to them. This song's not hard to listen to, nor are any on 'Clear Spot', possibly his finest and most accessible album, simply put, it's a song of appreciation of women. |
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| The Beatles – Revolution 1 Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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One small error in these lyrics makes such a huge change in the interpretation. The line 'Don't you know that you can count me in', should read 'Don't you know that you can count me out'. John didn't advocate violence, in fact he also says 'If you want money for people with minds that hate, all I can tell you is buddy you'll have to wait' To me it's obvious that he's saying that revolution is fine, but if you advocate violence you'll get no support from me, either morally or financially. |
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| Pink Floyd – The Gunner's Dream Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| You'd think people would have realised that the second stanza refers to the Rememberance Day parade, held on 11th November each year in the UK, particularly the line 'you touch the silk on your lapel', clearly a reference to the silk poppies worn on the lapel, the entire stanza reminds me of many remeberance day parades, the cold November air, the band, the tolling of the church bell. | |
| Muse – United States of Eurasia/Collateral Damage Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I can see where the link with George Orwell's 1984 might come from, but really for me it's more about the decline and fall of empires, the wars that precede each decline, followed by the rise of the new power. The song speaks in particular of 'these wars, which can't be won', Iraq and Afghanistan spring to mind. The whole lyrical play on 'United States', makes it obvious to me that the empire that is being talked of is the USA, being replaced by an empire spanning the Eurasian continent, namely Europe, the Russian states, ( former USSR), and China. This song is one of the many that speak of a dystopian future, and also point out that our present isn't much better, wars leading to more wars, mistakes of the past forgotten about and repeated, repression of personal freedoms, it's all in there. |
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| Gorillaz – Glitter Freeze Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Where's North from here? It was the glitter freeze Listen, Dr F You wouldn't credit A believe it Ship in port! I agree with the DR F part representing Dr Frankenstein, as readers of the original will know, the end takes place in the Arctic. The lyrics are easy to misinterpret, due to Mark E smith's accent, but I believe these to be about as close to correct as I can get. |
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