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| The Black Keys – Howlin' for You Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I think this song may well be about a schoolyard crush rather than any old relationship (see the White Stripes' "We're Going To Be Friends"). There are references to nursery rhymes in the third verse ("Mockingbird..." etc) and the baseball metaphor in the fourth verse makes the narrator sound childish, which is compounded by the simple rhyme scheme, melody and structure. Then there's the "howling for you" refrain - to me, this evokes the image of a child crying. |
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| Paloma Faith – Picking Up The Pieces Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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The concept behind this song seems to be heavily based on Daphne DuMaurier's book 'Rebecca'. In short: girl marries man who seemed to be extremely devoted to his previous wife and now feels as though she is "in her shadow". |
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