| David Bowie – Days Lyrics | 11 months ago |
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Is he perhaps writing as if the character is talking about his mother? |
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| David Bowie – Days Lyrics | 11 months ago |
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Is he perhaps writing as if the character is talking about his mother? |
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| The Beatles – Day Tripper Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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Easy way out -not ‘east’ . Damned touch screen keyboard |
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| The Beatles – Day Tripper Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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It took me so long to find out but I found out. That doesn’t suggest a quick flirtation with drugs as has been suggested. I think it is about a girl who is basically very shallow and was leading-on the writer of the song. The writer of the song was looking for a more meaningful situation but she was just leading him on and it took him a long time to find out but eventually he found her true nature so he took the easy way out and walked away. ‘One way ticket’ is a ride to nowhere. Sunday driver is a term used to describe a leisurely non serious person. One way ticket. There’s no reciprocity . She’s all take and no give. She’s a big teaser. She’s not interested in anything but her own ‘power’ He took the east way out and walked away before becoming too involved with shallow self-centred person. |
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| David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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@[robsy335:36671] I think now that it is a song about a man meeting himself from the past. |
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| David Bowie – A Better Future Lyrics | 4 years ago |
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Several years after first hearing this song, I now think it is about the current state of relationships between males and females, particularly in the western world. For example: 'When we talk we talk to you' 'When we walk we walk to you' I think that is referring to the situation in which it is usually the case that the toddler first walks towards the mother and also firstly talks to the mother because the mother is the person who spends the most time with the child. 'Give my children sunny smiles' Is perhaps another indication that the writer is asking the mother to bring up happy children. 'From factory to field nothing is moving' I think this is a reference as to how society is stagnating in the west due to internal personal politics. If these things do not happen then the writer is suggesting that he may; 'Stop loving you' 'Stop wanting you' 'Stop liking you'. All the lyrics of this song add up to a comment about the relationships between men and women in the 21st century. Feminism has constantly placed mens' attitudes under scrutiny but what hasn't happened is that women's behaviour and attitudes towards men have not been placed under any scrutiny whatsoever. I think that currently womens' behaviour is being placed under great scrutiny because men have had enough of being vilified by the feminist movement and the illiberal 'liberal' left. I think the writer's intent is a warning. It is a warning of how men will change their attitude towards women if women do not do something about their own attitudes and behaviour towards men. The narcissism and sense of entitlement that many women carry has been increased and enhanced by the feminist and illiberal liberal leftist movement which seeks to destroy western society from within. I think we are now seeing the result of societal breakdown caused by these movements which is what I think the writer means by 'Please don't tear this world asunder' 'All is pain and all is sorrow'. It's a very serious observation which is typical of some of the writer' a darkest lyrics but he has cleverly juxtaposed that with a rather trite musical accompaniment. The accompaniment is light both in texture, melody and rhythm. It's musical humour. The humour of a light musical texture supporting a very dark lyric. rob335@hotmail.com Please email your thoughts. |
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| David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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It may be about two people who were once close. They took different roads in life. One may have become successful by selling his / her soul with regard to their former friendship. The sell out person explains that it wasn't a sell out, he never lost control. It was a moving-on. A conscious decision that he doesn't regret so he shakes hands and laughs at the notion of selling out. However there is some slight sadness that the other person has not moved far or of a lost closeness to that old friend. |
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| Nirvana – The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie cover) Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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It may be about two people who were once close. They took different roads in life. One may have become successful by selling his / her soul with regard to their former friendship. The sell out person explains that it wasn't a sell out, he never lost control. It was a moving-on. A conscious decision that he doesn't regret so he shakes hands and laughs at the notion of selling out. However there is some slight sadness that the other person has not moved far or of a lost closeness to that old friend. |
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| David Bowie – Heroes Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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The two lovers by the wall were probably an inspiration and the lyric does indeed relate to how two lovers can feel heroic. However, people always seem to miss the possible significance of the quote marks on the Album cover; "Heroes" Perhaps this is a rather cynical comment and may be the underlying meaning of a view of "humanity" and its tendency to be self important? |
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| David Bowie – A Better Future Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This could be God being fed up with what humanity has done to His creation. It could be an ordinary person saying the same. It could be man who is fed up with the way they women have systematically vilified men via the feminist movement. "I just might stop needing/ wanting/ Loving you" could apply to all the above . The music is gentle and understated and has a rather naive little hook that is almost child-like and benign in feeling amongst all the destruction that the lyric is describing. |
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| David Bowie – Ashes to Ashes Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I think people read far too much into lyrics. The lyrics are about addiction. He made a good song out of the life experience because that is what the artist does. The medium is music and words. Sometimes, the words do not have to mean anything much except to sort of reflect the subject matter in a very loose way, perhaps just because some words sound good together and loosely relate to the subject matter of the song. What is relevant is the interplay of melody, harmony, rhythm and word-play. Think 'The Owl and the Pussycat' or the 'Jabberwocky' People are always looking for meaning in their own lives....why not write a song and go and perform it then? You have to create your own meaning..."You are all individuals." " I'm not." |
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