| Queen – Somebody To Love Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| This song is the most famous example of a non specific gender reference. The "somebody" to love is male or female. It's a gay anthem for equality. | |
| Talking Heads – Television Man Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| "television made me what I am" refers to how many people spend too much time watching television and their knowledge, their character, and their sense of self-identity have been shaped by all they see on television. | |
| Talking Heads – Slippery People Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I always thought slippery people meant mentally handicapped people. "what's the matter with him? (he's alright)" is observing a somebody with a mental defect severe enough that it causes others look at him and ask what's the matter. "stop acting crazy" but "the lord won't mind" because all people are ultimately god's children. The message I take is that we should celebrate all people including those who are "crazy." | |
| R.E.M. – Driver 8 Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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these lyrics are like a Rorschach test. They mean what you see in them. It's a mirror to your own psyche. Michael Stipe himself has said of many of the lyrics he has written that he just simply including words that have the right sound he is looking for. Many times the meaning of those words is not as important as the sound and imagery. BUT I'm still happy to try to interpret them as many people here are. |
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| Sheryl Crow – Leaving Las Vegas Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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There is a great line that I think is strong message for women not to depend on men to make things better for them: no joker, no jack, no king, can take this losin' hand and make it win translation- it's up to you to make things better for yourself. don't rely on a man to do it for you. |
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| Bob Marley and the Wailers – No Woman No Cry Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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anybody got ideas what this line means: oba -obaserving the 'ypocrites Is Bob saying something about some of the people who are in Trenchtown Jamaica? |
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