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| PJ Harvey – Sheela-Na-Gig Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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In a broader sense I think it's about misogyny in general. Much hate and scorn is casually thrown at women for no other reason than their gender. For example, they're judged way too much on their appearance and If they're strong willed they're called bitches. If they want to be single they're accused of being selfish- but if they want to get married they're teased for "trying to trap a man." There's no winning. Women should be celebrated and treated as equally important to men, and men who treat women badly should be left lonely. |
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| PJ Harvey – Sheela-Na-Gig Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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To me this is a song about the Christian perversion of sex- turning it from a natural celebration into something dirty and repulsive. Sheela Na Gig is an uninhibited pagan fertility Goddess. She is depicted as sitting spread eagle, using her hands to pull her vaginal lips apart; a welcoming enticement into carnal pleasure and the miraculous creation of life that results.
It's not easy being a pagan fertility goddess in a culture of Puritan repression. It's pathetic that too many men have been taught to find such open sexuality as filthy and wrong.
The song triumphantly declares she will not hide or conform- she will not let derision crush her spirit. She will boldly move on until she finds men who appreciate her. |
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| Squeeze – There at the Top Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I don't think she's a call girl. I think she's a businesswoman sleeping her way up the ladder. It "seems like" she's there at the top, but in reality she has to watch her diet and keep herself pretty in order to keep selling. From outward appearances she seems to have it all together, but privately she's a sellout and a whore. I think the song meaning is that sometimes things aren't as great as they seem and it might appear someone has it all, but in reality they're paying a heavy price and their success wont last forever. |
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| Animal Collective – Moonjock Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I used to drive from Virginia to Florida to visit my grandparents and I remember the signs for "South of the Border" too- I found out later that's where my mom & eloped when they turned 18. (something the rest of the family was horrified by.) My parents both died years ago, so now when I see "South of the Border" mentioned anywhere I get a little choked up. |
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