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| The Old 97s – Big Brown Eyes Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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Definitely my favourite Old 97's song. I love the line "You made a big impression for a girl of your size". Awesome. |
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| You Am I – If We Can't Get It Together Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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"We might as well do it next week/'cause we've met everybody that we're ever gonna meet" is such a great lyric. This is definitely one of my favourite You Am I songs. |
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| Supersuckers – Heavy Heart Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is actually a cover of a song by an Australian band called You Am I. I haven't heard this version but I'm a big You Am I fan, so I'd be interested to check it out. |
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| The Breeders – Huffer Lyrics
| 20 years ago
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It doesn't make any sense for it to be "crying". Consider the lyrics before and after that line.
And Kim Deal is a she, not a he. |
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| Ben Folds – Hiro's Song Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I think paulcole has a point. It does signify that the guy is Japanese but there's no rule stating that Hiro's name can't serve two purposes in this song. |
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| The Flaming Lips – Fight Test Lyrics
| 21 years ago
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I read something recently that Wayne Coyne purposely based the song on "Father & Son" because he thought it had such a beautiful structure. I think Cat Stevens and the Flaming Lips agreed to share royalties.
I don't know where I read it but if you google "flaming lips cat stevens", you'll find it - that's how I did.
Anyway, this is my favourite song from Yoshimi, with the possible exception of "Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell". |
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| Dashboard Confessional – The Brilliant Dance Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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This was the first Dashboard song I heard. My friend recommended it to me, I downloaded it and it hooked me right away. I ended up downloading every song of DC I could find over the next 3 days. |
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| Ian Brown – F.E.A.R. Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I wasn't particularly impressed by it until I saw the video clip. Sometimes it takes a really clever clip to get me to realise how good a song is. And this is definitely one of them. |
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| Jimmy Eat World – Salt Sweat Sugar Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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Post September 11 (I guess that's when it happened), it was changed to Salt Sweat Sugar. On the copies I've seen in record stores recently (I'm in Australia), they all say Salt Sweat Sugar. There's no mention of "Bleed American" anywhere on the cover. |
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| Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I also just found out there's a Promise Ring song called "Why Did We Ever Meet?" and a Kinks song called "Rock'n'Roll Fantasy". Might be two other likely references. |
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| Jimmy Eat World – A Praise Chorus Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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"Kick-start my rock'n'rollin' heart" might be a reference to the song "Kick-Start My Heart" by...I don't know. Some 80s hair band, I think.
And Crimson and Clover is definitely by Tommy James and the Shondells. I think they did the original version...many have covered it. |
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| Pavement – AT&T Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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One of my favourite Pavement songs, if not my very favourite. My favourite changes frequently though. |
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| Ben Harper – The Drugs Don't Work Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I think this song was written while Richard Ashcroft (the singer/songwriter from the Verve) was watching his father die in hospital, if you were wondering what it was about.
Because I'd heard that, I always thought it was about medicinal drugs, rather than recreational drugs. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I have a friend who wanted to name her daughter Porcelina. She had another couple of names, Pumpkin-related, that she was going to use too.
That's an interesting theory, Pyrrhic - a day in the life of a teenager. I'm going to think about that next time I listen. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Annie-Dog Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I read in an interview that Billy said this was a befuddled tribute to his girlfriend.
This is about the only SP song I can't get into though. I always skip it. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – Mayonaise Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I think James Iha cowrote this song. Don't all yell at me if I'm wrong but I think I remember reading that in the CD booklet.
Anyway, this is my favourite SP song. I always thought I was the only one. |
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| Radiohead – Just Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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The video for this song is absolutely perfect! You couldn't improve it if you tried! |
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| Pavement – Billie Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I can't believe no-one has commented on this song. I especially like the beginning of the song and it's probably my favourite track off Terror Twilight. |
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| Ben Folds Five – She Don't Use Jelly (Flaming Lips cover) Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I haven't heard Ben Folds Five's version of this. I'll have to look out for it next time I'm on Kazaa.
geewey, I'm pretty sure it's "ghosts". "Thinks and goes" doesn't really make much sense. I don't think it's "hairdo" either. I'm going by the Flaming Lips version as I haven't heard BFF's one. They may do it differently. |
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| Ben Folds – Carrying Cathy Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I think most people probably agree that it's about suicide and have nothing to add. All I have to say is that I think it's a gorgeous song. One of my favourites. |
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| Dashboard Confessional – Standard Lines Lyrics
| 23 years ago
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I don't think "it's crude but it will do" is referring to the relationship. I think it refers to drinking...
But this new diet's liquid
And dulling to the senses.
And it's crude but it will do. |
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