| Foo Fighters – For All The Cows Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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Personally, I believe this song's about 1) crass consumerism / unregulated capitalism, and 2) record companies thinking of artists as "cash cows" and wanting to exploit him and others based on their pre-conceived notions -- as he'd experienced some time after Kurt's passing. I think that "I'm not about to blow it now" line could mean a couple things, including perhaps "i know it's all screwed up and wrong but don't really know how to fix it all anyway, so..." |
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| Sheryl Crow – A Change Would Do You Good Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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@[Spacemen:31612] Upvoted 'cause i was glad to see you mentioning Joe Meek. Sometimes i see posts on this site and wonder did anyone read the Wiki page for the song..? From the Wikipedia article on this song: "According to Trott, the first verse is about music producer Bill Bottrell, who left in the middle of the album's production, angering Crow. Trott admitted that even though the lyrics were derogatory, they were more playful than harsh. The second verse was inspired by Madonna—who had begun to tone down her sexual image during the song's conception—as well as a few other people who were not named. Crow decided to make the final verse about herself but had to convince Trott and MacLeod to do so.[1]" The Wiki page doesn't mention Meek outside of a "see also..." citation, however i managed to find this quote by the artist herself: “It was strangely inspired by a magazine article about Joe Meek. Keeping in mind that Bill [producer Bottrell – Ed] had just left, it was about this producer who had a very corporate time as far as music making was concerned – the BBC with engineers wearing lab coats, specific hours of recording and so forth. This producer produced in his own home and manufactured a big hit. He was such a good producer and advanced for his time, and eventually he kinda self-destructed. He represents so many people, people really struggling in a logical, controllable space. Coming off what happened with the press on my last record, it’s about losing grasp of the world and eventually losing control.” |
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| Tom Waits – Goin' Out West Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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@[mr093242:28609] Why can't it mean both? I am curious as to your source... I mean to say 1) we all can't be in Tom's head to interpret all the diverse ways in which he might've meant that oft-repeat refrain, and 2) i would argue a great lyric isn't solely borne necessarily from the writer's mind but from somewhere deep in the within the readers / interpreters as well... ;-) |
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