| Darryl Worley – Have You Forgotten? Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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This song epitomizes a bizarre brand of thinking. It basically says "if you don;t support raining death and destruction on others, you've forgotten how terrible it was to have death and destruction raining down on you". To respond to the attacks of 9/11/01 by inflicting massive suffering on others,almost none of whom had any connection to the attack on America is indeed meeting evil with evil. The line "and you say we shouldn't worry 'bout Bin Laden" (referring to Osama, not his extended family who had plenty of ties to both the Saudi royalty and the Bush family and were given a free pass) is very ironic, seeing as Dubya himself let Osama BL get away on his watch and subsequently expressed no interest in finding him. |
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| David Ball – Riding With Private Malone Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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The lyrics are pretty straightforward and not much in need of interpretation. I was thinking that the theme of the song seems like a very benevolent take on the central idea in the Stephen King novel "Christine" in that a new owner restores an old car that meant a whole lot to the deceased former owner, and finds himself accompanied by the spirit of that former owner. In the novel, the car radio even gets the oldies station better than any other, as in the song. Being a Stephen King story, the former owner has far more malignant intentions than Malone's ghost in the song. I did think that Malone's ghost, after pulling the narrator out of the crashed car, ought to have slapped him around a bit for a) wrecking the car and b) taking advantage of Malone's naive relative (or whoever it was who sold the car) in the initial sale. ;) |
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| Kenny Chesney – The Good Stuff Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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Great song! A celebration of the moments that add up to a good life with your life partner, and how even things that seem trying at the time can become precious with time. Plus *news flash* trying to drown your sorrows or frustrations with booze isn’t the way to a good life. The passage of wisdom from an older, wiser man to a less- experienced young one is a great theme, too. This song makes me misty-eyed (and choked up) whenever I hear it. I also think there’s a bit of a magical angle; the bartender seems to know exactly why the young man is there even though there’s no indication they know each other, they have the bar completely to themselves for quite a while, and the young man felt somewhat compelled to go there. The bartender seemed like a spiritual guide to help the younger man choose a path that will prove very fulfilling. Perhaps he is a spirit; “soul” is used, rather than “person”, or some such. That’s another mark of a good song, too; giving you more to think about! |
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