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| New York Dolls – Trash Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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Yeah this is one where the meaning doesn’t come from line by line analysis of the lyrics. “Trash” is about subverting understandings of what’s worthwhile — celebrating and identifying with trash, while being loud and brash, paying homage to 50s pop and brushing aside the hippy pretensions of the era. Love this song and especially the chaotic end with that mix of angelic background vocals and distortion that makes it sound like a machine gun. Thrilling stuff! |
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| Nick Drake – Saturday Sun Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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I discovered Nick Drake back in 11th grade just as we were reading John Keats in English class. I forget which Keats poem prompted a discussion of the sense of tragedy that can be linked to feelings of joy. What you’re enjoying in one moment is also unbearably sad in that you know it’s all fleeting and is destined to wither away. I went home from school and that night listened to “Saturday Sun” and was struck by how Nick did the exact same thing here. You can be filled with love and affection for the people and places in your life, and still find that the logical conclusion is to have “wept for the day gone by.” |
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