| Jethro Tull – Cheap Day Return Lyrics | 3 years ago |
| @[bookends_smile:42119] The "soft-shoe shuffle dance" refers to what he did in response to the next line "brush away the cigarette ash." He dropped ash on his trousers and wasn't sure whether it was burning or not, so the reaction of brushing it away looked like a soft-shoe. In my mind, almost cartoon-like. Can you imagine? I used to smoke cigarettes so it immediately made sense to me. | |
| The Band – Chest Fever Lyrics | 4 years ago |
|
@[mrMojoRisen:38094] Everyone needs to read what you've said here. It's from the horse's mouth. The lyrics are nonsense. They fit the meter of the song and rhyme where appropriate. Doesn't make the song any less cool - it's one of my favorite songs. A groove that lasts for days. It's just that it's a fact that there is no deeper meaning. Reminds me a bit of one of my other Top 5 all-time favorite bands, Yes. Very few of their lyrics from "The Yes Album" on make any sense at all. They just used words that sounded "good" or rhythmic or melodic, and as I said in reference to "Chest Fever," fit the meter and rhyme where appropriate. |
|
| Steely Dan – Razor Boy Lyrics | 4 years ago |
|
@[BobFrapples:37040] Your points are very interesting and totally make sense. I always thought the term "razor boy" itself was a dark humor type reference to the personification of Death, with the scythe being the razor. Would be typical of The Dan's sarcastic humor. |
|
| Black Sabbath – St. Vitus Dance Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| @[Achory:36668] What's interesting to me is that I can think of no relation between the title and the lyrics. But the fast, syncopated rhythm of the music makes me envision a person suffering from St. Vitus' Dance moving to that rhythm. | |
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.