| Guided by Voices – Hot Freaks Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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This has some of the most amusing interpretations I’ve seen. Can there really be much debate that this is about a dirty, wet, sopping tryst? Wet spots, getting squirted with salty fluids after you “lick her”… Or maybe its about a salty margarita when you want some “liquor”? You can tell your kids that being a “thigh man” pertains to your order at KFC… nothing at all related to the trip to “pie land”, pie being slang for pussy…cats. For all of us, male or female, there eventually comes a baptism with a new partner who is a real freak. You received a key to a secret kingdom, the red wing (pink wing would have been too on the mark), worship, bliss, “this one is better than ever… this one is on the house [no strings attached]”. Then everyone sobers up and you can cue “Cut Out Witch”. |
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| Guided by Voices – Game Of Pricks Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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The poetic lyrics here might not have any literal meaning so much as a general cautionary note about pricks who play games. “Knives in the back of me” sounds better when sung than getting ‘back stabbed’. The song comes just after they started getting some national press, but they likely all still had day jobs. They were getting close to a 100K advance to jump to a larger indie label, but that’s not a huge amount of money split between 5 band members. So there must have been a lot of anxiety about who to trust (old record label, new label, various others trying to court you, day job). Who can you trust and who will either shiv you or not have your back if shit goes badly. Whether this is more about romantic betrayal (“I’ve cheated so long”), clashing egos in a band, or the snobbery of critics (“When they’re attacking me”), only Bob Pollard might know. Then again he might have been so blitzed he can’t remember… but this song will forever testify on its own behalf. |
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