| Ben Folds – Jesusland Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Interestingly, this song is incredibly descriptive of Shreveport, Louisiana. If you have ever been, you know that riverboat casinos abound and right off of a highway in the southern part of the city, there is an old mall that was bought by a church and converted into a church. There are lots of panhandlers, etc as well. There are not as many tear-down houses, but other than that, this song is a spot on description of Shreveport. (as a side note, Shreveport is in North Western Louisiana, no where near or any thing like New Orleans. It is closer and much more similar to Dallas [arguably the capital of the bible belt]). As for the intended meaning of the song, the physical manifestataion of hypocracy and beauty are a funny and peculiar statement. I am a christian and I think this song is a tasefully and, honestly, humorously crafted song. I appreciate the the gravity of the social commentary contrasted ontop of what is otherwise a light, cheery song. My favorite commentary is the McMansions. I live in an older area of a city, just outside of 'downtown.' The neighborhood that I live in is old and there are trees overgrown. It is a beautiful area full of neighborhood type businesses and devoid of anything that could be 'bix box.' There are McMansions where I live (a liberal area in a more conservative city) but they are built to appear from passers by that they fit right in with the rest of the neighborhood. Urban sprawl is an interesting subject with intense racial and socioeconomic implications thinly veiled beneath it. |
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| Guster – Parachute Lyrics | 22 years ago |
| the wrecka- In response to your post, you might take a look at "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot. After The bible and Hamlet, it is the most definitive literary work in history. It presents a situation based on being "about to fly" and the regret associated with not actually flying because you might fall. The added twist that Eliot doesn't necessarily add directly that Guster does is the idea that when you jump, you have a parachute. Whether it is God (God in Christian reference, Allah, buddah, God in jewish reference, Vishnu, the ACLU, money, your new girlfriend, etc.) or some other thing in your life to fall back on, it will keep you from crashing so hard that you never recover. The part that Eliot presents that Guster doesn't is the fact that not jumping will cause you to regret and that is a pain that never leaves. Read the poem. Its great. | |
| Stephen Speaks – Out Of My League Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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Stephen Speaks is a band from Tulsa, OK. They are a christian act, and they dont seem to play too many shows because two of their members go to Abilene Christian University, one is a Medical School student at OU and another is a pastor in his thirties, so I think that they might have some scheduling conflicts with touring. they have a website...I cant post it here, but seach somewhere for Stephen Speaks...it SHOULD be the first entry. As far as this song goes, its not necessarily the lyrics or the music itself, but its the fact that this song captures the heart of love. It captures the earnestness of the feeling and the way falling in love and being in love is. It is a portrait of a Christ-based romance that is not self seeking, but fulfilling and that will lead to forever. |
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