| Bob Dylan – Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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The title is what drives home the drug metaphor for me. "Rainy Day Women", i.e., those days when you can't get what you really want, marijuana makes a pretty good substitute. I'm skeptical about the 420 reference simply because the release of this song (I believe) predates the 420 references. |
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| Simon and Garfunkel – America Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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This song first came out when I was in high school, and it has been decades since I really paid any attention to it, but now - looking at the lyrics and singing the song in my head - I can appreciate the genius behind it. Look at how the mood of the song slides from optimistic exuberance to a feeling of emptiness with each verse painting a slightly different mood among the two lovers. I especially like the transition from the silliness of “I said ‘Be careful his bowtie is really a camera’” to the impending gloom of "Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat". WOW!! Absolutely beautiful. |
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| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Helplessly Hoping Lyrics | 22 years ago |
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I don't think there's much meaning to this song. Stills was just having fun with alliteration. I recall somewhere that he dedicated this song to his high school English teacher. And ZinbobDan is right about the lyrics. |
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