| Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen cover) Lyrics | 24 years ago |
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Guys, Can we get this straight, RUFUS DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG! It's a cover. I know Jeff Buckley sang it, and there is a chance that someone wrote it before him. Rufus is doing a lot of covers on soundtracks like Across the Universe(I AM Sam) and He Ain't Heavy, he's my Brother(Zoolander). But he is a brilliant songwriter who studied opera. You should check out his two albums(a self-titled one and "Poses"). Rufus is not very obscure. He won a Juno(the canadian equivalent of a grammy-he is from canada, eh) and he was one of Rolling Stones best new artists when his first album came out. His songs have appeared in Moulan Rouge and Big Daddy as well. Delmarter is right on about the lyrics, it's about David, not Samson although it makes a breif reference to Samson. David, although he was a powerful King who slew Goliath, was felled by love(or desire) for Bathsheba. He was "a baffled King compsosing Hallelujah". Which is a great image-the lovestruck sing-songwriter writing songs about the woman he can't understand or even hope to understand. |
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| Rufus Wainwright – Baby Lyrics | 24 years ago |
| The song has a very sad and somber tone to it. I believe a read somewhere that is about one of Rufus' lovers, who was a drug addict. Hence, "you bring along your needles." You can check it out on Rufus' website. And he should know. I mean, hell, he wrote the song. | |
| Jack Johnson – It's All Understood Lyrics | 24 years ago |
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His voice on this song is incredible. And it is brought out by the soft piano in the background. The piano part doesn't seem too complicated-only a few chords repeated. Which makes me think jack himself is playing the piano. If this is true, then it would probably rock in concert. The lyrics are wack. They are confusing and seemingly make no sense. I would love an explanation on them. If Jack is a realativist(as he seems to be claiming), he really doesn't give a reason why. He seems to be saying that "it's all realative because I don't understand." |
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| Jack Johnson – Rodeo Clowns Lyrics | 24 years ago |
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Guys, Jack Johnson was not lead nor backup singer for G. Love. Accoring to what I read(and as G says in the introduction to the song), they went surfing one day and then Jack Johnson played this song for G and G dug it. They decided to record it. That's about it, they haven't collaborated on too much else musically. About the song, I don't Jack(if he indeed wrote the lyrics) is making any large statements condemning life at the bars. These rodeo clowns "bring him up when he's down". They cheer him up. The heart of the song, meaning wise, is when they leave the pub and see two homeless guys on the walk home-"You walk by look at him, but he can't look at you" and "down on the corner there's anther one. reaching out a hand, coming from a broken man." This sounds like G Love, as he often meantions the homeless in his songs("This Ain't Living", "City Bum", etc.). He's juxtaposing the "money man" at the club with the homeless man on the corner. I love this song. It makes me want to go out to a club, especially lyrics like "nobody's romantic cuz its too early for dancing but he comes the music!" |
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