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| Green Day – Maria Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I believe the line is "Somebody shot the president/And no one knows where the reel went", thus completing the pun. |
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| Squeeze – Vicky Verky Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Well... not quite, I think. Maybe I'm wrong. Here goes.
I think it goes, they fuck and they're happy together for some time. Then, the guy gets screwed into comitting heavy amounts of theft for some Robin Hood-type reason, gets sent to juvenile hall, and the girl's mother scolds her for getting involved with him in the first place (note "He said that he was forced to..." and "If she'd have known the story, she would have been so sorry"). Then while he's wasting away there, they write back and forth and realize they're not going really be able to continue their relationship. Fortunately, unlike the song's direct ancestor (Up the Junction), this story ends on a positive note, with the two reconciling during the summer. |
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| KISS – Rock Bottom Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It's a cool song, but the intro is a blatant Alice Cooper rip (Desperado). |
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| R.E.M. – Superman Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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"Strange" from Document was the Wire cover.
Anyway, there's not much interpretation to be done here, I think. |
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| Blue Öyster Cult – Career Of Evil Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Patti Smith wrote the lyrics, as she also did on some songs from Agents of Fortune and Tyranny & Mutation. I'm pretty sure most of the songs from the album, save Subhuman and Astronomy, weren't written with the Imaginos idea in mind, but it sort of relates anyway. |
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| David Bowie – Watch That Man Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Bowie's record company originally wanted him to tone down Ronson's overpowering guitar, but they decided it sounded better the way it was. An extremely underrated song of Bowie's... and it's the lead-off from Aladdin Sane. How can no one remember this song? |
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| Frank Zappa – Muffin Man Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Zappa named his recording studio the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, but I think it may have been after the song rather than vice versa.
After Bongo Fury the song was usually medleyed live with a fast-tempo Camarillo Brillo, but there's nothing else really notable about the song I can recall. |
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| Frank Zappa – Bobby Brown Goes Down Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Keep in mind around '78 or so was a completely tasteless period in Zappa's discography. The statements are more just meant to be humorous rather than biting like in early Mothers music. Look at Jewish Princess or Broken Hearts Are for Assholes from the same album (Sheik Yerbouti) and you'll see what I mean. |
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| Frank Zappa – Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Album version is a scant two minutes and has the lyrics you see here. The single version has parts of Nanook Rubs It as the last guy said. The most notable live version runs 20 minutes and has all four parts of the Apostrophe medley, plus some audience participation I believe. |
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| R.E.M. – Bad Day Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The song came out recently, but it was written a while ago - it was the prototype for It's the End of the World As We Know It. |
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| Blur – The Universal Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I believe I read somewhere it's supposed to be about a futuristic drug similar to prozac, like StellarPerception was talking about. |
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| Oasis – Lyla Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song just reminds me of how good Oasis used to be and how much they suck now. |
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| The Rolling Stones – The Last Time Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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If I remember right, this is the song that the Verve played backwards for "Bittersweet Symphony," or whatever that song was. Anyways, the Verve is full of dickheads, and this is one of my favorite Stones songs. |
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| The Flaming Lips – Fight Test Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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"and secondly if vanilla ice can get away with it with that cheesy excuse"
To my knowledge, I don't think Vanilla Ice actually did get away with sampling Under Pressure.
I like Cat Stevens a lot more than the Flaming Lips, but this song is decent anyway. |
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| Blur – Globe Alone Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The song is poking fun at people who buy into all the hip, cool fads out there and strive to maintain a perfect image, but lose their individuality in the process.
For some reason, this song reminds me of Charmless Man. |
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| Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Yes, he talks about this song in his biography. To put it bluntly, "It's better to give than to receive."
Does anybody else love the drums in this song, especially in the beginning? |
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