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| Dropkick Murphys – The State of Massachusetts Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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"i think the title of the song is a play on words...using state to mean a country AND the culture of it...
p.s i wanna make it clear i do not link child abuse and a bad government to massachusets"
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I do. that's first thing I think of when it comes to MA. Also, Minnesota is known for witches, and Idaho for streaking. Texas uses potatoes for currency and Delaware gives out Peyote like it was chewing gum/ It's all true |
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| Buffalo Tom – Larry Lyrics
| 17 years ago
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Here's a post descendent, great song!!
Ahh, a world with more BT fans, one can only dream. Only Mineral is a better song, but not by much, good to see the BT boys are playing to big crowds in Europe right now |
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| Faith Hill – Love Ain't Like That Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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just wonderful, goes against the usual Fairy-Tale idea of love and aims for a realist approach how the best kind of love is developed over time, through loyalty and honesty |
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| Tom Petty – Swingin' Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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wonderful background vocals by Howie Epstein, former bass player of the Heartbreakers who died of a heroin overdose in 2003. RIP Howie |
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| Patty Griffin – Tony Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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wow, I'd sure have to disagree with that first comment. A remarkable and sympathetic song, uses a slur to illustrate how guys like Tony are treated when they are young. Patty is just about the best |
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| Long Beach Dub All-Stars – Sunny Hours Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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A beautiful song, and who better to Brad's voice on this uplifting and emotional piece of work? They were his friends and bandmates for many years. Great stuff |
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| Ryan Adams – Hard Way to Fall Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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"How she flips from the back to the front
Reading magazines
Oh, my God, I miss those things"
that line will kill ya. What a monster song |
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| Mason Jennings – Big Sur Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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wonderful song, innovative time changes and intelligent melodies all done with a guitar, bass, and drums. 6 minutes of beauty |
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| Los Abandoned – Van Nuys (Es Very Nice) Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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AHHHHHHHH, now that's more like it, thanks kenderuh, what a song, and check out the video on the Los abandoned website or youtube. Four of the coolest band members you've ever seen plus the beautiful girls from van nuys middle school. It's just a little better then perfect |
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| Antje Duvekot – Long Way Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Thank you very much for posting this, the "worn out heels of Kerouac" one can only hope Antje get more attention. soon. Remarkable song |
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| Calexico – Bisbee Blue Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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A wonderfully subtle song of longing for a time when our natural resources weren't destroyed for the almighty $$ |
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| John Mayer – Belief Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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deeply meaningful, and it's too bad that some won't hear it because they don't like John Mayer. Songwriting of the highest quality. I think it's his best |
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| The Hold Steady – Stuck Between Stations Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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"She was a really cool kisser and she wasn’t all that strict of a Christian.
She was a damn good dancer but she wasn’t all that great of a girlfriend" - can anyone go back to listening to Fall Out Boy or All American Rejects after hearing those lines? Really? |
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| Feist – 1234 Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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innocent in the way that's it sung and performed. They performed it on Conan last night with Feist singing and a backing band and mixed chorus of very normal but still cool looking men and women dressed in matching light blues. Of course it was incredible. Pure unbridled joy. Except the line "You know who you are" hints at something more. What a song! |
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| Buffalo Tom – Late At Night Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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check out Buffalo Tom's other pseudo hit: "Mineral" if you are reading this you will love that song. Guaranteed. |
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| Buffalo Tom – Late At Night Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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check out Buffalo Tom's other pseudo hit: "Mineral" if you are reading this you will love that song. Guaranteed. |
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| Ryan Adams – Cherry Lane Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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there's so many different parts to this song, starts out like he's singing in a honkytonk bar, then moves into a haunting ballad, then speeds up towards the end with the incredible aforementioned refrain of "I could never get close enough, to you" - at this point feels more like a confirmation, a sense of finality. Then a wonderful guitar part wraps it up like a bow on a Christmas Present. There's nobody like the talented Mr. Adams |
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| The National – Karen Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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pretty remarkable stuff - looks like The National may soon be big - they deserve it, a great song |
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| Michael Jackson – Human Nature Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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a tremendous piece of art. Love9998 is exactly right, in my opinion - the song is about getting out in New York and experiencing all the city has to offer. Tough to separate his personal life with his body of work, bu this is great stuff |
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| Tilly and the Wall – Fell Down the Stairs Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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It's a sing along song. No need to analyze the lyrics, it's meant to be sung with kids in the park or adults at a party. Takes a terrible mood and makes it happy. In 3 minutes. the perfect pop song. |
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| Buffalo Tom – Kitchen Door Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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For many BT fans this is their favorite, not mine, but since it's BT it still better then most anything else you'll hear |
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| Our Lady Peace – Life Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I would disagree on posts claiming how terrible these lyrics are, this band wrote the song after being inspired by a cancer patient going through radiation treatments - I would venture to say that this song, in the 3 minutes that it lasts, has helped numerous people through trying times both physical and emotional. A tremendous and uplifting song |
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| Regina Spektor – Hotel Song Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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not sure what the exact meaning of the song is - to me it takes on a new meaning each time I listen to it. To anyone who thinks a Mariah Carey is a great singer because she overdoes every note with her histrionics, they should listen to this song. Her singing is wonderfully melodic, understated, and clever. A truly remarkable song |
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| Steve Winwood – Valerie Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Great Stuff - Winwood said he wrote the song because he knew of people in the music scene who were battling drug addiction and he just got so tired of seeing what the drug use was doing to the people around him- Valerie was one such person ("Then she just blew away". "It can't be that warm with the wind in her arms")
He is saying he can help her ("Call on Me") but she never does, caught in the throes of addiction
In his own words:
'Valerie', for instance, isn't a song remembering this girl I was madly in love with. It's not that at all. It's a plea to a certain girl singer - someone I don't know personally but who Will Jennings had drawn my attention to - not to destroy herself with drugs. The narrator in the song is saying, 'I'm back, and I'm the same person I used to be - so why isn't she?' "
BTW: the lyric is "I can't but help remember just where she touched me" a small distinction but enhances the song greatly |
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| Los Abandoned – (I Didn't Mean To) Stalk U Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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what? nothing on "Van Nuys (Es Very Nice)" yet? the best song of the year? Come on Rockers, let's get some lyrics and comments on that Los Abandoned song! I would, but of course I am cursed with incredible laziness |
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| Cat Power – Lived in Bars Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Pretty amazing stuff. To answer nbrii's previous question, I think it's just the back vocal singing "sha-bop, sha-bop, sha-bop" perfect as the band kicks into a beat that sounds like a high school dance from about 40 years ago |
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| Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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just wish the song was correctly listed as
"Monster Ballads" so when searching more people could find it, but such is life |
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| Josh Ritter – Monster Ballads Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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the song you wish more people would hear. Great analysis in the previous posts regarding just how deep and meaningful this song is, really grows on you and is now my favorite song on the album, which is saying something. A piece of art. |
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| Nellie McKay – Bee Charmer Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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wonderful stuff, her and Cyndi Lauper in a duet, playing off each other in a fun, humorous way. A great song that in a perfect world would have been a huge radio hit |
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| The Hold Steady – First Night Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The Hold Steady are fully formed adults making fantastic music. Not a dud on their album. Laughable that our younger siblings listen to emo when they could be listening to this wonderful band. They'll learn soon enough when the Hold Steady conquer the world |
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| Jamie Cullum – It's About Time Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I am getting married to the most beautiful girl in the world & this song will be our first dance. A wonderful song and I am a lucky guy |
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| The Psychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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song is about the popular boys who take advantage of an unpopular girl in high school and the unfairness and hypocrisy of it all: "the one who swears he was first in the line is last to remember her name" |
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| Creeper Lagoon – Cellophane Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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fear not annaS - although Creeper may not get the recognition of dreadful pseudo punk bands like Good Charlotte, they rest easy at night knowing that they make music that breaks hearts and changes lives |
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