| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Of course no woman wants her ass torn in two!! That tells you immediately that it's not meant to be taken seriously. He is bragging. Exaggerating, trying to impress her. He says he's a "nice guy" but his language tells another story. Just as the girl's actions and intentions are confusing the guy, the girl is probably a bit unsure (to say the least) about the guy. The song is a parody of a confused encounter between two people trying to be cool, and ending up (possibly) not getting what they really want. It is meant to be provocative, it is definitely a song of our time, but it is also meant to be taken in a spirit of fun... Hey Hey Hey... |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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There is no suggestion in the song that "something bad" is going to happen to the "indecisive woman" in question. The song begins with the man asking her to tell him whether they are "on the same page" or whether his senses are misleading him. He is trying to make an honest interpretation of her ambiguous behavior. He is telling her what he thinks is on her mind, and waiting for her to give him a clear answer. The song is most definitely intended to be provocative. There are two points worth restating: 1. The girl's "teasing" behavior attracted the attention of the "pimp". 2. The "pimp" doesn't seem to be getting very far with the girl beyond that. The lesson seems to be that it is best to make sure our behavior matches our intentions as closely as possible - avoid those blurred lines. Not because we might get raped, I think the song has been carefully worded so as not to imply this outcome, but because we are judged by the way we act, despite the labels we wishfully attach to ourselves, and the treatment we get from others is determined by how they judge us. |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This is just wrong. The song is not just about the woman - or the man. I agree that there really isn't such a thing as blurred consent, but there is most certainly behavior that blurs the line between "yes" and "no". This often is not, and should not, be taken as "no" - it just means "keep trying". A clear statement of "no" or "stop" is required before any reasonable claim of harassment or worse can be made. Even then a persistent suitor might legitimately try another angle. The woman in the song is behaving in an overtly provocative manner towards the guy. That is stated clearly. The guy thinks she wants him, but she is not receptive to his "pimping" style of response; bragging about the size of his penis and his vigorous lovemaking technique; etc.. He is confused because he thinks this approach is usually irresistible. I don't think either of them are behaving in a way that a well domesticated Victorian English Lady or Gentleman would call "respectable". The guy in the song admits it and wants her to do the same. Maybe his gross approach is the correct response to her gross signalling and he will "take" her in the end - or both ends if he's lucky. Maybe she will eventually tire or become alarmed by his aggressive style and tell him to move on. He is entitled to press his luck in the meantime, and certainly entitled to a clear answer from her. He's asking for it. Clearly and unambiguously. |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Now you're getting the idea... don't ya just hate them blurred lines. Like the gentleman in the song... no pussy-footing around... The direct approach is best.... maybe... if it works for you, I guess. |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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She is grabbing him in a provocative way, apparently... That is why he is urging her to make up her mind. Does she want to "get at" him, or not? That's the question he's asking. He thinks his "pimping" is pretty irresistible. You don't agree, it seems... |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Did you actually listen to the song? She is grabbing at him, acting nasty, gyrating in her tight pants, and apparently she is NOT agreeing to his wishes to take things further... His response is to ASK her to think about her behavior. He thinks she really would like to go further but she is held back by her belief that she is a "good girl". He is ASKING her to reconsider. At NO point in the song does he make any indication that he intends to proceed without her consent. Perhaps you mean to suggest that she is playing games and deliberately blurring the idea of consent? He is calling her bluff, perhaps? |
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| Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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This song is so NOT about rape; he ASKS her to hit him up when she's passing through; he invites her to let him tear her ass in two. Sure, he is making assumptions about her feelings, but he is asking for her to be honest with him. The correct lyric should be "That man is not your maker", and this is the key to understanding the song. It is about the conflict between our animal nature and our desire to be "good". The song is saying that "blurred lines" of scripture or morality, that try to "domesticate" us can get in the way of people being honest about their true and natural feelings for each other, leading to frustration and confusion. The song is a fun and provocative call for honesty. |
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| The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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"Now the only thing a gambler needs is A suitcase and a trunk. And the only time he'll be satisfied Is when he's on a drunk." I think the final line in the above verse should read "When he's on a TRUMP". Makes more sense, and I'm pretty sure that's what Burdon sings. If the Lomax lyrics quoted earlier in the thread are correctly transcribed, then it's understandable where the mistake has arisen, but I think it's wrong. |
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| Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think this song is the sequel to "Mrs Robinson". Mrs Robinson was about the dehumanizing pressures of mass culture/society. She had no first name. This song is about a "lost" individual's attempt to break out of the manufactured mentality of mass society. He wants to be a person, to have a first name - apparently he doesn't even know what his own actually is. Just assigning himself the name "Al" might do the trick, he supposes. He struggles to conceive of having a genuine personal relationship with another person, but all he can manage to bring to mind are cliches from movies or television shows he has seen; he wants someone to care for him ("bodyguard"); and he wants to be someone's friend ("long lost pal"). He wants to call her "Betty" so she can be a real person too. In the first verse he is feeling empty and unfulfilled as a productive man, but again only able to conceive of and express his feelings in movie-like cliches. In the second verse he laments his lack of family life, and the lack of any positive encouragement for such a thing, again in cliche. In the third verse he describes how utterly alienated by his surroundings he feels, especially by others he sees as domesticated herd animals or disconnected wanderers or lost souls like himself. | |
| Simon and Garfunkel – Mrs. Robinson Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think it's about those things in modern society that Marx might have called "the opiates of the masses" - religion, bureaucratic/institutionalized welfare, drugs/alcohol, sham democracy, and mass spectator sport - all the tools and devices by which individuals are pacified in modern mass society. Mrs Robinson in the song symbolizes an individual who has lost her true personal self (and name) and become a formalized entity ("Mrs Robinson"). Paul Simon's (much later) song "You can call me Al" is the flip-side of this song. It describes a "lost" individual's attempt to break out from his "manufactured mentality" and reconnect with his true personal self (and name). |
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| Jason Derulo – In My Head Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I think this song is a parody of (or tribute to) the song "Down" by Jay Sean ft. Lil' Wayne. Both songs have a similar theme and sound. "Down" has fairly innocent lyrics, but a hint of innuendo with the repeated and emphasized use of the word "Down". "In My Head" turns this around and makes the innuendo heavy and crude - it's meant to be over the top - in your face...so to speak. | |
| Australian Crawl – The Boys Light Up Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| It's what many blokes do when the "sing-song dance" reaches the "cheap tent show" part of the performance. So now you know, know, know, know, know... | |
| Carly Simon – You're So Vain Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| No. Not if they KNOW for certain. The song only works if there is a deliberate degree of ambiguity in the lyrics as they may relate to actual events. That's why I think it is quite possible that Carly Simon is the unwitting subject of the song herself. Depends on who actually wrote the song. | |
| Carly Simon – You're So Vain Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I wonder if Carly Simon actually believes the song IS about her own life... ... wouldn't it be hilarious if Mick Jagger actually wrote the song for her and let her claim the credit. The music has a very Stones-like sound about it. He even gets in on the act singing the backing vocals, and all the while SHE thinks the song is about HER... Good one, Mick. |
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