| Jethro Tull – Wind-Up Lyrics | 1 year ago |
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Out of all the songs I've looked up on here, I have to say all the comments are spot on. "Wind Up" is a perfect end to Side 2 which is subtitled "My God." Side 1 is subtitled "Aqualung," no surprise there. I originally had this album on cassette and it struck me that the 2 sides had their own subtitles as though two different concept albums rolled into one. Which I suppose it is. Very Tull and very 70s. Anyway, the other aspect to this song is the very beginning "...packed me off to school." Having read some about Anderson, he felt a bit abandoned by his family when they sent him to boarding school. Kids were (are?) very young when sent away! Don't know if this is just certain countries/regions, certain classes of families who send kids to boarding schools or what. Growing up in a bluish collar neighborhood in Chicago, boarding school definitely was not a thing. Roger Hodgson of Supertramp had a similar experience with boarding school and feeling of abandonment and that is the basis of "The Logical Song." No mention of religion that I recall... but that kernel of childhood emotion that relates these two amazingly talented songwriters is very interesting to me. |
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| Molly Hatchet – Flirtin' With Disaster Lyrics | 2 years ago |
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I think it's pretty simple. The narrator ("I") is talking about his own life and how he's being self-destructive. When he switches to "we," I think he's talking about the self-destructive tendencies of "the world" in general. Seems to be a constant and consistent theme. Sad to think I can't remember any significant period of time in my life where there wasn't some kind of pain and strife somewhere in the world. Greed and hunger for power drive people to do horrible things. |
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| Depeche Mode – It's No Good Lyrics | 2 years ago |
| I assume no one who's commented has ever realized that they were in a past life relationship. If you were, and the other person wasn't into you, these lyrics might make perfect sense to you. I'm not looking for any deeper meaning, just interpreting what is being said on the surface. It's 2023 now, and 14 years ago I met someone while I was still married, whom I was convinced I was meant to be with. I'm now divorced, and again single. I still am convinced to this day that they are the person I'm meant to be with. Other person is clueless despite my having told them how I felt. Thing about past life relationships? They never work. I know that on the surface. Brain is perfectly OK with this whole matter being over. Heart? Is not. I'm not a stalker. But I'm still in communication with them. Maybe one day... I know one thing, I'm never bringing anyone into the middle of this again. Ever. So not fair. Regret that. But I'll be alone the rest of my life unless they die first. Then I can move on. | |
| Donald Fagen – Maxine Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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So, as usual, it comes down to my stupid romanticism. You get the feeling reading Shakespeare and watching Cary Grant and Errol Flynn movies that women love classic romantic ideas and times... but seriously, they don't. As a rule. There are always exceptions, but in my experience, women want to hang with sensitive guys to help them feel better about themselves... but when it comes to sex, they want the dumb guys that are better equipped just to satisfy them. But somehow they want to find the one guy in the world who's both, so they end up being disappointed and trying to change all the guys they *think* they want to be with. Hey, wake up! Find some guy you like, just 'cause he is who he is! And go with it, Der. But I digress. I get choked up from this song because it is very close to the story of a girl whom I really, REALLY, liked... but the timing was as bad as bad can be. What's funny is, her name is very close to "Maxine", and we actually did meet in Lincoln Hall. Not to discuss the sub-urb-an sprawl (which is my favorite phrasing from the song BTW), but to see a show. |
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| Eagles – I Can't Tell You Why Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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Yeaaahhhh... so I guess there's not much interpretation to be done trying to figure out the meaning of this song. All's I know is it destroys me when I listen to it because it reminds me of that girl who I let get away,,, and still talking to her after all this time confirms what I thought... she wasn't ready, then when she was, thought I wasn't ready... then when I was ready... etc., etc. Ugh. I'm sure one day I'll be able to listen to this song and not be reduced to a puddle... well, pretty sure... LOL |
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| Steely Dan – Razor Boy Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| @[bichoo:8936] Why didn't I see your comment before I posted?! Totally agree. But bless all the folks that like to analyze the lyrics to search for meaning. After all, isn't that what this site is about? Peace | |
| Steely Dan – Razor Boy Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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I think all you folks have wonderful minds and spirits, and that you love listening to this song. I would submit to start with the simplest interpretation and go forward from there. I like the recognition of the "women in cages" phrase, I agree that it likely has to do with a stripper/dancer. But to me "Razor Boy" has always unequivocally meant the Grim Reaper. Seems very appropriate to Steely Dan's well-known sardonic wit that they would come up a nickname for Death himself seems silly and completely appropriate at the same time. I think that no matter what profession the girl is in that Don & Walt seem to be singing "to", the Razor Boy will be visiting her very soon unless she changes her ways. |
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| Band of Horses – Laredo Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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All you have to do is look at Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laredo_%28song%29 . When Bridwell wrote this song, he was in Minneapolis and was lonely. Hence the Jenner Lake reference. If you were stuck alone somewhere and lonely, wouldn't you possibly want to go somewhere, either to be around people, or just to get away...? There are definitely suicidal sounding statements in here, but I guess they're figurative? |
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