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| The Waterboys – Sweet Thing Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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Astral Weeks seems like one of those records no one should even try to cover anything from, but The Waterboys do it and do it well here. Folding in the bit of "Blackbird" is an inspired choice too! |
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| Buddy Holly – Midnight Shift Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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Jakob Dylan's "All Day and All Night" bears a strong resemblance to this song, especially in the first verse. I'd guess it was an intentional homage. |
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| Dennis Wilson – Farewell My Friend Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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Fantastic song. I wish Dennis had stuck around long enough to outrun his demons like Brian has. I bet he had some more gems in him like this, "River Song" and (The Beach Boys') "Forever." |
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| Steve Taylor – Sock Heaven Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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20 years on and I feel like I'm just now understanding this song. A poignant lament about not fitting in with the church or the world (as well as being a sweet requiem for the late, great Chagall Guevara). |
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| Superchunk – Detroit Has a Skyline Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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@[joe1133247:4252] I would love to know as well, although a part of me is happy with it being track 6 & 7 from Here's Where the Strings Come in, "Detroit Has a Skyline" and "Eastern Terminal," which along with track 8, "Animated Airplanes Over Germany" will always and forever be my favorite in-flight soundtrack. |
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| The Mountain Goats – Steal Smoked Fish Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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I am fairly confident that this song is a prequel of sorts to "Damn These Vampires," released one year earlier on All Eternals Deck. Musically and lyrically they seem tied together, especially the naïve new vampire of this song saying "God bless all vampires every night," who then becomes the jaded, worn voice saying, "God damn these vampires for what they've done to me." |
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| A Minor Swoon – Seventeen Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I'm not entirely sure what it means on a line-by-line basis, but in general, it seems to be an expanding of the definition of love and a revelation of a holy light of love that makes other loves seem dim by comparison (the "darkest light" of the summer love left behind). Much deeper than a song called "Seventeen" has any right to be. |
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| Denison Witmer – Meant To Be Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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Not sure if this was intentional or not (I'm guessing it was, seeing as they both came from the same scene) but this song quotes/echoes Damien Jurado's Wedding Cake in the chorus.
http://songmeanings.com/songs/view/79326/ |
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| The Hold Steady – Girls Like Status Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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a) The Sunset Tree is FAR from the first Mountain Goats album. b) If it's the only one you like, you need your ears (and head, and heart) examined. |
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| The Hold Steady – The Sweet Part of the City Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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There's an obvious (and I would venture to guess, intentional) parallel between this song and Van Morrison's "Saint Dominic's Preview."
SPotC: "It's a long way from Cedar-Riverside to Cedar Sinai, three times St. Paul to Cheyenne/ And it's a long way from Sacramento, too."
SDP: "And it's a long way to Buffalo/ It's a long way to Belfast city, too." |
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| The Mountain Goats – Palmcorder Yajna Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I think the majority of this is great as well, although one other quibble I'd raise is that the "scale maps of the ocean floor" is (I believe) just a word picture about how deep the laugh lines have become on their faces (possibly facial distortion from too much drug use?) |
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| Scud Mountain Boys – Big Hole Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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The song about Johnny Mathis and amphetamines is American Music Club's "Johnny Mathis' Feet," for anyone who's wondering. |
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| Madness – One Step Beyond Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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Whoops. Just realized this is a cover of a Prince Buster song which actually predates the other two (I think). I guess I still have much to learn. :) |
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| Madness – One Step Beyond Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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I was just listening to some old school reggae the other day and noticed something I hadn't heard before (or ever heard anyone reference):
"Hey you, don't watch that
Watch this!"
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This is a reference to The Ethiopians' "Reggae Hit the Town," which contains the lyric, "Don't watch that one/ watch this one"
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"This is the heavy heavy monster sound"
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This is a reference to Dave & Ansel Collins' "Monkey Spanner," which contains the lyric, "This is a heavy heavy monster sound"
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I would guess there are probably other references here, with these two being so obvious when you hear them. If anyone recognizes any, let me know! |
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| Hem – We'll Meet Along the Way Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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I used this song in a mix I put together for my wife's grandfather's funeral. It actually ended up playing right as the priest was approaching the body to bless it, a really prominent placement, and just seemed perfect. |
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