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| Animal Collective – #1 Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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@[bluegrassish:35633] I think they played it on Conan because it was the only song on the album that was short enough or something |
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| Metric – Rock Me Now Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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>Was built by white settlers seeking gold and other treasures
>Like me she feels uncomfortable in the clothing of her ancestors
>"It's not easy" she would say
>Putting her fingers in the ashtray
>"It's not easy to erase your blood"
Yes, White people, hate yourselves. |
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| The Flying Burrito Brothers – Wild Horses Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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i've read that gram actually wrote this song about his lil sister avis. toward the end of his life he is quoted somewhere as mentioning some of his songs being totally stolen, words are more like a gp song than stones song, jagger and richards are pretty vague when describing how they wrote this song
stones were crazy junkies especially in late 60s and wouldnt surprise me if, in exchange for being allowed to chill with them required gram to pay his due, though this was before exile
pretty esoteric, we'll never know and it doesnt matter |
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| The Flying Burrito Brothers – Hippie Boy Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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to me this song is about the loss of innocence and childhood...coming to age
a stereotypical hippie is spiritually attuned with a free mind, like an innocent child, before his mind is filled with societies crap.
there is also some tragic self awareness where Gram realizes that even though he is a hippie type at heart, he is very different from this character. gram is a grown up and can earn a dollar. this kid isn't addicted to money, sex, drugs, he seems pure.
the box represents money (now working to earn money), cruelty of the real world (this simple chore was more than he bargained for as he got lost), sex (box is a metaphor for vagina, which gram slyly mentions is beneath his arm), and its also a reference to drugs and sting operations (never carry more than you can eat). while the hippie boy might have been stoned on weed or lsd, non addictive ego shattering drugs, the box represents addictive egotistical drugs like opiates or speed and inevitable addiction that will take over his life, like sex and money. |
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| The Flying Burrito Brothers – High Fashion Queen Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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to me this song is about
breaking up with a girl and your mind is stuck on her. you try to have fun with your pals but when you get drunk and high its obvious to everyone where your mind is at. since you're still 'in love' with her everything reminds you of her. it compares the insanity of alcoholism and monotony of drinking every night with the insanity of being heartbroken. the dirt reference is ironically beautiful, keeping with the grimy bar imagery while alluding to the natural order of life. it goes on to say that being 'in love' is a purely feminine trait, narcissistic self pity is the only reason you're still fixated on her. |
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| The Flying Burrito Brothers – Do Right Woman, Do Right Man Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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not only is this song a great cover, its says a lot about human sexuality.
define masculinity as surpassing emotion to achieve goals, a sort of rational conscience, and define femininity is a passive narcissistic sexuality
the original Aretha Franklin version defines femininity and masculinity. The burrito's version says its masculine for a female to remain monogamous. it's also hilarious that when sung by a dude, the song becomes condescending and misogynistic.
for what it's worth: schizophrenics (the bearded lady disease) are rationally conscious with a passive narcissist sexuality. schizophrenics, having transcended ego, are on some next level of human and cosmic connectedness. and this is "Cosmic American Music".... |
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| Gram Parsons – $1000 Wedding Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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think i remember reading chris hillman and other folks linked to gram thought this song was really bad.
i thought it was pretty original in composition and really tragic with an edge of comic relief but what do i know. one of the stand out tracks first time i heard this lp.
anyone know why the original h8? |
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| The Flying Burrito Brothers – Juanita Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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"Juanita was the sister of Arlo Guthrie’s wife. She was a great gal. She was at the Troubadour, one of the watering holes we used to go to all the time. There was a house we were living at in the valley. At the time, she was exactly as the song says – we were down in the dumps. We both could relate to this loneliness: “Then an angel appeared, she was just 17.” I don’t think she was really 17."-chris hillman |
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| Nico – Eulogy to Lenny Bruce Lyrics
| 11 years ago
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You needed morphine ?
Why didn't you listen
To the warning words of your friends
While they told you so ?
I know you couldn't listen
To people talk about
What they didn't know. |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel – Song Against Sex Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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took me a few years but: this song is about how drugs and sex kill you; so if you're going to do them, do them right. oh and society is messed up, (like most rockin tunes) |
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| The Kinks – Rats Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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this is a dave song, ive always thought its a bit of a dig at his bipolar brother...
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See that face man look at me, he's much too selfish to see
Once he was warm and was kind
Now all he has got is a pinstripe mind " |
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| Lou Reed – I'm So Free Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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keeping in tone with the album and the beatles' reference makes me think this song is a bit more existential...putting down people who try so hard. hippies or anyone who buys into something like that and tries to be 'something' instead
wish i could expand better |
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| Lou Reed – Perfect Day Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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sure its a pop song, its about anything anyone wants but
it was definitely inspired by heroin. especially at this time lou was probably going through hit share of h. im sure lou was doing more meth but this song is what getting off on opiates feels like |
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| Nirvana – Polly Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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literally about that rape incident. allegory for an 'unhealthy' relationship/sex |
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| Starfucker – Pop Song Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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song is about kids today and existentialism. taking stuff for granted, modern relationships, fearmongering etc
life n death, nature imagery, a pop song in a minor key
very sweet song. love these guys they put on a killer show every time |
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| The Velvet Underground – There She Goes Again Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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song is about most/all women in todays society. could also be a double entendre for drug addiction but what isnt
as someone else said, the feeling of coming to terms with self awareness and reality
follows the song heroin; this feeling is what often drives young men to heroin |
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| LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum Lyrics
| 12 years ago
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if youve never been to nyc its quite the scene...
he means in terms of escaping from typical christian bipolarity (good vs evil), everything is black and white in our post modern society. 'native americans' had a totally different headspace and existed with their environment, they didnt always have to have the newest ipad.
the government preaches christian values (the best for controlling the masses!), 'ironically' run by the jews. the mind set of many people in nyc agree and live there to escape such. also despite having so many arrests for drug possession, there is a lot of ignoring the rampant drug uses among all groups. there are a lot of 'sinners' on the streets, its not the place you'd raise your good decent family despite it being a very safe place |
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