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| Siouxsie and the Banshees – Happy House Lyrics
| 8 days ago
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Well, the song itself I think is about communism and communist countries. They're trying to present an image that everything is all happy here and there are no problems here when the problems are multiplying exponentially. On another level, it could be about being on stage having to entertain people when the world has a lot of bad things in it. |
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| The Old 97s – The Grand Theatre Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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The Grand theater is the Granbury theater in Granbury Texas. Murray is said to have spent part of an evening in this theater that is supposedly haunted. He heard weird noises and left. |
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| The Old 97s – The New Kid Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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In addition to being about Ryan Adams, Rhett has also said this was a warning to all musicians about how fickle the music industry is. |
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| The Old 97s – St. Ignatius Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church is in Austin Texas. The singer found a great woman there and wants to win her over but doesn't know how. "Tanked up on Elm Street" is about Elm Street in Dallas, Texas. In the 1980's and 1990's, there were several clubs in the area that hosted alternative bands. Naomi's, where the Old 97's made their debut, was there. (It's long since gone out of business though.) |
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| The Old 97s – Singular Girl Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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This is about a disastrous relationship ending up in divorce court. Talking to her is hideously complicated. The line "Blame it on plate tectonics" makes me think that this involves the subject of another of their songs "Victoria" as there they say "the earthquake shook her loose." |
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| The Old 97s – Here's to the Halcyon Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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Halcyon, for those of you who do not know, means "a period of carefree good times." In other words, the singer is using a metaphor of a ship sinking to the fall he had. He is regretting having had days where the booze flowed freely as it led him to disaster. He feels his only hope is to pray to God for salvation. |
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| The Human League – The Lebanon Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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One thing I remember a lot about this song was how much controversy it stirred up. Many video outlets refused to play the video, and several radio stations wouldn't play the song either. What's sad is that the situation can be applied to a lot of places since this song was released. |
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| The Police – On Any Other Day Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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The beginning of this song has some words that aren't part of the official lyrics. It goes like this:
"The other ones are complete bull$#|t.
You want something corny? You got it."
This Stuart-penned tune leans towards pure punk. Everything is going wrong for the singer on his birthday, no less. Wombats tend to dig large underground passages for themselves; thus, they're like Australian moles. They are also extremely territorial and will attack anything that invades their territory. Thus, this wombat is probably going to attack the singer when he returns home. |
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| Lush – Breeze Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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It seems to be about feeling bad and doing self-harm "the silver winds cut my skin;" she's slashing her wrists.) while others are feeling good around you. |
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| The Police – Hungry for You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim de Toi) Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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At the time of this song's release, French radio had a policy of not playing anything that was not in French. FWIH secondhand (so take it with a grain of salt) Sting said he wrote this song to get a hit in France. However, that doesn't really hold water since there's a verse in English. |
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| The Police – Masoko Tanga Lyrics
| 1 month ago
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@[quamp:54726] Also running the title through google translate, it comes up as Swahili for "Tanga Markets." |
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| The Monkees – Steam Engine Lyrics
| 2 months ago
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It's pretty straightforward about the meaning. He wants to see his lover again before she leaves him for good and is asking the engineer of this steam engine to slow down to catch up to her. Fun fact: This one was written by Chip Douglas, often called the fifth Monkee due to his playing bass on some of their songs. |
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| The Monkees – The Door Into Summer Lyrics
| 2 months ago
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The song really is about greed and how being greedy can cause one to miss out on fun in life. It can be likened to the end of the Charles Dickens' story A Christmas Carol, where Ebeneezer Scrooge realizes just what his greed has gotten him and changes his ways. Here King Midas (Not sure who this is exactly - maybe someone profiting off the Vietnam war?) also realizes that he cannot go back and change the past. |
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| Neil Diamond – Stones Lyrics
| 3 months ago
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This is kind of song that is very introspective and can be read on a multitude of levels. The stones here are a foundation of love. The singer is saying that he is coming to her so that they can build a solid relationship on a foundation of stone.
Some have suggested that the Stones though, were the Rolling Stones. I seriously doubt this, as the lyrics would read that he's stealing one of their girlfriends. Neil has always had great respect for the Rolling Stones and even covered a few of their songs. |
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| Robbie Dupree – Hot Rod Hearts Lyrics
| 4 months ago
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Well, since nobody else will do it, here's my take on the song. It's about an innocent love in an innocent time that gets ruined. The hungry sharks can be interpreted in several ways, but I think the best representation is reality and the economy. In 1980 when this was released, the US was sliding into a major recession that was on par with the recession of 2008. He seems to reinforce this view by saying "Times are hard for those hot rod hearts." In other words, it's good to have some sweet, innocent fun, but reality cannot be ignored. |
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| DMC – Just Like Me Lyrics
| 6 months ago
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For those who have been living under a rock, the chorus and melody is derived from the Harry Chapin song "Cat's in the Cradle." He's rapping about how he came into this world. |
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| Marine Girls – A Place In The Sun Lyrics
| 6 months ago
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The song is about a woman who is dreaming of a date with her boyfriend, having fun with him. It's a nice, mellow fantasy of making happy memories together. It's been said that Kurt Cobain liked this song, and the Marine Girls as well. |
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| Blur – There's No Other Way Lyrics
| 7 months ago
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Well, based on what I'm seeing, my interpretation of it seems very wrong. I get the image of them sitting in a pub rooting for their favorite football (or some other sport) team, only to have someone who is a fan of the team's opponents cheer them on. Also, it could be the favorite team is losing. Watching football doesn't take a doctorate to do, and sometimes, you just want to have dead brain time to collect yourself. However, the video does give another idea: They're at a family gathering and either the same sports related thing is happening, or that there's been a very nasty argument. "Watch them play" means doing the argument to is foreseeable conclusion. |
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| Lush – Tiny Smiles Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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A song about a sleazy producer giving the singer a quid pro quo deal of catering to his needs while he clears the way for her to get what she wants. She's nowhere near interested though, thus "She's just the same." |
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| Lush – Ladykillers Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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Lush toured on Lollapalooza II with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and supposedly Anthony Kedis came onto both Miki and Emma at the same time. As one could imagine, they weren't pleased about that. |
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| Lush – Heavenly Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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This is NOT the lyrics to Heavenly. this is the lyrics to Heavenly Nobodies, a completely different song. Heavenly's lyrics could not be obtained at the time of the song's release because the vocals are whispered and the music drowns out what she's saying. About the only discernable line sounds like she's saying "And even in your darkest hours..."
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| Lush – I Have The Moon Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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IIRC this is a cover by Magnetic Fields. There it says the line "But I'd be blind if I were blue" as "But I'd be blinded by the blue." Also the line "But we never eally died" is "But we never really died." Well, the song supposedly is about someone the singer knew that died, but I'm not sure who. |
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| The Like – Trouble in Paradise Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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This is one of those songs that can be read on so many levels. On one level, she's preaching against drugs, and trying to convince Ruby to stop using them. On another level, this could be about a boyfriend who is abusive and/or uncaring about Ruby's needs. There are plenty more interpretations I could say. |
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| The The – The Beat(en) Generation Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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A song that essentially tells you everything you've been taught is a lie. What kind of world are we handing our children? IIRC in the late 1980s or early 1990s, there was a report declaring that the current generation would be the first to receive a planet worse off than what their parents gave them. He's saying everyone should see just what kind of a raw deal they're getting. |
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| lovelytheband – Broken Lyrics
| 8 months ago
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Nobody is perfect, and the singer is essentially saying that it's okay to have faults, and you shouldn't prevent yourself from falling in love with someone just because they are not perfect. |
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| Big Audio Dynamite – E=mc2 Lyrics
| 9 months ago
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Powis Square is a place in London (Either Kensington or Notting Hill, sources conflict on that.) There is a children's playground there. |
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| The Go-Gos – Head Over Heels Lyrics
| 9 months ago
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It's about the pressures of fame and trying to keep success going when you've hit the top. At the time of the release, The Go-Go's were considered very accomplished in the field of music, and the label is pressuring them for more top 10 hits. These pressures can really stress a person out. It also didn't help that there were some underlying things that were starting to tear them apart. I will also say that it really features each member of the band in a wonderful manner. |
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| Oxo – Whirly Girl Lyrics
| 9 months ago
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Red October was correct that the working title of this song was "Worldly Girl." FWIR it was about the lead singer's girlfriend and how some at their label thought she was too sleazy. I don't think that's true though. |
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| The Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands To Yourself Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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In an interview Dan Baird stated that the song was inspired by a night in a bar where their guitarist accidentally bumped into a woman in the bar on her arm. He apologized for this, but she immediately flew off the handle and accused him of trying to paw her. She demanded they throw him out, shouting "Keep your hands to yourself!" at him as they did. |
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| Trio – Da Da Da Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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"Da" is a word that can be translated into several other languages. In Spanish it means "he/she/it gives" In Russian, it is "Yes" in French, it is there. In German Trio's native language,) it is "there." I think they were going for the Russian version and really saying "yeah, yeah, yeah." Translated, the German verses are the same as the last English verse. |
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| Rough Trade – All Touch Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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A song about the bad touch even before that term came into use. The part that isn't being contacted is what she feels and her needs. On another level, the singer is just sick and tired with dealing some high-pressure people trying to convince her into doing something she doesn't want to do. |
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| The Beaches – Blame Brett Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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This song refers to Jordan Miller's prior relationship with Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons; however, Miller stated that the song was not meant to be an attack on him, but as an apology to future boyfriends for her own struggles to commit to a new relationship. She has said that she is the "bad guy" in the song, not Emmons, and has spoken out against fans who tried to vilify Emmons based on the song. Breakups are always notoriously bad. |
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| Vampire Weekend – A-Punk Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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This is one of those songs that can be read on many levels, this interpretation is but another one. Johanna has a relative/friend/lover who is sick and in the hospital with cancer. Not being able to pay for the care, she has arranged with His Honor to cater to his whims for the money. However, being a public figure, His Honor is being hounded by reporters (the raincoats) and had to flee to New Mexico to avoid scandal. The silver ring means he is married, and since she took it from him, the scandal cost him his marriage. |
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| Mojo Nixon – Amsterdam Dogshit Blues Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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In the liner notes of this song, Mojo comments "Amsterdam has not seen a pooper scooper since the reformation." A lot of major cities have a trash problem of some kind. |
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| Dead Kennedys – A Child and His Lawnmower Lyrics
| 11 months ago
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This was an actual incident. The man's name was Frank Karnes and he was fined $65 for discharging a firearm within city limits. In a booklet I saw it had the story. "I just got angry. " He said. |
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| Jonathan Coulton – Chiron Beta Prime Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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I think he was trying to remind people that even though it's the holiday season, there are those out there who are less fortunate than us. The robots treat the people as slaves, so it may have been reminding people of that. |
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| Josh Joplin – Human Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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I see this song as something of a sequel to the song "10 feet small." The singer is talking about how he was important and suddenly took a fall. He got caught up in the lie of you're more than human if you're famous and paid for it. |
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| John Mellencamp – This Time Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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In case you are wondering, the actress that John ends up with at the end is Edith Massey. It's a song about a guy who has had a bunch of cheap one-nighters but now has found someone with whom he wants to settle down. |
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| The Ocean Blue – Cerulean Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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It's about having a rough time and emerging to have a nice time. in other words, every dark night has its dawn. I don't want to nitpick, but the first line should read "Blue skies come down on me." |
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| Līve – The Dolphin's Cry Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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Ed has been a new ager since the start. What I think here is that he is comparing the moment of enlightenment to having an orgasm. Once enlightened, one can hear things that one has never experienced before. |
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