| Cold Chisel – Saturday Night Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| God Ian Moss has the most gorgeous voice. | |
| Take That – Could It Be Magic? Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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it's just so fun! And Robbie is all young in the video! wheee! |
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| Justin Timberlake – Rock Your Body Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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So what? Sex is the key to life, innit? And it's common knowledge that Justin is the Michael of the 21st Century. |
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| Franz Ferdinand – Michael Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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oh please... boy sex is hot. this song is hot. Franz Ferdinand are hot. i heart teh hott! |
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| Foo Fighters – Cold Day In The Sun Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Must be the consensus then - cause I was thinking that this reminds me of something off Desperado. Yay for classic rock :D Also Foo Fighters! |
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| Foo Fighters – Kiss the Bottle (Jawbreaker cover) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Excellent hearing Shifflett on vocals. He's got quite a melodic voice. Hurrah for Shifflett! |
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| Bruce Springsteen – No Surrender Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Bruce Springsteen is a true American songwriter. He romanticises the American Dream unlike anyone else can. |
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| Eagles – Doolin-Dalton/Desperado (Reprise) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Amazing song, but whoever posted it, posted the verses in the wrong order. It starts with "Well the stage was set, the sun was sinking low down...." When a local boy was murdered by another boy at the end of 2003, I listened to this song alot. I didn't know him, but some of my friends did, and it was such a tragedy. This song will always make me think of him. |
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| Fear – We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Eric Burdon and the Animals did it first. Everyone else covered it. |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I'm 14. It's raining outside. My best friend and myself are sitting in my room making mix tapes. He's my love, my life, my everything. We're talking about our band. We're going to make it huge. We are. We'll get out of this fucking town. Thats what this song reminds me of. Just being young, bored, stuck in suburbia. Wanting to get out, not knowing how. Making plans for the future. He's still in that town. I'm a 20 minute drive away, but I'm still tied to that town. We're both 21. We're both still planning our great escape. Some things just don't change. 1979 will always be the theme song for our plans. |
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| Jebediah – Jerks Of Attention Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I'd say that's a fair call :) | |
| Midnight Oil – U.S. Forces Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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L. Ron Hubbard can't save your life That's Peter Garrett telling us the Scientology is a scam. |
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| Midnight Oil – Blue Sky Mine Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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A Blue Sky Mine is a blue asbestos mine. http://www.asbestosdiseases.org.au/asbestosinfo/wittenoom_tragedies.htm It's a bit lengthy, but a good summary of the Wittenoom tragedy which Chrisb1 mentioned above. The protagonist, is just an ordinary man, trying to feed his family, but knows that his job is killing him and there's nothing he can do. |
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| Midnight Oil – The Dead Heart Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Its the plight of Indigenous Australians from their point of view. The song brilliantly captures not only their plight, but their use of English as a pidgin language. If you've ever heard an Aboriginie speak, especially one from the centre of Australia (more so than the cities), you'll know that they speak in an interesting way. "White man came took everything", not only a great lyric, but a very accurate representation of how an Aboriginie would communicate in the English language. Hooray for Midnight Oil! |
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| Midnight Oil – Beds Are Burning Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I made the trip from Melbourne to Sydney on January 29th, 2005, to go to the Wave Aid concert. It was there that I got to see Midnight Oil play live, for the first and most likely last time in my life. They played this song, along with a handful of others, and it was an amazing experience to just shout out the words, along with 50,000 other Australians. Peter Garrett and the Oils, always saying what everyone else was thinking, but too scared to say. Lets hope his political career won't muffle him too much. What a group of Champions the Oils are. Cheers! |
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| U2 – Freedom For My People Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Yes, but it was on Rattle and Hum , therefore it rates a mention. | |
| The Libertines – Can't Stand Me Now Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I love the harmonica solo at the end of this song. It sort of sounds like it doesn't fit in with the music, but sounds so damn great at the same time. | |
| Midnight Oil – Surf's Up Tonight Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Ahh, this song is great - the descriptive language is sparse, but richly evocative. Makes me want to go to a surf beach and watch the moon rise. Beautiful. |
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| Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros – Redemption Song Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I think this is Joe's epitaph. This song was released on his posthumous album Streetcore, and to me, it's Joe having his final say. He didn't know he was going to die, but hearing this, it doesn't matter. He's left us with something to think about. He wrote protest music when he was with The Clash - he was always politcially minded, but this song feels like the words of a man who knows he's too old (or in Bob Marley's case, too sick) to stomp around angrily, but who hasn't finished saying what he wanted to say. They should have put these words on his gravestone: "Won't you help to sing These songs of freedom 'Cause all I ever had Redemption songs All I ever had Redemption songs These songs of freedom These songs of freedom" And so now it's up to everyone else. Keep singing the songs of freedom. Keep fighting the good fight. Continue Joe and Bob's (and everyone else's) good work. |
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| Cold Chisel – Bow River Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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It's pretty straightforward - he's picking up and leaving town, going back to Bow River. He's sick of slogging it out at work, reckons he's worked long and hard enough to go. So he's going. And he's telling his girl that if she wants to come, she had better decide now, cause he's going, with or without her. It's a great Australian ballad about running to paradise - leaving the city and retiring to a warm, tropical place. An extention of the Great Australian Dream, if you will. On a personal level, it will always make me think of my Dad. My Dad went back to his Bow River a few years back. I didn't want to move interstate with him, but he asked me to listen to this song, and I did. After hearing the song and reading the lyrics, I understood his reasons for wanting to move to Queensland, and I respected them. We don't live together anymore, as I moved back to Melbourne, but I think that one day I'll go back to Bow River and be with him again. |
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| Cold Chisel – Flame Trees Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Isn't it great? I think it's about reminiscing with your mates - over the girl that got away, over the old antics, and watching all the young people embarking on their lives, all the while remembering the old days. Such a richly evocative song. |
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| R.E.M. – Drive Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I love the reverb on Michael's voice in this song - it's haunting. | |
| Midnight Oil – Truganini Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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"I see the Union Jack in flames, let it burn" A very risky and ambitious statement to make. Hope this doesn't come back to bite Peter Garret in the ass, now that he's embarked on a political career. Should be noted that I think it's a great lyric - and I'm glad someone was brave enough to say it. But I guess thats why Midnight Oil are so important. They say what everyone else is thinking. |
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| Missy Higgins – The Special Two Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Everything about her is great - her music, her writing, her voice. She sounds so real, so saturated, so much older than her 21 years. I love her for her honesty. And she's just such a cute little button as well! |
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| Pearl Jam – Better Man Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I went to the wedding of a pair of Gen-Xers and she dedicated the song to him in her speech. Evidently people don't think about the lyrics of songs they pick for their weddings. Great way to start a life together, not. |
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| John Butler Trio – Zebra Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| John Butler is going to change the world. Yep. | |
| Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Haha, Band-Aid, hilarious. I'm going to go and buy it just for the kitschy value. But what I really want is the Live Aid DVD. My flatmate has it on video from when it was on TV, but her video sucks. Go Bono with the Guinness Mullet! |
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| Blink-182 – Stockholm Syndrome Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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And in one foul swoop, Blink 182 finally grow up. About friggin time. Great album. |
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| Alvin & The Chipmunks – The Chipmunk Song Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I loved this song as a child. Weehee! |
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| Blueline Medic – Making The Nouveau Riche Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| This one will always make me think of a friend of mine who died this September. I worked with him, and he died suddenly in his sleep, and I was listening to this song when I was told he had died. It's an amazing song, and so emotional. | |
| Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I like the viking's idea. But more than anything I love the riff in this song. Its pure rock and roll. I'd give anything to see Led Zeppelin play. |
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| Jackson Browne – The Load Out/Stay Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I adore this song. It's one of my Dad's favourites, and when it came on in the car while we were driving, we'd turn it up real loud and just sing our hearts out. I think my Dad always secretly wished he was a musician - he lives vicariously through this song. I'm going to see Jackson Browne on Friday here in Melbourne, I'm so excited. |
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| Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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It's about nothing. The more I listen to it, the more I am convinced of that. It's just a bunch of operatic nonsense. Genius nonsense, but nonsense all the same. If that's not enough proof, witness this section from the musical We Will Rock You. Pop puts the tape into the player. The opening harmonies of Bohemian Rhapsody start playing. TAPE: IS THIS THE REAL LIFE? IS THIS JUST FANTASY? CAUGHT IN A LANDSLIDE, NO ESCAPE FROM REALITY? OPEN YOUR EYES, LOOK UP TO THE SKIES AND SEE... POP: That's all there is. The rest, unfortunately, is an episode of something called "The Flying Doctors" GALILEO: Wow. What we heard was so beautiful! But what does it mean? POP: Isn't it obvious? Is this the real life, is this just fantasy-y-y-y-y? SCARAMOUCHE and GALILEO look lost. POP: Cyberspace! The scroll speaks of a soulless, virtual world where the kids will be caught in a landslide of computer recorded anodyne pop. C, R, A, P- GALILEO: Crap! POP: Exactly! The text predicts a time when crap would dominate the charts. It begs the kids to open their eyes- GALILEO: Look up to the skies- BOTH: (singing, out of tune) And see! SCARAMOUCHE: Wow. So you really think that's what it meant? Ha. And there's me thinking it was just a load of pretentious old bollocks! |
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| Queen – Radio Ga Ga Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I disagree - I think the point of this song is that despite video and all the other junk coming along, radio will still be the original form of live media. This part is why I think that: "We watch the shows-we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years Let's hope you never leave old friend Like all good things on you we depend So stick around cos we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual You had your time - you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour" The other reason I think this is because of the song's use in the musical We Will Rock You. I've recently spent 5 months being involved with the musical, so I feel that I'm qualified to comment as such. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – The Perfect Drug Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| There's no way this song is about actual drugs. It would be far too obvious to write a song about drugs and then call it "The Perfect Drug". Trent is smarter than that and so are his fans. | |
| DVDA – Now You're a Man Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I remember four of my friends (that would be Dave, John, Ben and Hayden) calling me at 3 am, very drunk, singing this song into the phone. They were on their end of year 12 trip, and evidently having a very fun time. It's a great song. |
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| Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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mikeb26, that was a great analysis. This is a great song. I saw Michael Falzon and Kate Hoolihan sing this song in the Melbourne production of We Will Rock You, and it was just gorgeous. |
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| The Ataris – So Long, Astoria Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I love this song. It totally reminds me of my teenage years. It never snowed in winter where I live, but the concept of someone standing in the middle of my street is very real. My best friend and I used to play his guitar in his bedroom, and talk about starting our own band, a dream that never happened for us. I also first saw The Goonies at about age seven with him - as soon as I heard this song I had to call him, because I haven't seen him for ages and love him to death. It makes me want to be 14 again. 21 is just too old. |
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| The Ataris – All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I just love the imagery in this song. | |
| The Ataris – Takeoffs And Landings Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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My favourite part of this song is the ATC noise halfway through. But I love the aviation imagery. I used to work in the industry and am still very attached to it. Flight as a concept in music is very emotive. |
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| Muse – Space Dementia Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Argh. Why does everyone think that every song is about drugs? Just because drugs are linked with rock and roll, doesn't mean that every musician is writing about drugs. Give it up, people. |
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| Ben Folds Five – Don't Change Your Plans Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I'm going with Tropicalia 3 as well. It seems to be about a man who's moved cross country with a woman, but needs to move back home, to where he belongs. When I moved with my family to a different state, I hated it, and decided to move back home, without them. This summed up perfectly how I felt about it - I love my dad and sister, but I need to be where my heart is, and thats in my home town. |
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| Foo Fighters – A320 Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I read so many comments on this site, about different songs by different musicians, that say songs are about drugs, and I say it here once and for all NOT ALL SONGS ARE ABOUT DRUGS!!!. Especially Foo Fighters songs. Dave doesn't use drugs. I am so sick of reading that hoary old cliche. That said, here's what the song is about: An A320 is a passenger plane, similar in size to the Boeing 767. It's built by the Airbus company, in Toulouse, France, hence the A in the model number. It seats 150 passengers in a single aisle, two class cabin, and can travel average distances of 3000 nautical miles or 5550 kilometres. Apparently, Dave has a slight fear of flying, hence the imagery in this song, and others, like Learn to Fly. However, Richenback's explanation is also extremely plausible. To me, it's about the financial collapse of the airline my father and I worked for, Ansett Australia. Towards the end, they were only using Airbus A320 aircraft for their domestic services, and the lyrics in this song really describe the way the airline just suddenly collapsed, and no-one who worked for the airline knew it was coming, or had any way of saying goodbye. We all dropped from a great height of working for the greatest airline in the world, to the ground, and didn't know what to do with ourselves afterwards but feel incredibly sad. |
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| Foo Fighters – With Arms Wide Open Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Yay Dave! I saw someone wearing a Creed t-shirt at a Foo Fighters show in January. That was pretty funny. |
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| Foo Fighters – Iron and Stone (The Obsessed cover) Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I think it's great - so much energy and power, and you can really hear Dave's love of metal, it just makes me want to leap around the room. As for the song, I think it's about Jesus. I suppose the kiddies on the Pink Floyd discussion board would have more thoughts about it than I do. |
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| Foo Fighters – February Stars Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Lyrics are incorrect, and I only just noticed. Here's the correction: hanging on here until I'm gone right where I belong just hanging on even though I watched you come and go how was i to know you'd steal thel show one day I'll have enough to gamble I'll wait to hear your final call Bet it all hanging on hanging on here until I'm gone right where I belong just hanging on even though, passed this time alone somewhere so unknown it heals the soul you ask for walls, I'll build them higher we'll lie in shadows of them all I'd stand but they're much too tall and I fall february stars floating in the dark temporary scars february stars |
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| Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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This is my favourite on the Bleed American album. I'm not sure what it's all about, but one line in particular stands out. "Sign up, its the picket line or the parade" That makes me think of the Vietnam War. Sign up, it's the picket line - the anti-war protests or the parade - the military service. When you join the army, you march in parade. Thats just what stood out for me. |
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| Front 242 – Headhunter Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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What a great song! Reminds me of sitting at my computer in my old house, with the heater on, talking to the love of my life, and trying to come to terms with moving interstate. I used to play this song all the time last winter. |
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| VAST – Flames Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| This song made me want to learn to play the violin. | |
| Spiderbait – Buy Me Pony Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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Yep. That's basically it. And it's about bands selling out for this and then losing it all. Great song as well. Go Spiderbait. |
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