| Elton John – The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| It's supposed to be a suicide, isn't it? "Life just bugged him", "in cold blood" vs. "in anger" etc. | |
| The Decemberists – The Infanta Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| The "live largesse" is the King allowing the luscious young girls a live pachyderm each to ride in. They're within sight of the Baroness, and this makes her seethe spite at the Duchess because she's barren and has to content herself with sharing an elephant with her husband. | |
| Mediaeval Baebes – Averil Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I always hear "sweet and lemony, pray thee". | |
| The Decemberists – A Cautionary Song Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I love the little bait-and-switches: she's safe - within their keeping she's satisfied - the lot of the marina's teaming minions Of course she is not safe or satisfied at all. |
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| The Beatles – A Day in the Life Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I love Ringo's drum fills on this one. |
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| Dead Can Dance – Severance Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Severance. A really very boring song. That goes on, And on, and on, and on. Indifference Is how I feel About this song. That goes on, And on, and on, and on. And on and on, And on and on and on and on. And on and on, And on and on and on... |
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| The Decemberists – A Cautionary Song Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| Colin, did you just call my mother a whore? | |
| Current 93 – Scarlet Woman Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Pretty sure that's "rearing up" | |
| Carly Simon – You're So Vain Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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'She commented in an interview that it was about "many vain men I've known in my life."' Right. That's the only way the lyric makes sense. Doubtless each of those men think the song is just about him, which you have to admit is pretty vain. |
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| The Decemberists – On the Bus Mall Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| The gay prostitute theme is kind of obvious from the CD insert art... | |
| The Decemberists – The Gymnast, High Above the Ground Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Of course, "quay" is pronounced "kee" (or "key"), not "kway". Oh well. | |
| The Decemberists – Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Favourite song on the album. I love the simple thirteen-syllable rhythm of the lines. | |
| The Decemberists – On the Bus Mall Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| OtBM reminds me a lot of David Bowie's "The Bewlay Brothers". | |
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