November 17, 2009
azkm rated down a comment posted by
SonofSimmons1994 for "
Modern Day Delilah" by
KISS.
"Good Kick In The Ass To Emo Bands, Step Aside And Let The Real Rockers In Cuz Once "Sonic Boom" hits stores people are gonna be like "Whats punk rock again?" love the song love the band, no one can Diss the Kiss until they can go on stage and..." (
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November 15, 2009
azkm rated up a comment posted by
screed for "
Revolution" by
Tool.
"It's not as good as 'Pretty Girls' but it's always heartwarming to see people rise above their disabilities. I hope they keep reaching for that rainbow and raise enough to pay for Maynard's surgery." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
screed for "
Gunz Come Out" by
50 Cent.
"This song is an attempt to get a friend of his to come to terms with his homosexuality. It's long been suspected that the friend in question is labelmate W. Axl Rose, a long-term sexual partner, or 'bitch', of Fifty Cent. In the homosexual offshoot of Ebonics street slang known..." (
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November 10, 2009
azkm posted a comment to "
Lost and Gone" by
Bert Jansch.
""Scray [...] Soolscray" i don't know if these are what he says. I assumed they were place-names as i couldn't understand the words." (
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November 08, 2009
November 04, 2009
azkm rated up a comment posted by
blood is thin for "
Tokyo Storm Warning" by
Elvis Costello.
"From Elvis's liner notes in the 1995 reissue of Blood & Chocolate: "Tokyo Storm Warning is a thug's nightmare travelogue from Narita to Heysel, from Pompeii to Port Stanley, Paris and London. It was cut on 'take one.' I then added the backing vocals, distorted guitar figure and backwards solo...." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
saucisson for "
Oliver's Army" by
Elvis Costello.
"'Have yoe got yourself an occupation?'
In typical Elivs style, a double-meaning, referring to occupied territories abroad from the UK." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
lou weed for "
Oliver's Army" by
Elvis Costello.
"from the booklet of the rhino reissue of armed forces:
"The origin of "Oliver's Army" is easier to explain. I made my first trip to Belfast in 1978 and saw mere boys walking around in battle dress with automatic weapons. They were no longer just on the evening news.
These snapshop..." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
Indiemonkey for "
Oliver's Army" by
Elvis Costello.
"opivy7898 had generally the right idea - needs a bit of Britain's military involvements post WW2 - "we could be in Palestine" - Britain was involved in a conflict in Palestine in 1947/1948, between Israelis and Arabs. "Overrun by the Chinese line" refers to the Korean war, when China intervened..." (
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November 03, 2009
azkm rated down a comment posted by
yaywhoowee for "
Morning Theft" by
Jeff Buckley.
"i know exactly what this song is about... but i can't say 1. because i was sworn to secrecy, and 2. because no one would believe me.
anyway poetic genius." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
Emma76 for "
Morning Theft" by
Jeff Buckley.
"Having read Jeff's biography, this is what I think this song is about:
While he was writing and recording Grace, Jeff was dating a girl named Rebecca Moore. Because he thought he couldn't juggle a music career and a relationship, he broke it off. Still, he had very strong feelings for..." (
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azkm rated down a comment posted by
Pretentious arse for "
Morning Theft" by
Jeff Buckley.
"This has to be the most depressing song in the entire history of the world. Love it though. Can you imagine playing this at a funeral? That and Gary Jules' Mad World would have people tearing up." (
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azkm posted a song meaning to "
Who Do You Love" by
Bo Diddley.
"It's about voodoo / hoodoo. Maybe the first mainstream song to cover what was, at the time, a rather risque subject." (
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October 27, 2009
azkm rated down a comment posted by
elwyn5150 for "
Southern Man" by
Neil Young.
"I know that Skynyrd were mates with Neil and that Powerfinger was written for them but fuck Skynyrd. Fuck Southern Rock two hit wonders. Fuck pickup trucks. Fuck rednecks. Fuck Nascar. Fuck the South." (
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azkm rated up a comment posted by
bespeeched1004 for "
Southern Man" by
Neil Young.
"I like this song, and obviously we've covered what it's about, but hating on us southerners (many of us are enlightened, you know) is prejudice almost as much as racism. almost" (
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azkm rated down a comment posted by
BuckWilder for "
Southern Man" by
Neil Young.
"Other areas aren't immune to racism, but the South is by far the most racist part of the country. You bunch of dipshits still fly confederate flags over some of your stadiums, proud of a hate-fueled banner which was the symbol of a pathetic loss aren't ya guys?..." (
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October 18, 2009
azkm rated down a comment posted by
SoCoRocks14 for "
9th & Hennepin" by
Tom Waits.
"I too am surprised no one else has commented...Tom Waits has been around for a while...this song is great though, one of my favorites as well." (
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October 17, 2009
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