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| Sonic Youth – My Friend Goo Lyrics
| 4 months ago
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The character of Goo is based off a minor character in the underground short film "Sir Drone," Thuston Moore mentioned this in his biography "Sonic Life." In this picture, Goo is a punk rocker's girlfriend and the other bandmembers don't like having her around. In the "My Friend Goo" music video it is also mentioned that Goo is every side mouse with a boyfriend in a punk rock band.
Excellent song |
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| Smog – Hit The Ground Running Lyrics
| 6 months ago
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I discovered this song because it was featured in the movie "Swimming"...a very hard to find but remarkable film
I can relate to this song since I grew up in a rural area (Cowichan Valley, Canada). Though my roots are there, I love the outdoors, and I had friends who would never leave the land, I had to leave for the sake of my future...I do miss the country and always enjoy it when I return |
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| Matthew Good Band – Flight Recorder From Viking 7 Lyrics
| 10 months ago
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Matthew Good should really do an album with Holly McNarland; their cover of Cloudbusting is also awesome
This song makes me feel detached but also spiritual and etheral. I feel like I am in the mountains, space, underwater, in the air when I listen to |
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| Donots – Private Angel Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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We all need a private angel, someone who always has your back and will venture into the darkness to pull you out of your personal hell; this sond is an absolute masterwork |
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| Alannah Myles – Love Is Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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An amazing song, best time I ever heard it was when it was played from a speedboat that left the pub while I was skinny dipping after dark during a heat wave in Maple Bay
this song shows that there is no true defintion of love, but our feelings and instrincts will give us more awareness about love is than any dictionary definiton ever will |
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| Garbage – I Just Wanna Have Something To Do Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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An amazing tribute to one of my favourite songs from one of my favourite bands. Garbage did absolute justice to this masterwork and I greatly appreciate that they took a classic song and gave it a unique spin without dishonouring the spirit of the original---this is the proper way to do a cover |
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| The Cure – A Man Inside My Mouth Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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In 1986 some teenagers were driving around in Texas, and a 12 year-old who'd been missing since 1978 appeared in a UFO and asked for directions on how to get to Florida. When his robotic alien friend appeared and stated that they had a tendency to get lost, the teenagers got scared and floored their car.
The teens were listening to a remix of this song called "Trapped in My Mind." Check out Flight of the Navigator for more details. |
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| Streetheart – Under My Thumb Lyrics
| 1 year ago
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Mick Jagger allegedly said that he prefers this cover to the Rolling Stones original. Even though I like the Rolling Stones version, the may well be the best improvement of a cover over the original |
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| Blondie – Maria Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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In Deborah Harry's autobiography "Face It" she stated that this song was about a Catholic school boy lusting after a virgin
and this is an amazing song, probably the best comeback song in history....this was also my first Blondie song |
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| Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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True gothic beauty--haunting, intense, powerful, cold, wonders...but never depressing...we cannot ask for much more from a gothic tale in a world which often ignorantly assumes that goth cultures is only limited to depression--a very pitiful stereotype. Peter Murphy created an outlet where we could experience the beauties of the dark side where we would not be impacted by judgments or depression.
I agree with the above posters that this song is about an affair which involves much secrecy and lies |
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| Against Me! – I Still Love You Julie (Hanging on for a Scam) Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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My friend Julie was totaled in a car wreck when we were 18, summer after our first year at university. I can't listen to this song without thinking about her--not only because of the title but also the memories--drinking rum, singing to classic rock in the dorm, passing joints and cigars in the forest, going to Wiccan rituals, skinny dipping on the beach, conversation of pure truth and empathy, and feeling completely comfortable in my honest self
I love this song and Against Me |
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| NOFX – Creeping Out Sara Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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I hope Tegan and Sara do a cover of this one day
after reading T&S's memoir, I think S is the cool one since she has more edge |
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| Unleash The Archers – Tonight We Ride Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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A hugely triumphant song which makes me want to go exploring without boundaries
the Mad Max style music video is incredible and I am very lucky that I have been able to see Unleash the Archers in concert from their early days up until the present |
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| Jimmy Eat World – 555 Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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The best song of the year; the video is truly mesmerizing and it makes me feel like I am being spoken to by an epic science fiction character, can't believe this came from Jimmy Eat World, a band which was unfortunately clumped in with the maligned emo trend
There is a cool opinion posted above. Part of me thinks that this speaker is discussing how they were never challenged and always did whatever they were told to do, but things didn't work out and now they're dealing with someone who had a challenging upbringing and is rising to success since they have characteristics which the other person lacks. The main character now feels isolated and powerless and wants help from others |
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| Ramones – The KKK Took My Baby Away Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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In Marky Ramone's autobiography "Punk Rock Blitzkrieg" Marky claims that Joey dated a black woman while he was in psychiatric care (Joey lived with OCD and schizophrenia). Joey lost all contact with this woman, hence this song being written.
I find it interesting if the black woman's parents disapproved of their daughter dating a white Jewish guy.
All in all an awesome song despite it's tragic background
listening to Anti-Flag's version right now, pretty damn good |
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| Blue Rodeo – Cynthia Lyrics
| 4 years ago
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Camp Thunderbird, August 2000, my counselors played this song on guitar and soon all of us were singing along to it. Not only did this tune keep our spirits up when we were kayaking through three days of steady rain, but it became our anthem when we were chilling in the sweat lodge and hiking up in the mountains...we even sang this song for our skit at the closing night dinner |
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| George Thorogood – Get A Haircut Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This is such a fun song, I wonder if Bob Thorogood enjoys it.....when I have my hair long I have my best jobs while when I had a haircut I was working minimum wage jobs |
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| The Velvet Underground – Black Angel's Death Song Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This song has a strong message about free will and choosing your own path. It is very appropriate that this song is titled the Black Angel's Death Song since LaVeyan Satanism states that one can choose how they want to live their life as an individual and thus achieve freedom and gratification through.
This is a very brilliant song and it surprises me that so many dislike it, hell the VU were even ordered not to play it at various concerts though I believe this song ranks among some of their best tunes |
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| Lou Reed – Dirty Blvd. Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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Incredible song, the biopic book Dirty Boulevard brought me here.
This is pure street poetry and it feels like this song is gaining more relevance with the ever growing housing crisis, enlarged gap between the wealthy and the poor, the zeitgeist opiod crisis, bigotry in the ruling class, and young people lacking opportunities. All of this does make me want to fly away and go somewhere new to start fresh. |
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| Weird Al Yankovic – Albuquerque Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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A surreal stream of conscious which is equally part invigorating and exhausting due to unrelenting mania and surreal creativity. If there was ever any doubt that Al hadn't earned the title of "weird" this is the epic to put those doubts to shame, too bizarre for drugs, hells yeah and we are better off with this imaginative mind of no limits. |
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| Against Me! – Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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Listening to this awesome song right now, really loving the duet and lyrics against a subtle and tough backdrop of instruments.
These lyrics are so honest about how it's so hard to make up your mind about challenging relationships and how we always second guess ourselves or hang around despite things being so hard. We know that we should cut off these relationships yet there is no easy way to do so.
There are good mentions here about what FM Waves mean for this song, but I wonder if they also refer to long-distance relationships since one cannot be with their significant other so have to communicate through technology across long distances, just as radio waves do
Against Me are truly among the best and most insightful bands out there, probably the best band of the millennium |
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| Anti-Flag – Racists Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This awesome song is about how a lot of people casually make a lot of racist comments without realizing the offence they're coming or how they've let bigoted ideas slip into their speech and beliefs |
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| Anti-Flag – When the Wall Falls Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This tune is about how people are distracted from the issues going on in their community since they're too busy consuming nonsense media |
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| Anti-Flag – The Criminals Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This song depicts how everyone's worth is based on their money and how the desire for money leads towards corruption and pulling unethical moves on members of your community. Anti-Flag are encouraging everyone to reject such behaviour and ideologies. |
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| Anti-Flag – American Attraction Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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This song discusses how American prides itself as the greatest nation ever yet has so many issues such as violence, poverty, and war with others |
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| Victoria Williams – Crazy Mary Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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A brilliant and captivating story filled with memorable lines. The Pearl Jam version is cool but I like this so much more to Victoria's wacky personality, range, and playfulness. |
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| Weird Al Yankovic – Jerry Springer Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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There are no words for how awesome and hilarious this is. I saw Barenaked Ladies in concert and they played One Week...I also saw Weird Al in concert...it was amazing show but how I wished he played Jerry Springer |
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| Pennywise – Society Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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An excellent song I have dug for years, I hope Pennywise play it when I FINALLY get to see them in concert next month.
This song is about how society destroys the individual even though the individual is helping to keep society intact |
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| Peter Gabriel – Games Without Frontiers Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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Loving this song right now. In addition to the political allegories which many other users have commented on eloquently, this song makes me think of Lord of the Flies. |
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| Concrete Blonde – Joey Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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Whenever I hear this song I feel like I am being enthralled at an intimate concert.
According to Wikipedia, "Johnette Napolitano mentioned in her book Rough Mix that the song was written about her relationship with Marc Moreland of the band Wall of Voodoo (who would eventually die of kidney failure following a liver transplant)
The song was written in a cab on the way to a photo studio in Philadelphia; it was the last vocal recorded on the album due to Napolitano's reluctance to record the lyrics, which were hard for her to deal with." |
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| Against Me! – Dead Friend Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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The Dead Friend was a roadie for when Against Me were on tour, and the dude was really good friend to Laura Jane Grace. |
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| Against Me! – Thrash Unreal Lyrics
| 6 years ago
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In the autobiography "Tranny" Tom/Laura stated that this song was somewhat inspired by his ex-wife. This greatly bothered the ex-wife and her mom informed Tom/Laura of this at the ex-wife's funeral. |
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| Matthew Good – Silent Army In The Trees Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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An excellent track, the additional first verse which isn't on this website adds so much h extra power. Visually this song is highly arresting and very much dispelled the heroic Romanticism of war. A perfect protest song. |
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| Neil Young – After the Gold Rush Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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In his book Waging Heavy Peace, Neil says this song is about a guy who takes the tree of life through topanga canyon to the ocean, a scene from the unproduced screenplay of After the Good rush |
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| Daniel Johnston – Loner Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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The most honest songs I've ever heard-truly heartfelt. This song beautifully and painfully captures what it's like to be an outcast who wants to fit in with others; you see others having fun and socializing and you wonder what the hell is wrong with you and why you're not enjoying what seems to come to others so easily.
"Be a loner in a crowded room"....nothing depicts being an outsider better |
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| Stabbing Westward – What Do I Have to Do? Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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The movie Masterminds brought me here-this was the opening song
The song is about how Christopher Hall was dumped by his girlfriend for another guy, and he started stalking her
I am checking out the acoustic version for the first time as I type this |
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| Stabbing Westward – What Do I Have to Do? Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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The movie Masterminds brought me here-this was the opening song
The song is about how Christopher Hall was dumped by his girlfriend for another guy, and he started stalking her
I am checking out the acoustic version for the first time as I type this |
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| Iskra – Oka Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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An essay of one of the most important and powerful protests in Canadian history, and an excellent argument as to why First Nations need to be allowed to defend the land which was stolen from them.
Iskra rule, seen them plenty of times, and they are such chill folks to talk with |
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| Daniel Johnston – I Had Lost My Mind Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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Simple, vivid, beautiful, and completely free of bullshit. The documentary "the Devil and Daniel Johnston" has an amazing video of this.
I think sometimes we all feel like this has happen to us |
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| Coyote Shivers – If Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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My favourite song at the moment-such a wicked and darkly comic take on how shit life can sometimes seem. |
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| Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show – Sharing The Night Together Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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I heard this song 20 years ago on YTV and just discovered it recently, despite having a Dr. Hook Greatest Hits album (which this son sadly isn't included on).
None the less, I am extremely grateful for experiencing the honest beauty of this song. It makes me feel like I can drift away on a vacation and fall in love |
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