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| The Pogues – The Wake Of The Medusa Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song refers to the "wreck of the Medusa" a painting of Gericault that describes a shocking case of caniabalism that happened after a shipwreck. The officers of the ship took all the lifeboats, and the sailors had to make do with a raft they built from the remains of the Medusa. |
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| Jens Lekman – A Higher Power Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I love this sweet and sour love song - I can't belive no one else commented about it. I like the reference of Neitzsche- the philosopher who said that god is dead- that must really piss the preacher off. |
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| The Smiths – Sheila Take a Bow Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I think this song refers to Sheilagh Delany, who's on the cover of "louder than bombs" . Morissey seems to be slightly obssesed about her and the movie "a touch of honey" that she scripted.Interesting enougth this film is about a teenage pregnant girl and her realationship with a young gay man.Thay love each other but in the end the pressures from the outside (mostly the girl's mum) forces them to separate. |
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| Iron & Wine – Passing Afternoon Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I also believe this song is about his marrige- it's a subject that Sam Beam writes about with candour and sensitivity. many artists when they write about marital bliss resort to writing kitchy love songs, but that's a trap Beam never falls into. |
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| Low – Sunflower Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The reference to the star of david confuses me. as a jewish symbol, this is a very wierd context . I love the song though. |
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| Sufjan Stevens – Chicago Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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In the middle east,(where i come from) we pronounce Sufjan as Su-fi-yan (the J like in Jan). But maybe in the transision to english it's pronounced differently. |
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| Jeff Buckley – What Will You Say Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The live version from "olympia" Cd has him singing it as a duet with a Pakistani kweli singer -I like the unexpected combination. Jeff had a thing for muslem mysticism after reading Halil Jubrans' The Prophet. |
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| William Shatner – That's Me Trying Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Theese lyrics were written by Nick Hornby (author of High Fidelty, About A Boy). Like his books (and film adaptations) this song has a very real feeling to it - a sad/hopefull conversation between a father and his enstraged daughter. |
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| Robert Wyatt – Sea Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This is one of the most lovely love songs ever written -I can't believe no one else has commented on it! I love wyatt's poetic turn of phrase. |
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| John Cale – Magritte Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I took a course in modern art and after we studied about Magritte I played this song to my lecturer. She enjoyed it so much she said she will get the album! I love Cale's connection to art- it's so genuine and insired. |
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| Belle & Sebastian – Seymour Stein Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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from what Iv'e read Seymour Stien was an important music producer in the 60's. The song is full of music buissness inside jokes.The harmonisng in this song blows me to pieces. |
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| Wilco – Summer Teeth Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song is wonderfully preverse because the lyrics completly clash with the cheerful tune, and the tweeting of the birds in the background. |
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| Brian Eno – Baby's On Fire Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Eno is playing around whith the expression "She's hot!". I think the song refers to the "glamour" of fashion models or celebrety. |
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| Yo La Tengo – The Crying of Lot G Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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It's such a great description of how you feel when you fight with someone you love. I had a boyfriend who thought that every time we fought it meant the end of the world, or at least the relationship. I wish he would have listened to the lyrics of this song. |
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| The Smiths – Is It Really So Strange? Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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This song has become a kind of anthem for me in connection to a relationship I have just ended. all the time I thought I could convince someone to love me, but it ended up blowing up in my face.The Smiths are my official breakup theraphy. It helps to wollow in your self pity, till you get over it. |
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