| Ani DiFranco – Done Wrong Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| You're right about slide guitar doesn't necessarily mean country, but listen to the song again after thinking about what we stereotypically associate with country music. Ani doesn't usually use slide guitar or that little twang in her voice, so in this when she uses it, it sticks out like dog's balls. I don't presume to to say definitely that's what she intended, but the links (if you look for them) are there. | |
| Fiona Apple – When the Pawn... Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Itr may be hard to remember, but it got her in the Guiness book of Records | |
| Jeff Buckley – Morning Theft Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| 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. | |
| Ani DiFranco – You Had Time Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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| Ani DiFranco – Untouchable Face Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| It's interesting to read so many people say how it's about an ex of hers. never read it that way myself. I thought it was simply a friend she wanted badly, but (obviously) couldn't have. The last verse, about playing pool and so desperate to get him out of her mind but has to be with him, she sees constellations amongst the pool balls. Beautiful girl, that righteous babe is. Is it the height of egotism to hope that there's someone out there who feels that way for me? Undoubtedly. | |
| Ani DiFranco – Done Wrong Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| One of the songs I always discuss when teaching poetry. The fact its name and style makes reference to country music without actually being a country song is fantastic, but the language and imagery is beautiful. The opening, a perfect example of personification. But my favourite part is the imagery she creates by combining two very different cliches: I'm at the end of my rope means simply you've had enough; swinging back and forth about you, means she's in two minds about her relationship with him. But put them together and you have a suicidal desire image that wasn't there in either one of them. Beautiful in its simplicity. | |
| Garbage – Lick The Pavement Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Oh come on. Please. You have to be joking. Most of Garbage's stuff has pain images through it, even the more 'nice' stuff. Think 'You Look so Fine'. "I want to break your heart and give you mine" and "you got me tethered and chained" and "bleeding for you". Yes, it's in there, but it's not meant to be literal. This is 'nasty' but 'powerful' Shirley. She pops up quite a bit, that's why I like listening to her (maybe she appeals to my masochist tendencies). She's addressing a cheating bastard (your girlfriend told me you'd left your wife) but she's in charge of him. Lick the pavement. It is a sadistic image (on hands and knees cleaning up a foot path with your tongue) but that's all it is: an image. She's showing how pitiful he is. God I love Shirley |
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| Rage Against the Machine – Maggie's Farm (Bob Dylan cover) Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I have a theory: This was originally Dylan written, and he was always anti-big brother in his leanings. And of course, RATM has never been backwards in coming forwards in their views about the US and capitalism. (btw, does anyone else feel that there has never been a cover of a Dylan song that wasn't better than the original? Dylan's a great song writer - no question - but he can't sing for shit) I always felt that 'Maggie's Farm' is actually an analogy for the US of A. Each member of Maggie's family is actually a metaphor for a different aspect of US society. 1) Maggie=US. Doesn't listen to a word the workers say. 2) Brother=coprporations. Pays out a pittance and pretends to be friendly, but you do any little thing to piss them off, they sue (or dock pay, or fine, whatever) 3) Pa=cops/military 4) Ma=religion. Is excessively old (and arguably so old its out of touch) but it still claims its relevance while controlling the enforcer. The last bit's interesting but it has a minor change to Dylan's original. Dylan wrote (and whined): "They sing while you slave and I just get bored." RATM scream: "They sing, while they slave and just get bored" I'm not sure who the 'they' is of both, but I'm sure they're refering to different groups. In fact the 'They' in the RATM version is probably referring to two. the first is the People in charge and the ones who get bored; everybody else are the ones who slave. Anyway, as I said, it's just a theory (btw, this is my first time posting, so please be gentle) |
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