| Cake – Frank Sinatra Lyrics | 18 years ago |
| I think that he makes references to quasars. (ancient radiation in a constalation that's like a glimering radio station [quasars give off flickering radio waves]) the entire song he is refering to old things that most people forget about - things that most people "throw away" symbolically, just like they do with chinese lamps and stamps - the first time I heard this song I thought he was making out the old man to be fool, but I realize now that it is a lament for whorthwhile things that are ignored by our society - hence the sad, lament-like sound to the song. | |
| Cake – The Distance Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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This song is definately about climbing the corporate ladder. Have you seen the music video? Not a single car. Mostly a man in business suit running, but getting nowhere. Also, all of cakes songs are like that - some of you say that it's so straight forward - that's the point, on the outside it sounds like a simple little song with quirky lyrics, but almost all of their songs are SARCASTIC social commentaries. Esp. their Comfort Eagle album - every song in the entire cd is like that. Have you ever heard their song Frank Sinatra - did you ever realize that he makes references to quasars? (ancient radiation in a constalation that's like a glimering radio station [quasars give off flickering radio waves]) the entire song he is refering to old things that most people forget about - things that most people "throw away" symbolically, just like they do with chinese lamps and stamps - the first time I heard this song I thought he was making out the old man to be fool, but I realize now that it is a lament for whorthwhile things that are ignored by our society - hence the sad, lament-like sound to the song. Don't be fooled into thinking that (going?) The Distance is any less complicated than this. |
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