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| Counting Crows – Mr. Jones Lyrics
| 16 years ago
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I always thought the song was a Bob Dylan tribute, but after looking through all the comments the "drinking with a mate" theory is the most convincing. |
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| Crowded House – Whispers And Moans Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This is probably my favourite song on the album. As ever with Neil Finn's lyrics, the meaning is well-obscured, but I think it has something to do with a long-term relationship, and still being physically attracted to each other after so many years. It must be a pretty special thing to have. I especially love the imagery in the taxi driver line. |
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| Prince – Jughead Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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The rap at the end of this song is fantastic piece of piss-taking. It makes me laugh every time I listen to it. |
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| Billy Joel – Leningrad Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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What he grew up to beleive was his sworn enemy actually turned out to be his friend. The song is especially poignant given that the Cold War ended soon after. |
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| Billy Joel – Shades Of Grey Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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This song is the cartharsis of the "River of Dreams" album. The first half of the album is dark and bitter. The songs after this are brighter. I think I heard once that Joel set the album out in the order he wrote the songs, which, if true, is fascinating, because it captures the process of a person working his way out of depression. |
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| Billy Joel – Pressure Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Many of the songs on "The Nylon Curtain" are social comments. I think this song is about Joel's contempt for psychologists and therapy. Demand for these, I'm guessing, were probably rising through the late-70s and early-80s. Therapists are not immune from personal problems, and yet people seek them out as if they are all-knowing. But what do therapists really know? All they offer is a "cosmic rationale". Better to look for your own answers. I think the Sesame Street line is a reference to how, according to therapists, any problem we have in adulthood can be traced back to childhood. |
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