| Okkervil River – (Shannon Wilsey on the) Starry Stairs Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| I heard Will Sheff's interview on NPR recently, and he said this song was written from Shannon's perspective defending her lifestyle. | |
| Ra Ra Riot – Each Year Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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In the liner notes from the rhumb line, the lines are: Silhouettes In a window frame, Better run if it's boo's old man He won't know if you're white Oh in the night. Taken in that light, I feel like the song is a reference to Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." In the book, Boo Radley's father locked Boo Radley up and abused him. Boo's character was always seen as silhouettes through the window, since he never ventured outside. The lines "Never mind what your daughter is taught in school What she remembers is what she has learned from you" seems to me as a reference to Scout, who most certainly learned quite a bit from Atticus' teachings and his defense of Tom Robinson, who was unjustly accused of raping another townswoman. Also, I think "Coverin' a fault with trials and court displays" is a reference to Tom Robinson's trial, where the evidence was so obviously obscured in order to pin the crime on Robinson. |
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| Voxtrot – Loan Shark Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I think you're missing the little intro to the song, it's something like this: Number six Mason's Yard, I stood outside and watched a million years go by. I looked it up, and 6 Mason's Yard was the location of the Indica Gallery in London, an art gallery/bookshop that Paul McCartney frequented and financially supported. It was also where John Lennon first met Yoko Ono. Nice little tidbit of information there. I love this song, the build up to the explosion of strings in the middle of the song is fantastic. |
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| Vampire Weekend – Walcott Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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another great song. what's up with all of the cape cod references in their songs? |
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| Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| yeah I'm not sure what he is saying either, but I love the peter gabriel references. it's such a fun song, definitely one of their catchiest. | |
| I'm from Barcelona – Oversleeping Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| This is such a fantastic song! It describes all of my hectic mornings! | |
| Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Army Bound Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I like the lyrics of "army bound" a lot. the word play is really creative, especially in lines like: "In every cradle there’s a grave now In every owner there’s a slave now" |
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| Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – La Costa Brava Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Whenever I read interviews with Ted Leo or articles about the new album, it always says that "La Costa Brava" is the emotional centerpiece of the album. I completely agree with that statement...this is an amazing song, probably one of Leo's best. | |
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