| The Chemical Brothers – The Boxer (feat. Tim Burgess) Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Sounds like it, whatever this is about it's tight as fuck. | |
| Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Whether they intended to evoke images or use symbolism, I got the same interpretation as Anarise, | |
| Broken Social Scene – Cranley's Gonna Make It Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Sprint must be badass | |
| Nick Drake – Fly Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| True, but "Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun" expresses exactly what you say... he supposedly didn't take part in politics; hence he encourages apathetic political values. The time period and the political changes are hard to ignore when interpreting this song. | |
| Daft Punk – Technologic Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Incidentally, galaxyblur, what would you personally use to describe the meaning of a song with as opposed to 'more words'? Fingerpaint? Oh I love fingerpainting, so that's fabulous. We should change song meanings forum to a fingerpainting forum because music can't be described using more words. Then we can all create emotionally charged fingerpaintings, because music is solely about how you feel! Oh, and you must mean that the lyrics are provided by a songwriter to say exactly what they mean, subject to no interpretation and enjoyed only by the feelings of the listeners. What about metaphors, diction, syntax, and other elements used by songwriters? Do metaphors mean exactly what they say, verbatim? I suppose in your world they do, but for me they represent something, a more profound meaning that increases the overall effect of music. The point of music is for entertainment; which essentially, at some point coincides with 'how you feel'. To get to that point, artists combine lyrics, extensive music theory, and some parts of theater (voice inflection, etc.). If every artist meant exactly what they said as you say... pffft who knows what the hell would happen, but consequentially music would become more dull and boring, no interpretations, no fingerpaints, no lyrics forums... |
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| Broken Social Scene – I Slept with Bonhomme at the CBC Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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True, Shoreline, they do get a lot of Eastern influence from this song. It does bring to mind however, a blend of the far east with a LOT of influence from Indonesian gamelan. Bonhomme may be a reference to the "host" of the Quebec Winter Carnival (Carnaval de Québec); who is a large snowman wearing a red cap and an arrowed belt. The CBC is probably a reference to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Canada's public TV and radio broadcaster. Another possible interepretation goes along with the Eastern influence I mentioned... CBC is also a reference to a Canadian Born Chinese... Correct me if I'm wrong, but as BSS spawned from Canada, it seems to make sense that they would reference these figures in their song title. For those who are interested, here is a link to an image of Bonhomme Carnaval. http://www.carnaval.qc.ca/images/img_fond_2.jpg |
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| Simon and Garfunkel – The Dangling Conversation Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| 'The borders of our lives' to me, represents 'small talk'. Skimming the surface, never going into extreme detail discussing the issue of the obviously fizzling relationship. | |
| Daft Punk – Technologic Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Good take, Farenyth. I also feel that the song has something to do with progress; especially with the line 'melt- upgrade it'. Key words in the song signify changes (upgrade, rename, melt, rewrite, cross) but throughout the whole time the notion of technology remains the same. We say that there are plenty of advances in technology and it's no doubt that there are, but where are they? What are the tangible variations? A melted and changed electronic would still essentially be the same physical electronic. For instance, floppies and flash drives and CD's have basically the same chemical properties; plastics and a bit of metal. Perhaps what the lyrics are trying to say, is that despite all of the advance in technology, there really is no legitimate advance; it only appears that way through the change in physical attributes. Sure it can be said that people are looking way to far into lyrics, but that's what they're there for isn't it? The listener's interpretation? For instance Busta Rhymes decided to interpret a section of this song, to the dismay of legitimate Daft Punk fanatics. When I first heard this song, at surface level it was a catchy tune that had little or no meaning. To say that it has no other meaning is silly and a bit naïve. |
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| The Album Leaf – Vermillion Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Fabulous song; inspired me to enjoy whole new genres of music. | |
| Broken Social Scene – Alive In 85 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I always say this song makes me wish I was born in 1985, I would have been Alive in 85. A legitimate dance song for indie types. |
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| The Lovin' Spoonful – Summer in the City Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Probably Houston, the summers are pretty intense. | |
| Minus the Bear – Hooray Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Right on with the comments about maintaining youth... he spells it out in the verse that mentions the snow 'turning in to rain, and melting away...and all these days slip by us, so let's keep them'. Keep the memories of youth fresh even when they try to fade... even when it rains keep the 'snow-days' close at hand to remind us of the magic in childhood. |
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| Minus the Bear – Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| One of the first comments is completely right on; this song reminds me of college life. To be more specific, a college-age student's trip to France. The mention of 'find a way to cram it all in before we drink again' represents the short term priorities for a bulk of college age students; do what you have to do until it's time to drink. | |
| The Beatles – All You Need Is Love Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"Invention in F Major" written by Johann Sebastian Bach is played towards the end, with brass and somewhat transposed. They also juxtaposed the round that Bach had intended, causing the instruments to clash a bit more, and sound a little harsher. After the Invention was referenced (briefly) another type of music was referenced... "Big Band" I suppose. Not that these excerpts mean anything significant, but perhaps Bach provided the Beatles with at least one piece of inspiration. |
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| Nick Drake – Hazey Jane II Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Excellent song: last three lines I consider one of my favorite quotes. There is a slight discrepancy in the lyrics for those who are interested... Now take a little while to find your way in here Now take a little while to make your story clear Your feet from the ground [Now that you're lifting] your feet from the... etc. |
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| Nick Drake – The Thoughts of Mary Jane Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I consider all of the interpretations valid; however I agree that this song was written to have a dual interpretation. There’s no legitimate way to rule out either interpretation anyways; it can’t be said that Nick was definitely referencing a girl and NOT marijuana and vice versa, that would be somewhat ignorant. For example, ‘Brightly colored rings’ can be interpreted… a)Brightly colored rings that his girl of interest wears b)The hazy effect that marijuana has on vision; sometimes lights can appear to have bright rings of light around them. Lights essentially appear brighter because of the heightened sensitivity to light itself. Overall visual enhancement; brighter colors. ‘Brightly colored eyes’ can signify a)Brightly colored eyes of a girl he’s interested in b)The glassy, glazed effect that marijuana has on eyes; often coloring the usually white part of the eye either red, or pink. ‘The way she sings’ can even mean a)The way a girl that he likes sings b)The heightened sensitivity to sound that encourages music to sound rather differently (better) when marijuana is used. ‘Who can know… the reason for her smile’ can infer both a)Nick’s curiosity; what does this girl he’s interested think/ what makes her smile? b)The curious effect of marijuana (in most cases) that causes people to laugh and smile at things that would not be normally considered funny sans influence. ‘What are her dreams… when they’ve journeyed for a mile’ a)Drake’s curiosity for this woman’s dreams, what she thinks when she’s asleep... her subconscious desires. b)The heightened thought processes/ changes in short term memory associated with marijuana intake. This change can lead to sidetracking/ entertaining thought patterns (aka‘tripping’). These ‘trips’ are like small journeys. Depending on the amount of THC inhaled, these 'trips' can seem pretty long because the user loses some sense of time. What seems like a mile is usually significantly less than a mile. To say that Nick was a perfectionist and wouldn't include a song referencing marijuana seems like a stretch. Nick was an AVID supporter of pot. He loved it. Bakismaki and suclid003; do you really honestly think he would never write a song about smoking it? What would that even have to do with perfectionism? I suggest you two look into his song "Been Smokin' too Long"and re-examine what you think Nick would and would not reference. |
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| Nick Drake – One Of These Things First Lyrics | 17 years ago |
| Thank you, dante23 for finally getting over Garden State and recognizing the song's true meaning. The song, to me, screams Buddhism and reincarnation; the title gives it away. I'm so glad someone else recognized the song from the album where it came from rather than a from a cliché indie-type movie soundtrack. Nick did have 'lovers' but also had great difficulty establishing relationships. You're right; the vivacity found in the second verse probably came from someone who made him very happy. | |
| Nick Drake – Fly Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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Although the previous posts about 'relationships' seem like valid interpretations, the artist never showed legitimate interest in relationships. Has anyone else really not seen the possible 'political' interpretation of this song? "Now I just sit on the ground in your way" to me, sounds like a good old fashioned political sit-in, "Come, come sit down on the fence in the sun" also sounds like a politically moderate or even apathetic take on the situation,and a "street-car by the bay" has San Francisco written all over it. I'll digress from "Fly" for a brief history lesson. Reflect on the sixties for a moment; a time of political turmoil and civil liberty movements. Between the years of 1964-1970 there were a few sit-ins by college students at UC in Berkeley California who coined the Free Speech Movement. These student protesters were pretty avid in their non violent efforts, and their cause turned out to be a 'pivotal moment for the civil liberties movement' in that decade of history. There were also a few sit-ins in San Francisco around the time of the UC students' efforts. This album was released in 1970 during the aftermath of the sit-ins. Taken from a (less emotional) historical context, it just seems more likely that Nick would be talking about putting aside politics. That's just me though. |
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