| Radiohead – Exit Music (For a Film) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Wow, that film you made sounds very powerful. | |
| Radiohead – There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| I never thought about Catch-22 while listening to this song before but now I think I agree with you. I think another hint may be that sometimes the song is referred to as "There, there" which is the way it's presented in the novel. | |
| Pearl Jam – The Fixer Lyrics | 14 years ago |
| Not to go off-topic, but I'd say that Hail to the Thief is much better than Riot Act and Binaural. | |
| Radiohead – Harry Patch (In Memory Of) Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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The string section in this is amazing. The lyrics really describe the agony of war well, the song is quite harrowing overall. Very beautiful. |
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| Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Sorry, made a mistake there. Anyway, this was Eddie's response: "He’s quite right — the lyrics to 'Yellow Ledbetter' do constantly evolve…I admit that, at times, I have sung total nonsense! The song was originally written about the first Gulf War, and I’d created this image of a young guy with long hair and funny clothes, who had just got a yellow telegram telling him his brother has been killed in action. He’s walking by these conservative-looking, older folks on a porch, flying an American flag, and he waves to them in a show of solidarity, and they brush him off and give him the finger. So, you know, what did his brother die for?" |
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| Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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This is what Eddie said in an interview, it shines some light on the meaning: Q: "Be honest. Even you're not 100 percent certain of the words to 'Yellow Ledbetter', are you?" |
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| Pearl Jam – The Fixer Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I think this song is definitely riding on a wave of optimism, in contrast to their previous lead-off single "World Wide Suicide" which was pure dissatisfaction from Eddie of the government at the time. I think the idea of a new beginning after Bush left has inspired Eddie to write more uplifting material, and this single is a good example of that. I think this song is a celebration of sorts, with the protagonist rejoicing over his new-found attitude for life. What once was lost - be it love or happiness - is found again. Great song. |
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| Radiohead – Supercollider Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Great new song. Love the optimism. |
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| Foo Fighters – Halo Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Poolshark41, that's just how people communicate. You don't say somebody's full name every time you mention him/her. It gets tedious. | |
| Blur – Death of a Party Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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After Barack Obama and the Dems' complete dismantling of the Republican party last night, I went to bed with my iPod on shuffle...and guess what? This song comes on! The title itself is just so appropriate... Of course the song isn't about that, being written more than ten years before the event, but I've been listening to the song on repeat and it truly is amazing...it foreshadows the type of work Albarn would do with the Gorillaz. One of the gems from their self-titled album. I'm not sure if the lyrics are meant to be political...it surely doesn't seem so. Reading some of the other comments, the death of Britpop seems more applicable, but for some reason I don't believe it even goes that deep...it seems just to be about depression and boredom, which are themes I can relate to at this time in my life. |
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| Limp Bizkit – Hot Dog Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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NIN kicks Limp Bizkit's ass. Say what you want about their melodrama, "Lydonhamer", but NIN have much heavier songs than anything Limp Bizkit have done. Try "1,000,000" or "Letting You" before you say anything. And NIN just write better songs. Live, they're fucking awesome, especially considering in studio it's basically just Trent. Limp Bizkit are nowhere near NIN. Why don't you debate on "who's better" with a band more near Limp Bizkit's talent level, like, say, The Jonas Brothers? Hannah Montana? Fuck, I think Hannah could kick Durst's ass. |
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| Radiohead – House of Cards Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I love the video to this. 'Tis MUY awesome-o. | |
| Coldplay – Cemeteries of London Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Well, with a name like "tittymcbigtits69", I suppose coherent analysis isn't to be expected. | |
| Limp Bizkit – Boiler Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Aaaand that's why you fail. At everything. | |
| Beck – Beautiful Way Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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By far the best song on Midnite Vultures...the music is simply perfect. Somewhat ironically, this song doesn't "belong" as much as the others in terms of the lyrics (the rest of the album acting as a satire of glamour and the commercialism of sex). I think it's about the narrator wanting to break up with his significant other but still mantain a close friendship with her. To his surprise, she wishes to do the same thing, thus making possible an almost "beautiful" way of breaking each other's hearts, as they still maintain a tight friendship. However, there are some rather, er...promiscuous lines throughout, so one person could look at it as a one night stand as sorts - a beautiful, romantic time out with another person, though it obviously isn't meant to last in the long run. God, I love this song. |
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| The Verve – Love Is Noise Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| I agree...at first listen, it seems more like a Richard Ashcroft solo joint than a whole band effort...but it IS rather catchy, and that repeating background vocal totally makes the song. Still, for a first single, especially a comeback single, I would've went with a full-on rocker, although the band did give us the great "Mover" for free. I think the song is about how music can open our eyes and perceptions to stop being so close-minded of the world around us. | |
| Coldplay – Cemeteries of London Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I could see this becoming a single...Viva la Vida is the best album Coldplay have yet done. You can tell the band was having fun while recording it. Nobody can say they're just Radiohead or U2 copycats now...they've created their own unique sound. This song itself is very cool...I love the chorus...not sure what it's about...a celebration of the dead, maybe? That's what this album seems to be about...a celebration of life and death. Great song, and, again, I wouldn't be surprised to see this or possibly 42 as a single. |
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| Coldplay – Lost! Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Change that to "amazing guitar solo" for the album version! This song is too cool. Love the "big fish" lyric. |
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| Coldplay – 42 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Well captain-amazo, it's definitely a highlight. You can tell this'll be an anthem live. Some rather stoner-iffic lyrics from Martin. Maybe he should talk to someone. Seeing dead people probably isn't very healthy. Kidding, of course. | |
| Coldplay – Yes Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| it* in place of "I"... | |
| Coldplay – Yes Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Well, you gotta lose the exclamation point. But otherwise, this is probably the coolest song on the new album. Not something you'd expect from Martin and Co....I refers to someone who does not want to give in to sexual temptation but can't help it because of his loneliness. I love the string-and-tablas arrangement, gives the song a harder-edged quality. |
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| Coldplay – Strawberry Swing Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Such a lovely, upbeat track. It reminds me of being a kid - looking wide-eyed at the world, admiring the beauty of nature...when you mature and become adults, everything is so thought-out and calculated, it's hard to take solace in what's around you. My personal favorite off of Viva la Vida. |
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| Coldplay – Strawberry Swing Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Such a lovely, upbeat track. It reminds me of being a kid - looking wide-eyed at the world, admiring the beauty of nature...when you mature and become adults, everything is so thought-out and calculated, it's hard to take solace in what's around you. My personal favorite off of Viva la Vida. |
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| Nine Inch Nails – 1,000,000 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Hm...you really couldn't find ONE good song on either The Fragile, With Teeth, or Year Zero? I, for one, think that The Downward Spiral is overrated (yet still brilliant). The Fragile is probably their best album as a whole, and Year Zero is great when digesting it song by song. But, yeah, The Slip is a very strong ten track album, although I could have done without the instrumentals. After all, Ghosts was nothing but instrumentals. This song is great, though. It's definitely the catchiest and most rock-oriented song on the album. What is it about? I don't know, the lyrics seem like typical Trent, but he's all about the delivery. Seems to be just about exactly what scarecrow826 stated. The protagonist will not cooperate. I don't know if the album is post-Year Zero in its lyrics as they don't seem to be centered around a specific central idea like Year Zero was, but it's a cool idea nonetheless. That chorus is perhaps the catchiest thing the band has ever done. |
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| Limp Bizkit – Boiler Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Hm...I hate the Limp Bizkit because they can't write a good tune to save their life. And Fred Durst is just about the biggest asshole in existence. Reading these lyrics, it seems like just about your normal relationship trouble song, until he throws in the asinine lyric "I crawled up your butt somehow". The fact that people could think such a shitty piece of poetry could classify as "moving" or "emotional" is beyond me. The action of crawling up one's butt and turning shit around is not metaphoric in any way, shape, or form. It's not even funny in an "ironic" or "witty" sense. It's just goddamn stupid. Oh, but SORRY. I must be a loser who spends every waking hour online with no girlfriend and tons of acne to post about a band I don't like. I have to only post about the bands I DO like. I have two words to that: fuck you. Instead of trying to make the same goddamn insult everyone makes when their favorite band is being bashed, why don't you tell us why it's good. Tell us why it classifies as art. Because I'll tell you one thing: Fred Durst does not make art. He makes noise. |
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| Radiohead – Nude Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Forgive me for not digging too deeply into the song, as my interpretation is not very poetic. I believe the song IS about masterbation, and it may seem vulgar, but that's the point of the song. Teasing whoever the protagonist is singing to with sexual innuendo. Oh, the guy has his desires, but they never come into fruition. I agree that the "paint yourself white" is definitely deeper than, you know, the guy, er...expelling his...man juice, to put it bluntly. He thinks he's found what he's looking for, but it's not real. It's just imaginary. And what's more, he's got a guilty conscience as the singer tells him "you'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking". That's why I think Yorke is singing from the viewpoint of a female, which would explain the very feminine falsetto (let's face it, the guy has chops) displayed throughout. An unbelievably amazing song from an unbelievably amazing band. The guitar is simple yet poignant, and the dub-like bass complements Yorke's croon perfectly. But it's the strings that make the song purely sublime, they add that extra something to make the song just perfect. Quite simply, "Nude" and all of In Rainbows for that matter is a perfect masterstroke from a band that consistently delivers material of the highest quality. |
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| Pearl Jam – Get Right Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Kind of just a bone-headed rock song about sex thrown into the rather haphazard Riot Act. I mean, it's catchy, but, let's face it, most of what's on Riot Act isn't nearly as well written or compelling as most of their other material. I mean, I suppose for a "worst" album Riot Act is pretty good, as not everything seems like a throwaway ("I Am Mine", "All or None", "Save You", "Can't Keep", and "Love Boat Captain" is a tad too melodramatic and grating, but the sincerity is there). However, let's face it again, this, "Help Help", "Bu$leaguer", and "Cropduster" just aren't too good. They seem much more like quirky b-side material. Now, if they decided on "Other Side", "Down", or even "Undone" for the album instead, it might not have run as smoothly, but the songs would've been better. Also, the production throughout most of the album is rather shoddy, though they always have songs that seem like they worked on more than some other songs. But, hey, Pearl Jam are great. There's no denying it. I just feel the album Riot Act as a whole is a misstep. But if you take the best from the album and pretend it was an EP, then voila!!! Yes, I AM A PROBLEM SOLVER. Who wants me on their corporate team? I ask questions, and I find answers. But, yeah, go Pearl Jam. |
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| Soulja Boy – Crank That (Soulja Boy) Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yeah, this song is pretty much an embarassment. It permanently scarred the already pretty much completely scarred American music scene. I'm hoping that we can forget this ever existed and move on. We all have moments in our lives we wish we could have back just to change the horrible outcome we know transpired as a result of it. This song is one of those moments. The dance is not funny, to all of you fourteen year olds trying to impress your buddies by doing the dance in your algebra class to piss off your teacher. It's not even funny enough to be labelled "ironic" or a "parody". It doesn't even qualify as a "guilty pleasure". If you like this song, I mean TRULY like it, I mean, it makes you HAPPY when you hear it, from the grating, incessant beat to the "lyrics", if that term even applies to what the guy is "rapping", even if you can call it that, etc., etc...then please go away. You can all form a little colony up in Canada or something and do the dance in your spare time when you're not dancing to "Low" or "We Fly High". Just don't fraternize with us normal people. You're bringing us down. |
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| Foo Fighters – Long Road To Ruin Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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There's usually one guy in each song thread that tries to be funny in their interpretations by referencing penises or anal sex, and IEATFOODOKAYGUY fulfills that role quite graphically. I too questioned the song being chosen for the second single, but it IS one of the catchier songs on the album, and it has done very well. "Cheer Up, Boys" will reportedly be the third single in Europe while us Americans get "Let It Die". Equally nice choices. I personally think the song is about finding love and not wanting any more than to just be happy with that person, whatever it takes. The protagonist will do whatever it takes to do so, heading into a "long road of ruin". However, he seems very optimistic. |
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| Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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See, I agree with some of the posts here that the song is about a dream. It seem the protagonist is addressing another person within the dream, saying that while he can't find what he's searching for, he wants the other person to "keep the car running" (assuming that when he finds it, he can finally escape, in a more figurative sense), because he is confident that one day he will, which may also reflect a whole life/death scenario, with the guy searching for meaning. It really is a great morning song. The music, the breathy vocals, it's all perfect. The song, through and through, is simply sublime. Very uplifting. |
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| R.E.M. – Supernatural Superserious Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Wow, I love this song. It's definitely their best single in a long time...it sounds like the band is having fun again, something they haven't shown ever since they released Up. As for the meaning...I don't exactly know, but it seems to just say to live with no regrets and to not dwell on events in the past. |
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| LCD Soundsystem – North American Scum Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yeah, the song isn't calling all North Americans scum (a reason the song probably did so well in the UK), it's sort of saying that just because our government is making questionable decisions doesn't mean all Americans feel the same way. As in any country, you've got a whole lot of nice people...and a whole lot of assholes. The narrator kind of plays up the stereotypical ignorant American, trying to party and have a good time, taking advantage of all of the freedoms he was born with. But...who knows? Maybe James Murphy really does hate his country, lol. In some ways, I wouldn't blame him... The song itself has an awesome groove, great to dance to, I'm sure. Actually, I wouldn't know, since I can't dance worth a lick, lol. |
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| Stereophonics – My Friends Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Cool, I get the first comment! This is one of the better ones on Pull the Pin (an album that I had to pay a bit more to get...as it hasn't come out in the United States yet...). It's a great rocker, and it has some cool lyrics. The narrator seems to be in love or at least infatuated with a girl, and is trying to "buy" her love through purchasing her just about anything she wants. He seems to be trying very hard to win her over. Women...lol. |
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| Oasis – Champagne Supernova Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Simply an excellent song, and the perfect song to end an album with! It simply soars, achieving liftoff during the middle and never letting go until the beautiful last note plays. I think the song is about life as a rock star, looking back at your past experiences and, even though you're grateful for the success you obtained, feel guilty about some of the bad or questionable decisions you made to get to the top. I like the chorus, "Someday you will find me caught beneath the landslide in a champagne supernova in the sky...". For me, this reminds me of, say, a father not approving of his son's desires to be in a band, and berates the son for lack of ambition and that he'll never get anywhere in life. The son replies with the chorus, almost saying, "You wait. I'm going to make it to the top, even if it kills me." The song itself is, in my eyes, a bittersweet affirmation of that, with a line that is almost a stab right to the father's (I'm just using a father as an example, it could be any person who acts the same way) heart: "Where were you while we were getting high?". Except, Liam doesn't sing it with venom, he does so almost despairingly, perhaps meaning that the narrator wishes the other person believed in him more. | |
| U2 – Vertigo Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This is simply an excellent track and proof that U2 can still ROCK. It drives along, without a second of wasted space. The lyrics seem confusing at first, but they all relate to a common theme: a wild, possibly drug-induced night at a dance club, called Vertigo. However, I think the lyrics have a darker undercurrent, as the narrator seems to be trying to escape from something (relationship troubles, perhaps?) in his real life, drowning out all the pain with drugs and alcohol. In short, the narrator is trying as best he could to have the most fun he could, but just cannot because of his thinking (about the significant other, perhaps?). Also, the "unos, dos, tres, catorce!" line that has been maligned by some and generated a laugh from others was described perfectly by Bono: "There may have been some alcohol involved." There you go! |
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