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| Harry Belafonte – Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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That may be a true story, but it's not what the song is about. It's actually about the men working at the docks, loading bananas on and off boats during the nights. When the morning came, the tally man would come and pay them according to how much work they've done (how many bunches they'd moved), before they could go home. Hence "Six han' seven han' eight han' bunch/Daylight come an' I wanna go home" and "Come mister tally man tally me banana". The sun is rising and he's eager for the tally man to come... |
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| Iggy Pop – Lust For Life Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Actually, the line "I've had it in the ear before" is an expression meaning you've been screwed over. |
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| Alice Cooper – Cold Ethyl Lyrics
| 15 years ago
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Agree, toad1e. To me this is mainly a song about alcoholism, (ethyl is another word for alcohol, for those who don't know), even if the lyrics are somewhat... double-bottomed... "We met last night
Making love by the refrigerator light" Could it be any more obvious?;-) |
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