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| Oasis – Champagne Supernova Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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"Bands like The Clash just petered out." Give me a break. I like this song, but it pisses me off that he said something like that when he obviously has no idea. |
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| Barenaked Ladies – In The Car Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I know!! When I listened to this song for the first time, and was like "WTF? Did they just say Sandinista!?" Though I don't get why you would only tape the first three sides; you miss out on a lot of good songs that way. :P |
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| The Clash – Life Is Wild Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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No one has commented on this song. Since it's a Clash song, even a Cut the Crap song, it deserves at least one comment. Personally I have no idea what this song sounds like, I must have listened to it at least once since I have a copy of Cut the Crap and have listened to it exactly once. So yeah.... As for the meaning, the repeated line "Has anybody got a cigarette?" seems to suggest that the speaker wants to smoke, unfortunately no one appears to have a cigarette to spare as his request is repeated several times. Sucks for him. |
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| The Decemberists – July, July! Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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One thing I find interesting is the way Colin pronounces "July" not in the usual way like "juh-ly" but more like "joo-ly" so it almost sounds as if he's saying "D'you lie?" Perhaps unintentional, probably means absolutely nothing, I guess he just pronounces things cool.
I think it's interesting anyway. |
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| The Clash – Brand New Cadillac Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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From the big pink Clash book:
TOPPER: I'll always remember doing that. One take, live, Guy said, "That's it!" and I said, "You can't keep that, it speeds up!" and he said, "Great! All rock'n'roll speeds up. Take!" And from then on the sessions just cooked.
PAUL: Guy made me feel really at ease and if I played wrong notes he didn't care. After we'd played Brand New Cadillac I said I made a mistake on that and he said, "It doesn't matter, it's great."
So it doesn't seem like they didn't know they were being recorded, rather they thought the recording wasn't good enough, but the live sound is what Guy wanted. |
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| Train – Meet Virginia Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I totally agree with you. I don't really see the theories about Virginia being a drag queen, Virginia killing herself, or Virginia being a girl he doesn't know. It's a love song, plain and simple, he loves her for her quirks and you said it perfectly. |
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| Train – Meet Virginia Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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I'm pretty sure it's "her hair is always messy" and "she doesn't care a thing about that hair." |
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| The Clash – First Night Back in London Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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Well I think it's like, this guy is just getting back to London (duh) and he's immediately reminded of why he left in the first place. He's in a cab which gets pulled over by the cops and searched. I always thought it was sort of implying that the cops were a little racist, too. The driver (who is black, as mentioned in the first stanza) gets the brunt of the cops' aggression, when really the passenger is the one who has drugs ("They give him hell/ They check him on the air/ I sit there with the drugs in my hair"). In the last stanza, he calls up Heathrow (London airport) to buy a plane ticket and get the hell out of there. First and last night in London.
Also, I think it's "There's that feeling that I know too well." Seems to make more sense. |
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| The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais Lyrics
| 13 years ago
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"Included is a jibe at an unnamed group who wear Burton suits, taken by many to be The Jam (though in an NME article of the time, Strummer claimed the actual target was the power pop fad hyped by journalists as the next big thing in 1978)."
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| The Decemberists – The Island: Come and See; The Landlord's Daughter; You'll Not Feel the Drowning Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This could be totally wrong.... But what if the woman narrating (if it is a woman) is also singing to themselves, like, she's drowning her child for whatever reason, and can't help thinking back to when she had sweethearts and parents that loved her, and how far she has fallen.... But she knows she has to do it, so she's telling herself to forget the past since it is over. Maybe the child was born out of wedlock? If she is/was a woman of wealth and class, that would make sense. |
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| The Clash – Jimmy Jazz Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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No, he's definitely not saying "sent a message." Satta Massagana means "give thanks."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_Satta_Massagana_mean |
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| The Clash – Kingston Advice Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Yeah, you're right, it's about impoverished countries where the citizens have no food, but there is violence and corrupt government. Joe is saying that the more he sees of the world, the more disillusioned he becomes with reality. |
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| The Rolling Stones – Angie Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Okay, I'm sorry, but if he wrote the line "your kisses still taste sweet" for his daughter, that is REALLY CREEPY. |
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| The Clash – Stay Free Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I always thought Mick's friend got arrested for something to do with getting in a fight, not stealing: "Hit the wrong guy/ Each of you get three years in Brixton." And no one said it was homosexual, rosalyn-1943.... The comment above you says "HETEROsexual." It's clearly about friendship anyway, don't know why anyone would arrive at that conclusion.... |
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| John Lennon – Serve Yourself Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I'm going to have to disagree with basically everyone and say that I don't like this song. The lyrics and singing aren't really that great, and it's none of John Lennon's business what Bob Dylan's religious beliefs are. Also don't know why the hell this song would be a "punk precursor" considering it came out in 1979, and the first punk album, Ramones, was released in 1977. So.... |
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| Ramones – You Should Never Have Opened That Door Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Okay, whoa. Before I read the axe/head chopping lines, I thought this song was about a wedding, (you're daughter's on the altar) and the groom was saying to the mother-of-the-bride how she wasn't going to see her daughter much now that they're married, and she shouldn't have introduced them, or something. Holy crap I feel stupid. |
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| Dispatch – The General Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Says Chad Urmston: "This was our anti-war song. Although it was primarily based on the Civil War, the message was not confined to that particular conflict." |
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| Sex Pistols – Belsen Was A Gas Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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THE CLASH DOES NOT SUCK AND NEITHER DO THE SEX PISTOLS. Yes, this song is offensive and wrong (even Johnny Rotten admits that), but that doesn't mean you need to denounce the whole punk movement, as well as the Clash. If you knew anything about them, you'd know they headlined Rock Against Racism and had anti-racist and anti-fascist messages in all their songs. Anyway, for someone who gets so worked up about "hate rock," you do an awful lot of hating yourself. |
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| The Clarks – Madeline Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Lovely song about past relationships.... Also, to me, seems to hint at suicide:
"Oh Madeline won't you tell me what you're gonna do"
"Oh Madeline I never knew what you were going through"
Gorgeous, gorgeous song. |
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| The Clash – London Calling Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Back then, there was kind of an urban legend/fear that if the Thames flooded, like, half of London would drown. Mick said something to the effect of, "Joe lived in an apartment up high though... so he would've survived." |
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| Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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People misunderstood the lyrics "lay across my big brass bed" as "lay across my big breasts, babe." Otherwise it doesn't really seem to suggest lesbianism. |
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| Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Really, I thought the romance was one-sided? Like, they were just friends and then he married Sara Lownds secretly, and she was pissed. |
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| The Shins – Kissing the Lipless Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I don't know if this has been said... don't think so.... Anyway I think the last verse means that she used the other guy to see if she's as charming as she thinks: testing the metal (power) of her doe's skin and petals (looks,soft skin/flirting skills) while kissing the lipless (man she doesn't love) who bleed all the sweetness away (take all the romance out of her life).
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| The Clarks – Trampoline Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Can't believe no one has commented yet. This song's amazing, probably my favorite off Restless Days. I'm in love with all of that CD, maybe because it's new and I've listened to all theitr other songs a million times over. ANYWAY. Good song. |
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| The Clash – Jimmy Jazz Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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I always took it to mean that whoever was singing killed Jimmy Jazz (cut off his ears, chop off his head) and the police are looking for him cause he went missing, so he lies about where Jimmy Jazz is. Probably incorrect, but that's what I thought. |
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| The Clash – Justice Tonight/Kick It Over Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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Whoa I never noticed this song was that long until just now. Same thing happened with Desolation Row by Bob Dylan (11:21). I guess if a song's really good they seem shorter than they are. |
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| Bob Dylan – Ballad of a Thin Man Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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This is kind of beside the point . . . but when Bob Dylan sings "F. Scott Fitzgerald," does it sound to anyone else like he pronounces the F as if it were in a word . . . like "fff Scott Fitzgerald"? Just wondering . . . . |
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| Bob Dylan – Ballad of a Thin Man Lyrics
| 14 years ago
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luckystrike- I think your theory makes a lot of sense . . . . But I think the last two lines mean something else. Assuming the song is about a gay guy, I think these two lines are sort of critisizing those who think being gay is wrong. Like, "There should be a law against you coming around": "coming around" is gay sex, and people think it should be illegal. And "You should be made to wear earphones" . . . just making fun of what Dylan sees as ridiculous or foolish laws, such as any prohibiting homosexuality. Just a theory. |
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