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| The Faint – Worked Up So Sexual Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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odd song overall, but good stuff. the literal meaning's not too cryptic -- but i'm not of sure of the writer's motivations. the faint rocks, and let's hear it for strippers. |
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| Creed – Higher Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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no, creed does suck. i understand their songs, they are actually quite shallow. and they still suck regardless. |
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| The Clash – Rock the Casbah Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i got that much from it....but anything more specific? what's the casbah, other than a CA music club? and is the shariff just supposed to be the leader, or is it a specific one? great song either way....but i'd like to know if anyone's got the facts. |
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| Mogwai – Punk Rock: Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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this song is a sample from a strange iggy pop interview that the band found. from what i've read them say about it, iggy was looking totally fried and out of it (which is believeable), and when the middle eastern interviewer asked him about punk rock, he spouted off this insightful, eloquent speech about it. i think it says it all. |
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| Something Corporate – Konstantine Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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hey jerkoff....you're right, you've got the freedom to say what you want. and we've got the freedom to tell you you're a fuckin piece of shit, and that your opinions are fucking trash. so go and quote the first amendment somewhere else. just cause you got the right to say it doesn't mean what you say is worth our time. nobody's impressed that you can shoot off your mouth and then claim first amendment. i'll go out on a limb and guess that our founding fathers didn't have you in mind when they penned that. so go comment on slipknot or fucking adema or whatever flavor of the month hardcore cock gobblers you're into at the present time. leave the discussion of good music to people that have valid reasons behind their thoughts. |
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| Blink-182 – Dammit Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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"I'll tell you about punk rock: punk rock is a word used by dillitante's and ah... and ah... heartless manipulators about music that takes up the energies and the bodies and the hearts and the souls and the time and the minds of young men who give what they have to it and give everything they have to it and it's a... it's a term that's based on contempt, it's a term that's based on fashion, style, elitism, satanism and everything that's rotten about rock'n'roll. I don't know Johnny Rotten but I'm sure... I'm sure he puts as much blood and sweat into what he does as Sigmund Freud did. You see, what sounds to you like a big load of trashy old noise is in fact the brilliant music of a genius, myself . And that music is so powerful that it's quite beyond my control and ah... when I'm in the grips of it I don't feel pleasure and I don't feel pain, either physically or emotionally. Do you understand what I'm talking about? Have you ever felt like that? When you just couldn't feel anything and you didn't want to either. You know? Like that? Do you understand what I'm saying sir?" blink 182 doesn't understand what he's saying....and it's a shame. mogwai kicks blink's ass, and i'd like to, too. |
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| moist – Leave It Alone Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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it's good to see people who respect the music moist is making....i don't see enough of it where i'm from. |
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| Radiohead – El President Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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this song has nothing to do with an american president. drugstore's a british band (i hope we all knew that), and this song deals with the american involvement in chile a few decades ago. here's what drugstore's lead singer said about what went on there:
“Chile is a very tiny country, very insignificant, because it doesn’t really have that many resources, but somehow, around the ’70s they arrived at a democracy, and Salvador Allende was elected democratically. He was a socialist man with a lot of integrity, and wasn’t even, like, revolutionary or anything. He just wanted the poor to have land to work on. The Americans had some 12, 13 companies in the country, they still do. But I think it was beyond the companies, it was more a question of keeping the status quo. Because if Chile becomes a democracy, what about the next door neighbour? How about the next one to that? And the whole balance of the world possibly would have changed. So they teamed up with the army and generated one the of the most cruel, horrific military coups in the whole history of Latin America."
Salvador is the man that this song is about. it's a great song with great inspiration behind it. drugstore rocks. |
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| Dashboard Confessional – Screaming Infidelities Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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yo chelsea....straight up, great comment. agreed with most of everything you said. and the thing is, the war will never be one because the pop people don't understand our side. it's about jusic, people....not image. and chelsea, if you're not doing anything later.... |
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| Creed – Higher Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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hey myownprison....you've got the right to like what you like, and finch has the right to hate what he hates. it's called opinions, and we're all allowed to have em. and, for the record, creed sucks so much fucking ass it's unreal. glad you and your conformist lackies slurp it out from out of the gutter where it belongs. |
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| moist – Hate Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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hey cloudkamano...thanks for adding all the moist you did. david usher on his own or with moist is a musical genius that no one seems to appreciate. (of course, i'm from the u.s. i'm sure he's more respected in canada....hell, most good music is.) this is a truly great band, and while i'm glad they don't have mainstream attention, i would love for usher and co. to have a little more success. they've earned it. and yes, pop sucks. |
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| Elbow – Newborn Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i like this song. i like coldplay, too. and sparklehorse. and travis. and..... the list goes on forever. how did all of these bands end up sounding so goddam similar? luckily, it's a good sound, and for the most part the radio and mtv aren't killing it off too badly. i put elbow's musical talent and song-writing ability at the front of the pack. great song. |
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| Bright Eyes – Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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this song is amazing. it's the first bright eyes song i ever listened to....can't even remember why i downloaded it. it's an incredibly written song. the story it tells is so deep. this is a step up from all the other sappy emo crap out there. (i'm an emo fan for the most part, but you gotta admit there is a lot of sappy crap out there....) |
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| Ben Harper – Burn One Down Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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anyone who ignores the drug references in this song is an idiot. the words are clearly drug-related. does that mean the song is about drug use? no. it's called a metaphor, and i'm sure we've all heard of it. harper, to me, is trying to get across his message of "i'll do what i want and you shouldn't care if it's not harming you" (which everyone has touched on) by using smoking pot as his analogy. the song is about drugs, but also so much more. |
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| The Lyndsay Diaries – Whispers of A Long Goodnight Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i'll be honest...the only reason i downloaded this song was becuase of your comment. i'd never heard of the lyndsay diaries before i saw your posting as "the most recent comment", but the lyrics and what you said about the song made me listen to it. and you're right. it's such a powerful song, full of so much emotion and sadness. it's very slow and somber -- which i'm not usually into -- but when an artist pulls it off like this, you've got to respect it. i'm a big lyndsay diaries fan now, thanks. |
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| Blink-182 – Dammit Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i posted this on "stay together for the kids", but i can see it applies here as well. i hope it clears stuff up for those who don't understnad why we punks get so pissed over blink's behavior:
there was a time when blink was once one of the most respected punk bands around. (and just because i might post a few things about the band doesn't mean i ignore the music i love.) it's just that there are a lot of music fans out there who don't understand, and they all think we're selfish assholes because we call blink "sell outs". allow me to put it like this: ralph nader, leader of the green party, man of strong ideals. small national support, but his followers are die hard. and he is the man that keeps the green party at the cutting edge. what if he were to just jump ship to the republican party because the money and fame and powerr is greater there? he would be playing to a larger fan base and making more money, so it would be a great move for him. but what about his loyal supports and fellow green party members who stay true to their work and refuse to jump ship? that is what the punks are like. you see, selling out is a touchy term for us. bands like dmb seel out, but their fans don't lead a "dmb" lifestyle. there is no lifestyle devoted to saxophones, violins and nonsense rhyming. punk is a way of life, though, and when a band like blink exploits that, we have a right to be angry. does that mean we lose sight of what it is we stand for, or that we ignore the other bands? no. standing up for something doesn't mean you ignore your ideals. and i don't mean to trash blink's music. they are a talented band, and anyone who wants to can like them. but to me, their sound is becoming all too familiar with each new song. their growth as artists has seemed to stop. but, no, that doesn't mean people don't have the right to listen to them. everyone likes different stuff, and i respect that. i just don't respect blink. |
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| Abbott Hayes – Josh's terrible headache Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i have more respect for abbott hayes than i do for most other bands. the lyrics to this song are downright amazing....so much feeling and emotion has been poured into the writing of this song. it shows. the suicide/revenge theme is very well handled. i can't wait to see this performed live, maybe at the moose club or oval wood dish. keep rockin, abbott hayes. |
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| The Tragically Hip – Wheat Kings Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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obviously you are a big hip fan....hell, you're the only one that exists around here. i've always wondered about the connection between this and 38 years old. if you haven't noticed it, listen to the 2 of them. the whole prison, jailbreak, 18 year old kid, 38 year old kid, 20 years for nthing....look at them and let me know what you think. gordie's amazing..... |
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| The Tragically Hip – Fiddler's Green Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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thanks god someone else recognizes the hip's talent.....there isn't a band out there that can match the hip's eclectic, wide-ranging musical style and talent. people need to see this. |
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| Blink-182 – Stay Together for the Kids Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i'm not trying to discount the emotional element of this song. personally, i think this is a great song. my attack wasn't against stay together for the kids, but blink in general. and just because you can't understand an argument and aren't directly involved in it, that doesn't make it childish. passing it off as such makes you childish. |
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| Blink-182 – Stay Together for the Kids Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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deadbolt....you got the right to your opinions, and i can see where you get your ideas about me trashing blink. but if you don't recall, blink was once one of the most respected punk bands around. and just because i post a few things about the band doesn't mean i ignore the music i love. it's just that there are a lot of music fans out there who don't understand, and they all think we're selfish assholes because we call blink "sell outs". allow me to put it like this: ralph nader, leader of the green party, man of strong ideals. small national support, but his followers are die hard. and he is the man that keeps the green party at the cutting edge. what if he were to just jump ship to the republican party because the money and fame and powerr is greater there? he would be playing to a larger fan base and making more money, so it would be a great move for him. but what about his loyal supports and fellow green party members who stay true to their work and refuse to jump ship? that is what the punks are like. you see, selling out is a touchy term for us. bands like dmb seel out, but their fans don't lead a "dmb" lifestyle. there is no lifestyle devoted to saxophones, violins and nonsense rhyming. punk is a way of life, though, and when a band like blink exploits that, we have a right to be angry. does that mean we lose sight of what it is we stand for, or that we ignore the other bands? no. standing up for something doesn't mean you ignore your ideals. and i don't mean to trash blink's music. they are a talented band, and anyone who wants to can like them. but to me, their sound is becoming all too familiar with each new song. their growth as artists has seemed to stop. but, no, that doesn't mean people don't have the right to listen to them. everyone likes different stuff, and i respect that. i don't respect blink, though. |
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| Something Corporate – Konstantine Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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this is nothing like a high school trying to write like faulkner. while i understand your anaology, i gotta sya it's misplaced. this song only hits certain people -- you have to be able to associate with it. i've made all my friends listen to it, and you can tell who really "gets" it. not understands it, but can relate to the lyrics and the story told. writing like faulkner would be writing out of your league. this song is not all that complex. it's just from the heart. if we're going to start criticizing artists for doing that, um, the music we all love is in serious jeopardy. |
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| Incubus – Wish You Were Here Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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yeah tills.....keep thinking incubus rocks. it's one thing to buy and listen to their music, another thing entirely to try to convince yourself it's good. "awesome music"? no. you wanna hear a similar band that actually makes good stuff, check out matthew good band. there's a band that didn't sell their soul to the devil to get on the radio. |
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| Blink-182 – Stay Together for the Kids Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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alright, it's like this:
the punk movement started for a reason, and that reason was in direct response to the hippies. the punks wnated to create their own identity in our culture and in cultures around the world. they did that through their who-gives-a-shit attitude, sloppy, extreme appearance, and most of all their music. they formed a solid group with powerful ideas on authority and the state of thge world. what they stood for was anti-popular culture. when a band like blink 182 takes that same attitude and way of life and music style and exploits it to become part of that pop culture, that is "selling out". and, as punks, we have the right to be angry about that. it's not just about the music where punk is concerned. it's about an entire lifestyle, one that we all live. blink 182 can kiss my --and all my true fellow punks -- asses. |
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| Blink-182 – Stay Together for the Kids Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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flashes of hope still do exist for this band, but they are few and far between. come back your roots, blink. you used to rock so hard, now almost all your stuff sounds like same cheap pop shit. |
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| Thursday – Understanding In A Car Crash Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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doesn't everyone know who neil young is? i'm surprised his song "the needle and the damage done" hasn't been mentioned (unless i overlooked it). if you haven't heard that song, do so. it is about drugs, but mostly about losing loved ones. i think that is hwere it fits into this song. and the white lines being the ones on the road helps clear that up. so while are clear drug references, i don't think they are meant to imply actual drug use. it's just clever use of language, or as it should be called, poetry. this is a great song, and the fact that it's lyrics have sparked such a debate is a testament to that greatness. |
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| Incubus – Wish You Were Here Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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incubus is one of the most overrated bands around today. are they talented? without a doubt. do they make good music? nope. |
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| Puddle of Mudd – Blurry Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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you know it sierp. i'm sick of these pathetic "modern rock" bands being passed off as poets. they just latch on to a popular sound and churn out sappy lyrics with heavy guitar riffs and the public laps it up. hey nickleback, creed, default, and puddle of mud: you guys suck. you disgrace rock. |
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| The Clash – London Calling Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i miss songs like this....the clash stood for soemthing and played and sang about it. if you don't like them, fine, but you gotta respect them. the fact that they are one of the greatest punk bands ever is just dessert. |
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| Orbit – Medecine Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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another great band broken up....any true indie rock fan should mourn. orbit knew how to make music, and it's unfortunate so few recognized it. if you miss these guys, support lunch records. |
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| Dave Matthews Band – Crash Into Me Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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sell outs. dmb made it this far for a reason, and they turned their backs on that reason. it wasn't the screaming 14 year old girls or the michael bolton fans that brought them here. some of the most talented musicians in the world wasting their time on made-for-radio pop tunes and total request live....sad to those who just love music, not image. |
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| Rx Bandits – Cornered Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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classic punk band, classic punk song. hear them if you haven't. this song is alternately intense and somber, but it delivers. very underrated band. |
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| Mogwai – Dial: Revenge Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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these guys are nothing short of scottish gods. they've got their own thing going, and you can't beat it. if you ever get a chance to see them live, it will blow you away. fiery rock at it's best. |
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| Catherine Wheel – Phantom of the American Mother Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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this is one of the greatest songs ever written. if you've never ehard it, you're missing out. it's a shame that a band as good as catherine wheel gets no respect in america. they're great. let's all open our eyes to stuff beyond mtv and the u.s. borders. let's kill pop while we're at it, too. |
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| The White Stripes – I Think I Smell A Rat Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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alright, granted the white stripes are not brilliant lyricists. but are these the worst ever, not even close. shit, anyone who listens to classic knows that rock and roll isn't about what's said, but how you say it. there are exceptions, but the white stripes are capturing that old-school flavor when it wasn't supposed to exist anymore. take them for what they are and you'll enjoy them. they've got talent and vision, and they make good music. |
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| Alkaline Trio – Clavicle Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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the clavicle is the most overlooked part of the female body. you find a girl with sweetly pronounced clavicles (like shannyn sossoman) and you are the luckiest man in the world. leave it to the trio to write a song about this. they rock. |
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| Dashboard Confessional – Screaming Infidelities Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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i gotta agree with agre on a few of points. emo's not exactly standing up for what punk stands for....and to try to pass it off as such is lame. emo's got it's place, though, and i enjoy it at times. is it whiny, sappy, somber, etc? pretty much. but i'm not always in an angry, let's-kill-the-world mood. punk will always rock, but there's room for everything. music's about the music. |
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| Something Corporate – Letters To Noelle Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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very underrated song. the responses to konstantine are phenomenal, but i gotta say that letters to noelle is definitely a close second. it should be getting a lot more attention. |
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