The song "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word "fortnight" shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
One plush summer you come to me ripe and ready
And bad through and through
With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady
Between me and you
Lovin' all the beautiful work we've done cara mia
And it's barely July
If we keep on boppin' until Labor Day
Li'l miz Abbie bye bye
What will it be some soothing herb tea?
That might be just the thing
Let's say we spike it with Deludin
Or else, maybe tonight a hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
Flame is the game
The game we call gas lighting Abbie
It's a luscious invention for three
One summer by the sea
With the long weekend that's comin' up fast
Let's get busy
There's just too much to do
That black mini looks just like the one she's been missin'
Feels good on you
There's a few items we need in town, allez-vous girl
There's no time to waste
Such as fresh cable and fifteen watt bulbs
Couple dozen, it's a big old place
Let's keep it light, we'll do a fright night
With blood and everything
Some punky laughter from the kitchen
And then, a nice relaxing hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
You can choose the music
I'll set up my gear
Later on we'll chill and watch the fireworks from here
How can you knock this mighty spite lock
Check out the work itself
A mix of elegance and function
That's right, a tweak or two and then she's out of here
[Chorus]
And bad through and through
With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady
Between me and you
Lovin' all the beautiful work we've done cara mia
And it's barely July
If we keep on boppin' until Labor Day
Li'l miz Abbie bye bye
What will it be some soothing herb tea?
That might be just the thing
Let's say we spike it with Deludin
Or else, maybe tonight a hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
Flame is the game
The game we call gas lighting Abbie
It's a luscious invention for three
One summer by the sea
With the long weekend that's comin' up fast
Let's get busy
There's just too much to do
That black mini looks just like the one she's been missin'
Feels good on you
There's a few items we need in town, allez-vous girl
There's no time to waste
Such as fresh cable and fifteen watt bulbs
Couple dozen, it's a big old place
Let's keep it light, we'll do a fright night
With blood and everything
Some punky laughter from the kitchen
And then, a nice relaxing hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
You can choose the music
I'll set up my gear
Later on we'll chill and watch the fireworks from here
How can you knock this mighty spite lock
Check out the work itself
A mix of elegance and function
That's right, a tweak or two and then she's out of here
[Chorus]
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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Little Feat
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
The married narrator is, with his lover's help, trying to drive his wife insane.
They aren't roommates. The narrator is singing to his mistress, with whom he has been "bopping" all summer. The two of them are having so much fun together that he figures it might be a good idea to get his wife out of the way.
As previous posters mentioned, the "Gaslight" reference is to a classic film in which a husband tries to convince his wife that she is going crazy, and the narrator is suggesting that they do the same thing to his wife. (And to add insult to injury, he is pawing his mistress while she wears clothing that she stole from his wife!)
He proposes that they set their plan in motion for the upcoming 4th of July weekend, something having to do with setting up lights throughout the house that they can dim, flicker, or otherwise manipulate in some way to mess with her head (as in the movie "Gaslight").
He clearly feels that this will be a wonderfully entertaining event, telling the mistress to pick out some appropriate music, and when the deed is done, they can just hang out and watch the 4th of July fireworks.
Maybe this seems a bit far-fetched, but the fact that the narrator refers to hands of solitaire so often made me wonder. Why would a one-person game be a way for two antagonists to spend an evening?
My theory is the people gaslighting Abbie are actually just one person. One person with a split personality, sort of like Norman Bates in Psycho. His female side slowly takes over Abbie's identity (and clothes) as the two sides of him/her conspire to destroy her. It lends a nicely subtle kind of madness to the song, and I don't think anything in the lyrics contradicts it.
Just another perspective.
@Minz Love it. It makes the imagery very different for me, now.
@Minz I like it
@Minz That is exactly what I've thought all along! The repeated mention of solitaire makes no sense otherwise. Not far-fetched at all.
@Minz Solitaire is a stereotypical way for the feeble to entertain themselves. It's all consistent with what they have planned for Abby.
Becker and Fagen confirmed the Charles Boyet "Gaslight" film connection when they were guests on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz" radio program. They didn't elaborate (what a shock), but with the "driving your wife mad" as a pretext I'd say the thoughts about a man, his mistress and an inconvenient wife are probably accurate.
Noticed that they pronounced dilaudid as "deluded".
@dustbunny44 It's a clever drug name they made up. If Dilaudid were psychoactive, it would have been even more clever... but it reduces anxiety, which makes it contraindicated for gaslighting. ????
Clearly a reference to trying to drive someone crazy a la Hitchcock's "Gaslight."
@GreyBlueEyes ...Yeah, I thought this also. I don't think it's even a matter of "trying" these days, people are crazy all by themselves. Maybe the Dan is just once again making the best of a bad situation.
@GreyBlueEyes Hitchcock did not direct Gaslight, George Cukor did. Sorry, I couldn't not comment on that.
This is basically about 2 roommates conspiring to convince a 3rd that she's insane. From the term "Gaslighting", a form of psychological abuse meant to make someone distrust their own memory, and also from "Gaslight", a 1944 film based on a London, England film with the name "Murder on Thornton Street". A great song, one that is truely underrated in my opinion.
I agree, they are planning to kill this man's wife either by setting her on fire or spiking her tea with poison. It is so bizarre how people think this is an innocent dance song.
Just to clarify a bit... The two films, "Gaslight", were both based on a a British play of the same name. Vincent Price starred in the Broadway version, but the play was known as "Angel Street" in the USA. The first film based on this play was the British version (Gaslight - 1940), but was also released in the US as "Angel Street." The American version, "Gaslight", was released in 1944. Now, as for the song... While some of the interpretations here are amusing, Fagen and Becker have themselves, in interviews, referenced the movie as being the origin. The bit about solataire, however, is a reference to the film "The Manchurian Candidate." If you haven't seen it, I'm not going to lay it all out here, but watch it and you'll get the reference. (The original... watch the original... 1962 starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury.)
like the psychological term. i know some people who do that. like 'try to convince me that i'm schizophrenic or imagining very obvious things.'
like the psychological term. i know some people who do that. like 'try to convince me that i'm schizophrenic or imagining very obvious things.'
I read a review of this album where the reviewer thought this song was actually about setting someone on fire. Once again music reviewers show their ingnorance.