Marina and the Diamonds – Hollywood

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  General Comment:theres this part in the beginnig: ill do anything for a dime, and the line after it. when i listen to the song i dont hear hat part i hear more than that idk y

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  General Comment:I can't believe I missed her play Glastonbury. I had only heard Hollywood and I loved it but I didn't realise just how ironic it and all the rest of her music was so I tried to be cool and saw Biffy Clyro or someone instead. So wish I had seen her. I hope she doesn't get too big because I want her to play near me and I think it will ruin her. Primadonna is already starting to seem like Beyonce a bit and I just wanna see more of the stuff, or hear should I say more of the stuff that got me into her in the first place or she might as well just be Shakira or Catherine Zeta

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  General Comment:I believe the line is
  "Crosswords on a flight to JFK"

  Flag xalixoon August 21, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:Even if not patriotic, it still cumulates a great number of points that I recognize as insightful considering the explosive indignities America consumes.

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  General Comment:Patriotic much. Yes, and this is what makes this song a massive hit. Too many segments of America have become infatuated with Hollywood scum, in love with pop culture and its endless sheen. This is what takes away the mental and emotional appearance and spotlights sugar on those who aren't even nice to their friends. Backstabbing like it's an ecstasy-inducing crime, lighting cigarettes like unhealthiness is near-fashion, and stating words that pertain to endless gossip-- tickling the minds of those who are fickle and sad.

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  My Opinion:I definitely agree that she is not being "patriotic" in this song. she's very clever and makes quite brilliant use of the words she chooses.
  though I disagree with her saying "golden LIE" as opposed to "golden light", as she has referred to that also in Numb. I notice some similarities in words/word combinations in her lyrics.
  
  I'm very glad that someone like this woman exists.

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  Lyric Correction:She is a Polish girl in America
  Tall, tanned hot blonde girl called Anya
  I asked her why would you wanna be a hollywood wife?
  Because I don't wanna end up living in a dive on Vine
  I'll do anything for a dime
  Looking for the golden light
  
  [Chorus]
  Hollywood infected your brain
  You wanted kissing in the rain
  Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene
  Puking American dreams
  Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America
  Im obsessed with the mess thats America
  
  A fat security making plays for me
  As soon as I touch down in, oh, L.A., he said
  
  Oh my god, you look just like Shakira
  No no, youre Catherine Zeta
  Actually, my names Marina
  
  Your mind is just like mine
  All filled up with things benign
  Youre looking for the golden light
  
  [Chorus]
  Hollywood infected your brain
  You wanted kissing in the rain
  Oh oh, I've been living in a movie scene
  Puking American dreams
  Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America
  Im obsessed with the mess thats America
  
  American dream is the American queen
  American queen is the American dream
  Is the American dream
  Hollywood infected your brain
  You wanted kissing in the rain
  Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene
  Puking American dreams
  Hollywood infected your brain
  You wanted kissing in the rain
  Oh oh, Ive been living in a movie scene
  Puking American dreams
  Oh oh, Im obsessed with the mess thats America
  Im obsessed with the mess thats America

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  General Comment:um, u got JFK and LA mixed up, btw

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  General Comment:I absolutely love when she says, 'Actually, my name's Marina.', especially in the video. I just want to replay that over and over.
  
  As for the meaning, I think that's clear. Everyone's chasing that Hollywood dream without realizing it's just as fake as they're trying to be.

  Flag priestparadoxon April 19, 2010   Link

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    fave line from this song!
    she kinda reminds me of kate nash the way she sings it, but just a little

    Flag treblecleffon April 27, 2010  
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  General Comment:What Marina Diamandis said about "Hollywood" in the NME: "A bit of the message in the song is how we all aspire to achieve some part of the american dream. Yet a lot of the people who have achieved it are either not very content or their lives have ended in total tragedy, like Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson. We're led to believe that you'll only be happy if you live that kind of lifestyle and strive for fame, but that's often nonsense."

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