Blur – Song 2

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  General Comment:I think though the song they are talking about heavy metal and what it does.
  Like in the verse were they say "I've got my head down When I was young It's not my problem It's not my problem When I feel heavy metal And I'm pins and I'm needles When I'm lying I'm easy" here I think they are saying how maybe when they or someone was younger they got pick on, i didn't mater to them, cause the second the listened to some heavy metal the got all hyped up.

  Flag Radio3player6on May 04, 2012   Link

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  Song Meaning:YALL IS ALL FOOLS... the song is about Bob Nastonavich from the US band Pavement (excellent band). In the early 90s this member was known for his bizarre stage presence, and people probably wondered why he was even in the band. He would sometimes just bang a single symbol or just scream into a microphone. Thus the lyrics... "All the time but I am never sure why I need you. Pleased to meet you"

  Flagged Jabrone7on January 30, 2012   Link

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  My Opinion:i think the lyrics would be cool if it was "its not my problem but nothing is" repeating the lyric from the frist verse plus it seems like a very blur phrase

  Flag marigold1994on August 24, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:In the mid nineties `Britpop' was everything in parallel to Americas grunge scene. Musically they were polar opposites and they each had very little respect for each other.
  
  Graham, the bassist from blur, was secretly a grunge fan and would play this king of music in his headphones to avoid chastising from the band.
  
  Damon Albarn though approached Graham with a few grunge type songs for Graham to choose. The track he selected was `Song 2'its working title and official release name.
  
  Ironically the song charted very well in England, ironic for the fact it was meant to be a satirical stab at everything grunge. Seeming non-sensical lyrics and a clich‚d video to match apparently weren't noticed by the public at the time who rode it to chart success.
  
  `I got my head done,
  
  When I was young,
  
  It's not my problem'
  
  These lyrics demonstrate the incoherent nature of the whole song, jumping from subject to subject with no links. One of the main victims of `Song 2' was the Pixies who were the poster grunge band of the nineties.
  
  Now Damon Albarn says that it was a branching to more pure music and has never addressed the thoughts that it was in actual fact a mickey take, these have been confirmed by other members of the band though.
  
  
  

  Flagged anima69316on August 21, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:this song ROCKS!!!but i don't think it's got much ov a meaning. i heard somewhere they wrote it at 3am to complete their album!

  Flag kittykatangelon March 16, 2011   Link

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  My Opinion:I'm american i admit.
  and i used to listen to shit like green day and stuff.
  but know bands like blur and oasis have how much pop bullcrap that is.
  Damon really knows how to joke around when it comes to making fun of Americans.

  Flag ymfarhion March 10, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I like that the popularity of this song in the US is supposed to be a comment on how vapid American popular music culture is because you know where this song was more popular than it was in the US? The UK!

  Flag cromnion March 06, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:God this song is sooooooooooo old but still fuckin great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Flag wftlyrichick95on February 07, 2011   Link

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    yeah!!!!

    Flag dweteron February 07, 2011  
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  General Comment:Well I almost died while listening to this song...so hahaha
  
  Car Accident. Memories, shizz.

  Flag motivatedsoupon February 07, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:I wasn't sure what he was saying. i seriously thought he said: i got my head shaved' too for a while. haha but yeah. there is much less meaning too it than i thought...i think..

  Flag Shkadu2on December 12, 2010   Link

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