| Smog – Red Apples Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Haunting. | |
| Smog – What Kind Of Angel Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| No glove, no love. | |
| Smog – I Was A Stranger Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's a song about being a celebrity (you don't find that out until the end of the song) and really being a stranger. Just because you see someone on tv or in the movies, you don't really KNOW them. Just because someone is famous, doesn't mean they're not lying to you. Just because someone is famous, doesn't mean they aren't trying to take advantage of you. |
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| Aqueduct – Frantic (Roman Polanski version) Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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No, this song has nothing to do with sharon tate. The song is a reference to the movie Frantic, starring Harrison Ford and directed by Roman Polanski. If you do a search on google, you might find rumors of a "Harrison Ford version", but I've yet to actually hear it myself. The singer feels trampled and ignored by this girl, but he can't ignore her, she's too hot, and when she isn't around, he feels frantic. |
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| Johnny Cash – The Highwayman Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Although most (if not all) of these men are devout Christians, the song is about reincarnation. I also believe that they are all singing as different incarnations of the same soul. You'll notice that Willy Nelson was a highwayman, and in the last stanza Cash says that he "could be a highwayman again." Either they're different highwaymen----which is unlikely, or they're the same person. |
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| Smog – Dress Sexy At My Funeral Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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It's a song about celebrating the intimate relationship of a man and his wife. It's also a song glorifying his sexual prowess, which the singer is emphasizing in a tongue-in-cheek way. The man's death also has a transformative effect on his wife---she can exude her sexuality as a statement to the world about her newly deceased husband. |
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| Mindy Smith – Come To Jesus Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Awesome song. The teachings of Christianity ARE therapy and comfort. It's the belief that there's a plan for your life, that your suffering is not in vain, and that someone cares about you, that you are forgiven. And ultimately, when you die, you'll be in a better place. A very pretty song that expresses a lot of those things---from the amazing voice of Mindy Smith. |
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| Lauren Hoffman – Dust Off Your Dreams Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I always thought it was "Dust off your dreams and believe" But it sounds like she is saying "Emily" However, I do like "dust off your dreams and believe" better :-) |
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| Gillian Welch – Miss Ohio Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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A "ragtop" is a convertible top. Such an awesome line, "I wanna do right, but not right now." It reminds me that there are things in life that we KNOW should be done, but we're too lazy and too busy enjoying ourselves to do them. Beyond that, I believe it's about a young beauty queen (Miss Ohio) that just wants to let her hair down and escape. She doesn't want the constraints of proper behavior or marriage. |
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| Ani DiFranco – Studying Stones Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I really like this song. KatieC is right. In this song, Ani talks about a learned behavior of holding her emotions in (being stone-like) But you can't hide from emotion forever...and eventually you will explode. |
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| Ani DiFranco – If It Isn't Her Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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I love this song. It refers to love-at-first-sight, lesbian style. There's some humor and seduction in the song: "she says do i know you? i say well, no, not biblically" I also really like the exchange: "i have been playing too many of those boy-girl games she says honey you are safe here this is a girl-girl thing" |
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| Bruce Springsteen – I'm on Fire Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I'll paraphrase Nick Cave, "Why do love, desire, and sex always have to be pure in music? Can't they be dark, dirty, and scary sometimes?" | |
| Dispatch – Burning The River Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| The great discussion I have about this song with my friends is---is the "girl lying in my bed" sleeping, dead, dying, or emotionally dead? | |
| Modest Mouse – Cowboy Dan Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Cowboy Dan is not a pitiable character at all! He represents the American spirit....the rebellion against being confined, being civilized. |
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| Nickelback – Worthy To Say Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I think the lyric is We never do anything anymore One EYE the telephone, one EYE on the door |
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| Jason Mraz – Curbside Prophet Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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A curbside prophet is a homeless person that rants that the world is going to end. With a hand in his pocket, his comment "waiting for my rocket to come" is a double entendre---both masturbation and sci-fi. |
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| Len – Steal My Sunshine Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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You folks have dirty minds! It's a song about being depressed/upset....and someone making you more depressed. "Stealing my sunshine" means taking away the happiness. |
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| Rexway – Microflora Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The great question is, what is a microflora? A micro-brewed beer? Or, as the dictionary suggests, a microscopic plant life? Or "my little flower"? Perhaps a nickname for his 'mama' ? |
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| Rexway – Microflora Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Thanks so much! I've edited the lyrics accordingly. A rough translation for quiero uno beso a la vida buena is: I want a kiss from the beautiful life. Or I want to kiss the good life. Or, perhaps more creatively, I want to enjoy life to its fullest. |
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| Kathleen Edwards – Six O'Clock News Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Peter has gone crazy...probably from the pressures of life. His girlfriend, who still loves him and is pregnant with his child, can only watch while he gets shot and killed. |
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| Modest Mouse – 3rd Planet Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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"cum laude" means "with praise" |
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| Dar Williams – Iowa (Traveling III) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| One of the few songs that hint at Dar's bisexuality. | |
| Tool – Hooker with a Penis Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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More proof: look at what the kid is into 501s Vans shoes Nipple rings New Tattoos a Beastie Boys "T"(not cheap, folks!) Coca Cola |
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| Tool – Hooker with a Penis Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Rexway does an awesome cover of this song. "If I'm the Man and you're the Man and he's the Man as well..." means that you can't sell-out to the Man if we are ALL buying into CONSUMERISM. |
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| Rexway – Country Hooker with a Penis Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| A cover, apparently, of the TOOL song "Hooker with a Penis". Are you a sell out? | |
| Matchbox Twenty – Unwell Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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A friend of mine's grandfather had alzheimers. She's convinced the song references that experience totally. While it might not have been Rob Thomas' intention, I think it works. |
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| Sponge – Molly Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Although the death interpretation works very well, for some reason I want to believe in a more positive interpretation. Love lost. |
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| Rexway – Albino Black Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| A song about racial tolerance. If you want to know who I am, get to know me. If you're going to push me, I'm going to beat you down. | |
| Rexway – Microflora Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This song was really hard to transcribe, but I did my best. If anyone else has another (more accurate) interpretation, I'd appreciate it. The second stanza is really difficult, and makes almost no sense as it is. The faux Spanish at the end is equally hard to understand. |
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| Cam'ron – Hey Ma Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The line is To the Jaccuzi, I tell you my booby's real |
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| Snow – Informer Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| A white Canadian jamaican? It makes no sense! | |
| Richard Shindell – Sparrows Point Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| A beautiful song that brings me near tears when I hear it. Essentially it is the biography of a man that grew up in the Great Depression and found a way to support his mother---serving in WWII. | |
| Sponge – Molly (Sixteen Candles) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| He loves her, she wishes she loved him. | |
| Sponge – Molly (Sixteen Candles) Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| The song is clearly dedicated to Molly Ringwald, the star of sixteen candles. | |
| Sebadoh – Flame Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Great song, with a great beat. I think it's about going very, very fast. |
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| Ben Harper – Burn One Down Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The song is obviously talking about using pot and not being judged for it. Of course you can apply the lyrics to any area of personal freedom (it's basically an ode to libertarianism) This song is a personal favorite. |
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| Ben Harper – Another Lonely Day Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| When Howard Dean dropped out of the race, this song got me through it. Harper is a genius. | |
| Nick Drake – Hazey Jane II Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This is the better of the hazy jane songs :-) | |
| Mary Prankster – The World Is Full Of Bastards Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Great irish-style rock song | |
| Kristin Hersh – Your Ghost Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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Everyone should comment on this song. It's beautiful. Michael Stipe of REM does an excellent job helping out Kristin. Sometimes the memory of a person you love that has left haunts you. |
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| Artificial Joy Club – No Shame Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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AJC can reference more pop culture stuff than Dennis Miller. It's a song about an up-and-coming musician chillin', wondering if she'll ever make it big. |
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| Pete Seeger – Little Boxes Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Cookie cutter towns, cookie cutter personalities, cookie cutter lives....they all look just the same. | |
| Bob Schneider – The World Exploded Into Love Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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The song is about being overcome by goodness, love, beauty, pleasure. It's otherworldly in its perfection. |
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| Dar Williams – The Babysitter's Here Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Dar has the ability to capture childhood innocence so well. The song is sad though....the babysitter has to grow up and go to college, and leave you. | |
| Dar Williams – Wilder Than Her Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| This is a cover song. The original artist calls this the "lesbian version" because Dar did not change the gender. | |
| Liz Phair – Polyester Bride Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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This song rocks. Why hasn't anyone commented on it? Sometimes the sweet guy (Henry) is right under your nose....start dating unfamous men, you'll be happy you did. |
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| Cam'ron – Hey Ma Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| The quintessential gantsta sex song | |
| Pixies – Velouria Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I don't know if I buy the drug explanation....it sounds very much like a relationship with a real person. I'd love to hear a Pixie's interview where they discuss the meaning of the song. |
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| The Damned – Smash It Up Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| Smash shit up! | |
| Cry Cry Cry – By Way Of Sorrow Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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One of my all time favorite songs. People who have lived the tough life will eventually find comfort and love. It's the most optimistic song I know. |
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