Questions tagged [meaning]
What does a specific part of a song mean? What does the interpreter or songwriter try to tell us?
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Why can you not "dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money" in "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel?
In the song "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" Billy Joel sings a line "you can't dress trashy 'til you spend a lot of money." I do not understand what he means exactly. I have red ...
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Giant Steps are what you take…
The Police song "Walking on the moon" starts with the lyrics:
Giant steps are what you take,
walking on the moon.
Apart from the lyrical connection, is there any musical connection (...
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Why can't the beast be killed?
In the Eagles' song, "Hotel California" it says:
Mirrors on the ceiling,
the pink champagne on ice. And she said,
'We are all just prisoners here,
of our own device'.
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What does this lyric in "I Don't Know" by MiSTah Kye mean?
At around 2:09 in the song "I Don't Know" by MiSTah Kye, there is this lyric:
She murder like Bobby
Which "Bobby" is this referencing?
In his songs, MiSTah Kye usually references ...
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Is "Ten commandments of man" sexist or ironic?
As per the title, is this song
ironic?
It seems way too extreme to be anything but ironic, and perhaps at the time it was clear because of how it was performed or who ...
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In which year and under which government was this video probably set?
Under which government, in what place, and in what year does this video of Mongol Shuudan's "Finnish Knife" look like it's set?
I am not asking for an analysis of the song's lyrics because ...
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Why does Bayern & 1868 cause an argument in this Transglobal Underground song?
In the song 'Drinking in Gomorrah' (Impossible Broadcasting, 2004) by Transglobal Underground there is this lyric:
And it's quiet except for this couple of German cotton buyers, who both turn out to ...
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What's the meaning of "Those torches you carry must be drowned in champagne" in the song "Here's to the losers"?
What's the meaning of the line "Those torches you carry must be drowned in champagne" in the song "Here's to the losers"?
https://genius.com/Frank-sinatra-heres-to-the-losers-...
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What does "Make the colours in the sky" mean in this context?
Ay, ay, ay
I'm your little butterfly
Green, black and blue
Make the colours in the sky
Source: https://genius.com/Smiledk-butterfly-lyrics
Or as song:
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Meaning of "Don't Dream It's Over" ("Hey Now")
Finally paying attention to this song because of The Rescues' fantastic cover (featured in Pantheon), I noticed
(a) The current Wikipedia article is awful and could deeply benefit from better ...
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Articles on the meaning behined the lyrics of Funny How Love Is by Fine Young Cannibals [closed]
I am looking for articles and quotes on the story behind the song "Funny how love is", by Fine Young Cannibals. Specifically, is he still in love with his ex and doesn't want to see her ...
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What do the lyrics for Frisco Town from Memphis Minnie (1929) mean?
I haven't a perfect knowledge of English, and history and country/blues music from the 20's sometimes carries images that I can't figure clearly.
In her song Frisco Town, in 1929, what does Memphis ...
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Who's "Isaac" which Eminem mentions in the end of almost each song of Music to be Murdered By Side B?
When listening to Em songs in Side B, Music to be Murdered By Eminem shouts "Isaac"(I don't know if that is the correct writing of this name). Anyone knows what this reference is?
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What do the lyrics in "Master of Puppets" mean?
What do the lyrics in "Master of Puppets" mean? Is it talking about drugs like Google says? I don't really trust Google lol.
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not understanding the lyrics of a song
I was listening to this beautiful rework of "Make it to Heaven" and have had some trouble understanding the lyrics from 0:50 to 1:19.
Here is what I'm hearing from the song:
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