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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 17:27:38 GMT -5
Do you sometimes sing a long to songs and wonder, what the heck it means! Sometimes i find myself singing along to something and have no clue what the song really means or is trying to say. For instance, like singing "Bringing in the Sheaves, we will come rejoicing" in church. I really don't know what sheaves are or why i should be so happy about bringing them in. Or, the House of the Rising Sun. Is that like an actual house in New Orleans or what is that exactly? I don't know!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 17:28:49 GMT -5
And, basically any song by Stevie Nicks seems to be out there too!
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Post by vonna on Sept 4, 2012 17:34:30 GMT -5
I believe a "sheaf" is a stalk of grain, so bringing in the sheaves refers to gathering the harvest. If I remember the hymn correctly, it builds an analogy between taking care of the "seeds of the harvest" and the "seeds of the soul"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 17:34:55 GMT -5
I am sure my kids are probably thinking "What the heck"! ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 17:35:41 GMT -5
How about Hotel California? That is somewhat bizarre.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 4, 2012 18:17:12 GMT -5
That one has ten thousand interpretations. "House of the Rising Sun" is about a gambling house in New Orleans. There's quite a bit of controversy surrounding a recent single by "Foster the People" called "Pumped Up Kicks", which (without a stretch) can be interpreted as a kid's fantasy about shooting up his school. I've never understood the point of the song "Africa" by Toto. Also, "I Want it that Way", which was a single by the "Backstreet Boys" that was popular while I was in middle school. The radio stations played it and played it, but if you have even the slightest clue what it's about, you got more out of it than I did.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Sept 4, 2012 18:20:16 GMT -5
Without a stretch is an understatement. I don't see any other way to interpret that song. It's pretty blatantly about a kid fantasizing about shooting up his school. However, you almost have to look the lyrics up online since the verses are really hard to hear during the song.
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 4, 2012 18:26:21 GMT -5
That's the kicker. When I first heard it, all I really got out of it was the refrain. Until I actually looked up the lyrics, I thought of it as being sung from the perspective of a Nigerian slumdog, as a social commentary about street life. Don't ask me where I got that from.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Sept 4, 2012 18:51:16 GMT -5
"Hotel California"'s had some interesting interpretations over the years. Don Henley claims it's a song about "The Establishment" and the hotel represents living the good life - and once you have it you can never go back.
He also has been known to say that the "Hotel Califonia" is a euphemism for an insane asylum.
(Either one makes sense if you listen to the lyrics).
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Post by Colleenz on Sept 4, 2012 18:56:34 GMT -5
Please someone explain "Rain Dance Maggie" by th Red Hot Chili Peppers. I love the song, but have zero clue.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 19:03:55 GMT -5
"Horse With No Name". Serious drug issue for the guy who wrote that one!
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Post by Colleenz on Sept 4, 2012 19:16:14 GMT -5
In the desert,you can't remember your name. And......no one there can give you blame/shame..... La, la,la,la la la, la la la, la la Are you telling me this is not about a horse riding in the desert?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 19:19:04 GMT -5
In the desert,you can't remember your name. And......no one there can give you blame/shame..... La, la,la,la la la, la la la, la la Are you telling me this is not about a horse riding in the desert? And the shame is that the horse has no name?
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 4, 2012 19:21:32 GMT -5
Without a stretch is an understatement. I don't see any other way to interpret that song. It's pretty blatantly about a kid fantasizing about shooting up his school. However, you almost have to look the lyrics up online since the verses are really hard to hear during the song. I've seen a few reviews that link the lyrics specifically to the Columbine shooting, how these reviewers have made that link is beyond me.....but that someone is going to profit from lyrics like those is maddening.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Sept 4, 2012 19:22:42 GMT -5
Could be.
Rumor has it the song "Horse With No Name" was inspired by drugs.
"I been to the desert on a horse with no name It felt good to get out of the rain".
Been to the desert meant getting high or going to another place in your mind. Good to get out of the rain meant away from your troubles raining down on you. The Horse with no name represented drugs (specifically Heroin) which was nicknamed "horse".
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Sept 4, 2012 19:46:03 GMT -5
"Hotel California"'s had some interesting interpretations over the years. Don Henley claims it's a song about "The Establishment" and the hotel represents living the good life - and once you have it you can never go back. He also has been known to say that the "Hotel Califonia" is a euphemism for an insane asylum. (Either one makes sense if you listen to the lyrics). "Hotel California" was a code name for a wildlife sanctuary near Monterey, CA that sheltered several ex-circus animals. In 1974 the sanctuary's founder died. Its endowment dried up and they started having cash flow problems. They had a staff of about 15, and so the proprietress (the founder's widow) started a "tour, bed & breakfast" related to the sanctuary to earn extra revenue. The idea was for tourists to tour the sanctuary (and the ex-proprietor's auto collection, if they were interested) during the day, then dine and stay the night in "the hotel" (the colonial mansion) abutting the actual reserve. In the third month of operation, guests started disappearing. The only person ever to check in to the HC that was seen again described how the hotel staff seemed friendly but "possessed"—as if they weren't in control of their own faculties. "Like they're all dancing marionettes." That night, he claimed he had "an extremely disturbing" conversation with the proprietress, although there's no record (that I know of) of what was actually said. When he was preparing for bed during the second night of his stay, he observed through the window what he called "two spotted tigers with big ugly tails" being allowed into the building. He went to investigate but immediately heard screaming and hence ran to notify the doorman. Apparently the doorman barred his way and said something like, "I'm sorry. You can't leave. They won't let you leave. We tried once. We can't stop them." The man eventually kicked his way into the attic, broke one of the clerestories, and jumped down two stories, miraculously not breaking or straining anything. He claimed the "spotted tiger" was shrieking and clawing at the door of his Chrysler even as he sped off. The side of his car was smeared with bloody paw prints. When the police investigated the following morning, they found the entire hotel staff slaughtered and no sign of the "spotted tigers". There was a subsequent media blackout on the Hotel California massacre, which turned the event into a bit of a cult phenomenon for the counterculture movement of the 70's. The song "Hotel California" is just one of the works based on it (specifically an embellished version of the survivor's testimony).
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 4, 2012 19:58:12 GMT -5
In the desert,you can't remember your name. And......no one there can give you blame/shame..... La, la,la,la la la, la la la, la la Are you telling me this is not about a horse riding in the desert? And the shame is that the horse has no name? Hey, watch it there. There is no shame in having no name. Heck, I've been thru the desert on a horse with NoName
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Sept 4, 2012 20:30:43 GMT -5
Public and school shootings are a part of our culture though, so I see no problem with an artist exploring them. I'm sure there are teenagers out there that do fantasize about bringing a gun to school and "solving" all their problems. Any rational person can tell you that it won't actually solve anything, but when have teenagers ever been totally rational?
Like all art, if it doesn't speak to you, don't purchase/look/listen/etc.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 20:35:58 GMT -5
The Beatles are responsible for some fairly nonsensical lyrics. Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. I am the eggman (woo), they are the eggmen (woo), I am the walrus, Coo coo, kachoo.
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Post by swamp on Sept 4, 2012 20:36:07 GMT -5
Public and school shootings are a part of our culture though, so I see no problem with an artist exploring them. I'm sure there are teenagers out there that do fantasize about bringing a gun to school and "solving" all their problems. Any rational person can tell you that it won't actually solve anything, but when have teenagers ever been totally rational? Like all art, if it doesn't speak to you, don't purchase/look/listen/etc. It's not the first song to address school shootings. "tell me why I don't like Monday's" discusses it too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 20:37:02 GMT -5
Anybody know who penned this bunch of words?
Now you see this one-eyed midget Shouting the word “NOW” And you say, “For what reason?” And he says, “How?” And you say, “What does this mean?” And he screams back, “You’re a cow Give me some milk Or else go home”
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 20:38:45 GMT -5
Alice Cooper wrote some pretty strange stuff back in the 70s. One song was about a boy who killed his neighbor girl. Steven I don't want to see you go, I don't even want to be there. I will cover up my eyes And pray it goes away. You've only lived a minute of your life I must be dreaming, Please stop screaming. I don't like to hear you cry. You just don't know How deep that cuts me. So I will cover up my eyes And it will go away. You've only lived a minute of your life I must be dreaming, Please stop screaming. Steven I hear my name. (Steven) Is someone calling me ? I hear my name. (Steven) That icy breath, It whispers screams of pain. I don't want to feel you die, But if that's the way That God has planned you, I'll put pennies on your eyes And it will go away, see ? You've only lived a minute of your life I must be dreaming, Please stop screaming. (Steven) (Is someone calling me ? - No) (Steven) (I think I hear a voice, It's outside the door.) (Steven) I hear my name. (Steven) (Is someone calling me ? I hear my name.) (Steven) (What do you want ?) (Steven) (What do you want ?) (What do you want ?) (Steven) (I hear my name.) Weird has been around for a long time.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 4, 2012 20:40:47 GMT -5
Public and school shootings are a part of our culture though, so I see no problem with an artist exploring them. I'm sure there are teenagers out there that do fantasize about bringing a gun to school and "solving" all their problems. Any rational person can tell you that it won't actually solve anything, but when have teenagers ever been totally rational? Like all art, if it doesn't speak to you, don't purchase/look/listen/etc. exactly, and I don't. when I hear the opening bars of that song, I change the station or turn off the radio. I just wish others would understand what they are listening to, and that when they choose to listen to garbage like that, they are encouraging other artists to glorify crimes.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 4, 2012 20:42:26 GMT -5
The actual place referred to in "The House of the Rising Sun" isn't known to be a gambling house. It's not known what it was. The song itself is much older than most folks realize. There was a recording made in 193X of the song, but I don't remember by whom. Most people who have done any study of the lyrics posit the House of the Rising Sun to have been a brothel. Still, there's no real proof.
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Post by b2r on Sept 4, 2012 20:59:23 GMT -5
De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you
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Post by swamp on Sept 4, 2012 21:01:06 GMT -5
De do do do, de da da da Is all I want to say to you It's about how one can get tongue tied talking to a crush.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 21:14:02 GMT -5
This is pretty interesting. And, there seem to be a lot of different interpretations for the same song.
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Post by mmhmm on Sept 4, 2012 21:28:47 GMT -5
"Hotel California" brought up all kinds of hinky ideas, shooby. It really wasn't based on anything. The lyrics were written by three of the band members and were meant to convey the angst they had over the lifestyle in the music world of southern California. People gotta make it into something interesting, eh? ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 21:30:00 GMT -5
Oh, see i thought it was a song about dying in a car wreck and being sent to Hell. Anyone else get that from that song?
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