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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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Why the excess of 3 children underneath the mango tree?
In the song Underneath the Mango Tree the refrain goes:
Mango, banana and tangerine
Sugar and ackee and cocoa bean
When we get marry we make them grow
And nine little chil' in a row
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Origin/meaning of the lyrics "hang on behind" in the shanty Roll The Old Chariot Along (aka A Drop of Nelson's Blood)
In the old walkaway song/sea shanty known as "A Drop of Nelson's Blood," "Roll the Old Chariot," or "Roll the Old Chariot Along," the last line of each stanza is, "...
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Were the lyrics in Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" changed?
Did the group Coldplay really originally have the words "Roman Catholic priests are singing" in their song "Viva la Vida", and later replace it with "Roman Cavalry choirs are singing"?
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Who is Sister Irene in "Going Down" by Freddie King?
I'm working on Going Down by Freddie King and I don't understand the reference of this sentence:
I'm going back to Chattanooga and sleep on sister Irene's porch
I can't find any reference from my ...
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The "right here, right now" sample in "Right Here, Right Now"
In Fatboy Slim’s Right Here, Right Now, the lyrics contain repetitions of "right here, right now", spoken by a woman.
This sample seems to be taken from the movie Strange Days, where Angela Bassett ...
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