Questions tagged [lyrics]
For questions regarding the words to a song, their interpretation and meaning.
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What does "you're every song" mean?
What does "you're every song" mean?
http://www.metrolyrics.com/everything-lyrics-michael-buble.html
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Where does the 5th line in Wild Mountan Thyme go?
The song "Wild Mountain Thyme" (or "Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go", "The Blooming/Purple Heather" or any other line you'd like to pull out of it) has this verse/chorus structure:
Oh the summer time is ...
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Why is the seventh verse often sung in place of the fourth in "Amazing Grace"?
In "Amazing Grace", the fourth verse:
The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures
Is often replaced with the seventh*:
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What do any yes lyrics means?
For example, "Hearts" or "It Can Happen".
I've heard Yes just wrote words that sound good to sing without worrying about meaning. Any truth?
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Jean Michel Jarre songs with lyrics
Jean michel jarre is one of my favorite New Age performers.
I love lot of his instrumental track but I wander if there are also his good songs with lyrics.
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Taco's Charleston Lyrics?
I have found this relatively obscure song by Taco, called Taco's Charleston, and noticed that the lyrics for much of the song are "unknown" (represented by the question marks).
Can someone identify ...
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Lost Boyz lyrics from "Guiltiness" remix (Bob Marley - Chant Down Bablyon remix album)
Hello and thanks in advance for your answers. I like this song a lot, but it seems that the only available lyrics are for the original Bob Marley song. I would like you to help me get this lyrics for ...
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Why are most lyrics translations so bad? [closed]
I've been looking at the national anthem of the Soviet Union, and I've found several translations. Only one of them, however, fits the rhyme and meter of the song. Others, such as this one, only make ...
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What're the missing two words in the lyrics for "Die Young" by Ke$ha
I need the 2 words to complete the lyrics for "Die Young", one of which is at 52 sec of the song, and the other at 2:07, both are in the beginning of sentences. I've seen the those irresponsible ...
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Lyrics for Serge Franklin / Karen Tungay - Sous les Bougainvilliers
(Not to be confused with Hector Zazou's song with the same title.)
French it's not my first language and trying to write the lyrics down by listening may not be a realistic option for me. Has anyone ...
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Translate a hook from Biggie`s Respect
Please translate a text below in English:
Me holla respect, to all the gun men dem
Gun men alone, keep gun men friend
Fire bun, fi all the informer dem
Informer lone keep informer friend
The song ...
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The lyrics of dazz band's Open Sesame
Possibly the most emotional song I've ever heard from Dazz Band's album Rock the Room.. I can not find the full lyrics of this song. I just heard something like 'I said "Open Sesame", not I've finally ...
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Punk rock song, lyrics: "mix between a wolf and a lamb" [closed]
I heard this song at a shopping mall the other day,I can hardly remember the lyrics, it was something like a punk rock song , that's all I remember :
"I'm like a mix between a wolf and a lamb , I ...
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History / versions of lyrics to "Manhã de Carnaval"
[This may not be the best forum for this question, but I'm unaware of a better one.]
I'm aware of two versions of lyrics to Manhã de Carnaval, listed below and delimited with ~~~~. The first appears ...
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Can someone explain INSOMNIUM song lyrics for me
Can someone exaplain what this song's lyrics means: `Mortal Share
In their lofty chambers dwell
The sacred and divine
Resting in seraphic bliss
The timeless and sublime
Far above the mortal sphere
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The meaning of "Uptown Funk"
I have heard this new song titled Uptown Funk. I was interested in the line "Uptown funk you up".
I tried Google Translate and did not get a meaningful translation.
What does this line mean? And ...
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Singing English song as a non-English speaker
I am not that good at English but me and my friends want to add English songs in our new album.
1.How do you think on that?
2.Could someone recommend me a website that we can buy lyrics?
Thanks
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Looking for lyrics of a soundtrack from the movie A Clockwork Orange
I am looking for the lyrics to "Ode to Joy". A recording is at this link: https://m.soundcloud.com/user394434059/05-march-from-a-clockwork-orange-ninth-symphony-fourth-movement-abridged
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What is Robyn singing in the music video for Royksopp's Monument?
Robyn visibly sings something inaudible to the listener 52 seconds in to the music video for Royksopp's Monument. It seems to bridge the gap between the official lyrics.
What is she saying?
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Who is the person referred to in the song "What One Man Can Do"?
The song "What One Man Can Do" (by John Denver) was sung about a person.
Who is that person?
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Some incomprehensible words of James Brown – Funky President
This song keep playing in my mind since the time when I played some game where this song was.
Lyric web sites say different versions. I gather up all the versions in one. Cold anyone please clarify ...
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Old song with lyric "Number 9 with a brass plate on the door" [closed]
My grandfather often used to sing a snippet of an old song. My mother and I are curious as to what the song is, but we've not been able to find it with Google. I wondered if anyone here happened to ...
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"I wanna know have you ever seen the rain?" What did the singer really want to express?
I am wondering what John Fogerty wanted to express in this line in Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?":
I wanna know have you ever seen the rain?
Maybe the author liked ...
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Morse code in Passenger's Things You've Never Done
Things You've Never Done by Passenger has some Morse code near the beginning and near the end. What does it say?
The Morse code is from 0:06 to 0:21 and 3:25 to 3:35 [I'm not confident that uploading ...
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Did the analogy "The Birds And The Bees" truly originate from the Cole Porter song 'Let's Do It"?
As in, the analogy describing reproduction.
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What is Ma Rainey saying on a fragment of "Trust No Man"
Here is the link to the beautiful song Trust no man by Ma Rainey:
http://youtu.be/xoZmWPb7r1o
What is she saying from 1:50 to 2:15? The lyrics I have found omit this part.
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Meaning of Iwan Rheon's "Sink"
Please explain me the meaning of the song Sink by Iwan Rheon (from the EP Changing Times).
I don’t seem to understand it fully.
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What does the chorus say in the introduction part of "Livin' La Vida Loca"?
What does the chorus say in the introduction part of "Livin' La Vida Loca" ?
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Is changing the grammar of a song's lyrics correct? [closed]
I have frequently seen that certain people post, on certain websites, lyrics of a certain song with a cleaning, a grammatical cleaning. For instance, take the song See See Rider by Big bill broonzy. ...
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Any songs with the same music but different lyrics? [closed]
Dave Mustaine (former member of Metallica) left the band and took the song Mechanix with him to his new band Megadeth. After that Metallica changed the lyrics and the name of the song and made it Four ...
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What is the exact meaning of "This heart stays cloaked" on "Cloaked" by Woolf and the Wondershow?
I recently found this interesting indie song on Spotify called Cloaked by Woolf and the Wondershow and I’m kinda confused on some lyrics, to be precise on "This heart stays cloaked".
What does "...
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What is the significance of "the promised land" mentioned in many Bruce Springsteen songs?
Apart from the song The Promised Land, there are quite a few other songs by Bruce Springsteen whose lyrics make reference to a "promised land".
Some examples:
"For all the blown-off strangers ...
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Lyrics of the verses from Henrik Zeabird’s "Rain"
I can’t hear many parts from Henrik Zeabird’s Rain (available for download from their Bandcamp page), and I can’t find the lyrics online (public lyrics sites, like LyricWikia, don’t list any songs ...
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Are these three lines from "Lieder" references to songs, too?
In the song Lieder, Adel Tawil references in almost each line a (usually popular) song.
The German Wikipedia article about this song lists the references in a table. However, three lines are missing ...
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Are Saint Jimmy and the Jesus of Suburbia two different representations of the same person?
Green day's American Idiot album tells a very interesting story driven by three different characters Saint Jimmy, the Jesus of Suburbia, and Whatshername. I've always heard that Saint Jimmy and the ...
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Why artists/bands do not always include lyrics' sheet in their albums? [closed]
Some albums do not include any lyrics' sheet, but often the lyrics are officially available (for free) on artists' website.
Does that means that words are considered less important than music, and in ...
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Lyrics for the rap in "She Drives Me Wild" by Michael Jackson
This is regarding the song She Drives Me Wild from the album Dangerous by Michael Jackson.
I have checked in many places on the Internet but the lyrics for the rap portion in this song are not ...
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Who decides whether a record should be labelled "Parental Advisory"?
Who decides whether a record should be labelled "Parental Advisory"? Are there any agreed-upon standards? If not, what individuals in the production chain are the people who actually decide whether a ...
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