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Can you explain Subterranean Homesick Blues (from Bob Dylan) lyrics?

After learning English at school, one thing a foreigner can do to improve his understanding is to listen songs and focus to what the singer says. It's not easy all the times. Even with french songs (...
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Lyrics of the Mandingo song “Chedo kana m majo bang”

There is a traditional song that is widely known among Mandingo singers and tells the story of the last war between the Fula and the Mandingo in the interior of southern Senegal and Guinea in the ...
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Alternative version of Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley / Leonard Cohen)

I heard (there was a secret chord...). No, sorry I heard there was a version of Hallelujah from Jeff Buckley / Leonard Cohen that hasn't got the romantic / kinky lyrics that the original song has. ...
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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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Summertime by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince background vocals

In the chorus of the song "Summertime", in the background, behind the main vocals there is a repeating lyric that is not listed ANYWHERE on the internet. I've been trying to figure this out ...
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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'. And in the master's ...
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In the song, don't stop till you get enough, what was Michael singing?

I'm asking specifically about this line which are in the official lyrics: "Keep on, with the force, don't stop" There's no way Michael was singing that. It sound more like he sang something ...
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What are the lyrics to the song "Let It Rain"?

I can’t find the lyrics online to the song named "Let it Rain", sung by Henrik Lairs Wikstrom, Niklas Rolf Edberger and Anders Gunnar Kampe. It's included in the album "Uplifting Pop&...
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ACDC sings of a 21-gun-salute, but I hear fewer shots

I was always wondering whether in ACDC’s For Those About to Rock (We Salute You), if really 21 salutes are shot. I count fewer than 21. Here is the part after the first section, with gun shots in ...
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What woman is he singing of? Making sense of Bob Seger - Turn the Page

In the song Turn the Page by Bob Seger, most of the lyrics are straight-forward. But I don't understand one part of it, early on it goes: You can think about the woman Or the girl you knew the night ...
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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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Changing words to Cohen's "Hallelujah"

I have heard at least four different sets of lyrics to Cohen's Hallelujah. But in spite of having very different overall themes, none of them changed the lines "the fourth, the fifth / the minor ...
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I need to find out the true lyrics of "The Rover - Led Zeppelin"

It is one of the most famous songs from last century. The problem is that we don't have good lyrics for it, partially because this song was never played live. We only have a few versions of it, the ...
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What does the woman say in the opening to Al B. Sure's, "Ooh This Love Is So"

In the opening sequence of Al B. Sure's, "Ooh This Love Is So", from the album "In Effect Mode", a woman purrs a line or two in what sounds like French to me. I've wondered for ...
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Lyrics for the song "Dariya" performed by Niyaz Nawab

Please help me out with Romanized phonetic transcription of this song, based on poetry of Hafez, sung by Niyaz Nawab. I do not know to read Persian language. What I have tried before: I tried to ...
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In Prince's "7", who are "the seven"?

In Prince and the New Power Generation's song "7" (Love Symbol Album, 1992), the lyrics speak of "All seven and we'll watch them fall" and "One day all seven will die". ...
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I don't understand the Lyrics of Limp Bizkit new "Dad Vibes"

I don't understand at all why it goes in this song. Even a translator could not help. It looks like random words or some slang. I am not native speaker in English. Can someone explain to me what the ...
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Who are the names in 2Pac - All Eyez On Me?

I can't find the correct names in 2Pac - All Eyez On Me intro. Genius: (https://genius.com/2pac-all-eyez-on-me-lyrics) Big Syke, Nook, Paint, Bogart, Big Serge Musixmatch: (https://www.musixmatch.com/...
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Is the song "You Raise Me Up" actually about Christian Relief?

I understand the song You Raise Me Up is about relief, faith, etc. According to a post The song effectively portrays Josh Groban’s expression of faith and also presents the influence of his ...
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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 changes did Oscar Hammerstein make to P.G. Wodehouse's lyrics for the Jerome Kern tune Bill?

What changes did Oscar Hammerstein II make to P.G. Wodehouse's lyrics for the Jerome Kern tune Bill? According to Wikipedia : "Bill" is a song heard in Act II of Kern and Hammerstein's ...
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In Kansas' "Dust in the Wind", does the "now" in "now don't hang on" mean "start now" or is it a bonafide part of the lyric?

In Kansas' "Dust in the Wind", is the "now" in "now don't hang on": (A) a direction to the other band members to come in now, as it comes at the end of an instrumental ...
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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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Are "Londonderry Air", "Danny Boy", and "You Raise Me Up" the same song?

I notice that the Irish air Londonderry Air, the ballad Danny Boy by Frederic Weatherly, and You Raise Me Up by the band Secret Garden sound pretty much the same (or at least similar) when I listen to ...
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Who is the 'Sandman' in America's song?

America was a band that was formed in the 1970's. The lyrics of their song Sandman are as follows: Ain't it foggy outside All the planes have been grounded Ain't the fire inside? Let's all ...
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Am I confused about the message of the "Monday Morning" folk song?

I've listened many times to this: I recognize that I may be completely wrong, and probably are (judging by how often I've misinterpreted lyrics in the past), but is ...
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In 'Two Tribes' of Frankie goes to Hollywood, is it a 'point' or 'money' that you can score? Do they actually say 'let's go to war'?

The anti-war song 'Two Tribes' from Frankie goes to Hollywood, with their striking music-video (released in 1984), got my attention again. Although the video was banned by the BBC at the time, the ...
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Are there any artists who have written original lyrics in languages they don't speak?

And no, I don't mean Pitbull saying "Uno, dos, tre, quattro". I'm wondering if there have been any instances of songwriters writing most or all of the lyrics to an original song in a language or ...
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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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What does 'The Dark Side of the Moon' mean?

One of the most famous albums of Pink Floyd is 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. Besides the title of the album, this phrase also appears in the lyrics of one of the last songs of the album, 'Brain Damage' ...
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In the song "Straight On" by Heart, what does the line "What the winner don’t know, a gambler understands" mean?

The song "Straight On" by Heart contains the following lyric: what the winner don’t know, a gambler understands What does that mean?
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Du Hast - You Have or You Hate?

Rammstein's song "Du Hast" apparently means "You Hate", but "You Hate" in German is "Du Hasst". However, "Du Hast" means "You Have" in German. Is "Du Hast" supposed to mean "You Have" or "You Hate"? ...
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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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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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Why are some of the lyrics in Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera omitted or missing entirely?

Around 2016 or so, I did a Google search for lyrics of Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera, since I am hard-of-hearing, wanting to find full lyrics in written form. However, all of the ...
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Is there a name for this lyrical construct?

In Taylor Swift's song Anti-Hero, the last two lines of the chorus are: I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero But as it's sung,...
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Meaning to lyrics of Syd Barrett's song *Baby Lemonade*

Can someone offer their interpretation of the Syd Barrett song called Baby Lemonade from his solo album Barrett? Here are the lyrics, and here you can listen to the song on YouTube.
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What is the De La Soul song "Potholes in My Lawn" (1988) about?

I can't make any sense of these lyrics. My guess is that he is rapping about somebody having stolen his lyrics or something? Who was that? Somebody famous? I really have made significant efforts to ...
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"I Riden Så" (Ye Ride So Carefully) Interpretation

There are lyrics of a song that I'd love to understand better: "I Riden Så" (Ye Ride So Carefully) by the Finnish band Gjallarhorn My questions are: How is the singer related to Silibrant and his ...
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What's "irit" in the E-types - Life song?

The Song "Life" of the musician E-Type has following verse: You tell me There's gonna be a showdown somewhere It's irit I looked up the word irit in the web but couldn't find anything ...
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What are the words spoken at the start of "I'll Do the Talking Tonight" song (Russian language)?

The Bollywood Movie Agent Vinod (2012) has a song named I'll do the talking tonight. The song starts with some Russian lines. I searched everywhere in the internet but I didn't find a single article ...
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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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Why do Desmond and Molly Jones switch roles in the repeated final verse of Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da?

In The Beatles' song Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da, the last two verses are essentially the same except Desmond and Molly Jones switch actions. I've included a line by line comparison below with the differences ...
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Are the lyrics in "Teardrop" by Massive Attack "feathers" or "fearless"

OK, I'm changing this question a little bit since I've discovered a problem with the root of the question assuming the lyrics in the song are "feathers on my breath". Apparently this is a big debate ...
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Why "un, dos, tres, catorce" instead of "un, dos, tres, cuatro" in U2's "Vertigo"?

U2's song Vertigo from their album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb begins like this: Un, dos, tres, catorce!! In Spanish that's "one, two, three, fourteen". Why "fourteen"? I've read a number of ...
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Does the video for Last In Line match the intent of the Lyrics?

Do the scenes depicted in the music video for The Last in Line (Dio, 1984) relate directly to the meaning of the lyrics as intended by the original artist? Both contain Biblical imagery, but while the ...
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What does "I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me?" mean?

Soy un perdedor I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me? (Double barrel buckshot) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me? https://genius.com/Beck-loser-lyrics https://en....
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Why was Ian Hunter ashamed in Oreole?

I'm referring to All the Way from Memphis (1973) by Mott the Hoople. The lyrics are here. I think we can all feel a bit unhappy about the unfortunate use of the word "Spade" but I don't see any ...
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Aerosmith Song "The Movie" has a woman speaking, what is she saying?

It sounds like there is a woman speaking on the track "The Movie" from Permanent Vacation album. Does anyone know what she is saying, or can it be translated into english?
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