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Post by wolfbear on Sept 8, 2019 14:51:07 GMT
Simple rule: name a song you like, but you don't know the words to, OR know the words but have no idea what they mean.
If you think you know what the song may be about, feel free to share your insights!
I'll start: Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues,I know most of the words. No IDEA what its about. Great tune anyway.
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Post by wolf on Sept 10, 2019 15:14:25 GMT
Simple rule: name a song you like, but you don't know the words to, OR know the words but have no idea what they mean. If you think you know what the song may be about, feel free to share your insights! I'll start: Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues,I know most of the words. No IDEA what its about. Great tune anyway. 
Makes me remember when "Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies first came out,
knew/know almost all the lyrics and liked it very much.
Didn't really think too much about the meaning of the song, the lyrics were pretty much alright with me.
Then one day at work a mean hearted little punk helper, about 17 years old, took a keen delight in saying "You know that song is all about suicide." He smiled with malice.
Yeah, that was my cheery thought for the day.
He didn't last too long at the shop, the other guys had a lot less patience than I did.
I got over it.
And I still like the song. 
Now I just remember that the "Suicide King" is the King of Hearts, one of my favorite face cards in the deck.
I think the King dies for love.
This thread also reminds me of all the songs I have gotten the lyrics wrong too. Lol,
sometimes they're quite different from what you've been singing when you actually get to read the words.😂
For the longest time I couldn't figure out what the singer was saying when he sang the word 'cumbersome' in the song "Cumbersome" by 7Mary3! Lol, made it hard to sing along to it.😁
But, none of that really has much to do with what you're referring to Wolf Bear.
I think songs, like your Dylan tune, ought be about what you want it to be about.
Maybe. |
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Post by wolf on Sept 10, 2019 15:16:26 GMT
Simple rule: name a song you like, but you don't know the words to, OR know the words but have no idea what they mean. If you think you know what the song may be about, feel free to share your insights! I'll start: Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues,I know most of the words. No IDEA what its about. Great tune anyway. |
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Post by wolfbear on Sept 10, 2019 16:50:50 GMT
Simple rule: name a song you like, but you don't know the words to, OR know the words but have no idea what they mean. If you think you know what the song may be about, feel free to share your insights! I'll start: Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues,I know most of the words. No IDEA what its about. Great tune anyway.
Makes me remember when "Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies first came out,
knew/know almost all the lyrics and liked it very much.
Didn't really think too much about the meaning of the song, the lyrics were pretty much alright with me.
Then one day at work a mean hearted little punk helper, about 17 years old, took a keen delight in saying "You know that song is all about suicide." He smiled with malice.
Yeah, that was my cheery thought for the day.
He didn't last too long at the shop, the other guys had a lot less patience than I did.
I got over it.
And I still like the song.
Now I just remember that the "Suicide King" is the King of Hearts, one of my favorite face cards in the deck.
I think the King dies for love.
This thread also reminds me of all the songs I have gotten the lyrics wrong too. Lol,
sometimes they're quite different from what you've been singing when you actually get to read the words.😂
For the longest time I couldn't figure out what the singer was saying when he sang the word 'cumbersome' in the song "Cumbersome" by 7Mary3! Lol, made it hard to sing along to it.😁
But, none of that really has much to do with what you're referring to Wolf Bear.
I think songs, like your Dylan tune, ought be about what you want it to be about.
Maybe. Getting the words wrong definitely counts... You just have to know they're wrong! |
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Post by wolf on Sept 11, 2019 5:44:48 GMT
I looked up "Subterranean Homesick Blues".
Good song.
Listened and read along with a lyric vid,
then watched Bob Dylan's vid with his 'flash cards'.
Liked it all.
Made perfect sense to me, but I AM a weirdo.
I think the song is simply about LIFE in general.
I especially appreciated Dylan's word play on many of his cards.
That album must have had the lyrics printed out and included in it....the way the old LP's used to do.
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Post by wolf on Sept 27, 2019 20:52:07 GMT
.....just watched "maryjanes last dance" official vid........i think ineed to take a closer look the lyrics
.....my son pointed out 2 me that "brown sugar" needs 2b revisited as well
what do you think ?
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Post by doccreed on Oct 19, 2019 22:23:56 GMT
"Losing My Religion" by REM. I just like the music. The lyrics are puzzling, aren't they? Apparently the writer didn't have a meaning in mind and the words aren't to be taken literally. Poetry.
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Post by wolf on Oct 22, 2019 2:57:14 GMT
"man in the box"
-alice in chains- ..........this song has been sorely misunderstood since it came on the scene. i know, bcause i was a 1st to misconstrue it.
"here comes THE ROOSTER"
-alice in chains- ...........i know this song is (predominantly) about the vietnam war......but its lyrics can be applied to other historical events and other , more dramatic scenarios & situations........the intelligent imagination just needs to be put to work.
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Post by wolf on Oct 22, 2019 3:32:10 GMT
"Losing My Religion" by REM. I just like the music. The lyrics are puzzling, aren't they? Apparently the writer didn't have a meaning in mind and the words aren't to be taken literally. Poetry.-----------this is just one of those songs that quite adroitly touches and affects people in many ways. it has diverse meaning. the meaning is in what the listener/reader relates to, or gets from the song. i've always liked REM. |
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Post by wolf on Oct 22, 2019 5:05:49 GMT
This is a pretty cool thread Wolf Bear
Makes me remember when "Possum Kingdom" by the Toadies first came out,
knew/know almost all the lyrics and liked it very much.
Didn't really think too much about the meaning of the song, the lyrics were pretty much alright with me.
Then one day at work a mean hearted little punk helper, about 17 years old, took a keen delight in saying "You know that song is all about suicide." He smiled with malice.
Yeah, that was my cheery thought for the day.
He didn't last too long at the shop, the other guys had a lot less patience than I did.
I got over it.
And I still like the song. 
Now I just remember that the "Suicide King" is the King of Hearts, one of my favorite face cards in the deck.
I think the King dies for love.
This thread also reminds me of all the songs I have gotten the lyrics wrong too. Lol,
sometimes they're quite different from what you've been singing when you actually get to read the words.😂
For the longest time I couldn't figure out what the singer was saying when he sang the word 'cumbersome' in the song "Cumbersome" by 7Mary3! Lol, made it hard to sing along to it.😁
But, none of that really has much to do with what you're referring to Wolf Bear.
I think songs, like your Dylan tune, ought be about what you want it to be about.
Maybe. Getting the words wrong definitely counts... You just have to know they're wrong!------------got more on this later |
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Post by francesca on Oct 26, 2019 17:42:40 GMT
Pearl Jam makes good music, but I can never understand Eddie Vedder's vocals. He mumbles a lot.
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Post by morgan on Oct 27, 2019 2:34:43 GMT
Okay, this is just me being a total dummy. Up until about a month ago, I thought the lyrics in Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville were - Blew out my flip flop. Stepped on a "Pop Tart." Instead of "pop top!" Makes so much more sense now. 
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Post by wolf on Nov 30, 2019 21:47:56 GMT
"black velvet"
-alannah myles
.........i remember this song first coming out on the air waves
had no idea it was about Elvis, i never paid much attention 2 the mississippi or memphis ref.'s
i was always thinkin of something & someone else
i still do when i listen 2 it
cool tune
......i really like the youtube lyric vid by nikoletto
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Post by wireman on Dec 6, 2019 18:19:26 GMT
"Losing My Religion" by REM. I just like the music. The lyrics are puzzling, aren't they? Apparently the writer didn't have a meaning in mind and the words aren't to be taken literally. Poetry. The REM guys are from Georgia and I think that I heard Michael Stipe say that Losing My Religion was a phrase that he heard people from around Athens use. I have no idea what kind of context that it was used but I think that's where he picked it up.
I've always kind of thought of it as losing faith in something.
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Post by wireman on Dec 6, 2019 18:23:19 GMT
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Post by wireman on Dec 6, 2019 18:29:41 GMT
"Losing My Religion" by REM. I just like the music. The lyrics are puzzling, aren't they? Apparently the writer didn't have a meaning in mind and the words aren't to be taken literally. Poetry. The REM guys are from Georgia and I think that I heard Michael Stipe say that Losing My Religion was a phrase that he heard people from around Athens use. I have no idea what kind of context that it was used but I think that's where he picked it up.
I've always kind of thought of it as losing faith in something or someone.
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Post by wolf on Dec 6, 2019 18:45:10 GMT
The REM guys are from Georgia and I think that I heard Michael Stipe say that Losing My Religion was a phrase that he heard people from around Athens use. I have no idea what kind of context that it was used but I think that's where he picked it up.
I've always kind of thought of it as losing faith in something or someone. -----------another thing i've heard it used to describe is "back sliding". around here in these parts at least
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Post by wolf on Dec 14, 2019 16:49:44 GMT
i forgot about this 1 for a looong time:
".....excuse me while i kiss the sky...."
- jimi hendrix-
i used to think the line was:
".....excuse me while i kiss this guy......"
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Post by wolf on Dec 14, 2019 18:01:11 GMT
"louie louie"
- the kingsmen
lol, THAT 1 has been under debate for eons. i'm sure wireman and spideyman will remember.
probably thekidd12 too.
i found a lyric vid on youtube by: ibji
......seems pretty accurate to me.
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Post by thekidd12 on Dec 15, 2019 4:04:36 GMT
"Losing My Religion" by REM. I just like the music. The lyrics are puzzling, aren't they?
It is REM so not really on my playlist (like I know how to make a playlist)...
But around here if someone "is going to make you lose your religion" vocabulary tends to get rather PG-13ish and possibly some violence may ensue...
My grandma used to say it a lot to me...
Not sure why...
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