Posted by admin on 02 May 2007 | Tagged as: meanings, news
I just read that Sting will release the lyrics to Police as a book later in the year. Sounds like a good idea. And perhaps it will put to rest a lot of the speculation about his lyrics. My favourite misunderstanding is “Every Breath You Take“, a song that sounds like it was written by [...]
Posted by admin on 15 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: meanings, news, politics, protest
Who can and cannot call black women “whores”? Who can or cannot call coloured people “niggaz” (as if the z makes any real difference)? It’s funny that it took an aging loudmouth radio presenter to finally bring the issue of bling lyrics into the public arena. And since then, a lot of the debate has [...]
Posted by admin on 06 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: anthems, meanings, news, politics
National anthems are, on the whole, a bloodthirsty genre. It’s funny that while debate rages around violent or pornographic songs and video games, we still stand up to shout (I can hardly say sing) encouragements to kill, seek revenge, conquer and ethnically cleanse. If you think I’m exaggerating, I invite you to check the anthems [...]
Posted by admin on 19 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: meanings, news
This is pop music, remember? Pop columnists have been specualting that the lyrics to Gwen Stefani’s “Breakin’ Up” somehow reflected on the state of her relationship with long-standing husband Gavin Rossdale. Did they even read the lyrics?
Posted by admin on 19 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: meanings, news
Here’s a blast from the past, courtesy of YouTube. After a string of hit albums (if I remember correctly, “Real Things” entered the UK album chart at n° 1 on the day of its release), 2 Unlimited were beginning to feel the pressure. There were rumours about the singers Anita and Ray not talking, about [...]
Posted by admin on 15 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: awards, meanings, news
There must be a moral to the story somewhere. After being one of the most successful boy bands, after splitting and having only very minor success as solo artists (with the exception of Robbie Williams), Take That reformed last year and were awarded with a Brit award in February 2007. The award was for the [...]
Posted by admin on 08 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: RIP, awards, gadgets, meanings, politics
Thanks for dropping by. As you can see, we have moved - and I’m still in the process of unpacking virtual boxes. The new design is easier to use, and faster. Plus you can now navigate by Tags such as Tribute, RIP, Awards and Meanings. I’ve put a few in on this article for you [...]
Posted by admin on 08 Dec 2006 | Tagged as: meanings, news
Oh dear. I just saw a brilliant video on MCM: “Slipping Away/Crier la vie” by Moby and Mylène Farmer. One of the things that grabbed my attention was the fact that the lyrics are incorporated into the visuals - rather cleverly too. So I couldn’t resist checking out the lyrics on Parloes.net.
Well, what can I [...]
Posted by admin on 29 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: meanings
I’m still getting an AWFUL lot of requests for this one, so I thought I’d give it a look. Some heavyweight talent is involved in this track, which plays well on radio.
But I hope I don’t ruffle too many feathers when I say I feel cheated on the actual lyrics. The title is cool enough. [...]
Posted by admin on 02 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: RIP, meanings, tribute
Reading the lyrics of “The Saints are Coming”, it’s no surprise that U2 chose it as a song to celebrate the re-opening of New Orleans’ Superdome with Green Day. The song, written by singer Richard Jobson and guitarist Stuart Adamson of Scottish punk group The Skids, made an impression on the Dublin band as it [...]