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The Meaning of “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers
Plenty of success and accolades, and also plenty of heartache and trauma, contributed to the meaning of “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers. Bridgers is everywhere. She’s busted a guitar on Saturday...
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Behind the Hard Working Nursery Rhyme “One, Two, Buckle My Shoe”
The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes is famous for saying that life can be “Nasty, brutish, and short.” In other words, life is hard, life is difficult and human beings are born into it only to figure...
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The Meaning of “Monkberry Moon Delight” by Paul McCartney
It’s one of the wildest songs he has ever put to tape. And the meaning of “Monkberry Moon Delight” by Paul McCartney has wowed fans with the intensity of its music and performance since its release....
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Behind the Meaning of Carrie Underwood’s “All-American Girl”
“All-American Girl” is undoubtedly one of Carrie Underwood‘s signature songs. The tender narrative track cuts to the heart of the listener. Revisit the meaning behind this hit, below. [RELATED: Carrie...
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The Meaning Behind the Neil Diamond Hit That Reemerged in the ’90s with Urge...
When Neil Diamond released his mid-tempo ballad “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” in 1967 it went to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Diamond wrote the song directly for his female fans. At the time...
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The Meaning Behind Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio”
In “The Spirit of Radio,” the late Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart has a lot to say about the state of commercial radio. Some of it is unflattering. With references to “salesmen,” “glittering...
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The Meaning of “Last Train to Clarksville” by The Monkees
Davy Jones may have sold truckloads of teen magazines, but the real star of The Monkees was the music. The television show about a fictitious group who would go on to become a real band never tried to...
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The Meaning Behind “Watching the Wheels” by John Lennon
“Watching the Wheels” will go down as one of the loveliest songs in John Lennon’s catalog. His mind clear and the restlessness of previous years largely cooled, he wrote a playful, tender ode to the...
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Behind the Meaning of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Least Favorite Song, “Southern Man” by...
A Southern man don’t need him around, anyhow, but that didn’t keep Neil Young from dishing out his opinion on them. In “Southern Man,” Young commented on racism in the southern part of the United...
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The Meaning Behind “Record Year” by Eric Church
Eric Church is one of those guys who’s always wearing sunglasses. Very few people can get away with this sort of thing. Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Richard Ashcroft, Jackie Onassis. And if you insist on...
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The Meaning Behind “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani
The meaning behind “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani deals with experiencing personal drama, sure. But at the time the track was released, the singer’s personal life was on the upswing. Unintended,...
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The Golden Intro and Motown Hustle That Informed the Meaning Behind “My Girl”...
Motown founder Berry Gordy always believed a song has to grab the listener in the first few seconds. Introductions were always a vital part of a song’s success. Bassist James Jamerson supplied the...
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The Meaning Behind “It Ain’t My Fault” by Brothers Osborne
Maryland’s Brothers Osborne had been kicking around Nashville for several years. They worked as studio musicians and songwriters before becoming a household name in country music. Everyone working with...
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Behind the Meaning of Miranda Lambert’s Ode to Hope, “Bluebird”
Miranda Lambert‘s “Bluebird” is one of her most powerful songs to date. Written with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, this track urges the listener to keep their head held high amid their struggles....
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“Just Start Playing It”: The Boldness Behind the Meaning of “Hold On” by...
It all starts with a groove. Drummer Steve Johnson locks in and never leaves. Just as Al Jackson Jr. never played a drum fill in “Green Onions” by Booker T. & the M.G.s, Johnson refrains from fills...
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The Meaning Behind “Buddy Holly” by Weezer
Weezer’s 1994 debut album is flawless. It’s one of the best albums of the ’90s and, positively, one of the best rock debuts in history. Frontman Rivers Cuomo cracked the code on writing a perfect pop...
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The Super-Nostalgia Behind the Meaning of “Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard
The early to mid-2000s was a ripe time for pop-punk, and many bands in that arena flourished on radio, MTV, and Fuse. Yellowcard was one of the groups who managed to make some noise and set themselves...
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The Meaning Behind Van Halen’s First Single with Then-“New” Singer Sammy...
A year after David Lee Roth parted ways with Van Halen, the band released its seventh album, 5150, with then-new singer Sammy Hagar. Smack in the middle of the golden age of MTV and music videos, Van...
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The Meaning Behind “Darkness on the Edge of Town” by Bruce Springsteen
When Darkness on the Edge of Town was written, Bruce Springsteen faced litigation with his former manager. The legal battle kept him in limbo, but he persisted in writing, and the number of songs piled...
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The Deeper Missed Meaning of Alanis Morissette’s “Hands Clean”
A relationship number even heavier than the ultimate angsty revenge song of the ’90s, “You Oughta Know?” Unfortunately, yes. Let’s re-examine the deeper missed meaning of Alanis Morissette‘s “Hands...
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