felix Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Always thought "Nightshift" by The Commodores was decent. Until recently never realised it was a tribute to Marvin Gaye & Jackie Wilson. Turning Japanese and Summer of 69 weren't what I thought either Songs that took you by surprise - must be loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 This one. No idea what it's about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Or this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annushorribilis III Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Heroes by Bowie - I didn't know it was about a couple escaping the Berlin Wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Magic Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 “Hello” by Twinkle. Absolutely no idea what it’s about but watched the video lots of times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Mr Raffles by Cockney Rebel. Great song, haven't a clue what he's banging on about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 12 hours ago, felix said: Always thought "Nightshift" by The Commodores was decent. Until recently never realised it was a tribute to Marvin Gaye & Jackie Wilson. Really? Werent the lines... "Marvin, he was a friend of mine And he could sing a song His heart in every line Marvin sang of the joy and pain He opened up our minds And I still can hear him say Aw talk to me so you can see What's going on" Or... "Jackie (Jackie), hey what'you doing now It seems like yesterday When we were working out Jackie (Jackie, oh) you set The world on fire You came and gifted us Your love it lifted us Higher and higher". ...a wee bit of a clue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, been here before said: Really? ...Werent the lines... Aye; if you read the lyrics it's fairly obvious, however I just thought they were singing about some random mates called Marvin & Jackie 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Judy Teen by Cockney Rebel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Cocteau Twins the best group for this sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micole Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Stairway to Heaven....after all these years I still have no idea what they are on about. Blinded by the Light...MMEB.....Springsteen at his non sensical best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, micole said: Stairway to Heaven....after all these years I still have no idea what they are on about. Blinded by the Light...MMEB.....Springsteen at his non sensical best. Surely it's about how money can't buy everything. Bit of a roundabout way of making the point ("If there's a bustle in your hedgerow" indeed), but fairly straightforward message, I'd have thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micole Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Craig_ said: Surely it's about how money can't buy everything. Bit of a roundabout way of making the point ("If there's a bustle in your hedgerow" indeed), but fairly straightforward message, I'd have thought? Read a few Zep books and they said they made it up as they went along, I don't think it is as straightforward as you make out ( maybe you get it) I don't ....🤪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, micole said: Read a few Zep books and they said they made it up as they went along, I don't think it is as straightforward as you make out ( maybe you get it) I don't ....🤪 Does sound a bit like it's been made up on the spot, right enough! I'm going with the interpretation of it being an allegory for a greedy society, but it could be something way darker as this article suggests: https://auralcrave.com/en/2018/07/15/stairway-to-heaven-why-led-zeppelins-masterpiece-is-actually-a-personal-growth-lesson/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Most stuff from Simple Minds. What the feck they oan aboot??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Dan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Steely Dan. (This by the Dukes of September) Kid Charlemagne love the song, only recently realised its about LSD. Thankfully never ever taken drugs unless you include alcohol 🤪 Steely Dan by the way are a fantastic band. RIP Walter Becker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Most stuff from Simple Minds. What the feck they oan aboot??? I agree but, regardless of that, I loved their music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 19 hours ago, crunchy frog said: This one. No idea what it's about. If only there was someone on this forum who could tell you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Born Slippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, Darren said: If only there was someone on this forum who could tell you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Darren said: If only there was someone on this forum who could tell you... Double posting, sorry. Edited August 19, 2019 by Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 32 minutes ago, Morgan said: I agree but, regardless of that, I loved their music! I did too but I cant listen to them now without thinking WTF is he singing about 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Pans Jambo said: Most stuff from Simple Minds. What the feck they oan aboot??? Like Waterfront and Belfast Child? 😛 Seriously though, the earlier stuff was pretty out there. I love them to bits, but can't help thinking it was just Jim Kerr being a pretentious w*nk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamazoo Jambo Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Pans Jambo said: Most stuff from Simple Minds. What the feck they oan aboot??? I forgot about them. Never paid any attention to their lyrics, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 It was assumed New Rose was about a bursds but Brian James says he wrote it as he was excited about the burgeoning new rock scene that was happening in the mid-seventies, influenced by a similar scene in the States. He had been waiting on something and wanted to be a part of it. The song he wrote ended up being anthemic of the 'genre' and was first to vinyl in the UK from the 'genre'. I use the term genre loosely as it didn't exist long enough to be considered a genre. Is she really going out with him? Ah! I got a feeling inside of me It's kind of strange like a stormy sea I don't know why, I don't know why I guess these things have got to be I gotta new rose, I got it good Guess I knew that I always would I can't stop to mess around I got a brand new rose in town See the sun, see the sun, it shines Don't get too close or it'll burn your eyes Don't you run away that way You can come back another day I got a new rose, I got it good Guess I knew that I always would I can't stop to mess around I got a brand new rose in town I never thought this could happen to me I feel strange, why should it be? I don't deserve somebody this great, oh, oh I'd better go or it'll be too late Ah! I got a feeling inside of me It's kind of strange like a stormy sea I don't know why, I don't know why I guess these things have got to be I got a new rose, I got her good Guess I knew that I always would I can't stop to mess around I got a brand new rose in town, uh Oh! Na-na-no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 I really liked this Japanese ballad which featured in Kill Bill 1 I can sing along though with this version none the wiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Anything by Sigur Ros. Just like the soundscapes but haven't a clue about what they are on about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Queen's Innuendo should be on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 The ultimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Morgan said: I agree but, regardless of that, I loved their music! Yeah they're alright. I recall going to see them at the SECC with my brother. Not only did he puke over the back of the bus, but the driver got lost and we almost ended up at Hampden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, JWL said: The ultimate I’m a wee bitty biased with this one, it’s one of my all-time favourites for a very special reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNox Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 18/08/2019 at 22:38, crunchy frog said: This one. No idea what it's about. Surely it's Wattie venting his spleen at being given a warning on JKB. Am I right? I'm not wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Boy Named Crow Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Peebo said: Born Slippy. I reckon it’s about a mad night out in London, the people you jump into etc. Dunno, could be completely wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 22 hours ago, Morgan said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 19/08/2019 at 19:40, All roads lead to Gorgie said: Anything by Sigur Ros. Just like the soundscapes but haven't a clue about what they are on about. Them singing in Icelandic and some made up language cross between English and Icelandic won't help you out much. Hoppi Polla, the much overused background of choice for too many 'reality' shows apparently translates as 'Jumping in Puddles'. Soundscapes is a good description - they're an amazing band. Anything by Yes. And Supper's Ready by Genesis - an amazing piece of music but batshit mental lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Somehow I didn't realise this referred to a Mueder of Crows until I saw TWB live in Glasgow. It genuinely was a penny drops moment. Felt so stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobboM Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Gorgiewave said: Really? Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 On 19/08/2019 at 13:39, benny said: Cocteau Twins the best group for this sort of thing. Liz Fraser chose lyrics for the way the words sounded rather than any meaning they have. This renders almost all of their song lyrics as totally incomprehensible gibberish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, RobboM said: Really? Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Named after the mother of Paul Tibbets, the pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 11 minutes ago, been here before said: Named after the mother of Paul Tibbets, the pilot. I never knew that! Mind you, If they had called it Enola Tibbets though, would have ruined the song 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Haken said: Them singing in Icelandic and some made up language cross between English and Icelandic won't help you out much. Hoppi Polla, the much overused background of choice for too many 'reality' shows apparently translates as 'Jumping in Puddles'. Soundscapes is a good description - they're an amazing band. Anything by Yes. And Supper's Ready by Genesis - an amazing piece of music but batshit mental lyrics. Prog rock often goes off in strange lyrical directions. Pink Floyd in The Dark Side of The Moon for example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiewave Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, RobboM said: Really? Enola Gay was the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima 1 hour ago, been here before said: Named after the mother of Paul Tibbets, the pilot. 1 hour ago, RobboM said: I never knew that! Mind you, If they had called it Enola Tibbets though, would have ruined the song 😉 I know now. I looked it up. Heard it at Tynecastle in fact, enjoyed it without noticing the meaning, then looked up the lyrics. The bomb (and its design) were called Little Boy, hence the double meaning of "Enola Gay...proud of Little Boy today". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Edited August 22, 2019 by crunchy frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirudi Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Yellow, by cold play. No idea. Why yellow ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Sirudi said: Yellow, by cold play. No idea. Why yellow ? Because it was all yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 17 hours ago, All roads lead to Gorgie said: Prog rock often goes off in strange lyrical directions. Pink Floyd in The Dark Side of The Moon for example! Tru dat, though I always found Floyd not too bad. The Manics can be a bit of an odd band for lyrics. Sometimes it just hinges on you knowing what the song relates to in order to get something from the lyrics. I have no idea what Australia is about. But I know who Kevin Carter was, so I totally get the lyrics of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haken Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Sirudi said: Yellow, by cold play. No idea. Why yellow ? According to Chris Martin as quoted in SongFacts: "It was simply because that word sounded nice, it just seemed to fit, no other reason. None of the other colors would have sounded right really!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirudi Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 "It was simply because that word sounded nice, it just seemed to fit, no other reason. None of the other colors would have sounded right really!" Thanks for that. Thought there would be a lot more to it. I would have tried “mellow”. Agree totally with respect to the manics.. ”Motorcycle emptiness” : No idea what it’s about as I don’t understand any of the lyrics. Not one you hear a lot of people sing along to. Most of their songs fall into that category and are known only for the chorus ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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