The meaning behind songs
Posted: June 28, 2004, 12:18 pm
I enjoy songs because of the beat, rhythm and singer's voice etc.
However, I often find I will like a song even more then I already do when I find out about why the song is written, if the lyrics to a song tell a story or are written for an event. I seem to enjoy it even more when I find out about it.
Examples:
Youth of the nation - POD - I found this tune catchy at first and then I found out they wrote this song for the school shootings. I listened to the lyrics and related it to those events and I seemed to enjoy the song more.
Don't stand so close to me - The Police - Just a great little story about a young teacher and a school girl fantasy. Actually I just recently got curious to the line "He starts to shake he starts to cough / Just like the old man in / That famous book by Nabakov" I was wondering what book they were talking about. I checked it out and if I am correct it was the book "Lolita" which is about an old man having an affair with his twelve year old stepdaughter.
Anyhow...
1. Does anyone know of a website that has easter eggs for songs or just explains if a song has a deeper meaning or a story behind it.
2. Does anyone just know of a song that they enjoy much more because of a story behind it or why it was written? If so which song?
However, I often find I will like a song even more then I already do when I find out about why the song is written, if the lyrics to a song tell a story or are written for an event. I seem to enjoy it even more when I find out about it.
Examples:
Youth of the nation - POD - I found this tune catchy at first and then I found out they wrote this song for the school shootings. I listened to the lyrics and related it to those events and I seemed to enjoy the song more.
Don't stand so close to me - The Police - Just a great little story about a young teacher and a school girl fantasy. Actually I just recently got curious to the line "He starts to shake he starts to cough / Just like the old man in / That famous book by Nabakov" I was wondering what book they were talking about. I checked it out and if I am correct it was the book "Lolita" which is about an old man having an affair with his twelve year old stepdaughter.
Anyhow...
1. Does anyone know of a website that has easter eggs for songs or just explains if a song has a deeper meaning or a story behind it.
2. Does anyone just know of a song that they enjoy much more because of a story behind it or why it was written? If so which song?