“Mister Holland” is very poetic, and knowing its historical backstory makes it, from a sentimental perspective, much easier to understand. But as for the present, the titular “Mister Holland” is named after a professional friend...
The Hammersmith Palais was an entertainment venue that existed in London for nearly a century. And the reason this song is named so is because Joe Strummer once attended a mini-concert there, alongside a couple...
Most simply explained, what Guy Garvey and co. are doing on this song (“Lippy Kids”) is sympathizing with idle youth from the ‘hood. Elbow dropped this track around the time the British powers that be...
We have mentioned in the past that the style of popular rappers from parts of the world not directly associated with hip-hop tends to be largely based on the same lyrical motifs as the...
Being that we currently live in the age of rap music, it is somewhat common to come across songs which present the idea of it being better to live life fast than indefinitely stuck...
Reportedly Mazzy Star is a musical act that was never into the celebrity side of things, possessing a preference towards not dealing too much with the media or public. Relatedly, they have never revealed the actual meaning...
As crazy as such a conclusion may sound at first, perhaps the best way to describe “Daddy Issues”, i.e. the premise upon which it appears to be based, is as a pickup song. Theoretically, there...
To begin with, it must be stated that Brett Eldredge’s “Holy Water” is a love song. And the song’s main motif is centered around the vocalist proclaiming that the addressee, his romantic interest, is...
Honestly Yebba’s “Distance” isn’t the easiest love song to understand, even when taking her personal explanation into consideration. But one reasonable postulation is that the addressee is the vocalist’s ex. And most simply put, the latter is missing...
“Mon Soleil” is derived from the soundtrack of a television show and accordingly is featured on one of its episodes as a plot device. Therefore it is possible that it is based on a relationship between a...