“What You Are” by Audioslave
What the title of this song (“What You Are”) leads us to, as used therein, is the concept of the vocalist being overly willing to transform himself into the image of the addressee. And what...
Author: Amanda London
“Die Slow” by Young Thug (ft. Strick)
First off, Strick’s appearance on Young Thug’s “Die Slow” could have just as easily been classified in a backup vocalist capacity as opposed to a featured artist. That is to say that by and large,...
“Bubbly” by Young Thug (ft. Travis Scott and Drake)
Of course a song featuring Young Thug, Drake and Travis Scott is going to be braggadocious in nature. And of course said braggadocio is going to be based in their wealth and fame and the...
“Drama!” by Erasure
It has been suggested that the addressee of “Drama!” would be an individual akin to a drama queen. But relying solely on that conclusion may oversimplify all that’s going on here. Yes, the person being addressed...
“Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye was sort of a master of putting out songs, like this one, that were overtly sexual yet at the same time not necessarily NSFW. After all, these lyrics speak to what we may...
