Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Stratego

Iron Maiden

“Stratego” by Iron Maiden

Generally speaking, there is no genre of song that tends to be more difficult to decipher than heavy metal. Heavy metalists are such that they tend to rely significantly on imagery, of the lyrical variety...

The Getting By

The Killers

“The Getting By” by The Killers

The title of this song (“The Getting By”) is based on an expression that people often use colloquially to point to the idea of like barely surviving. For example, if you were to ask someone...

West Hills

The Killers

“West Hills” by The Killers

First off, let it be known that the titular “west hills”, as presented, is not the name of an actual neighborhood. Rather, that designation serves as a symbol. And what it symbolizes, as made most evident...

Songbird

Kenny G

“Songbird” by Kenny G

Kenny G is an instrumentalist from Seattle, more specifically a saxophonist. He became interested in the instrument in his youth and was playing professionally before graduating high school.  And even though he did proceed to...

Jamming

Bob Marley

“Jamming” by Bob Marley

In the most general sense the word “jamming”, when used in an entertainment context, points to the act of playing music and partying. And whereas it is definitely being used as so in this song,...

Waiting in Vain

Bob Marley

“Waiting in Vain” by Bob Marley

The full title of this song, as presented in the chorus, is “I don’t want to wait in vain for your love”. And that sentence does a pretty sound job of encapsulating what this narrative...

Exodus

Bob Marley

Bob Marley’s “Exodus” Lyrics Meaning

“Exodus” is not the type of word you hear on a daily basis. And when most people come across the term, their minds instantly and logically harp back to its most common usage, i.e....