Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Winter Solstice

Phoenix

“Winter Solstice” by Phoenix

From time to time, we come across songs where it appears that the writer(s) made little to no effort in name of making the lyrics comprehensively and generally understandable. Phoenix’s “Winter Solstice” is an...

Think Of Laura

Christopher Cross

“Think of Laura” by Christopher Cross

As the story goes, circa the composition of “Think of Laura”, Christopher Cross, who was about 30 at the time, was dating a college student named Paige McNinch (who appears on some versions of this song’s cover art). Paige’s...

Made You Look

Meghan Trainor

“Made You Look” by Meghan Trainor

If you’re a popular, plus-sized female musician in today’s music industry, that means part of your shtick will be pigeonholed into dropping songs about possessing a positive self-image.  And whereas regularly coming across such...

Sonne

Rammstein

“Sonne” by Rammstein

There is no consensus as to what Rammstein’s “Sonne” is actually about. What is known is that the title is the German word for “sun”, and accordingly said celestial object is heavily referenced in...

Frog

Cavetown

“Frog” by Cavetown

This love song reads as if it was inspired by your quintessential princess-and-the-frog fairytale. Here, we find Cavetown likening himself to the frog and the addressee, his romantic interest, the princess. But be that as...

Let It Die

Ellie Goulding

“Let It Die” by Ellie Goulding

The lyrics of “Let It Die” are very metaphorical, to the point that some segments, such as the first verse, are quite difficult to comprehensively make sense of. But based on Ellie Goulding’s explanation of...

30 Hours

Kanye West

“30 Hours” by Kanye West

“30 Hours” is not the easiest Kanye West song to make concise sense of. For instance, he more or less rambles for about three minutes during the outro. But the interpretative consensus is that this piece is...