Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: SMF

Sheila Take a Bow

The Smiths

“Sheila Take a Bow” by The Smiths

The “Shelia” referred to in the Smiths’ “Sheila Take a Bow” is actually Shelagh Delaney (1938-2011), a notable mid-20th century English writer.  Her signature work is a well-known play titled A Taste of Honey (1958), and it...

Without You Without Them

boygenius

“Without You Without Them” by boygenius

“Without You Without Them” is the opening track on Boygenius’s “The Record” which, being the shortest song on the album, also serves as it intro. This song, which came out through Interscope on 31 March 2023, was...

Cool About It

boygenius

“Cool About It” by boygenius

Interscope Records released “Cool About It” on 31 March 2023 along with the rest of “The Record”, Boygenius’s debut studio album. But to note, the girls debuted this song a few weeks prior at a benefit performance for a nonprofit...

We're In Love

boygenius

“We’re In Love” by boygenius

As with virtually all of the songs found on Boygenius’s album “The Record”, the writing and production of this one is credited to the trio of musicians that make up this act, who are: However,...

Anti-Curse

boygenius

“Anti-Curse” by boygenius

An “anti-curse”, as implied at the end of this song, would actually be a blessing. And what these lyrics revolve around is an episode in the history of Boygenius whereas Julien Baker almost drowned to...

Leonard Cohen

boygenius

“Leonard Cohen” by boygenius

“Leonard Cohen”, which measures in at about 1 minute and 45 seconds in length, is the second-shortest song on the playlist of Boygenius’s album “The Record”.  The late Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), who is considered a...

Satanist

boygenius

“Satanist” by boygenius

This song – which was written by Boygenius members Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – opens with the vocalist asking the addressee “will you be a Satanist with me?”  However, it is...

Trash Magic

Lana Del Rey

“Trash Magic” by Lana Del Rey

If you’re a Lana Del Rey fan and wondering why you never heard of “Trash Magic”, first of all it has never been officially released (though Lana has expressed an intent to do so).  Secondly its recording,...

She Talks To Angels

The Black Crowes

“She Talks To Angels” by The Black Crowes

The Black Crowes aren’t a band you hear about a lot these days, considering for instance that their most-recent studio album, “Croweology”, was dropped in 2010. But back when they first came out, this rock band...