“Jet” by Paul McCartney and Wings
There are varying explanations available as to who exactly the titular “Jet” is supposed to be. Indeed in reading the lyrics, the vocalist definitely gives the impression that the subject is a human being and...
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“A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel
Relatively speaking, “A Matter of Trust” is very metaphorical in its approach. But what Billy seems to be getting at premise-wise is that it’s more or less inevitable that after the initial state of...
“Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” by The Beatles
Believe it or not but The Beatles – that lovable, clean-cut quartet from the 1960s – may have been the ones, via the dropping of “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer”, who began the trend of mainstream musicians making songs...
“Across the Universe” by The Beatles
Readers who are familiar with The Beatles – or perhaps have read our analyses of some of the other songs they dropped circa the late 1960s – would know that around that time the...
“Get Back” by The Beatles
Some have described The Beatles’ “Get Back” a song that is pretty incomprehensible from a lyrical standpoint. And actually that appears to be just about spot on. That is to say that the song doesn’t seem...
