The Jam’s “The Place I Love” is very metaphorical, fantastical even, in its approach. But one thing that is clear is that this “place” the vocalist “love(s)” is not literal but rather an imaginary, or...
A number of sources have has explained Paul Weller’s “Hung UP” as being written from the point of view of an elderly man who has vowed not to admit defeat. And yes, the character...
The titular “dreams of children” is an allegory. And what it points to is the type of naïve, if you will, sense of optimism which youth possess. The singer himself idealizes the world in such...
The Jam’s frontman, Paul Weller, is from Woking, England. This is a place which he himself has described as a “suburban town”. And the “town called Malice” is actually a reference to Woking, with the titular...
According to lore, the origin of the title of this song goes as such. Noel Gallagher, its writer, misheard the word “Bossanova”, which is actually name of an album an American rock band called the Pixies...
