A poster child, most easily explained, is someone who serves as the epitome of a certain idea, cause, characteristic or what have you. And considering that they are a quintessential example of whatever it is...
B.Y.O.B. is an acronym that is better known to many of us as standing for ‘bring your own booze’. But in the case of this song, it represents something totally different. What it is...
The Avett Brothers’ “February Seven” is bit of a confusing piece, or let’s say one that has been interpreted a number of different ways. Such is perhaps to be expected given the philosophical and even existential...
The term “black summer”, most simply implied, acts as an allegory for the vocalist going through an extended period of depression. And as revealed in the chorus and outro, the thesis sentiment of this piece...
“Californication” is a song which is similar to The Eagles’ “Hotel California” not only in name but also in sentiment. However, it can be said that “Californication” deals more directly with Hollywood as it, unlike The Eagles’...
When you’re a mainstream musical act who decides to bring it to the powers that be in song, there’s really only two approaches that can be utilized towards realizing that objective. One would be to...
What the title of this song (“What You Are”) leads us to, as used therein, is the concept of the vocalist being overly willing to transform himself into the image of the addressee. And what...
“I Could Have Lied” is a 1991 song by one of America’s most popular bands, Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song was composed not long after Anthony Kiedis suffered a very crippling romantic heart...
Don’t let Ed Sheeran’s boyish looks fool you – this singer has had his own fair share of adult adventures, and he isn’t shy about putting them in song. So for instance this particular piece...
In the song “Golden”, Harry Styles is praising a particular individual, i.e. the addressee. The general suggestion would be that this is in fact a romantic interest, as in his mate or someone whom...
