Roxanne: behind the meanings of The Police’s tormented song
Roxanne is a prostitute.The singer is in love with her.He wants to take her off the street and have her for his own. RoxanneYou don’t have to put on the red lightThose days are overYou…
Oasis, Stop Crying Your Heart Out: an encouraging message for all us
Hold upHold on These are not words. They are like sirens. It’s Liam Gallagher addressing you, in the first verses of Stop Crying Your Heart Out. He’s sending you a warning. He’s your friend and…
Massive Attack’s Teardrop: beyond the meaning of the lyrics
If there are any modern lyrics that are able to express the mysticism of a night of rituals, they are definitely found in Massive Attack’s Teardrop, from their album Mezzanine, released in 1998. It is…
Eagles, Desperado: the loneliness of hard men
Oh, you’re a hard one I know that you’ve got your reasons These things that are pleasin’ you Can hurt you somehow This song starts with the piano. We imagine it vertical, just like in…
David Bowie, Starman: behind the meaning ot the lyrics
With David Bowie there is always a bridge between the past and the future. We have to distract you from the temporal dimension, because here we talk about music that is timeless, and Bowie was…
Moonlight Shadow: the hidden meaning of a painful song
The last that ever she saw himCarried away by a moonlight shadow You probably sang it while driving, most probably with a smile on your face, like me. Well, you were wrong. We were all…
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