 Genius Meanings
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The Strokes – Someday
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“Someday” was the third single from Is This It. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and at #27 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
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The Strokes – Someday (Demo)
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Well I was sane, standing in the rain / Someday, I said someday / Well I got passed, I’ll be sitting last / Somehow, it’s now my fault / Oh it rains sometimes, but I stuck in the
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The Strokes – Take It or Leave It
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The eleventh track off The Strokes album Is This It. A great song about frustration with boy-girl dynamics.
For the Arctic Monkeys cover, look below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
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The Strokes – New York City Cops
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“New York City Cops” is a fast-paced, punk blaster from The Strokes' debut album, Is This It. It departs stylistically from the rest of the more slowed down, almost apathetic
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The Strokes – Last Nite
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later become the second single off of Is This It.
In March 2005, Q
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Julia Jacklin – Someday - triple j Like A Version
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[Verse 1] / In many ways, they'll miss the good old days / Someday, someday / It hurts to say, but I want you to stay / Sometimes, oh, sometimes / When we was young, oh, man, did
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The Strokes – Ask Me Anything
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“Ask Me Anything” is the seventh track on The Strokes' 2005 album, First Impressions of Earth.
In an interview with GQ, Julian Casablancas told how the song came to him in a dream
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The Strokes – Evening Sun
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[Verse 1] / They love you or they hate you, but they will never let you be / They'll thrill you or sedate you, but they will never let you see / [Chorus] / In the evening sun
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The Strokes – Reptilia
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The title “Reptilia” refers to the “reptilian brain”, the central part of your brain that handles basic emotions such as love and hate.
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The Strokes – Is This It
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This opening track to The Strokes' 2001 debut ended up arbitrarily spawning the album’s title.
When we were trying to find titles for the record it could’ve been called “Take It
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The Strokes – Hard to Explain
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“Hard to Explain” is the first single from New York garage rock band The Strokes (their only previously released material was The Modern Age EP). It was released first in the UK
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The Strokes – Barely Legal
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later appear on their debut album Is This It.
“Barely Legal” is
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The Strokes – Barely Legal
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later appear on their debut album Is This It.
“Barely Legal” is
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The Strokes – The Adults Are Talking
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“The Adults Are Talking” is the opening track on The New Abnormal. The track takes on a rebellious tone against higher-ups in the world, a common theme in The Strokes' discography
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The Strokes – Ode to the Mets
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On “Ode to the Mets,” the final song on The New Abnormal, Julian looks back at the band’s career and history in New York City, where they grew up together.
Bleak, quiet guitars
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The Strokes – Soma
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“Soma' was the name of the imaginary "ideal pleasure drug” in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World (1932). Its chemistry and pharmacology are undefined. As described, the drug
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The Strokes – 12:51
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The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas said “12:51” was about “the moment right before you fuck.”
Lead guitarist Nick Valensi managed to painstakingly create the sound of a
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The Strokes – Alone, Together
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After the release of Is This It, the band toured around the world, featuring dates in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America opening for the Rolling Stones. The
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The Strokes – When It Started
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“When It Started” is the 9th track on the US release of Is This It. The track replaced “New York City Cops”, which was the 9th track on the releases outside of the US out of
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The Strokes – You Only Live Once
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You Only Live Once is the opening track and third single from First Impressions of Earth, the third album from American rock band The Strokes. They have performed this song on
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The Strokes – Trying Your Luck
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On this track, Casablancas discusses his romantic ventures with a woman he has strong feelings for, and how he is willing to leave it all on the line to try and get her.
The song
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The Strokes – Is This It (Home Recording)
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Can't you see I'm trying, I don't even like it / I just lied to get to your apartment / Now I'm staying here just for a while / I can't think 'cause I'm just way too tired / He
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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox (Ft. Cristina Gatti) – Someday
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[Verse 1] / In many ways they'll miss the good old days / Someday, someday / Yeah it hurts to say but I want you to stay / Sometimes sometimes / When we was young, oh man, did we
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The Strokes – Hawaii
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[Verse 1] / Whether you're in L.A., sunny laid back L.A / Whether you're in New York, comfort 'round your block / Whether you're in the U.K., where the sky is dark / And the grass
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The Strokes – I'll Try Anything Once
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This song was included as a B-side for the track, Heart In A Cage.
Its lyrics and melody are similar to You Only Live Once being that it’s an early demo version of that song.
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The Strokes – The Modern Age
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“The Modern Age” was one of three tracks included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and later appeared on their debut studio album Is This It.
The
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Catfish and the Bottlemen – Someday
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In many ways, they'll miss the good old days / Someday, someday / Yeah, it hurts to say, but I want you to stay / Sometimes, sometimes / When we was young, oh man, did we have fun
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The Strokes – The End Has No End
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[Verse 1] / One by one, ticking time bombs won / It's not the secrets of the government that's keeping you dumb / Oh, it's the other way around — wait, what's that sound? / One by
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