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Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
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The breakout and first single by Arctic Monkeys, from their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
It’s about seeing a girl in a mundane, everyday situation
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RAWINTHEVOID – カウントダウン (Countdown) Samples
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See all of “カウントダウン (Countdown)” by RAWINTHEVOID’s samples
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Carly Simon – You're So Vain
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“You’re So Vain” is an infamously mysterious song about someone’s arrogance. It was inspired by several subjects — Simon told People in November 2015 that the second verse is about
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Gorillaz (Ft. Del the Funky Homosapien) – Clint Eastwood
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“Clint Eastwood” is the phenomenal debut single from “virtual band” Gorillaz, dropped in 2001. The funky aesthetic of the video and the song’s menacing, mellow beat made it one of
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song
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Have you ever had one of those days you simply felt like you didn’t want to do anything?
That’s pretty much what Bruno Mars is trying to say.
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The Pretty Littles – Dangerman
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I saw you the other night and i thought maybe you make me feel alright / Saw you the other night and i thought maybe you make me feel - / [Chorus] / I won't be your Dangerman / But
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Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
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“Teenage Dream” was released as the second single from Perry’s studio album of the same name. The song became Perry’s second number one Hot 100 single from the album, following the
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Cigarettes After Sex – K.
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“K.” standing for Kristen, the name of the singer’s partner, the song describes the singer longing for their lover’s physical presence in a long-distance relationship, after having
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The Menzingers – Casey
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[Verse 1] / Well, I sat and thought about you / On the long ride back to Philly / From the way that you'd wear your hair / From the way that you'd laugh when you drank too much
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The Last Shadow Puppets – Sweet Dreams, TN
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“Sweet Dreams, TN” is seemingly dedicated to Alex Turner’s girlfriend at the time he wrote this song, Taylor Bagley. While Bagley was actually born in Oklahoma, she was raised in
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The Spill Canvas – Self-Conclusion
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This song is a metaphor about getting over the things that make you feel the need to end your life. The man who speaks may be just that tiny light in the dark, the one thing that
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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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Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
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The first single off of Springsteen’s seminal album Born In The U.S.A., this track was written two years after most of the other songs on the album.
Producer Jon Landau thought
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Cage The Elephant – Cigarette Daydreams
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“Cigarette Daydreams” presents the pain of one’s search for identity through the musings of a parted lover. The song itself has a softer, more brooding sound than most of Cage the
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Olivia Rodrigo – traitor
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On the aptly titled “traitor,” Olivia Rodrigo reflects on what went wrong in a past relationship, the feeling of being betrayed, and still missing what she had. She follows the
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Louis Tomlinson – Chicago
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[Verse 1] / I saw you had a baby, did you / Use any of the names we liked? / And is your brother doin' okay? / Is he still gettin' out of fights? / I'm sorry that your mum don't
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Teen Suicide – haunt me (x 3)
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[Verse] / I wanna be haunted / I wanna be loved / I want a lot of friends and / A lot of drugs / I wanna be haunted / I won't leave my bed / I won't go crazy, and I / I won't get
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Blur – Song 2
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“Song 2” is the second single released from Blur’s eponymous fifth album. It is a deeply catchy satire of grunge music. It is named “Song 2” because it appears as the second track
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Chase Atlantic (Ft. GOON DES GARCONS*) – Consume
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“Consume” is a song inspired by the TV series Tokyo Ghoul. The song is seemingly written from the perspective of the main character, Kaneki – it details his struggles with
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SZA – Kill Bill
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“Kill Bill” is the third single off of SZA’s sophomore full-length studio album, SOS. The harmonious murder ballad surrounds the topics of heartbreak and betrayal, resulting in SZA
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Elton John – Bennie and the Jets
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“Bennie and the Jets” is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song tells of “Bennie and the Jets”, a fictional band of whom Elton John is a supposed fan. In
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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
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Robert, the main character and narrator of the song, dreams of violence towards his rich classmates and peers. The song details his plans and ambitions for a school shooting
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Chumbawamba – Tubthumping
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In the UK, a tubthumper is a politician. The US equivalent of tubthumping is "stumping" (campaigning). The liner notes on the album Tubthumper, from which "Tubthumping" was the
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People In Planes – Vampire
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Who is the fly in your champagne / Whose got the body and whose got the brain / I'll take your blood and I'll kill my pain / You are the one that I desire, you are the dark I'm the
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Sam Hamm (Ft. Watchmen (Comic/Movie)) – Terry Gilliam's Watchmen
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Yes, the infamous early draft written by Sam Hamm with Terry Gilliam on board to direct.
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OutKast – Hey Ya!
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“Hey Ya!” is the first single from André 3000’s half of OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double album. André said the following about the concept of this genre-bending song:
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YUNGBLUD – Don't Feel Like Feeling Sad Today
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[Verse 1] / Why are we sitting in silence? / Wondering how we can beat all the violence / I've been asking for some kind of guidance / 'Cause some things in life you just simply
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Adele – Skyfall
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“Skyfall” is the theme song for the twenty-third James Bond film of the same name.
In 2013, “Skyfall” won “Best Original Song” at the 70th Golden Globes and then Best Original
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fun. (Ft. Janelle Monáe) – We Are Young
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“We Are Young” was the lead single from Fun’s second album Some Nights. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 for 6 straight weeks (from March 17 to April 21, 2012). Lyrically, the song
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Amy Winehouse – You Know I'm No Good
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In the quintessential Winehouse track “You Know I’m No Good,” Amy uses her drug and alcohol use to justify her infidelity in a relationship. The track is quite telling of Amy’s
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Kesha – Die Young
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This is Ke$ha’s first single from her sophomore album, Warrior, which came out on December 4th, 2012. Die Young was released on September 25th.
The song was co-written by Nate
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Linkin Park – Faint
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“Faint” is from Linkin Park’s second album, Meteora.
It is a crowd favourite for LP fans, and is fairly well known amongst rap fans as well, after the song was mashed up with “
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Powfu & beabadoobee – death bed (coffee for your head)
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“death bed (coffee for your head),” released alongside Some Boring, Love Stories, Pt. 2, is a collaboration between Powfu and beabadoobee. The song samples “Coffee” from London
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Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
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In a BBC Radio interview, Lynne talked about writing “Mr. Blue Sky” after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet and attempting to write ELO’s follow-up to A New World Record:
It
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Imagine Dragons – Warriors
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“Warriors” is a song written and recorded by American alt-rockers Imagine Dragons.
The band wrote and recorded the song alongside Riot Games for the 2014 League of Legends World
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Fontaines D.C. – Boys in the Better Land
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‘Boys in the Better Land’ is the tenth song on ‘Dogrel’ and, according to Pitchfork, was written after ‘Chatten’s encounter with an Anglophobic Dublin cabby’. It is also noteworthy
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