Genius Lyrics
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George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You
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Listen closely to the film of The Beatles in New York in 1964 and at one point you’ll hear Harrison say, “Have you got a record called ‘Got My Mind Set On You’ by James Ray?” Fast
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James Ray – I've Got My Mind Set On You
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I got my mind set on you / I got my mind set on you / I got my mind set on you / I know what I got to do / It’s gonna take money / Whole lotta spending money / It’s gonna take hard
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"Weird Al" Yankovic – (This Song's Just) Six Words Long
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“(I’ve) Got My Mind Set on You,” recorded by James Ray in 1962, was covered by George Harrison in 1987. Al is mimicking the Harrison version and its repetitive lyrics.
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George Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You Samples
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See all of “Got My Mind Set On You” by George Harrison’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Spose – Set On You
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“Set On You” tackles the struggle of watching the clock closely, longing for the end of the work or school day in anticipation of going home and/or partying with friends. In the
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Gil Wrayson – Mindset
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The first Gil Wrayson song with no real theme present, this song heavily samples George Harrison’s hit 80’s pop tune Got My Mind Set On You.
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George Harrison – Devil's Radio
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Though not released as a commercially-available single, “Devil’s Radio” was used to promote the release of Cloud Nine to radio stations. On these promotional releases, the song is
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Girl Talk – Steady Shock
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[Travis Porter – Go Shorty Go] / Go shorty shorty go shorty shorty go / Go shorty shorty go shorty shorty go / [Instrumental: Blue Öyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper] / [Usher
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GoodApolloIV – Favorite Cover Songs
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-#- / - "1-800-273-8255" - Our Last Night (Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid) / - "5446 That's My Number" - Sublime (Toots & the Maytals) / - "99 Red Balloons" - Goldfinger (Nena) / -
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The Beatles – I'm So Tired
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[Verse 1] / I'm so tired, I haven't slept a wink / I'm so tired, my mind is on the blink / I wonder, should I get up / And fix myself a drink? / No, no, no / [Verse 2] / I'm so
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George Harrison – Someplace Else
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Harrison wrote “Someplace Else” for the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise, then re-recorded it with Jeff Lynne (and without string arrangements by Michael Kamen) and included it on his
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Nelly (Ft. Big Gipp, Paul Wall & Poppa Leezy) – Grillz
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The song “Grillz” was released at the apex of the mainstream success the Houston rap scene’s success. Arguably popularized by Paul Wall who along with TV Johnny run a custom grill
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The Beatles – Across the Universe
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In a 1970 interview, Lennon referred to this song as:
[…] one of the best lyrics I’ve written. In fact, it could be the best. It’s good poetry, or whatever you call it, without
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IBattle (Ft. Homeskool (Battle Rapper) & Illipsis) – Homeskool vs. Illipsis
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[Round 1: Homeskool] / You’re an extreme bore (boar) like a warthog / That right here is the bottom line / Lexx said, “Hey! You wanna battle Illipsis?” / I told him, “I’d rather
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The Beatles – Fixing a Hole
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A dreamy baroque pop song by McCartney from Sgt Pepper. It’s about how McCartney’s fans would stand outside of his house all of the time, and how he saw the issue from his
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The Beatles – Think for Yourself
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In keeping with the other Harrison songs of this era, “Think For Yourself” is a partly-political, partly-philosophical rant against politicians and other people who try to keep
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Harper's Bazaar (Ft. Pattie Boyd & Taylor Swift) – Taylor Swift Interviews Rock ’n’ Roll Icon Pattie Boyd on Songwriting, Beatlemania, & the Power of Being a Muse
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In the 1960s and ’70s, Pattie Boyd stood at the intersection of fashion, rock ’n’ roll, art, and fame. Widely considered one of the greatest muses of all time, Boyd, who was
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The Beatles – In My Life
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“In My Life” is a song by The Beatles written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
The song originated with Lennon, and while McCartney contributed to the final version, the extent
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The Beatles – This Boy
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John Lennon wrote this song. One of his early compositions, it is seemingly simple, but very clever. The song contains only a few notes, but the space between the notes is filled
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Coldplay – The Scientist
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“The Scientist” is a very mellow song about trying to analyze a broken relationship.
The song’s melody is inspired by “Don’t Look Back in Anger” by the Oasis, especially the piano
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The Beatles – You're Going to Lose That Girl
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‘'You’re Going To Lose That Girl’‘ was released in 1965 as the sixth track on the soundtrack for Help!
John Lennon and Paul McCartney narrate a conversation between two people
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John Gary Williams – My Sweet Lord
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[Chorus] / My sweet Lord / My Lord / My Lord / [Verse 1] / I really wanna see you / I really wanna be with you / I really wanna see you, Lord / But it takes so long, my Lord / [
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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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George Harrison – Fish on the Sand
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According to Eight Arms To Hold You – The Solo Beatles Compendium, “Fish On The Sand” was possibly going to be a single from Cloud Nine (due to an acetate that was made in 1987 of
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George Harrison – Shanghai Surprise
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“Shanghai Surprise” is a song by George Harrison written specifically for the 1986 film of the same name, Shanghai Surprise. So were “Someplace Else” and “Zig Zag”.
The film was
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George Harrison – Cloud 9
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“Cloud 9” is the opening track to George Harrison’s album Cloud Nine. The track features simultaneous riffs by Harrison and Eric Clapton, and Elton John plays piano.
Not to be
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The Beatles – A Day in the Life
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For “A Day in the Life,” John Lennon wrote the opening and closing sections, while McCartney contributed the bridge. For the climax, they hired an orchestra of 40 musicians
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Blondie – Heart of Glass
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Ranking #255 (#259 in 2017) on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time and with its 1.3 million sales in UK only, “Heart Of Glass” made Blondie one of the
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