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Portugal. The Man – Feel It Still
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“Feel It Still” was the second single from the 8th studio album by Portugal. The Man, entitled Woodstock.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the
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Portugal. The Man – Atomic Man
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Evil Friends’ fourth video, “Atomic Man” shows the album’s narrator embracing a rockstar life and finally getting out of the society’s judgments—he’s adopting the lifestyle society
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. A$AP Rocky & Zoe Manville) – So Young
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“So Young” was the 3rd single released by Portugal. The Man ahead of their album Woodstock, which dropped June 16th, 2017. Featuring spoken recordings from Zoe Manville and A$AP
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Portugal. The Man – Evil Friends
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“Evil Friends” is the lead single and title track from Portugal. The Man’s Evil Friends. The song talks about the vices of life and how he can’t live being a righteous person—it’s
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Portugal. The Man – Modern Jesus
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In an interview with NPR, lead singer John Gourley explained that the message of the song as a whole was to simply say that it is better to have faith in yourself than in God
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Edgar Winter & With War) – Champ
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[Intro] / Two, ready / [Verse 1: John Gourley] / Billy and Jimmy gonna give me the spotlight / While I peel my face off the floor / Blessed in silence / Waiting for more / [Refrain
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Portugal. The Man – Live in the Moment
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“Live in the Moment” is the third single release from their 2017 album Woodstock and it talks about enjoying things in the present. The song is also featured on the 2017 released
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Portugal. The Man – Grim Generation
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[Intro: Paul Winchell] / One, two, three / [Verse 1] / Dream killer / Don't be naïve, there's a darkness deep in the stream / Smile and wave as it floats on by / Or dive on in and
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Portugal. The Man – Created
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[Verse 1: John Gourley] / I don't know how we're created / But I know that I know we all die, know we all die / Go pick up all your tools and build a roof / I'll pick up all mine
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Portugal. The Man – Shade
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[Verse 1] / Claims, they crawled from those clouds / And over mountains cried / Into the streams where they ran the length of / Past and time that called out / With their hands
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Portugal. The Man – Dummy
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[Intro] / Duh, duh, duh, duh / Duh, duh, duh, duh / Duh, duh, doo, duh-duh / Duh, duh-duh, duh-duh-duh, uh / Duh, duh, doo, duh-duh / Duh, duh-duh, duh-duh-duh, aw / [Verse 1] / My
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Zoe Manville) – Noise Pollution (Version A, Vocal Up Mix 1.3)
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Dropped on December 1st, 2016. From the band:
Not to be dramatic and shit, but there’s a flood of noise right now that feels like it might drown us all. And it’s harder and
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Portugal. The Man – Plastic Island
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[Verse 1] / My mind's an ocean / Plastic island in the ocean / And I can see it, distant / The wheels are turnin', but you're spinnin' out / [Chorus] / Is it the end, my friend? (
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Portugal. The Man – Colors
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This song is the title track of Portugal. The Man’s 2008 album Censored Colors.
The song’s meaning can be interpreted in many ways, but the most agreed upon interpretation is the
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Unknown Mortal Orchestra) – Summer of Luv
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[Verse 1] / Kids at the Mercado on the east end / Dustin' off the subs to acid house / Don't know why and I don't need a reason / If I had it all, I'd still be laughing when it
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Portugal. The Man – The Devil
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(The devil) / [Verse 1] / If his patience had its way with that lie I caught him in / Would they send him back to Texas; weathered face and crooked grin / [Chorus] / Where they
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Portugal. The Man – Ghost Town
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[Verse 1] / In the shadow of the witch / All is clear and nothing's real / It's a hard pill to swallow, NPCs on the hill / Got no love for me, no love for you / [Pre-Chorus
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Portugal. The Man – Keep On
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[Verse 1] / Keep on hanging on, stuck here 'til I'm gone / Boys still throwing stones, running 'til I'm wrong / I never listened, to tell the truth, I never knew / But nobody
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Portugal. The Man – Easy Tiger
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The second track on Portugal. The Man’s Woodstock, “Easy Tiger,” talks about relaxing and living your life the way you want, directing this message especially for young people—as
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Portugal. The Man – 1989
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1: John Gourley] / I was born in 1989 / All we could do / No shakes or coughs or burst relief / Or lists of all our things / Just minutes making minds
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Richie Havens & Son Little) – Number One
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Released April 28th on YouTube as a music video. Full audio can be heard here: https://vimeo.com/215107234
Featuring a sample from Richie Haven’s “Freedom,” one of the most iconic
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Portugal. The Man – Purple Yellow Red and Blue
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“Purple Yellow Red and Blue,” Evil Friends second single, talks about drugs and living an intense life. The track is featured on soccer game FIFA 14’s soundtrack.
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Portugal. The Man – Sleep Forever
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[Verse 1] / As I finally meet my end / I won't be scared, I won't defend / The things I've done / I don't need him like you do / I don't fear him like you do / As the world
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Portugal. The Man – Smile
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“Smile” is a reflection on the album as a whole. It’s about the narrator deciding to actively ignore all the questions and arguments he imposed throughout the album, and just to be
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Portugal. The Man – Senseless
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[Verse 1] / I watched the words drip from you / And pour from your mouth like a sieve / I'll end like I did begin / Jump rope the stars in a game / [Refrain] / But you were there
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Portugal. The Man – Tidal Wave
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“Tidal Wave” is a song about pain and its damning effect, yet the person the singer is talking about tries to ignore the pain, but it’s taking its toll. It is taken from the group’
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Portugal. The Man – People Say
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[Verse 1: John Gourley] / Save me, I can't be saved / I won't / I'm a president's son / I don't need no soul / [Chorus: John Gourley] / All the soldiers say, "It'll be alright / We
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Fatlip) – Mr. Lonely
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“Mr. Lonely” is the 8th track on Portugal. the Man’s 8th studio album, Woodstock.
John Gourley introduces it best, in answer to a question about the “Muddled” voice on intro and
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Paul Williams) – Anxiety:Clarity
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I'm not supposed to be here / I'd rather be running, never wanted to be here / I question the feelings I feel / Hard to feel it coming when you don't wanna be here / I don't wanna
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Portugal. The Man – Waves
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“Waves” talks about the pointless struggle and pain war can cause, and how no matter what, at some point, everyone who dies in the conflict will be forgotten. The narrator is
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Jeff Bhasker) – Heavy Games II
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[Chorus] / Heavy games, can't take this back / 'Cause the present has a past / Now I'm fucked up forever / [Verse] / You don't need a mathematician to show you the root / But you'
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Portugal. The Man – Salt
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[Verse 1: John Gourley, Gang Vocals] / My legs are all buried in salt the way / As my lips move out all of my words the way / But this can't be all that we have to wait / This can'
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Portugal. The Man – Rich Friends
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“Rich Friends” is the fifth track on Portugal. The Man’s album Woodstock.
Singer John Gourley explains the inspiration for “Rich Friends” in an interview with Billboard. While at
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Portugal. The Man – So American
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Criticizing the patriotism of the United States of America, “So American” is 2011’s In The Mountain In The Cloud’s second and last single. After its release, the track became a
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Portugal. The Man – What, Me Worry?
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[Intro: Zack Carothers] / Yo, remember when we were kids? / What? / [Verse 1] / Every minute, it's runnin' through my head / Hundred million thoughts that I could have said / And
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Portugal. The Man (Ft. Sir Chloe) – Novocaine For The Soul
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[Verse 1] / Life is hard / And so am I / You'd better give me something / So I don't die / [Chorus 1] / Novocaine for the soul / Before I sputter out / Before I sputter out / [
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Portugal. The Man – Sea of Air
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“Sea of Air,” as many Portugal. The Man songs, talks about atheism. According to John Baldwin,
There was nothing up there no, no nothing at all
Nothing but space nothing but
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Portugal. The Man – And I
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[Verse 1: John Gourley, Gang Vocals] / Some were reborn / Some were simply shaken free / And some were the colors / That took to the streets / They found in those later years
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Portugal. The Man – Hip Hop Kids
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“Hip Hop Kids” talks about the music industry and how is the scene today compared to the past. The hip-hop is dominating the mainstream, but those old-school fans, as Gourley says
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