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St. Vincent – Cheerleader
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In “Cheerleader,” Clark reclaims her dignity and self-worth against those she felt she had to uproot her lifestyle for.
The idea of being a cheerleader denounces Clark’s
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St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
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In “Strange Mercy,” the album’s title track, Clark reflects back on the imprisonment of her father in 2010 following his involvement in a stock fraud scheme, and how her family
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Heather Hammers – Cheerleader
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[Verse 1] / I've had good times / With some bad guys / I've told whole lies / With a half smile / Held your bare bones / With my clothes on / I've thrown rocks / Then hid both my
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St. Vincent – Cruel
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Cruel to be kind.
That’s how Annie Clark described the core theme of Strange Mercy. In the single “Cruel”, the former is explored as she details the subtle cruelties society
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St. Vincent – This Wave
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“This Wave” is a bonus track off Strange Mercy. It was left off the finished record but included on the Japanese release. Delicate and unnerving, it stands as one of Annie Clark’s
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St. Vincent – Chloe in the Afternoon
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The opening track of St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy describes a sexually active dominatrix and her loyal wounded client who’s desperate for some emotional connection
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St. Vincent – Year of the Tiger
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“Year of the Tiger” is the last track from St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy.
2010, the titular Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar, was a personally “difficult” year
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St. Vincent – Dilettante
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“Dilettante” is the ninth song on Indie/Art Pop-artist St. Vincent’s 2011 album, Strange Mercy.
It was her third full studio album, and came to be with Clark writing in an
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St. Vincent – Surgeon
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“Surgeon” was born out of a single line Annie Clark found while reading Marilyn Monroe’s diaries.
Best, finest surgeon – Lee Strasberg, come cut me open
In an NPR interview in
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St. Vincent – Hysterical Strength
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[Verse 1] / Hey, it's your blood / That makes my veins run / It's true / So I tried to give it back to you / Young one, look at me / It's not your beast to leash / Oh, don't hold
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St. Vincent – Champagne Year
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[Verse] / So I thought I'd learned my lesson / But I secretly expected / A choir at the shore / And confetti through the falling air / [Refrain 1] / I make a living telling people
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David Byrne & St. Vincent – Ice Age
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The only track on the Love This Giant written solely by Annie Clark. “Ice Age” functions as some sort of inspiration / get it together track, perhaps even like a prequel (or even a
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St. Vincent – Masseduction
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The title track of Masseduction. St Vincent said in her Facebook press conference that the title is “a little play on words. Mass seduction, seduction of masses, my seduction. Am I
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St. Vincent – Neutered Fruit
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A fruit is a ripened ovary of a plant, so a neutered fruit would be an infertile ovary. This is an analogy for loveless love or a relationship that is lacking love from one person.
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St. Vincent – Northern Lights
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[Verse 1] / If you say it is, then I guess it is / What you say it is, but I don't feel anything / 'Cause your pendulum is in swing again / Yeah, your pendulum hasn't swung back in
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Drinkin' Manic Panic
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Manic Panic is a brand of hair dye well-known for its vivid colors and association with teenagers, especially scene or punk kids of the early to mid 2000s. Drinking Manic Panic is not recommended.
The mention of Manic Panic sets the mood of this verse both in its allusion to adolescence and its invocation of a manic (or panicked) state.
This line also be a play on the trope of the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” – the girl, herself a manic panic, is drinking.
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Taylor Swift – The 1989 World Tour - Special Guests
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Taylor Swift surprised fans throughout the tour by performing duets with special musical guests. Special guests also include co-stars from the “Bad Blood” music video and some
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Olivia Rodrigo – obsessed
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[Intro] / La-da-da-da, da-da-da (Da-da-da-da-da) / La-da-da-da-da / [Verse 1] / If I told you how much I think about her / You'd think I was in love / And if you knew how much I
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