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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 – Down
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[Verse 1] / You've hit me one time / Imagine my surprise / When you hit me two times / You got yourself a fight / I was a patsy / You were a creep from the cheap seats / Thinking
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Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
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“Cruel Summer” narrates the fragility and uncertainty at the beginning of Taylor’s relationship with Joe Alwyn. The two met officially at the Met Gala in May 2016, although she was
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The Maine – cruel summer
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[Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it / [Pre-Chorus 1] / Killing me
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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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The Animal In Me – Cruel Summer
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[Verse 1: Laura Vierra] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it (Oh yeah, you're right, I want it) / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You
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Versus Me – Cruel Summer
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[Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it / [Pre-Chorus] / Killing me
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Taylor Swift (Ft. LP Giobbi) – Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix - Extended Version)
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[Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it / [Pre-Chorus] / Killing me
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Megan and Liz – Cruel Summer
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[Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it / Killing me slow, out the
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Frank (USA) – Cruel Summer
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[Intro] / (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) / [Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it (Oh yeah, you're right, I want it) / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy
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Taylor Swift (Ft. LP Giobbi) – Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it (I want it) / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it / [Pre-Chorus
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KIDZ BOP Kids – Cruel Summer
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[Intro] / (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) / [Verse 1] / Fever dream there in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it (Oh yeah, you're right, I want it) / Bad, bad move, shiny
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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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Einar Stray Orchestra – Honey
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[Verse 1] / You caught me starring into screens again / In a room of friends you’re my only friend / It might sound strange, but I feel nothing for them / The colorful can be
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Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer (Live from TS
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[Intro] / Oh, hi / [Verse 1] / Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it (Oh yeah, you're right, I want it) / Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price
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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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Phantom/Ghost – Sticky Paws
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I always loved cruel women / And you loved cruel men / So it didn't seem like we were made for each other / In the days back then / Still everything seemed right according to its
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Craig Wedren (Ft. St. Vincent) – Sisters Of The Moon
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Intense silence / As she walked into the room / Her black robes trailing / Sister of the moon / And a black widow spider makes / More sound than she / And a black moon's in those
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St. Vincent – Hang on Me
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Mixing peppy production with Clark’s breathy and inviting vocals, album opener “Hang on Me” sets the scene for the emotions and connections that MASSEDUCTION has in store for
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NPR – The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+
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200. Lori McKenna, "Humble & Kind" / 199. Rapsody (ft. BJ The Chicago Kid), "Black & Ugly" / 198. Demi Lovato, "Cool For The Summer" / 197. Kaki King, "Playing With Pink Noise
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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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Bon Iver & St. Vincent – Rosyln
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“Rosyln” a melancholic ballad by the indie folk band Bon Iver and rock pioneer St. Vincent. The collaboration itself was used in the second movie of the Twilight trilogy, Twilight
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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 – 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 – Something On Your Mind
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[Verse 1] / Yesterday, any way you made it was just fine / So you turned your days into night time / [Chorus] / Didn't you know, you can make it without ever even trying? / And
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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 – 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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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 – 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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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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John Vincent III – Highway Woman
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[Verse 1] / I never wanna see you cry / Just tell me one thing I could do / To make this world feel a little less cruel / I never wanna hurt you again / [Chorus] / Just call on me
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