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The Strokes – Take It or Leave It
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The eleventh track off The Strokes album Is This It. A great song about frustration with boy-girl dynamics.
For the Arctic Monkeys cover, look below.
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Cage The Elephant – Take It or Leave It
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A song about comitting to a relationship.
Matt Shultz says, “We have a rehearsal cabin in Portland, Tennessee, which if you know anything about Portland, Tennessee, you know that
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The Strokes – Take It or Leave It (Village Sessions - Live)
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[Verse 1] / Leave me alone / I'm in control, I'm in control / And girls act too much and boys act too tough / Enough is enough / Well, on the minds of other men, I know she was / [
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Great Good Fine OK – Take It Or Leave It
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[Verse 1] / You came in from the other side / Took your time; made me feel alive / Why'd you let me go? / You never tried; you're born to be alone / What did you take of mine
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The Strokes – Reptilia
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The title “Reptilia” refers to the “reptilian brain”, the central part of your brain that handles basic emotions such as love and hate.
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Sublime With Rome – Take It Or Leave It
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She's got a knack for hurting me / Is it the words she says? / The only thing that keeps me here / Are her eyes in the morning / I've packed my things a thousand times, ooh / And I
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James Arthur – Take It Or Leave It
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, all the highs and lows / The loss of inhibitions / I'm under the throws of all my bad decisions / [Pre-Chorus] / Everybody's asking questions I don't know
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Stanfour – Take Me Or Leave Me
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I'm still not breaking / It's getting so cold / Waiting for reasons to unfold / The world is so jaded / It's tainted my view / But I just can't go on chasing you / Words without
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The Strokes – I Can't Win
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Track 11 from Room on Fire, by The Strokes.
This song is about a “loner” who often gives up every time he is motivated to do something.
Fun Fact: “Take It or Leave It” is the
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The Strokes – Trying Your Luck
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On this track, Casablancas discusses his romantic ventures with a woman he has strong feelings for, and how he is willing to leave it all on the line to try and get her.
The song
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The Strokes – Bad Decisions
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“Bad Decisions” is, according to band member Albert Hammond Jr., the first official single from The Strokes sixth studio album The New Abnormal. The Strokes debuted the song with a
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The Strokes – Soma
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“Soma' was the name of the imaginary "ideal pleasure drug” in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World (1932). Its chemistry and pharmacology are undefined. As described, the drug
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The Strokes – One Way Trigger
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[Intro] / (One, two, three) / [Verse 1] / Get dressed in your bed / While she's asleep / It isn’t right / But it isn’t hard / Tell me, tell me, won’t you understand / Show me, show
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The Strokes – Trying Your Luck (Village Sessions - Live)
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[Verse 1] / They said you couldn't stay / You've seen it all before, I know / And sold you on their way / Oh, honey, that's okay / [Refrain] / No harm, he's armed / Setting off all
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The Strokes – Barely Legal (Rough Trade Version)
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[Verse 1] / I didn't take no shortcuts / I spent the money that I saved up / Oh, mama running out of luck / Like my sister, don't give a fuck / Oh these strange manners, I love 'em
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The Strokes – New York City Cops
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“New York City Cops” is a fast-paced, punk blaster from The Strokes' debut album, Is This It. It departs stylistically from the rest of the more slowed down, almost apathetic
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The Strokes – The Modern Age
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“The Modern Age” was one of three tracks included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and later appeared on their debut studio album Is This It.
The
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Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out
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“Take Me Out” is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12
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The Strokes – When It Started
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“When It Started” is the 9th track on the US release of Is This It. The track replaced “New York City Cops”, which was the 9th track on the releases outside of the US out of
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The Strokes – Why Are Sundays So Depressing?
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“Why Are Sundays So Depressing?” is a self-reflective, nostalgic track from The Strokes. Julian looks back on past aspects of his life before fame including love, work, and his
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The Strokes – Alone, Together
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After the release of Is This It, the band toured around the world, featuring dates in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and North America opening for the Rolling Stones. The
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The Strokes – Barely Legal
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later appear on their debut album Is This It.
“Barely Legal” is
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The Strokes – Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus
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“Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus” is the third single from The Strokes' sixth studio album The New Abnormal.
The track follows Julian in a very reminiscing tone, reflecting on people
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The Strokes – Welcome to Japan
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[Verse] / If we don't watch the sun, it will rise / If we don't take our time, it's not wise / Putting posters up for your band / (Hey, we're playing a gig tonight if you wanna
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The Strokes – Someday
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“Someday” was the third single from Is This It. It peaked at #17 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and at #27 on the U.K. Singles Chart.
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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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The Strokes – At the Door
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“At The Door” is the first single from The Strokes sixth studio album The New Abnormal, their first new studio album in seven years. The song is an emotional ballad from the group
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The Strokes – You Only Live Once
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You Only Live Once is the opening track and third single from First Impressions of Earth, the third album from American rock band The Strokes. They have performed this song on
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The Voidz – Leave It in My Dreams
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After four years, The Voidz released “Leave It In My Dreams”, the first single off their sophomore album.
The song is a psychedelic indie pop song, which prompted many fans to say
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Cage The Elephant – Take It or Leave It (Unpeeled)
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[Verse 1] / Baby, you should know by now that I’m right for you / But every time I step to you, you change your tune / Sweet wheel of death keeps us holding our breath / I step to
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The Strokes – Is This It
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This opening track to The Strokes' 2001 debut ended up arbitrarily spawning the album’s title.
When we were trying to find titles for the record it could’ve been called “Take It
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The Strokes – Meet Me in the Bathroom
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[Verse 1] / When they say promises, they mean promises / They'd say, "That's okay, long as we can celebrate" / [Pre-Chorus] / You see, my uncle would say / Things would change when
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The Strokes – Last Nite
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One of three tracks originally included on The Modern Age EP that prompted a record label bidding war and would later become the second single off of Is This It.
In March 2005, Q
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The Strokes – Call Me Back
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[Verse 1] / Wait time is the worst / I can hardly sit / No one has the time / Someone's always late / I look for you / And you look for me / [Chorus] / I don't know why / I came
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Nouvelle Vague – Blank Generation
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I was saying let me out of here before I was / Even born, it's such a gamble when you get a face / It's fascinating to observe what the mirror does / But when I dine it's for the
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The Strokes – Selfless
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“Selfless” is centered around love and relationships, with Julian beckoning to a significant other that he wants them to come live life with him, not missing out on a moment that
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation
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The music of Richard Hell and the Voidoids is an important example of proto-punk, the retrospectively named precursor to the punk rock movement which began in the mid-1970s.
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The Strokes – Hard to Explain
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“Hard to Explain” is the first single from New York garage rock band The Strokes (their only previously released material was The Modern Age EP). It was released first in the UK
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