 Genius Meanings
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U2 – With or Without You
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“With or Without You” was released as the lead single from the album “The Joshua Tree”. It was the band’s most successful single at the time.
It features sustained guitar parts
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Gracie Abrams – Where do we go now?
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“Where do we go now?” serves as the second single to Gracie Abrams' highly anticipated debut album, Good Riddance. The single was released on January 13, 2023, alongside the music
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Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
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During his speech at The BRIT Awards 2020, Lewis confirmed that contrary to popular belief, this song is about his grandmother (as opposed to an ex-lover).
The music video
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Nickelback – How You Remind Me
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Nickelback’s breakout single and probably still their biggest song. It hit #1 at the Hot 100 for four weeks and ended as the top song of 2002 after 22 weeks in the Top 10.
In an
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Evanescence (Ft. Paul McCoy) – Bring Me to Life
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After Wind-Up Records insisted the group bring on a full-time rapper and the band refused, Evanescence went home, assuming they no longer had a record deal. However, the label
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Michael Bolton – How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
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[Verse 1] / I could hardly believe it, when I heard the news today / I had to come and get it straight from you / They said you were leavin', someone's swept your heart away / From
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Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive
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This song was given a lucky break when a Studio 54 DJ flipped to the B-side of “Substitute”, a Righteous Brothers cover. During a time when most disco hits were heavily produced
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Three Days Grace – Pain
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“Pain” is a tormented song about being numbed by depression, and wishing to feel pain rather than nothing. Written in the depths of Adam Gontier’s struggle against prescription
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Jeremih – oui
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“Oui” is French for “yes"—in Jeremih’s ode to romantic devotion, he makes a pun based on the word’s English language homophone, "we.”
In order to have “we"—a couple—you need two
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Panic! at the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
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“I Write Sins Not Tragedies” is Panic! At The Disco’s second single from their debut studio album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. This song is considered the most popular song of P!
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Jesse Stewart – Cold Beer
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A cover of what was originally a comedy song (performed by Donnie Dumphy) “Cold Beer” is one of Jesse Stewart’s most well known songs when his performance of it was released in
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Fontaines D.C. – I Love You
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[Chorus 1] / I love you, I love you, I told you I do / It's all I've ever felt, I've never felt so well / And if you don't know it, I wrote you this tune / To be here loving you
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Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown – No Air
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“No Air” is a breakup ballad that sees Jordin and Chris lament about not being able to breathe without the ones they love. The track was released as the second single from Jordin’s
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Drake – Nice For What
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The New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What” is Drake’s third single of 2018, coming after the Scary Hours EP which was released in January.
Throughout the song, Drake
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Guns N' Roses – Estranged
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The third song in the unofficial “Del James trilogy” including “Don’t Cry” and “November Rain.”
The director of the music video, Andy Morahan, said:
By the time we got to ‘
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Rita Wilson & Sebastian Yatra – Til You're Home
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[Verse 1: Rita Wilson] / Sun through the shadows / Light through the door / Voice like an echo / I can't hear anymore / [Pre-Chorus: Rita Wilson] / So I follow your steps while the
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Kid Ink (Ft. DeJ Loaf) – Be Real
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Nearing the February 3rd release of Ink’s upcoming junior album Full Speed, another leak has surfaced. This time wielding a feature from DeJ Loaf, utilizing her angelic voice on
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UGK (Ft. OutKast) – Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
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The Underground Kingz (Bun B, Pimp C) and the Outkasts (André 3000 and Big Boi) unite in a classic track about the women in their lives. There are two stories about actually
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Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark
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The first single off of Springsteen’s seminal album Born In The U.S.A., this track was written two years after most of the other songs on the album.
Producer Jon Landau thought
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J. Cole – Work Out
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After “Who Dat” failed to become a chart topper, J. Cole released “Work Out” as the second single off his debut album three months prior to its release, on June 5th, 2011, the
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Michael Jackson – Thriller
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“Thriller,” known for having what is arguably the most significant music video (and dance moves) in pop culture, is the seventh and final single from Michael Jackson’s Thriller
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MF DOOM – Hoe Cakes
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The second track off the MM…FOOD album makes use of some pretty sick beatboxing throughout.
“Hoe Cakes” (spelled “hoecakes”) is an African American food from the 19th century
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JAY-Z & Kanye West (Ft. Frank Ocean & The-Dream) – No Church in the Wild
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“No Church in the Wild” is an existential renunciation of traditional, organized religious worship. Its theme is reminiscent of a famous line delivered by Cassius in Shakespeare’s
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Nipsey Hussle (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Dedication
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“Dedication” is the lead single from Nipsey Hussle’s debut album, Victory Lap–assisted by fellow L.A native Kendrick Lamar.
It’s a diverse mix of bars from each artist to describe
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Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
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Perhaps the quintessential Bruce number, this anthemic 1975 song contains many of the lyrical and musical hallmarks that make the band from E Street so justly famous. It is the
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Eminem (Ft. Dido) – Stan
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In this song, Eminem corresponds with a crazed fan who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses. This is one of his most well-received singles and was listed at #15 on
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Queen – Another One Bites the Dust
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“Another One Bites the Dust” took the world by storm. The song became a hit in 17 countries, but nowhere larger than in the United States, where it became the biggest-selling Queen
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Kanye West – Family Business
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The stories in this song are not actually all about Kanye’s family. Per Complex, Tarrey Torae (who sings “they don’t mean a thang” toward the end) helped Kanye with the stories for
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Troy Ave – Merry White Christmas
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1st song on Troy Aves mixtape Whit Christmas 2 which has generated 56k download on datpiff.com
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The Devil Makes Three – Old Number Seven
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[Verse 1] / I guess I grew up on an old dirt road / A-pedal to the metal, always did what I's told / 'Til I found out that my brand new clothes / A-came second hand from the rich
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Tyler, The Creator – NEW MAGIC WAND
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On “NEW MAGIC WAND,” Tyler desperately attempts to convince someone he has feelings for to not leave him. However, the person Tyler is in love with is still thinking about their
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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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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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The Game (Ft. Lil Wayne) – My Life
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The hood has taken so many of their people, and yet it hasn’t taken their lives.
The third single from The Game’s third studio album, LAX.
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Eagles – Hotel California
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One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail
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Adele – Set Fire to the Rain
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“Set Fire To The Rain” talks about a relationship coming to an end. Girl meets guy, he is wonderful and she falls really quickly. He tells her all of these amazing things, but
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French Montana (Ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross) – Pop That
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The “fanute” king is joined by Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross in this ode to p-popping, the tenth song off French’s album Excuse My French.
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Eminem – W.T.P.
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White
Trash
Party
In what’s probably the most lighthearted song on Recovery, Eminem describes rolling up to trashy parties in highly flammable super compact cars from the 70s, and
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Sabrina Carpenter – Feather
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“Feather” by Sabrina Carpenter is a disco-influenced pop song about cutting ties with a toxic relationship and feeling lighter as a result. In July 2023, the song was promoted as
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