 Genius Meanings
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Eagles – Learn to Be Still
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[Verse 1] / It's just another day in paradise / As you stumble to your bed / You'd give anything to silence / Those voices ringing in your head / You thought you could find
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Eagles – The Heart of the Matter
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I got the call today, I didn't wanna hear / But I knew that it would come / An old true friend of ours was talkin' on the phone / She said you found someone / And I thought of all
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Eagles – Lyin' Eyes
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The second single from One of These Nights, “Lyin' Eyes” reached #2 on the Billboard Top 100 and was the winner of the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group.
It was
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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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The Beatles – Blackbird
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“Blackbird” is Paul McCartney’s hopeful essay on the Civil Rights Movement and the “End of Racism in America”.
The tune was inspired by J.S. Bach’s Bourrée in E minor, a well
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Eagles – New Kid in Town
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“New Kid in Town” takes on two meanings. The literal interpretation involves the experience of a band becoming famous and being treated differently in society, because they are now
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Meek Mill – Dreams and Nightmares (Intro)
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This Intro sets the tone for the theme of Meek’s entire album, so literally that the song itself is broken into two parts. The beginning – an upbeat braggadocio depicting Meek’s
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Open Mike Eagle (Ft. R.A.P. Ferreira, Still Rift & Video Dave) – Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet
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[Verse 1: R.A.P. Ferreira] / Dune city, no one I knew took pity / The moon wit' me, every utterance a nature sound / Yogibogeybox iridescent, pileus clouds / I study the old
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Eagles – Take It Easy
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“Take It Easy” is a song written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey! It was most famously recorded by the Eagles (with Frey singing lead vocals). The Eagles also recorded and
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Slim Thug (Ft. Joel Osteen) – Chuuch
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[Intro: Joel Osteen] / I wanna talk to you today about the right people / Who you spend your time with will have a great impact on what kind of life you live / There are people God
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Masicka – Suicide Note
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[Intro] / Yuh know a 438 enuh / All di pain and suffering over, y'nah mean / And yuh life and as it relate to material... possession / Tek tremendous turn, yuh nah mean / Yeah / [
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The Killers – Mr. Brightside
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This was The Killers' first ever recorded song for their 2002 demo. The song was composed by guitarist Dave Keuning and the lyrics written by Brandon Flowers. It was re-recorded
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Orleans – Still the One
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[Verse 1] / We've been together since way back when / Sometimes I never want to see you again / But I want you to know, after all these years / You're still the one I want
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Don Henley – The Boys of Summer
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“The Boys of Summer” is track #1 on Don Henley’s 1984 LP Building the Perfect Beast.
It was a huge hit earning numerous awards including the MTV Video of the Year in 1985 and the
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Coldplay – Everglow
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The most personal and emotionally-charged song on Coldplay’s enigmatic A Head Full of Dreams, “Everglow” expresses memory and loss as an ever-lasting “glow.”
Most likely inspired
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Eagles – Take It to the Limit
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[Verse 1] / All alone at the end of the evening / When the bright lights have faded to blue / I was thinking 'bout a woman who might have / Loved me and I never knew / You know I'
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Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
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“Stairway to Heaven” is one of Led Zeppelin’s most famous recordings, with many considering it the greatest rock song of all time. It tells the story of a greedy woman who is
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Eagle-Eye Cherry – Come What May
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[Verse 1] / You hide behind what you don't show / Can see it when you look away / Where you headed you don't know / But I'm goin' with you come what may / So now that you won't
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Gucci Mane) – Steady Mobbin'
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“We Be Steady Mobbin’” is a classic street cut between Lil Wayne and Gucci Mane. On the song, both rappers list down a number of reasons on why they shouldn’t be messed with or
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Steely Dan – Reelin’ In the Years
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“Reelin' In the Years” is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second single from their 1972 album, Can’t Buy a Thrill. It reached No. 11 in the Billboard
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black midi – Still
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[Verse 1] / I waited so long / That only a fool would try and stay / If not for you / If not for only you / I feel sunk in a way / You've been sulking all day / Our ship's been
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Lynyrd Skynyrd – Free Bird
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“Free Bird” is a song by the American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, from the band’s first debut (Pronounced ‘Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973). Released as a single the following
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Eagle-Eye Cherry – Conversation
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CHORUS: / Conversation with the child who once believed in you / How does one explain to him what it is you do / He says Daddy Daddy please tell me it's not true / What all the
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Paul Engemann – Scarface (Push It to the Limit)
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Most famous for its appearances in the soundtracks to Scarface and, later, Grand Theft Auto 3.
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Elton John – Crocodile Rock
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Likely inspired by the song Daddy Cool’s “Eagle Rock” and Neil Sedaka’s “Oh! Carol,” “Crocodile Rock” comments on rock’s evolution over time using metaphors.
Elton John actually
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The Weeknd – Wasted Times
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“Wasted Times” sees The Weeknd putting his two high-profile relationships with Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez in perspective.
It can be inferred from lines referencing her past as
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Lil Baby – How
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[Intro] / (M-M-M-Murda) / [Verse 1] / Runnin' up this money been a breeze (Phew) / Flew her in, she fuck me 'til she leave (Uh) / She done fell in love, I'm sellin' dreams / I done
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Eagles – Victim of Love
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Victim of Love was recorded live in the studio, with the only overdubs being the vocals.
Don Felder was supposedly promised to sing two tracks on the album. This being one of them
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Earl Sweatshirt (Ft. Liv.e (Singer)) – MTOMB
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On “MTOMB” Earl picks up where he left off on his last album Some Rap Songs dealing with depression in the wake of his father’s death.
The soul sample in the background is sampled
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