Genius Meanings
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Brendon Urie) – 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
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The song name refers to the drug mentioned in it – Benzedrine, a form of amphetamine known to cause nosebleeds.
Around the time of this song’s release it was sold for about $20
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Fall Out Boy – Baby Annihilation
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[Verse: Pete Wentz] / An alligator prince with crocodile tears, too many to count / Permanent head-cold dreams awash in your love, fallin' in and out / Time is luck, and I wish
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Fall Out Boy – Songs That Have Yet to be Performed Live by Fall Out Boy
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This is a catalogue of every Fall Out Boy song that hasn’t been played live. Covers, demos, and remixes are not counted in this list. Partial performances, e.g. “20 Dollar Nose
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Brendon Urie) – The Drunk History of Fall Out Boy
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“The Drunk History of Fall Out Boy” is a viral video of Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic! At the Disco,
attempting to recite the history of Fall Out Boy while drunk. The video
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Genius Lists – Songs of Protest and Politics
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Political and protest songs have a long history in music, and some of them are great music as well as political commentary or plea for social change.
This list covers all music
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Genius Lists – Songs That Reference Drugs
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This is a reference page for songs that heavily reference drugs. (Not a little but a lot.)
A recent study of Genius.com user demographics suggested the need for this reference
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Fall Out Boy – The (Shipped) Gold Standard
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OVERVIEW
Contrary to most songs on the rest of the album, the speaker in “The (Shipped) Gold Standard” seems to be opposed to the self-centered narcissistic attitude of their
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Genius Lists – Songs Based on Historical Events
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This Genius project helps connect music to historical events
Many times, we listen to a song, not ever knowing it was based on an actual event in history. The list includes a very
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Bohnes & Lil Wayne) – Tiffany Blews
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OVERVIEW
The true experimentation of Folie a Deux begins with “Tiffany Blews”, which features some significant adjustments to Fall Out Boy’s typical sound. The bass-heavy song
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Fall Out Boy – Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
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The song name is possibly a reference to the baseball player Pete Rose, who was known for headfirst slides. He was accused in a betting scandal, for which he’ll most likely kept
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Fall Out Boy – Pavlove
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OVERVIEW
“Pavlove” was included in the CD Deluxe Edition of Fall Out Boy’s fourth album, Folie a Deux, as a bonus track. As of December 15th, 2023, it is now available on music
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Fall Out Boy – 27
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“27” is the 9th track from Fall out Boy’s fourth studio album Folie à Deux. The title is a reference to the 27 Club, the name given to the unusually long list of musicians who have
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Fall Out Boy – w.a.m.s.
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The title stands for “waiter/actress/model/singer”, as confirmed by Fall Out Boy’s drummer Andy Hurley on Twitter.
This is a reference to the stereotype of people who often move
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Fall Out Boy – She's My Winona
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This song appeared as the third song on Fall Out Boy’s sixth album, “Folie a Deux.” The title of the song is most likely a reference to one of two things. Firstly, Winona County is
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Fall Out Boy – I Don't Care
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The lead single to their fourth album, “I Don’t Care” depicts the narcissistic tendencies of the current generation while also continuing commentary on the pros and cons of fame
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Fall Out Boy – (Coffee's for Closers)
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The song title comes from the 1992 movie Glengarry Glen Ross, in which “closer” is the term for real estate salesmen who close their sales. The title (Coffee’s For Closers) is
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Fall Out Boy – Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
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OVERVIEW
Fall Out Boy chooses to open the album with a slow introduction that launches into an anthem of heartbreak and misfortune. “Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes” introduces
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Genius: Song Lyrics Finder
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Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics, videos and crowdsourced musical knowledge.
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Debbie Harry) – West Coast Smoker
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OVERVIEW
“West Coast Smoker” closes Folie a Deux in a spectacularly aggressive fashion. The speaker of the song (and by extension, the entire album) admits to their own insanity
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Fall Out Boy – America's Suitehearts
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Music
“America’s Suitehearts” was the first song that most fans heard in anticipation of the new album, as its demo was included in the “Welcome to the New Administration” mixtape
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Fall Out Boy (Ft. Bohnes, Brendon Urie, Doug Neumann, Elvis Costello, Gabe Saporta, Travie McCoy & William Beckett) – What a Catch, Donnie
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MUSIC
“What a Catch, Donnie” is one of Fall Out Boy’s only ballads, and features guest vocalists from the band’s associated acts. There are several references to the Donnie
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Fall Out Boy – Lullabye
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“Lullabye” was written by the bassist/lyricist of the band, Pete Wentz, to his son Bronx Mowgli Wentz. It was inspired by Bob Dylan.
It was hidden on Folie à Deux as a track that
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The Weeknd – Reminder
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“Reminder” is Abel’s response to his critics following the release of Beauty Behind the Madness that suggest he’s lost his drug-fueled way. Much as he did on 2015’s “Tell Your
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Lame CRU – Sommaren Kommer!
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[Text till ”Sommaren Kommer!”] / [Intro] / Det skulle bli den bedste sommer i deres liv / [Vers 1: Grim F] / Jag är bra på två saker: Dricka öl och slicka fetta / Gillar o röka
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Lil Wayne (Ft. Drake) – She Will
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An exceedingly rare emo pussy popping song (a virtual paradox) in the style of The Weeknd’s The Morning – lap dance music for the night after you broke up with your girl. Drake is
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Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
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Arguably one of the most iconic songs in hip-hop, the underlying idea of “C.R.E.A.M.” is found in its title—cash rules everything. The timeless piano riffs and background vocals
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Niggas Bleed
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The eleventh track on the first CD of Life After Death, “Niggas Bleed” is a track about a drug between Big, Ron, and the guys in the “Range.” The hook of this song is Big saying
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Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
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Hip-hop’s most famous paranoia anthem inspired a whole generation of rappers to rhyme about the mental stress of the gangsta lifestyle, and helped lay the foundations for the
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Post Malone – White Iverson
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Virtually unknown before this track, Post Malone took the Internet by storm with “White Iverson,” a song filled with basketball metaphors.
In an interview with XXL, Malone said
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Post Malone – Go Flex
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“Go Flex” is a retrospective look at Post Malone’s rise to fame. The song blends several genres into one, featuring Malone’s raps, along with an acoustic guitar.
Malone mentions
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Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues
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“Subterranean Homesick Blues” epitomizes Dylan’s purpose in penning the album Bringing It All Back Home; to revitalize the protest rock of the ‘50s. At the time of this song’s
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21 Savage & Metro Boomin – Runnin
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On the album’s first song, 21 Savage raps about how he frightens his enemies. They start running away when Savage is around because they know that he won’t spare them. Savage also
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Lil Wayne – A Milli
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As the late Senator Everett Dirksen is popularly attributed as having said, “A million here, a million there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money!”
Bangladesh produced the
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Odd Future – Oldie
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The OF posse cut on the mixtape.
To consider Odd Future a viable franchise going forward, listeners needed reminding why they demanded such attention in the first place. Answering
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Juice WRLD – Tim Westwood Freestyle
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On June 29, 2018, Juice WRLD appeared on Tim Westwood’s segment on British hip-hop radio station, Capital XTRA. He freestyled for an hour over more than a dozen existing beats
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