Genius Meanings
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Foo Fighters – Shame Shame
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“Shame Shame” is the first single off Foo Fighters' tenth studio album Medicine At Midnight.
Foo Fighters debuted the song on November 7th, 2020 with a performance on Saturday
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Foo Fighters – Arlandria
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The fifth track on Wasting Light, also issued as a single in the UK.
After the break up of Dave’s parents, he lived with his mother in Northern Virginia and went to high school in
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Foo Fighters – Tired of You
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A tender love song featuring Brian May of Queen. The only track from the original recording sessions of One by One (dubbed “Million Dollar Demos”) to end on the final album.
The
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Foo Fighters – DOA
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[Intro] / Oh, you know I did it, it's over, and I feel fine / Nothing you could say is gonna change my mind / Waited and I waited the longest night / Nothing like the taste of
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Foo Fighters – Arrows
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“Arrows” is Concrete and Gold seventh track. As Dave Grohl said:
It happened at the perfect time. I was inspired by what was going on with our country—politically, personally, as
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Foo Fighters – Making a Fire
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[Refrain] / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / Na, na, na-na-na-na na, na / Na-na-na-na na, na, na-na-na-na na / [Verse 1] / I've been waitin
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Foo Fighters – The Teacher
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[Part I] / [Intro] / Who's at the door now? / Who's at the door now? / [Verse 1] / Sun goes down, windows wide / One step closer to the other side / I can feel what others do / Can
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Foo Fighters – Sunday Rain
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For the second time, drummer Taylor Hawkins takes over lead vocals in a Foo Fighters original. And his replacement in the percussion is a heavyweight: Sir Paul McCartney, who has
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Foo Fighters – DOA - Demo
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[Intro] / Oh, you know I did it / It's over and I feel fine / Nothing you could say is gonna change my mind / Waited and I waited the longest night / Nothing like the taste of
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Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench
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This song is about not wanting to be someone’s foolish person/someone who can be manipulated.
Dave wrote this about his Ex-wife Jennifer Youngblood whom he was with for 4 years
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5 Seconds of Summer – No Shame
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On “No Shame”, 5SOS sings about infatuation the current society has molded to seek fame and attention on the internet, and real life. The song is their first single of 2020, and
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Foo Fighters – Cloudspotter
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[Verse 1] / Big baby, run and hide / Hope it don't sting when the feeling dies / I got sweet dreams tucked in tight / Silver screen sister in a suit and tie / Two lovers, sick and
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Foo Fighters – La Dee Da
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“La Dee Da” is littered with references to obscure racist and neo-nazist bands. In a recent interview, Grohl was at pains to explain that the song reconnects with both his own
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Foo Fighters – The Deepest Blues Are Black
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[Verse 1] / Shame on you, seducin' everyone / You faded jewel, you diamond in the rough / You don't have to tell me, I know where you've been / Shinin' once again / [Verse 2
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Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War
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The third and final preview from Medicine At Midnight, “Waiting on a War” is a multi-faceted song that has a deeply personal meaning for Foo Fighters' leader Dave Grohl
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Foo Fighters – Chasing Birds
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[Verse 1] / Chasing birds to get high / My head is in the clouds / Chasing birds to get by / I'm never comin' down / My heart is six feet underground / [Chorus] / The road to Hell
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Foo Fighters – These Days
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[Verse 1] / One of these days, the ground will drop / Out from beneath your feet / One of these days, your heart will stop / And play its final beat / [Verse 2] / One of these days
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Foo Fighters – No Son of Mine
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[Verse 1] / No son of mine will ever do / The work of villains, the will of fools / If you believe it, it must be true / No son of mine, no son of mine / [Verse 2] / No son of mine
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The Goo Goo Dolls – Name
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Rzeznik was inspired to write “Name” about his relationship with former MTV VJ Kennedy. It should also be noted that Rzeznik’s parents both died before he turned 17 years old, so a
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Foo Fighters – Love Dies Young
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[Verse 1] / Love dies young, and there's no resuscitation / Once it's done, no regeneration / It's a losin' game that'll make you play / Your hand against your chest, love dies
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
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The first single off of Californication describes the struggles addicts go through to get sober and how they are viewed different when they return to reality. Scar tissue is a good
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J. Cole – No Role Modelz
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J. Cole believes that shallow, materialistic “L.A. hoes” got that way because their only role models were talentless reality TV stars. But Cole also had no role models growing up
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Foo Fighters – Learn to Fly
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In Dave Grohl’s own words:
[“Learn to Fly” is] about the search for some sort of inspiration, the search for signs of life that will make you feel alive. It’s actually one of my
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Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
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Weiland, and the DeLeo Brothers were so good at what now seems MOR– acoustic intros, power chords, high-tailing choruses– that Interstate Love Song dominated rock radio at a time
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