 Genius Meanings
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Foster the People – Pick U Up
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“Pick U Up” is the fourth single to be released from Foster the People’s fourth studio album. In a tweet, frontman Mark Foster confirmed the song’s release a day before it came out
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Foster the People – Pumped Up Kicks
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Robert, the main character and narrator of the song, dreams of violence towards his rich classmates and peers. The song details his plans and ambitions for a school shooting
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Genius – September 2019 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' SEPTEMBER 2019 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For September 2019 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all
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Foster the People – Imagination
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“Imagination” is the third single released by Foster the People in anticipation of their fourth studio album. It was preceded by “Worst Nites” and “Style.”
The song was announced
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Foster the People – Fire Escape
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“Fire Escape” is a subdued song about LA, where the band is from. In an interview with NPR, frontman Mark Foster commented on the song:
I mean, it’s about LA. It’s about the city
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Foster the People – Ask Yourself
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[Verse 1] / Well, I've tried to live like the way that you wanted me to / Never needed the proof, just followed the rules / Well, I pick up all the paces and move my feet as fast
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Village People – Y.M.C.A.
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The opening track and lead single of the Village People’s 1978 album Cruisin'. At first, “Y.M.C.A.” appears to be expressing the virtues of the titular Young Men’s Christian
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Watsky – Pumped Up Kicks Remix
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The original track being remixed is titled “Pumped Up Kicks”, released by American Indie Pop band Foster the People. The song was released in 2010 as their debut single, and
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Foster (Ft. Sody) – fools (can’t help falling in love)
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[Intro] / Wise men say / Only fools rush in / And I can't help falling in love with you / [Verse 1] / I wonder if I'm ever on her mind like she's on mine / Probably not / Swear I'
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The Knocks & Foster the People – South Side
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[Verse 1] / I see myself in the pouring home / I see the light come over now / I see myself in the pouring rain / I watch hope come over me / [Chorus] / Here we are now, going to
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Radney Foster – Everyday Angel
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(Radney Foster) / Miss Laura fed the hungry in the church house basement / After she retired from teaching school / She'd pick my son up in her arms on Sundays / To teach him all
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MGMT – Kids
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“Kids” is a song that teaches empathy and moderation. As the track begins, the cadence is meant to induce feelings of nostalgia, to bring the listener back to much simpler times as
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Sampha – Spirit 2.0
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[Intro] / Waves will catch you (Oh) / Light will catch you (Oh) / Love will catch you (Oh) / Spirit gon' catch you, yeah (Oh-oh) / Flashes capture us / [Verse 1] / Lyin' in
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Kendrick Lamar – Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
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Kendrick Lamar’s two-part “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” depicts life in an urban ghetto. From beginning to end, Lamar breaks down the stories that pulled him away from gang
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A-Wall – Loverboy
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[Verse 1] / Yeah you can call me lover boy / They say I throw my heart around / And you can be my lover girl / I'll pick you up drive you around / I'll show you how to fall in love
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Empire of the Sun – Walking On a Dream
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“Walking on a Dream” is Australian electropop duo Empire of the Sun’s first and most popular single, off their 2008 debut album of the same name.
They told The Sun:
Talking
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Original Broadway Cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie (Ft. Angela Christian, Gavin Creel, Marc Kudisch & Sutton Foster) – I Turned the Corner/Falling in Love with Someone (Reprise)
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JIMMY: / Thousands of people / Way down below / Wandering to and fro / Tireless people / No time to lose / Crowding the avenues and parks / On their marks / Racing fast; quite a
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Drake – Hotline Bling
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“Hotline Bling” is most likely about Drake’s old flame from Toronto, Nebby. She’s had an on and off relationship with the 6 God a few times, and her Instagram account is a constant
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Genius – March 2020 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MARCH 2020 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For March 2020 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Shady Records (Ft. Eminem, Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf) – Shady 2.0 Cypher (2011 BET Hip-Hop Awards)
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The now-famous performance by the Shady Records roster at the 2011 BET Awards. Shady and his crew go in over the instrumental of East Flatbush Project’s “Tried by 12.”
Aside from
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Juice WRLD – The Light
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On “The Light,” Juice WRLD details his demons and struggles with love, noting how his significant other is the “light“ in the darkness.
The track was first previewed in an
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D12 – Purple Pills
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This song is the first single from D12’s debut album Devil’s Night.
At the time, most MC’s rapped about selling drugs or smoking weed, while D12 were happy to sample everything
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lovelytheband – broken
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This song details the joy of finding another person who is comfortable as their real self instead of always trying to put forth a filtered, best-life version of themselves.
Love
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David Foster Wallace – Consider the Lobster
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At its surface an essay about a lobster-fest, this essay explores some of the standards in the food industry as well as the morality of killing animals unnecessarily for their
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J. Cole – 1985
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“1985” is representative of the year J. Cole was born. When combined with 2014 Forest Hills Drive’s “January 28th,” Cole’s entire birthday is in his discography.
The song is a
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Rihanna – Lift Me Up
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Rihanna returns from a music hiatus with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie soundtrack, titled Wakanda Forever: The Album released in 2022
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A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
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“Can I Kick It?” was the third single from A Tribe Called Quest’s debut album People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.
The original version contains samples from Lou
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Gym Class Heroes (Ft. Patrick Stump) – Cupid's Chokehold / Breakfast in America
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This song is originally from the album Papercut Chronicles by Gym Class Heroes.
This song is about lead singer Travie McCoy and his relationships, possibly mocking how easily he
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DaymanOurSavior – Extreme Meme Music Megamashup
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[Linkin Park - In The End] / It starts with... / [Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams] / I walk a lonely road / The only one that I have ever known / Don't know where it goes
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2003 New Broadway Cast of Little Shop of Horrors (Ft. Douglas Sills, Hunter Foster, Kerry Butler & Michael-Leon Wooley) – Feed Me (Git It!)
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[SEYMOUR, sung] / Sudden changes surround me / Lady Luck came and found me / Thanks a million for making the magic you do / Thanks to you, sweet petunia, Mushnik's taken a junior
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Lil Tjay – Nobody
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[Intro] / Sometimes I'm missing you, missing you / And I would do anything to bring you back to me / Sometimes I'm missing you, missing you / How can I bring you back to me
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