 Genius Meanings
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John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
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In “Watching the Wheels” John Lennon addresses his five-year absence from the music industry. On October, 9th 1975 his second son Sean was born so he took the time to be a father
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John Lennon – Watching The Wheels (demo)
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People say I'm crazy doing what I'm doing / Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin / When I say that I'm O.K. well they look at me kind of strange / Surely
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Chris Cornell – Watching the Wheels
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[Verse 1] / People say I'm crazy / Doin' what I'm doin' / Well, they give me all kinds of warnings / To save me from ruin / [Refrain] / And when I say that I'm okay / They look at
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James Richards – I'm Just Sitting Here
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[Lennon & Harrison] / People Say I'm crazy (Oooh) / Doing what I'm doing (my Lord) / Well they give me all kinds of warnings (Oooh) / To save me from ruin (my Lord) / [Lennon] / I'
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John Lennon – Nobody Told Me
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This song was initially recorded in 1977. John revisited the demo during the recording of Double Fantasy and it was eventually released posthumously on Milk and Honey. Originally
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EMF – Lies
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“Lies” was EMF’s fourth single and their only hit in the US, aside from their chart-topping “Unbelievable”, peaking at #18. In their homeland of the UK, it is one of their nine top
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John Lennon – Woman (2010 Remix)
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[Intro] / Where we goin', fellas? / Two, three, four / For the other half of the sky / [Verse 1] / Woman / I can hardly express / My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness / After
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono – Give Me Something
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Ow, ow / Ow, ow / The food is cold / Your eyes are cold / The window's cold / The bed's cold / Give me something that's not cold, come on, come on / Give me something that's not
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John Lennon – Mind Games
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When John Lennon wrote this, he was in a period of psychoanalysis and the ‘self-help’ craze was taking off in America.
Lennon wrote this song and took it’s title after reading
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John Lennon – I'm Stepping Out
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[Intro] / One, two / One, two, three, four / This here is the story about a househusband who, you know, just has to get out of the house. He's been looking at the, you know, the
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Pusha T (Ft. Kanye West) – Dreamin Of The Past
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On “Dreamin Of The Past,” Pusha T and Kanye both reminisce over luxurious moments from their life that past versions of themselves never thought they would experience. The title
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Charly García – Mirando las Ruedas
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[Letra de "Mirando las Ruedas"] / [Verso 1] / Dicen que estoy loco, haga lo que haga / Y me dan cantidad de consejos buenos para nada / Cuando digo que estoy bien, ellos me miran
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The Beatles – Come Together
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“Come Together” is the opening track to Abbey Road, written by John Lennon and to be used as a campaign song for famed LSD enthusiast Timothy Leary, who was running for Governor of
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John Lennon – Cleanup Time
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[Intro] / Bubble, bubble... / [Verse 1] / Moonlight on the water / Sunlight on my face / You and me together / We are in our place / The gods are in the heavens / The angels treat
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John Lennon – Dear Yoko
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[Verse 1] / Wella hella hella / Even after all these years / I miss you when you're not here / I wish you were here, my dear Yoko / Even if it's just a day / I miss you when you're
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John Lennon – Borrowed Time
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[Verse 1] / When I was younger, uh huh / Living confusion and deep despair / When I was younger, uh huh / Living illusion of freedom and power / When I was younger / Full of ideals
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John Lennon – Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him
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Every man has a woman who loves him / Rain or shine or life or death / If he finds her in this lifetime / He will know when he presses his ear to her breast / Why do I roam when I
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John Lennon – I'm Losing You
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[Verse 1] / Here in some stranger's room / Late in the afternoon / What am I doing here at all? / Ain't no doubt about it / [Chorus] / I'm losin' you / I'm losin' you / [Verse 2
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Yoko Ono – I'm Moving On
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[Verse 1] / Save your sweet talk for when you score / Keep your Monday kisses for your glass lady / I want the truth and nothing more / [Refrain] / I'm moving on, moving on, you're
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John Fogerty – In My Life
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There are places I'll remember / All my life, though some have changed / Some forever, not for better / Some have gone and some remain / All these places had their moments / With
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Christina Aguilera (Ft. Bigelf) – Mother
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[Verse 1] / Mother, you had me but I never had you / I wanted you but you didn’t want me / So I got to tell you / Goodbye, goodbye / [Verse 2] / Father, you left me but I never
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John Lennon – Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
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A lovely song John wrote for his son, Sean. It’s quite a lot like a lullaby, and he’s really just a father comforting his son.
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Juanes – Woman
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Woman, I can hardly express / My mixed emotions and my thoughtlessness / After all, I'm forever in your debt / And woman, I will try to express / My inner feelings and thankfulness
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Billy Joel – We Didn't Start the Fire
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This monster hit of a song was created in 1989, when Joel turned 40. The idea spawned from a conversation he had with a friend of Sean Lennon. The friend just turned 21 and was
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