 Genius Meanings
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Joy Division – Leaders of Men
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Being released closer to the birth of the band, “Leaders of Men” comes up with a more punk, political vibe than the rest of their later work and appeared on their debut EP An Ideal
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Joy Division – Leaders Of Men (Martin Hannett Sessions)
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Born from some mother's womb / Just like any other room / Made a promise for a new life / Made a victim out of your life / When your time's on the door / And it drips to the floor
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Joy Division – Novelty
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Joy Division has stated that this song is about the 1970’s punk scene coming to an end.
All the young generation of that era lived for an ideal, the punk ideal. And now that the
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Joy Division – Candidate
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In this piece, Joy Division makes an analogy between the harshness and difficulties that can be found in the juridic and political procedure to become a leader of men and the
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Joy Division – Warsaw
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The song appears to be a lyrical biography of Rudolf Hess, a Nazi and Hitler’s confidante, who later became disillusioned with Hitler’s rule and fled to Scotland in an attempt to
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Joy Division – Failures
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‘Failures’ marks Ground Zero for the band who would become post-punk pioneers. All unhindered thrash and nerve-exposed energy, “Failures” is Joy Division’s most obvious hat-tip to
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Joy Division – Failures (Of the Modern Man)
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Don't speak of false Messiahs / A failure of the Modern Man / To the centre of all life's desires / As a whole not an also ran / Love in a hollow field / Break the image of your
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Joy Division – Autosuggestion
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Joy Division’s “Autosuggestion” seems to be related to actual autosuggestion, which is a psychological technique related to the Placebo effect.
Autosuggestion is the act of
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Joy Division – Atmosphere
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The song that John Peel played after announcing Ian Curtis’s death is unbearably close and brooding, but allows the occasional shaft of light. Stephen Morris’s pattering drums
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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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The lyrics ostensibly reflect the problems in Ian Curtis’s marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide in May 1980.
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Joy Division – No Love Lost
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This song first appeared on Joy Division’s debut EP An Ideal for Living, afterwards it appeared on the Substance compilation.
Originally the song had a much longer instrumental
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Joy Division – From Safety to Where...?
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This was originally supposed to be on Unknown Pleasures and were recorded during the same sessions of all of the other songs of the album. Why in the end it wasn’t included in the
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Nina Cristante – RESUS
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[Verse] / You would never lend me your love / You would never [?] / Remember what we said? / Again, again, again / [Outro] / You will never hold me again / Again, again, again
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Joy Division – At a Later Date
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[Verse] / Why must we be put down when we try to get away? / Why must we all grow up when we could just play and play? / Good things in life are free, can't buy everything, that's
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Joy Division – Novelty (Warsaw version)
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[Verse 1] / When the people listen to you, don't you know it means a lot? / Because you've got to work so hard for everything you've got / Can't rest on your laurels now - not when
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Joy Division – Komakino
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This song is likely named, in part, for the Kant Kino–a Berlin-based cinema/live venue which the band played a gig at on 21st January 1980.
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Joy Division – As You Said
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[Instrumental]
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Joy Division – The Drawback (All of This for You)
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[Verse 1] / Seen the troubles and the evils of this world / I've seen the stretches between godliness and sin / I've had the promise and confessions of true faith / And the
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Joy Division – Inside the Line
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[Intro] / Hey you! You too! / I could make the choice for you / Dirt sticks close to you - it's all around me / Everything I try to do / I can't even seem to find the room to move
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Joy Division – Interzone (Warsaw version)
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[Verse 1] / I walked through the city limits / Attracted by some force within it / Around a corner where a prophet lay / A wire fence where the children played / [Chorus] / And I
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Joy Division – She’s Lost Control (12" Mix)
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[Verse 1] / Confusion in her eyes that says it all / She's lost control / And she's clinging to the nearest passer by / She's lost control / And she gave away the secrets of her
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Joy Division – No Love Lost (Warsaw Version)
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A reference to Joy Division’s name change from Warsaw, “No Love Lost” depicts the experiences and nature of living in one of the Nazis' “Joy Divisions”. This was a place women
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Joy Division – The Kill (Warsaw version)
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[Verse 1] / Life can be skewed - good things are nice / Counting on you - really no threats / The waiting is through - deciphering the scars / Just who fooled who - sit still in
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Joy Division – Gutz
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[Intro] / Warsaw! / [Verse 1] / Don't talk to me girl - you know it's not nice / Don't laugh at murder - I won't pay the price / The facts are too high-powered - it's such a big
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Joy Division – You're No Good for Me
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[Verse 1] / Don't know what I'm doing - don't know where I'm going / Leading me to ruin - I should have traded you in / Yeah, you think you're something but you're no good for me
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Joy Division – These Days
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[Verse 1] / Morning seems strange, almost out of place / Searched hard for you and your special ways / [Chorus] / These days, these days / [Verse 2] / Spent all my time, learnt a
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The Smiths – This Charming Man
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“This Charming Man” is The Smiths' second single of 1983, depicting the story of a poor boy coming in contact with an upper class man and feeling unwelcome due to his lack of
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boygenius – Not Strong Enough
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“Not Strong Enough” is the fourth single and sixth track on boygenius’ debut album, the record. The track was released alongside its music video on March 1st, 2023 without prior
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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart [Pennine Version]
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[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus
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New Order – Blue Monday
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The biggest selling 12” of all time was a pivotal moment in dance music. Mixing cold wave sentiment with the disco influence of Sylvester and Donna Summer, the result was a
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Codeine – Atmosphere
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Walk in silence / Don't walk away - in silence / Danger - always danger / Endless talking of life rebuilding / Don't walk away - in silence / Don't walk away - in silence / Walk in
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The Cure – Just Like Heaven
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“Just Like Heaven” was the third single from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me It was inspired by a trip Robert Smith took with his then-girlfriend (future wife) Mary Poole to Beachy Head
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