 Genius Meanings
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Brotherhood of Man – Feels Like I'm in Love
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[Verse 1] / My head is in a spin / My feet don′t touch the ground / Because you're near to me / My head goes round and round / My knees are shakin′ baby / My heart it beats like a
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Nicole C. Mullen – Feel Like I'm In Love
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You say, "I dont look at you, the same way that I used to." / I say, "I just want romance, like this novel in my head." / You say, "Baby, now you know you can't believe, every
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Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
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Ed Sheeran released “Shape of You” together with “Castle On The Hill.” The two songs were the first releases from his third album, ÷ (Divide), following in the mathematical
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Mariah Carey – Fantasy
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The lead single for Mariah’s Daydream album, this R&B song topped the US charts for eight consecutive weeks, and gained strong success overseas as well. The song was also received
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Rick James – Mary Jane
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“Mary Jane” is female code for marijuana – similar to 2Pac’s female/gun metaphor in “Me and My Girlfriend”.
Besides lead vocals Rick also composed the song.
Background vocals and
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Kelly Marie – Hot Love
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Oh / What's he doing when he looks in my eyes / I get the feeling that I know I can't hide / My heart is pounding and my lips are on fire / My pulse is rising and I feel with
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Sam Fischer – This City
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Fischer wrote this song explaining his emotions and feelings about the city he’s residing in now – Los Angeles. As quoted by his own explanation for creating this song:
“The day I
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Clean Bandit (Ft. Anne-Marie & Sean Paul) – Rockabye
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“Rockabye” is a dancehall song about all of the single and struggling mothers in the world. The track is the second single released from Clean Bandit’s second studio album What Is
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Kelly Rowland (Ft. David Guetta) – Commander
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Following the success of “When Love Takes Over,” her hit collaboration with David Guetta, Rowland Rowland mined her dance audience a second time for “Commander.” Pitched as the
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Taylor Swift – All Too Well
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Widely regarded as one of Swift’s best songs, “All Too Well” sees her picking up shards of memories after a gut-wrenching breakup. She jumps through time to reflect on her best and
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Destiny's Child – Say My Name
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Destiny’s Child released “Say My Name” in 1999 as the third single from their second album Writings on the Wall. This album was their breakthrough success, and this song
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Joe Dolan (Ft. Kelly Marie) – Sister Mary
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Sister Mary, can you tell me, is there any news? / Sister Mary, I've been praying, what else can I do? / She's been gone, seems so long, I want to have her home / Sister Mary
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Khalid – Young Dumb & Broke
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“Young Dumb & Broke” finds Khalid convincing a love interest that their youth allows them to be “young” and “dumb.” Though Khalid feels like there’s no need for romantic commitment
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Ivan B (Ft. Erika Karina) – One Day
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[Verse 1: Ivan B] / Yeah / I do this for me; you don’t like it? That's fine / Go listen to somebody else / Playing these notes for me, that's a note to myself / When you're
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Britney Spears – Circus
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“Circus” is a song recorded by Britney Spears for her sixth studio album of the same name. It was released on 2nd December 2008 as the second single of the album.
In the track
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Rufus (Ft. Chaka Khan) – Ain't Nobody
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“Ain’t Nobody” was a #1 R&B song in the US in 1983, included on the band’s live album Stompin' At The Savoy. On the US Pop Chart it reached #22, and was a top ten hit in the UK.
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Playboi Carti (Ft. Lil Uzi Vert) – wokeuplikethis*
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“wokeuplikethis*” is a direct confrontation to imitators of Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert’s distinct and unique style. The track features the classic hip-hop tropes of money
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Tynisha Keli – I Wish You Loved Me
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[Intro] / (Cornaboyz) / Uh-uh, uh-uh, oh-oh-oh / Uh-uh, uh-uh, oh-oh-oh / Uh-uh, uh-uh, oh-oh-oh / Uh-uh, uh-uh, oh-oh-oh / Uh-uh, uh-uh, oh-oh-oh / [Verse 1] / Something
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Lady Gaga (Ft. R. Kelly) – Do What U Want
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In this R&B-esque dance cut, Lady Gaga compares letting the media talk about her any way they want to giving explicit romantic consent. R. Kelly joins in to be the actual lover who
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Tate McRae – greedy
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Described as her ‘most playful’ track yet, “greedy” by Tate McRae is a fun and upbeat self-empowering pop track that promotes self-confidence. The song details McRae telling men
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Rick James (Ft. Teena Marie) – Fire and Desire
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“Fire and Desire” is the sixth track and the fourth single off of Rick’s album Street Songs. The song was written and produced by Rick James himself and features the legendary
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Chris Brown – Beg For It
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“Beg For It” is a raunchy lovemaking track which sees Chris detailing every explicit detail of how he’ll tease a girl into begging for his super-duper D. The track also
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Mariah Carey (Ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard) – Fantasy (Bad Boy Remix)
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This pop cocktail mixes the seemingly incongruent ingredients of Mariah Carey and Ol' Dirty Bastard. The result is a smooth groove thanks to the heavy sampling of “Genius of Love
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Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll (Ft. Jelly Roll) – Wild Ones (Extended Version)
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[Intro: Jessie Murph] / Hm-mm, yeah, yeah / [Chorus: Jessie Murph] / Got me wide, wide open / Got a .45 on him / And he pushin' 'bout 102 / Always smokin' somethin' / He ain't
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Nelly (Ft. City Spud) – Ride Wit Me
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“Ride wit Me” is one of the earliest Nelly songs to get popular attention. The hook is a paraphrase of Bill Clinton’s campaign strategy: “Hey, must be the Economy, Stupid!”
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Zac Efron & Zendaya – Rewrite the Stars
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“Rewrite the Stars” was the third promotional song to be released before The Greatest Showman premiered. It is the eighth song overall on the soundtrack.
The song is an aerial
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Leonard Cohen – So Long, Marianne
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Marianne is Marianne Ihlen, ex-wife of the Norwegian author Axel Jensen, who was a friend of Leonard. Leonard lived with Marianne in Greece together, in the 1960s, after Axel
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Jessie J – Nobody's Perfect
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“Nobody’s Perfect” is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie J from her debut studio album, Who You Are. The album version is featured on the album, but a single version was
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Ginuwine – In Those Jeans
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[Intro] / Is there room for me? Anymore room? / Yeah (For me) / Ooh / [Hook] / Looking good plenty tight (come on) / Is there room? Any more room for me / In those jeans? (yeah
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Jennifer Lopez – I'm Glad
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“I’m Glad” peaked at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 on Billboard’s R&B chart. The song also peaked at #4 on Billboard’s dance music chart.
The song samples Schoolly D’s song
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Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
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“We Belong Together” is the second single from Mariah Carey’s notable 2005 comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi.
The track was #1 on the Billboard charts for 14 weeks, which
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Miley Cyrus – The Climb
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“The Climb” is a country pop power ballad where Cyrus sings about how rewarding the journey of life is despite the unsure ending. The song was released as the lead single off of
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Kelsey Lu – I'm Not in Love
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“I’m Not in Love” is a cover of British band 10cc’s 1975 chart hit. The song was released as the second single from Lu’s 2019 debut album, Blood.
In 2019, “I’m Not in Love” also
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Volbeat – The Bliss
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The Bliss was inspired by when I met my girlfriend the first time. Sometimes, you meet people where you are somehow attached to them or drawn to them, and you don’t know why. You’
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CeCe Peniston – Finally
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CeCe Peniston’s 1991 house hit “Finally” started out as a poem she wrote in college when she was 21. It was also the first song she ever wrote—it became a #1 Dance hit in 1992 and
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Camila Cabello (Ft. Young Thug) – Havana
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“Havana” is about Camila falling in love “with this bad boy from Havana.” It is also an ode to her hometown. Camila was born in Cojímar, award – or consejo popular – that belongs
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Dido – White Flag
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“White Flag” is the lead single from Dido’s second album Life For Rent (2003). Lyrically, it’s about being unwilling to let go of a past relationship and refusing to give up on
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Keith Sweat (Ft. Jacci McGhee) – Make It Last Forever
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“Make it Last Forever” sees Keith singing to his lover that he wants their relationship to last forever
The song peaked at #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s R&B
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Cheryl Lynn – Encore
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[Chorus:] / Your love's (your) so good (good love) / Deserves an encore (Deserves an encore) / Your love's (your) so good (good love) / You deserve an encore (deserves an encore
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