 Genius Meanings
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Last Dinosaurs – Elton
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[Verse 1] / I saw you from the window / I asked if you would be my guest, oh yes / My spirit was in limbo / But now my heart was beating out of my chest, oh yes / [Pre-Chorus
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Last Dinosaurs – Afterlife
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[Verse 1] / Yeah, whatever, that's fine / Play your video games all night / Don't waste my time! / I be runnin' on camomile / [Pre-Chorus] / It's not your fight / I'll see you in
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Last Dinosaurs – Not From Here
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[Instrumental]
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Last Dinosaurs – Slow
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[Verse 1] / It happened in an instant like it was waiting all our lives / But you're looking back and you just see cracks / Yeah, that's not right / Maybe we're broken people
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Last Dinosaurs – Yin and Yang
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[Verse 1] / I've been dreaming, I've been thinking / 'Bout the things you said (Things you said) / What's the problem with the yin and yang in your head? / In your head / [Verse 2
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Last Dinosaurs – Walking On Ice
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[Chorus] / I'm walking on ice / Never think twice / I'm ready to self destruct / I'm walking on ice / Tryna be nice / I'm ready to self-destruct / [Verse 1] / I'm tired of your
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Last Dinosaurs – Self-Serving Human Being
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[Verse 1] / You know that I don't wanna live forever / Least of all this way / I just wanna paint a decent picture but I just make mistakes / [Pre-Chorus] / No, I don't believe in
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Last Dinosaurs – The Way You Are
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[Verse 1] / Marching through the neighbourhood at night / She's happy 'cause the moon is full and bright / [Pre-Chorus] / I have to tell her / I think she's rarer than a shooting
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Last Dinosaurs – N.P.D
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[Chorus: Lachlan Caskey] / No, I don't trust myself / Think about no one else / Letting it go too far / Baby, you got it comin' / No, you don't understand / Maybe you're not my
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Last Dinosaurs – Wait Your Turn
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[Verse 1] / So many words / So much to learn / I see you acting / Accept the terms / And feed your world with all this plastic / Don't have to do this / You gotta lose it / I keep
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Last Dinosaurs (Ft. Glaze (USA)) – Paranoia Paradise
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[Verse 1: Lachlan Caskey] / These people think I’m nuts / They’re blind and out of touch / Looking to the television, think you’ll learn a lot / There’s so much going on but you’re
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Last Dinosaurs – 14 Occasions
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[Verse 1] / Okay, I know you've got your doubts / I know, I'm learning / I hope, it's working / 14 occasions said too loud / Some things don't worry / [Pre-Chorus] / No more
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Last Dinosaurs – Keys To Your Civic
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[Intro] / 何となく生きてんじゃないですか? / 迷ってんじゃないですか? / "生き生きしたい!" / 簡単ですよ / 過去のことを思っちゃだめだよ / [Verse 1] / Too bad it’s a rainy day / The 110 is an endless way / You’re stuck in the driver’s
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Elton John – Crocodile Rock
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Likely inspired by the song Daddy Cool’s “Eagle Rock” and Neil Sedaka’s “Oh! Carol,” “Crocodile Rock” comments on rock’s evolution over time using metaphors.
Elton John actually
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T. Rex – Get It On (Bang a Gong)
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Originally entitled “Get It On”, this song was renamed “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” to avoid confusion with the Chase song.
The song features a classic Bolan riff, heavily inspired
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The Beatles – I Saw Her Standing There
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Track one, side one of Please Please Me.
Now considered a rock'n'roll standard covered by everyone from Pharrell Williams to Led Zeppelin, it was originally titled Seventeen as
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Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In the Sky
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Set to be a “religious-Rock” song, Jewish Norman Greenbaum used “Jesus” thinking (correctly) that it would be more marketable this way…he was right. In his own words – “I’m just
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Golden Earring – Radar Love
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“Radar Love” is one of Golden Earring’s hit songs in the U.S. and is off of their album Moontan
They were extremely popular in their homeland of the Netherlands
The song was made
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Duran Duran – Rio
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On an episode of the VH1 show True Spin the band explained that “Rio” was a metaphor for their desire to succeed in America.
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Rock Genius – Band Names
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Some band names are so well thought out that they say everything there is to say about the group in one succinct appellation. Others don’t really mean much at all! Here at Rock
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Panic! at the Disco – House of Memories
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“House Of Memories” is the tenth song off Panic! at the Disco’s fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor.
Coinciding perfectly with the title of the album, the song’s dispirited
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Lou Rawls – You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
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[Verse 1] / You'll never find, as long as you live / Someone who loves you, tender like I do / You'll never find, no matter where you search / Someone who cares about you / The way
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George Ezra – Shotgun
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“Shotgun” was one of the first songs Ezra wrote for his second album, but the last song to be included in it. He penned the track after spending time on top of the mountain
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Glee Cast – I'm Still Standing
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“I’m Still Standing” by Elton John is featured in Big Brother, the fifteenth episode of Season Three. It is sung by Artie (Kevin McHale) and Quinn (Dianna Agron).
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Genius – May 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MAY 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For May 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all genres
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Barry White – Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
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“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” is one of Barry White’s most popular songs.
It’s featured on his third album Can’t Get Enough.
The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 (for
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Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun
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The 1974 mega hit by Terry Jacks. It sold more than 10 million copies world wide.
The song was written and first performed by Jacques Brel in 1961 – “Le Moribond”.
The first
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