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Mumford & Sons – Reminder
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Rumor has it this song is about the decaying relationship of former couple Marcus Mumford and English folk musician Laura Marling.
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Mumford & Sons (Ft. Jerry Douglas & Paul Simon) – The Boxer
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Mumford & Sons cover Simon & Garfunkel’s classic ballad of misplaced anger and powerlessness. The song also appeared on Jerry Douglas’s album Traveller. Douglas, an unparalleled
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Mumford & Sons – Ghosts That We Knew
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Once more it seems Mumford’s going to dish out a pensive, potentially sad tune – and then you’re tapping your toe to Ghosts That We Knew. Despite that coup, it’s the Timshel of the
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Simon & Garfunkel – The Boxer
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“The Boxer” is considered one of Paul Simon’s masterpieces, telling the story of a young boy who laments his poverty and then turning to that of a boxer.
It was first suggested
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Mumford & Sons – Whispers in the Dark
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The second of a two-punch opener showing renewed lyrical elegance from Marcus Mumford and the disc’s first trace of electric guitar ambience. The song’s slightness keeps it far
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Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
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[Verse 1] / Well, I came home / Like a stone / And I fell heavy into your arms / These days of dust / Which we've known / Will blow away with this new sun / [Pre-Chorus] / But I'll
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Mumford & Sons – Where Are You Now
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With Where Are You Now, Mumford has saved one of the best songs for last. A simple, yet beautiful song that anyone can relate to, Marcus wonders about a long-ago ex, asking, Where
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Mumford & Sons – Babel
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#LOOK AT ME NOW
Here’s the official announcement of the sonic upgrade – when the title track from Sigh No More hit your speakers, it never sounded poor, but it didn’t sound like
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Mumford & Sons – Holland Road
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A slow-burning fist-pump featuring some of the record’s first flecks of grit. It’s jarringly somber after I Will Wait, although, as with any self-respecting Mumford song, it gets
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Mumford & Sons – Not with Haste
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“Not With Haste” is a companion song to “After The Storm” from their previous album, Sigh No More. There are multiple similarities in the lyrics, and both songs come at the end of
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Mumford & Sons – Broken Crown
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Ah yes, the requisite single. But unlike “Little Lion Man”, this one’s a darker, more menacing tune.
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Mumford & Sons – Lovers' Eyes
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The seventh track from Mumford and Sons Babel, “Lover’s Eyes” is about the weight of regret and the deterioration of a relationship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=
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Mumford & Sons – Hopeless Wanderer
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[Verse 1] / You heard my voice / I came out of the woods by choice / Shelter also gave their shade / But in the dark I have no name / [Verse 2] / So leave that click in my head
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Mumford & Sons – Below My Feet
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One of the more epic-sounding songs on the album, “Below My Feet” is a deep reflection on Marcus' faith and life experience. Both his father and mother are prominent in the UK
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Mumford & Sons – For Those Below
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[Verse 1] / Helpless, she lies across the stairs / Haunting your days, consuming your prayers / There will be healing, but don't force this girl to stand / As she's counting the
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Mumford & Sons – Lover of the Light
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Check out the music video below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMJUbZrNnA8
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Mumford & Sons – Home
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I ran away in floods of shame / I'll never tell how close I came / As I cross the Holland road / You went left and I went right / As the moon hung proud and white / You would have
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Mumford & Sons – Roll Away Your Stone (Live)
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[Intro] / You want that? / [Instrumental] / [Verse 1] / Roll away your stone, I'll roll away mine / Together we can see what we will find / Don't leave me alone at this time / For
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The Lumineers – Ophelia
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“Ophelia” is “the cornerstone” of The Lumineers’s sophomore album, Cleopatra. It was the first track written and recorded for the album, following which band member Jeremiah
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Mumford & Sons – Below My Feet (Live)
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[Verse 1] / You were cold / As the blood through your bones / And the light which led us / From our chosen homes / Well, I was lost / And now I sleep / Sleep the hours that I can't
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Jerry Douglas (Ft. Mumford & Sons & Paul Simon) – The Boxer
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I am just a poor boy / Though my story seldom told / I squandered my resistance / For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises / All lies and jests / Still a man hears / What he
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The Avett Brothers – No Hard Feelings
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[Verse 1] / When my body won't hold me anymore / And it finally lets me free / Will I be ready? / When my feet won't walk another mile? / And my lips give their last kiss goodbye
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Rolling Stone (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – The Trials of Kendrick Lamar
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Kendrick discusses the story behind his new album, To Pimp a Butterfly (set to release on March 23rd, 2015, in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine which will be the cover
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MarthaGunn – It's Over
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[Verse 1] / You found your way to me / And I can't deny that it felt good at the time / But now, I'm moving on / And you called me up almost every night / To try and change my mind
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NEEDTOBREATHE – Hang On
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[Verse 1] / First touch of summer, she's got your t-shirt on / Sun's going down, school's out, stars are coming on / You can rewind it, but you can't ever feel like you do tonight
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Becca Stevens Band – Be Still
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[Verse 1](2x) / My grounded love / With your calm clarity / What if mine ain’t enough / For the love that you need? / My tongue gets tied / And you’re clear when you speak / Your
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Justin Simien – Dear White People Screenplay
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1 NEWS BROADCAST - VARIOUS SCREENS, VARIOUS PLACES 1 / ANCHOR / A “race war” has erupted at one of / the nation’s oldest and most / prestigious institutions. / Glued to this are
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