Genius Meanings
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Nickelback – Rockstar
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“Rockstar” is about wanting to live the life as a Rockstar and all its pros but is actually satirical in it’s execution. The band sing about how they have to give up their lives to
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Nickelback – Far Away
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According to Nickelback’s lead singer Chad Kroeger, this is their very first song about being in love. Their other songs, like “How You Remind Me” and “Because Of You” are only
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Nickelback – Photograph
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“Photograph” is a rock song recorded by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, All the Right Reasons.
Lyrically, the song
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Nickelback – How You Remind Me
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Nickelback’s breakout single and probably still their biggest song. It hit #1 at the Hot 100 for four weeks and ended as the top song of 2002 after 22 weeks in the Top 10.
In an
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Nickelback – Animals
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[Verse 1] / I, I'm driving black on black / Just got my license back / I got this feeling in my veins this train is coming off the track / I'll ask polite if the devil needs a ride
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blink-182 – All the Small Things
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Blink-182 founder Tom DeLonge wrote this song with bassist/singer Mark Hoppus. DeLonge wrote this song about his then-girlfriend and eventual wife, Jenna Jenkins. His anecdotes—
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Linkin Park – In the End
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“In the End” is mainly based on one person’s failure.
Its most possible meaning is that it’s about time wasted on trying to build a relationship with a girl who doesn’t want to be
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Shakira – Underneath Your Clothes
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“Underneath Your Clothes” is a song by Shakira for her third studio album and English-language debut, Laundry Service (2001). The power ballad was the second English language
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OneRepublic – Counting Stars
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The first track on OneRepublic’s third studio album Native, “Counting Stars” was inspired by lead singer Ryan Tedder’s writing sessions with Beyonce in the Hamptons. The song has
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Daniel Powter – Bad Day
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This song is saying that even if you have a bad day once in a while, things will get better. In Europe, it was released in 2005 and became a hit when Coca-Cola used it as the theme
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JAY-Z – Takeover
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Jay Z’s diss song aimed at Mobb Deep and Nas. The song is better remembered for its Nas diss as it catalyzed the long-running and epic Jay-Z/Nas beef.
The first 2 verses were
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Linkin Park – Somewhere I Belong
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Officially released to U.S. radio on March 18, 2003, the highly popular song was often requested on modern rock radio, and reached number one on several music charts.
On the
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Andrew W.K. – Party Hard
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[Intro] / (When it's time to party, we will party hard) / Hey / [Verse 1] / You, you work all night / And when you work, you just feel all right / And when, when things stop
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Matchbox Twenty – Unwell
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“Unwell” is the second single from Matchbox Twenty’s third album, More Than You Think You Are. It is one of their most well-known songs and was very popular at the time of its
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Elton John – Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
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The leading single off Elton John’s 1973 seminal album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, Elton wrote the song with writing partner Bernie Taupin and was inspired by Bernie’s young
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The All-American Rejects – It Ends Tonight
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“It Ends Tonight” is a slow piano ballad about “wanting to kill your best friend.” (That quote is actually what lead singer Tyson Ritter used to say to introduce the song.)
When
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Chad Kroeger (Ft. Josey Scott) – Hero
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The theme song from Spider-Man (2002), written and performed by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and Josey Scott of Saliva. Accompanying musicians include Chad’s bassist brother Mike
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Beyoncé & Shakira – Beautiful Liar
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“Beautiful Liar” marks the first collaboration between Colombian singer Shakira and American singer Beyoncé. The song is influenced by a mix of Shakira’s Latin and Middle Eastern
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The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris
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“Iris” was written for the 1998 film City of Angels starring Nicolas Cage. John Rzeznik explained:
When I wrote it, I was thinking about the situation of the Nicolas Cage
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JoJo – Too Little Too Late
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[Intro] / Mmh no, mmh... / Mmh-mmh / [Verse 1] / Come with me, stay the night / You say the words, but boy, it don't feel right / What do ya expect me to say? / (You know it's just
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Linkin Park – Numb
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“Numb” is the third single and the final track of Linkin Park’s second studio album, Meteora.
One of Linkin Park’s most well known and critically acclaimed songs, “Numb” topped
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Linkin Park – Given Up
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Given Up was released as the 4th single to the 2007 album Minutes to Midnight. It is a unique song in various aspects. It is the heaviest song on the album with an amazing 17-
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Audioslave – Like a Stone
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[Verse 1] / On a cobweb afternoon in a room full of emptiness / By a freeway, I confess I was lost in the pages / Of a book full of death, reading how we'll die alone / And if we'
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P!nk – Who Knew
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“Who Knew” is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album, I’m Not Dead
The song was originally released on May 18, 2006 to radio as the album’s second single, but
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Staind – It's Been Awhile
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In this song, Staind lead Aaron Lewis is speaking of how, in his mind, he messes everything up and is disappointing the person who means the most to him. Lewis also dips into his
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Ozzy Osbourne – Crazy Train
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“Crazy Train” is the first single from British heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne’s debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz, released in 1980. A live version of the song recorded in 1981
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OneRepublic – I Lived
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“I Lived” is the fifth track on Native. It was also the last song covered on the Fox comedy-drama, Glee.
Frontman Ryan Tedder has stated in an interview with Radio.com that
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