 Genius Meanings
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Marvin Gaye – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
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A soul classic that was later famously covered in 1983 by British pop singer Paul Young, “Wherever I Lay My Hat” is sung from the unique perspective of a man who admits he’s
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Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat
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By the look in your eye I can tell you're gonna cry / Is it over me? / If it is, save your tears / For I'm not worth it, you see / For I'm the type of boy who is always on the run
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Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
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Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home) was originally sung by Marvin Gaye in 1962.
Paul Young’s version topped the U.K. Singles chart in 1983. In the United States, the song
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Paul Young – I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
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Well, it isn't the way that you look / And it isn't the way that you talk / And it isn't the things that you say and do / Make me want you so / It has nothing to do with the wine
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Paul Young – Iron Out the Rough Spots
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The rough spots / The rough spots / (Iron out) the rough spots / (Iron out) the rough spots / (Iron out) the rough spots / (Iron out) the rough spots / I've been through the mill
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Paul Young – Heart Full of Rain
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A heart full of rain / And memories / I'm feeling the strain / And missing you so desperately / I need the shelter of your arms tonight / Oh baby, I need you by my side / I don't
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Paul Young – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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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 / And love, love will tear us
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Paul Young – Love of the Common People
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Love of the Common People was originally sung by The Four Preps in 1967.
Paul Young’s version peaked at #2 on the U.K. Singles chart and #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.
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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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Paul Young – Come Back and Stay
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Come Back and Stay topped the charts in countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and New Zealand in 1983.
In the U.K., the song peaked at #4 on the U.K. Singles chart. In
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Paul Young – I'm Only Foolin' Myself
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I don't judge my memory anymore / I can't tell if things are better than they were before / But this heart of mine is ready to believe / Long lost lover comes back home / And the
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Paul Young – What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted was originally sung by Jimmy Ruffin in 1966.
Paul Young covered the song for the soundtrack to the 1991 film “Fried Green Tomatoes” and it peaked
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Paul Young – Broken Man
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If you feel the hurt is but a kiss away / Close your eyes and take it / And if you feel that pain can tear you in two / Go ahead and bear it / You know the words he's gonna say
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Paul Young – Sex
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(Sex) / (Sex...Sex...Sex) / (Why did you say "sex", Les?) / (Sex) / (it's great) / (Sex-sex-sex-sex) / (that's right here, cool.) / (Sex) / (Ha ha ha ha) / (Sex) / (Sex) / (Sex
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UGK (Ft. OutKast) – Int’l Players Anthem (I Choose You)
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The Underground Kingz (Bun B, Pimp C) and the Outkasts (André 3000 and Big Boi) unite in a classic track about the women in their lives. There are two stories about actually
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Paul Young – Behind Your Smile
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I believed every word that you said / When you told me that you were my friend / And if we could adjust each other / And might as well bring it to an end / But to stop me, that was
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Paul Young – Ku Ku Kurama
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Close to me now, drives me crazy, I bet she lives above herself / Talk to me now; drive me crazy, I bet she hides behind herself / Wake up (wake up) A-she’s a story of the life
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Paul Young – In a Dream Gone By
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The night rolls on / The emptiness comes / And I know with the dawn / I'll never forget your name / If in time, only the memory shall remain / If love has a heart / Then so it will
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Paul Young – Hope in a Hopeless World
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The baby's born in New York City / Wrapped in a blanket that's tattered and worn / Mama's doing the best she can / Findin' hope in a hopeless world / Her eldest boy / Well he
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Paul Anka – Diana
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“Diana” is a song written and made famous by Paul Anka in 1957, recorded in May 1957 at Don Costa studio in New York. Reportedly inspired by a high school friend of Anka’s named
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Paul Young (Ft. Paul Carrack) – Don't Dream It's Over
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There is freedom within there is freedom without / Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup / There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost / But you never see the end of the road
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Paul Young – No Parlez
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No questions / There's no debate / It's a stand off situation / No time to arbitrate / You've gone as far as you can / So call in the middle man / For this is your policy / You
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Paul Young (Ft. Zucchero) – Senza Una Donna (Without a Woman)
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This ain't the way I spend my mornings baby / Come stai? (how are you?) / You've been with him / And now you come back my lady / What's he like? / I just sit, and watch the ocean
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J. Cole – No Role Modelz
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J. Cole believes that shallow, materialistic “L.A. hoes” got that way because their only role models were talentless reality TV stars. But Cole also had no role models growing up
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z & J. Ivy) – Never Let Me Down
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Originally recorded by Hov for his seventh studio album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse, “Never Let Me Down” finds the track’s inherent hope being interpreted differently by
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Oasis – Don't Look Back in Anger
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“Don’t Look Back in Anger” was released as the fourth single off of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, February 19th 1996. In 2006, it was included in the “Best Of”-compilation
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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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Paul Young – Lose Yourself
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His palms are sweaty, arms are heavy / There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti / He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready / To drop bombs, but he
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Quincy Jones (Ft. Tamia) – You Put a Move on My Heart
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This song is a remake originally sung by Mica Paris off her 1993 LP, Whisper a Prayer.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2VdP-VunNXo
In 1995, the legendary music producer Quincy
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The Band Perry – If I Die Young
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Written by Kimberly Perry, “If I Die Young” was released in June 2010 as the second single from the group’s self-titled debut album.
It’s gone on to become one of the emerging
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2Pac – Dear Mama
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“Dear Mama” is the song that made it OK to admit: even if they kill people and sell drugs, deep down, thugs are all sensitive mama’s boys.
It was the third hip-hop act ever (after
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Paul Weller – In Better Times
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Girl, come on, can't you see? / When you lie, you break the seal / Drain the sea of love / That we have for you / Ah, cold in your eyes / Don't you know? / That you break my heart
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