 Genius Meanings
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Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin' Stupid
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Alternately titled ‘Something Stupid’.
The first single released on Swing When You’re Winning. Williams takes on another song made famous by Sinatra, this time with actress Nicole
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Glee Cast – Something Stupid
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“Somethin' Stupid” by Frank and Nancy Sinatra (Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman version) is featured in Swan Song, the ninth episode of Season Four. It is sung by Brittany (
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Robbie Williams – Radio
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[Intro] / Ouch / [Verse 1] / He's chosen my attic / I feel it in the static / He lives in my basement / And I can hardly face it / My performance is easy / I am the God of romance
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Carson and Gaile – Somethin' Stupid
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[Verse 1] / I know I stand in line / Until you think you have the time / To spend an evening with me / And if we go some place to dance / I know that there's a chance / You won't
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Robbie Williams & Jane Horrocks – Things
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[Verse 1: Robbie Williams and Jane Horrocks] / Every night I sit here by my window (window) / Starin' at the lonely avenue (avenue) / Watching lovers holdin' hands 'n' laughin' (ha
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Robbie Williams – Heart and I
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Robbie said of the song:
What does “Heart and I” mean? Well, literally those words are lifted from “When Love Breaks Down” – ‘My [love] and I, we work well together’. That was the
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Robbie Williams – Coke & Tears
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[Spoken: "Ok, settle down you all, settle down lady / He's gonna be on stage real soon, that's right / Mama put your popcorn down, he's turning to the band / Yeah, he's running his
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Robbie Williams – One Fine Day
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I like to reminisce about a time I've never had / A book that no one read / A film that never made me sad / And you remind me of a place I've never been / And something no one said
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Robbie Williams – Mack the Knife
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Mack The Knife / Oh the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear / And he shows them, pearly white / Just a jackknife has MacHeath, babe / And he keeps it, out of sight / Ya know when
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Robbie Williams – That's Life
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That's life, that's what all the people say / You're riding' high in April / Shot down in May / But I know I'm gonna change that tune / When I'm back on top, back on top in June
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Robbie Williams – Coffee, Tea and Sympathy
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B-side of “Something Beautiful”. Robbie said that “I was breaking lots of hearts on the search for Mrs. Williams… That was me saying sorry…”
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Robbie Williams – If I Only Had a Brain
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Robbie said of the song:
I knew The Wizard of Oz version first, of course. They’re magic songs. You didn’t have the ability to YouTube songs back then so you’d see a song once
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Robbie Williams – The Postcard
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I don't remember receiving your postcard / I never got much post / So it shouldn't have been too hard / You were on holiday with your school / In some French town / And while you
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Robbie Williams – The Impossible
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[Verse 1] / You can't do it, you're not good enough (Enough) / Don't be stupid, you're not one of us (Of us) / [Pre-Chorus] / You look, but nothing's there / But no one knows and
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Eminem – Stimulate
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Seemingly a late cut from The Eminem Show (2002), “Stimulate” finally saw a widespread release 20 years later on the Expanded Edition of the album.
Prior to that it could be found
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Robbie Williams – Ain't That a Kick in the Head
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How lucky can one guy be? / I kissed her and she kissed me / Like a fella once said: / "Ain't that a kick in the head?" / The room was completely black / I hugged her and she
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Robbie Williams – Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
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[Verse 1] / Do nothin' 'til you hear from me / Pay no attention to what's said / Why people tear the seams of anyone's dreams / Is over my head / Do nothin' 'til you hear from me
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Robbie Williams – Often
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Often, I don't see it if I've been wrong / And boy have I been wrong / Often, I don't need it until it's gone / But by then it's gone / Often, I make the worst decisions / Say that
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Robbie Williams – Straighten Up and Fly Right
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[Verse 1] / A buzzard took a monkey for a ride in the air / The monkey thought that everything was on the square / The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back / The monkey
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Robbie Williams – Dogs & Birds
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[Verse 1] / In this day and age we forget that we’re animals / Any wonder we’re all so alone / Mama, I feel so ashamed, we’re just cannibal / I didn’t make it but the bed is my
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Robbie Williams – Lola
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I met her in a club down in old Soho / Where you drink champagne and it taste just like cherry cola / C-O-L-A cola / She walked up to me, and she asked me to dance / And when I
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Robbie Williams & Rupert Everett – They Can’t Take That Away from Me
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The 12th track of Swing When You’re Winning. The song features actor Rupert Everett.
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Robbie Williams – Elastik
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I got this in my system / Takin' over / My imagination / Getting wider / This elastication / Automatic / No self-preservation / Pull me into shape / My testimony never fails / Like
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Robbie Williams – One for My Baby
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It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place / Except you and me / So set 'em' up Joe, I got a little story / I think you should know / We're drinking my friend, to the end
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Robbie Williams & Frank Sinatra – It Was a Very Good Year
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The 5th track of Swing When You’re Winning. The song features vocals from Frank Sinatra, who had died a few years before the recording of this album. What they did was take Sinatra
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Robbie Williams – Have You Met Miss Jones?
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13th track of Swing When You’re Winning. It was recorded for the Bridget Jones' Diary soundtrack and later included in the album.
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Robbie Williams – Email from a Vampire
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Baby when you're coming down / I could get to slum around you / If I got my talking right / Maybe I’ll be someone who’ll do / When I met you should have told me / You were somebody
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Robbie Williams – Karaoke Star
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A B-side to “Kids”.
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