 Genius Meanings
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Robyn – Time Machine
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[Intro] / Hey / [Verse 1] / Hey, what did I do? / Can't believe the fit I just threw / Stupid, hey, wanted the reaction / (Hey, wanted the reaction) / I remember the words / How I
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Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend
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[Chorus] / Call your girlfriend / It's time you had the talk / Give your reasons / Say it's not her fault / But you just met somebody new / [Verse 1] / Tell her not to get upset
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Robyn – Indestructible
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First introduced as an acoustic version in Robyn’s Body Talk Pt. 2 EP, it later received a full-bodied release in her subsequent EP Body Talk Pt. 3 and LP Body Talk (2014). Robyn
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Robyn Sherwell – To Give Up
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[Verse 1] / I'm running out of time, a minute out of time / Gets quicker every day, I'm wasting me away / I'm running down the beach, drowning out of reach / Can you give me back
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Robyn – Stars 4-Ever
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[Chorus] / You and me together, stars forever / You and me together, stars forever / You and me together, stars forever / You and me together, stars forever / [Verse 1] / You and
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Robyn – Get Myself Together
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[Verse 1] / It's all over like steps in the first snow (First snow) / Something's been building up and it's gonna blow (Blow) / My momma called me last night, she said / "When
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System Of A Down – B.Y.O.B.
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“B.Y.O.B.” (“Bring Your Own Bombs”) is the first single released from American heavy metal band System of a Down’s fourth album Mezmerize.
Like their earlier song “Boom!,” it was
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Drake – Diplomatic Immunity
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“Diplomatic Immunity" is Drake’s resurgence from a small hiatus from the limelight. By comparing immunity from diplomacy to his own immunity in the rap game, Drake shows why he’s
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Bob Dylan – Desolation Row
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[Verse 1] / They're selling postcards of the hanging / They're painting the passports brown / The beauty parlor is filled with sailors / The circus is in town / Here comes the
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Gorillaz (Ft. Del the Funky Homosapien) – Clint Eastwood
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“Clint Eastwood” is the phenomenal debut single from “virtual band” Gorillaz, dropped in 2001. The funky aesthetic of the video and the song’s menacing, mellow beat made it one of
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The Psychedelic Furs – The Ghost in You
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This is the opener from the Furs' Mirror Moves (1984). It was written by the Butler brothers and is representative of the 80’s synth pop sound that producer Keith Forsey brought
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System Of A Down – Chop Suey!
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Rick Rubin, who produced Toxicity for System of a Down, cites this song as one of his most important projects. He told Rolling Stone:
This song was originally going to be called “
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Semisonic – Closing Time
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Dan Wilson deals in deep metaphor in “Closing Time,” seeming to detail the literal closing of a bar when it kicks out all of the late-night drinkers, but is, instead, about the
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blink-182 – I Miss You
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“I Miss You” is one of Blink-182’s most iconic tracks, serving as a haunting depiction of the effect depression can have on a relationship and its subsequent fallout.
The song ‘I
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Shakira – She Wolf
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“She Wolf” is a song by Shakira, taken from her eighth studio album of the same name (2009). It was released on 10 July 2009, as the lead single from the album.
Upon its release
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My Chemical Romance – Helena (So Long & Goodnight)
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“Helena” (sometimes titled “Helena (So Long & Goodnight)” on digital retailers like iTunes) was written as a tribute to Gerard and Mikey Way’s late grandmother. She was called
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr. & Original Broadway Cast of "Hamilton" – My Shot
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After Alexander Hamilton moves to New York, he searches for a thing to be a part of. He soon joins the movement for United States independence where he meets some of the characters
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AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long
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“You Shook Me All Night Long” was released as the lead single off Back in Black and is one of AC/DC’s signature songs. Brian Johnson told Howard Stern that the song was the first
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Tom Petty – Free Fallin'
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“Free Fallin',” one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits, is an escapist’s ode to Los Angeles, California. The song, which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, was inspired by what Petty
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Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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This song by Black Sabbath is consistently ranked as one of the greatest heavy metal songs of all time. Maybe the biggest hit of Ozzy’s group, along with “Iron Man.”
The lyrics
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Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
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[Verse 1] / I threw a wish in the well / Don't ask me, I'll never tell / I looked to you as it fell / And now you're in my way / I trade my soul for a wish / Pennies and dimes for
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Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Considered by many to be the ultimate grunge anthem, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was the lead single for Nirvana’s second studio album and major label debut, September 1991’s
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Avicii – Wake Me Up
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“Wake Me Up” is the lead single for Avicii’s first studio album #True. It features Aloe Blacc, who wrote the lyrics on a plane flying from Geneva, Switzerland, to L.A.
Like many
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Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
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“Hollaback Girl” was released as the third single from Gwen Stefani’s album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. The song was spurred after Courtney Love made a comment about Gwen Stefani in
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Elton John – I'm Still Standing
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‘I’m Still Standing’ is the second single and song from Elton John’s ‘Too Low For Zero’.
Russel Mulcahy, video director of the videoclip, told us ‘I Want My MTV!’:
Elton John’s
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Eminem – Business
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Eminem and Dre use the same superhero theme to get rid of the real villain—bad lyricism.
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Robin Banks – Lonely
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[Intro] / FlipTunesMusic / [Chorus] / I'm always by my lonely / Can't be humble when you hungry / So I need a lot of money in the bank / I'm only chasin' cash, girl, what you think
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Gorillaz (Ft. De La Soul) – Feel Good Inc.
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“Feel Good Inc.” is about criticism of herd mentality, isolation, and escapism.
The music video features computer-generated imagery combined with 2D animation. The inspiration for
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La Roux – Bulletproof
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“Bulletproof” is the single that propelled La Roux and their first, self-titled debut album in their rise to fame.
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Halsey – 100 Letters
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“100 Letters” is a pop power ballad describing the story of two lovers who try to work out their failing relationship. The song uses Greek mythology, like the legend of King Midas
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Motörhead – Ace of Spades
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One of Motorhead’s most popular tunes, “Ace of Spades” is an ode to gambling and risking everything for the thrill of the game.
Lemmy told Rolling Stone,
It’s still very popular
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Jessica Jones – AKA It's Called Whiskey
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An unofficial script to episode 3 of season 1 of Jessica Jones, “AKA It’s Called Whiskey”.
Jessica Jones often deals with the symptoms of PTSD. The title refers to Jessica’s
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Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
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“Buffalo Stance” is Swedish rapper/singer Neneh Cherry’s debut and breakout single. The song reached the top 10 in eleven countries worldwide, including peaking at #3 in the UK in
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Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
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Cotton Eye Joe is an American folk song which was written in 1861. Rednex provides an EDM remix of it.
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Rihanna – Don't Stop the Music
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“Don’t Stop the Music” is an energetic dance-pop track about leaving the stress of life and dancing to the music. It was the fourth single off Good Girl Gone Bad and was promoted
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