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St. Vincent – Cheerleader
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In “Cheerleader,” Clark reclaims her dignity and self-worth against those she felt she had to uproot her lifestyle for.
The idea of being a cheerleader denounces Clark’s
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St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
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In “Strange Mercy,” the album’s title track, Clark reflects back on the imprisonment of her father in 2010 following his involvement in a stock fraud scheme, and how her family
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St. Vincent – Year of the Tiger
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“Year of the Tiger” is the last track from St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy.
2010, the titular Year of the Tiger in the Chinese calendar, was a personally “difficult” year
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St. Vincent – Dilettante
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“Dilettante” is the ninth song on Indie/Art Pop-artist St. Vincent’s 2011 album, Strange Mercy.
It was her third full studio album, and came to be with Clark writing in an
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St. Vincent – Chloe in the Afternoon
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The opening track of St. Vincent’s third album, Strange Mercy describes a sexually active dominatrix and her loyal wounded client who’s desperate for some emotional connection
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St. Vincent – Cruel
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Cruel to be kind.
That’s how Annie Clark described the core theme of Strange Mercy. In the single “Cruel”, the former is explored as she details the subtle cruelties society
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St. Vincent – This Wave
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“This Wave” is a bonus track off Strange Mercy. It was left off the finished record but included on the Japanese release. Delicate and unnerving, it stands as one of Annie Clark’s
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St. Vincent – Champagne Year
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[Verse] / So I thought I'd learned my lesson / But I secretly expected / A choir at the shore / And confetti through the falling air / [Refrain 1] / I make a living telling people
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St. Vincent – Masseduction
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The title track of Masseduction. St Vincent said in her Facebook press conference that the title is “a little play on words. Mass seduction, seduction of masses, my seduction. Am I
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St. Vincent – Hysterical Strength
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[Verse 1] / Hey, it's your blood / That makes my veins run / It's true / So I tried to give it back to you / Young one, look at me / It's not your beast to leash / Oh, don't hold
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St. Vincent – Surgeon
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“Surgeon” was born out of a single line Annie Clark found while reading Marilyn Monroe’s diaries.
Best, finest surgeon – Lee Strasberg, come cut me open
In an NPR interview in
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St. Vincent – Neutered Fruit
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A fruit is a ripened ovary of a plant, so a neutered fruit would be an infertile ovary. This is an analogy for loveless love or a relationship that is lacking love from one person.
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David Byrne & St. Vincent – Ice Age
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The only track on the Love This Giant written solely by Annie Clark. “Ice Age” functions as some sort of inspiration / get it together track, perhaps even like a prequel (or even a
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St. Vincent – Northern Lights
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[Verse 1] / If you say it is, then I guess it is / What you say it is, but I don't feel anything / 'Cause your pendulum is in swing again / Yeah, your pendulum hasn't swung back in
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Taylor Swift – The 1989 World Tour - Special Guests
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Taylor Swift surprised fans throughout the tour by performing duets with special musical guests. Special guests also include co-stars from the “Bad Blood” music video and some
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Olivia Rodrigo – obsessed
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[Intro] / La, da-da-da, da-da-la, la-da-da-da-da / La, da-da-da, da-da-da / [Verse 1] / If I told you how much I think about her / You'd think I was in love / And if you knew how
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My Chemical Romance – Welcome to the Black Parade
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This song is on My Chemical Romance’s third studio album, entitled The Black Parade. The song, as well as the rest of the album, follows The Patient, a man who is dying, through
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Porter Robinson & Madeon – Shelter
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After a long-standing friendship, and both following similar career paths, Porter Robinson and Madeon released a highly-anticipated collaboration one day before Porter’s debut
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Singin' Boatman's Call
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Boatman’s Call is a 1997 album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. Because this album is a stark contrast to the band’s previously punk sound (Cave’s voice and a solo piano lend the songs a stripped-down, intimate feel), it’s interesting that the person drinking Manic Panic is also singing songs from this record.
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CaptainSparklez (Ft. TryHardNinja) – Fallen Kingdom
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“Fallen Kingdom” is Captain Sparklez’s second Minecraft parody of Coldplay’s track “Viva La Vida” performed by TryHardNinja. The story is told from the king’s perspective
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The Chordettes – Mr. Sandman
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“Mr. Sandman” was a #1 pop hit for The Chordettes quartet, topping the chart for seven weeks in 1954. “Mr. Sandman” is a mythical figure who brings good dreams to sleepers but The
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Best K-Pop Songs of 2023
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The grand finale of our year-end lists is about the songs that defined the year. As 2023 comes to an end, join the Genius Korea community in looking back at some of the best K-Pop songs of the year.
The list’s entries and rankings are compiled based on the opinion of the Genius Korea Community.
25. “KARMA” – PIXY
A bold attempt at the two-song, fusion-pop structure, “KARMA” is a seductive, dark, and playful title track that brings us one of the best embodiments of PIXY’s character as a group to date. The mixing of the two songs, one of the dark trap genre and one of a more electro-funk genre is done more subtly than the blatant mixing techniques used in aespa’s smash hit “Next Level,” and allows the subtle transitions to be satisfactory in their own right. Together, the two compositions meld together in the singular concept of PIXY being the bringers of karma.
24. “INVINCIBLE” – tripleS EVOLution
“INVINCIBLE,” a dream-pop track that utilizes a fantastical so
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Genius – September 2021 Singles Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' SEPTEMBER 2021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For September 2021 album releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable singles released in all
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Shearwater – Hurts Like Heaven
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Carved in a railing on a bridge in the park / Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark? / It's so cold, so cold / Written in marker on the factory sign / I
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Shearwater – Mary is Mary
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We left a 'maybe' for the cold heart / When they found a body in my backyard / So leave for the country just like you did / But he's not in the country, look how you live / But oh
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Shearwater – Tomorrow
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I saw you making celebrations / At your breakfast on the table / With a flask full to your lips / Not foreboding, joy of living, joy of giving / Before tomorrow comes, before
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The Chainsmokers (Ft. Halsey) – Closer
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“Closer” is a millennial romance anthem that celebrates youth and heartbreak. It features vocals from singer-songwriter Halsey and Chainsmokers member Andrew Taggart, marking the
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Shearwater – I luv the valley oh!!
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[Verse 1] / [Verse 1] / It's a pill and you've got to take it / It's a pill that you've got to take / It's a pill and you've got to take it / And I won't rest until you take it
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Shearwater – Natural One
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“Natural One” is a cover of Folk Implosion’s song of the same name.
Shearwater has stated that “Natural One” is the most straightforward of any of the songs on Fellow Travelers
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