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The 1975 – I Think There's Something You Should Know
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“I Think There’s Something You Should Know” is a mellow house track that discusses a certain discomfort in one’s self. According to frontman Matthew Healy himself, the song is “
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The 1975 – If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)
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“If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)” is an uptempo, guitar and horn-heavy track released as the seventh single of Notes on a Conditional Form. Matty sings about his infatuation with a
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The 1975 – About You
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“About You” is the penultimate song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The song is a musical continuation of the band’s 2013 single “
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The 1975 – Nothing Revealed / Everything Denied
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Struck by the extrospective feeling that life isn’t what it seems, Healy turns this indictment inwards, described by NME as seemingly “bent on deconstructing the entire artifice of
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The 1975 – If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) (Midnight Kids Remix)
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[Verse 1] / I see her online / All the time / I'm trying not to stare down there / While she talks about her tough time / Girl of your dreams / You know what I mean / There's
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The 1975 – I’m in Love With You
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“I’m in Love With You” is the third single and sixth song included in The 1975’s fifth album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
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The 1975 – If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know) - Live from Madison Square Garden, New York. 07.11.22 (Amazon Music Live)
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[Spoken Intro] / All right, now we're cookin' / How you're feelin' New York? / [Verse 1] / I see her online (What?!) / All the time (That's right!) / I'm trying not to stare down
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The 1975 – If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know) (Edit)
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[Verse 1] / I see her online / All the time / I'm trying not to stare down there / While she talks about her tough time / Girl of your dreams / You know what I mean / There's
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The 1975 – Roadkill
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Matthew Healy described ‘Roadkill’ as one of the funniest songs he ever wrote while he utilizes his ability of expressing the biggest ideas in the fewest words:
If the album isn’t
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The 1975 – What Should I Say
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[Verse 1] / They're calling out your name / Must have been something you were saying / They're calling out your name / What should I say? / (Tell 'em the things that you told me
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Pitch Perfect 3 Cast (Ft. Anna Camp, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Chrissie Fit, Ester Dean, Hailee Steinfeld, Hana Mae lee, Kelley Jakle & Rebel Wilson) – Freedom `90
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[Anna Kendrick] / Heaven knows I was just a young boy / Didn't know what I wanted to be / I was every little hungry schoolgirl's pride and joy / And I guess it was enough for me
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The 1975 – Playing on My Mind
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“Playing On My Mind” is a track from English alternative band The 1975 that appears on their fourth studio album, Notes On A Conditional Form. Lead singer Matty Healy mentioned the
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The 1975 – When We Are Together
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“When We Are Together” is the final song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
It is an acoustic, melancholy folk song that is themed
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The 1975 – Me & You Together Song
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“Me & You Together Song” features Matty singing about being infatuated with a friend who doesn’t feel the same way that he does about her, as well as the dreams and fantasies that
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The 1975 – The Birthday Party
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“The Birthday Party” is the fifth single from The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes On A Conditional Form. Released on February 19, 2020, the song was premiered on Zane Lowe’s
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The 1975 – Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)
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The Temptations-sampling track “Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)” is a light, Jamaican-pop-esque track off of The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The song
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The 1975 – Somebody Else
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“Somebody Else” explores the complicated feelings stirred by a past lover taking up with someone new.
The official music video depicts heartbroken frontman Matty Healy’s
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The 1975 – It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)
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“It’s Not Living (If It’s Not with You)” is an upbeat song that depicts Matty Healy’s struggle with heroin addiction. It is similar to how “UGH!” from The 1975’s second album
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The 1975 – Guys
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“Guys” closes The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The title acts as the antithesis to their 2013 track “Girls,” which explores their lust for women
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The 1975 – If I Believe You
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This song is a cry to Jesus. The artist struggles mentally, questioning if his lack of belief is preventing him from finding purpose. The song’s instrumental organisation is
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The 1975 – People
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“People” is the lead single on The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The song is a cry for people to act against the world’s problems, including the
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The 1975 – Yeah I Know
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“Yeah I Know” is a song from The 1975’s fourth studio album Notes On A Conditional Form, which was released on May 22, 2020.
Described as “probably the best of the itchy, glitchy
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The 1975 – Don't Worry
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“Don’t Worry” is a song by The 1975 that appeared on their fourth studio album Notes On A Conditional Form.
It was written and performed by Matty Healy’s father, Tim Healy
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The 1975 – Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America
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“Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America” is a track of minimal production which sees an acoustic guitar being paired with distant horns. Matty sings about his love for Jesus Christ in
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The 1975 – Sincerity Is Scary
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“Sincerity Is Scary” is a feel-good song that addresses one’s tendencies to put up a facade out of insecurity and anxiety, with the realization that this type of illusory behavior
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The 1975 – Then Because She Goes
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[Verse 1] / You are mine, I’ve been drowning in you / You fracture light again / Beautiful, please don't cry, I love you / When you leave, I cry on the inside / [Chorus] / I wake
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The 1975 – The 1975 (NOACF)
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Each of the band’s albums prior to Notes on a Conditional Form begins with a song called “The 1975”. In the past, they all had identical lyrics, which began:
Go down, soft sound
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The 1975 – Human Too
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“Human Too” is the ninth song included in The 1975’s fifth studio album ‘Being Funny in a Foreign Language’.
The song includes themes of weakness, frailty, and fragility. This
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The 1975 – Bagsy Not in Net
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‘Bagsy’ is British slang with the same meaning as ‘dibs’ (to claim something). It can be used with many objects or activities. ‘Bagsy not in net’ specifically refers to football
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The 1975 – I Couldn't Be More In Love
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“I Couldn’t Be More In Love” is the fourteenth track from The 1975’s third studio album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. According to Matty, the song is not a love song
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The 1975 – Frail State of Mind
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“Frail State of Mind” is the third single from The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes On A Conditional Form. The track was released on October 24, 2019, on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio
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The 1975 – Happiness
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“Happiness” is the second single from The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
The track, which is full of horns and jazzy percussion, returns to a sound
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The 1975 – Love It If We Made It
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“Love It If We Made It” is a social anthem, observing the volatile aspects of modern society, responding with a sentiment of hope and positivity with its upbeat sound. It was the
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The 1975 – Me
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As the closing track to The 1975’s Music for Cars EP, “Me” moves back and forth from different perspectives. These viewpoints reflect Matty’s father in addition to certain bits
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The 1975 – The 1975 (BFIAFL)
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For the intro to Being Funny in a Foreign Language, The 1975 is once again labelling the first track as “The 1975”.
In the past, the opening track on the band’s albums has been a
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The 1975 – Loving Someone
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NME describes “Loving Someone” in their track-by-track review of I like it when you sleep…
Immediately after that takedown of romance comes a high-pitched voice declaring “You
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The 1975 – Love Me
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“Love Me” is about rejecting superficiality of fame and embracing the fans. The song’s genesis took place shortly before The 1975’s first show at the Brixton Academy in January of
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The 1975 – All I Need to Hear
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“All I Need to Hear” is the fourth single from The 1975’s fifth studio album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language.
Matty Healy confirmed in a cover story for Pitchfork that the goal
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The 1975 – Robbers
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This is a love song about a toxic relationship. They are too focused on each other to notice the destruction they cause each other.
The title “Robbers” refers to how the lovers
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The 1975 – I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)
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“I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)” goes as cinematic ending for the record that summarises life in 2018 – a truly online age. The chorus witnesses a strong falsetto from Matty as the
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