 Genius Meanings
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The B-52's – Dirty Back Road
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[Verse] / Reckless drivin', like a sports car / God I want you, like a fuel engine / Energized line, like a road / You ride me like a road / You ride me / [Chorus] / Foot on the
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The B-52's – Love Shack
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The B-52s’ 1989 smash “Love Shack” is about a secluded place where lovers can meet to get it on. But that’s merely the most obvious meaning. The title also refers to the venues the
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The B-52's – Give Me Back My Man
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[Verse 1] / She cuts her hair / And you call his name / Wishin' everything could be the same / Like when she had him / [Chorus] / I'll give you fish / I'll give you candy / I'll
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The B-52's – Roam
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“Roam” was the fourth single from the B-52’s' 1989 hit album, Cosmic Thing. “Roam” hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during March 1990.
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The B-52's – Quiche Lorraine
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This song was on Wild Planet,
which was the second studio album by The B-52’s, released in 1980.
It was fairly well received by critics, most of whom regarded it as a strong
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The B-52's – Private Idaho
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According to the band, the song is not about the state of Idaho the state but a “Private Idaho” as a metaphor for a state of mind (a pun very much intended by the lyrics).
At the
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The B-52's – Dance This Mess Around
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Remember when you held my hand? / Say, remember when you were my man? / Walk, talk in the name of love / Before you break my heart / Think it over, roll it over in your mind / Why
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The B-52's – Devil In My Car
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Help, the devil's in my car / Help, the devil's in my car / Help, the devil's in my car / Devil's in my car, whoa please / Let me be alone / We're really tearin' tar / We're goin
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The B-52's – Party Out Of Bounds
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Surprise / Party / Yeah, we just thought we'd drop in / Where's your icebox? / Where's the punch? / Ew, house-a-tosis / Who's to blame when parties really get out of hand? / Who's
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The B-52's – Runnin' Around
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My baby, lookin' for my baby / Runnin' around / Lookin' up, lookin' down / Yeah ya know I'd sure like to run around with littly baby right now / But you're nowhere to be found / In
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The B-52's – Keep This Party Going
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Fast forward / Where's my remote / Wild-eyed in a crazed haze / Fast forward / Rock this boat / Party goin for days and days / Follow the bliss but remember this / It's all about
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The B-52's – Strobe Light
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Where's my telephone? / Is that you baby? / (Yeah!) / Got something to tell ya / (Oh, what?) / I wanna see ya tonight / I want you to walk in the door / I want you to lay on the
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Miranda Lambert (Ft. The B-52's) – Music City Queen
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[Verse 1: Miranda Lambert] / She was the Belle of Biloxi back in her day / Shreveport sailing all the way to the bank / She was fish net fancy for a buffet line / Had the same red
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Apalachee Falls – Country Roads
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[Chorus: Apalachee Don, Matt "Manchild" Marshall, Byrd Dog] / Country roads, take me home / To a backwoods creek / Down a long dirt road / If it means, an ol' headstone / At least
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The B-52's – 53 Miles West Of Venus
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[Intro] / Ooh, ooh-ooh / Ooh, ooh-ooh / Ooh-ooh / Ooh / [Chorus] / Fifty three miles west of Venus / Fifty three miles west of Venus / Fifty three miles west of Venus / Fifty three
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JAY-Z – Dirt Off Your Shoulder
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“Dirt off Your Shoulder” is the second single released from Jay-Z’s 2003 album The Black Album.
In 2004, the song was combined with the Linkin Park’s single “Lying from You” and
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Panic! at the Disco – Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time
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“Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time” was released on New Year’s Eve 2015 as an instant download for those who had already pre-ordered Death of a Bachelor from digital music
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Eazy-E – Boyz-n-the Hood
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“Boyz-n-the-Hood” is the solo debut by rapper Eazy-E as a part of N.W.A. Ice Cube wrote the song, and originally intended it to be for H.B.O., another group signed by Ruthless, but
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Luke Bryan – Strip It Down
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This is a sultry slow jam that uses wordplay to make the point that this man and wife need to get back to the basics of love.
“Strip It Down” is an iTunes countdown single from
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Ol' Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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“Shimmy Shimmy Ya” was released as the second single off of Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. It went on to become ODB’s most famous song and has been sampled in
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OutKast (Ft. Backbone & Cool Breeze) – Slump
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Big Boi is joined by two members of the Dungeon Family as they describe their experiences selling dope. While André didn’t rap on this song, he provided some background on the
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SZA – Broken Clocks
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“Broken Clocks” is the third single released from SZA’s debut album Ctrl, following “Drew Barrymore” and “Love Galore”.
SZA reminisces about the imbalance between her love and
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Pooh Shiesty (Ft. Lil Durk) – Back in Blood
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Pooh Shiesty enlists Lil Durk for “Back in Blood,” which serves as the lead single off of the former’s debut mixtape, Shiesty Season. They rap about murders around them, boasting
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