 Genius Meanings
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The Beatles – Baby, You’re a Rich Man
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This song grew from a verse of John’s (“one of the beautiful people”) and a chorus of Paul’s (“baby, you’re a rich man”). The song deals with the celebrity, wealth and fame the
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The Analogues – Baby You're a Rich Man (Live)
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[Verse 1] / How does it feel to be one of the beautiful people? / Now that you know who you are / What do you want to be? / And have you traveled very far? / Far as the eye can see
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Fat Boys – Baby You're a Rich Man
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How does it feel to be / One of the beautiful people / Now that you know who you are / What do you want to be / And have you traveled very far / Far as the eye can see / How does
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The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (LOVE Version) Samples
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See all of “All You Need Is Love (LOVE Version)” by The Beatles’s samples
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P.M. Dawn – The Beautiful
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Yeah! / In a quest to become colorless / I exalt my eyes with a most profound trust / Yet they are masters at deception / I wonder why... A black 4 leaf clover / Prince Be sends a
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Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rich Girl
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The first of six number one singles by the duo, “Rich Girl” debuted on the charts at #81 on January 22, 1977, climbing to the top spot nine weeks later.
Famously, the classic song
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The Beatles – I Am the Walrus
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“I Am the Walrus” was made up of three distinctly different songs–the first is the beginning of the song, which John was given the idea of by hearing a distant police siren. The
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Meek Mill (Ft. Drake) – Going Bad
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This triumphant reconnection between Meek Mill and Drake is about flexing their wealth and “Going Bad” on women and their enemies.
This is their first collaboration since 2015’s “
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The Beatles – The Fool on the Hill
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Released in 1967 on the Magical Mystery Tour album.
McCartney wrote the song and has revealed it to be about “someone like Maharishi”, a guru the Beatles followed in India.
The
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Queen – We Will Rock You
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“We Will Rock You” was released as a Double-A-Single with “We Are the Champions”, and became one of Queen’s biggest songs worldwide and a staple of arena and stadium sports
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Kanye West (Ft. CyHi, JAY-Z, Pusha T, RZA & Swizz Beatz) – So Appalled
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“So Appalled” was originally released as part of the G.O.O.D Fridays series on September 24, 2010. The song touches on fame, critics and popular culture.
At one point, the song
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The Beatles – All You Need Is Love (LOVE Version)
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[Intro] / Love, love, love / Love, love, love / Love, love, love / [Verse 1] / There's nothing you can do that can't be done / Nothing you can sing that can't be sung / Nothing you
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The Rolling Stones – Beast of Burden
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The 1978 hit (reached #8 in the US charts), considered by many one of the top 20 Stones' songs. A Keith Richards/Mick Jagger creation, that like many other of the Rolling Stones
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The Beatles – Strawberry Fields Forever
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One of The Beatles’s undisputed masterpieces, the groundbreaking and influential “Strawberry Fields Forever” (1967) was based on John Lennon’s childhood memories in Liverpool
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Rae Sremmurd (Ft. Gucci Mane) – Black Beatles
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Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi, Mike WiLL Made-It, and Gucci Mane team up on a track comparing themselves to the legendary English rock band The Beatles. The three rappers address their fame
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Pierce The Veil – Million Dollar Houses (The Painter)
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[Verse 1] / So what if I was just a painter? / Painting houses on the rich blue coast / Would you ever try to leave me / For somebody who deserves you most? / 'Cause darling, I am
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The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand
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This is the song that topped the U.S. charts and made The Beatles, in their own words, “toppermost of the poppermost” (sourced here. This is where Beatlemania took off on a global
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Wu-Tang Clan – Method Man
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If you don’t know who the Method Man is, you’re about to find out! Originally released as the B-side of “Protect Ya Neck,” “Method Man” quickly became its own classic.
Though
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The Beatles – Penny Lane
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“Penny Lane” was released in 1967 as a double A-side single, alongside “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The song was primarily written by Paul McCartney with John Lennon rumoured to
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Dolly Parton – 9 to 5
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“9 to 5” was the theme song to the 1980 film Nine to Five, a story of gender inequality in the workplace. Parton starred in this film along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
This
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The Beatles – I'm Looking Through You
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A bittersweet love song by McCartney expressing distaste for how he feels his muse has changed. Possibly based heavily in reality, seeing as this song was written towards the end
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The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
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Originally a non-album single that ultimately ended up on the Magical Mystery Tour album, “All You Need is Love” was created for and performed on Our World, the first live
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The Beatles – Something
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“Something” is the first George Harrison penned track on Abbey Road. It is hailed as one of the greatest love songs of all time by Frank Sinatra, who mistakenly introduced it in
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The Beatles – Hello, Goodbye
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Written by Paul McCartney, though credited to Lennon-McCartney, “Hello, Goodbye” is the A-side to “I Am the Walrus” and was released on 24 November 1967.
The song discusses the
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Prince and the Revolution – Baby I'm a Star
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“Baby I’m A Star"is the 8th song from the album Purple Rain, directly following "I Would Die 4 U”. In the film Purple Rain, “Baby I’m A Star” serves as the finale, after “The Kid
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar) – Fuckin' Problems
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This all-star posse cut showcases three distinctive rappers trying to out-stunt each other on the subject of fucking “bad bitches.” Rocky called the song a “reunion” of Drake’s
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Elton John – Your Song
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The song was composed and performed by Elton John but the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It originally appeared in his self titled and second album.
Elton John hadn’t come
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The Beatles – Yellow Submarine - Script
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[PROLOGUE] / NARRATOR: / Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland. Eighty thousand leagues beneath the sea it lay... or lie, I'm not too
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Vance Joy – Riptide
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The intro and first single to Vance Joy’s debut EP God Loves You When You’re Dancing was a critical and commercial success. Critics praised its clever lyrics filled with pop
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The Beatles – Your Mother Should Know
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During the performance of “Your Mother Should Know” in the film Magical Mystery Tour, Paul is seen wearing a black rose, as opposed to the red ones worn by the other Beatles. This
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