 Genius Meanings
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Weezer – Island in the Sun
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Chill and laid-back, “Island in the Sun” is the softer side to Weezer’s Green Album, a retreat from heavier guitars to fantasizing about running away with a special someone to some
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Weezer – Holiday
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Rivers said about “Holiday” and “In the Garage”:
[Holiday was] written in a sudden burst of confidence and optimism right after we got a record deal. Those positive emotions have
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Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
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“Holidays in the Sun” was the fourth single released by the Sex Pistols in October ‘77. This song came to life after a period of vacations in Berlin, where the band felt good
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Emma Roberts – Island in the Sun
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This cover of the Weezer song was recorded for the film, in which Emma Roberts portrays a girl who discovers and befriends a mermaid (Sara Paxton).
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Empty Trash (Ft. Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen) – Island In the Sun
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Hip hip / Hip hip / Hip hip / Hip hip / When you're on a holiday / You can't find the words to say / All the things that come to you / And I wanna feel it too / On an island in the
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Weezer – Island in the Sun Covers
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See all of “Island in the Sun” by Weezer’s covers
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Harry Belafonte – Island in the Sun
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This is my island in the sun / Where my people have toiled since time begun / I may sail on many a sea / Her shores will always be home to me / Oh, island in the sun / Willed to me
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Weezer – Say It Ain't So
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Ranked as #10 on Pitchfork Media’s Top 200 Tracks of the 90s, #72 on Rolling Stone’s The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time in 2008, “Say It Ain’t So” is the third and final
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Weezer – The End of the Game
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“The End of the Game” is the lead single from Weezer’s album, Van Weezer. The influence of Van Halen can be heard immediately as Weezer returns to a more rock-oriented sound.
The
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Himynameisshan. – The Party Rock Crew (Reprise)
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[Verse 1: Weezer] / When you're on a holiday / You can't find the words to say / All the things that come to you / And I wanna feel it too / On an island in the sun / We'll be
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Yung Pinch (Ft. blackbear & P-Lo) – Smoke & Drive
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“Smoke and Drive” is a braggadocios anthem about smoking on California Interstate 405. This collaboration features fellow Californians Blackbear and HBK member/producer, P-LO. This
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DougSalad – Don't Scorch Now
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[Verse 1] / What's with these homies dissin' my girl? / Why do they gotta front? / What did we ever do to these guys / That made them so violent? / Woo-hoo, but you know I'm yours
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Daveed Diggs, India Carney & Ty Taylor – Vacay Island
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[Intro] / Hey, hey / Hey, hey / [Verse 1: India Carney & Ty Taylor] / When you're on a holiday / You can't find the words to say / All the things that come to you / And I wanna
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GAMPER & DADONI (Ft. Conor Byrne) – Island in the Sun
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Another deadline / Been working all night / Imagination fuels my creation / Press on the gas, going fast / 'Cause I'm running outta time / Cities growing to the sky and I / I see
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Weezer – Oh, Lisa
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Simple stages in my mind / Now I'm running out of time / I'm wanting to... / I wanna do you / Taking stock of feelings stored / Running circles overboard / I'm wanting to... / I
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Weezer – Jacked Up
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In “Jacked Up,” the writers paint a picture of a man (mostly likely male given the writers, though not explicitly stated) who has a hard time with relationships, likely stemming
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Weezer – Song 2 (V1)
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[Intro] / Woo-hoo / Woo-hoo / Woo-hoo / Woo-hoo / [Verse 1] / I got my head checked / By a jumbo jet / It wasn't easy / But nothing it is, no / [Chorus] / (Woo-hoo) When I feel
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Weezer – Just What I Needed
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[Verse 1] / I don't mind you comin' here / And wastin' all my time / 'Cause when you're standin' oh so near / I kinda lose my mind / [Pre-Chorus] / It's not the perfume that you
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Weezer – Sugar Booger
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One of many unreleased tracks by the band during their SS2K/Green Album era.
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Weezer – Undone (The Sweater Song)
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“Undone – The Sweater Song” was Weezer’s first single off their self-titled 1994 debut album.
Frontman Rivers Cuomo has commented on the song to Rolling Stone:
“‘The Sweater Song
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Weezer – The Christmas Song
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You told me you would be here by my side / Warming my heart on this cold winter's night / Here I sit waiting beside the tree all by myself (by myself) / You told me you would bring
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