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30.04.2008., srijeda
Something wicked this way comes
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pjesma po kojoj je blog dobio ime (riječ benzedrine je u tekstu pjesme) i koja je jedan od puno razloga zašto obožavam R.E.M. R.E.M. - What's the frequency, Kenneth |
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12.04.2008., subota
Travis
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06.04.2008., nedjelja
Meanings of R.E.M.'s songs
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1. SING FOR THE SUBMARINE - a specific story about a boy who escapes in a submarine in an apocalyptic future. 2. GARDENING AT NIGHT - this refers to a neighbor who worked in his garden at night. 3. RADIO FREE EUROPE - Radio Free Europe is a radio network run by the United States government that broadcasts to Europe and the Middle East. The mission of the broadcasts is to promote democracy and freedom, but R.E.M. makes the point that this can easily cross the line into propaganda. 4. ACCELERATE - about dealing with a world that's moving ever more quickly. 5. ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS - about college life, and refusing destructive decisions. 6. ALL THE WAY TO RENO - about all those people that dream of stardom, but fail. 7. AROUND THE SUN - says: don’t give up on life, you do not know what next for you, stick around for another year or so and you might really come across a place that feels good for you. 8. AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL - about Michael Stipe who is helplessly in love and he only feels beautiful in the reflection of his lover’s adoration. 9. BAD DAY - about capitalism and how all we get is lies and propaganda. 10. BANG AND BLAME - about how attackers of women (and society in general) often blame the victims of rape. 11. CUYAHOGA - make a point of acknowledging the fact that we need to collaborate and work hard for change, because without that effort and emphasis on community, we stand to lose so much. 12. DAYSLEEPER - about what happens when dreams cease to complement or complicate our lives. 13. DON’T GO BACK TO ROCKVILLE - This is about Ingrid Schorr, a girl the band knew at the University of Georgia whose hometown was Rockville, Maryland. 14. DRIVE - about the drive you have when you're younger, and how you lose it as you get older and you end up just riding out your time. 15. E-BOW THE LETTER - about river phoenix and his drug problems. 16. ELECTRON BLUE - about how being bold enough to dive headlong into the future can be an incredible high, but it can also become this thing that keeps a person constantly looking to the horizon and at a slight remove from their surroundings. 17. EVERYBODY HURTS - an anti-suicide song. Berry wanted to reach out to people who felt they had no hope. 18. FALL ON ME - about Acid Rain, which occurs when the burning of fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, causing rain to be acidic and threatening the environment. 19. FINAL STRAW - is about peace and deals with the war with Iraq. This album came out around the time of the 2004 US presidential election, when R.E.M. was strongly encouraging voters to choose John Kerry over George Bush. 20. HOUSTON - deals with questions of faith in response to what happened to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 21. I'M GONNA DJ - inspired by the 1999 riots surrounding the World Trade Organization's meeting in Seattle. In this song, a DJ is wondering what it all meant. 22. IMITATION OF LIFE - about the desire to be a celebrity and the cold reality of what it is actually like. 23. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FINE) - about how the world changes, technology changes, people change, times change, music changes, and how we should all embrace it. 24. LEAVING NEW YORK - about New York and how it is changing for the better since September 11, 2001. 25. LIFE AND HOW TO LIVE IT - about Brivs Mekis, a man who built a wall in his house. He would live on one side for a while, than switch to the other when he got bored. When he died, they found a huge pile of books in his closet that he wrote and had published. 26. LOSING MY RELIGION - about fame and the self corrosive problems that many famous people face./ about a hopeless unrequited crush. 27. MAN ON THE MOON - inspired by the late comedian Andy Kaufman. it’s a celebration of belief in the face of absurdity, and embracing faith even when you think you know better. 28. MAN-SIZED WREATH - inspired by President Bush's visit to Martin Luther King's tomb on his 75th birthday in 2004, a gesture which was met by busloads of protesters. 29. ME IN HONEY - about a man who has been full of self loathing and through the knowledge that he and his girlfriend/wife have conceived a child has found redemption. 30. MONTY GOT A RAW DEAL - a song in tribute to Montgomery Clift. 31. MR. RICHARDS - about injustices in politics. 32. NIGHTSWIMMING - tells stories about when the band members and their friends used to go skinny dipping in Athens, Georgia. 33. ORANGE CRUSH - refer to Agent Orange, a chemical used by the US to defoliate the Vietnamese jungle during the Vietnam War. US military personnel exposed to it developed cancer years later and some of their children had birth defects. 34. RADIO SONG - saying that radio is corrupting and brainwashing the people and taking over how they think. 35. REVOLUTION - about how the 60's baby-boomer "revolution" changed everything on the surface and nothing at the core. 36. SEVEN CHINESE BROTHERS - inspired by a 1938 children's book called The Five Chinese Brothers, which is based on a traditional Chinese tale. 37. STAND - about absurdity of people not taking responsibility for the place they live in. 38. SUPERMAN - about a creepy guy who wishes that he had the powers of Superman so that he could more effectively talk a girl. 39. SUPERNATURAL SUPERSERIOUS - about people who are adults - who move with such grace and poise through life and in fact completely embrace the incredibly stupid aspects of growing up and the humiliating teenage moments. 40. THE GREAT BEYOND - about putting your mind to something and achieving the impossible. 41. THE ONE I LOVE - Often misinterpreted as a love song, this is just the opposite. Michael Stipe describes this song as about using people over and over. 42. THE SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONITE - about a homeless guy who sleeps in a telephone box. the instant soup is from a shelter from the homeless, he's got no home so he sleeps standing up in the phone booth. 43. TRY NOT TO BREATHE - about assisted suicide. 44. UNTIL THE DAY IS DONE - It's a scathing indictment of the state of America. 45. WALK UNAFRAID - about finding courage and not being afraid. 46. WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH? - an attack on the media, who overanalyze things they don't understand. 47. HALF A WORLD AWAY - about thinking you are in love, but realizing you're really just drunk. 48. NEAR WILD HEAVEN - about clinging to love with the wrong one. 49. NEW TEST LEPER - addresses the assumption that people who are in a bad situation put themselves there. That kind of judgment, when they can never truly know what's going on behind that person's eyes, is wrong. 50. PERFECT CIRCLE - when you're staying in a strange hotel room and it's late at night, and somewhere in the far distance, you hear a train go past. 51. SHE JUST WANTS TO BE - about a woman who just realized that she was bored with her life and now she realizes that there is something more. 52. SUMMER TURNS TO HIGH - the implication that Stipe’s character is throwing himself into lazy, luxurious pleasures as a way of keeping himself from thinking about a soured relationship. 53. TALK ABOUT THE PASSION - about hunger and hopelessness. 54. SWEETNESS FOLLOWS - the way petty grudges and self-absorption have either damaged or completely severed the connections of the surviving family members. |
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02.04.2008., srijeda
I'll be over you (Toto)
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Some people live their dreams Some people close their eyes Some people's destiny Passes by There are no guarantees There are no alibis That's how our love must be Don't ask why It takes some time God knows how long I know that I can forget you As soon as my heart stops breaking Anticipating As soon as forever is through I'll be over you Remembering times gone by Promises we once made What are the reasons why Nothing stays the same There were the nights Holding you close Someday I'll try to forget them As soon as my heart stops breaking Anticipating As soon as forever is through I'll be over you (repeat) ...someday i'll be over you as soon as my heart stops breaking |
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