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| Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – The Ship Song Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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I think "come sail your ships" means a battle is about to begin: he sees courtship as a war, but in a playful sense, it's not a sad song. I suppose "and let your hair hang down" refers to war too: the woman is seen as a warrior goddess. These lyrics are really haunting, it's one of my favourite Nick Cave songs. |
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| Queen – The Show Must Go On Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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Actually, I read that song was written by Brian May. I think he's expressing his fear: Freddie's illness was a tremendous shock for his friends. Brian is asking himself how can he cope with that. These feelings match Freddie's feelings, that's why the song is so powerful. |
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| Queen – One Vision Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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You again? It seems you see devil & drugs in every song....but, are you serious or what? |
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| Queen – Killer Queen Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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I think he's talking about a prostitute, maybe a transvestite (= queen). Ther's some fascination and repulsion in this character. Loved the song. |
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| Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody Lyrics
| 22 years ago
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I really don't think Freddie was talking about the AIDS epidemic: it was 1975, they didn't even know what AIDS was. Once he said the song was auto-biographical, but I really don't know what that meant. |
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