Author: Amanda London

Anitta

April 5, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 5, 2022

Anitta’s “Envolver” Lyrics Meaning

Perhaps the best way to describe Anitta’s “Envolver” is as a sex-based dance song and one that is set in a secluded part of a nightclub. The stylistic leanings of contemporary Latin American musicians like...

Take That

April 4, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 4, 2022

Take That’s “The Flood” Lyrics Meaning

Although Take That never hit stateside, they are in fact extremely popular in Europe and especially in their homeland of the UK. The band managed to endure even after Robbie Williams, who can be considered...

Dean Lewis

April 4, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 4, 2022

“Hurtless” by Dean Lewis 

Dean Lewis has implied that his song “Hurtless” is based on a real life romance he was involved in. That experience was marked by him being under the impression that the other party involved was his soulmate,...

5 Seconds of Summer

April 4, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 4, 2022

“Take My Hand” by 5 Seconds of Summer

5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) recently dropped a track, just a few months earlier, entitled “2011” which is theoretically similar in nature to “Take My Hand”. That is to say that it has been put forth that this song is...

Dreamville / J. Cole / JID / Kenny Mason / Sheck Wes

April 4, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 4, 2022

“Stick” by Dreamville, JID & J. Cole (ft. Sheck Wes and Kenny Mason)

In the ‘hood, the term “stick” is another way of saying gun. As such, what we’re basically dealing with here is a rap song centered on gunplay, i.e. various threats being levied at opps...

Disclosure / Fatoumata Diawara

April 3, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 3, 2022

“Ultimatum” by Disclosure (ft. Fatoumata Diawara)

Most simply explained, it would appear that the addressee of “Ultimatum” is a romantic interest of the vocalist’s, someone who is not as interested in her as she is in him. For instance, she evidently...

Fisher

April 2, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 2, 2022

“Losing It” by Fisher

Fisher is a producer, not a vocalist, and “Losing It” is a dance song. In some cases like this one, there is no emphasis whatsoever put on lyrical complexity. Thus on this track, all we are...

Nirvana

April 2, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 2, 2022

“On a Plain” by Nirvana

As the story goes, “On a Plain” is a song that Kurt Cobain was forced to write on-the-fly. So basically, according to his own explanation, what he did was combine different “pieces of poetry”, which presumably...

Jason Derulo / Jawsh 685 / Number 1 Songs

April 1, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 1, 2022 · Last modified April 5, 2022

“Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” by Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo

Apparently, the reason the vocalist is referring to his relationship with the addressee as a “savage love” is because he is under the impression that she “(doesn’t) give two f—s”. Or put more simply, he...

James Taylor

April 1, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published April 1, 2022

“Valentine’s Day” by James Taylor

Back on 14 February 1929, during an era in which many consider gangsterism to have been at its peak in America, an incident occurred known as the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre. Said killing resulted in...