Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

De Selby (Part 1)

Hozier

Meaning of “De Selby (Part 1)” by Hozier

“De Selby (Part 1)” is the opening track on Hozier’s album “Unreal Unearth”, which Columbia Records and Rubyworks made public on 18 August 2023, with the song first being teased, via Instagram, back in January of 2022. To...

Boyfriend

Usher

Meaning of “Boyfriend” by Usher

Usher is still in the game, folks. Raymond didn’t drop any singles in 2021 or 2022 (as the headline artist), but earlier in 2023 he did come out with one called “Glu” and also co-headlined “Good Good” with...

Gardening At Night

R.E.M.

Meaning of “Gardening At Night” by R.E.M.

“Gardening at Night” was written by R.E.M. members Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Bill Berry. That is the same quartet who founded the R.E.M. brand and continued to hold it down until the group...

Love Me Again

V (BTS)

“Love Me Again” by V (BTS)

As we have pointed out numerous times in the recent past, the Bangtan Boys, aka BTS, have been more solo-oriented of late. This is due to the group being on hiatus since mid-2022, and its...

The Painter

Cody Johnson

Meaning of “The Painter” by Cody Johnson

Cody Johnson has been a professionally-active musician since the mid-aughts and really hit his stride circa the late-2010s, whereas for instance his seventh album, 2019’s “Ain’t Nothin’ to It”, was Johnson’s first to make it...

Black Mirror

Noname

Meaning of “Black Mirror” by Noname

“Black Mirror” is the opening song on the 11-track playlist of “Sundial”. Said project, which marks Noname’s second studio album, is a self-released effort that came out on 11 August 2023. As of this writing, that was less...