Author: Amanda London

Maddie Zahm

June 16, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 16, 2022

“You Might Not Like Her” by Maddie Zahm

“You Might Not Like Her” has generated some headlines largely due to a couple of bisexual references therein. These bisexual references in the song are apparently Maddie Zahm’s way of openly declaring her sexual...

Radiohead

June 16, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 16, 2022

“How to Disappear Completely” by Radiohead 

It has been well documented that there are two main inspirations directly behind the lyrics of “How to Disappear Completely”. As far as the first verse goes, Thom Yorke had a dream where, according to his...

Bow Wow Wow

June 16, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 16, 2022

“Do You Wanna Hold Me?” by Bow Wow Wow

When “Do You Wanna Hold Me?” was dropped, the vocalist was still in her mid-teens. So it’s kinda understandable where, in the first verse for instance, we are met with a couple of references to...

George Ezra

June 15, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 15, 2022

“Green Green Grass” by George Ezra

Throughout the decades it has been well-documented, via various sources, how some Africanized cultures of the Western Hemisphere, such as those found in the Caribbean, get down when it comes to throwing a funeral. This...

The Royal Guardsmen

June 14, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 14, 2022

“Snoopy vs. The Red Baron” by The Royal Guardsmen

“Snoopy vs. The Red Baron” is a fictional beef that fans of the Peanuts (aka “Charlie Brown”) series would be familiar with. Well actually “the Red Baron”, as he was called, was a real-life dude, one Manfred...

Lady Gaga

June 14, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 14, 2022

Lady Gaga’s “Government Hooker” Lyrics Meaning

The way Lady Gaga, who is recognized as the primary writer of the lyrics of “Government Hooker”, described its meaning is as it being inspired by her fascination with political mistresses. To note, political...

Nicole Dollanganger

June 14, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 14, 2022

“Poacher’s Pride” by Nicole Dollanganger

“Poacher’s Pride” is notable lyrically due to the vocalist’s assertion that she ‘shot an angel with her father’s rifle’. But we also find the word poacher in the title, which is basically a term applied to...

The Bangles

June 13, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 13, 2022

“Hazy Shade of Winter” by The Bangles

We’ve already looked into the original version as this song, as put out by Simon & Garfunkel during the 1960s.  And lyrically The Bangles only made a few, in the grand scheme of things insignificant...

Simon & Garfunkel

June 13, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 13, 2022

“A Hazy Shade of Winter” by Simon & Garfunkel

Referencing seasons to point to different dispositions or what have you is amongst the most-effective metaphors that songwriters sometimes lean on. And in the case of “A Hazy Shade of Winter” that’s exactly what Paul...

XXXTentacion

June 13, 2022

 by Amanda London · Published June 13, 2022

“Willy Wonka Was a Child Murderer” by XXXTentacion

“Willy Wonka” is actually a children’s character, one who headlines an American family classic from the early-1970s called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And it may seem strange for XXXTentacion to name a song like...