Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Tagged: Elvis Presley

Figurative language

Figurative Language in Songs

Figurative Language in Popular Songs

Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...

Lisa Marie Presley's "Lights Out"

Lisa Marie Presley

“Lights Out” by Lisa Marie Presley

It has been confirmed that “Lights Out” is in fact about Lisa Marie Presley’s famous family. She was born in Memphis, the city which was/is the well-known base of Elvis Presley. That would in large part explain why...

Vegas

Doja Cat

“Vegas” by Doja Cat

“Vegas” was written specifically for a project dedicated to the life and times of Elvis Presley, one of the most famous and influential musicians in industry history. One of Presley’s signature tunes is a (cover...

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

Meat Loaf

“Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” by Meat Loaf

“Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” is a song which, as implied by its title and vocalist, does in fact possess a comedic slant. But conclusively, reminiscent of “Paradise by the Dashboard Light“, the romantic subject...

Freedom

Jon Batiste

“Freedom” by Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste is a jazz musician who possesses a strong, multi-generational musical history in New Orleans, which itself is historically one of the most important cities in terms of African-American music. So that mystique, if...