You ever come across a popular musician bitching and moaning about touring being stressful, hard work or otherwise unpleasant? Well don’t count the Beastie Boys amongst that lot, as the verses of “No Sleep Till...
Kanye West’s “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1” begins with a sample via gospel musician Pastor T.L. Barrett which is, of course, religious in nature. What it points to, literally, is the “Father”, i.e. God,...
The chorus of “Duality”, which begins the song, may give the impression that this piece revolves around the vocalist suffering literal, as in physical, pain. And that would also be the simplest way of interpreting these lyrics overall....
“Eat the Acid” is one of two songs Kesha released on 28 April 2023, alongside “Fine Line”, as the lead singles from her fifth studio album, “Gag Order”. As with the four that preceded it – 2010’s “Animal”, 2012’s “Warrior”,...
The Black Crowes aren’t a band you hear about a lot these days, considering for instance that their most-recent studio album, “Croweology”, was dropped in 2010. But back when they first came out, this rock band...
This song serves as a tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen (1955-2020) of Van Halen fame. Van Halen is a band that you’ve undoubtedly heard of if you’re familiar with American rock music, and...
Lizzo’s “Grrrls” is somewhat of an odd outing. The thesis sentiment revolves around Lizzo celebrating her sistren, i.e. this being a dance-based, female-empowerment song. But the way the vocalist illustrates her sisterhood in the first verse...
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...
The way vocalist Anthony Kiedis has explained the lyrics of “These Are the Ways” imply that they speak to the concept of American excess. And that would not only be in the material sense of the...
This is a relatively complex love song, if a listener even decides to classify it in that manner. And part of the complexity is founded in the fact that it’s not abundantly clear if...