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January 27, 2021

“She Don’t Use Jelly” by The Flaming Lips

The three verses on The Flaming Lips’ “She Don’t Use Jelly” are respectively centered on three different whimsical characters. There is a girl who butters her toast with Vaseline as opposed to butter itself. Then...

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January 27, 2021

“Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips

“Do You Realize??” is said to have been influenced by a handful of harrowing events in the lives of The Flaming Lips at the time. For instance, lead singer Wayne Coyne’s father passed away in...

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January 26, 2021

“Race for the Prize” by The Flaming Lips

This song idealizes the pursuit of scientists, specifically those who endeavor to find cures to dangerous diseases. The lyrics were inspired by the band’s frontman, Wayne Coyne’s, father passing away as a result of...

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“She Don’t Use Jelly” by The Flaming Lips

“Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips

“Race for the Prize” by The Flaming Lips

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