Ik noem maar een bekend voorbeeld: Hotel California van The Eagles
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said,'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,'said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
but you can never leave!
(misschien algemeen bekend waar het over gaat maar ik heb dus geen flauw idee)
Schiet niet op zo, had eigenlijk verwacht dat een dergelijke site zou bestaan
quote:Yups, volgens mij is dat het en iets over de duivel geloof ik.
Op zondag 28 september 2003 19:38 schreef NullPointer het volgende:
dit nummer gaat over doodgaan.. (en wat daarna komt)
They gathered for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Procol Harem - Whiter Shade of Pale
We skipped the light Fandango
Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kind of seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was that later
As the Miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
------ organ solo ------
She said there is no reason
And the truth is plain to see
But I wandered through my playing cards
And would not let her be
One of sixteen vestal virgins
Who were leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might just as well've been closed
And so it was that later
As the Miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was.... (fade)
Psychic spies from China
Try to steal your mind's elation
Little girls from Sweden
Dream of silver screen quotations
And if you want these kind of dreams
It's Californication
It's the edge of the world
And all of western civilization
The sun may rise in the East
At least it settled in the final location
It's understood that Hollywood
sells Californication
Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of aging
Celebrity skin is this your chin
Or is that war your waging
Chorus :
First born unicorn
Hard core soft porn
Dream of Californication
Dream of Californication
Marry me girl be my fairy to the world
Be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside
Getting high on information
And buy me a star on the boulevard
It's Californication
Space may be the final frontier
But it's made in a Hollywood basement
Cobain can you hear the spheres
Singing songs off station to station
And Alderon's not far away
It's Californication
Born and raised by those who praise
Control of population everybody's been there and
I don't mean on vacation
[Chorus]
Destruction leads to a very rough road
But it also breeds creation
And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar
They're just another good vibration
And tidal waves couldn't save the world
From Californication
Pay your surgeon very well
To break the spell of aging
Sicker than the rest
There is no test
But this is what you're craving
[Chorus]
quote:Nee, dat was toch van de Animals - House of the rising sun dacht ik?
Op zondag 28 september 2003 19:26 schreef BrianMay het volgende:
ging dit nummer niet over een hoerentent?
quote:Volgens mij heeft het iets met te maken met dat Hollywood alles mooier maakt dan het eigenlijk is. Dingen zijn niet zoals ze lijken te zijn.
Op zondag 28 september 2003 23:21 schreef JaWi het volgende:
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
quote:Yup, die was ik ook al tegengekomen... Word je ook niet echt wijzer van, geloof niet dat het nummer bedoeld is om op een dergelijke manier geanaliseerd te worden.
Op zondag 28 september 2003 23:18 schreef Armin het volgende:
bijvoorbeeld hier;
http://www.procolharum.com/awsoplyrics.htm
And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you're going to fall
Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call
Call Alice
When she was just small
When men on the chessboard
Get up and tell you where to go
And you've just had some kind of mushroom
And your mind is moving low
Go ask Alice
I think she'll know
When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's "off with her head!"
Remember what the dormouse said:
"Feed your head
Feed your head
Feed your head"
wat hadden HUN gerookt!
quote:Misschien haden ze Alice in Wonderland gelezen...onder het genot van enige barbituraten
Op maandag 29 september 2003 22:48 schreef BrianMay het volgende:
WHITE RABBIT -- Jefferson Airplane
wat hadden HUN gerookt!
Helaas is de database niet HEEL groot en sommige teksten kloppen ook niet helemaal, maar voor bijvoorbeeld bands als Tool en A Perfect Circle vind je best leuke verklaringen van de teksten.
hier vind je bijv. de lyrics van Hotel California met de reacties erop.
quote:Lol, in de thread over Hotel California kom ik net een dergelijke uitspraak tegen
Op dinsdag 30 september 2003 11:19 schreef MrTinux het volgende:
Ik kijk voor zoiets zelf wel eens op www.leoslyrics.com.
Hier kunnen bezoekers reageren op songteksten. Tussen de BrEeZaH-reacties ("Oh My GoD, LiNkiN PaRk Is ThA BeSt 4EvaAhhh!") door staan er wel leuke discussies over de inhoud van nummers.Helaas is de database niet HEEL groot en sommige teksten kloppen ook niet helemaal, maar voor bijvoorbeeld bands als Tool en A Perfect Circle vind je best leuke verklaringen van de teksten.
hier vind je bijv. de lyrics van Hotel California met de reacties erop.
Toch, ik vind het jammer dat er geen "officiële" verklaring is van de songtext maar aan de andere kant schuilt daar ook wel de kracht van een dergelijk nummer in: Iedereen kan er tenslotte bij verzinnen wat hij wil om het nummer voor diegene persoonlijk nóg beter te maken.
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