Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” is called that because the music reminded the creators of the atmosphere surrounding Clint Eastwood’s Western films. The track contains a melodica sound that evokes the Spaghetti Western scores associated with Eastwood.…
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“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” is about ambition. And the uncomfortable reality that ambition doesn’t guarantee success. Annie Lennox has explained that the song reflects the way everybody is searching for something. Success. Love.…
Underworld’s “Born Slippy .NUXX” is not a celebration of getting drunk. Almost the opposite. Karl Hyde wrote its fragmented lyrics after a night of heavy drinking. The famous repeated reference to lager reflected his own…
‘What Makes You’ is the third single this year from Habitat, a five-piece Korean alternative rock band. It follows ‘Take Me Back’ in August and ‘Bitter’ in September, and the lyrics are in English. Two…
Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” got its title because French composer Pierre Boulez forgot Simon’s name. At a party hosted by Simon and his then-wife Peggy Harper, Boulez accidentally called them Al and…
Deep Blue Something’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is about a relationship that has almost nothing left holding it together. The narrator desperately looks for one shared interest. He finally remembers that both people liked the same…
Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun” is not celebrating how wonderful adulthood is. It’s making fun of how difficult adulthood can be. Hayley Williams wrote the song partly as a sarcastic message to herself after leaving the…
Tate McRae’s “Housewife” is about wanting love without surrendering independence. Rather than presenting a traditional housewife as somebody financially dependent on a partner, McRae flips the idea around. She wants to make her own money.…
Apple HomeView comes with a built-in Music app, a touchscreen and speakers designed for everyday listening. But after spending £299 on the hardware, do you also need to pay for Apple Music every month? Not…
Apple HomeView might be an Apple product, but that doesn’t mean everyone considering one subscribes to Apple Music. Some households use Amazon Music because it comes with their existing Amazon subscriptions, while others prefer Amazon…
