It isn’t really about religion. “Losing my religion” is an expression from the American South meaning something closer to: losing patience reaching the end of your rope or becoming so frustrated that you might lose…
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Because “Crisco” is doing three jobs at once. It is the familiar American cooking product. It is a joke about “country” meeting “disco”. And inside Miranda Lambert’s title track, cooking becomes a metaphor for two…
“Kids” is broadly about childhood, growing up and the loss of innocence. But like plenty of MGMT songs, it doesn’t provide one neat explanation. The music sounds euphoric. The lyrics are stranger. And the video…
“Duvet” is about being unable to properly understand or communicate what you are feeling. That surprisingly simple explanation comes directly from bôa singer Jasmine Rodgers. Rodgers has described writing the song after returning home from…
“Smalltown Boy” is about a young gay man forced to leave home after experiencing homophobia, violence and rejection. The song was released by Bronski Beat in 1984. Forty years later, it remains one of the…
“Asha” is Asha Bhosle. The legendary Indian playback singer. And the “45” is a 45 RPM record. So “Brimful of Asha on the 45” is essentially an image of a record overflowing with the music,…
Freya Skye’s “Bad Taste” is about admitting something pop songs do not always like admitting: maybe you are part of the problem. Instead of writing another song where the ex is terrible and the singer…
“Pumped Up Kicks” is about a troubled teenager fantasising about shooting other young people. Yes. That song. The ridiculously catchy one. The contrast between its breezy indie-pop sound and disturbing subject matter is completely intentional.…
You know the whistle. You might not know the name. The song is “Young Folks” by Swedish band Peter Bjorn and John, featuring Victoria Bergsman. And despite the title, it isn’t really about young people.…
“Video Games” is about loving somebody during the quiet, ordinary parts of a relationship. Not: private jets. Champagne. Dramatic proposals. Literally sitting around while your boyfriend plays video games. Lana Del Rey took that mundane…
