Play along at home with the lyrics:
[Verse 1: Chris Martin]
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
[Verse 2: Chris Martin]
And the tears come streamin' down your face
When you lose somethin' you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
[Chorus: Chris Martin & Will Champion]
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
[Verse 3: Chris Martin]
And high up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try, you'll never know
Just what you're worth
[Chorus: Chris Martin & Will]
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
[Interlude]
[Bridge: Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman & Will Champion]
Tears stream down your face
When you lose somethin' you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face, and I...
Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face, and I...
[Chorus: Chris Martin]
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you
Jump to section:
(00:11) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(00:56) Song title, writers' details, getting emotional
(02:18) To the lyrics. - To be or not to be specific and personal. Participation trophies, Twitter-X and ya mum. Perspective from The Rolling Stones, universal healthcare, "the need for speed", Alanis Morissette's IRONIC, moth zappers, death and fixing, reanimation, Frankenstein
(14:59) Celebrity listener warning
(15:56) What is Chris Martin's role? LAND OF THE GIANTS, lazy writing, rhyming problems
(23:29) To fix or not to fix. Relationship advice
(27:10) The artist's comments and music video
(28:43) Alanis Morissette origins - world exclusive
(31:16) Igniting your bones or your turkey
(34:08) Lyrics from Star Wars?
(37:35) Theories from the internet
(52:23) Misheard Lyrics
(52:56) Notable Trivia. Apple targeting - world exclusive draft lyrics revealed
(55:36) Farewells and give us money
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[Intro]
Oppa is Gangnam style
Gangnam style
[Verse 1]
A lady who is warm and human during the day
A classy lady who knows how to enjoy a cup of coffee
A lady whose heart gets hot when night comes
A lady with that kind of twist
[Refrain]
I am a man
A man as warm as you during the day
A man who one-shots his coffee before it even cools down
A man whose heart bursts when night comes
Such a man
[Pre-Chorus]
Beautiful, lovely
Yes, you (Hey), yes, it's you (Hey)
Beautiful, lovely
Yes, you (Hey), yes, it's you (Hey)
Shall we go from now to the end?
[Chorus]
Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Gangnam style
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Gangnam style
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh
[Verse 2]
A woman who seems calm but knows how to have fun
A woman who lets her hair down when she feels it's the right time
A woman who covers herself but is more sexy than a woman who bares it all
A woman with that kind of sense
[Refrain]
I am a man
A man who seems calm but knows how to have fun
A man who goes completely crazy when it's the right time
A man who is more bulging with ideas than muscles
Such a man
[Pre-Chorus]
Beautiful, lovely
Yes, you (Hey), yes, it's you (Hey)
Beautiful, lovely
Yes, you (Hey), yes, it's you (Hey)
Shall we go from now to the end?
[Chorus]
Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Gangnam style
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Gangnam style
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh
[Bridge]
A guy who runs, and then a guy who flies
Baby, baby, I am a guy who knows a thing or two
A guy who runs, and then a guy who flies
Baby, baby, I am a guy who knows a thing or two (You know what I'm sayin')
[Chorus]
Oppa is Gangnam style
Eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, Oppa is Gangnam style
Ayy, sexy lady
Op, op, op, op, eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh
Oppa is Gangnam style, uh
Jump to section:
(00:12) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(00:22) Song title, writers' details, anagram shortage
(02:20) To the lyrics. - Translations, Oppa/Daddy, help from K-dramas, brown TV. North Korean attack! Jack Black attack! Creepiness
(25:40) Extended lyrics uncovered - Exclusive
(26:55) Dave takes us through hot beverages and how to enjoy them
(30:51) The artist's comments and music video
(34:07) Other theories from the internet
(38:45) Misheard Lyrics
(41:06) Notable Trivia
(48:51) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1: Carl Wilson]
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
[Refrain: Carl Wilson]
God only knows what I'd be without you
[Verse 2: Carl Wilson]
If you should ever leave me
Well, life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
[Refrain: Carl Wilson]
God only knows what I'd be without you
[Interlude: Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson, and Bruce Johnston]
Ooh, ooh
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Bow, buh-bow, buh-bow, buh-bow (Do, do, do, do)
Buh-bow, buh-bow, buh-bow (Do, do, do, do, do, do)
Buh-bow, buh-bow, buh-bow, buh-bow (Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do)
[Refrain: Carl Wilson]
God only knows what I'd be without you
[Verse 3: Carl Wilson]
If you should ever leave me
Well, life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me?
[Chorus: Carl Wilson]
God only knows what I'd be without you
[Outro: Carl Wilson with Brian Wilson and Bruce Johnston]
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you (What I'd be)
God only knows what I'd be without you (God only knows)
God only knows what I'd be without you (What I'd be)
God only knows what I'd be without you (God only knows)
God only knows what I'd be without you (What I'd be)
God only knows what I'd be without you (God only knows)
God only knows what I'd be without you (What I'd be)
God only knows what I'd be without you (God only knows)
God only knows what I'd be without you (What I'd be)
God only knows what I'd be without you (God only knows)
Jump to section:
(00:12) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:11) Song title, writers' details, one anagram too many, in memoriam, brothers and emotional scarring, Charles Manson. The controversial title for the time
(08:03) To the lyrics. - Peter leads us through a first pass on the lyrics. Is this really the 60s? The Love Generation? Lions, tigers, ligers, and plants.
(17:59) Original draft lyrics uncovered - Exclusive
(21:30) Dave takes us through what God does and doesn't know, how long stars are above you, and the Five Love Languages. Plus how
(40:57) The artist's comments
(42:09) The official music video, 55 years in the making
(45:50) Other theories from the internet
(53:37) Misheard Lyrics
(55:52) Notable Trivia
(01:02:28) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1]
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end
Letters I've written, never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before
Just what the truth is, I can't say anymore
[Chorus]
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you, oh
[Verse 2]
Gazing at people, some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through, they can't understand
Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you will be in the end
[Chorus]
And I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
[Flute Solo]
[Verse 3 repeat of 1]
[Chorus]
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you-oh
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you-oh
Jump to section:
(00:12) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:51) Song title, writers' details, rubbish about cricket etc.
(06:20) To the lyrics. - Peter mansplains us through with his pedantic theory about petty complaints and incels
(21:46) Dave takes us through his theory involving do-it-yourself (DIY) projects
(31:52) The artist's comments
(39:39) Other theories from the internet
(52:03) Misheard Lyrics
(54:22) Notable Trivia
(58:27) Farewells and give us money
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Play along at home with the lyrics:
[Verse 1]
It’s fine, it's cool
You can say that we are nothing but you know the truth
And guess i'm the fool
With her arms out like an angel through the car sunroof
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't wanna call it off
But you don't wanna call it love
You just wanna love someone who calls you baby
[Chorus]
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
You can say it's just the way you are
Make a new excuse another stupid reason
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
[Verse 2]
I’m cliche
Who cares
It's a sexually explicit kind of love affair
And i cry, it's not fair
I just need a little lovin’ i just need a little air
[Pre-Chorus]
Think im gonna call it off
Even if you call it love
I just wanna love someone who calls me baby
[Chorus]
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
You can say it's just the way you are
Make a new excuse another stupid reason
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
[Bridge]
And when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night
With your head in your hands you’re nothing more than his wife
And when you think about me all of those years ago
You're standing face to face with ""i told you so""
You know I hate to say , i told you so
You know i hate to say it but, i told you so
Well i told you so
[Chorus]
You can kiss a hundred boys in bars
Shoot another shot, try to stop the feeling
You can say it's just the way you are
Make a new excuse another stupid reason
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
Good luck, babe! Well good luck, babe!
[Outro]
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling
Jump to section:
(00:12) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:18) Song title, writers' details, rubbish about cricket etc.
(05:15) To the lyrics. - Peter mansplains us through with his pedantic theory about a pedant, with lots of diversions into StarWars, Fabio, and new sexualities
(31:16) Dave takes us through his theory involving the weather, narcissism, sexism, and quantum physics
(40:19) The artist's comments
(40:55) Other theories from the internet
(50:21) Misheard Lyrics
(53:59) Notable Trivia
(57:30) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1]You've gone too far this timeBut I'm dancing on the ValentineI tell you somebody's fooling aroundWith my chances on the danger lineI'll cross that bridge when I find itAnother day to make my stand, oh woahHigh time is no time for decidingIf I should find a helping hand, oh woah[Refrain]Oh, why don't you use it?Try not to bruise itBuy time, don't lose itOh, why don't you use it?Try not to bruise itBuy time, don't lose it[Chorus]The reflex is a lonely child who's waiting by the parkThe reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?And every little thing the reflex doesLeaves you answered with a question mark[Verse 2]I'm on a ride, and I want to get offBut they won't slow down the roundaboutI sold the Renoir and TV setDon't wanna be around when this gets out[Refrain again][Chorus]The reflex is a lonely child, he's waiting in the parkThe reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?And every little thing the reflex doesLeaves an answer with a question mark[Instrumental Break][Refrain again][Chorus]The reflex is a lonely child who's waiting by the parkThe reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?And every little thing the reflex doesLeaves me answered with a question markOh, the reflex, what a game, he's hiding all the cardsThe reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky clover, isn't that bizarre?And every little thing the reflex doesLeaves you answered with a question mark
Jump to section:
(00:10) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:04) Song title, writers' details, versions etc.
(03:31) To the lyrics. - reflexes and guacamole and M&Ms
(05:37) Sensitive artists, the muses, too much Star Wars, and Leprechauns
(17:55) Help from Microsoft Word (that would previously have come from 'Clippy') and Barbarella
(20:07) Rivalry, revenge, murder, and Brian
(36:11) Other theories from the internet
(50:18) Misheard Lyrics
(54:57) Notable Trivia
(57:20) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1]Even through the darkest phaseBe it thick or thinAlways someone marches braveHere beneath my skin[Chorus]And constant (Constant)Craving (Craving)Has always (Always)Been (Been)[Verse 2]Maybe a great magnet pullsAll souls towards truthOr maybe it is life itselfFeeds wisdom to its youth[Chorus]Constant (Constant)Craving (Craving)Has always (Always)Been[Post-Chorus]CravingAh-ha, constant cravingHas always beenHas always been[Instrumental Break][Chorus]Constant (Constant)Craving (Craving)Has always (Always)Been (Been)Constant (Constant)Craving (Craving)Has always (Always)Been (Been)[Post-Chorus]CravingAh-ha, constant cravingHas always beenHas always beenHas always beenHas always beenHas always been
Jump to section:
(00:10) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:28) Song title, writers' details, versions etc.
(02:06) To the lyrics. - grammar nazis and guacamole and M&Ms
(09:37) Cravings versus yearnings
(11:26) Downton Abbey
(11:53) A lament on consumerism
(12:28) Cravats, scones and cats
(17:18) Gone with the Wind
(17:55) Second verse. 90s optimism?
(22:26) Souls and magnetism and Plato
(24:12) Religious metaphors
(26:10) k.d. is a werewolf
(30:09) Artist's account
(32:28) The music video
(36:05) Other theories from the internet
(40:40) Misheard Lyrics
(44:27) Notable Trivia
(51:00) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse] Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy [Pre-Chorus] Well, I talk about it, talk about it Talk about it, talk about it Talk about, talk about Talk about movin' Gotta move on Gotta move on Gotta move on [Chorus] A-won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? [Chorus repeats] [All lyrics now repeat from start] [Outro] Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? Take me, won't you take me? Take me, won't you take me? Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me? Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me? I wanna go (won't you take me to) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me to) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me to) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me to) to Funkytown
Jump to section:
(00:10) Introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:13) Song title, writers' details, versions etc.
(03:31) To the lyrics (new jingle!). Title, locations and funky definitions
(11:18) Lyric by lyric - impressions
(13:24) Stagnation and apathy condemned!
(14:58) The Good Which of the North from The Wizard of Oz
(15:58) Persecution, music genre-bigotry, racism, disco vs prog rock, Footloose, women's liberation, West Side Story
(22:09) Chauvinism, disempowerment, AND DRAFT LYRICS UNCOVERED!
(23:48) Child-like whining, Kazakhstan entertainment centre
(26:28) More autobiographical than he knew
(28:25) Alien DNA virus
(30:23) Callback to Cher's BELIEVE lyrics and AI robot/cyborg overthrow of humanity
(34:23) Theories From The Internet
(37:27) Misheard Lyrics
(40:47) Notable Trivia. Music video controversy, cover versions and samples
(48:48) Farewells and give us money
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[Paul Young] It's Christmas time There's no need to be afraid At Christmas time We let in light and we banish shade [Boy George] And in our world of plenty We can spread a smile of joy Throw your arms around the world At Christmas time [George Michael & Simon LeBon (Duran Duran)] But say a prayer Pray for the other ones At Christmas time it's hard But when you're having fun [Simon LeBon, & Sting] There's a world outside your window And it's a world of dread and fear [Sting, & Simon LeBon] Where the only water flowing Is the bitter sting of tears [Bono, & Sting] And the Christmas bells that ring there Are the clanging chimes of doom [Bono] Well, tonight thank God it's them Instead of you [Boy George & Others] And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is life (Oooh) Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow Do they know it's Christmas time at all? [Marilyn & Glenn Gregory] Here's to you [Paul Young] Raise a glass for everyone [Marilyn & Glenn Gregory] Here's to them [Paul Young] Underneath that burning sun [Paul Young, Marilyn & Glenn Gregory] Do they know it's Christmas time at all? [Chorus: All] Feed the world Let them know it's Christmas time again [Chorus repeat forever, fade out]
Jump to section:
(00:10) Christmas introduction but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:30) Song title, writers' details etc
(03:21) Christmas jokes - Band Aid edition
(11:22) To the lyrics (new jingle!). Disclaimers and excuses for what's to come
(14:18) Band Aid, Band Aid 20, Band Aid 30, Band Aid 40, and the orphaned Band Aid II
(15:46) Getting into the lyrics proper. Christian nations and English perspectives or lack thereof
(17:22) Christmas fears, dubious phobias and spiking statistics
(28:49) Plenty
(31:37) Thoughts and prayers and othering
(33:58) 80s pop riches and guilt
(35:40) dread, fear, and the sting of tears
(39:50) Christmas bells
(40:49) It's them or us? Empathy flow-chart. Famine and civil war
(44:43) Ebola
(46:12) Snow in Africa. Ebola rap!
(52:07) Africa has no jungles, rain, or rivers, or maybe it has the largest ones
(53:16) Do they know? Can they Know? The music video. Reflections.
(57:33) Theories From The Internet. Lots of arguing people. AI gets it wrong
(01:00:54) Notable Trivia. Queen & apartheid, Halloween parody, Russell Brand, cover versions, Ray Hadley
(01:04:55) Misheard Lyrics.
(01:09:00) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1] Who's gonna tell you when it's too late? Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great? [Chorus] You can't go on, thinking nothing's wrong, (mumble) Who's gonna drive you home tonight? [Verse 2] Who's gonna pick you up when you fall? Who's gonna hang it up when you call? Who's gonna pay attention to your dreams? Yeah, who's gonna plug their ears when you scream? [Chorus repeats] [Verse 3] Who's gonna hold you down when you shake? Who's gonna come around when you break? [Chorus repeats x2] last with extra emphasis: Oh, you know you can't go on thinking nothing's wrong (mumble) Who's gonna drive you home tonight?
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(00:12) Very short introduction with bingo but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:09) Song title, writers' details, Irish and pirate accents
(02:06) The Cars, and cars, and driving cars, and singing to cars, and AI, and driving people (with or without their agreement)
(06:50) To the lyrics. Support networks and who is this being sung to anyway?
(10:57) These cucks go on about how the man is the problem YET AGAIN with all the woke stuff. Plus darts and Nintendo
(17:57) Or he could be a nice guy
(19:10) Infantilism ... and a bunch of new lyrics uncovered
(29:32) Is it an exam? Also mention of the poor old guy Dave destroyed
(40:43) The music video
(45:53) Theories From The Internet
(55:53) Notable Trivia
(59:40) Misheard Lyrics
(01:04:21) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1] Last night, I had the strangest dream I sailed away to China In a little rowboat to find ya And you said you had to get your laundry clean Didn't want no one to hold you, what does that mean? And you said [Chorus] Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride Nobody gonna slow me down Oh no, I got to keep on moving Ain't nothin' gonna break-a my stride I'm runnin' and I won't touch ground Oh no, I got to keep on moving [Verse 2] You're on a roll and now you pray it lasts The road behind was rocky But now you're feeling cocky You look at me and you see your past Is that the reason why you're runnin' so fast? And she said [Chorus repeat] [Bridge] (Never let another girl like you) Work me over (Never let another girl like you) Drag me under (If I meet another girl like you) I will tell her (Never want another girl like you) Have to say, oh [Chorus repeatx2] (Whoa) [Chorus repeatx2]
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(00:12) Very short introduction with mixed metaphors but no waffling like you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(00:40) Song title, writers' details, and details of the hit cover versions, along with a bad impression of German Reggae
(05:01) Creation story with studio conflicts and criminality
(07:20) To the lyrics. Dream conversations versus dream songs
(08:30) Is it THE STRANGEST dream? Motorboating
(11:30) Dave takes us through the key dream symbols and what they mean
(15:21) Madonna movies predict this song
(18:25) Is the song racist?
(20:32) Filthy laundry and receptivity to hugs
(22:58) Lack of a music video
(24:17) Attempts to break up with Matthew
(27:00) Australian language issues
(28:16) Cartoon references, grounding yourself, Olympic walking races
(29:53) Racism with Italians?
(30:52) Matthew still struggling to take the hint, but getting vindictive
(33:52) Where does the dream end? Is there any substance? Inception, Total Recall, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(37:22) The song predicts the current 2024 USA presidential race?
(41:55) The Boston Marathon Bombings?!
(43:19) Theories From The Internet
(50:18) Notable Trivia
(54:26) Misheard Lyrics
(58:32) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1] We're no strangers to love You know the rules and so do I (Do I) A full commitment's what I'm thinking of You wouldn't get this from any other guy [Pre-Chorus] I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand [Chorus] Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you [Verse 2] We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it) Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on) We know the game, and we're gonna play it [Pre-Chorus] And if you ask me how I'm feeling Don't tell me you're too blind to see [Chorus repeat x2] [Post-Chorus] Ooh (Give you up) Ooh-ooh (Give you up) Ooh-ooh Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up) Ooh-ooh Never gonna give, never gonna give (Give you up [Bridge] We've known each other for so long Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it (To say it) Inside, we both know what's been going on (Going on) We know the game, and we're gonna play it [Pre-Chorus] I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling Gotta make you understand [Chorus repeat x3]
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(00:12) Very short introduction with bad accent and a bit of waffling but nowhere near the amount you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(00:49) Interruption
(01:14) Song title, writers' details, horribly bad long-winded joke with pay-off that wasn't worth the wait
(04:00) The fashion, the hair, the judging of a book by its cover. Every mother's dream. To the lyrics!
(04:39) The rules, plain speaking, settling for less and for control
(13:33) Is it about political spin and media ethics?
(17:53) Is it a boy's own spy adventure?
(25:14) Slapstick lyrics?
(26:30) The low budget music video and the feature-length movie version
(36:31) Other theories from the internet
(42:13) Notable trivia
(46:30) Shocking twist: Santana breaks back in
(49:03) tribute from Lano & Woodley
(50:05) Misheard lyrics
(55:12) Farewells and give us money
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[Verse 1] You're beautiful, that's for sure You'll never ever fade You're lovely, but it's not for sure That I won't ever change [Pre-Chorus] And though my love is rare Though my love is true [Chorus] I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby, all I need for you to know is I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is All I need for you to know is [Verse 2] Your faith in me brings me to tears (Oh) Even after all these years, years And it pains me so much to tell That you don't know me that well [Pre-Chorus] And though my love is rare Though my love is true [Chorus repeat] [Bridge] It's not that I wanna say goodbye It's just that every time you try To tell me, me that you love me (Oh-oh) Each and every single day I know I'm gonna have to eventually Give you away [Break] And though my love is rare, rare, rare And though my love is true, yeah Hey, I'm just scared That we may fall through Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus repeat, like 4 times] [Outro] I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is And baby, all I need for you to know is I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away I don't know where my soul is (Soul is) I don't know where my home is
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(00:12) Very short introduction with bad joke and a bit of waffling but nowhere near the amount you get on some podcasts. You know the ones.
(01:37) Song title, writers' details, stupid conversation about how to speak an awkward date format, leading to more conversation about 'The Rapture' and end of the world.
(03:27) Vampires ahoy! To the lyrics! A checklist of vampirism. Possibility of being a superhero or being raptured
(11:55) The undead, forest spirits, Spiderman. The impact of evolution or natural selection on moths and Nelly Furtado's beetle
(14:12) The music video
(16:14) The theory of tattoo regret.
(25:56) How can we be sure Nelly ISN'T a bird?
(30:40) Nelly Furtado's poor classification of species
(33:59) Casual break-up and sad, incel takes
(37:17) You can't face 'The Sound of Music'
(40:33) Where is your soul?
(42:53) Other theories from the internet, including incels
(49:07) Notable trivia and build your own parody song
(51:49) Misheard lyrics from the internet
(55:01) Farewells
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[Introduction] I like small speakers I like tall speakers If they've music they're wired for sound [Verse 1] Walking about with a head full of music Cassette in my pocket and I'm gonna use it Stereo Out on the street, you know Ohohohohohohoho, oho [Verse 2] Into the car, go to work and I'm cruising I never think that I'll blow all my fuses Traffic flows Into the breakfast show Ohohohohohohoho, oho Oh, oh, oh [pre-Chorus] Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found And I'm wired for sound I was small boy who don't like his toys I could not wait to get wired for sound [Verse 3] I met a girl and she told me she loved me I said: "You love me, then love means You must like what I like My music is dynamite" Ohohohohohohoho, oho She said: "I'm not a girl you can put on at a standby I am a girl who demands that her love is amplified Switching to overdrive" Ohohohohohohoho, oho Oh, oh, oh [Chorus] Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found And I'm wired for sound Power from the needle to the plastic AM, FM, I feel so ecstatic now It's music I've found 'Cause I'm wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound I like small speakers (I like small speakers) I like tall speakers (I like tall speakers) If they've music, they're wired for sound [spoken] I like small speakers I like tall speakers Wall speakers Most of all I like Loud speakers
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(00:12) Very short introduction with relaxed vibes
(01:39) Song title, writers' details, background info from Rik of The Young Ones, lavatories, Take On Me, Mike and the Mechaincs
(03:26) To the lyrics - immediately misheard. Dune?
(05:17) Love and misunderstood audio technology.
(08:13) More mishearing. Inclusivity, and more misunderstood audio tech.
(12:12) Cliff knows the future of audio tech (but still unsure of the present). AM talk radio
(16:46) Religion or drugs?
(18:00) Cliff fights his past and the criminal underworld
(21:30) Crammed lyrics and grammar
(22:33) Cliff's cautionary road safety messages
(32:55) Infantile understanding of love
(37:30) Overdrive
(40:37) Sunglasses and mental health. The music video: Skating ability what does Avril Lavine tell us? Is it a crime-fighting TV pilot? or perhaps a post-apocalyptic cult?
(56:32) Other theories from the internet
(59:19) Misheard lyrics from the internet
(01:02:50) Saving lives
(01:05:02) Farewells
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[Intro] Oh Oh, ooh Oh, ooh Oh, yeah [Verse 1] You have so many relationships in this life Only one or two will last You go through all the pain and strife Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast Oh, yeah And they're gone so fast, yeah [Verse 2] Oh, so hold on the ones who really care In the end, they'll be the only ones there When you get old, start losing your hair Can you tell me who will still care? Can you tell me who will still care? [Pre-Chorus] Oh, ooh, yeah, yeah [Chorus] Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba duba dop ba du Yeah, yeah Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba Du bop, ba du dop ba Du bop, ba du dop ba du Yeah, yeah [Post-Chorus] Said oh, yeah In an mmmbop, they're gone Yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose You can plant any one of those Keep planting to find out which one grows It's a secret no one knows It's a secret no one knows Oh, no one knows [Chorus repeat] [Post-Chorus] In an mmmbop, they're gone In an mmmbop, they're not there In an mmmbop, they're gone In an mmmbop, they're not there Until you lose your hair Ooh, but you don't care Yeah, yeah [Chorus repeat] [Bridge: Taylor, Isaac & All] Can you tell me? Oh No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? Oh, yeah You say you can, but you don't know Can you tell me? Oh Which flower's going to grow? No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? If it's gonna be a daisy or a rose? You say you can, but you don't know Can you tell me? Oh Which flower's going to grow? No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? You say you can, but you don't know Said you can, but you don't know You don't know, oh, don't know, oh [Chorus repeats] [Outro] Can you tell me? Oh No, you can't 'cause you don't know Can you tell me? Oh, yeah You say you can, but you don't know Say you can, but you don't know, don't
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(00:11) Very short introduction
(00:49) Song title, writers' details, background
(02:31) Lyrics - there are some! Who knew?
(03:05) Bitter, world-weary children and pre-high school relationship trauma
(08:05) Significance of the title. Bops and boops.
(09:45) The Mmmbop unit of time and its equivalents
(11:27) Star Wars joke #1
(11:38) The Mmmbop unit of time, part 2
(12:54) Other bop meanings and spreading seed
(17:57) Moby's withdrawn confession?
(18:46) Losing friends through self-pleasure
(20:07) Early fears of hair-loss or a metaphor for a pop-career
(27:27) 'Gone' - a definition
(28:03) Gardening or Nazi uprising? via Pinterest
(31:33) Gardening knowledge and instructions
(34:40) How many relationships in your life? Science tells us
(38:45) Hanson exposed as "Plant Truthers"?
(44:16) Clues to the meaning and themes expanded in the music video
(55:00) Other theories from the internet
(50:34) Misheard lyrics
(102:38) Hanson Monopoly ... Hansonopoly?
(01:03:00) Farewells
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[Intro] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need I don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I just want you for my own More than you could ever know Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you, yeah
[Verse 1] I don't want a lot for Christmas There is just one thing I need (And I) Don't care about the presents Underneath the Christmas tree I don't need to hang my stocking There upon the fireplace (Ah) Santa Claus won't make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day
[Chorus] I just want you for my own (Ooh) More than you could ever know (Ooh Make my wish come true All I want for Christmas is you You, baby
[Verse 2] Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't even wish for snow (And I) I'm just gonna keep on waiting Underneath the mistletoe I won't make a list and send it To the North Pole for Saint Nick (Ah) I won't even stay awake to Hear those magic reindeer click
[Chorus repeat]
[Bridge] Oh, all the lights are shining So brightly everywhere (So brightly, baby) And the sound of children's Laughter fills the air (Oh, oh yeah) And everyone is singing (Oh yeah) I hear those sleigh bells ringing (Oh) Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh, oh) Won't you please bring my baby to me?
[Verse 3] Oh, I don't want a lot for Christmas This is all I'm asking for (Ah) I just wanna see my baby Standing right outside my door
[Chorus repeat]
[Outro] You, baby All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (Ah, oh, ah, oh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (You) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I really want, baby, ooh) All I want for Christmas is you, baby (All I want, all I really want is you)
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(00:11) Pretty short introduction
(00:30) Christmas cracker/bon-bon jokes
(07:45) Mariah Carey = Merry Christmas
(09:43) The price of wanting you for Christmas
(13:01) Wasted presents under the tree
(15:35) Rental terms or ownership?
(16:22) Wish-slacktivism
(16:58) Purpose, hunger, skins
(17:54) The music videos and spin-offs
(22:57) Fertility struggles
(25:30) Sad scenes, bargaining, deals, Bee Gees
(27:54) TAKEN VII: the Revenge
(30:06) Get straight with Santa
(22:29) Flirting with evil
(36:01) Deep dive on Saint Nicholas, Necromancer
(39:01) Murder and/or manslaughter
(43:43) Reindeer click (singular?)
(45:29) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
(47:42) Other theories from the internet
(50:34) Misheard lyrics
(51:30) Notable trivia and legal wrangles
(56:26) Surprise AI song #178
(01:00:04) Farewells
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[Verse 1] I've gotta take a little time A little time to think things over I better read between the lines In case I need it when I'm older
[Verse 2] Now, this mountain, I must climb Feels like a world upon my shoulders Through the clouds, I see love shine It keeps me warm as life grows colder
[Pre-Chorus] In my life, there's been heartache and pain I don't know if I can face it again Can't stop now, I've travelled so far To change this lonely life
[Chorus] I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me Oh
[Verse 3] I'm gonna take a little time A little time to look around me I've got nowhere left to hide It looks like love has finally found me
[Pre-Chorus] In my life, there's been heartache and pain I don't know if I can face it again Can't stop now, I've travelled so far To change this lonely life
[Chorus] I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me I wanna know what love is I want you to show me
[Outro] (And I wanna feel) I wanna feel what love is (And I know) I know you can show me Let's talk about love (I wanna know what love is) The love that you feel inside (I want you to show me) And I'm feelin' so much love (I wanna feel what love is) No, you just cannot hide (I know you can show me) Yeah I wanna know what love is (Let's talk about love) I want you to show me, I wanna feel (I wanna feel what love is) And I know, and I know I know you can show me (Yeah) (I wanna know what love is) (I wanna know) (I want you to show me) I wanna know, I wanna know, wanna know (I wanna feel what love is) (I wanna feel) (I know you can show me)
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(00:11) Pretty brief celebrity introduction
(01:02) Listener Brendan's request, song details, writer/lyricist, key dates
(01:28) Foreigner without a foreign name
(02:09) Love Song Dedications without Richard Mercer
(02:55) Listener, Brendan, gives his thoughts on us
(05:24) But enough about us, Brendan, what about the song?
(07:35) The Name of the Rose
(11:38) Monks or Jedis
(15:18) Love is fluid, or actually several fluids
(17:09) Monks, Jedis or cowboys
(21:13) Forrest Gump
(22:25) Playing possum to get the chicks
(24:36) What does the music video tell us?
(27:11) Pets
(28:23) Whose "heartbreak and pain"?
(29:39) Other pop artists that are just as clueless despite their scientific approach
(33:37) Some pop artists that get closer to the truth
(37:42) A warning to your future selves
(38:43) Important information "in case I need it when I'm older"
(41:14) Hypocritical hiking.
(42:24) Walking on a mountain of the world which is also on your shoulders
(43:05) Patronising a professional choir
(43:56) Is it about the tin man from Oz?
(46:30) Other theories from randoms on the internet
(53:43) Misheard lyrics in this song
(57:29) Dave commissions ChatGPT to write a song explaining love and it's perfect
(01:04:02) Farewells
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[Intro] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Verse1] There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea And you became the light on the dark side of me Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill [Pre-Chorus] But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can't be seen? [Chorus] Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, stranger it feels, yeah And now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey [Post-Chorus] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Verse 2] There is so much a man can tell you So much he can say You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain, baby To me, you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? [Pre-Chorus repeats] [Chorus repeats] [Bridge] I've been kissed by a rose on the grey I, I've been kissed by a rose on the grey I've (And if I should fall, will it all go away?) been kissed by a rose on the grey I, I've been kissed by a rose on the grey [Verse 2 repeats] [Pre-Chorus repeats] [Chorus repeats] [Post-Chorus] Ba-ya-ya, ba-da-da-da-da-da, ba-ya-ya [Outro] Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey
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(00:48) Briefest ever celebrity introduction
(00:55) Song details, writer/lyricist, key dates
(01:55) Embarrassed. Lost down the back of the couch?
(02:45) Artist's comments
(03:50) Grey vs Grave
(04:45) Liam Neeson and the Terminator and Batman music videos
(09:14) Buildings and geography
(10:25) Darth Vader's holiday home
(22:59) Seal as old lighthouse, sea captain, or a seal
(17:09) sigh ... "love is like a drug" again
(21:34) Snow as just snow
(24:22) Exact location and mixed metaphors
(26:28) Shanty or Shakespeare?
(28:47) Mechanics of kissing a rose
(30:48) Youthemisms
(41:46) Statement of indemnity
(42:32) Other theories from randoms on the internet
(52:42) Misheard lyrics in this song
(57:57) More Statements of indemnity
(59:09) Farewell
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It's 2013. A pope resigns for the first time ever (he hated robes that hid his buff figure), the Boston Marathon is bombed by a couple of crazy kids, Grand Theft Auto 5 is published, Chrissy Amphlett dies, as does the last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, Annette Funicello, and Lou Reed, ... and the robo-boys of Daft Punk release this groovy thang.
What are the meanings, the messages, the attitudes, the life and times of this song? Our wide-ranging investigation includes:
(00:00) Briefest ever introduction
(00:41) Song details, writers and lyricist(s?)
(02:09) How many time is "up all night to get lucky" repeated
(02:30) Robot sounds, robot looks, robot news
(05:40) Song meaning - "cycles"
(06:21) Mixing legends/myths and science
(11:34) Pheonix - myth? legend? Japanese cartoon? 80s video game?
(19:20) Theories of the universe
(22:59) Nihilism, limitations or infinite richness
(24:36) Are we letting the universe down? Be Best?
(28:02) Cups full or empty?
(30:20) "Happy" songs
(31:01) Human courtship and toxic men
(33:20) Gambling addiction?
(33:56) The odds of life in the universe
(34:30) More toxic men
(35:45) More cosmic gifts
(37:10) A reminder of what girls do for fun
(38:44) Vampires again?
(41:15) Theories from randoms on the internet
(47:18) A shock to new English speakers
(50.07) Misheard lyrics in this song
(52:03) Notable Trivia
(56:55) The deceitful music video?
(58:15) In conclusion
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It's 1998. Sonny Bono dies. Shania Twain records the first version of 'THAT DON'T IMPRESS ME MUCH'. Google is founded as a company. The final episode of 'Seinfeld' airs. 'The Big Lebowski' hits cinemas . Frank Sinatra and Linda McCartney die but Bindi Irwin is born. The Japanese economy enters a recession due to the collapse of land and property prices (property bubbles CAN burst!). Europeans agree on a single currency called the Euro. Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with Monica Lewinsky and is impeached. Microsoft becomes biggest Company in the World. A low flying US military jet severs the cable of a ski lift in Italy and 20 people plunge to their death ... and Cher releases a new #1 in a new genre for a new millennium.
What are the messages, the attitudes, the life and times of this song? Explore with us and the assistance of our new friend, YaYa from BEHIND THE LYRICS podcast. Our wide-ranging investigation includes
(00:00) Introduction and special guest from New York!
(01:17) Song details and so many writers
(01:56) YaYa in da house with the straight talk
(03:07) Who's believing what now?
(03:31) Feeding Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Bribery and imprisonment
(04:20) More time for denial, real estate matters, the Taylor Swift solution
(06:15) Yet another writer toughening the whiny lyrics
(07:47) Needing time to process but it's time to act
(09:02) Lie to yourself to move on, drunk texting
(11:22) Ask yourself, Cher! Wavering between helpful and unhelpful thoughts
(12:20) Self-affirmation and the positive Candyman
(14:24) Love after love? Serial monogamy and Princess Buttercup
(16:15) Life after death. The afterdeath, the afterbirth, the afterlove.
(19:05) Michael Bolton versus Cher, how babies are made, gaslighting
(21:36) There's no love after the AI apocalypse. Cher versus Tina Turner
(31:33) The music video: a ghost story? Bigger than Jesus?
(39:17) Internet theories
(43:18) Misheard Lyrics
(48:29) Notable Trivia
(54:13) Thanks to YaYa and The Philippines
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