Song meanings

[tonyfromalnwick]

Lola by the Kinks. Lola's not a lass.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

According to Jim Steinman, Total Eclipse of the Heart is about vampires

 

[Big Jeff]

East seventeen, Stay Now, was about a lass then suddenly about Christmas

It’s about his brother committing suicide I thought.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds - is supposed to be a reference to LSD.

It’s not though it’s another one that was mis read. It’s about a dream Julian Lennon had as a child and told it to his dad.

 

[SAFCOldie]

It’s about his brother committing suicide I thought.

Well you learn something everyday.

 

[Big Jeff]

Well you learn something everyday.

God knows why it’s associated with Christmas mind

 

[shadowplay]

It’s not though it’s another one that was mis read. It’s about a dream Julian Lennon had as a child and told it to his dad.

It's about a picture Julian made of a girl called Lucy in his class, flying in the sky with diamonds.

 

[Shambo]

God knows why it’s associated with Christmas mind

Added some bells to the end of the song and released it at Christmas time

 

[shadowplay]

It’s believed to be based on comedian Russ Abbott whose own hit party song ‘Atmosphere’ had been an inspiration to the band.

The worst Joy Division cover I've ever heard

 

[MackemBob]

Ebeneezer Goode by The Shamen is about a gent who used to like to attend parties and get people going.

It’s believed to be based on comedian Russ Abbott whose own hit party song ‘Atmosphere’ had been an inspiration to the band.

Ironically, Russ Abbot’s atmosphere was a homage to the joys of freebasing.

 

[EchoMan]

Lola by the Kinks. Lola's not a lass.

Except in Scotland

 

[luvulongtime]

Hound Dog was a woman singing about throwing her gigolo boyfriend out of her house, lyrics changed for Elvis 4 years later