The duo would watch and make humorous observations ( about the band, a song's lyrics, or a video's visuals ), or simply engage in nonsensical dialogue.

In 1982, Marrow met producer William Strong from Saturn Records, who recorded his first single, " Cold Wind Madness ", also known as " The Coldest Rap ", which became an underground success, becoming popular even though radio stations did not play it due to the song's hardcore lyrics.

The song's lyrics make a series of scurrilous allegations against a number of highly respected philosophers, usually with regard to their capacity or incapacity for imbibing intoxicating liquors.

On the other hand, Steven Pinker has observed that mondegreen mishearings tend to be less plausible than the original lyrics, and that once a listener has " locked in " to a particular misheard interpretation of a song's lyrics, it can remain unquestioned, even when that plausibility becomes strained.

" Flow " is defined as " the rhythms and rhymes " of a hip-hop song's lyrics and how they interact – the book How to Rap breaks flow down into rhyme, rhyme schemes, and rhythm ( also known as cadence ).

In 1985 Jennings joined with USA for Africa to record " We Are the World ", but he left the studio due to a dispute over the song's lyrics that were to be sung in Swahili.

The passage in which Meursault accepts his impending execution was read over the end of the song " Asa Phelps Is Dead " by The Lawrence Arms ; read by guitarist Chris McCaughan, the excerpt parallels certain themes in the song's lyrics by bassist Brendan Kelly.

The song's lyrics reflect the invasion of France by foreign armies ( from Prussia and Austria ) that were underway when it was written.

* The Official Website of Don McLean and American Pie provides the songwriter's own biography, lyrics and clues to the song's meaning.

Only the vowel O is featured in the song's lyrics ; no other vowels are used.

Opus Dei retained some of the original song's English lyrics, but was delivered in a musical style that left the meaning of the lyrics open to further interpretation.

Despite the song's name, Poison Ivy wasn't the inspiration for this song but, due to the lyrics describing a girl with a very similar attitude to Ivy, it was quickly associated to the character.

The song's lyrics explicitly allude to the depression and aural hallucinations that would hamper Wilson's health in the decade to come.

Many music videos do not interpret images from the song's lyrics, making it less literal than expected.

Eschewing any attempt to simulate performance or present a narrative, the clip shows Dylan standing in a city back alley, silently shuffling a series of large cue cards ( bearing key words from the song's lyrics ).

Other notable later examples of the non-representational style include Bill Konersman's innovative 1987 video for Prince's " Sign o ' the Times " – influenced by Dylan's " Subterranean Homesick Blues " clip, it featured only the text of the song's lyrics — the video for George Michael's " Freedom 90 " ( 1990 ), in which Michael himself refused to appear, forcing director David Fincher to substitute top fashion models in his place.

Cartman, dressed in a long wig to look like singer Geddy Lee, sings his own, personal, version of the song's lyrics prompting the usual outrage from Kyle.

Here's a sample of the song's lyrics:

The song's lyrics were penned by Lewie's friend and fellow Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts member, Keef Trouble.

" The song's lyrics includes lines such as " You could throw a twenty in a vat of hot oil / When he jump in after it, watch him boil.

The song's lyrics portray a dystopian vision of racial tension, violence, alcoholism, and boredom.

The song's deliberately suggestive ( but oblique ) lyrics such as " I'm the tomcat and you're my li ' l ol ' pussy " and " Wild and warm is my pussy / My pussy is where it's at " are common for the genre, a tradition followed in R & B.

The song's lyrics expressed feelings of dislike for the town and some of its inhabitants.

Higgs later won a court case to establish his rights as composer but never received any profits from the song's success.

The song's first two verses establish the song's theme and explore the narrator's daydreams.

" Although the group wished to establish a more stripped-down, conventional sound, one of the song's breakthroughs came after co-producer Brian Eno provided " electronification of the chords with a beat box " and a synthesised string part to the beginning.

Leading to the chorus, Madonna switches to a pleading voice, singing the song's main hook in a high tone.

The slightly off-key lead vocal from Rieley and equally jarring background vocals from Van Dyke Parks could be interpreted as perfectly befitting the song's weary tone or a joke on the part of the composer.

The song's title and music suggest optimism, but some of the song's lyrics have a more negative tone.

The song's slightly pessimistic tone would be expanded upon later in the band's career with " Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin )" and the There's a Riot Goin ' On LP.

A few incidents have been suggested as inspirations for the song's cryptic lyrics, which recall in tone those of " She Said, She Said ":

Despite being performed in French, the song's obvious sexual tone resulted in a widescale ban from mainstream radio stations, and Fontana deleted the single during its chart ascent, allegedly because the wife of Fontana's boss was appalled at her husband's company releasing such a song.

The single's music video underscores the song's paranoid tone with a haunted house-inspired theme, including imagery of floating heads, ravens, graveyards, and shower scenes referencing the novel Psycho.

In a retrospective review of the single, Allmusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco praised the song, writing: " The music lends contrast to the angry tone of the lyrics by creating a sultry, mellow melody that juxtaposes verses with a soft, hypnotic ebb and flow with an ever-ascending chorus that revs up the song's inherent drama.

The song's tone changes for the final two sections, the girl guesses that he would eventually do things to upset her and their relationship: firstly that he'd forget all of their memories and feelings between them and want to move on, and, secondly, would start having affairs.

They feel that parts featuring Butler hanging upside down, playing his guitar, as well as Anderson gagged, are particularly misplaced considering the song's tone.

Björk's performance at the Union Chapel with the Brodsky Quartet was met with enthusiasm by The Guardian journalist Maddy Costa, that described the performance as a " Heavenly Experience " and, commenting the song's performance, stated that " reclaiming " Play Dead " from ad-land, the subdued volume and the Brodskys ’ bristling tone brought out the fierceness of Björk ’ s words ".

As Clinton Heylin notes, " allowing each line to raise questions that lead the listener across the flatlands of Texas and time, Shepard contributes a conversational tone that hints at the very mundanity the song's characters are seeking to transcend.

As the song's narrator, Paul Williams promises his lover, in his trademark gritty tone:

" Not Counting You " reached number 2, and then " The Dance " put him at number-one again ; this song's theme of people dying while doing something they believe in resonated strongly and, together with a popular music video, directed by John Lloyd Miller, gave Brooks his first push towards a broader audience.

During this interim period, the band released the single This Is Not A Love Song in 1983, the song's lyric lampooning the ire from some fans and the music press over the band's movement towards a more commercial style.

The song's message was similar to " Gas Face ", voicing criticism towards the many mainstream commercial rap artists that had been gaining attention in the early 1990s ( such as Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer ).

Critics were positive towards " The Scientist " and praised the song's piano ballad and falsetto.

In one memorable scene, a couple of boys are playing outside the street during the song's break ; when one of them kicks the ball towards the orange building, the other runs to get the ball and both the ball and the retriever's clothes also turn orange and after he throws the ball back, the ball returns to its normal colour.

Aside from its pop-driven melody and structure, Jeff Vrabel of the Chicago Sun-Times noted an hint of gospel towards the song's crescendo, describing it as " lite-gospel ".

Prior to the song's release towards the end of 1993, Carey performed an intimate concert at Proctor Theatre, New York on July 15, 1993.

The song's lyrics describe the feeling the protagonist feels towards her lover, and compares the sensation to honey, and its overbearing sweetness.

The song's title refers to the chorus, " Won't you give me three steps / Gimme three steps mister / Gimme three steps towards the door ?/ Gimme three steps / Gimme three steps mister / And you'll never see me no more.

According to Duff, the song's lyrics are very empowering towards breaking up with someone and getting over it.