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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

Jump to section

(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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