The Inspiration: “I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day,” was the response 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer gave after she opened fire on an elementary school on January 29, 1979. Sticking a rifle out of a window in her home, Spencer killed two adults and injured multiple chil...
Songs written about true crimes have always been popular. Artists have always felt compelled to contextualize the atrocities of every day life and commit ...
Violent Crimes By far Kanye's most emotional track ever. ? My Way Home Great flow, great lyrics, great production. Way too underrated on this list. The Contenders Through the Wire I personally think this should be at least number 5 on the top ten list. I don't understand how Stronger ...
The song keeps its chorus of “Brand-new Lamborghini, fuck a cop car,” but adds a new opening verse on police brutality from DaBaby. “As a juvenile, police pulled their guns like they scared of me,” he raps. “And we’re used to how crackers treat us, now that’s the scary th...
This song talks about suicide and the constant thought of what it would be like to be dead. "Blister in the sun", Violent Femme's It definetly makes sense that the lyrics man hands i know your the one it talking about homosexuality. "Blister In The Sun", Violent Femmes This is yet...
Like a great many romantics, Al Stewart could recall specific dates relating to the birth, evolution and ultimate demise of his relationships. "Night of the 4th of May" seems to suggest that Stewart and his girlfriend at the time, Mandi, had an open partnership. Regardless, it's clear tha...
"Slow Burning Crimes" - East Hundred from Passengers (2008)This next song sounds like early Velvet Underground meets The Doors; we dig the spacey, mysterious and psychedelic slow jam of the song "Strange Transmissions" from Orlando, Florida's Strangers Family Band....
The music of the Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb" sounds so lighthearted that it seems like a typical love song at first. Instead, the lyrics are about controlling a partner. "It's down to me, yes it is/The way she does just what she's told/Down to me, the change has come/She...
This one arrived right near the top of summer, already commanding the airwaves with the lead single “Urgent” that would be in heavy radio rotation on the family road trip that summer. But there was so much more to the4album, as “Waiting for a Girl Like You” would later become one...
If you listened to the new Kanye West album, make yourYereview by ranking all the songs from best to worst. The eighth studio album from one of thegreatest rappers of all timefeatures singles, like "Yikes" and "Violent Crimes." This votable tracklist includes song names, featured artist...