Some songs spend decades quietly doing their job in the margins of the culture, waiting for the right century to be listened to properly. “Will of the Wind”, written byContinue readingThe Meaning of “Will of the Wind” by Jim Photoglo
Song Meanings
The Meaning of “Those Eyes” by New West
Most love songs are in a hurry to tell you how enormous love is. They reach for oceans, mountains, the sun and several planets. “Those Eyes” by New West doesContinue readingThe Meaning of “Those Eyes” by New West
The Meaning of “If” by Bread
It is the shortest word in the dictionary that can start a revolution, and the shortest title that ever slipped into the American top ten for decades. “If” by BreadContinue readingThe Meaning of “If” by Bread
The Meaning of “Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee
Somewhere in 2004, a rapper from a housing project in San Juan found his way to a rhythm so basic you could drum it on a lunchbox and so contagiousContinue readingThe Meaning of “Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee
The Meaning of “Self Aware” by Temper City
There is a type of person, and you are either one or you have dated one, who can explain exactly why a relationship is doomed while it is still inContinue readingThe Meaning of “Self Aware” by Temper City
The Meaning of “Ophelia” by The Lumineers
Here is a sentence you are not supposed to say about a stomping, clapping, sing-along folk single: it is secretly about the horror of being loved by strangers. But thatContinue readingThe Meaning of “Ophelia” by The Lumineers
The Meaning of “The Fate Of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has always been pop’s most devoted librarian, a woman who reads the classics and then files them under romance, and “The Fate Of Ophelia” is her most audaciousContinue readingThe Meaning of “The Fate Of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift
The Meaning of “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield
Everybody knows what this song is about, which is the first reason to be suspicious. “For What It’s Worth” has soundtracked so many scenes of helicopters and jungle and youngContinue readingThe Meaning of “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield
The Meaning of “To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra
Some pieces of music don’t so much begin as appear, the way a house appears at the end of a long road when you had stopped believing in houses. “ToContinue readingThe Meaning of “To Build a Home” by The Cinematic Orchestra
The Meaning of “Neelothi” (Sirai)
Some songs arrive with a film strapped to their backs, like pilgrims carrying everything they own, and “Neelothi” is one of them. It was released on 22 December 2025, aContinue readingThe Meaning of “Neelothi” (Sirai)