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what inspired the songs?

Forums › Forums › Dinosaur Related Discussions › Dinosaur/J News & Discussions › what inspired the songs?

  • This topic has 5 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 18 years, 8 months ago by SonicD.
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  • March 28, 2007 at 4:42 am #49914
    simmons
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      here’s a topic in the same vein as interpretation of the lyrics.
      what inspired the riffs/lyrics of certain songs. ::) :D

      here are two examples: ::)
      Where’d you go: J took a guitar riff idea from the song Ziggy Stardust, maybe in a moment of irritation not being invited to perform Quicksand in Bowie’s 50 years celebration concert. Robert Smith did the duet.

      Water: The opening chord is quite like Neil Young’s Cortez the Killer. And the text could derive from "He came dancing across the water".

      March 28, 2007 at 7:31 am #126635
      SG
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        The middle of The Post reminds me of Bowie`s Ziggy Stardust era too.

        March 28, 2007 at 7:59 am #126636
        ovaldisc
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          Is it true "Same Day" was inspired by the completely southern expression of "same old crap, different day"?

          March 28, 2007 at 10:39 am #126637
          fata morgana
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            If J is going to read a book, I would like to write one about him. This subject definitely is a chapter in itself.

            March 28, 2007 at 11:50 am #126638
            ovaldisc
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              I think Same day is inspired by people who wake up and go to work only to get away from their family, and how they love those people they work with. They work graveyard shifts too. That means they go to sleep and wake up on the same day. They have partners named Raymond, which helps Jaron carefully select his "everyoneloves" name. He’s into that seperation thing. Anyway you might find yourself at work with someone nicknamed Killer because someone wants to take your life. Do your best don’t mess. They may find a picture of an online friend, pieced together with yourself. He can’t hold it because it’s not printed. Well, that was her doing. And you’ll find yourself locking the door and hitting the floor cause you want to smoke a joint and play some guitar. Basically J drills people’s heads, sucks all the oil out, and then in some bizarre musical mating ritual rips the head off and smacks it with a Louisville slugger into the trash bin. Lou was right, way back then. Informants, Hacks, Bugs. So it’s a happy song about the death.

              March 28, 2007 at 12:26 pm #126639
              SonicD
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                ‘Cant we move this’ solo awfully reminds me of Neil Young Re-Ac-Tor/Rust never sleeps era.

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