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Post by popbox on Mar 18, 2014 13:23:39 GMT -5
The pre-chorus and post-chorus are very easy to understand, and of course the "I'm gonna swing from the chaandelieeeeer!" part, which is the most important thing.
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Post by surfy on Mar 18, 2014 13:31:39 GMT -5
Yeah, I could understand about everything. I had to look up two lyrics.
"Can't feel anything, when will I learn" + "I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry"
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Post by M1tchD on Mar 18, 2014 13:49:37 GMT -5
I'm getting "Burn" vibes from this song. It's really good.
I'd like it a lot more, however, if I actually understood half the lyrics.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Mar 18, 2014 14:33:54 GMT -5
LOL. I've never met another Aussie in my life who sounds like Sia...at least not when singing. When talking, she sounds pretty standard Aussie. Kinda like how Julia Child sounded like no other American I've ever heard before, lol. I had to actually go to Wikipedia to verify Julia Child was American.
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Post by Envoirment on Mar 18, 2014 15:16:22 GMT -5
Not really feeling this. Hopefully it'll grow on me.
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Post by Deano91 on Mar 18, 2014 16:09:02 GMT -5
Great vocals. Epic chorus. It'll be a shame if this isn't a hit.
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Post by Keelzit on Mar 18, 2014 18:38:04 GMT -5
The only lyric I didn't understand was 'I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist'. I thought it was 'I'm gonna give/kneel like tomorrow doesn't exist'.
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Post by Hussy on Mar 18, 2014 19:32:48 GMT -5
ok i give up, I LOOOOOOVE THIS NOW :'(
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Post by Spidey on Mar 18, 2014 19:34:01 GMT -5
#58 on iTunes
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Post by Β€ Matthea Β€ on Mar 18, 2014 19:34:44 GMT -5
The song is epic, but Sia's enunciation is tragic. I wish she gave this gem away to a singer that could do it justice.
P.S.: I'm not native English speaker, so I really can not give her a pass. I rarely have problems understanding the lyrics but I only understood a few lines of this song.
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Post by SoMuchToSay on Mar 18, 2014 23:20:49 GMT -5
This song is too hot to deny. If any major artist had done this song, it would be #1 on Itunes right now already! If this song doesn't smash HARD, then there is something wrong with this world!
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 19, 2014 9:40:37 GMT -5
A pear in the mouth mess. Is she saying "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier?" What kinda lyric is that ???
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Post by getonthebus on Mar 19, 2014 9:44:05 GMT -5
A pear in the mouth mess. Is she saying "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier?" What kinda lyric is that ??? "Swinging from the chandelier" is actually a common phrase meaning "party hard" aka "get so drunk you climb to the ceiling and swing from the chandelier"
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Post by #LisaRinna on Mar 19, 2014 9:50:42 GMT -5
A pear in the mouth mess. Is she saying "I'm gonna swing from the chandelier?" What kinda lyric is that ??? "Swinging from the chandelier" is actually a common phrase meaning "party hard" aka "get so drunk you climb to the ceiling and swing from the chandelier" It's still a lame lyric for a chorus. And I would expect this from Ke$ha, not her.
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Post by surfy on Mar 19, 2014 9:53:28 GMT -5
But it has such a deeper meaning, that lyric is so powerful when you understand the story!
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Mar 19, 2014 10:06:23 GMT -5
Yeah, the lyrics are something else. There is definitely a deeper meaning to them. They're so desperate.
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Post by getonthebus on Mar 19, 2014 10:34:19 GMT -5
But it has such a deeper meaning, that lyric is so powerful when you understand the story! Exactly! It's meant ironically. She's not celebrating the party. It's a song about coping with your issues/insecuritiues with alcohol and drugs, and it's obviously autobiographical since she's talked about her struggles with both post-We Are Born. "Here comes the shame/Here comes the shame" should have been the give away, or the way she drones "1, 2, 3 drink"
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Post by Hussy on Mar 19, 2014 17:31:30 GMT -5
"Swinging from the chandelier" is actually a common phrase meaning "party hard" aka "get so drunk you climb to the ceiling and swing from the chandelier" It's still a lame lyric for a chorus. And I would expect this from Ke$ha, not her. i wonder how Ke$ha will sound like had this song been given to her
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Post by Dammn Baby on Mar 19, 2014 18:52:42 GMT -5
She needs to learn to enunciate or keep giving her songs away to others. She sounds like she's developing a cleft palate. I hope this sells like crazy so she can afford the corrective surgery she deserves.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 19, 2014 19:04:33 GMT -5
Her vocals are unforgivably bad on this. Could have been a really amazing song otherwise.
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Post by Lahey's Lucky Star on Mar 20, 2014 3:57:21 GMT -5
Her vocals are unforgivably bad on this. Could have been a really amazing song otherwise. NO. Her enunciation may need a little work, but her vocal prowess is ON FIRE for this one. I mean we end up getting, "I'm gonna swing from the chanDE LIER, from the chanDE LIIIIEEEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!", for God's sake.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Mar 20, 2014 7:38:05 GMT -5
Uhhh... yeah. Enunciation issues aside, I still think she sounds like a mess.
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Post by Carlitoz on Mar 20, 2014 9:18:52 GMT -5
I'm loving this song. I can't help, but singing that chorus. So cool. I have to say that the first time I listened to it I wasn't very convinced. The beginning of the song DOES sound like a song she would've given to Rihanna. I just read this morning that she said that the song could've gone to Rihanna or Beyonce.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Mar 20, 2014 10:25:29 GMT -5
I can see Rihanna rocking that song more than Beyonce it is more in Rihanna's flair. Having said that, I am glad she kept it for herself.
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Post by Khia on Mar 20, 2014 15:29:51 GMT -5
I love this, but I can't see it being a huge hit. I think it's going to be too polarizing.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Mar 20, 2014 15:47:18 GMT -5
I love this as well!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2014 0:46:18 GMT -5
Of all things to criticize about this song, the lyrics are not one of them. It's very well written.
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Post by Kurt on Mar 25, 2014 12:23:25 GMT -5
Impacts April 15, according to AllAccess.
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Post by EPG on Mar 25, 2014 22:33:41 GMT -5
THIS IS AMAZING. You guys, not understanding the lyrics to a song has not been a hindrance to most songs... ever. Give it a rest.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Mar 25, 2014 23:16:58 GMT -5
This song does have a killer chorus. I could see it being a runaway smash. I'm looking forward to her album too. Maybe I should use this time to dig into her back catalogue a bit more. I have her last two solo albums but haven't really listened to them too much. I've really been a fan of her collaborations with Zero 7, which is why I even knew of her in the first place.
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