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==''[[OK Human]]'' (2021)== | |||
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! style="background: #7ad;" |Lyric | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg] [[Image: Gainsbourg.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Aloo Gobi]]” | |||
| | “<small> Order up a decaf latte <br> Spin Gainsbourg tunes </small>” | |||
| | Serge Gainsbourg was a French Musician who is regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop. In his 30+ years of work he made music in several different genres such as jazz, rock, and electronica. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Smith Winston Smith] | |||
| | “[[Grapes of Wrath]]” | |||
| | “<small> Count on me to show support <br> For Winston Smith in ‘ ‘1984’ ‘ </small>” | |||
| | Winston Smith is the main character of George Orwell’s ‘ ‘1984’ ‘ in which he tries to rebel against Big Brother, the all-seeing leader of Oceania. Rivers is showing his support for privacy by siding with Winston Smith. This idea of lack of privacy is probably connected to the idea of technology ruining or lives, something that was talked about in prerelease interviews but is not really seen in the final album. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yossarian Yossarian] | |||
| | “[[Grapes of Wrath]]” | |||
| | “<small> Take me up to Neverland, hanging with Yossarian <br> He's kinda just like me; <br> We fight 'til we get free </small>” | |||
| | Yossarian is a character from Joseph Heller’s ‘ ‘Catch 22’ ‘ in which he is fighting in order to escape World War II. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins Frodo Baggins] | |||
|| “[[Grapes of Wrath]]” | |||
| | “<small> Frodo jonesing for the ring <br> Soon I'll be there smiling </small>” | |||
| | Frodo is the bearer of the One Ring, a ring of immense power, which overtime corrupted him and made him addicted to the power the ring had. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy] [[Image:Leo Toltsoy.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Grapes of Wrath]]” | |||
| | “<small> I'd prefer a Tolstoy read <br> Soon I'll be there smiling </small>” | |||
| | This line is from the original bridge that was heard during an OK Human livestream with Rivers Cuomo. It references Leo Tolstoy, a Russian author who is considered one of the best authors of all time. Rivers is saying he’d rather read then use other things to find pleasure. | |||
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| | [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo]] [[Image:Kyoko Ito.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Playing My Piano]]” | |||
| | “<small> My wife is upstairs <br> My kids are upstairs </small>” | |||
| | This line is a reference to how Rivers is completely alone while he is playing his piano. This line also references his kids, [[Mia Cuomo]] and [[Leo Cuomo]]. | |||
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| | [[Mia Cuomo]] | |||
| | “[[Playing My Piano]]” | |||
| | “<small> My wife is upstairs <br> My kids are upstairs </small>” | |||
| | This line is a reference to how Rivers is completely alone while he is playing his piano. This line also references his other child [[Leo Cuomo]] and his wife, [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo]]. | |||
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| | [[Leo Cuomo]] | |||
| | “[[Playing My Piano]]” | |||
| | “<small> My wife is upstairs <br> My kids are upstairs </small>” | |||
| | This line is a reference to how Rivers is completely alone while he is playing his piano. This line also references his other child [[Mia Cuomo]] and his wife, [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo]]. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-un Kim Jong-un] [[Image: Kim Jong-un.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Playing My Piano]]” | |||
| | “<small> Kim Jong-un could blow up my city; I'd never know <br> I just can't let go </small.” | |||
| | Kim Jong-un is the supreme leader of North Korea. In recent years he has significantly ramped up production and advancement of ballistic missiles. This has led to some tension between several countries and has led to fear and speculation of attacks using such missiles. | |||
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| | [[Mia Cuomo]] | |||
| | “[[Screens]]” | |||
| | “<small> Young girl, lying flat on her bed <br> Streaming images to her head </small>” | |||
| | This song is one of the few to tackle the topic of technology on the album. This line is about Rivers’ daughter Mia and her constant screen time. Cuomo is worried about his family being so attached to screens. | |||
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| | [[Beverly Shoenberger]] [[Image:Beverly._Rivers_Cuomo_-_baby.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Screens]]” | |||
| | “<small> Old maid in the cottage next door <br> We don't see her much anymore </small>” | |||
| | The old maid referenced is most likely Rivers’ mother as she lives next door to him. She, likes everyone else in Cuomo’s life is obsessed with screens. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category:Influences|Weezer influences]] | *[[:Category:Influences|Weezer influences]] | ||