The Meanings Of His Songs

[houserichichi]

Hey guys,

 

I was just listening to Truffle Pigs (my current number one choice) and realized I have no idea what his songs mean. I was wondering if anyone had a good resource (or perhaps transcript of interviews) where Matt explains things. I'll keep hunting and see if I can find anything worthwhile on the net!!! ;)

[calumania]

Matthew Good's songs are at times so all over the place that you have no choice but to make the meaning of the song your own.

 

*edit* But if you're determined, try a) Songmeanings.net or B post the song on the forum and ask the members for their thoughts.

Edited March 15, 2005 by calumania

[leftofnormal38]

it so frustrating it may drive you to eat shit haha...i know that wasnt funny

 

dude calumania your avatar freaks me out

[calumania]

Its frank from donnie darko. I think that its time to change it.

[HoboFactory]

songmeanings.net is usually alotta crap

[no yu begin wher i end]

Half of the comments are just things like "omg i luvs this song lollers!" Although sometimes people actually do take the time to provide their own interpretations of the songs.

[saturnine]

who cares what other people have to say. it means what it means to you.

 

conversely, what if they don't mean anything? you'd look like a fool analyzing and interpreting something that isn't there.

[no yu begin wher i end]

Kind of like Pixies lyrics. Apparently, they're not supposed to mean anything and yet I've read dozens of interpretations of their songs.

[Ruettiger]

who cares what other people have to say. it means what it means to you.

 

conversely, what if they don't mean anything? you'd look like a fool analyzing and interpreting something that isn't there.

I've always wondered that when my english teacher analyzes song lyrics or a poem to death.

[calumania]

Its their livelyhood though

[saturnine]

Kind of like Pixies lyrics. Apparently, they're not supposed to mean anything and yet I've read dozens of interpretations of their songs.

shit, i could interpret mary had a little lamb. would i be right? fuck no. could you prove that i'm not? fuck no.

[no yu begin wher i end]

If you can back up your interpretation, then theoretically anything could be right.

[calumania]

Truffle Pigs is about people at parties who take too many little truffle desserts because once I went to a party and ate truffles. There.

[Baby Faced Assassin]

matt used to actually tell some people, tylep ahd is RFH a while ago.

 

basically underdogs in about matts indie life.

Beauiful midnight is about his past, with alot of manifsto refernce.

AOB ?????

 

Avalanche is about politics.

[mrs.matthew.good]

i've heard MG say that he doesn't explain songs, cause they mean different things to every person, and he likes it that way. (i guess his meanings are too personal to share) he did say that the break up of MGB is in "truffle pigs" that was the only song i've ever heard him talk about. (if i remember correctly it was from mmbio.)i'll watch it tonight again and then i can accuratley quote him about "truffle pigs".

[Seanathon]

He's given the meaning of a handful of songs like HTB, but for the most part he's kept em pretty hush hush.

[mrs jesus]

i think it's pretty obvious that most of his songs are about me, anyway. duh.

[calumania]

And I'm pretty sure that a lot of them don't have meaning.

[Seanathon]

I was trying to keep that secret for him ;)

 

Edit: that all of his songs are about Mrs. Jesus that is.

Edited March 15, 2005 by Seanathon

[Maggio]

I don't think his voice is sexy...

[mrs jesus]

I don't think his voice is sexy...

nobody asked you what you thought

[HoboFactory]

I don't think his voice is sexy...

nobody asked you what you thought

I did....

[mrs jesus]

I don't think his voice is sexy...

nobody asked you what you thought

I did....

no you didn't, play along

[HoboFactory]

Ach, fine.