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Weve got all the right junk in all the right places this week with All About That Bass by Megan Trainor

Sources:

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk

Barbie doll images and thin model pics:

https://www.google.com/search?q=meghan+trainor+album+barbie+doll+image&sca_esv=c2c010e8b6a19da9&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&sxsrf=ANbL-n53BMVaTp-UNTnyeJ4aDomTLD1Z1g%3A1772810162222&ei=su-qaauoDe2kptQP_oWegQg&biw=1064&bih=1011&ved=0ahUKEwiryeS_yIuTAxVtkokEHf6CJ4AQ4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=meghan+trainor+album+barbie+doll+image&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJm1lZ2hhbiB0cmFpbm9yIGFsYnVtIGJhcmJpZSBkb2xsIGltYWdlMggQABiABBiiBDIFEAAY7wUyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBUjpNFCkJljWLXACeACQAQCYAYwBoAHZBaoBAzAuNrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCB6AC9ATCAgsQABiABBiwAxiiBMICCxAAGLADGKIEGIkFwgIHECMYsAIYJ8ICCBAAGKIEGIkFwgIEECEYCpgDAIgGAZAGA5IHAzIuNaAHgBqyBwMwLjW4B-8EwgcFMC42LjHIBw-ACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#sv=CAMSZxowKg4tY3VNeUlQOUUxZmtxTTIOLWN1TXlJUDlFMWZrcU06DklZbTRqQy1YYTUzY0RNIAQqLwobXzBPLXFhWW02S3AtZ3B0UVB1TjZTdUFNXzQxEg4tY3VNeUlQOUUxZmtxTRgAMAEYByD3nrm9ATACSggQAhgCIAIoAg

Creepy Photo:

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=ad175a4a610f2e0b&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&sxsrf=ANbL-n6QaYgGuH5CEgYG5MIh_XswiT7A8Q:1772650948270&udm=2&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpaEWjvZ2Py1XXV8d8KvlI3jljrY5CkLlk8Dq3IvwBz-Qg9gdZYJriKd9fBMKKfwqZsp5a2Z8RykAyI8QON1GKtNJOssmbpPvaOpAriL5ZmTwtx9B17VeAaoqb-qf2R_XTlcg6QIT-dCFYKZUSMNTtLZ72W3kEX7yJunhV8fObfw2b2yNqJD-ZmRex00cp8ruSqBTbIg&q=meghan+trainor+fat+images&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiDkNSw94aTAxUMlIkEHbhrK8sQtKgLegQIGxAB&biw=1064&bih=1011&dpr=0.9#sv=CAMSVhoyKhBlLWtKeGIzZGhYY1N4ak9NMg5rSnhiM2RoWGNTeGpPTToOSUtaZDFMOHBvQlJqVE0gBCocCgZtb3NhaWMSEGUta0p4YjNkaFhjU3hqT00YADABGAcgltLZ4g4wAkoIEAIYAiACKAI

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTyIeq4jQI3/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_About_That_Bass

https://www.billboard.com/music/meghan-trainor

https://www.rollingstone.com/music

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Its a trippy time as we cover Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf on this weeks episode of Lyrics Decoded!

Sources:

Steppenwolf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPE9a_epmWw.

Grandmaster Flash and the furious Five

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJm2RNlJuc

https://library.rockhall.com/c.php?g=1105548&p=8237383

https://catalog.rockhall.com/rrhof-ais/Details/archive/110000782

https://www.billboard.com/artist/steppenwolf/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/steppenwolf/magic-carpet-ride

https://www.allmusic.com/song/magic-carpet-ride-mt0007635177

https://rockhall.com/library/

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-sparrows-mn0000897562

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steppenwolf-mn0000749806

https://rockhall.com/inductees/steppenwolf/

https://www.songfacts.com/blog/writing/steppenwolf-born-to-be-wild

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-band-name-steppenwolf/
https://steppenwolf.com/pages/q-a-with-john-kay
https://steppenwolf.com/pages/interview
https://rockcellarmagazine.com/top-11-songs-by-bands-with-animal-names/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/mars-bonfire

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mars-bonfire-mn0000203056

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mars-bonfire-born-to-be-wild-obituary-964690/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/steppenwolf/born-to-be-wild

https://www.allmusic.com/song/born-to-be-wild-mt0003848792

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-much-is-a-hit-song-worth/

https://www.google.com/search?q=magic+carpet+ride+lyrics&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=magic+carpet+ride+lyrics&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAEEUYOxiABDIJCAAQRRg7GIAEMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgYIBxBFGD3SAQg0ODg2ajBqN6gCCLACAfEFD7GHpzc72qDxBQ-xh6c3O9qg&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Getting spicy this week. Taske the bottle, shake it up, break the bubble a get ready for Pour Some Sugar on Me from Def Leppard on Lyrics Decoded!

Sources:

UK Demo ball video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrZRpXoKoFQ

Official

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UIB9Y4OFPs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_Some_Sugar_on_Me

https://secondhandsongs.com/work/10267/all

https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1987-def-leppard-released-the-signature-song-they-accidentally-wrote-during-a-tea-break/

https://consequence.net/2023/05/def-leppard-pour-some-sugar-on-me-story-behind-the-song/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/def-leppard/pour-some-sugar-on-me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pour_Some_Sugar_on_Me

https://www.defleppard.com/history/

https://www.facebook.com/defleppard/posts/did-you-know-the-backstory-on-our-song-pour-some-sugar-on-me-/982301473262208/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqs4cMyMLnY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_Lange

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mutt-lange-mn0000923313/biography

https://secondhandsongs.com/work/10267/all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Leppard

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/def-leppard-mn0000210350/biography

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Allen_(drummer)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/def-leppard-rick-allen-arm-accident-1984-1234622230/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/rick-allen-def-leppard-arm-accident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Mass_(band)

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-early-history-of-def-leppard

https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/joe-elliott-def-leppard

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/def-leppard-mn0000210350/biography

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-early-history-of-def-leppard

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Welcome back Decoders! This week we do a deep dive into misheard lyrics and stretch boundries of band names with Blinded by The Light!

Sources:

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Video

https://www.google.com/search?q=blinded+by+the+light+official+music+video&sca_esv=5c76f582a1c211f1&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&sxsrf=ANbL-n65NWDHm9vrnhZHRTklcbrphyOAbA%3A1771171636908&ei=NO-Rac2VN679ptQPk5Ht6Ac&biw=1064&bih=1011&ved=0ahUKEwjN_4PC8NuSAxWuvokEHZNIG30Q4dUDCBM&uact=5&oq=blinded+by+the+light+official+music+video&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiKWJsaW5kZWQgYnkgdGhlIGxpZ2h0IG9mZmljaWFsIG11c2ljIHZpZGVvMggQIRigARjDBDIFECEYqwJIokZQyAtYrURwAngBkAEAmAGSAaABuQyqAQQxMC42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAISoALxDMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgcQABiABBgNwgIGEAAYBxgewgIGEAAYDRgewgIIEAAYBRgNGB7CAggQABgFGAcYHsICCBAAGAgYDRgewgIIEAAYBxgIGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICBRAAGO8FwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgsQABiABBiRAhiKBcICBhAAGAUYHsICChAhGKABGMMEGAqYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwQxMi42oAeOUbIHBDEwLja4B-kMwgcEMy4xNcgHHoAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3043456a,vid:pqTE1JvI-mE,st:0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light#:~:text=The%20lyric%20is%20a%20reference,another%20runner%20in%20the%20night%22.

Bruce : lyrics Genius

https://genius.com/Bruce-springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-lyrics

Bruce :  live

https://www.google.com/search?q=bruce+springsteen+blinded+by+the+light&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=bruce+springsteen+b&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgAEAAYQxjjAhiABBiKBTIPCAAQABhDGOMCGIAEGIoFMgwIARAuGEMYgAQYigUyDQgCEAAYkQIYgAQYigUyBggDEEUYOTIKCAQQLhixAxiABDIMCAUQABgUGIcCGIAEMgYIBhBFGDwyBggHEEUYPNIBCDgzMjlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QUZMbWj4__m3A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:55a1175e,vid:ku_KhAX3BIA,st:0

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/manfred-manns-earth-band/blinded-by-the-light

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-meaning-1234692263/

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bruce-springsteen-blinded-by-the-light-history-7670036/

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this week cover some famous and infamous legends and  myths in music history on this weeks episode of lyrics decoded!

Rollercoaster:

Ohio Players.

https://www.google.com/search?q=ohio+players+rollercoaster&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=ohio+players+rollercoaster&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQg5MTE2ajBqN6gCCLACAfEFvkk_m682jmQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:bfd82434,vid:9VH6yD8zobM,st:0

RHCP:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6D8lB0A9w

Isolated vocals: 2:32-2:36

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3bHccxVNBA

Darling Nikki:

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kawlt8Ncll0

Isolated Vocals, Backmasking forward: 3:25-4:05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtYPWhiYTQ8

Rocket Queen:

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5cegu4kZNU

Isolated Vocals:  2:39, 2:54, 3:06-3:08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La5z4LTduyw

Gimmie Shelter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeglgSWKSIY

Isolated Vocals: 3:00-3:02

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fdACTl2myMA

Get Your Gunn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phjXoYqYE2U

R. Budd Dwyer:

https://www.whosampled.com/sample/349236/Marilyn-Manson-Get-Your-Gunn-WPVI-Action-News-Budd-Dwyer-Suicide/

Isolated Vocals:  2:30-2:41

https://www.google.com/search?q=get+your+gunn+isolated+vocals&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=get+your+gunn+isolated+vocals&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCDg3NDhqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QXkKCspAxm7Qw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a723d1bb,vid:E_iQ6NL5wyQ,st:0

Sources:

https://www.whosampled.com/sample/349236/Marilyn-Manson-Get-Your-Gunn-WPVI-Action-News-Budd-Dwyer-Suicide/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Your_Gunn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Man,_Nice_Shot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Rollercoaster

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In this episode we discuss the impact of the IRA on the writer Delores Oriordan. Fantastic history and tremendous story telling revealed in this episode of Lyrics Decoded.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XaS93WMRQQ

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)

 https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song/

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2023/09/25/news/zombie_song_meaning_cranberries_ireland-rugby-3643156/

https://www.americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-the-protest-rock-song-zombie-by-the-cranberries/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-cranberries-zombie

https://myriverside.sd43.bc.ca/samantham2016/2019/10/10/song-analysis-zombie-by-the-cranberries/

https://www.popcultureretrospective.com/blog/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-band-the-cranberries/

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gj6ib3FW0g

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-cranberries-zombie-song/?utm

https://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/interviews/zombie-the-cranberries?utm

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Time to talk about how Aerosmith talked dirty and got away with it on this week's episode of Lyrics Decoded!

Sources:

Official :

https://www.google.com/search?q=walk+this+way+official+video&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=walk+this+way+official+video&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjIICAQQABgWGB4yCAgFEAAYFhgeMggIBhAAGBYYHjIGCAcQRRg90gEINjY2M2owajeoAgiwAgHxBUS34YAUDBoF&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3d799497,vid:3qb3MDqtYOE,st:0

RUN DMC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/walk-this-way-how-run-dmc-and-aerosmith-made-rap-rock-history-241391/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/walk-this-way

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-of-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith-and-run-dmc

https://www.classicrockhistory.com/the-story-behind-the-song-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith/

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-walk-this-way-story-6738540/

https://www.google.com/search?q=young+frankenstein+walk+this+way+scene&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=young+frankenstein+walk+this+way+scene&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIKCAEQABiABBiiBDIHCAIQABjvBTIKCAMQABiABBiiBDIKCAQQABiABBiiBNIBCTEwODAxajBqN6gCCLACAfEFRK5a1mTsEtc&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:761df26d,vid:6wchqfLA5d0,st:0

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/walk-this-way-how-run-dmc-and-aerosmith-made-rap-rock-history-241391/

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aerosmith-walk-this-way-story-6738540/

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-of-walk-this-way-by-aerosmith-and-run-dmc

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/walk-this-way

https://www.allmusic.com/song/walk-this-way-mt0038187136

https://www.lyricinterpretations.com/aerosmith/walk-this-way

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On this week's episode we discuss the ins and outs, ins and out, ins and outs of one the most misunderstood songs in post grunge history on Lyrics Decoded!

Sources:

Official Video :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiSfTyrvJlg

COVERS:

https://www.google.com/search?q=wubby+cover+of+lips+of+an+angel&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1128US1128&oq=wubby+cover+of+li&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRirAjIHCAUQIRirAjIHCAYQIRirAjIHCAcQIRiPAjIHCAgQIRiPAjIHCAkQIRiPAtIBCDQ2MTlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVP3M8rsS9-QA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a917b7cb,vid:XWM19Ni8O-M,st:0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEPKea1_YI

https://www.billboard.com/artist/hinder/

https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/hinder/lips-of-an-angel

https://www.allmusic.com/song/lips-of-an-angel-mt0000402122

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-hinders-lips-of-an-angel-183762/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lips_of_an_Angel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBPHoIqWdSY

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Buckle up for one wild ride! We decode the lyrics to Alive by Pearl Jam. This is a case of "you don't know what you don't know". Hit play and hold on to this weeks episode of Lyrics Decoded. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(Pearl_Jam_song)

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pearl-jam-alive-true-story-108848/

https://pearljam.com/music/song/alive

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-true-story-behind-alive-by-pearl-jam

https://www.spin.com/2016/08/pearl-jam-ten-oral-history/

https://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139859186/pearl-jam-on-20-years-of-ten

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/pearl-jam-alive-song-story/

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pearl-jam-ten-oral-history-9586031/

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/eddie-vedder-story-inspired-pearl-jam-alive/

https://consequence.net/2021/08/pearl-jam-alive-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(Pearl_Jam_song)

https://thebrag.com/listen-pearl-jams-original-recording-alive-song-change-90s/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/on2oxx/so_whats_the_story_the_promo_version_of_alive/

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_(песня_Pearl_Jam)

https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/pearl-jam-alive-story-meaning-lyrics/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/1gg7h55/alive_last_verse/

https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/178299/alive-chorus

https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/pearl-jams-alive-lyrics-meaning/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pearljam/comments/xih8q5/whats_your_funniest_misunderstanding_of_a_pearl/

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Hop in to a very confused hosting crew on this weeks episode of Lyrics Decoded. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralyzer

https://genius.com/Finger-eleven-paralyzer-lyrics

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/finger-eleven/paralyzer

https://www.billboard.com/music/finger-eleven/paralyzer-lyrics-9588545/

https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/interview_finger_eleven.html

https://musicbrainz.org/recording/14b4f544-dc32-4f36-bd22-9ce15bb78560

https://consequence.net/list/best-post-grunge-songs/?utm_

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_vs._You_vs._Me?utm_