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Post by scaryconductor on Dec 1, 2005 16:53:56 GMT -5
does anyone know the song meanings for any lovehammer songs or what they wrote them about?
THANKS!!!
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Post by lesley on Dec 1, 2005 22:21:57 GMT -5
Okay, I'll start.  According to what Marty says on the LH DVD, the original concept for "Bulletholes" was about the lengths a person would go to for love. Marty says the concept was something along the lines of "the most amazing thing you can do for a lover is, if she died, to go to heaven and steal her back." But he also says that the song actually means something different to him now than it did when he originally wrote it. He said that the very first night the band ever performed the song live, his grandmother died. He said he had been really close to her. So even though he wrote the song originally about a different concept, he now thinks about his grandmother when he sings it because of his closeness to her and her death on that night. I think the acoustic version of "Bulletholes" that is on the DVD is very powerful. |
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Post by franny2 on Dec 1, 2005 22:29:00 GMT -5
Okay, I'll start. According to what Marty says on the LH DVD, the original concept for "Bulletholes" was about the lengths a person would go to for love. Marty says the concept was something along the lines of "the most amazing thing you can do for a lover is, if she died, to go to heaven and steal her back." But he also says that the song actually means something different to him now than it did when he originally wrote it. He said that the very first night the band ever performed the song live, his grandmother died. He said he had been really close to her. So even though he wrote the song originally about a different concept, he now thinks about his grandmother when he sings it because of his closeness to her and her death on that night. I think the acoustic version of "Bulletholes" that is on the DVD is very powerful.  to both interpretations. I won't ever hear that song the same way again now . . . damn him for always finding a way to make me like him even more! I think I'm really going to like this thread. |
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Post by lesley on Dec 1, 2005 22:46:41 GMT -5
Another that he explains on the DVD is "Call of Distress". He says it was inspired by a family relative/friend (an older man) who committed suicide.
He says he took that event and tried to write a song about what that person must have been feeling at the time that drove him to end his life. But Marty twisted it a little bit in that he decided to write the song more as if it was coming from a teenager who was in that suicidal frame of mind. He says it's a very "heavy" song for him to perform.
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sunnyt
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Post by sunnyt on Dec 1, 2005 22:51:43 GMT -5
Call of distress has been my favorite song, but now...I don't know if I can enjoy it in the same way. I thought MOMM was all about his break up with a girl....I should've known.
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Post by lesley on Dec 1, 2005 23:04:22 GMT -5
I thought MOMM was all about his break up with a girl....I should've known. I think the general vibe of the whole album is loosely about that breakup. But he specifically points to the first three songs on MOMM -- "The Tunnel", "Eyes Can't See" and "Wait For No One" -- as being about the crumbling and ending of that long distance relationship with a woman. He says "The Tunnel" is about constantly being on the phone with each other as they tried to keep it together. "Eyes Can't See" is about feeling like he's going crazy from the different pressures he was feeling trying to make the relationship work out. And then "Wait For No One" is sort of about deciding that maybe they're better off going their separate ways so that they can each keep their sanity intact. |
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Post by Tooks on Dec 1, 2005 23:52:55 GMT -5
I love this thread - as a (hopeful) writer I'm continually fastinated by where certain pieces come from...most especially poems and songs becuase their meanings are so often underneath the surface. I wonder what "Say You're Sorry" is about; I mean, I have an idea but I wonder how close I am to being correct. Does anyone know what Marty or the other's have to say concerning this song?  -I can't wait to get the DVD for X-Mas (or Bday depending on when it comes, lol) - I've got so much to watch and learn. |
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Post by scaryconductor on Dec 2, 2005 1:21:41 GMT -5
One of my friends is always telling me you should not listen to the lovehammers cause all of there songs are perverted, and we get in long arguments. And i always tell him you dont know what there writing about so dont judge them, so i want to know what all there songs are about so i can prove to my friend that the lovehammers wright about good things.  |
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Post by rachael on Dec 2, 2005 7:10:17 GMT -5
Okay, I'll start. According to what Marty says on the LH DVD, the original concept for "Bulletholes" was about the lengths a person would go to for love. Marty says the concept was something along the lines of "the most amazing thing you can do for a lover is, if she died, to go to heaven and steal her back." But he also says that the song actually means something different to him now than it did when he originally wrote it. He said that the very first night the band ever performed the song live, his grandmother died. He said he had been really close to her. So even though he wrote the song originally about a different concept, he now thinks about his grandmother when he sings it because of his closeness to her and her death on that night. I think the acoustic version of "Bulletholes" that is on the DVD is very powerful. O.K. Definitely going to order the DVD today. |
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Post by radioclash on Dec 2, 2005 9:48:51 GMT -5
Call of distress has been my favorite song, but now...I don't know if I can enjoy it in the same way. I felt the same way when I realized that the song had such a powerful meaning and was not simply about being lonely after a breakup. Here's a screen capture of Billy's post on the old LH board regarding "Real Man"  |
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Post by julianah on Dec 2, 2005 10:23:07 GMT -5
This is what Marty said about Bulletholes on the acoustic version I have. He sounds a little bit flustered and having trouble putting his emotions into words so it's a bit fragmented...
"Well it’s about when somebody you love... or a good friend or somebody... dies and leaves this world. It’s about imagining that you could go back... what you could do... and bring them back from heaven... to actually go back and steal their soul back and bring them back. So this one is dedicated to Gabe Vott (sp?)."
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sunnyt
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Post by sunnyt on Dec 2, 2005 12:46:47 GMT -5
I just love this thread! I have a very analytical mind and enjoy hearing what motivates writers to communicate their emotions. Not just writers but that awesome Marty Casey!  |
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Post by BBE on Dec 2, 2005 19:05:59 GMT -5
One of my friends is always telling me you should not listen to the lovehammers cause all of there songs are perverted, and we get in long arguments. And i always tell him you dont know what there writing about so dont judge them, so i want to know what all there songs are about so i can prove to my friend that the lovehammers wright about good things. I think your friend is smoking something he shouldn't!  How on earth did he get that idea? Tell him to go listen to rap, if he wants to know what perverted 'lyrics' are. |
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Post by julianah on Dec 2, 2005 19:17:58 GMT -5
One of my friends is always telling me you should not listen to the lovehammers cause all of there songs are perverted, and we get in long arguments. And i always tell him you dont know what there writing about so dont judge them, so i want to know what all there songs are about so i can prove to my friend that the lovehammers wright about good things. I think your friend is smoking something he shouldn't! How on earth did he get that idea? Tell him to go listen to rap, if he wants to know what perverted 'lyrics' are. Well, it depends on whether or not you think sex is a "good thing." |
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Post by lesley on Dec 3, 2005 12:27:43 GMT -5
Another song on the LH DVD that Marty talks a little bit about is "Summertime in the City". He chuckles about how it was summertime and he was driving back to the city after having band practice in Billy's garage and he was struck with the desire to write a song about Chicago. He smiles and says he was thinking, "Hey, I think I'm gonna write a song about Chicago. We don't have any of those." (They do have some of those, so he was kind of ripping on himself, thus the laughter.  ) But he goes on to say it was a lot of fun to record and they got a small choir in to do some backup singing. It's a funny moment on the DVD so I don't want to give the whole exchange away. |
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Post by ginaing on Dec 3, 2005 23:30:50 GMT -5
According to another old message board post by Marty, Sleeper was inspired when he was having trouble sleeping. Said he often has trouble sleeping. He was imagining the bed sucking him in and starting to drift off when the line "last night I dreamt I was sleeping" floated through his head. So he grabbed a book off the floor and wrote the song in the inside of the cover (The Stranger by Albert Camus was the book). He said the words just came tumbling out.
And I agree with Lesley that the acoustic version of Bulletholes on the DVD is amazing...just heartbreakingly beautiful.
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Post by chanvre on Dec 4, 2005 1:26:37 GMT -5
Call of distress has been my favorite song, but now...I don't know if I can enjoy it in the same way. Same here, sunnyt. |
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Post by sunnyt on Dec 4, 2005 12:43:50 GMT -5
Guess what's going on my Christmas list? Yep! The DVD! Can't wait until the Metro DVD comes out too! I believe they said they were shooting a DVD on that show not just the Trees video....anybody know for sure?
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Post by whitelotus on Dec 5, 2005 10:45:38 GMT -5
Ditto, sunnyt Wow, and thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. Lyrics are so important to me, and will make or break a song as far as I'm concerned. Just the way I am. Additionally, my daughter is in to writing poetry/lyrics, and the Lovehammers, of course. I will make sure she sees these entries. |
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Post by leathertolaceluv on Dec 13, 2005 8:09:06 GMT -5
Every song has a meaning,Scaryconductor, Its how the song moves you. A song may move you different then it did the artist who wrote it. If your friends want to think that Marty and the Lovehammers are perverted, then they are just missing out on some really kick... music. Your friends don't realize what they are missing out on. But you choose what is right for you and to only follow yourself. Don't pay no mind to what they don't know or understand. Music and poetry allow people to express themselves in different ways. Your friends are not always going to like what you do or say. Just the same with you of what they do or say. But that is what makes us unique and helps us to stand out from the rest. You be your own leader and make your own choices wisely.
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