Quote Of The Week

Quote of the Week 40 “ You got me wanting more when less is what I need. ” ―  Richard Macintyre, SIIGA , "The LCD" - Song Lyrics       Interpretation by ChatGPT:   SIIGA’s “The LCD,”  is  a song about   digital overstimulation and the strange emptiness it creates . At its core, it is about a person caught in a feedback loop: screen → stimulation → desire → more consumption → less satisfaction → more stimulation. The lyrics repeatedly juxtapose   wanting   and   needing . The speaker wants   more , but senses that what they actually need is   less . That makes the song less a straightforward anti-technology statement than a portrait of   addiction to excess —more content, more attention, more connection, more distraction. The   “LCD”   itself works nicely on two levels: LCD = Liquid Crystal Display   — the screen through which this world is experienced. LCD = Lowest Common Denominator   — potentiall...

Quote of the Week 37 “ There is nothing you keep, there is only your reflection. ” ―  John Andrew Hull , Manchester Orchestra , “ The Silence ” ( Song Lyrics )     Triggered by my switch back to Spotify from Apple Music — with all my old playlists intact. Related: Quote of the Week 3/2021 " You can go anywhere but you are where you came from. " ―  John Andrew Hull, Manchester Orchestra, “ The Silence ” ( Song Lyrics )

Quote of the Week 21 “Behind every beautiful thing, there's been some kind of pain. ” ― Bob Dylan (" Not Dark Yet ", song lyrics)      

Quote of the Week 17 “ The future's uncertain, and the end is always near.” ―  The Doors , Roadhouse Blues (Lyrics) “Let it roll, baby, roll,  Let it roll, baby, roll,  Let it roll, baby, roll,  Let it roll, all night long.”

Quote of the Week 2 " You can't always get what you want.   But if you try sometime you'll find   You get what you need. " ―  The Rolling Stones  ( Keith Richards / Mick Jagger) , " You Can't Always Get What You Want " Lyrics   Related: Quote of the Week 28, 2024 " I've learned that what we want is seldom what we need, and what we need is almost never what we want." ―  James Norbury    You Can't Always Get What You Want Song by The Rolling Stones ‧ 1969 Übersicht Text Weitere Aufnahmen Lyrics I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometime you'll find You get what you need I saw her today at the reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she was gonna meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man Y...

Quote of the Week 36 “ You can't erase the empty space. ” ―  Sadie Winters  (Walking Away -  AI Lyrics )

Quote of the Week 23 “ We've got to get in to get out.” ― Peter Gabriel , Carpet Crawlers (Lyrics) Triggered by the introductory tunes of Ordinary by Alex Warren.

Quote of the Week 19 “ Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.” ―  Robert Plant,  Stairway to Heaven lyrics Picture and explanation below created with X/Grok3: The phrase "Stairway to Heaven" carries a double meaning, rooted in both its literal imagery and its symbolic or metaphorical interpretations, particularly when viewed through the lens of the famous Led Zeppelin song released in 1971, as well as its broader cultural and spiritual connotations. Literal and Spiritual Meaning : On one level, "Stairway to Heaven" evokes a direct image of a celestial ascent, often tied to religious or spiritual ideas. It can be seen as a reference to Jacob’s Ladder from the Bible (Genesis 28:10-19), where Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending, symbolizing a connection between Earth and the divine. In this sense, the "stairway" represents a pathway to enlightenment, salvation, or the afterlife—a journey toward a higher...

Quote of the Week 40 “Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.” ―  Bertolt Brecht “ Ja, mach nur einen Plan, Sei nur ein großes Licht! Und mach dann noch’nen zweiten Plan, Gehn tun sie beide nicht. ” ―  Bertolt Brecht ,  Das Lied von der Unzulänglichkeit menschlichen Strebens . In:  Die Dreigroschenoper , Dritter Akt Alternative translation : “ Aye, make yourself a plan They need you at the top! Then make yourself a second plan Then let the whole thing drop ” Source:   ' The song of the futility of all human endeavour ' (1929) More quotes on  planning . Source:   Spreadshirt [ LinkedIn ]

Quote of the Week 28 " I've learned that what we want is seldom what we need, and what we need is almost never what we want." ―  James Norbury    Source:  " The Cat Who Taught Zen ",  James Norbury ,  2023 See also:     " We Are Our Own Companion " Related:  " Fix You " (Coldplay) Lyrics "When you get what you want, but not what you need." Related: " You Can't Always Get What You Want " (The Rolling Stones) Lyrics [h/t IZ] “No, you can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want You can't always get what you want But if you try sometime you'll find You get what you need”

Quote of the Week 13 " The movement you need is on your shoulder. " ― Paul McCartney ( Hey Jude , song lyrics) The best line in the song according to John Lennon.  Featured in  the  McCartney: A Life in Lyrics  podcast describing the genesis of the song by its creator .

Quote of the Week 50 "I’m actually a quite different person, I just never get around to being him." ―  Ödön von Horváth " Eigentlich bin ich ganz anders, nur komme ich so selten dazu . " ―  Ödön von Horváth " Eigentlich bin ich ganz anders. Ich komme nur viel zu selten dazu . " See also:   LOOSE LIPPS .

2nd Quote of the Week 49 " The child is grown. The dream is gone. I have become comfortably numb. " ― Roger Waters ( Pink Floyd , " Comfortably Numb " lyrics ) David Gilmour 's incredible second  guitar solo (4:31) that follows these final lines trumps Roger's lyrics if you ask me: "Comfortably Numb" is one of Pink Floyd's best-known songs, notable for its two guitar solos . [4]  In 2005, it became the last song ever performed by Waters, Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright , and drummer Nick Mason  together. ...  Gilmour said the song represented the last time he and Waters were able to work together constructively. ...  Eventually, the group compromised by using the orchestral elements for the main portion and using Gilmour's stripped-down mix for final guitar solo. [8] Waters said: "That's all we could do without somebody 'winning' and somebody 'losing.' And of course, who lost, if you like, was the band, becaus...