Lyrics Undercover

A weekly show that explores the meanings and inspirations behind the lyrics of popular music.

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Lyrics Undercover 333: “Ex’s and Oh’s” – Elle King


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A slow burn hit released in September 2014 that took the radio waves by storm in the summer of 2015 – ‘Ex’s and Oh’s’ was a relatively controversial track for it’s innuendo laden lyrics and for the ire it raised with the singers “Ex’s” of which she sang...


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 April 18, 2016  7m
 
 

Lyrics Undercover 328: “Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift


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The first single from her album titled ‘1989’, this track finds Taylor Swift dismissing all those haters out there. “I’ve had to learn a pretty tough lesson in the past couple years that people can say whatever they want about [you] at any time, and we cannot control that,” said Swift...


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 January 30, 2016  7m
 
 

Lyrics Undercover 323: “Hurricane” – Bob Dylan


  Born in Duluth Minnesota in 1941, Robert Zimmerman learned to play the guitar and harmonica as a child. Inspired by such blues and country artists as Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams, Zimmerman would form a band in high school called the Golden Chor


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 December 7, 2015  17m