James - Laid
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This song is first and foremost about a destructive relationship that is addictive. A man is in love with a woman who he knows is bad for him. Their passion is shown in several different ways (“This bed is on fire with passionate love,” “Fought with kitchen knives and skewers”). There are hints of sexual androgyny with the lines “Dress me up in women’s clothes, messed around with gender roles.” When Tim Booth’s voice goes into Falsetto at several points in this song, it adds to the idea.
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morphoeugenia wrote:
I've always loved it
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whistledog wrote:
shes only comes when shes on top..
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TFM1874 wrote:
Class - thats all you can say!!
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JoanGuardiet wrote:
Instant classic!
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jcornn wrote:
Matt Nathanson's cover of this was a equivalent to a Nazi war crime.
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Marcol-oso wrote:
Anybody heard the peruvian version of this song?...
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TuneBlendR wrote:
This contagious song with its signature drumming and howlin' vocal lines have had a great impact on music. Just a masterpiece, and Sir Brian deserves some credit, here.
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missruffian wrote:
Classic
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vanitycentral wrote:
This song makes me want to pick up my telephone, dial a random number and shout down the phone at whoever picks up. This song is THAT GOOD.
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lascivit wrote:
this song makes me cry.
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crystal1969 wrote:
This song is AWESOME, even 15 years since it was released. Just wish I could hit those high notes! LOL
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limbo-messiah wrote:
nina und felix party
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MortgageBoy wrote:
Tim in Batman playing that nutjob.. haha great!
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phantom__limb wrote:
This song is so much fun to play drums too.
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MarielleOwl wrote:
awesome :D
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Euchrid wrote:
like a disease without any cure
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ScReaMaS wrote:
pretyyyyyyy... :)
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Miss_No_Name wrote:
I miss the 90's...early 90's anyway. :)
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sugar_ictus wrote:
:)
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hendy_2309 wrote:
No matter how hard I try, I can never get those high notes :(
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