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"State of Mind" is a slow to mid-tempo rock song with strong bass and percussion elements and some Celtic folk elements. Lyrically, it is a protest song that articulates the general political discontent in the late Thatcher years. In terms of music, lyrics and general mood, it is perhaps closest to the Marillion song "Sugar Mice" (1987).
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic described the song as "a single-entendre joke of the kind that hasn't been heard since that old sophomoric tune 'Shaving Cream'". [3]Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the single three stars out of five, saying that it "may not be deep or anything of that sort but it is perfect for summer time playlists and that ultimately makes it a successful single."
The song has been described as "[inhabiting] that late-night hades, the club where you can't find a waitress, 'even with a Geiger counter'; where 'the spotlight looks like a prison break' and the owner has 'the IQ of a fence post.'" [2] The song's full title includes a reference to Pete King, co-founder and club director of Ronnie Scott's Jazz ...
As of 20 August 2020, a video containing the song, misspelt as "Johny" and uploaded to YouTube by Loo Loo Kids in 2016, [1] has more than 6.9 billion views as of January 2024, making it the third-most-viewed video on the site, as well as the most-viewed nursery rhyme video and one of the top 10 most-disliked YouTube videos.
Metal Injection praised the song, comparing it favorably to "Disillusioned" and concluding that it was "a bit of an earworm, as by the end of the track I found myself singing the hook". [2] Louder Sound named the song one of the ten Key songs done by Keenan and Howerdel throughout their careers, just one day after the song's release. [13]
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"Starfish and Coffee" is a song performed by Prince, and written by him and Susannah Melvoin. It is the sixth track on his 1987 double album Sign o' the Times, [1] and was based on a true story about a girl named Cynthia Rose that went to the same school as Susannah and Wendy Melvoin. Susannah, Prince's girlfriend at the time, would receive a ...
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