The Killers - The Ballad Of Michael Valentine Song MeaningsLyrics:Michael plays with stars Soul Sister won't you take a ride in his car Late to call When you wanted to be all Baby don't be so shy ... See the rest of these lyrics Search The Ballad Of Michael Valentine Lyrics on KOvideo
March 30th, 2006 01:21AM
Alright, well. There you are. I don't really know what to make of this song. My explaination may be completely left-field, but there were no existing ones to base mine off of. It seems that this song follows the same structure as "Andy, You're A Star", where one young man fonds over another, and so I figured that perhaps The Killers would write another song along similar lines. Criticism, good or bad, would make me happie. -Migduh
April 5th, 2006 02:06PM
May 1st, 2006 02:26AM
Analysis with the lyrics: Michael plays with stars Soul sister won't you take a ride In his car Late to call When you want it to be all (Michael is famous, and he can get you famous, but he's very busy and hard to talk to.) Baby, baby don't be so shy Rock children hold your heads up high In the night While I try and tell the ballad of Valentine (There's always a chance, so the audience shouldn't give up. He's going to tell how he "seduced" Michael Valentine.) You got it bad but you know it's true (You're just dying to be famous, and you're fully aware.) I met up with a friend in Dallas We took a trip to New Orleans Those black-eyed ladies Won't say they're sorry We finally caught a train to Memphis Where everybody talks the same Those blue suede babies All know my name (Brandon met up with a friend and they traveled everywhere *could possibly be symbolic of all the tiny clubs they played in to start out with, or the different locations referred to in Vegas* and they became popular with a few people.) And I said Hold tight, Can't you see that it's hurtin' me? But I've got the burn, like Marlon Brando Michael Valentine, can't we unite? (They can't make it yet, but Brandon's got the strongest urge to be famous. So can't him and Michael unite, so that he can be?) We ended up in North Dakota Although my heart's in Mexico Mi munequita Abre tus ojos (They finally made it somewhere better, but not where he wanted to be at yet. He needs to open his eyes and realize they've got potential.) With your new suit And your black tie Hold on, you're just a gamblin' man (blue suit) all proper like (black tie) (People think that they're just a pretty band, from a pretty place. He's not as sophisticated, he just puts on a facade...it's not real.) Well, I rolled to the right and I caught your eye Shut your mouth And wave good-bye, tonight I ain't gonna let you rain on this parade (Well, he finally proved them wrong, the visual I get is they impressed Michael *the people?*, as in "his" mouth dropped, and they're saying, "Look what you've missed out on. I'm not gonna let you ruin my chances.") And I said Hold tight, Can't you see that it's hurting me? But I've got the burn, like Marlon Brando The straight face with misery, tonight And I will not lie When I say I ain't cold no more But I've got the burn, like Gretta Garbo Walking forward into the sun And I've got a coattail end to ride Well, uh-oh I know he's gonna be there tonight (Brandon knows that they're making it farther now, and he's got the burn to be famous. "Walking forward into the sun" could be implying walking into the spotlight. He knows that Michael will be there and so he's "got a coattail end to ride", meaning he's gotta get on to this guy, so that he'll never forget him.) Okay, yeah, there you go lol. Just my opinion :D.
May 18th, 2006 02:56PM
srry for rambling.....
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February 3rd, 2009 07:47PM
and the part my munequita, abre tus ojos means my little doll open your eyes implying she or the chilren are getting sleepy but open your eyes to keep listening
April 17th, 2009 11:57PM
This description of the song is taken from Sweet Talk, the official Killers forum. In the questions and answers section, it explains the meaning behind some of the songs.
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