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By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5    Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about Running Up That Hill (page 1/ 5) ------ performed by Placebo Song Meaning | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/25/09 When i first heard this song, just a feeling for grief swept over me. Its a beautiful song non the less, but there is definatly a hidden meaning. I saw this song is about a death of a loved one...possibly a boyfriend/girlfriend. Hes talking about how he loves her so much, he would rather swap places with her, "If i could make a deal with god get him to swap our places, be running up that road" "Running up that hill" just reminds me of the after life, running up, and seeing the light, and happiness. "It doesnt hurt me, you wanna feel how it feels? You wanna know, know that it doesnt hurt me? You wanna hear about the deal i am making" He is talking about the pain he feels, and what hes dealing with after shes gone. That he's cold now, and numb but hes gonna fix all of this, with the deal hes making with god. "You dont wanna hurt me, but see how deep the bullet lies" Hes saying he knows that she doesnt want to hurt him, but hes hurt anyway. To me this song as about dealing with death and grief. its great | Reviewer: sandra | 8/8/09 sorry if i will write something wrong but i know that i love this song.no one could sing better that placebo and i think this is the best cover from all the ones that tried to do something like this.this is the best cover from all and placebo its a great band. Best Cover | Reviewer: Anonymous | 7/26/09 Well, there seems to have been some debate regarding Placebo covering this song, so I figured I'd put in my two cents. I've heard it covered by a number of artists, but out of them all I'd have to say that Placebo did the best job of it. That's not to say the others aren't any good, I just found their cover was most appropriate when considering the meaning of the lyrics. so what | Reviewer: Music Lover | 4/9/09 come on people, who actually cares if it is a cover of a different song?? What actually matters is and always should be how good it is and in this case, it is awesome. I actually found this song at the end of Judas On A Pole, a Bones episode season two, and did some digging. I am now in love with this song, no matter if it is a cover or not. All I'm saying is don't judge on whether it is or is not their song, judge by the quality! Brian Molko & Kate Bush | Reviewer: XxPureMourningxX | 4/9/09 I can always tell when it's a cover -- the lyrical style of Placebo just isn't identical to that of Kate Bush, or in another case Syd Barret. If you really listen to your favorite artists' work, you can tell plainly what is not their own lyrics. Either way it's a brilliant song, and as a fan i admire Brian Molko's ability to transform other people's music Placebo-style. It's just a pity that in places like YouTube they get such shit for it. <3 | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/23/09 I don't think it's about anything sexual or even so much of a break up. i believe it's just simply about a couple that is having a hard time making a decision or getting past something. Love is about being unconditional and standing behind the person you share your life with no matter what. He sounds like he can't believe that she would want to know how he's feeling about her decision. Her decision to probably not follow him or stand behind him on a decision he's made. It hurts him, so he wants to make a deal with God to trade places with her. I think he's saying that if he could trade places with her, he would do what she won't do for him... he'd probably make her follow him if he was her. or just simply to put her in his shoes so that she knows what it feels like to have your loved one abandon you during a hard time. The lyrics that say: You don't want to hurt me, (her not wanting to hurt him because she is too scared to follow him) But see how deep the bullet lies. (meaning for both of them, because they are both torn) Unaware that I'm tearing you asunder. (he doesn't realize how much he's hurting her for making her choose) There's a thunder in our hearts, baby (they obviously love each other incredibly, just don't know how to get through this) and then the next lyrics: So much hate for the ones we love (loving each other so much, but hating the decisions that each ones made) Tell me, we both matter, don't we? (for him there should be no question for her to follow him, you either stick by your partner or you don't, and so he feels that he doesn't matter?) You, -If I only could, be running up that hill You and me -If I only could, be running up that hill You and me, won't be unhappy (if i could trade places with you, i could show you that following me isn't going to make us unhappy. he wants her to trust him) then the last big lyrics that seem sexual: Come on, baby, come on, come on, darling, Let me steal this moment from you now. Come on angel, come on, come on, darling, Let's exchange the experience (i really think this is just him saying to her... put yourself in my shoes once) Beautiful song + ah-hahahaha! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 2/15/09 I found this song while looking over youtube for any new Placebo singles. They've been one of my favorite bands since I was a young teen (which, granted, wasn't too long ago), and I think this is a beautiful cover. It makes me want to finally look into Kate Bush, so if any of her fans here have recommendations, I'd love to hear them. Also, Mr. 36 year old anonymous smartypants. If you were going to effectively soapbox about "young" people not knowing when songs are covers, you probably should've picked a better example than "Tainted Love." The Soft Cell version was a cover just as much as the Manson version. It was originally a Gloria Jones song. Now, granted, both my parents are music-philes, so most of the music I listen to is older than me; but I'm twelve years your junior and can still tell you that Soft Cell were covering that song too. Whoops. hind sight | Reviewer: Anonymous | 1/25/09 what a lovely song. i discovered it on my pandora radio. while i dont keep a favorite song for long this is on top right now. wow, hind sight, the closest thing to trading places is the possession of empathy & communication. something that took me around 40 years to be blessed with now. unique threads build the fabric of an individual. not only are male and female different but all. this realization brought me a more broad understanding of all people. Who cares if it was a cover? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/21/08 Many songs are covers, many songs are not. In my opinion, this is much better than the Kate Bush version. Such beautiful words, but this music is too precious, I'm surprised this wasn't an original... absolutely intriguing and heart-wrenching. Placebo? Kate Bush? | Reviewer: Anonymous | 8/3/08 HA! Cracks me up! I being a 36 year old man loved this song when it came out in 1985 by Kate Bush. A lot of bands are covering songs from the start of the alternative music era and now people think their favorite artist wrote it! Now I will say that placebo did a very good cover of it (found it on youtube while looking for the Kate Bush version).. and I will check out some more of their stuff...You would be surprised the amount of songs not written by their favorite band, but are in fact covers. S Add Your New Review About The Song By Pages:   1    2    3    4    5