Welcome to Oh Oh Oh Blessed Objectivity, the fanlisting for the Panic! At the Disco song "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines" from their album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" listed on TheFanlistings[dot]Org.
Although Ryan Ross, lyricist for Panic! At The Disco, has left all of his songs somewhat open to interpretation, there are some known influences for his lyrics, including the lyrics of "London Beckoned..."
For example, the title of the song comes directly from the book Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland. The protagonist of the story recounts how he missed hearing the announcement of his connecting flight because he was too plugged in to his Walkman - "extremely torrid tunage from London beckoned - songs about money written by machines."
Within the lyrics themselves, the line "Just for the record, the weather today is..." references a recurring phrase in Chuck Palahniuk's book, Diary. Palahniuk is a favorite author of Ross's with many of the songs on "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" taking inspiration from his books.
If you're curious about the name I chose for this fanlisting, you need look no further than Ross's original song lyrics, which were published in the liner notes of the CD as well as on tarot style lyric cards included with the limited edition box set. You can see the lyric card for "London Beckoned..." and read both the original song lyrics and the lyrics as sung on the CD on the Lyrics page.
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So if you're a fan of "London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines" by Panic! At the Disco, please join!
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