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Encyclopedia > Falling to Pieces

Falling to pieces was the second single off of Faith No More's first studio album with Mike Patton on vocals. The bass driven song spawned a video in which lead singer Mike Patton portrays the character of Alex from the Stanley Kubrick film Clockwork Orange. Here is a line to line analysis of the lyrics on Falling to Pieces: The band in 1997. ... Mike Patton on the videoclip for Epic. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director and producer. ... A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian 1962 novel by the Mancunian writer Anthony Burgess, adapted as a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1971. ...


In general this song has a possible reference to Hamlet in the sense of the narrators indecision and how it affects his life. The song's about an addiction such as substance abuse or an unhealthy relationship that is destroying his life. He can never seem to act on what he sees as the big picture and get out of whatever mess he's in.


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Falling to "Pieces" - Salon (873 words)
Ashlee Simpson's lip-syncing drama on "SNL" exposed her as the concocted rocker chick we already knew she was.
As her band continued to play "Pieces of Me," the guitarist and the bassist exchanged a knowing smirk, and then the show cut to a commercial.
Like it or not, plenty of pop performers use pre-recorded tracks, and since Simpson's performance on MTV's Music Video Awards in August was roundly criticized as unimpressive and off-key, it's probably not surprising that Ashlee and her handlers would opt to lip-sync.
The Sky Isn't Falling - But Pieces Sure Are (548 words)
In the past eight days, stuff falling from space rocked a village in India and a bathroom in Louisiana, while lighting up the skies over the San Francisco Bay area, Europe and Australia.
Two pieces about 11 pounds each (5 kilograms) were said to be recovered.
It is not uncommon for residents of a particular region to be surprised or even shocked by a fireball, as space debris rains down on Earth daily.
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