History WMG / TheKillersBand

* I thought that the song was about a guy who's fighting with his girlfriend because found out she's cheating on him with a girl, and he's [[TheBeard The Beard]].

!! The Killers are slowly losing their edginess.
Each progressive album has been progressively tamer. ''Hot Fuss'' dealt with murder, adultery, and stalking. ''Sams's Town'' was less edgy but still had "Bones," which was incredibly suggestive, and "This River is Wild" which had some rebellious overtones. ''Day and Age'' however, was more introspective than the others, and ''Flamingo'' was downright tame, which was unsuprising given that it was much more religious than the others. However, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just a trend I'm noticing.
* Yes, but I think that it's just that... they're aging? The themes changed, and I must say, the lyrics and the sound are more mature than before. Nobody can expect that a 30 year old guy do the same that he did when he was 20.
* This troper would like to point out that Flamingo is Brandon Flower's solo album, not a Killers album and therefor shouldn't be included on that list.

* I always just assumed it was a petty insult to a girl at a club who didn't return the singer's affections. He's bending over backwards to get her to notice him, so when she doesn't he says "Yeah? Well, your boyfriend looks like a ''girl'' and can see it!"

* I always assumed the song was about a transexual. The girl's boyfriend looked like the speaker's ex-girlfriend because he in fact used to be that girlfriend. Given that TheKillers first played in a transexual dive bar, it makes sense that such subjects would be on Brandon's mind.

It seemed like the meaning in the music video - imagining the ex as himself and stuff- and the way the two look at each other when put together (around 4 minutes) would also suggest this, and I just realised: the lyrics at one point say "Jason's getting married in the blink of an eye/ I got an invitation but I didn't reply/ Tell your little brother". Creator/DiannaAgron has a younger brother called Jason. It might be about her, not the ex-girlfriend character, because of that, though.

Most people assume that the person being addressed in the song is a woman the speaker is hitting on, but this is never made explicit. "February of last year" is an oddly specific time frame; most short relationships aren't that memorable. For the speaker to remember the time frame that clearly [[TheCryingGame something must have happened to burn it into his brain.]] The addressee is a man who, until now, was unaware that he even ''had'' a [[DudeLooksLikeALady boyfriend.]]

!! "Somebody Told Me" is a warning that Brandon's friend is about to [[DroppedABridgetOnHim have a Bridget dropped on him]].

* This troper came to this conclusion too, but took it a step furthur - it can be about anyone losing anyone. Leting go the fact that it's a guy singing, it could easilly be telling the story of a woman losing a man to another woman (or vice versa), or even someone missing out on a chance with an [[ShipSinking unrequited crush]].

* Think about it, it's very plausible, if not possible. The interactions between the other man and the woman never make it clear who is letting him go.
** This troper came to this conclusion too, but took it a step furthur - it can be about anyone losing anyone. Leting go the fact that it's a guy singing, it could easilly be telling the story of a woman losing a man to another woman (or vice versa), or even someone missing out on a chance with an [[ShipSinking unrequited crush]].

* Or some other mental illness, or maybe even something like overdosing on drugs. That's always been the vibe I got off it, and the Killers do seem to write about some crazy stuff...

* Each progressive album has been progressively tamer. ''Hot Fuss'' dealt with murder, adultery, and stalking. ''Sams's Town'' was less edgy but still had "Bones," which was incredibly suggestive, and "This River is Wild" which had some rebellious overtones. ''Day and Age'' however, was more introspective than the others, and ''Flamingo'' was downright tame, which was unsuprising given that it was much more religious than the others. However, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just a trend I'm noticing.
** Yes, but I think that it's just that... they're aging? The themes changed, and I must say, the lyrics and the sound are more mature than before. Nobody can expect that a 30 year old guy do the same that he did when he was 20.

* Most people assume that the person being addressed in the song is a woman the speaker is hitting on, but this is never made explicit. "February of last year" is an oddly specific time frame; most short relationships aren't that memorable. For the speaker to remember the time frame that clearly [[TheCryingGame something must have happened to burn it into his brain.]] The addressee is a man who, until now, was unaware that he even ''had'' a [[DudeLooksLikeALady boyfriend.]]
** I always assumed the song was about a transexual. The girl's boyfriend looked like the speaker's ex-girlfriend because he in fact used to be that girlfriend. Given that TheKillers first played in a transexual dive bar, it makes sense that such subjects would be on Brandon's mind.

Think about it, it's very plausible, if not possible. The interactions between the other man and the woman never make it clear who is letting him go.

* Each progressive album has been progressively tamer. ''Hot Fuss'' dealt with murder, adultery, and stalking. ''Sams's Town'' was less edgy but still had ''Bones'', which was incredibly suggestive, and ''This River is Wild'' which had some rebellious overtones. ''Day and Age'' however, was more introspective than the others, and ''Flamingo'' was downright tame, which was unsuprising given that it was much more religious than the others. However, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, it's just a trend I'm noticing.