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Post by Ass_E9 on Jun 16, 2019 17:22:22 GMT
What are some songs, the meanings of which are often misunderstood/misinterpreted?
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Post by bravomailer on Jun 16, 2019 17:49:34 GMT
The last line of JJ Cale's "Cocaine" wasn't central to listeners back in the 70s, when EC popularized it.
Don't forget this fact,
You can't get it back, cocaine
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Post by mrellaguru on Jun 16, 2019 22:48:28 GMT
"Don't Fear the Reaper" is supposed to not be about suicide even though it seriously sounds like it's about suicide.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 17, 2019 11:29:45 GMT
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police
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Post by someguy on Jun 17, 2019 13:53:17 GMT
"Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver was not about drugs.
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Post by bravomailer on Jun 17, 2019 15:45:44 GMT
There are lots of interpretations of Puff the Magic Dragon and Stairway to Heaven.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Jun 17, 2019 18:49:48 GMT
Short People by Randy Newman.
The song is supposed to be about mocking bigotry and prejudice, but many took the lyrics at face value thinking it was attacking little people, so it became very controversial. It's been said that Newman still receives hate mail for it.
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Jun 17, 2019 19:50:17 GMT
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police
That's the first one I thought of.
Listening to the music, it's a nice, slow, romantic song.
Listening to the lyrics...uhhh..............maybe not. 
Joker's Wilde
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Post by someguy on Jun 18, 2019 8:38:10 GMT
"Mercedes Benz" by Janis Joplin being used in commercials for the car of the same name.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jun 18, 2019 11:12:29 GMT
American politicians seem to misunderstand Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Jun 20, 2019 2:50:13 GMT
"Robert Deniro's Waiting" -- about rape.
"The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" -- about nuclear holocaust.
"For What It's Worth" -- inspired by Sunset Strip riots, not the Viet Nam war.
"Alison" is not about murdering an ex and "Turning Japanese" is not about masturbation, according to the respective writers.
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Jun 20, 2019 21:19:55 GMT
A lot of Meatloaf songs are said to be about
Ten minutes.
They're Not.
They just bloody seem that long.
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