The story of the lyrics say what?!

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I was today years old when I realised Upside Down by Diana Ross is her singing about a man who's cheating on her.

And the bottom line is that because she likes the way he makes her feel, there'll always be a place in her heart for him.

I'd never actually heard that in the song before! Shocked in the shower!

I informed my friend yesterday that Watermelon Sugar is about cunnilingus.

Pina Colada - was always a favourite with the boyfriend and I, until i looked up the lyrics during a long car journey 😳 The song's story is that I'm bored with my partner, so I look for a new one in the personal ads. I meet them, and it turns out it was my partner who placed the ad. Essentially, they're both looking to cheat on each other. Very unexpected story for such a breezy song!

We all know Every Breath you take is actually a stalker song.

Any other stories in songs that are really not what you expected?

I thought the thread was about songs with lyrics that make you stop in your tracks. Imo it absolutely fits this. I am Scottish and bewildered by how this song is an unofficial anthem. Imo it is seedy and nasty.

Interesting 🤔

Embarrassment by Madness is about someone having a mixed race baby

You're beautiful james blunt is about stalking yet people have it as their first dance wedding song
You're gorgeous baby bird is about a model being exploited by a seedy photographer.
White wedding Billy idol and marry you Bruno Mars are both mocking marriage
Zombie by the cranberries is an anti ira song
Some people think its the opposite
Take my to church is a pro gay anthem
Cherry wine is about domestic violence (yet people have this as their engagement song on social media).

Ed Sheeran Bad Habits is definitely about drugs too!

Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People is about a school shooting.

’Chocolate’ is about weed. Lots of their songs are about heroine though, for example ‘It’s Not Living if it’s Not With You’.

Regarding Don’t Stand so Close to Me, it was more a song about girls possibly having crushes on a teacher and the teacher wanting to avoid any suspicion as a result. Not the teacher himself getting up to anything.

Yes I only found this out recently. I don’t know what I was thinking when I was a kid!!! Mind totally blown…

Jet Black says it was about toast 🤣

Don't bring harry is also about heroin

No way was Britney in a relationship with the super vet guy?! 😂

Erm no, read the lyrics.

It’s about them fantasising about one another, and hinting at shenanigans:

Inside him, there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking, she's so close now
This girl is half his age

Temptation, frustration
So bad, it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry

It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov

Just some of the lyrics there…Nabokov referring to the book “Lolita”which is basically about a paedophilia.

Again 🤢 🤢 🤢

No, Cathy Dennis who wrote the song.

Cathy Dennis has written loads of famous songs - she’s like the British Carol King!

Don't listen to the uncensored Beautiful South " dont marry her" you'll need the smelling salts 🤣

What about Raspberry Beret by Prince?

Used to great effect in Orange is the New Black

That song was a track in an exercise class I do (they have a new release every 3 months) so I had to listen to it so much, I'd only just got it out of my head before this post!
It's actually quite sweet. Pre-internet dating, and they find they actually really love each other and what they were looking for, they had all along!
Ok, it was painful doing all those press-ups. Focusing on lyrics helped me deal with the pain!
Chain reaction, which I think was out long before I was born, is the one I can't believe they played on the radio!

Don’t you see this song as a criticism of the situation? I’ve always seen it as such. I don’t think either the lyrics or the music glamourise it.

judging from most of the posts, lots of people don’t understand simple, unambiguous lyrics and would even struggle with that one! 😵‍💫🤣

Am I the only person who never listens to song lyrics. Mind you if there are references to dodgy things I probably wouldn't have a clue about them 🤣

Pull up to the Bumper by Grace Jones is about doing it doggy style. Learned that about four years ago.

perfect day by Lou reed is also about heroin.

Aww, a fave from school. Even then it was blatantly obvious what it’s about though, you’d have to be listening to it through a wall to not know immediately what it’s about 🤣

Je T'aime, Jane Burkin and that French bloke.
My sister translated the French lyrics.
Bloody eck it was filthy!! 🤣🤣

I've heard Follow Me loads of times as my kids used to love it but I'm none of us have any idea what it's about.

Lyrics just go in one ear and straight out the other.

I used to think Golden Brown was about autumn leaves but I was young at the time and had never heard of heroin.