The Verve Pipe's 'The Freshmen' In case you were innocently singing to this song back in the 90s, you should probably know that the song talks about a girl who had an abortion before committing suicide. The girl of the song is based on a real-life girlfriend of Brian Vander Ark, lead singer of The Verve Pipe. While the abortion was fictional, the relationship was real. Semisonic's 'Closing Time' The song that closes out the night at many a bar was never really about last call. Lead singer Dan Wilson actually wrote it about impending fatherhood but wanted the song to be more accessible to the rest of the band. It's closing time for the mother's womb, and the baby needs to get out. Psy's Psy's 'Gangnam Style' Have you ever stopped to think about what this song is actually saying? Believe it or not, it's a very critical commentary on young Koreans' pursuit of wealth, or 'Gangnam-style' living, by going deep into debt. If you can look past the iconic dance moves, the video depicts people trying to achieve the appearance of wealth without actually having it. Sarah McLachlan's Sarah McLachlan's 'Possession' This haunting 'love song' is far more sinister on a closer listen. 'And I would be the one / To hold you down / Kiss you so hard / I'll take your breath away.' The lyrics actually refer to McLachlan's experience with a stalker that sent her letters, which she apparently samples in the song. He even attempted to sue for plagiarism, but he committed suicide before the case went to trial. Headphones matt nathanson youtube. Phil Collins's Phil Collins's 'In The Air Tonight' Everyone thinks that Phil must have experienced the situation in the song in order to sing such a haunting tale about witnessing a man drowning. In fact, it means absolutely nothing. He just came up with lyrics in the studio to go with the music. He wrote the song while going through a divorce and has claimed that even he doesn't fully understand what it's about. 'London Bridge Is Falling Down' A mere children's song, you say? London Bridge didn't actually collapse when this song was written, but one of the leading theories is that it references immurement, or the grand old tradition of walling someone within in a building, basically as a sacrifice to make the building more stable. The watchman of this song is the sacrifice. Gwen Stefani's Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' Courtney Love has been a go-to source of material for many musicians in the past, and 'Hollaback Girl' is Stefani's response to some comments Love made about the singer, who called her a 'cheerleader' in an interview. Isn't that sh*t bananas? Outkast's Outkast's 'Hey Ya' 'Hey Ya' was 2003's 'Happy'--it was a song that made you feel good. Outkast is a rap duo who go by the names Big Boi and Andre 3000. For the last eight weeks, an Outkast song from Big Boi's album Speakerboxxx called 'The Way You Move' was #2. When 'Hey Ya' finally fell out of the #1 spot on February 14, 2004, it was bumped by 'The Way You Move.' OutKast's 'Hey Ya' is about a man coming to terms with being forced into an arranged marriage. I always though this song was just a simple dance song, but upon taking a closer look I’ve realized the whole song is about a man’s mental progression of reluctantly being forced into an arranged marriage. ![]() So you may have missed the fact that it says some pretty critical things about love and relationships: 'If what they say is 'Nothing is forever' / what makes.love the exception?' The song even refers to these depressing lyrics in disguise: 'Y'all don't want to hear me / You just wanna dance.'
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