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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 23, 2013 23:58:45 GMT -5
One of my favs has to be Blue by Eiffel 65 being misinterpreted as being about suicide. In reality it's just a silly non-sense song, but people have understood the as being some variation of: I will die probably I will die. It can sound really spooky if you listen to it with this meaning ESPECIALLY the remixes that remove a lot of the cheesiness and make it sound more aggressive.
Here is the silly unremixed version.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 24, 2013 1:48:04 GMT -5
Metallica's Fade to Black is about their gear being stolen.
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 24, 2013 8:38:23 GMT -5
"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. So many people think it is a date song when it is really a song about two snipers having a show down.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 24, 2013 8:46:54 GMT -5
"Born in the USA"
Ronald Reagan loved it, but apparently only heard the chorus.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 24, 2013 8:57:19 GMT -5
The numerous mistaken interpretations of Hotel California always bring a smile to my face. The one claiming it's about cannibals is my favorite for sheer creativity. The one claiming it's praising Satanism is pretty funny as well considering the way people explain it, I'd rather deduce it's warning people against it (also, if you know anything about Satanism, that theory is downright ridiculous).
For the record, Eagle explained that it's essentially a cautionary tale warning young musicians not to abuse the hedonistic pleasures that can be found in California from fame and fortune, because as physically satisfying as it can get, overdoing it ends up making you feel spiritually empty, based on their personnal experience.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 24, 2013 9:47:41 GMT -5
"Better man" By Pearl Jam. Several girls I know have dedicated it to their boyfriends, appearantly oblivious to the fact it's about a girl trapped in an abusive relationship
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jan 24, 2013 9:52:04 GMT -5
Avril Lavigne's "I'm with you" is about her being a prostitute  |
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Post by Mc Mc Mannequin on Jan 24, 2013 9:57:22 GMT -5
Karl Pilkington somehow coming to the conclusion that Wonderful Tonight is about a man in a wheelchair.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 24, 2013 10:00:18 GMT -5
not really my favorite interpretation, but I do laugh at a few of my friends who are conservative as you can get and pretty much support everything George Bush did during his time as president loving Green Day's American Idiot CD singing along with most of the songs and openly admitting that Holiday is their favorite song.
I didn't have the heart to tell them that the CD goes against everything they believe.
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 24, 2013 10:03:59 GMT -5
Born in the U.S.A is a pretty funny one.
As is the already mentioned Hotel California.
My personal favourite for things like this though is The Police's "Every Breath You Take". The amount of people that have this played at their wedding because they think it's a beautiful testament to love always make me laugh since it's a song about a man stalking his ex-girlfriend. I seem to remember reading that Sting gets a kick out of hearing people have completely misinterpreted it too.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 24, 2013 10:04:20 GMT -5
"Every Breath You Take", it's still funny how many people think it's a romantic song and have it played at weddings.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jan 24, 2013 10:06:54 GMT -5
I seem to remember reading that Sting gets a kick out of hearing people have completely misinterpreted it too. I actually remember reading that Sting was mildly disturbed by that fact |
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Post by AdamAFL was sooooo wrong on Jan 24, 2013 10:12:26 GMT -5
I seem to remember reading that Sting gets a kick out of hearing people have completely misinterpreted it too. I actually remember reading that Sting was mildly disturbed by that fact Really? Oh well could've been that I guess. It's been a long time since I read about it. I've been telling the story wrong for years if that is the case though . |
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 24, 2013 10:22:21 GMT -5
Back to Green Day, how many graduations have used "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"....yeah, classy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2013 10:24:04 GMT -5
"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. So many people think it is a date song when it is really a song about two snipers having a show down. I remember when that song was really popular, and they came out and explained what it was about and they fell back out of the mainstream. Which shows how pathetic most music fans are. "YOU MEAN IT'S NOT ANOTHER ROMANCE SONG LIKE 93 PERCENT OF MUSIC?!?! BLASPHEMY!!!!1" |
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 24, 2013 10:45:18 GMT -5
"Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand. So many people think it is a date song when it is really a song about two snipers having a show down. I remember when that song was really popular, and they came out and explained what it was about and they fell back out of the mainstream. Which shows how pathetic most music fans are. "YOU MEAN IT'S NOT ANOTHER ROMANCE SONG LIKE 93 PERCENT OF MUSIC?!?! BLASPHEMY!!!!1" The really sad part is that if you actually listen to the lyrics it is all explicitly stated too. |
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 24, 2013 11:02:51 GMT -5
"Every Breath You Take" and Pearl Jam's "Better Man" being unironically portrayed as love songs, and "Good Riddance" being played at kids funerals.
Sting was so disgusted about people missing the point of "Every Breath You Take" he deliberately acted like an aggressive jerk in the music video, in hopes that someone might finally get the point.
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Post by wildojinx on Jan 24, 2013 15:24:50 GMT -5
"Born in the USA" Ronald Reagan loved it, but apparently only heard the chorus. In a similar vein, CCR's Fortunate Son. I actually saw a GI Joe AMV that used that song,,i sure HOPE they were trying to be ironic. |
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Post by Munkie91087 on Jan 24, 2013 15:27:35 GMT -5
Mr. Jones was apparently either about Adam Duritz's drug dealer or his penis. When in reality it his about his friend Marty Jones. They would hangout at bars and watch other musicians and wish that they could be famous so that they would be beloved my millions and not feel lonely anymore.
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Post by Cela on Jan 24, 2013 15:51:01 GMT -5
not really my favorite interpretation, but I do laugh at a few of my friends who are conservative as you can get and pretty much support everything George Bush did during his time as president loving Green Day's American Idiot CD singing along with most of the songs and openly admitting that Holiday is their favorite song. I didn't have the heart to tell them that the CD goes against everything they believe. But... it's not even slightly hidden. |
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