Most misunderstood song meanings?

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Mr Perks

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by little-monster:
“People seem to think I will always love you by Whitney is a love song which is why at one point it was an overused song to have at your wedding. But actually, it's a song about a breakup and learning to move on. I assume people just go by the chorus and ignore the verses

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Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You (Houston's was an inferior cover version) wasn;t even about that. She wrote it for her erstwhile boss, Porter Wagoner, whose TV show she firast came to prominence on but which she left as he professionally stifled her development as an artiste.

sjp07

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by Mr Perks:
“Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You (Houston's was an inferior cover version) wasn;t even about that. She wrote it for her erstwhile boss, Porter Wagoner, whose TV show she firast came to prominence on but which she left as he professionally stifled her development as an artiste.”

Houston's was an inferior cover? Have you heard Dolly Parton's version? She sounds like a dying cat which is why they made fun of it in the movie. It's horrendous. Whitney gave that song finesse. Dolly Parton can sing, but her singing that song makes me want to cut my ears off.

Mr Perks

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by sjp07:
“Houston's was an inferior cover? Have you heard Dolly Parton's version? She sounds like a dying cat which is why they made fun of it in the movie. It's horrendous. Whitney gave that song finesse. Dolly Parton can sing, but her singing that song makes me want to cut my ears off.”

I have heard various versions by Dolly and they are all great, infused with genuine emotion. Unlike the Houston travesty, where she seems to think throwing in umpteen superfluous notes will somehow pass for great emotion....probably something to do with the drugs!

Mrs Mackintosh

14-09-2012

Whitney's version is horrible, just horrible. It bludgens the sweet, pure original by Dolly to death and all those bombastic power chords and ululating just destroy the genuine emotion of the song.

I saw Dolly singing it live and it was sublime.

Eraserhead

14-09-2012

"Pretty In Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs is not about a girl in a pink dress (John Hughes take note.)

It's about the girl being pretty naked

(so imagine my disappointment when I saw the movie with Molly Ringwald in a bloody pink dress haha).

misslibertine

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by Eraserhead:
“"Pretty In Pink" by the Psychedelic Furs is not about a girl in a pink dress (John Hughes take note.)

It's about the girl being pretty naked

(so imagine my disappointment when I saw the movie with Molly Ringwald in a bloody pink dress haha).”

I love how that song is far darken than the film made it seem.

Jillstar

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by Finny Skeleta:
“I went to a wedding once where the groom sang 'Lola' to his new wife. Every word was kept the same except for the word Lola which he changed to Lisa and Soho which he changed to some Greek resort where they met. Everything else was the original lyrics.

Half the guests looked on with that "Aw, isn't that sweet" look on their faces and the other half, the musically literate half, looked at each other in horror and confusion.

Did we know something he didn't or did he know something we didn't?”

"Marry You" by Bruno Mars is another one that people think is sweet and play at weddings, but from the looks of the lyrics its all about a guy and a girl who are drunk and decide to get married. Not exactly a love song - people just hear the words 'love' and 'marriage' and think its a sentimental love song lol!

Big Boy Barry

14-09-2012

Born in the USA

Misunderstood hilariously by Ronald Reagan

mimicole

14-09-2012

Originally Posted by Jillstar:
“"Marry You" by Bruno Mars is another one that people think is sweet and play at weddings, but from the looks of the lyrics its all about a guy and a girl who are drunk and decide to get married. Not exactly a love song - people just hear the words 'love' and 'marriage' and think its a sentimental love song lol!”

Exactly

SuperAPJ

15-09-2012

Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“Stooshe's Black Heart. It's big and it's black, it's the best she ever had, and she's falling for his monster....are we sure this song is about his 'heart'? ”

The lyrics are actually "He's big and he's bad" but that is funny.

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