Classic songs, explained

[yendi]

"It's In His kiss" -- The way he acts doesn't matter, as long as he's a good kisser. So yeah, go for that hunk who treats you like dirt but kisses real nicely. You won't regret it. Really.

"Help Me, Rhonda" -- I can has rebound sex, pleez?

"Happy Together" -- Yeah, that whole "all my life" pledge? I used a double negative. Thanks for hopping into my bed, though.

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[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

"It's In His Kiss" -- actually, no, the guy isn't necessarily a hunk, either. Physical attractiveness is explicitly ruled out, even his (possibly) sexy walk. But yes, the actions should have been kept in play.

"Help Me, Rhonda" -- not just rebound sex, but rebound sex with a long-term friend who will have the hardest time being "just friends" later.

"Happy Together" -- If you haven't heard the version on Frank Zappa's "Mothers Live" at the Fillmore (http://www.amazon.com/Fillmore-East-Frank-Zappa-Mothers/dp/B0000009S9/ref=sr_1_1), your life is bereft. They deconstruct it with Flo and Eddie on vocals better than anyone else.

[litch.livejournal.com]

Research (http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2007/10/16/first_kiss_may_lead_to_sex_rel.aspx) has shown support for the "In his kiss" theory.

[songwind.livejournal.com]

When I was in high school, all the girls liked that song "More Than Words" by Xtreme. So the guys would dedicate it to them.

They didn't really want to think about the fact that it is really just a long, musical, "If you really loved me, you'd sleep with me."

[muse0fire.livejournal.com]

LOL - I was just about to respond with the same example. The girls I went to high school withh used to swoon over that song because the guys who sang it looked all sweet and sensitive (long hair) and sang in harmony, and as you say, the actual message was "if you loved me you'd sleep with me." Too funny.

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

I'm always amazed at how people misinterpret any song as a love song. It baffled me when I saw that Queensryche's "Silent Lucidity" was on a collection of 80s love songs. I was like, "But...it's a song about lucid dreaming!"

I was just watching a show on the evolution of musicals, and they talked about how so many songs from musicals became pop hits on their own, and people don't know what they mean when they're removed from the stories. One songwriter was going on about how pop artists keep singing the songs wrong because they lack context.

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

You know, I bet that the majority of pop songs sung by males say the same thing.

[allah-sulu.livejournal.com]

Many of them eliminate that pesky "If you really loved me, you'd" part and go straight to "sleep with me."

Since this just popped up in Winamp

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

"Whole Lotta Love" -- My penis is really big! No, really!

[cissa.livejournal.com]

In general, it seems like people deserve what they get.

And gods! is that depressing, even with significant exceptions.

"It's in his kiss"???? Bah!

Maybe it's obvious, but then I'll gladly be obvious:

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

"Enjoy the Silence": a huge epic sweeping song about Relationship Person A telling Relationship Person B "It would be so nice if you just shut up."

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

"Every Breath You Take" -- Sting: "Hi there, I'm a creepy stalker." (Womankind: "Marry me!"/"Come and sing at my wedding!")

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

"(I wish they all could be) Californian Girls" -- "Beauty is classifiable by zip code. Also: Too many chicks in the world are ugly."