BeckyFL Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I had no idea what they were about. As I was listening to the oldies station (70's and 80's) at physical therapy I realized that I knew all the words to these songs when I was young, but I had no idea what they meant. I wonder what my mom thought as I was singing along in the car? Oh, what a night, late December back in '63 What a very special time for me As I remember what a night! Oh what a night, You know I didn't even know her name But I was never gonna be the same What a lady, what a night! Oh, I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room And I, as I recall it ended much too soon Oh what a night, Hypnotizing, mesmerizing me She was everything I dreamed she'd be Sweet surrender, what a night! I felt a rush like a rolling ball of thunder Spinning my head around and taking my body under (Oh what a night!) Oh, I got a funny feeling when she walked in the room And I, as I recall it ended much too soon Oh what a night! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit Oh what a night! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit Oh what a night! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit Oh what a night! Doo dit doo dit dit doo dit doo dit dit Oh what a night, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I KNOW!!!!!! When I listen to some of the 80s songs from my middle/high school years, I absolutely CRINGE!!!! The other day, we were in the car and a song came on that had a fun tune. I was humming along with it. My 14 yo ds asked me, "Um. Mom. Do you KNOW what this song is about???" Nope!!! It was to the tune of, "There's a place in France . . . " Remember that song? Well, it's a REALLY dirty song now!!! Anyway, apparently, my boys are much more aware of what they are singing than I was in the 80s! Yikes! Luckily, my kids are embarrassed by those lyrics and don't want to listen to it (at least not when I'm in the car!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Well, we all knew what it meant, but I remember singing White Rabbit, very loudly, out the car window on a long trip up Queensland (the roads were one lane paved and two gravel ditches) in 1968: One pill makes you larger and One pill makes you small and The ones that mother gives you Don't do anything at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Some things never change :) You should try listening to stuff from the Middle Ages, oooh! Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I knew what this one was about at time. I gave a girl a ride in my wagon She crawled in and took control She was tired 'cause her mind was a-draggin' I said, get some sleep and dream of rock and roll 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand She's gonna love me in my Chevy van And that's all right with me Her young face was like that of an angel Her long legs were tanned and brown Better keep your eyes on the road, son Better slow this vehicle down 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me I put her out in a town that was so small You could throw a rock from end to end A dirt-road main street, she walked off in bare feet It's a shame I won't be passin' through again 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I didn't really listen to popular music until I was a bit older, but I do remember when I was little and I heard this:I'm sad to say, I'm on my way, won't be back for many a day. My heart is down, my head is turning around, I had to leave a little girl in Kingston Town. Because there is a suburb called Kingston near where we lived, I assumed that it was about a parent who left her child there, and I worried about why the parent would do this, and what happened to the little girl, and would my mother leave me a few suburbs away if I was too naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Okay, here's where I can ask this! Who knows the lyrics to "Come On Eileen"? Here's what I remember: Come on Eileen... After that, can't understand a word they're saying. Anyone? It's bugged me for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Wilhelm Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I remember distinctly when my oldest was a tiny thing of 5 or 6 and she was jumping on my bed singing to the radio......... at the top of her lungs...... Lola I met her in a club down in old soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [lp version: Coca-cola] C-o-l-a cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said lola L-o-l-a lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola Well I’m not the world’s most physical guy But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola Well I’m not dumb but I can’t understand Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola Well we drank champagne and danced all night Under electric candlelight She picked me up and sat me on her knee And said dear boy won’t you come home with me Well I’m not the world’s most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola I pushed her away I walked to the door I fell to the floor I got down on my knees Then I looked at her and she at me Well that’s the way that I want it to stay And I always want it to be that way for my lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola Girls will be boys and boys will be girls It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola Well I left home just a week before And I’d never ever kissed a woman before But lola smiled and took me by the hand And said dear boy I’m gonna make you a man Well I’m not the world’s most masculine man But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man And so is lola Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola I decided to play mostly classical after that. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Growing up my sister and I loved to belt this one out - the song beat is great. The lyrics, ummm.... what was my mother thinking to let her two little girls sing this? Simon And Garfunkel Cecilia Lyrics Send "Cecilia" Ringtone to your Cell Translation in progress. Please wait... Cecilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence daily Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees I'm begging you please to come home Cecilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence daily Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees I'm begging you please to come home Come on home Making love in the afternoon with Cecilia Up in my bedroom (making love) I got up to wash my face When I come back to bed Someone's taken my place Cecilia, you're breaking my heart You're shaking my confidence daily Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees I'm begging you please to come home Come on home Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I'm laughing, Jubilation, she loves me again, I fall on the floor and I'm laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Something you should know about Come On Eileen Lyrics Title: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen lyrics Artist: Dexy's Midnight Runners Lyrics Visitors: 68091 visitors have hited Come On Eileen Lyrics since June 03, 2010. Come On Eileen Lyrics All Dexy's Midnight Runners Lyrics from largest lyric site on the net! best-song-lyrics.com Listen to Come On Eileen Play Come On Eileen for free. bearshare.com Ads by ClickFuse Send "Come On Eileen" Ringtone to your Cell Poor old Johnny Ray Sounded sad upon the radio, he moved a million hearts in mono. Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them. Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever. Go Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye and we can sing just like our fathers. Come on Eileen, I swear (well he means) At this moment you mean everything, With you in that dress my thoughts I confess verge on dirty Ah come on Eileen. These people round here wear beaten down eyes Sunk in smoke dried faces they're so resigned to what their fate is, But not us, no not us we are far too young and clever. Remember Toora Loora Toora Loo-Rye-Aye Eileen I'll hum this tune forever. Come on Eileen, I swear, well he means Ah come on let's take off everything, That pretty red dress Eileen (Tell him yes) Ah come on let's, ah come on Eileen, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I knew what this one was about at time. I gave a girl a ride in my wagon She crawled in and took control She was tired 'cause her mind was a-draggin' I said, get some sleep and dream of rock and roll 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand She's gonna love me in my Chevy van And that's all right with me Her young face was like that of an angel Her long legs were tanned and brown Better keep your eyes on the road, son Better slow this vehicle down 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me I put her out in a town that was so small You could throw a rock from end to end A dirt-road main street, she walked off in bare feet It's a shame I won't be passin' through again 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me 'Cause like a princess she was layin' there Moonlight dancin' off her hair She woke up and took me by the hand We made love in my Chevy van And that's all right with me I loved 70's music, still do. This was one of my favorites. Of course, I did know what it meant. Sometimes, I think I pay more attention to the lyrics than many people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) I remember playing my Eagles Hotel California album (yes album) constantly. I was like 12. I thought it was a real hotel, LOL. That album had Life in the Fast Lane too. I thought lines on the mirror meant wrinkles. Ah, sweet innocent youth. Edited October 13, 2010 by joyofsix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I distinctly remember prancing around my room singing Madonna's "Like a Virgin" while my mom was in the next room. She asked me if I knew what a virgin was. I didn't. She didn't tell me either. She continued to let me listen to to tape. And what makes it even more interesting is that it was my Godmother who bought me the album in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 When anything by Prince comes onto our awesome oldies/alternative radio station I just CRINGE. Oh, and Frankie.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 As a child, I had a weakness for "embellishing" the truth! One time I told a group of friends that I was a back-up singer for music groups. Sadly, the song I chose to lie about was .... Afternoon Delight!!! I was so embarrassed when I was older and I realized what that song described. I still see a couple of those people and almost forty years later I am completely embarrassed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I was recently going through a box from highschool - it had some of my favorite cds, letters, etc. Once of those cds was Nine Inch Nails. I was absolutely HORRIFIED at the lyrics! I honestly don't believe my mother ever heard what I was listening to or she might have had a heart attack! My dds were in the house and I'm jumping across the room to turn off the music before they got in my room. And people complain about rap lyrics?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 My kids laugh a lot about when I don't catch on to the meaning of some songs... For a long time I thought "Shut up and Drive" was a song written by a popular singer to send out the message to stay off your cell phones on the road... nope... that wasn't what was going on!!! My teens had a great laugh over this!! I cannot believe my mom didn't have a talk with me about what I was singing when I was a teen... I had Marvin Gaye's popular song nailed! Now if I hear it, I wonder, "what was I thinking?' "What was my mom thinking?" How could I not know THAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyfulMama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I knew what the music was saying. And much of it I wouldn't have written myself. Yet I enjoyed the music, as I loved to dance. As a teen, I felt it ridiculous that adults believed that music lyrics would influence my actions. Just because I sang a song about getting down and dirty with someone didn't mean I was going to play out the song because the song said so. I give my kids more credit than that, too. Music is a form of expression and entertainment, as is television. I don't mimic my life after tv shows/characters, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The Joker...ack! Nothing like having your child ask what "I really like your peaches, want to shake your tree" means! *blush* And what about when you've thought the lyrics to a song were different than they actually were? I didn't know that "One Toe Over the Line, Sweet Jesus" was actually "One Toke Over the Line, Sweet Jesus"! till the other night when hubby and I were watching an infomercial for 1970's music and reminiscing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 The Joker...ack! Nothing like having your child ask what "I really like your peaches, want to shake your tree" means! *blush* And what about when you've thought the lyrics to a song were different than they actually were? I didn't know that "One Toe Over the Line, Sweet Jesus" was actually "One Toke Over the Line, Sweet Jesus"! till the other night when hubby and I were watching an infomercial for 1970's music and reminiscing. Don't forget the Joker was a "midnight toker," too. Think we've got a trend going here. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 My kids laugh a lot about when I don't catch on to the meaning of some songs... Yeah, I really thought Melanie's "Brand New Key" was about rollerskates until my oh-so-clever daughter informed me otherwise. Just never thought about it that way, iykwim. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Don't forget the Joker was a "midnight toker," too. Think we've got a trend going here. ;) I'm a hippy baby :lol: I confess, I love, love, love my hippie music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinakel Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have been amazed at how innocently ignorant I was back in the day, listening to music and just singing along. Kind of makes one realize what the fundamentalists are onto when they talk about rock and roll being the devil's music..:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Any of the music from Grease - except Sandy and Danny's solos. Most of the 80's hair metal that I still adore. I never heard anything 'satanic' in hair metal. Basically it was like 'get wasted, party on'. And I didn't do any of those things even if I did sing along with it at the top of my lungs. But I was stunned to actually 'hear' the lyrics of 'Relax' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. I must have never paid attention before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I KNOW!!!!!! When I listen to some of the 80s songs from my middle/high school years, I absolutely CRINGE!!!! . No kidding! and the songs from Grease? Yikes! My friends and I would play that album (yes, album) over and over and make up dances to the songs. How did my mother stand it? or allow it? sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 :lol: I was by no means a sheltered kid, and I still had no clue what a lot of my favourite songs were talking about, even when I knew every lyric. And movies too! I can't believe what my parents let me watch, and things just went right over my head... Anyway, dh and I are big music lovers and have never censored what we listened to around the kids. I have now started to be careful about what we listen to frequently enough for them to learn the lyrics, though. I started to rotate things more when I heard my daughter (then three) singing along to Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. There's just something not quite right about hearing your toddler belt out "But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die..." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) You know what made me crazy? People who used I Celebrate my Love For You to dance their first wedding dance. It made me blush, and I was all young and hip ;) when this one was released. You do know your grandmother is listening, right? Your father? Oy. Tonight, I celebrate my love for you It seems the natural thing to do Tonight, no one's gonna find us We'll leave the world behind us When I make love to you Tonight, I celebrate my love for you And hope that deep inside you feel it too Tonight, our spirits will be climbing To a sky lit up with diamonds When I make love to you Tonight Tonight, I celebrate my love for you (ooh-ooh) And that midnight sun Is gonna come shining through (ooh-ooh) Tonight, there'll be no distance between us What I want most to do Is to get close to you Tonight Tonight, I celebrate my love for you And soon this old world will seem brand new Tonight, we will both discover How friends turn into lovers When I make love to you Tonight, I celebrate my love for you (ooh-ooh) And that midnight sun Is gonna come shining through (ooh-ooh) Tonight, there'll be no distance between us What I want most to do Is to get close to you Tonight, I celebrate my love for you Tonight Edited October 13, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AprilTN Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 That song (Tonight I Celebrate My Love) really grosses me out. :tongue_smilie: My Sharona is another terrible song! Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one. When you gonna give me some time, Sharona? Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run. Gun it comin' off the line Sharona Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona... Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh. Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona. Keeping it a mystery gets to me Running down the length of my thighs, Sharona Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona... When you gonna give it to me, give it to me. It is just a matter of time Sharona Is it just destiny, destiny? Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona? Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaJeanne Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 We watched Footloose a lot when I was young, and often played the soundtrack in the car. When I got older it was on in the car again and I finally realized one of the songs was "Dancing in the Sheets" not Dancing in the Streets. I mentioned it to my mom and she just laughed. She was letting me keep my version as long as possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This is why I laugh when parents won't let their children listen to pop songs today but they play the old songs instead. I heard one the other day about 2 young teens in love whose families wouldn't let them be together so they jumped in the river together and drowned. Egads! Now there's some role modeling for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yep, it was having littles in the car that changed my listening habits. We either listened to classical, Christian contemporary or Raffi ;). When we are out somewhere and I hear an "oldie", I'll start singing along and then realize what the song was about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This is why I laugh when parents won't let their children listen to pop songs today but they play the old songs instead. See that is what I don't get! I wasn't "allowed" to listen to popular music in the 80's (Pop, Rock), but I my folks played everything from the 50's-70's and 80's Country. Their reasoning was the 80's Pop and Rock were "bad". Eh? And what we were listening to? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This one is a give-away: Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme Ain't nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I'm on the highway to hell No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobody's gonna mess me round Hey Satan, payed my dues Playing in a rocking band Hey Momma, look at me I'm on my way to the promised land I'm on the highway to hell (Don't stop me) And I'm going down, all the way down I'm on the highway to hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posybuddy Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This one is a give-away: Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme Ain't nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I'm on the highway to hell No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobody's gonna mess me round Hey Satan, payed my dues Playing in a rocking band Hey Momma, look at me I'm on my way to the promised land I'm on the highway to hell (Don't stop me) And I'm going down, all the way down I'm on the highway to hell Ah, but don't you think that AC/DC (loved them, still do) was being intentionally cheeky about their "naughtiness"? Even back in the 80's, I always thought that their songs were intended to laugh at people who get so uptight about anything less than choirboy-esque lyrics. And movies - my son was just telling me yesterday that he was in the mood to watch the Back to the Future series again. I confessed that I had loved them growing up, and then when we first showed them to our children, I was appalled at how much swearing there was. I didn't remember any of that! I told him that of course the irony is that had I not said anything to them, as adults they probably wouldn't have remembered the bad language at all, but since I had been shocked and pointed it out, now it will be one of the things that stands out for them. <headsmack> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Ah, but don't you think that AC/DC (loved them, still do) was being intentionally cheeky about their "naughtiness"? Even back in the 80's, I always thought that their songs were intended to laugh at people who get so uptight about anything less than choirboy-esque lyrics. Yes, I do ;) :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anneofalamo Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I will always remember my 12 year old (not an anatomy student) brother dancing to AC/DC in the hallway...kinda acting it out... and when it says Knocking me out with her American thighs, and him pulling his foot up and grabbing one of his calves!! woo hoo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Someone once told me that fish and finger pie is an especially naughty slang in Liverpool. It is in Penny Lane, but I still love that song. Also, Ticket to Ride is not so innocent, either. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Does she walk? Does she talk? Does she come complete? My homeroom homeroom angel Always pulled me from my seat She was pure like snowflakes No one could ever stain The memory of my angel Could never cause me pain Years go by I'm lookin' through a girly magazine And there's my homeroom angel on the pages in-between CHORUS: My blood runs cold My memory has just been sold My angel is the centerfold Angel is the centerfold (Repeat) Slipped me notes under the desk While I was thinkin' about her dress I was shy I turned away Before she caught my eye I was shakin' in my shoes Whenever she flashed those baby-blues Something had a hold on me When angel passed close by Those soft and fuzzy sweaters Too magical to touch Too see her in that negligee Is really just too much CHORUS It's okay I understand This ain't no never-never land I hope that when this issue's gone I'll see you when your clothes are on Take you car, Yes we will We'll take your car and drive it We'll take it to a motel room And take 'em off in private A part of me has just been ripped The pages from my mind are stripped Oh no, I can't deny it Oh yea, I guess I gotta buy it! I was in College before I figured this one out :lol: I also walked around singing "Just a Jigalo" when David Lee Roth released it. My mother didn't take offense to that one. She banned "Like a Virgin" however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love lots of kinds of music. All sorts of songs. Metal, pop, whatever. But, at heart, the music that I love the best, the absolute best, is music from the 50's. It took me a long time to figure out why, and I think it's because most of it (but not all) is innocent. If there is anything un-innocent in it, it's usually carefully hidden. And I'm just Pollyanna enough that I like the innocence of it. Only my husband knows this about me. I won't tell anyone IRL because, honestly--who likes stuff from the 50's? Only nerds! I don't want anyone to know I'm a nerd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love lots of kinds of music. All sorts of songs. Metal, pop, whatever. But, at heart, the music that I love the best, the absolute best, is music from the 50's. It took me a long time to figure out why, and I think it's because most of it (but not all) is innocent. If there is anything un-innocent in it, it's usually carefully hidden. And I'm just Pollyanna enough that I like the innocence of it. Only my husband knows this about me. I won't tell anyone IRL because, honestly--who likes stuff from the 50's? Only nerds! I don't want anyone to know I'm a nerd! I was all about 50's at one time. Intro'd hubby to The Big Bopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 This one is a give-away: Living easy, living free Season ticket on a one-way ride Asking nothing, leave me be Taking everything in my stride Don't need reason, don't need rhyme Ain't nothing I would rather do Going down, party time My friends are gonna be there too I'm on the highway to hell No stop signs, speed limit Nobody's gonna slow me down Like a wheel, gonna spin it Nobody's gonna mess me round Hey Satan, payed my dues Playing in a rocking band Hey Momma, look at me I'm on my way to the promised land I'm on the highway to hell (Don't stop me) And I'm going down, all the way down I'm on the highway to hell What, doesn't everybody's first-grader rock out to AC/DC? Mine does! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posybuddy Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Yes, I do ;) :D Bill Heh. I used to think this was patently self-evident about AC/DC (I mean, if *I* figured it out back in 9th grade), but then I met someone who took their lyrics very, very seriously, and was pretty sure they were The Most Evil Band Ever. So then, naturally, I wondered if I was the one who was missing something obvious. But ultimately, I decided that their music was so darned awesome I just didn't care. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 What, doesn't everybody's first-grader rock out to AC/DC? Mine does! :tongue_smilie: I'd be lying if I claimed otherwise :D I blame the boy's mother :tongue_smilie: Bill (who drove through Hollywood the other day with his son, who explained Hollywood is the gate-way to Hades i:lol:) Too much Percy Jackson, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I'd be lying if I claimed otherwise :D I blame the boy's mother :tongue_smilie: Bill (who drove through Hollywood the other day with his son, who explained Hollywood is the gate-way to Hades i:lol:) Too much Percy Jackson, I'm afraid. I take the blame for AC/DC but point the finger at my husband for Iron Maiden...:D Hilarious! My daughter is unaware of Percy Jackson as of yet. I did however recently realize she'd had too much Harry Potter exposure when she suggested naming the new baby Lord Voldemort. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanuvasaMama Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I didn't realize what the songs were about, even though I knew all the words, until I started playing guitar hero. The songs are great, but then I started listening to the words...woah. Now I finally know what the song "Slow Ride" is all about...I'd just pictured a bunch of bikers driving around on a sunday drive!!! Yeah, I was wrong... I was a pretty wild teen, but I admit reading this thread has opened my eyes! I had NO IDEA...my sharona...the joker...celebrate my love...0_0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I didn't realize what the songs were about, even though I knew all the words, until I started playing guitar hero. The songs are great, but then I started listening to the words...woah. Now I finally know what the song "Slow Ride" is all about...I'd just pictured a bunch of bikers driving around on a sunday drive!!! Yeah, I was wrong... I was a pretty wild teen, but I admit reading this thread has opened my eyes! I had NO IDEA...my sharona...the joker...celebrate my love...0_0 And I still want to know what the pompatus of love is.... Another one I crack up over is The Police 'Every Breath You Take'. It's stalker city. Ditto 'Layla' by Derek and The Dominoes (Clapton). :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 (edited) How about the Jethro Tull classic album "Aqualung" with its letcherous pedophile and willing victim (Cross-eyed Mary)? [lyrics deleted on re-consideration] Bill Edited October 13, 2010 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 And I still want to know what the pompatus of love is.... Another one I crack up over is The Police 'Every Breath You Take'. It's stalker city. Ditto 'Layla' by Derek and The Dominoes (Clapton). :lol: I think even The Police said they couldn't believe how many people think it's a "love song". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love lots of kinds of music. All sorts of songs. Metal, pop, whatever. But, at heart, the music that I love the best, the absolute best, is music from the 50's. It took me a long time to figure out why, and I think it's because most of it (but not all) is innocent. If there is anything un-innocent in it, it's usually carefully hidden. And I'm just Pollyanna enough that I like the innocence of it. Only my husband knows this about me. I won't tell anyone IRL because, honestly--who likes stuff from the 50's? Only nerds! I don't want anyone to know I'm a nerd! Me! Me! I'll be nerdy with you. I love all those songs from the '50's. I had an old boyfriend who was into oldies (that was what we called oldies back then) and he turned me on to all that great music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 I remember my sister singing 'Cecilia' and my father saying 'OMG, I had NO idea that the lyrics went like THAT!' But how's about 'Angel of the Morning'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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