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10 Misinterpretations Of Songs

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Disclaimer: This article is purely meant for satirical purposes and to make you laugh. In fact, I love all these songs and their artists.

Now, songs are meant to be poetic, yet conveying some kind of deep meaning. However, what if we analyze the lyrics of the song from a scientific perspective? And what exactly are the “deep” meanings of some of these songs? Well, let’s do a countdown!

10. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams
Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world
And the seven seas,
Everybody's looking for something.

Some of them want to use you
Some of them want to get used by you
Some of them want to abuse you
Some of them want to be abused.


So we start off with sweet dreams and traveling but end up in sadomachistic sex. Am I the only one thinking we’re losing the connection between the two verses?

9. Elton John – Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
What do I do when lightning strikes me?


Ok, obviously Elton John didn’t understand the physics of lightning or at least the effects of what happens when lightning strikes a human being. Well, the easiest thing would be to test it… so, what happens?

Simple.

You. Die.

8. Nina Gordon – The End Of The World
Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?


Another person who clearly didn’t understand biology. So it’s supposed to be poetic because a guy left you. But really? You don’t know why your heart goes on beating? A lesson on respiration and your body functions please!

7. Bee Gees – If I Can’t Have You
If I can't have you
I don't want nobody baby


Let’s apply some mathematical logic here. The statement here is of the form: p → q where p is “can’t have you” and q is “don’t want nobody”. The equivalent of the statement is ~q → ~p  which means “want somebody” implies “having you”. That means even after having you, he could still want somebody else. Hmm..

6. Karyn White – Superwoman
Early in the morning I put breakfast at your table
And make sure that your coffee has it's sugar and cream
Your eggs are overeasy
Your toast unlikely
All that's missing is your morning kiss that used to greet me
Now you say the juice is sour
It used to be so sweet
And I can't help but to wonder if you're talking about me
We don't talk the way we used to talk
It's hurting so deep
I've got my pride
I will not cry
But it's making me weak


I have to say this is the easy way to write songs. Just write your daily routine in a paragraph with long sentences… and you have yourself a song that is sung in almost monotone key! → This can be a song.

5. Tatu – All About Us
They
say
They don't
trust
You,
me,
we,
us


And of course, you have the opposite of Superwoman. Which is. Short. Staccato. Words. Said. In an. Ascending. Key. → Another song right here!

4. Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark

I think the title of the song is self-explanatory. This is SCARY. Their songs are like spies, if you sing them, they have the power to eavesdrop on everything you do, specifically in the dark. I’m so not singing this song in the night.

3. John Denver – Leaving On A Jet Plane

Well, again, the title of the song is scary in a different manner. John Denver died in a plane accident. Need I say more? Power of prediction.

2. Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes

Come on boy I've been waiting for somebody to pick up my stroll
Now don't waste time, give me desire, tell me how you wanna roll
I want somebody to speed it up for me then take it down slow
There's enough room for both

Girl I can hit you back just gotta show me where it's at
Are you ready to go? (Are you ready to go?)
We only got four minutes to save the world


Now, deep meaning. So, the first two parts are talking about, let’s face it, sex. And then we have four minutes to save the world… wait, what? You do mean four minutes for sex. So the natural conclusion is sex saves the world. Hurray!

1. Josh Groban – You Raise Me Up

Now, this is one of the most inspirational songs and everyone loves it. But it can easily be misinterpreted. Let me give you a hint.

(I – a man's... stick)

When I am down (Not erect – limp) and, oh, my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up(Make me erect), so I can stand on mountains (Boobs);
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas (Liquid in your uterus);
I am strong when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up to more than I can be.

There is no life - no life without its hunger (Lust);
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come (Cum) and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity (Orgasm).
It's really fun to interpret songs differently than what was intended to but some of them can be really awkward. ;P

Hope you enjoy this and if you have any suggestions on other songs that can be misinterpreted, do tell me! XD

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Snowy2525's avatar
hehehe... funny :D