Lyrics that hear differently today

Anonymous
Money for Nothing.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Leonard Cohen Hallelujah


I've heard it played like a hymn but if you pay attention to the lyrics...not so much.

There was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.


I don’t find these problematic at all.



not problematic per say but I never knew it was sexual in nature
Anonymous
“Killing an Arab” by The Cure.

Although I guess is the Israeli tanks blare that while they exterminate Gazan children.
Anonymous
Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard lyrics went right over my head as a kid
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:“Killing an Arab” by The Cure.

Although I guess is the Israeli tanks blare that while they exterminate Gazan children.


I thought this was a reference to Camus (which I only know because our hipster English teacher made us read it in 2002. Do teachers assign stuff like that anymore?)
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Money for Nothing.


That doesn't hear differently today, it was controversial even when it came out.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Leonard Cohen Hallelujah


I've heard it played like a hymn but if you pay attention to the lyrics...not so much.

There was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.


That's just people who never listened to the lyrics. The trend to treat it as a religious song seems more new (Pentatonix put it on a Christmas album which, just, what?)
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Heard Beach Boys “greatest song of all time” God only knows today and for first time thought “wait, what did they just say?!!”

Beach Boys: “God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me”


I had these exact same thoughts while sitting at a loved one’s death bed. These are human thoughts. Does that mean I’m going to to off myself every time I’m grieving the loss of a loved one? No. But in times of grief and sorrow, these are human thoughts. Or even times of great joy. The first time I held my babies, it’s an overwhelming love. Any parent has had the thought that if one of their children dies, they would want to die, too.
Anonymous
“Love the One You’re With” is actually a justification of cheating.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:“Love the One You’re With” is actually a justification of cheating.

That was obvious all along.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:“Killing an Arab” by The Cure.

Although I guess is the Israeli tanks blare that while they exterminate Gazan children.


I thought this was[/b] a reference to Camus ([b]which I only know because our hipster English teacher made us read it in 2002. Do teachers assign stuff like that anymore?)

It was.[b]
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Brown Sugar. They need to bury that one.


Yeah, the lyrics are a little problematic but it’s one of the best songs ever.
Anonymous
Take a Walk on the Wild Side by Lou Reed.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Leonard Cohen Hallelujah


I've heard it played like a hymn but if you pay attention to the lyrics...not so much.

There was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.


I don’t find these problematic at all.


There are some really uptight people on this thread.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Leonard Cohen Hallelujah


I've heard it played like a hymn but if you pay attention to the lyrics...not so much.

There was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show it to me, do you?

And remember when I moved in you
The holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah.


I don’t find these problematic at all.



not problematic per say but I never knew it was sexual in nature


It is about Biblical affairs (Samson and Delilah, David and Bathsheba) and the fall out.

Affairs are sexual by definition
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