What song did you sing that you had not a clue as to what the lyrics were, or what they meant? (lyrical, used)

[TKramar]

Hey, I thought "Brand New Key" was about heroin.

I still don't understand some of the lyrics to the Doors' songs. I know what they are, I just don't understand them.

I posted a song in here the other day by a band called Gomez, that when I heard it at work, I couldn't really make out the words very well. I hate when that happens.

One other addition to this thread: "Excuse me, while I kiss the sky", sometimes misheard as "kiss this guy" can be found a site called Amirght dot com (it didn't like the web address earlier).

[tnuro]

99 red ballons (99 luftballons) 1984 by nena
I still don't get that song. I know it was about
war, but I just didn't get it.

Almost anything by Joe Cocker. I love the mans music. I never understood anything he said.

[skel1977]

Pretty much every wu tang song back in the 90's

[Bunjee]

"Ceremony" by Joy Division, written by Ian Curtis but he committed suicide before recording it, so this is New Order's version. Sample lyrics:

This is why events unnerve me,
They find it all, a different story,
Notice whom for wheels are turning,
Turn again and turn towards this time,
All she asks the strength to hold me,
Then again the same old story,
Word will travel, oh so quickly,
Travel first and lean towards this time.

Yeah. Uhhhhhh, yeah.

I know he was having marriage problems but he's expressing it in this fractured word puzzle that's just so puzzling it's even impossible to remember the lyrics, and that's not the effect you want when you're trying to be impressionistic. Good song, though. Just forget singing to it.


YouTube - New Order - Ceremony

[MrNemesis]

Blinded by the light...Never jumped on that train, And Land down under By Men at work ...Really??

[Thursday007]

"I get high" the Beatles...should be "I feel fine" from a Hard Days Night. Even other artists messed this one up.

[MrNemesis]

ooo And the Middle Part of our lady Peace "Supermans Dead" When he says " you worry about the weather and whether or not you should hate. " That was a tough one

[Gimme3steps]

Originally Posted by tnuro

99 red ballons (99 luftballons) 1984 by nena
I still don't get that song. I know it was about
war, but I just didn't get it.

You think you didn't get it, listen to this guy's translation.


YouTube - 99 dead baboons

[SookieStackhouse]

Darling Nikki by Prince


some have also said that Raspberry Beret is obscene, but I am too dense to figure that one out if that is the case

[BloomingArtist]

"Hello Mary Lou....good-bye heart" when I was a toddler, I sang "Hello Mary Lou, good-bye Harlan" (My Mom and Dad's names)