This song is a scathing rebuke of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, and it's truly about the sexuality between lovers. Hozier sings of the repressed sexuality that people in the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland are forced to endure. In the video, a gay person...
The lyrics, which consist of the single word "dynomite," a catchphrase of Jimmie Walker on the television show "Good Times," simply repeat throughout the song, Bazuka was a rhythm-and-blues group in the mid-1970s, and "Dynomite" was their only hit of any note, a true...
Contrary to the urban legend, the lyrics of the song are not a drug reference; rather, they talk about the loss of childhood innocence and wonder. Puff was a flying dragon that lived inside Jackie Paper's imagination. Jackie was a little boy who played, as children...
The song is about the disjointed feelings the group's bass player, Terence "Geezer" Butler, felt before, during, and after smoking cannabis. "Paranoid" was an album filler. In much the same way as "Walk This Way," which was also originally just something to fill out...
The lyrics of "Fortunate Son" are a scathing commentary on capitalism and the privilege of those lucky enough to be wealthy, particularly in avoiding service during the Vietnam War. Creedence Clearwater Revival was known not only for their hit songs but also for...
"Bad Romance" is all about loving someone so fiercely and deeply that you accept the toxicity that comes from such an unhealthy devotion. The lyrics for the song describe the singer's feelings for her love interest. Her love for this person is so overwhelming and...
"Black Velvet" is an homage to Elvis Presley. Alannah Myles didn't write "Black Velvet." Her boyfriend at the time, who was named Christopher Ward, wrote the lyrics on his lap while riding a bus to Graceland with a bunch of fans so that they could celebrate the 10th...
The lyrics of "Sex and Candy" describe the roommate of lead singer John Wozniak's girlfriend walking into their dorm room and saying that it smelled like sex and candy. Marcy Playground had a gigantic hit with "Sex and Candy." Then, after that, they never had as big a...
"Shake It" is about a sexually aware teen girl who is free with her expression of that sexuality. "Shake It" was originally Terence Boylan's song. Boylan never released it as a single in the United States. Matthews was living in Seattle at the time, and he heard the...
"MacArthur Park" is about Jimmy Webb's chaotic feelings after a particularly poor breakup with Susan Ronstadt, and they are largely metaphorical. Jimmy Webb composed "MacArthur Park" in 1968, and he sought to have The Association perform it as part of a...
The song "Karma Chameleon" is about the combination of fear of alienation and the pressure to conform. Everyone faces societal pressure in one way or another. In the 1980s, when being gay was still seen as a defect instead of just who someone is, George Alan O'Dowd,...
The song "Vegas" was composed for a tribute album to Elvis Presley, arguably the most famous and influential musician in history. In 1956, Presley released a version of a music called "Hound Dog" that would become one of his most recognizable songs. Originally...
