Song Lyrics that make you go hmmm

[Dion]

All for you - Janet Jackson

All my girls at the party, look at that body
Shakin' that thing like you never did see
Got a nice package alright
Guess I'm gonna have to ride it tonight
All my girls at the party, look at that body
Shakin' that thing like you never did see
Got a nice package alright
Edit; four, three, two, one

[troutman]

Originally Posted by bc-chris

the knack - my sharona...

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 coming off of the line, Sharona

Never gonna stop, give it up, such a dirty mind
I 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

The Knack - Good Girls Don’t

And it's a teenage sadness
Everyone has got to taste.
An in-between age madness
That you know you can't erase
Til she's sitting on your face

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

One of the most infamous that Im sure The Boss wishes he could undo

Is it really infamous? Or just a case of people today misunderstanding colloquial language from 40 years ago?

The “daddy” in the song is the woman’s boyfriend or husband. It’s a 70s thing. Think “sugar daddy” or “hot mama”.

In “Oh Daddy” Christine McVie isn’t singing about her father.

https://genius.com/Fleetwood-mac-oh-daddy-lyrics

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

One of the most infamous that Im sure The Boss wishes he could undo

Saw him recently. He still rocks that song today pretty hard. Seems pretty proud of it...although pretty rapey.

If we're just going for disturbing lyrics, with a sexual theme, I'd say Kanye West's new song "Cousins" is right up there. Supposedly a true story, but he's also pretty mentally ill.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Biggie:

“Because you know I love it young, fresh and green
With no hair in between, know what I mean?”

…. Jesus. Especially post Diddy accusations.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Biggie:

“Because you know I love it young, fresh and green
With no hair in between, know what I mean?”

…. Jesus. Especially post Diddy accusations.

To be fair, that's a song where he's taking on the persona of a serial killer massacring someone's family.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by blankall

To be fair, that's a song where he's taking on the persona of a serial killer massacring someone's family.

Sure sure… refers to himself in both verses.

[Brupal]

Behind The Music "My Sharona"
"My Sharona" was Capitol Records' fastest gold status debut single since the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964. It has since gone on to sell more than 10 million copies as of 2010. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, where it remained for six weeks, and was number one on Billboard's 1979 Top Pop Singles year-end chart.

Writer SAVANNAH DANTONA for American Songwriter has the story: “One-hit wonder” describes many bands that have enjoyed a moment in the spotlight before fading into near-obscurity. One of these was The Knack, whose 1979 hit “My Sharona” became known as “the song of the decade.” However, the band never produced another No. 1 hit and broke up three years later.

“My Sharona” remains the essential song of The Knack’s discography. It has been tributed and parodied countless times. But more importantly, it spurred a change in music at the turn of the decade, leading to the New Wave rock movement of the 1980s and leaving disco solidly in the past. Its explicit lyrics describing a teenage girl were shocking and contributed to the mainstream distrust of “satanic” rock and roll bands corrupting young people.

But while almost everyone is familiar with the song’s iconic stuttering chorus, they may not know the true meaning behind the track. Sharona was a real person—and she was only 17 when Doug Fieger composed the immortal song in her honor. Read on to learn about the meaning behind “My Sharona” and how it continued to affect music up to the present day.

The Real Sharona

Knack frontman Doug Fieger wrote the song about Sharona Alperin, a teenage girl he met and fell in love with. Fieger and Alperin would go on to date for four years and were even briefly engaged. However, they eventually called off their engagement and parted ways but remained friends for many years. Alperin even visited Fieger several times while he was dying of lung cancer in 2010.

Fieger later described that he fell in love with Alperin when they met in a clothing store. He immediately invited her to a concert; he would later spend two months in a songwriting frenzy. She was dating someone else at the time and was eight years younger than Fieger. Even in 1979, the song drew criticism for its references to “preferring younger women” (Fieger was 25 when he met Alperin, who was 17).

“I was about 16 or 17 at the time,” Alperin told NPR after Fieger’s death. “He was nine years older than me. And within a month or two later, he told me that, ‘I’m in love with you, you’re my soulmate, you’re my other half, we’re going to be together one day.’”

Ooh, my little pretty one, pretty one is the song’s first line. Some people have speculated that this may be a reference to Lolita, another story about a relationship with an underage girl. Fieger later defended the song by saying he wrote it from the perspective of a teenage boy. However, this seems to be contradicted by the following line: I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind.

The lyrics include the lines When you gonna give me some time, Sharona? and Never gonna stop, give it up. These refer to Fieger’s fixation on Alperin even before they began dating. He pursued her for nearly a year before she broke up with her previous boyfriend and agreed to go out with him. In fact, “My Sharona” was already on the radio before their relationship even started.

Fun Facts About “My Sharona”

One of the most iconic aspects of the song is the stuttering chorus: “Muh-muh-muh-my Sharona!” The instrumentalization is unique, with many aspects that hearken back to the early rock n’ roll music of the 1960s. Several musical riffs and rhythms were based on Smokey Robinson’s and The Who’s songs.

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, “My Sharona” sparked many song parodies due to the similarity between “Sharona” and “corona.” To acknowledge the parodies, Knack guitarist Berton Averre and bassist Prescott Niles released a YouTube tutorial for how to play the song.

Impact Of “My Sharona”

“My Sharona” was the most popular song of 1979 and was later called the “song of the decade.” From another point of view, it has also been called “the death of disco.” It ushered in the rise of the New Wave era, leaving disco music firmly in the 1970s.

The song’s lyrics also made waves due to their sexual content and the references to Fieger’s preference for younger women. Many parents refused to let their children listen to the track. “My Sharona” contributed to the distrust of rock and roll music throughout the 1980s, which was related to the “Satanic panic” of the time.

“My Sharona” would go on to inspire Michael Jackson’s iconic song “Beat It.” His producer challenged him to write a song that was rhythmically and stylistically similar to the Knack’s hit. “Beat It” became one of Jackson’s first major solo hits and is considered one of the best rock songs of all time.

Legacy

“My Sharona” is remembered as a punchy song that is impossible to resist singing along to—even if the lyrics are a bit scandalous. Sharona Alperin said she was thankful for the song, as it changed the course of her and Feiger’s lives. It also undoubtedly changed the course of music history, signaling the end of the disco era and the start of the harder rock era of the 1980s.

[troutman]

Doug Fieger’s brother is a lawyer who has ads all over Detroit tv.

[dino7c]

She was just 17, if you know what I mean

[Wormius]

Not to forget about ABBAs foray into Lolita-esque music with “Does Your Mother Know”.

“You're so hot, teasing me
So you're blue but I can't take a chance on a chick like you
That's something I couldn't do
There's that look in your eyes
I can read in your face that your feelings are driving you wild
Ah, but girl you're only a child”

“Well I can dance with you honey
If you think it's funny
Does your mother know that you're out?
And I can chat with you baby
Flirt a little maybe
Does your mother know that you're out?”


These must have been some weird kind of 70’s PSA. Did recording labels commission these songs as a warning?

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by troutman

There could be a whole thread about how our culture infantalizes romantic partners. When did we decide to call our lovers “baby”? Change “baby” with the word “toddler” in popular songs and you will see how weird this is.

The worst is when a romantic partner calls you "daddy" during the act. Happened to me a few times with the same girl and it just felt gross. I ended up just walking away from that one.

[DownInFlames]

Still got her number?

[troutman]

Police - Don’t Stand So Close To Me

Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy to be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration so bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting his car is warm and dry

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by downinflames

still got her number?

867-5309

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Sure sure… refers to himself in both verses.

Dead Wrong is a song horror fantasy. Biggie didn't do or intend to do anything of the things in the song, and the lyrics are written for shock value. Eminem's verse says that he used to engage in bestiality. I doubt he did that or was promoting that either. Once again, just shock value.

This is pretty different from many of the 60/70s rockstars who are writing songs about actual times they slept with 14 year old girls.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Is this mainly a borderline creepy pedophile thread? If so, sorry for the divergence

I always found the 4th line in this one verse from Africa to be an odd choice, certainly in terms of prosody


The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

[Dion]

… She stared at me and it was turning me on
She said she worked in a beauty salon
I heard a voice inside me say
She ain't pretty she just looks that way

… We made a date to go for a drink
I wore my jeans and she wore a mink
There was this misconception all over town
That she ate lonely guy heart by the pound

… She said "Take me home, there won't be no fuss"
I said "Sure you got some change for the bus"
Watching her leave I heard the bartender say
"She ain't pretty she just looks that way

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by troutman

Police - Don’t Stand So Close To Me

Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy to be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration so bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting his car is warm and dry

Every Breath You Take” is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song. However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time#Sting#wrote this song, he had just divorced his first wife, Frances Tomelty. While his intention may have been to write a sweet, emotional love song from the beginning, he was soon realizing that he was entering into a dark place that fought for control and surveillance.

Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take?

Every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you

Since you've gone, I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around, but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace
I keep crying, baby, baby please

Oh, can't you see
You belong to me?
How my poor heart aches
With every step you take?

Every move you make
And every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you
Every move you make
Every step you take
I'll be watching you

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by dino7c

She was just 17, if you know what I mean

Kip Winger went from this.

She said
I'm only seventeen (seventeen)
I'll show you love like you've never seen
She's only seventeen (seventeen)
Daddy says she's too young
But she's old enough for me

To being a Grammy nominated contemporary classical musician.