Songs that changed for you after you learned the lyrics

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Jhaelen

First Post

• Nov 12, 2013

• #11

Onw example would be Kristofer Astrom - How can you live for yourself. Not knowing the title I didn't pay much attention to the song at first until I became aware of the 'I hope you burn in hell' chorus. I love songs which are deceptive like this. There's also a couple of songs from Aereogramme that sound so sweet (at least in the beginning) but are actually full of anger and hate.

Kate Bush is a candidate with several songs I loved as a kid that took on a whole different meaning when I rediscovered her after I was out of school. She always has awesome lyrics.

 

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Zombie_Babies

First Post

• Nov 12, 2013

• #12

Hmm ... I don't think I can really come up with an example. It's cuz these are the types of songs I really enjoy. Like, I get it right away cuz it's stuff I look for and not terribly uncommon with some of the styles I prefer. I like happy, peppy tunes with dark lyrics. It's fun. Here's one that came out pretty recently:

[video=youtube;0SMzKK2CunI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SMzKK2CunI[/video]

 

Deset Gled

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• Nov 12, 2013

• #13

Louie, Louie. The first time I heard it, thought it was just a fun song. Then I took the 45 and played it at 33, and ... wow. Just, wow. I had no idea.

 

billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him)

• Nov 12, 2013

• #14

Dioltach said:

"Born in the USA" (actually, about half Springsteen's songs qualify).

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I suspect that's a pretty common one. Some groups clearly didn't understand it back around 1984. I wasn't very interested in it, musically, and so didn't really pay any attention to the lyrics (I preferred Springsteen from several years earlier). It was Stanley Clarke's cover of it in 1985 that grabbed my interest and that's when I actually noticed the lyrics in the verses. At that point, the narrative of the song became a lot more interesting and I started to cotton on to what Springsteen was saying with the song.

 

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Dioltach

Legend

• Nov 12, 2013

• #15

billd91 said:

I suspect that's a pretty common one. Some groups clearly didn't understand it back around 1984. I wasn't very interested in it, musically, and so didn't really pay any attention to the lyrics (I preferred Springsteen from several years earlier). It was Stanley Clarke's cover of it in 1985 that grabbed my interest and that's when I actually noticed the lyrics in the verses. At that point, the narrative of the song became a lot more interesting and I started to cotton on to what Springsteen was saying with the song.

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Springsteen has released an accoustic (original) version of the song, very much in the style of Nebraska, which wouldn't have confused anyone for a second (i.e. like the Reagan election campaign was confused by the famous version).

 

Robin Hoodlum

Banned

Banned

• Nov 12, 2013

• #16

Basically everything done by Ministry and Rage Against the Machine.
Love their music, hate their politics.

 

Grehnhewe

First Post

• Nov 13, 2013

• #17

Robin Hoodlum said:

Basically everything done by Ministry and Rage Against the Machine.
Love their music, hate their politics.

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I remember Al Jourgenson saying he would move to Canada if McCain was elected. Canada?

Actually BC might be ok.

 

Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Nov 13, 2013

• #18

They are like hippies over there.

 

Grehnhewe

First Post

• Nov 13, 2013

• #19

goldomark said:

They are like hippies over there.

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Awesome! Organic, gluten-free British culinary delights...made with love man.

 

Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Nov 13, 2013

• #20

Yup, and sold at ruthless capitalist prices!