we decided to set the record straight
once again on some of your favorite song
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down another top 10 song
meanings everyone gets wrong in the
desert remember you know a bank before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at genes that have a widely accepted
perceived meaning that differs from the
artists if your favorite misinterpreted
song didn’t find a spot on our list be
sure to check out our original list of
the top 10 song meanings everyone gets
wrong number 10 turning Japanese the
vapor we’re going to go zero to 100
right off the bat with everyone’s
favorite song that’s not so subtly about
vlogging or dolphins or is it we’re
sorry to break it to you but it’s
actually about the feeling of loneliness
and shame after breaking up with a girl
just to choose
the many references to the pictures of a
woman the singer is obsessing over are
actually used for nefarious purposes
he’s just obsessed and by turning
Japanese he means he’s turning into
something unexpected go to the agenda
it’s hard to imagine that the lines I
sit there staring and there’s nothing
else to do don’t tie into self pleasure
but clearly our minds are in the gutter
on this one
[Music]
number nine hey man nice shot builder I
wish you moving on to a far darker topic
hey man nice shot debuted just one year
after the world was shocked by Kurt
Cobain’s suicide
giving its timing many assume the song
was about this event with multiple lines
clearly suggesting the theme of suicide
in reality it was inspired by our Budd
Dwyer a former pennsylvania state
treasurer who committed suicide on the
air in 1987 Dwyer took out a 357 Magnum
a few seconds later he put the gun in
his mouth and fired he died where he
fell this was in response to an
indictment on Dwyer for bribery despite
his claims of being framed liens
referencing those who were right there
after the smoke is gone highlight the
suicide public nature which differed
from Cobain’s private suicide
[Music]
this misinterpretation is due largely to
poor timing and misdirected controversy
upon its release
[Music]
number eight imagine John Lennon imagine
will have Rolling Stone hailed the song
as faith in the power of a world United
in purpose to repair and change itself
these sentiments along with its hopeful
sound complete with chirping birds make
this classic song as American as apple
pie except for the fact that even John
Lennon admits that is virtually the
Communist Manifesto upon closer analysis
you’ll find remarks about a world with
no possessions no countries and no
religion
[Music]
but I’m not feel
preaching anti-capitalism and actually
religion doesn’t get much sneakier than
this especially considering the fact
that it was released in the early 70s
during the peak of the Vietnam War
[Music]
number seven ironic Alanis Morrisette
die size Chardonnay events and
statements that are deliberately
opposite of what one may expect are
considered ironic what takes place in
Alanis Morissette song can be more
appropriately categorized as tragic
winning the lottery and dying the next
day being pardoned from death row two
minutes too late and discovering your
dream and is already married are all
tragic events leaving listeners confused
why a song an ironic contains no real
irony
[Music]
Canada stay with us here but the lack of
irony in a song named ironic is in fact
ironic confused think it over a bit it’s
actually quite clever
yeah
[Music]
I’ve heard there was the secret corn
number six hallelujah
Leonard Cohen really care for music do
you
hallelujah is overflowing with religious
reference from King David to Samson
despite the divine nature of the song
the oft repeated hallelujah is not
intended to express worship but rather
he came from a man who has experienced
love turned sour and everything
[Music]
halleluyah is spoken a little more
tongue-in-cheek with tragic love stories
such as David’s romantic encounter with
Bathsheba interwoven throughout there’s
a reason the song remains so relevant
today as it embodied the sensation of
great sorrow so profoundly it’s like
lyrics suggesting adoration and
exaltation upon first impression
[Applause]
[Music]
number five American Girl Tom Petty
[Music]
proximity the tragedy has a strange way
of misconstruing a songs meaning as
exemplified once again in Tom Petty’s
American Girl a young woman from the
University of Florida committed suicide
shortly before the song’s release which
incidentally took place close to
Gainesville where Tom Petty was born the
line about a girl standing alone on her
balcony is merely a coincident with
Petty’s inspiration coming from the
sounds of the freeway near his apartment
unfortunately for urban legend devotees
Tom’s made it clear that American girl
is a love song with no intentional
references to the tragic events
[Music]
number four ticket to ride the beetle
[Music]
the Beatles are a British treasure from
a simpler time back then Tom didn’t need
to be laced with dirty messages to grab
the public’s attention with the
exception of Lucy in the Sky with
diamond which is incorrectly believed to
describe an acid trip their songs appear
squeaky clean most of the time Jeannot
ticket to ride though which tells the
story of a girl who was decided to leave
her lover actually has a surprisingly
dirty meaning according to John Lennon
[Music]
he originally coined the phrase in
reference to prostitutes that
authorities have noted are clean old
John Lennon sure knows how to cover up a
message of the public’s not ready for
whether it involves prostitution or
communism
[Music]
number three summer of 69 Brian Adam we
all know that guy in high school who
couldn’t go without making a low-hanging
sexual joke anytime someone mentioned
the number 69 it turns out that Brian
Adams nostalgic Rock classic was never
reminiscent of that final summer of the
1960s as Adams would have only been 10
at the time
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
brian has gone on to admit that the
musical experiences are merely filler
and the intended meaning is the detail
of summer with lots and lots of sex good
luck people think it’s about a year but
actually it’s more about it it’s more
about making love in the summertime it
turns out this time around
immature high school guy was right and
the most obvious of sexual innuendos
slipped right under our noses
[Music]
[Music]
number two like a virgin Madonna if the
guys in Reservoir Dogs are any
indication as to the public perception
of this song it’s safe to say most
people think is about well sex
I mean she’s getting a serious occasion
she stole from Chicco some sex but
Madonna cleared this up in the most
remarkable fashion sending director
Quentin Tarantino an autograph
exclaiming that the song is about love
not dick written by songwriter Billy
Steinberg it compares the feeling of
emotional destruction after a
relationship with the shining new
feeling of falling in love again at this
point we’re at a loss whether our minds
are in the gutter or were painfully
naive
either way the double meaning of the
song has surely helped to become one of
her biggest hits ever before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
oh this one goes out too
[Music]
number one good riddance time of your
life Green Day another turning point a
fork stuck in the road this song earns
our top spot for having a message that
is mind-bogglingly obvious but largely
ignored nonetheless but in the end is
right
expression good riddance suggest relief
at being liberated from a troublesome
person or event yet the song is heavily
associated with nostalgia and high
regards for time-pass this is perhaps
due to the rich beautiful melody which
matched the Billie Joe Armstrong
intended message of screw huge with then
girlfriend who left him to travel to
Ecuador
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
with this in mind it’s continual
placement and graduation slideshows
weddings and funerals becomes a little
weird we’re sure Armstrong is perfectly
fine with that it’s something
unpredictable
[Music]
liam is right I hope you have the time
of your life
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
once again on some of your favorite song
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down another top 10 song
meanings everyone gets wrong in the
desert remember you know a bank before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at genes that have a widely accepted
perceived meaning that differs from the
artists if your favorite misinterpreted
song didn’t find a spot on our list be
sure to check out our original list of
the top 10 song meanings everyone gets
wrong number 10 turning Japanese the
vapor we’re going to go zero to 100
right off the bat with everyone’s
favorite song that’s not so subtly about
vlogging or dolphins or is it we’re
sorry to break it to you but it’s
actually about the feeling of loneliness
and shame after breaking up with a girl
just to choose
the many references to the pictures of a
woman the singer is obsessing over are
actually used for nefarious purposes
he’s just obsessed and by turning
Japanese he means he’s turning into
something unexpected go to the agenda
it’s hard to imagine that the lines I
sit there staring and there’s nothing
else to do don’t tie into self pleasure
but clearly our minds are in the gutter
on this one
[Music]
number nine hey man nice shot builder I
wish you moving on to a far darker topic
hey man nice shot debuted just one year
after the world was shocked by Kurt
Cobain’s suicide
giving its timing many assume the song
was about this event with multiple lines
clearly suggesting the theme of suicide
in reality it was inspired by our Budd
Dwyer a former pennsylvania state
treasurer who committed suicide on the
air in 1987 Dwyer took out a 357 Magnum
a few seconds later he put the gun in
his mouth and fired he died where he
fell this was in response to an
indictment on Dwyer for bribery despite
his claims of being framed liens
referencing those who were right there
after the smoke is gone highlight the
suicide public nature which differed
from Cobain’s private suicide
[Music]
this misinterpretation is due largely to
poor timing and misdirected controversy
upon its release
[Music]
number eight imagine John Lennon imagine
will have Rolling Stone hailed the song
as faith in the power of a world United
in purpose to repair and change itself
these sentiments along with its hopeful
sound complete with chirping birds make
this classic song as American as apple
pie except for the fact that even John
Lennon admits that is virtually the
Communist Manifesto upon closer analysis
you’ll find remarks about a world with
no possessions no countries and no
religion
[Music]
but I’m not feel
preaching anti-capitalism and actually
religion doesn’t get much sneakier than
this especially considering the fact
that it was released in the early 70s
during the peak of the Vietnam War
[Music]
number seven ironic Alanis Morrisette
die size Chardonnay events and
statements that are deliberately
opposite of what one may expect are
considered ironic what takes place in
Alanis Morissette song can be more
appropriately categorized as tragic
winning the lottery and dying the next
day being pardoned from death row two
minutes too late and discovering your
dream and is already married are all
tragic events leaving listeners confused
why a song an ironic contains no real
irony
[Music]
Canada stay with us here but the lack of
irony in a song named ironic is in fact
ironic confused think it over a bit it’s
actually quite clever
yeah
[Music]
I’ve heard there was the secret corn
number six hallelujah
Leonard Cohen really care for music do
you
hallelujah is overflowing with religious
reference from King David to Samson
despite the divine nature of the song
the oft repeated hallelujah is not
intended to express worship but rather
he came from a man who has experienced
love turned sour and everything
[Music]
halleluyah is spoken a little more
tongue-in-cheek with tragic love stories
such as David’s romantic encounter with
Bathsheba interwoven throughout there’s
a reason the song remains so relevant
today as it embodied the sensation of
great sorrow so profoundly it’s like
lyrics suggesting adoration and
exaltation upon first impression
[Applause]
[Music]
number five American Girl Tom Petty
[Music]
proximity the tragedy has a strange way
of misconstruing a songs meaning as
exemplified once again in Tom Petty’s
American Girl a young woman from the
University of Florida committed suicide
shortly before the song’s release which
incidentally took place close to
Gainesville where Tom Petty was born the
line about a girl standing alone on her
balcony is merely a coincident with
Petty’s inspiration coming from the
sounds of the freeway near his apartment
unfortunately for urban legend devotees
Tom’s made it clear that American girl
is a love song with no intentional
references to the tragic events
[Music]
number four ticket to ride the beetle
[Music]
the Beatles are a British treasure from
a simpler time back then Tom didn’t need
to be laced with dirty messages to grab
the public’s attention with the
exception of Lucy in the Sky with
diamond which is incorrectly believed to
describe an acid trip their songs appear
squeaky clean most of the time Jeannot
ticket to ride though which tells the
story of a girl who was decided to leave
her lover actually has a surprisingly
dirty meaning according to John Lennon
[Music]
he originally coined the phrase in
reference to prostitutes that
authorities have noted are clean old
John Lennon sure knows how to cover up a
message of the public’s not ready for
whether it involves prostitution or
communism
[Music]
number three summer of 69 Brian Adam we
all know that guy in high school who
couldn’t go without making a low-hanging
sexual joke anytime someone mentioned
the number 69 it turns out that Brian
Adams nostalgic Rock classic was never
reminiscent of that final summer of the
1960s as Adams would have only been 10
at the time
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
brian has gone on to admit that the
musical experiences are merely filler
and the intended meaning is the detail
of summer with lots and lots of sex good
luck people think it’s about a year but
actually it’s more about it it’s more
about making love in the summertime it
turns out this time around
immature high school guy was right and
the most obvious of sexual innuendos
slipped right under our noses
[Music]
[Music]
number two like a virgin Madonna if the
guys in Reservoir Dogs are any
indication as to the public perception
of this song it’s safe to say most
people think is about well sex
I mean she’s getting a serious occasion
she stole from Chicco some sex but
Madonna cleared this up in the most
remarkable fashion sending director
Quentin Tarantino an autograph
exclaiming that the song is about love
not dick written by songwriter Billy
Steinberg it compares the feeling of
emotional destruction after a
relationship with the shining new
feeling of falling in love again at this
point we’re at a loss whether our minds
are in the gutter or were painfully
naive
either way the double meaning of the
song has surely helped to become one of
her biggest hits ever before we unveil
our number one pick here are a few
honorable mentions
oh this one goes out too
[Music]
number one good riddance time of your
life Green Day another turning point a
fork stuck in the road this song earns
our top spot for having a message that
is mind-bogglingly obvious but largely
ignored nonetheless but in the end is
right
expression good riddance suggest relief
at being liberated from a troublesome
person or event yet the song is heavily
associated with nostalgia and high
regards for time-pass this is perhaps
due to the rich beautiful melody which
matched the Billie Joe Armstrong
intended message of screw huge with then
girlfriend who left him to travel to
Ecuador
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
with this in mind it’s continual
placement and graduation slideshows
weddings and funerals becomes a little
weird we’re sure Armstrong is perfectly
fine with that it’s something
unpredictable
[Music]
liam is right I hope you have the time
of your life
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
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