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Songs speak to our hearts and open our minds with their words and lyrics. Some songs are written to tell a clear story, leaving little to interpretation. Many songs, however, are written in a somewhat abstract fashion. Often leaving the listener little hints about its origin, but allowing them to draw their own conclusions and assemble their own interpretations. One of music’s most popular bands drew upon the power that lyrics can have over a person’s perceptions, and Read more…

Everyone has heard and most of us love the Police hit, Every Breath You Take. However, not everyone is aware of the hidden meaning behind some of the lyrics. There many people who think that Sting wrote one of the most beautiful love songs of all time but they would be wrong. What Sting did was write a song about voyeurism, surrounded by a beautiful melody.

The song came out in 1983 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 8 weeks. The Police won the Grammy for Read more…

Did you think Elton John was singing a love song to Tony Danza (“Tiny Dancer”)? Or Jay-Z was spending cheese (“Big Pimpin’”)? Or Jimi Hendrix wants to kiss this guy (“Purple Haze”)? You’re not alone. Thousands of songs are misheard daily, usually to comic effect.

Whether through too-fast singing, odd methods of pronunciation, or other verbal tics, artists are often misunderstood. Plus, sometimes the real lyrics just don’t make sense–for example, just about any song by the Red Read more…

Some of the greatest songs of all time have lyrics that we just can’t quite get right. In some parts of the song the listener is wondering what was just sung. I guess that is one of the mysteries of music. It seems as if the lyrics of some songs are impossible to get right either because of speed or lack of pronunciation. There is quite a long list of the most commonly misheard lyrics but this is a few of them:

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