Ordinary songs that no one notices are actually creepy

For a band that was all for world peace and that stuff, The Beatles sure were violent.

You know why John learned how to play the Harmonica? Because he knew he was going to be arrested sooner or later (probably sooner), and he wanted to be the guy who played the harmonica.

So yeah, I’d say there was a bit of violent streak in John…

I think the creepiest song ever is Invisible* by the creepiest creep in the world. That song and that video just…ugh.

From “I’m on Fire,” from Born in the USA

"Hey little girl is your daddy home, did he go and leave you all alone. . . "
(yes, that does sound like a bad desire)

"Can he do to you the things that I do . . . "

Bruce? Are you still talking about her daddy?

There was a similar bit in “Time of the Season,” "Has he taken . . . any time . . . to show you what you need . . . " I think they were still talking about her daddy, too (“what’s your name, who’s your daddy,” [Ukelele Ike I’m sorry it’s just that these rock lyrics are so damn limited, y’know, it’s hard not to quote a significant portion of 'em and still have people know what specific lines you’re talking about]).

Okay, I find these Daddy/lover comparisons creepy. Couldn’t say whether they’re unintentionally creepy.

I think those songs mean “sugar daddy” not “daddy daddy”

Better. But still creepy.

You know, an awful lot of you seem to read these lyrics as being intended to be taken literally. I think there’s a lot of loose metaphor intended much of the time.

You also shouldn’t assume the singer or writer of the song is meant to be the guy you see with the guitar - sometimes songs are written from a teenager’s point of view, even though the singer may actually be a 42 year old man.

I’m too lazy to read the whole thread so if this is mentioned deal with it!

Creepiest thing about this song is that its played on Radio DISNEY!

I used to think that it was a “If you loved me, then you’d have sex with me.” song too, but on VH1’s Bands Reunited, when they were trying to reunite Extreme, they asked Gary Cherone about it, he said that it’s a commonly misunderstood song, and that it was about what a former girlfriend was saying to him. That she felt he wasn’t showing his love enough.

Well that works with “You’re 16, You’re Beautiful, and You’re Mine.” But I usually do take the lyrics (e.g. “Norwegian Wood”) exactly at their face value. Guess I just have a daddy hangup, huh.

Now, I saw a truly hilarious bit from an old “Lawrence Welk Show” (while trying to get the VCR to work I might add). A couple, with guitars, singing soulfully to each other: “Please, release me, let me go…”

NOT a good romantic duet! Guess the logic escaped them.

You can look at it that way if you like, but even if it’s one of the several equally valid interpretations (which, based on the evidence, it isn’t) you have to look askance at the people to whose minds it comes most easily. Creepy creepy creepy, you’re all creeps. :stuck_out_tongue:

“I Never Wanna Hear You Say” (Or whatever the heck it’s called) by either 'N Sync or another one of those simpering bands of stupid teenage boys:

“I never wanna hear you say
“I want it that way””

I don’t want you to voice your opinions; we’re doing what I want to do!

Has anyone mentioned Alanis Morissette’s You ought to know
It makes me think that the chick that got dumped is stalking the dumper.
You seem very well, things look peaceful
I’m not quiet as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
ARE YOU THINKING OF ME WHEN YOU F
CK HER*
and later

Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me
And I’m not going to fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And everytime I scratch my nails down someone else’s back
I hope you feel it…well can you feel it

Okay.

If I get logged out again I’m going to SCREAM.

Let’s try this again…

Was anyone else as creeped out as I always was by this sick song we used to sing in Catholic church?

“Sons of God
hear his Holy Word,
Gather 'round the table of the Lord
Eat his bo-dee! Drink His blooood!
And we’ll sing a song of love
Hale-luuu, Hale-luuu, Hale-luuu, Hale-luuuuia!”

Sheesh.

**Atlantic City ** is one of those songs where the chorus sounds happy, but the verses are the meat of the song and thus it is often misinterpreted. I also have to mention that my mom didn’t realize that **She Talks to Angels ** by the Black Crowes is about herion addiction. How can you miss that one!?

“She paints her eyes as black as night now
She pulls the shades down tight
She gives a smile when the pain comes
The pain’s gonna make everything alright”

People also fail to realize that Brick by Ben Folds Five is about an abortion.

To chime in on the discussion of Possum Kingdom, I originally thought the song was about a guy pressuring a girl for sex. I always thought it was creepy along those lines. I figured the “Do you wanna die” part was a reference to losing one’s virginity, in a very depressing way. The vampire interpretation is common as well. I, too, find it to be a very sexy song. Always have.

My vote for creepiest song Black-Eyed Dog by Nick Drake from his last album before he died. The song is short, so I’ll link to it. Gives me goosbumps everytime I hear it.

Not creepy, but amusing –

I was AMAZED when I found out what the Jackson Browne song, “Rosie,” was all about.

“Rosie, you’re all right
you wear my ring.
When I hold you tight
(Rosie – that’s my thing)
When I turn out the light
I’ve got to hand it to me.
Looks like it’s you and me again tonight, Rosie!”

Okay, maybe I was a wee bit slow on the uptake. But I had never noticed until someone pointed it out that the previous line was about how a girl that the singer had his eyes on left with the drummer (or maybe one of the roadies?) because “it’s who you look like, not who you are.”

Anyway, I thought it was hysterically funny. Those were simpler times.

Would you believe that the first time I heard this song was the day my high school principal committed suicide with a shotgun?

And stinkfist isn’t even the creepiest Tool song. “Prison Sex” is all about a small boy recalling being molested. (Take a look at the muisc video sometime if you want to be creeped out.)

I always thought the song was really sexy, and felt kind of creepy for thinking so. :slight_smile:

BTW- I never thought the song was about vampires until recently. Someone asked me about the Toadies and I mentioned that they might know them from “Posum Kingdom” and while looking up lyrics so I could add a link, found a page with the vampire theory. I always thought those lines just meant that she would stay beautiful forever, because he was going to kill her, and everyone would remember her as the beautiful, young, dark haired, soft-skinned girl that she was when she died.

Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

Most people just think it’s a good sounding song… Then look at the lyrics.

It’s about oral sex and doing drugs.

An oldie but a goodie… Band of Gold by Freda Payne:

An entire song about impotence! On the wedding night!