Ugh. That song has always creeped me out. It’s vile.
Nice of you to defend him, but in what reality is it normal for him to sit there effectively saying ‘oh, don’t tempt me, you little minx!’ instead of just moving on?
It’s the creepy ‘better run, girl’ that settles it for me. He’s not saying ‘back off’ he’s saying 'run while you can, ‘cos you’re not safe with me’. And that is *anything * but appealing.
He recognizes there is a physical attraction but cautions the girl because she’s too young for him.
I wish more adults would do the same.
I am surprised no one has mentioned the creepy, oldies standby "Happy Together’ by The Turtles
Imagine me and you
I do
I think about you day and night
It’s only right
And think about the one You love
And hold her tight
So happy together
…
…
Me and you
And you and me
No matter how they toss the dice
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together
…
…
How is the weather?
…
That line about the weather always seems really creepy to me.
Annother one is “Lovefool” by The Cardigans:
Dear, I fear we’re facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
…
…
Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me
…
…
I don’t care if you really care
as long as you don’t go
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But in the lyrics (or as I hear them) he’s really thanking heaven for women who were once little girls (“they grow up in the most delightful ways”), and he’s leaving the little girls to little boys. So the song itself is not that bad.
“Gigi” the movie as a whole was incredibly icky. But that particular song, I have no problem with.
I’ve always loved Meatloaf’s Paradise By The Dashboard Light. About a guy who, in the heat of passion, promises to love forever the girl he’s trying to hump, then regrets it:
…and now I’m prayin’ for the end of time
to hurry up and arrive
'Cause if I have to spend another minute with you
I don’t think that I can really survive
I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow
but God only knows what I could do righ now
I’m prayin’ for the end of time
so I can end my time with you
G
Someone asked for some references about the Norwegian Wood thing, so I had to post.
I had the same argument with a friend of mine a year ago. He thought it was just a little love-gone-wrong ditty about John trying to get some girl but not succeeding, followed by him lighting a fire in the fireplace. I didn’t think it was about John at all and I thought the protagonist burned down the apartment.
So, I did some research. The upshot seems to be that John wrote most of the song about an affair he tried to have, but the woman bagged on him. At some point he asked Paul for help finish the song and Paul suggested having the protagonist burn down the apartment.
Here are two references:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/6797/songs/norwegianwood.html
http://www.beatles-discography.com/index.html?
On this one, you’ll need to hit ‘N’ in the upper left to see the N songs including Norwegian Wood.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for posting this. I used to hate this song with a passion. I said the only thing that kept Grosse Pointe Blank from being a perfect movie was the presence of this song.
But I never had a clue what it was actually about (I suppose I thought it was pretty much about nothing). Because you wrote this, I looked up the lyrics and listened to the song again, and now I love it. Can’t stop listening to it. Sings it to myself constantly.
“every one’s a super hero, every one’s a captain Kirk”