# Song lyrics that don't convey the same message as the video **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 18, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975 "2022-04-18T00:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/1 "2022-04-18T00:14:01Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5iDPw_qjhtM/maxresdefault.jpg "Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iDPw_qjhtM) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/2 "2022-04-18T01:21:14Z")
We Built This City — Starship [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K1b8AhIsSYQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Starship - We Built This City (Official Music Video) [HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ) Featuring scenes of Las Vegas, the city that was built on greed with mob money, not rock and roll. And what’s with the huge dice chasing the band? _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/3 "2022-04-18T01:44:17Z")
die, right? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/4 "2022-04-18T01:55:12Z")
[Total Eclipse Of The Heart.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcOxhH8N3Bo) Unlike the [Literal Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsgWUq0fdKk) which nails it perfectly. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2022, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/5 "2022-04-18T04:51:38Z")
Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson. The song: I’m so glad you left I’m doing a whole lot better because being with you really messed me up The video: I hate you and I’m jealous and I’m going to trash your place for revenge. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/R7UrFYvl5TE/maxresdefault.jpg "Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone (VIDEO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/6 "2022-04-19T02:28:44Z")
“Pull Me Under” by Dream Theater Song: Not based on Hamlet as such, but based on the same subjects Hamlet was about, especially Hamlet’s philosophical musing over existence and death. Lyrics written by then-keyboardist Kevin Moore. Video: To quote Mike Portnoy, the (now former) drummer of Dream Theater: “Who the hell was that wolfman guy in the video anyway? We had written it based on something else entirely”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mipc-JxrhRk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gMSg6MA8=&rs=AOn4CLBl54z2amqALIvZwAENDHbFVtGbxA "Dream Theater - Pull Me Under [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mipc-JxrhRk) ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/7 "2022-04-19T02:35:02Z")
Every video ever made by OK Go. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-dont-convey-the-same-message-as-the-video/962975/8 "2022-04-19T02:54:31Z")
Pat Benetar “Shadows of the Night” The video is of a dream based on the first two lines of the song, and has nothing to do with the rest of it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZInRE-KryGA/maxresdefault.jpg "Pat Benatar - Shadows Of The Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZInRE-KryGA)