# Songs where the meaning is completely obvious **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 14, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683 "2021-08-14T21:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/81 "2021-08-17T19:14:09Z")
> [@Didi44](#): > > American Woman is the The Statue of Liberty The narrow-minded hardhats taking exception to the song back in the 70s tried to make this case. I think they were wrong. ---
**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/82 "2021-08-17T19:15:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > “War machines and ghetto scenes” and colored lights that hypnotize have nothing at all to do with the undesirability of American _women_ . But it’s not about American women, it’s about all the _big city_ American women they met on tour in the US. To the band, they were a whole new experience from small town Canada. At the time, war machines and ghettos would have been hot topics for big city women of college age. The colored lights line is just a variation of the small town boy being confused by the big city lights. > [@Didi44](#): > > And yet, Bachman explains it here I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word of that. He’s full of shit right from the start. There were no cities in the US that had no males 18-35 in them. I would have to see a solid site that Canadians could be drafted just by being in the US. And the whole song was written live on stage because he broke his guitar string? I couldn’t take any more after that. > [@Didi44](#): > > American Woman is the Statue of Liberty I don’t believe that either. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/83 "2021-08-17T23:59:40Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XksJW4B2mIM/hqdefault.jpg "Dead Boys-I Need Lunch") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XksJW4B2mIM) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/84 "2021-08-18T03:06:28Z")
I ❤ My Dog - Cat Stevens [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qcqk_SEsLPU/hqdefault.jpg "CAT STEVENS I Love my Dog") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcqk_SEsLPU) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/85 "2021-08-19T06:11:50Z")
No one’s mentioned [“I Don’t Want You Back”](https://youtu.be/3IoEeRTQibg) by Eamon? Very NSFW, but entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683/86 "2021-08-19T15:29:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BCaPTNhwK-4/hqdefault.jpg "TOPPOP: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCaPTNhwK-4) No double entendre here… Or here: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Pw-8AGRcyvk/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGOBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgRig3MA8=&rs=AOn4CLDrrjfM6Z3uxQz58lGmrYj8dzuCcg "Madness - My Girl (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-8AGRcyvk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-meaning-is-completely-obvious/948683.md?page=4)