# What is the song "Wildfire" about? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 1, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154 "2003-02-01T20:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/103 "2019-02-21T20:23:14Z")
> [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](#): > > Thank you, all that is what causes me to be confused. I do like the song, but it always leaves me muddled. They left out…why did the lights go out if the guy was hung and not electrocuted? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2019, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/104 "2019-02-21T21:34:58Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > They left out…why did the lights go out if the guy was hung and not electrocuted? I’ll give her that one. I always considered it was metaphoric. “The lights” that went out were justice, not a reaction to ol’ sparky in action. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/105 "2019-02-22T05:16:54Z")
I thought it was because all these Georgia hicks were so caught up in sleeping with, and killing, each other that they forgot to pay their electric bills. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/106 "2019-02-22T05:21:36Z")
It’s hanged, dammit, _[hanged](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/hanged-or-hung/)_. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/107 "2019-03-04T15:09:05Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > It’s hanged, dammit, _[hanged](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/hanged-or-hung/)_. It’s hanged, hangit, hanged… > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > That’s interesting, but it still doesn’t fit. Unless the point is little sister wants her brother dead, too? That’s she’s just a psychopath. Because little sister confessing that she shot [del]the sheriff[/del] the wife doesn’t make the other affairs come out any more than if brother shot her. If little sister knew about those, she’d have killed the judge, the sheriff, the defense lawyer, and anyone else. > > And if the trial took a reasonable amount of time, little sister could still go tell brother that she did it, even if she didn’t publicly confess. Little sister don’t you do what your big sister done ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/108 "2019-03-04T16:45:37Z")
> [@Melbourne](#): > > Little sister don’t you do what your big sister done ☹ Hey little sister, what have you done? Sorry, old song overload in brain. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/109 "2019-03-04T17:12:01Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > It’s hanged, dammit, _[hanged](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/hanged-or-hung/)_. [Or not](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/hung-or-hanged). ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/110 "2019-03-04T19:33:52Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > [Or not](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/hung-or-hanged). [And they was right](https://youtu.be/cdExsAQuCQA?t=22). ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/111 "2019-03-04T20:31:11Z")
\*Hey you You’re a wild honey child I’m out of control Every time you are near me I’m a wolf child, baby And I’m howlin’ for you My heart beats faster, hrrrr Hey hey, and it’s overpowered, wow I’m a wolf child, girl Howlin’ for you Wild flower Star of my dreams The most beautiful thing, yeah \* What?? MeanJoe ---
**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:** [March 4, 2019, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/112 "2019-03-04T20:53:30Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Hey little sister, what have you done? Hey little sister what have you done? Hey little sister he’s not the only one Hey little sister where’d my wife go? Hey little sister who’s the one you shot? Hey little sister shot gun! It’s a nice day to start again It’s a nice day for a killing spree It’s a nice day to kill them all! Hey little sister what have you done Hey little sister there isn’t only one I’ve looked away for so long (so long) I’ve been blind for so long (so long) I let it go for so long It’s a nice day to start again It’s a nice day for a killing spree It’s a nice day to kill them all! There is nothin’ safe in this world I have no wife in this world And there’s no Andy Wo’ in this world And there’s no Seth Amos in this world Look for something left in this world Start again ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/114 "2021-03-09T05:23:01Z")
Oh my god I love this song. I was obsessed with it for a long, long time. It’s so very, very bad that it wraps back around to good. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/115 "2021-03-09T15:51:22Z")
At this point, you need to specify which very bad song to which you refer. My sister was a about 7 when Wildfire came out. She had one of those spring-mounted pony rocking horses which she named Wildfire. She would be riding it while singing/yelling, “Wiiiiiiiildfiiiiire!” Was kind of a family memory thing for a long time. But I’ve enjoyed all the songs in this thread. I just let the artist have their license and enjoy the performance. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/116 "2021-03-09T16:13:56Z")
I though Wildfire was about the wrestler Tommy Rich. A horse makes a lot more sense, Rich really sucked at wrestling. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/117 "2021-03-09T20:46:25Z")
I’m starting to think the song is about herpes, 'cause it just won’t ever go away! ---
**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/codinghorror/32/4242_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/118 "2021-03-09T21:28:46Z")
Wildfire is super cheesy, it’s off the charts on the cheese-o-meter. One album I frequently recommend in this vein (that is, Music to Torture People By) is > **[Various Artists - 70's Party Classics Killers - Amazon.com Music](https://www.amazon.com/70s-Party-Classics-Killers/dp/B0000063EG)** > > Various Artists - 70's Party Classics Killers - Amazon.com Music 1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn 2. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace 3. Billy, Don’t Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods 4. (You’re) Having My Baby - Paul Anka 5. Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes 6. Feelings - Morris Albert 7. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill 8. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis, Jr. 9. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band 10. Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor 11. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 12. Muskrat Love - Captain & Tennille (chef’s kiss) 👨‍🍳 ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/119 "2021-03-09T22:03:29Z")
> [@codinghorror](#): > > Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree - Dawn Storyline of this song: “I’ve been in prison for three years, and my girlfriend hasn’t visited or answered my letters. But, what the hell, I’ll use the last of my cash to take a bus to her town anyway. Maybe giving me the silent treatment for three years was just a joke!” ---
**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:** [March 9, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154/120 "2021-03-09T22:49:43Z")
> [@erysichthon](#): > > Storyline of this song: “I’ve been in prison for three years, and my girlfriend hasn’t visited or answered my letters. Well, she didn’t know the address of the Hanoi Hilton. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-wildfire-about/152154.md?page=5)