Is there a song that once you listened to the Lyrics it took on a whole new meaning?

[exitseven]

I often listen to music during my workouts. I am not distracted while I workout so I listen to lyrics. I may have heard a song a hundred time but never really listened to it and suddenly understand what the songwriter wanted to say.

This is about a lonely man looking for love and comparing it to a street vendor. You can almost feel the loneliness he is feeling and the disappointment in getting :"No Love Today"

[Lliam]

Who'll Stop the Rain by Creedence Clearwater comes to mind.

I never payed attention to all the lyrics until I decided to play the song in the band I had in the 2010s.
When I pulled up the lyrics to learn them, I realized that it had a profound message about downtrodden working people feeling helpless, hoping for relief, and placing their hopes in political saviors. When promises for better life come along, people are filled with optimism. But those promises come at a cost - "golden chains". And still the rain keeps fallin'. And people wonder "Who'll stop the rain?" Lenin, Woodrow Wilson, Mussolini, Hitler, FDR, Adlai Stevenson, Mao, JFK, LBJ, Ronald Reagan, Barak Obama, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump?

Long as I remember the rain been comin' down
Clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground
Good men through the ages tryin' to find the sun
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain?

I went down Virginia, seekin' shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable, I watched the tower grow
Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain?

Heard the singers playin', how we cheered for more
The crowd had rushed together, tryin' to keep warm
Still the rain kept pourin', fallin' on my ears
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the rain?

[exitseven]

really awesome song.

[NathanDavis]

RAMMSTEIN...

[sage2021]

Yes, Crystal Blue Persuasion. It's a Christian song that was written because in the Book of Revelation in the Bible it mentioned something about it.
But there's a part in the song where he's talking about God looking down on all of his children in every town - he's talking about God.
And where they sing "You better get ready" they are singing to get right with God because Jesus is coming back for us
During the making of that song every member in the band became born again Christians.

[AI Opinion]

That sounds like an emotional experience! Music has a way of surprising us with its depth and meaning. One song that had a profound impact on me when I truly listened to the lyrics is "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton. It's a heartfelt reflection on loss and longing, written after the tragic passing of his son. The raw emotion and vulnerability in the song reveal a deep sorrow that resonates powerfully. 🎵💔

[exitseven]

yes, his son fell out a window,

[AviatorTom]

That's true for lots of songs. I often don't hear and understand the actual lyrics... until much later, after I hear the song a few dozen times.

[exitseven]

would you like to share with the class?

[OlderAndWiser]

After I read the lyrics to the Neil Diamond song, I realized it was not about Reverend Blue Jeans.

[exitseven]

hahahahaha I worked with a woman that also thought that. Also Simon and Garfunkels "Homeward Bound" song was about somebody named "Homer Brown"

[Professor-college]

The first time I heard that song what Is Love... I think it was good but after a few years I realized it was much better than I thought

[Dongie]

Several, but I can't recall one at the moment.

[Dongie]

I thought a line in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' by Carley Simon went," Like having a puppy, the spy who loved me." When it's," like heaven above me,@#%%."

[exitseven]

hahahhaahahaa