14 Meanings Behind Commonly Misunderstood Songs

Who would have guessed a Maroon 5 song would have any hidden meaning?
14 Meanings Behind Commonly Misunderstood Songs

We can hear a song hundreds of times without the slightest understanding of what it's actually about. However, if you're considering making R.E.M.'s “The One I Love" we beg you to read below…

Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5 It may seem like a relationship song, but it's actually about the band feeling suffocated by their record label who was making them write more songs. It paid off. CRACKED.COM

Source: MTV

Closing Time by Semisonic Although the song seems to clearly be about leaving a bar, it's actually a metaphor for being born, in anticipation for frontman Dan Wilson's upcoming fatherhood. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

Blondie

One Way or Another by Blondie The obsessive love song is more obsessive than it seems on the surface. Debbie Harry penned the song after being stalked by a nutjob. CRACKED.COM

Source: EW

Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen The song has a long history of being used in a patriotic fashion, despite it being about the difficult experiences of a Vietnam veteran returning home. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

The Kingsmen

Louie Louie by the Kingsmen SMEN Written by Richard Berry, the lyrics have were rumored to be so obscene that it caused an FBI investigation. But it's just a wholesome song about a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lover. CRACKED.COM

Source: Snopes

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