THE MEANING BEHIND THE MOST FAMOUS SONGS IN HISTORY

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The meaning of songs

The meaning of songs

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Wake Me Up When September Ends

The show must go on

Hurricane

In the Air Tonight

Born in the USA

Poker Face

Like a Virgin

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Based on an autobiography that the boxer published from prison in 1974, 'The Sixteenth Round', it named celebrities such as Mohamed Ali.

Bob Dylan

This song, written in 1975, was one of the main reasons why the famous singer-songwriter from Minnesota was awarded a noble prize in 2016. The lyrics tell the story of Rubin Hurricane Carter, a boxer who was wrongfully imprisoned and inspired this well known Bob Dylan song.

'Hurricane'

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The song speaks about an imminent end and how, as the title says, the show must go on, preparing fans for what was coming. The song is considered by many to be one of the most emotional and powerful of the group.

Queen

The last song recorded by the band's famous vocalist Freddie Mercury before he died of HIV, it was released in October 1991. It was written by the guitarist Brian May, although attributed to the group and included on their album Innuendo.

'The show must go on'

When his mother got home and knocked on the door to Billie's room, Billie simply said, "Wake me up when September ends," hence the title.

Green day

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this song about his father, who died of cancer on September 1, 1982 when Billie was just 10 years old. At his father's funeral, Billie cried, ran home and locked himself in his room.

'Wake Me Up When September Ends'

It also references Lady Gaga's bisexuality, as she told an audience in California in 2009. 'Poker Face' refers to the feeling of having a relationship with a man but thinking about a woman.

Lady Gaga

A song inspired by the time the artist spent working as a go-go dancer in New York. The title references tricks she used to use in order to get more money out of the audience that came to see the shows.

'Poker Face'

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treated when they return to the United States.The antithesis of the American dream, it highlights the feelings of loneliness and abandonment of the working class of that era.

Bruce Springsteen

Many people, when they hear this famous Bruce Springsteen song, think that it's an American pride anthem, but nothing could be further from the truth.The real message of the song can be heard in the description of how Vietnam war veterans are

'Born in the USA'

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you find the love of your life, and forget about all the other experiences you've had before because you feel NEW. Like a young person who's never experienced love before and finds it for the first time.

Madonna

This 1984 song which launched the queen of pop's career has been misinterpreted many times over the years. Although the title makes us think of virginity in terms of sex, that's not really what it's about. The lyrics speak about love, about the moment when

'Like a Virgin'

This song is still Tyler,'s most succssful hit, having reached #1 in many countries and selling over 800,000 copies a day.

Bonnie Tyler

Although everyone who's heard this song thinks it's a love song, we're wrong. It is about love, but the love between vampires... Yes, you read that right. Vampires. This is according to the writer Jim Steinman.

'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

The truth is that its meaning is actually much simpler than we thought. It speaks about his divorce from his first wife; a somewhat traumatic separation which happened in 1979.

Phil Collins

This was the singer's first solo track, and was previously rumored to have been about a man who refused to save another man from drowning. However, the artist himself has confirmed that it has been misinterpreted for years.

'In the Air Tonight'