Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Glory Box

Portishead

“Glory Box” by Portishead

The titular term (“Glory Box”), as used especially in Australia and New Zealand, refers to a storage unit in which women place items in anticipation of one day being married.  With that in mind, what we...

INVU

TAEYEON

“INVU” by Taeyeon

This song is in fact premised on the concept of the vocalist being the victim of an unrequited love. But arguably, the main issue at hand isn’t the singer being convinced that the man she loves doesn’t...

Music

Madonna

“Music” by Madonna

This is another one of Madonna’s celebration of music and more specifically that of the dance variety. The way she perceives this form of entertainment is as one which “makes the people come together”. But even...

MAMIII

Becky G / Karol G

“MAMIII” by Becky G. & Karol G 

By the looks of things, even though the official title of this song is “Mamii”, it is actually an alternate spelling of “mami”.  And mami, as you may already know, is a popular Spanish-language slang...

It's Gonna Be Me

NSYNC

“It’s Gonna Be Me” by NSYNC

What it looks like is that the narrator is trying to get with a particular woman, that being the addressee. She is presented as someone who has had her heart broken in the past –...

Khabib

Central Cee

“Khabib” by Central Cee

“Khabib” is a lengthy rap which is apparently meant to serve a multitude of purposes from Central Cee’s perspective. Near the top of the list, all lyrics considered, would be the vocalist calling out his...

Boyfriend

Dove Cameron

“Boyfriend” by Dove Cameron

For readers who may not know, Dove Cameron, the Disney actress, is in fact a known bisexual. And the reason why such is important to note in this case is because “Boyfriend” is a love song, though...