Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Runnin’ Down a Dream

Tom Petty

“Runnin’ Down a Dream” by Tom Petty

We have already noted how “Free Fallin’“, a track which Tom Petty released concurrently with this one, is based on sort of open-road motif. And such a thematic inference is even more pronounced in “Runnin’ Down...

Lucky

RuPaul

“Lucky” by RuPaul

RuPaul’s Drag Race is a television show which apparently features transgenders, not transsexuals. The difference between the two is that a transgender is, say, a man who dresses like a woman, i.e. a “drag” queen. But a...

Love Story

Taylor Swift

“Love Story” by Taylor Swift

It has been put forth that “Love Story” is about Taylor Swift’s relationship with fellow pop star Joe Jonas. But that theory wouldn’t be logical for a couple of reasons. First off, the actual history behind the...

Purge The Poison

MARINA

“Purge The Poison” by MARINA

Every once in a while music artists, especially those perhaps we can say of the B list-ish British variety, tend to drop tracks like this – a ‘cause song’ if you will. A ‘cause song’...

Never Tear Us Apart

INXS

“Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS

INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart” is a song that has been described as “simple”, which it is from a sentimental standpoint. It is based on the concept of two individuals meeting each other and forming an...

Free Fallin'

Tom Petty

Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin'” Lyrics Meaning

Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” is a song which apparently has two different meanings or narratives that are rolled into one. The first centers on this concept of the singers and others like him being “bad...

So Done

The Kid LAROI

“So Done” by The Kid Laroi

What the vocalist is “so done” with, first and foremost, is his relationship with the addressee, his significant other. The way the situation reads is that he perceives her as being a toxic partner, and...