Author: George Spencer

No Body

“No Body” by Blake Shelton

This is a love song in which the title is indicative of the singer’s desire for “no body” but the addressee. As implied, his infatuation with this lady, if you will, is influenced by booze,...

The Body of an American

“The Body of an American” by The Pogues

It has been deduced that The Pogues’ “The Body of an American” is an antiwar song. But coming to that conclusion solely from the nature of the lyrics takes some imagination or perhaps a more-advanced understanding...

Romantic Homicide

“Romantic Homicide” by D4vd

D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” is a song which features some pretty powerful imagery, as implied by its title and influenced by the era in which it was dropped. But what is more realistically being put forth behind all of...

Pink Venom

“Pink Venom” by Blackpink

Jennie, one of the members of Blackpink, described the interesting title of this piece (“Pink Venom”) as being intended to point to a contrast, i.e. the crew being both pretty (i.e. “pink”) yet dangerous (“venom”)...

Forever Only

“Forever Only” by Jaehyun

Jaehyun’s “Forever Only” is an interesting love song, because it’s never actually revealed if the addressee is a real person or not. That is to say that chorus implies that she is and furthermore would...