George Spencer, Author at Song Meanings and Facts

January 20, 2022

“Super Gremlin” by Kodak Black

The term “gremlin”, as most notably used in this song (“Super Gremlin”), points to the concept of Kodak Black ingesting Percocet, just because he’s wild like that. But that said, this piece doesn’t appear to...

The Weeknd

January 11, 2022

“Less Than Zero” by The Weeknd

“Less Than Zero” is a song that requires a bit of imaginative interpretation to decipher. Of course someone referring to himself as “less than zero”, as the vocalist does on this track, is basically another...

The Dresden Dolls

January 6, 2022

“My Alcoholic Friends” by The Dresden Dolls

The Dresden Dolls’ “MY Alcoholic Friends” can be classified as an ode to alcoholism. But the vocalist is not celebrating such a lifestyle in a comedic or nonchalant kind of way per se. Rather, how the song...

Bruce Springsteen

October 19, 2021

“Sherry Darling” by Bruce Springsteen

First off, let it be known that “Sherry Darling” is based on a fictional individual, i.e. the titular Sherry not being a real person per se. Furthermore, she is the romantic interest of the vocalist. And by...

BTS / Coldplay / K-pop / Number 1 Songs

September 24, 2021

“My Universe” by Coldplay & BTS

We have noted in the past how K-pop acts, such as BTS, tend to rarely, if ever, drop an overt love song, though that trend seems to be changing. But for now, My Universe is more or less...

Madonna

August 11, 2021

“Ray of Light” by Madonna

The first word uttered in Madonna’s “Ray of Light” is “Zephyr”, which is the name of an Ancient Greek deity. Perhaps namedropping him, within the grand scheme of the song, can be considered symbolic, since the...

Chumbawamba

July 22, 2021

“The Triumph Of General Ludd” by Chumbawamba

First off let it be known that the historical figure upon whom Chumbawamba’s “The Triumph of General Ludd” is based, an 18th century man by the name of Ned Ludd, was not a general. Nor was...

Roberta Flack

June 19, 2021

“Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Roberta Flack

Love songs, as far as the music industry goes, are such that most of them are based on metaphors created by innumerable respective songwriters. But even then many, if not the majority, of such lyrics...

Billy Joel

June 4, 2021

“Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel

Although it is never actually specified in the lyrics that “Just the Way You Are” is a love song of the romantic variety, such is in fact the case. And in that regard it is...

Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole

June 4, 2021

“Unforgettable” by Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole

The very general implication would be that “Unforgettable” was written primarily with a romantic interest in mind. And we are making that presumption based on a couple of lyrics, such as the vocalist referring to...

Author: George Spencer