Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Jessica Shelton

Pretty by Korn

Korn

Korn’s “Pretty” Lyrics Meaning

Korn’s “Pretty” is based on a disturbing real-life event. The event is so disturbing that we recommend some sort of a parental advisory before reading forward. In his late teens Korn’s frontman, Jonathan Davis,...

Thunderstruck by AC/DC

AC/DC

“Thunderstruck” by AC/DC

“Thunderstruck” is designed to be something like your quintessential hard rock song. And the title is meant to be a reference to power, as the term AC/DC is generally understood. First Verse The beginning of the first...

Cinderella Man by Rush

Rush

Rush’s “Cinderella Man” Lyrics Meaning

Rush member Giddy Lee is acknowledged as the primary writer of “Cinderella Man”. And he based it on one of his favorite movies, “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” (1936). Said film is premised on a normal dude from a...

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

“Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel

“Sledgehammer” is a song filled with terminology which some may describe as sensual innuendos. That’s another way of saying that the metaphors used throughout are an expression of the singer’s desire to sleep with the addressee. And...

Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn

P.M. Dawn

“Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” by P.M. Dawn

P.M. Dawn’s “Set Adrift on Memory Bliss” has been described as a hodge-podge of different musings, indicative of the psychedelic raps which were popular in the early 1990s. However, there is an discernible yet embedded shall we...

"Creeping Death" by Metallica

Metallica

“Creeping Death” by Metallica

For those who are familiar with the latter part of the story of the Hebrews in Egypt as depicted in the Book of Exodus, that is what “Creeping Death” is centered on. As the story...