Songs you heard as a kid, but didn't understand...

[Uncle Lumpy]

Dec 10, 2014 15:25:41 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Dec 10, 2014 15:19:32 GMT -5 Uncle Lumpy said:

would easily fall into one of my most hated McGraw singles along with "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" , "Lookin' for That Girl" 

At least in "Last Dollar (Fly Away)", Tim sounds like an actual person and not some computerized robot.

That may be my most hated cause with the kids singing along and the "Ha Ha Ha" , I almost expected a big purple dinosaur to join in at any moment.

[sabre14]

Dec 10, 2014 15:29:19 GMT -5 Uncle Lumpy said:

That may be my most hated cause with the kids singing along and the "Ha Ha Ha" , I almost expected a big purple dinosaur to join in at any moment.

The Ha, Ha, Ha's is the only thing I didn't like in that song. Kids singing can be annoying for some but for some reason I wasn't bothered by it.

Did you forget "Truck Yeah" exists? Lol

[Uncle Lumpy]

Ah Yes! I actually did. That one is right up there as well.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I like Last Dollar just because of how engagingly happy it sounds. You can totally tell Big Kenny wrote it.

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^ I always liked it since my grandpa did. After the "Let It Go" album came out, he would pick me up from school and have that song blasting and we would sing along with it. Some great memories from my childhood, idk why he liked it i think it was just the overall brightness of the song that he loved

[sabre14]

Dec 10, 2014 18:33:59 GMT -5 zack97 said:

^ I always liked it since my grandpa did. After the "Let It Go" album came out, he would pick me up from school and have that song blasting and we would sing along with it. Some great memories from my childhood, idk why he liked it i think it was just the overall brightness of the song that he loved

100% True story. My Grandfather died the week that went #1 in 2007. Whenever I hear "Last Dollar" that's always in the back of my mind.

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Dec 10, 2014 19:17:17 GMT -5 sabre14 said:

Dec 10, 2014 18:33:59 GMT -5 zack97 said:

^ I always liked it since my grandpa did. After the "Let It Go" album came out, he would pick me up from school and have that song blasting and we would sing along with it. Some great memories from my childhood, idk why he liked it i think it was just the overall brightness of the song that he loved

100% True story. My Grandfather died the week that went #1 in 2007. Whenever I hear "Last Dollar" that's always in the back of my mind.

Wow, sorry to hear that. At least you have something to remember him by :) the best songs are definently the ones that can take you back like that

[toomuchboy]

There were several songs about abuse I didn't understand until I got older, like Garth Brooks' "The Thunder Rolls" and Shania Twain's "Black Eyes, Blue Tears." I was around 5 when I was listening to Come On Over and I remember thinking she was talking about black-eyed peas. LOL

Trisha Yearwood's "The Song Remembers When" was another one that I didn't fully understand until I was older, but it's one of my favorites of hers now.

Nov 3, 2014 19:32:26 GMT -5 Andy said:

-I completely misinterpreted Collin Raye's "I Think About You" as a standard love song, not understanding it's a father thinking of his daughter.

The same thing for me.

[.indulgecountry]

In re: the Reverend in the "Drinking in My Sunday Dress" lyrics:

It sounds like from the lines Uncle Lumpy posted that he's just being your typical judge-y Christian type that you'd expect from a church leader in small town America.

[Deleted]

I was 13 when i first heard Eric Church's song "Homeboy". I loved the song to death and understood that it was about a juvenile brother, however i never got the line "before they're called homeboy" until like a year ago. It just clicked with me he was trying to use the word "homeboy" as a double entendre to describe the parents being called "home" (heaven)

[Andy]

I've been a fan of Patty Loveless' "Someday I Will Lead the Parade" for years, but never really thought about or understood the lyrics. It just occurred to me recently that the song is about dying, and the "parade" of which the narrator speaks is a funeral procession.

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Bump

- I had no idea what a "bathroom polo" was when I heard Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats".

- When I was a kid, I didn't know why Gary was watching airplanes. I guess my 10 year old mind couldn't put two and two together lol

- Also, as a kid I had no idea what "Boondocks" were, but I still loved the song and Little Big Town

[sabre14]

Juice Newton - "Queen Of Hearts"
Pam Tillis - "Shake The Sugar Tree"

[Andy]

In 2008, I regularly heard a song on XM Radio called "Angel of the Night" by an artist named Jimmy Stewart who apparently never made it (no, not that Jimmy Stewart). It was co-written by Chris Stapleton and was included on The Steeldrivers' second album. After having listened to the song numerous times over the course of several years, I just realized that the song is probably about visiting a hooker, or at least engaging in some kind of illicit relationship.

[thy4568]

Mar 4, 2015 20:32:52 GMT -5 Andy said:

I've been a fan of Patty Loveless' "Someday I Will Lead the Parade" for years, but never really thought about or understood the lyrics. It just occurred to me recently that the song is about dying, and the "parade" of which the narrator speaks is a funeral procession.

I didn't know it was about a funeral until I read your post.  I have heard the song but never thought of the lyrics.  I always thought it's about walking away from a broken relationship with confidence and hopeful!!  Wow, I learnt something today ha ha!! 

[thy4568]

As a child I never understood REBA'S "FANCY." I never really got the story in the song.

Also, I never understood Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou and Dolly's "After the Gold Rush." Is the song about space ships or farmers or medieval knights?????? Still can't figure out the song today.

[Andy]

Apr 13, 2016 6:35:09 GMT -5 thy4568 said:

Mar 4, 2015 20:32:52 GMT -5 Andy said:

I've been a fan of Patty Loveless' "Someday I Will Lead the Parade" for years, but never really thought about or understood the lyrics. It just occurred to me recently that the song is about dying, and the "parade" of which the narrator speaks is a funeral procession.

I didn't know it was about a funeral until I read your post.  I have heard the song but never thought of the lyrics.  I always thought it's about walking away from a broken relationship with confidence and hopeful!!  Wow, I learnt something today ha ha!! 

The lyrics are very ambiguous, so I wouldn't say your reading was wrong. But personally, the lines:

"Though they've scattered through the years
Old friends will gather near
With nothing but the kindest words to say"

strongly imply a funeral to me. When else do you all your old friends from all around gather in one location and say nothing but good things about you? But now that I think about it, you could reasonably argue that the friends gathering around and saying nice things could just mean that they're rallying around her after a break-up.

Regardless of how one interprets the lyrics, what a great song.

[ethanhunt]

That Summer- Garth Brooks

[josh]

I thought 'Little Rock' was about Arkansas

[Andy]

Apr 14, 2016 14:19:54 GMT -5 ethanhunt said:

That Summer- Garth Brooks

A lot of Garth songs went over my head as a kid. "That Summer", "Two of a Kind (Workin' on a Full House)", "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", "Somewhere Other Than the Night" and probably some others all had meanings that went over my head.

Also, I've been listening to Merle Haggard's "It's Been a Great Afternoon" since I was around fifteen, and I finally understand it now.

[sabre14]

When I was a little kid, I just though "That Summer" was another love song...

[Andy]

For many years, I completely misinterpreted Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again". Somehow I thought it was a happy song, in which the narrator is in a relationship that's gradually dying, but then the spark comes back and they reconcile. This is pretty much the exact opposite of what the song is about. The relationship is over, the narrator is trying to forget her, but whenever he comes close to doing so, he starts wanting her all over again. How I ever came up with the former interpretation, I'll never know.

[Andy]

Once I learned that a Silver Eagle is a touring bus, songs that mention it made a lot more sense (e.g. "Midnight in Montgomery").

[onebuffalo]

Dec 11, 2016 18:33:23 GMT -5 Andy said:

Once I learned that a Silver Eagle is a touring bus, songs that mention it made a lot more sense (e.g. "Midnight in Montgomery").

Also, Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes.

[gingersnap]

Conway Twitty's - The Games that Daddies Play, always liked the song, but didn't realize til I got older and listened to it that when the MOM tells her son,I know you need and want his love, but son, you're the victim of another kind of games that Daddies play, that she was referring to "being raped".Still love the song,

[onebuffalo]

Dec 11, 2016 20:03:33 GMT -5 gingersnap said:

Conway Twitty's - The Games that Daddies Play, always liked the song, but didn't realize til I got older and listened to it that when the MOM tells her son,I know you need and want his love, but son, you're the victim of another kind of games that Daddies play, that she was referring to "being raped".Still love the song,

I do not think Conway Twitty had that in mind. I think the father just left the son to his mother.

[gingersnap]

Buffalo Country, have you listened to the song all the way thru , can't say what direction Conway was going with the song, if you listen to the entire song and the part where she says but son ,you're the "victim " of another kind of games that Daddies play, I think " her being raped by the guy ,is "what it is referring to instead of a father abdoning his kid.

[onebuffalo]

Dec 11, 2016 20:57:51 GMT -5 gingersnap said:

Buffalo Country, have you listened to the song all the way thru , can't say what direction Conway was going with the song, if you listen to the entire song and the part where she says but son ,you're the "victim " of another kind of games that Daddies play, I think " her being raped by the guy ,is "what it is referring to instead of a father abdoning his kid.

I have heard that song a million times. Take a look at the title: The Games That Daddies Play. Would rape be a game?

[onebuffalo]

A chart and video for The Games That Daddies Play:

BILLBOARD TOP TEN FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 9, 1976:
1. THE GAMES THAT DADDIES PLAY-CONWAY TWITTY-MCA
2. You And Me-Tammy Wynette-Epic
3. All I Can Do-Dolly Parton-RCA
4. Here's Some Love-Tanya Tucker-MCA
5. A Whole Lotta Things To Sing About-Charley Pride-RCA
6. Let's Put It Back Together Again-Jerry Lee Lewis-Mercury
7. If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time-Willie Nelson-Columbia
8. After The Storm-Wynn Stewart-Playboy
9. Among My Souvenirs-Marty Robbins-Columbia
10. Cherokee Maiden/What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana-Merle Haggard-Capitol

[.indulgecountry]

Dec 11, 2016 21:26:43 GMT -5 onebuffalo said:

Dec 11, 2016 20:57:51 GMT -5 gingersnap said:

Buffalo Country, have you listened to the song all the way thru , can't say what direction Conway was going with the song, if you listen to the entire song and the part where she says but son ,you're the "victim " of another kind of games that Daddies play, I think " her being raped by the guy ,is "what it is referring to instead of a father abdoning his kid.

I have heard that song a million times. Take a look at the title: The Games That Daddies Play. Would rape be a game?

What game is he playing then? Whether it's about rape or just purely child abandonment, the "game" is metaphorical in the context of the lyrics, so saying it can't be alluding to rape because 'rape isn't a game' doesn't work here.