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35 Songs That Everybody Gets Wrong

By:: Cracked Plasticians

March 12, 2014

A lot is made about the lyrical content of songs. So much so that, naturally, we wind up with more than a few different interpretations that are usually presented with fact.

Well, all of them are bullshit and you knew the day would come when we debunk those myths. Our readers researched the origins of these popular songs, and we gave $200 to the winner ...

35 Entry by BellosTheMighty

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34 Entry by Shearer_Carnage

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33 Entry by Creatris

88 63 John Hughes developed the plot and wrote the popular 80's teen flick, Pretty In Pink, based on the lyrics of the title song. (It's too bad that

32 Entry by Shearer_Carnage

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31 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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30 Entry by FunkPumpkin

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29 Entry by Adogg1991

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26 Entry by Marconi Rebus

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25 Entry by Edvamp

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24 Entry by ZenofNow

U2's song One is not a love song. The band have been told by many fans that they played the song at their weddings, prompting Bono to respond, Are

23 Entry by deadgardens

The Village People's songs were meant to be serious. David Hodo (the construction worker) said the group's French songwriters originally intended no j

22 Entry by MinorShan

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21 Entry by bessieboporbach

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20 Entry by mkad

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19 Entry by Marconi Rebus

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18 Entry by kpx985

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17 Entry by AnarchieBunker

In 1970, the Grateful Dead released Casey Jones, which features the lyric Driving that train, high on cocaine We didn't mean for people to go start

16 Entry by SeltzerMoth

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15 Entry by tigonhawk

THE ONE I LOVE THOUGH OFTEN DEDICATED TO LOVED ONES THIS SONG IS ACTULLY ABOUT USING SOMEONE AND HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY MICHAEL STIPE AS BEING INCREDI

14 Entry by MinorShan

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13 Entry by FunkPumpkin

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12 Entry by Adogg1991

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11 Entry by Chan Teik Onn

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10 Entry by Zapp Rowsdower

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9 Entry by bessieboporbach

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8 Entry by Adogg1991

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7 Entry by Red_Black

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6 Entry by SomerOf84

It wasn't just Lorde's life-long fascination with aristocracy that She also credits led her the this 1976 National to pen hit Royals... Geographic p

5 Entry by lazyheretic

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4 Entry by 404notfound

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3 Entry by bullamakanka

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2 Entry by Arrr0wmanc3r

Many people believe the Rush song The Trees is a complex metaphor for social equality and the division between social classes. (It's really just dru

1 Entry by Edvamp

Smells Like Confusion Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit has a history of confused meanings, even to the songwriter himself. Kathleen Hanna of Bikini

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