Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: Amanda London

Red Red Wine by UB40

UB40

“Red Red Wine” by UB40

The general theme of this song features the singer celebrating “red red wine”. The reason he is doing so is because it acts as sort of an antidepressant in his life. In other words, it enables...

Kick You When You're Down by AC/DC

AC/DC

“Kick You When You’re Down” by AC/DC

To kick someone when they’re down is an idiom which basically means doing something detrimental to a person while they’re already in a troubled position. And in this case, it is the singer himself who is in...

No Man's Land by AC/DC

AC/DC

“No Man’s Land” by AC/DC

Under traditional circumstances, the term no man’s land points to a territory which for one reason or another is completely inhospitable. However, that is not necessarily how AC/DC are using it in this song. Rather the entire...

Wild Reputation by ACDC

AC/DC

“Wild Reputation” by AC/DC

“Wild Reputation” is one of the songs on AC/DC’s Power Up album in which Brian Johnson is taking on the role of a bad boy. Indeed it is he who possesses the titular “wild reputation”. That is...

Systems Down by AC/DC

AC/DC

“Systems Down” by AC/DC

AC/DC’s “Systems Down” is about a systems’ failure which is apparently the result of a furnace burning out of control. So the setting appears as if it may be in some sort of industrial plant...

Money Shot by AC/DC

AC/DC

“Money Shot” by AC/DC

AC/DC’s “Money Shot” is without a doubt a sex song. And by the looks of things, the addressee is a lady who is in heat in addition to being a romantic interest of the singer. ...

Code Red by AC/DC

AC/DC

“Code Red” by AC/DC

According to the in-the-know music publication Rolling Stone, this track is about the singer tearing down the highway. And whereas that does seem to be one of its subjects, there’s apparently a lot more going on here. Or...