Author: Amanda London

Tina Turner

June 30, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 30, 2020

“Acid Queen” by Tina Turner

Cutting straight to the chase, the Acid Queen is a character tantamount to say a drug-dealing working girl. And basically, who she is addressing is a new customer as well as his parents. In not getting too...

Tina Turner

June 30, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 30, 2020

“Be Tender with Me Baby” by Tina Turner

On “Be Tender with Me Baby”, Tina Turner is taking an apologetic approach towards the addressee. Said addressee would be her significant other. And the reason she is humbling herself is because he is apparently on...

Ike / Ike & Tina Turner / Tina Turner

June 30, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 30, 2020

“A Fool in Love” by Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner’s “A Fool in Love” is a classic love song. The singer presents herself as someone who is committed to her partner for two reasons. One is that she does not actually want...

Melanie Martinez

June 29, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 29, 2020

“Bombs on Monday Morning” by Melanie Martinez

Even for an artist who tends to rely on metaphors as heavily as Melanie Martinez does, “Bombs on Monday Morning” is one of the more lyrically-complex songs in her (unreleased) catalog. For instance, as...

Dr. Dre / Snoop Dogg

June 29, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 29, 2020

“Nuthin’ But a G Thang” by Dr. Dre (ft. Snoop Dogg)

A “G”, as coined by the West Coast homeys, is actually a colloquial term for a “gangsta”.  And it doesn’t, at least when this song was dropped, necessarily refer to someone who is engaged in violent...

Tina Turner

June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020

“Let’s Stay Together” by Tina Turner

This is, quite simply, a love song. So the titular “let’s” is actually comprised of the singer and the addressee, who is her lover. And basically, what she is espousing is the idea of the...

Tina Turner

June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020

“Help!” by Tina Turner

As noted in the trivia section, this song dates back to the mid-1960s. And we can say that during that era, lyrics were a bit more-straightforward than modern pop music. As such, in this case the...

Tina Turner

June 28, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 28, 2020 · Last modified July 2, 2020

“What’s Love Got to Do with It” by Tina Turner

On “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, award-winning singer Tina Turner is addressing someone she is romantically interested in. And it can be deduced that she is in fact feeling him. However, she is...

Tina Turner

June 27, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 27, 2020 · Last modified May 25, 2023

“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” by Tina Turner

Readers who are familiar with the Mad Max film franchise will recognize the titular “Thunderdome”, which plays a prominent role in the song, as being a fictional location in said universe. In the movie itself, it...

Harry Styles

June 27, 2020

 by Amanda London · Published June 27, 2020 · Last modified June 28, 2020

Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times” Lyrics Meaning

As the title of this song (“Sign of the Times”) suggests, it is indeed based on the general state of the world during the time it was written, as perceived by Harry Styles. More specifically,...