Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Author: George Spencer

Child in Time

Deep Purple

“Child in Time” by Deep Purple

The official version of Deep Purple’s “Child in Time” is a healthy 10 minutes’ long. But from an actual wording standpoint, the song is pretty terse. And it can be deemed that the “time” being referred to is...

Foolish Heart

Steve Perry

“Foolish Heart” by Steve Perry

Steve Perry’s “Foolish Heart” actually features a sentiment we come across regularly via popular musicians now in the 21st century. And that is the vocalist being afraid of falling in love apparently due to past romantic disappointments.  Steve...

She Keeps Me Up

Nickelback

“She Keeps Me Up” by Nickelback

For us adults in the audience, upon first reading the title of this song (“She Keeps Me Up”) our minds will likely go to a certain place. We might likely presume that Chad Kroeger...

Was It All Worth It

Queen

“Was It All Worth It” by Queen

Queen’s “Was It All Worth It” is fundamentally a come-up song, though an unconventional one in that it revolves around the vocalist, Freddie Mercury, questioning whether or not the sacrifices he and his cohorts...

Do You Miss Me?

PinkPantheress

“Do You Miss Me?” by PinkPantheress

Fully appreciating the featured storyline in “Do You Miss Me?” requires some dot connecting and a bit of imagination on the part of the listener. And what it reads like, comprehensively, is the vocalist feeling...

Pistol

Cigarettes After Sex

“Pistol” by Cigarettes After Sex

Don’t be fooled by this track’s title (“Pistol”), because what we’re dealing with here is a somewhat-mushy song of heartbreak. The titular “pistol” is only mentioned once, at the beginning of the first verse, where...

World Cup

IShowSpeed

“World Cup” by IShowSpeed

IShowSpeed is somewhat of a rarity in that he is an American who appears to have a genuine affinity for FIFA football. To some degree, he displays his associated knowledge by commencing this song (“World Cup”) through...