Songs that Hit Differently After You Know the Meaning
The Top Ten
1 Slide - The Goo Goo Dolls

About a girl who got disowned by parents for having an abortion
2 Hey Ya - Outkast

3 Irresistible - Fall Out Boy

4 Spiral of Ants - Lemon Demon

5 I'm Your Daddy - Weezer

The whole song sounds like its an innuendo but rivers wrote this for his daughter
6 Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams

7 Harvester of Sorrow - Metallica

About a child who becomes an abusive alcoholic because his father was an abusive alcoholic
8 The Perfect Kiss - New Order

Sounds like a cool dance song but its actually about Ian Curtis's suicide
9 Daddy’s Eyes - The Killers

About a dad who cheated on his mom and has to explain to his son why he is leaving
10 Square Hammer - Ghost

The Contenders
11 Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Clapton's young son fell off a 40th floor balcony and was killed. He wrote this song instead of committing suicide.
12 Freak Me Out - Weezer

13 (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

14 Cut Here - The Cure

15 Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks

16 Lazarus - David Bowie

17 Sweet Bod - Lemon Demon

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