But itâs hard to think of the song as anything other than ⦠Now, nursery rhymes often have surprisingly violent lyrics, but if "Rock-a-bye Baby" is to be believed, not only is somebody climbing up trees and sticking their babies on the highest branches, but they're also watching as the cradle drops, and then writing songs about it. At face value, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a love song â but songwriter Jim Steinman has admitted it was a vampire love song, originally titled "Vampires in Love". From start to end, this song is nothing but vulgar and has managed to save composers and lyricists from many lawsuits with one word - photo. However, a lot of the songs you so fondly belt at karaoke actually have a much darker meaning. Take his 1973 song "I Shot the Sheriff," for example. Every single time. The song's meaning was laid out in the 2011 film Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend, according to the Miami New Times. Whether it's the Lakers, the Dodgers or the Kings, you're hearing that damn song. According to Marley's ex lover, the song actually details his desire for her not to take birth control pills, something he allegedly believed to be sacrilegious. Many songs from the '90s are, like the decade itself, fun, catchy and well-remembered. Take, for instance, the 2012 smash hit âGangnam Styleâ by Psy. On January 6, 1975, British progressive rock band Pink Floyd were riding a wave of success on Dark Side of the Moon, a sophisticated concept album about the things in life that break peopleâs spirits.They returned to Abbey Road studios to begin work on their follow-up, Wish You Were Here.It was a concept album that touched on such themes as absence, the corruption within the music ⦠The song's title is a play on Everclear, which Bushwick Bill had been drinking at the time, and the message of the song's last line: "It's fucked up I had to lose an eye to see shit clearly." 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