Loads of songs we listen to all the time contain lines that make no sense whatsoever. In fact, some contain big chunks of utter rubbish. Yet we often don’t notice this because we’re enjoying the tune – and in some cases even warbling along to the words – whilst not bothering actually to think about what anyone’s singing.
In this book we embark on an exploration of some of the rather intriguing lyrics in modern music. We consider what the singer is singing, what the writer has written, and what either of them might have been smoking at the time.