Tom MaxwellLet’s create a playlist about supposed love songs that could actually be about something much…darker. I’ll start with this menacing masterpiece: “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James & The Shondells #NotALoveSong https://youtube.com/watch?v=EskyTWjnG2k&feature=share
“Turn Around” by Carl Perkins is definitely #NotALoveSong https://youtu.be/YvHVNYDgFS0
Turn Around - Carl Perkins
Ray Charles and Betty Carter - Baby It's Cold Outside
KT@tommyyum Odd, I was working at Disney in the 80’s during the worst of AIDS, and have been thinking a lot about this song… https://youtu.be/0QDKLglEP5Y. It was safe to dance, but working with so many gay men, no one and nothing felt safe. Ronald Reagan used AIDS to wipe out an entire American culture. #NotALoveSong, and not a dance song either, i think…..
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (HD 720p)
grantimatter@tommyyum I think the canonical example is “Every Breath You Take” but maybe “There She Goes” by the Las is more in line with what you’re after.
#NotALoveSong
Although these are intentionally not what they sound like.
There She Goes
@tommyyum “I Got You” by Split Enz definitely has something going on under the obvious level.
(This is probably true for a lot of early 80s songs.)
#NotALoveSong
Split Enz - I Got You (Official Video)
Sarah Ovenall@tommyyum “Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You” has always struck me this way, especially the line “love makes me treat you the way that I do.” Is he cheating or abusive & buys her lavish gifts to keep her in line? Or is he bankrupting himself to shower gifts on a woman who isn’t that into him, in hopes of winning her affection? I’ve wondered for years.
@ovenall A classic example of loansharking.
@tommyyum right? With either of my interpretations, there’s an implied “…now you owe me” after the list of things he bought for her