‘Ticket to Ride’ – The Beatles
Many people believe that The Beatles’ “Ticket to Ride” is about a young woman traveling a train to see her sweetheart. However, the song had a very different significance for John Lennon. He stated that the song was inspired by cards signifying a clean bill of health that German prostitutes carried in the 1960s. Before they became recognized globally, the Beatles frequently performed in Hamburg, Germany.
‘Ticket To Ride’ The Beatles
‘Slide’ – Goo Goo Dolls
The first song from the Goo Goo Dolls’ 1998 album Dizzy Up the Girl, “Slide,” helped the group gain superstardom. On the surface, the fast-paced single appears to depict the classic rock-and-roll story of youthful lovers facing the world together. However, lead singer/songwriter Johnny Rzeznik revealed on an episode of VH1 Storytellers that there was much more to “Slide.” “… The song is actually about these two teenage kids, and the girlfriend gets pregnant, and… they’re trying to decide whether she should get an abortion, or they should get married, or what should go on,” he stated when introducing the song.
‘Slide’ Goo Goo Dolls
