Revealing the True Meanings Behind These Misunderstood Songs

Published on 07/06/2023
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Macarena

“Macarena” may be the queen of a type of music in which the lyrics are overlooked because the instrumentals are so enjoyable. Listeners who didn’t speak Spanish had another reason to sway their hips happily as the duo sung about a young woman who cheats on her boyfriend with two of his pals while he’s joining in the Army. Macarena, you’re not doing so well!

Macarena

Macarena

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One Way Or Another

It’s that scene in every rom-com where the aspiring architect or bakery entrepreneur is initially rejected by her or his love interest. To win them over, bring out Blondie and a montage of personal improvement initiatives and/or witty conspiracy theory hobby board-level planning. Unfortunately, our well-intentioned soul mate is composing romantic overtures to a stalker tune. Lead singer Debbie Harry told EW, “I was actually stalked by a nutjob, so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. But I tried to inject a little bit of levity into it to make it more lighthearted. I think in a way that’s a normal kind of survival mechanism.”

One Way Or Another

One Way Or Another

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