Song lyrics, the most under-appreciated aspect of music. A true poet might come forth and pour his or her heart out through the majesty of the written word, and all the majority of us are concerned with is if its a catchy beat or not. Our complete disconnect may help to explain why some of our favourite chart-topping hits have subtle (and in some cases exceptionally blatant) creepy messages that we remained completely oblivious to, even whilst singing along! That's right, Robin Thicke's rapey "Blurred Lines" isn't the only song with disturbing lyrical content, though you would be forgiven for thinking it was the only song that actually exists if you've only recently purchased a radio. Mentally prepare yourselves as we destroy the pleasant memories attached to some of your favourite songs by exposing their undertones of creepiness, one by one..
10. Who Let The Dogs Out? - Baha Men
Lets start with a tasteless slice of old-school cheese. If you're anything like me this was likely the theme song (and only song) at many a childhood birthday party. That catchy chorus that had us all truly questioning "honestly guys, who let the dogs out?"... but we never really put any thought into what this phrase meant; its not like our respective nations were suddenly being swarmed by waves of slavering canines, or everybody in the world suddenly lost their dogs. But we just chanted the words without any consideration to what they actually meant, like the rhythmically inclined pre-teen zombies we were. The song is actually telling the tale of a group of horny men (that the women refer to as "dogs"), who go to a party, and despite much rejection eventually engage in sexual activities of a particular variety, namely doggy style. Don't believe me? Take a look:
Gonna tell myself, "Hey, man, no get angry", To any girls callin' them canine, But they tell me, "Hey, man, it's part of the party", You put a woman in front and her man behind.
The song then goes on to inform the listener that "a doggy ain't nothing if he don't have a bone". Rather crude, but we all managed to miss it. This whole time we were innocently singing along to a song about nightclub prowling that lead to bedtime shenanigans and our parents just sat there, smiling, allowing that to happen! That's sick people, and makes the true underlying messages of the song that little bit more disturbing...