10 "Innocent" Songs You Didn't Realise Were Filthy As A Kid

6. She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

They say I better stop - or I'll go blindOop - she bop - she bop."

Nope, She-Bop wasn't a new move for the disco - Cyndi Lauper was singing about masturbating. Now we watch the video from a different point of view, things such as the "self-service" sign, the vibrating motorcycle, and "masterbingo" with "Uncle Siggy" (Sigmund Freud) all finally make sense.

Lauper said she wanted little kids to think the song was about dancing, and to understand the real meaning as they got older. What's more, she said the song was recorded in the nude, in a dark room, whilst she tickled herself under the arms. Was that completely necessary, Cyndi?

 
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