13. Same Ol' Situation (SOS) Is About...
To the casual listener, Crüe's anthemic Same Ol' Situation is just another break-up song (albeit a very good one!). It's a simultaneously sad and determined tale of splitting up and getting on with it. But fans that have done their research will know that the song is a little more complicated than that. As Vince often says when introducing SOS live, it's a song "about licking p*ssy". As Nikki elaborates:
That's about chicks leaving you for chicks. It happens. It definitely happens. It's worse than a chick leaving you for a guy because there's nothing you can do about it.
Essentially, it is a break-up song - but from the perspective of a guy whose girlfriend has left him for another woman! So there you have it. There are hidden levels of meaning in many of Crüe's tracks. Although SOS' secret message is probably not quite subtle or personal as, say, If I Die Tomorrow or On With The Show...!