FUN SONG TITLES, FUN SOUNDS, DEPRESSING SONGS

The song Peace Frog by Jim Morrison and Co. (aka The Doors) is a terrific party song. OR IS IT?

While the song title is kooky and the song's tempo is upbeat and great to listen to after a couple of beers while socializing with your peers, this song is really a cry to end bloodshed and violence. Knowing this, why do we still start pseudo-dancing, drink in hand when we hear this song at bars? Consider it WRONG Music for the Situatino. And why stop here.

There are tons of songs out there that people party to and even have as a first dance song at their wedding that couldn't be further from appropriate. Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U," sounds like a love song, right? Sure. But the song is more anti-love than a get together at Darth Vader's place. Sinead was basically saying that she'll come across lot's of mean people in her life but Nothing Compares to you, the one who caused me more pain and suffering than anyone I've ever met.

One line that most folks know from The Pretender's "My City Was Gone," is "Ayy oh way to go Ohio." A tribute to the Chrissy Hynde's home state - because she's so proud to be from there right? Guess again. Until I listened closely to the words, I had no idea this song was even called "My City Was Gone." The song is a tribute, but it's a tribute to how the state of Ohio had lost it's character after she came back from living in Sheffield, England. Not so upbeat - even though I turn up the radio every time I hear it.

So is it us, the fans, or the musicians? Are we bad people for not listening to the words, or are the musicians just that twisted to sing about depressing things while surrounding them upbeat tunes? We may never know, but one thing's for certain, I won't stop pseudo-dancing.