How have the lyrics been interpreted?
Because music is such a subjective experience, varying degrees of personal interpretation must be used to classify songs. Songwriters frequently employ metaphorical references, and it would be folly for us to claim to have determined the actual lyric intent of each song’s composer. There is much room for opinion on thousands of songs, whether dealing with abstract existential themes or specific, yet variable, terms such as “Baby,” “Candy,” “Mama,” “Daddy” and “Rock”. Since every lyric is a potential metaphor, with the true meaning often known only by the songwriters themselves, we’ve tried to highlight each song’s major themes as we believe the composers intended them. This analysis comes from not only listening to and studying the lyrics, but also from books, articles and reports on music involving the artists’ own commentaries and respected authors, biographers, researchers and reporters. It should also be kept in mind that the lyrics of many songs bear little, if any, actual relatio
