^You all are completely missing the METAPHOR. (Metaphor compares two things without actually coming forth and saying so.)
Love is great, love is fine - Her career is great and fine The affliction of the feel leaves me wanting more - After her success, she just wants more I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it - She always gets ridiculed about her image, but she's good at it Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it - Sex = her career which she loves Sticks and stones may break my bones - If you haven't heard this saying before, you're living under a rock But chains and whips excite me - All the criticizing just makes her want to do more
^You all are completely missing the METAPHOR. (Metaphor compares two things without actually coming forth and saying so.)
Love is great, love is fine - Her career is great and fine The affliction of the feel leaves me wanting more - After her success, she just wants more I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it - She always gets ridiculed about her image, but she's good at it Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it - Sex = her career which she loves Sticks and stones may break my bones - If you haven't heard this saying before, you're living under a rock But chains and whips excite me - All the criticizing just makes her want to do more
It's lyrically genius.
You shouldn't waste your time on them. Stupidity can't be cured apparently.
^You all are completely missing the METAPHOR. (Metaphor compares two things without actually coming forth and saying so.)
Love is great, love is fine - Her career is great and fine The affliction of the feel leaves me wanting more - After her success, she just wants more I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it - She always gets ridiculed about her image, but she's good at it Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it - Sex = her career which she loves Sticks and stones may break my bones - If you haven't heard this saying before, you're living under a rock But chains and whips excite me - All the criticizing just makes her want to do more
Haha, textually it's about sadomasochism/sex, the scandals/media aspect is subtext. The fact that the latter interpretation exists and is the song's true meaning does not erase the face value of the former. People are going to take it that way, and justifiably so.
The metaphor is cute. If she would've wrote it, I'm sure it would've gotten across better. Instead it's not a smart metaphor at all, as its all blatantly about sex.
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Originally posted by MrPeanut
Haha, textually it's about sadomasochism/sex, the scandals/media aspect is subtext. The fact that the latter interpretation exists and is the song's true meaning does not erase the face value of the former. People are going to take it that way, and justifiably so.
This is totally about sex, the metaphor is a cop out. The metaphor works I guess but you can't say it ISN'T about sex. You can interpret ANY SONG differently. "L-l-l-lick it like a lollipop" is really about working so hard for something you believe in. You keep licking, keep fighting, until you achieve your goals.
This is totally about sex, the metaphor is a cop out. The metaphor works I guess but you can't say it ISN'T about sex. You can interpret ANY SONG differently. "L-l-l-lick it like a lollipop" is really about working so hard for something you believe in. You keep licking, keep fighting, until you achieve your goals.
^You all are completely missing the METAPHOR. (Metaphor compares two things without actually coming forth and saying so.)
Love is great, love is fine - Her career is great and fine The affliction of the feel leaves me wanting more - After her success, she just wants more I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it - She always gets ridiculed about her image, but she's good at it Sex in the air, I don't care, I love the smell of it - Sex = her career which she loves Sticks and stones may break my bones - If you haven't heard this saying before, you're living under a rock But chains and whips excite me - All the criticizing just makes her want to do more