What is the most misused song in history?

[Maggots on a Train v2]

It was pretty cringy back in the Bush administration when "Fortunate Son" got used unironically in a Gap commercial. But most misused is always the Sting stalker song.

 

[Tablet County]

I used to think Rocket Man by Elton John was one of these until I learned that the lyrics are 100% straightforward and not about being strung out on heroin.

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

I used to think Rocket Man by Elton John was one of these until I learned that the lyrics are 100% straightforward and not about being strung out on heroin.

To be fair, most songs are about being strung out on heroin.

 

[Sneed's Feed And Seed]

"They Not Like Us"
Increasingly, "they" ARE like you, birds of a feather fuck kids together

 

[SNU]

Who let the dogs out being used in every kids movie about dogs.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Who let the dogs out being used in every kids movie about dogs.

Wasn't that song about horny men?

 

[Tablet County]

Wasn't that song about horny men?

To be fair, most songs are about horny men.

 

[Mexican Molotov Marauder]

The big one that comes to mind is Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen. I also heard White Wedding by Billy Idol at multiple weddings, which made me smile quite a bit.

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

To be fair, most songs are about horny men.

You're a dick lol

 

[Tablet County]

You're a dick lol

Am I wrong?

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

Am I wrong?

Well "Like A Virgin" is about a girl that meets a guy that has a really big dick.

 

[OrionBalls]

Wasn't that song about horny men?

It's about horny men showing up at a party and ruining the vibe.

 

[scallion]

Wasn't that song about horny men?

It's about ugly chicks at the club

 

[OrionBalls]

Closing Time is about a man who's about to have a kid. Which I suppose would also clear out a party, but that's not why it's played.

 

[ForTheHoard]

Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" is about a 9 year old.

 

[booklover]

Hey Ya. The song even calls out people who don't listen to the words.

Every Breath You Take. It's not a love song, you morons.

Hallelujah. There are a bazillion covers out there of people who don't realize that Leonard Cohen is a sarcastic motherfucker.

Extreme's "More Than Words" is also not appropriate for weddings.

And of course there's Gary Glitter's "Rock & Roll, Part 2." Not because of the song, but because he's a total sicko.

 

[TV's Adam West]

Diamonds and guns by The Transplants has some fun lyrics such as
Lookin' for the bitch who took the money and run
Now the daylight's gone and there's no more fun
And who's the fuckin' bitch who stole all the heroin?
And
No one lives forever, in fact we all die
From those who bust shots to those who stuff cops
To those who serve rocks on all the hard blocks


So they used it in a fucking shampoo commercial
https://youtu.be/9utroCsauDs

 

[Brenda Holiday]

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Song is about murder
For years people treated it like a love song

I thought it was about his divorce?

 

[ElHijodeDeficienciaCogni]

I thought it was about his divorce?

 

[MadStan]

God save the Queen