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Prompted by the new Johnny 99 rave up and how some claim the lyrics are too dark for such a bright arrangement I thought of the following examples:

Sherry Darling - Welfare mom, possible parental abuse, future mother in law issues, family discord

Hungry Heart - Adultry, wife and child abandonment, philandering

I'm a Rocker - Torture, Bondage, endangerment

Working on the Highway (Child Bride) - any wonder why the title was changed, pedophilia, interstate flight

Any more?

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In the basement at St. Johns well I found her where she fell

Just another busted sister of Heartbreak Hotel

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Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo
Working on the Highway (Child Bride) - any wonder why the title was changed, pedophilia, interstate flight


This is not about pedophilia. Pedophilia is the attraction to prepubescent children. There is nothing in the song to suggest that the girl is prepubescent (or younger than 13). It is about hebephilia, attraction to pubescent children (the girl is most likely 16 or 17).
Originally Posted By: bosstrader
Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo
Working on the Highway (Child Bride) - any wonder why the title was changed, pedophilia, interstate flight


This is not about pedophilia. Pedophilia is the attraction to prepubescent children. There is nothing in the song to suggest that the girl is prepubescent (or younger than 13). It is about hebephilia, attraction to pubescent children (the girl is most likely 16 or 17).


Yeah get your terms correct or watch more Law and Order reruns!!!!!

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In the basement at St. Johns well I found her where she fell

Just another busted sister of Heartbreak Hotel

Originally Posted By: Gob
Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo

Hungry Heart - Adultry, wife and child abandonment, philandering

There is no adultry or philandering in this song.
verse 1 - Abandoned the family
verse 2 - Fell in and then out of love WITH HIS WIFE
verse 3 - regrets choices, wishes for home.



Oh yeah then why is he "back in Kingstown again"?

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In the basement at St. Johns well I found her where she fell

Just another busted sister of Heartbreak Hotel

Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo
Originally Posted By: Gob
Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo

Hungry Heart - Adultry, wife and child abandonment, philandering

There is no adultry or philandering in this song.
verse 1 - Abandoned the family
verse 2 - Fell in and then out of love WITH HIS WIFE
verse 3 - regrets choices, wishes for home.


He is crying in his beer.


Oh yeah then why is he "back in Kingstown again"?
Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo
Originally Posted By: Gob
Originally Posted By: DirtDiablo

Hungry Heart - Adultry, wife and child abandonment, philandering

There is no adultry or philandering in this song.
verse 1 - Abandoned the family
verse 2 - Fell in and then out of love WITH HIS WIFE
verse 3 - regrets choices, wishes for home.



Oh yeah then why is he "back in Kingstown again"?


We took what we had and we ripped it apart,
now here am I back in Kingstown again.

The time line clearly indicates that the relationship was over before he returned to Kingstown.
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