Ready for a laugh? Someone just asked Reddit, “As a child, what’s a song you sang loud and proud, only to find as an adult it’s super inappropriate for a child to be singing?” The answers and stories behind them are sure to put a smile on your face. Here are 10 of the best:
10. LoveGame, by LadyGaga
This answer came from a Reddit user about a song they recently heard their young niece singing. They wrote:
“My 11 year-old, completely innocent niece: “let’s have some fun, this beat is sick, I wanna take a ride on your disco stick” Me: “Let’s play a different song.”
9. Peacock, by Katie Perry
Sticking with a similar theme, another response went like this:
“My friend’s daughter used to loudly sing Katie Perry peacock. Literally Everyone: ummm….Friend: It’s a song about a bird, and you will not say otherwise.”
8. Semi-Charmed Life, by Third Eye Blind
One Reddit user took a trip down memory lane, recalling that time his 7-year-old daughter started singing some inappropriate lyrics from this classic tune from Semi-Charmed Life. They wrote:
“The year is 1997 and I have a Volvo 740GLE with a 6 disc changer in the trunk. My daughter is about 7 and loves to ride off with dad and sing along with the radio…Anyway, Semi-Charmed Life from Third Eye Blind comes on the disc player and we’re both singing along, and I realize that some pretty racy lyrics are coming up so I hit the mute button until I can get something more appropriate on. The audio stops, but she just keeps going on, singing about those “little red panties they pass the test, pulled up around your belly face down on the mattress” like she’s singing her ABCs. I picked up some Tom Chapin CDs after that.”
7. My Humps, by Black Eyed Peas
A youthful Happygolucky226 had a very different understanding of My Humps than most adults did when it came out.
“My humps- black eyed peas. Apparently they were not just talking about milk and Cocoa Puffs.”
6. It Wasn’t Me, by Shaggy
This Reddit suggestion didn’t have any explanation with it, but we can totally remember singing along to this as kids, too – blissfully unaware what the song was about! Ah, the innocence of youth.
5. Candy Shop, by 50 Cent
A Reddit user called dimarikl wrote, “The particular song that mentions, “I’ll take you to the candy shop and let you lick my lollipop,” left me completely unaware of its underlying meaning back then, as I blissfully enjoyed its melody.” Someone else chimed in after them, reminding them of the title – “That song is Candy Shop, by 50 Cent.”) Another person then wrote, “Ugh I watched an 8 year old girl do a karaoke rendition of this on a cruise. I never went on another cruise.”
4. Afternoon Delight, by Starland Vocal Band
HuellMissMe eventually realized that “Apparently “Afternoon Delight” wasn’t about getting out of school. I did not know that.” Neither did MoonLoony, who said later, “LoL, I thought it was about a picnic!”
3. Macarena, by Los Del Rio
This one was news to us, too. In a revelatory comment, Sonicchronic420 wrote, “Upon gaining knowledge later in life, I discovered that the meaning behind the song “Macarena” revolves around a woman engaging in infidelity by involving herself with two of her partner’s friends simultaneously, thereby participating in a consensual encounter with both individuals concurrently.”
2. Get Low, by Lil Jon
One Reddit user simply wrote, “To the windoooooooow!! Context: I didn’t really know much English.” You gotta laugh, right?
1. Get Off, by Prince
Last but not least, we have this suggestion from Cherrianje. They said, “Gett Off by Prince. My mother heard me sing “21 positions…” and took the disc off me. It unfortunately belonged to my older sister. Got punished twice in one week. I still love that song.”
What About You?
Did you sing anything as a child that you realize now was probably super inappropriate? Drop a comment to tell us what it was and we might add it to the list!
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