In need of a love song that is perfect for your rock n’ roll partner? You can’t go wrong with this: Click below to view the Hysteria video:Īnother song titled Photograph, it’s modern day, shall we call them still photos now? Def Leppard’s Pyromania and Hysteria managed to both sell over 10 million copies nationwide. In total there are five rock bands that have two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies in the United States. Def Leppard displays some truly egregious flouting of basic traffic sense: “Red light, yellow light, green light, go.You’re driving down an empty lane, this song is playing out loud and no one is watching, go on you’re permitted to do it, the head bash and air guitar, be sure your car is parked for a good 3 minutes though! –Wait, hold up, back to the lyrics for a second. “Easy operator come a-knockin on my door” - I think this refers to the woman who is the subject of most of the lyrics, but it’s not clear what makes her an “operator.” I checked Urban Dictionary for “operator”, and the first result is: “Slang term for someone who is a member of a Spec Ops team.” Okay then.Īnyways, I got a bit off track.Not one, but two uses of the word “saccharine.” Both times, the word is used as a slant rhyme: Once with “cream,” once with “dream.”.“Television lover, baby, go all night” - Is this a reference to the scenario of falling asleep on the couch and leaving the TV on all night? I can’t make sense of it otherwise.“Livin’ like a lover with a radar phone” - What’s a radar phone? What does it mean to live as if you have one?.No, what really strikes me about these lyrics are gems like these:
Eminem did something similar in the intro to “Without Me” when he made the benign square-dancing term “go round the outside” sound downright lurid. Listen to much ‘50s and ‘60s music and you’ll hear the phrase all over.ĭef Leppard just appropriated it into an innuendo. I have an aunt who still says “give me some sugar” when she wants a hug. Is it describing a sex act? A metaphor for prostitution? Cocaine? The answer’s a lot less scandalous: “Pour a little sugar on me” is mid-century slang for showing affection. I’ve read multiple articles and blog posts where people speculate on it. When I say the lyrics are crazy, I’m not talking about the line used in the title. If you’ve never read the lyrics straight through… please do yourself a favor. I think what I admire most about this song is that its chorus is so tremendous that you are completely distracted from how insane (and inane) the lyrics are. This week, I present Epic Anthem Choruses of the ‘80s. These seven radio staples have all the nutritional value of Cheez-Whiz and all the grace of a two-by-four to the face, and all of them are incredible. There was never a time as good as the ‘80s for huge, singalong refrains.
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