• JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Always took it to mean he has a wife and is looking for lovers who won’t ruin his marriage. Maybe I just know too many people who’ve been womanizers that this scenario is my assumption

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      11 months ago

      Really annoys me how half the rock songs I like proudly announce what an absolute scumbag the author is

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        11 months ago

        Not all songs are based in reality, they’re just stories that sound good. Plus most are a time capsule of the times they were made in, being a womanizer wasn’t as frowned upon back then and was pretty much expected of musicians