| QueenZeppelin 03.09.2004 20:14 |
I've seen several posts on this site of people pondering the meaning behind the Headlong lyrics. Many think there is none, I used to. But I think I figured it out...it's about having sex... "Hey he used to be a man with a stick in his hand Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do" A lonely guy...who had to masturbate...and a slut... Now you've got soup in the laundry bag (ejaculating, perhaps?) Now you've got strings you're gonna lose your rag (attached to someone...and not needing a jizz rag, perhaps) You're gettin' in a fight Then it ain't so groovy when you're screaming in the night Let me out of this cheap B movie(regretting doing it?) Headlong down the highway and you're rushing Headlong out of control (self-explanatory) And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping and you can't stop rockin' (self-explanatory) And there's nothin you can nothin' you can nothin' you can do about it When a red hot man meets a white hot lady Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do (Whoa, definitely self-explanatory) Soon the fire starts raging gets you more than half crazy (Again, definitely self-explanatory) Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do Now they start freaking everywhere you turn (Constant boning) You can't start walking cause your feet got burned It ain't no time to figure wrong from right Cause reason's out of the window better hold on tight (horniness getting the better of you) You're rushing headlong Headlong out of control - yeah And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping And there's nothin you nothin' you nothin' you can do about it at all Yeah yeah Alright - go And you're rushing headlong down the highway And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping There's nothin nothin' nothin' you can do about it Ah ha Headlong Yeah yeah yeah Headlong Headlong Headlong gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH I never noticed ANY of this before. |
| rhapsody__87 03.09.2004 22:01 |
That's an... interpretation. |
| Lester Burnham 03.09.2004 22:08 |
With the right amount of therapy, you can probably go back to never noticing these things again. |
| Gunpowder Gelatine 03.09.2004 22:10 |
Yeah. I'm not going to be able to listen to Headlong without thinking of this thread. |
| Albyboy 03.09.2004 22:11 |
rhapsody__87 wrote: That's an... interpretation.***hugging rhapsody_87 and Lester*** "...Trust us, we can help you...!!!" :-) Albybiy |
| joeyjojo 03.09.2004 22:26 |
All rock songs are about having sex. |
| Albyboy 03.09.2004 22:27 |
joeyjojo wrote: All rock songs are about having sex.Yes, I know, but... Don't tell him, OK? ;-) Albyboy |
| BackToHuman 04.09.2004 03:12 |
*rolling his eyes* oh, come on -- that's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard in my life. *sticking his hands in his pockets, walks off, singing "Anti-Russian hedgehog..."* |
| Brianmay1975 04.09.2004 05:24 |
joeyjojo wrote: All rock songs are about having sex.Not really. What's Hammer To Fall got to do with sex? (twas just an example). |
| deleted user 04.09.2004 05:36 |
u neva know ;-) |
| RM2 04.09.2004 05:54 |
I thought it was about getting sucked into things that bring up a whole load of trouble you can't do anything about, i.e. Brian falling in love with Anita etc... I presumed the man with the stick in his hand was guitarist Brian. Whether Anita used to sell hot dogs for a living I have no idea. Sorry. |
| Spiderleg Synthia 04.09.2004 06:40 |
I did think "a stick" was "his dick" when I first heard the song, but I checked up on the lyrics and found out the truth. |
| Zander05 04.09.2004 13:09 |
I've never thought of it that way before.... I mean, it's one thing to lose 24 hours of sleep to find the meaning of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby, but wow. It could have a different meaning for Freddie than Brian. With Brian, it could have been about his marriage falling out and Anita. With Freddie, maybe he wanted to sing it because it reminded him of his situation at the time and how all that partying caught up with him. |
| SergeantPepperDG 04.09.2004 13:22 |
I'm sorry to say, I also thought of this briefly when I listened to the song. Although, I normally have my head in the gutter and think of all the subliminal messages that COULD be in the song. |
| Queenrocks4579 04.09.2004 15:30 |
Maybe i'll add that to my sex having cd! |
| Whisperer 04.09.2004 15:57 |
I always thought that the man with the stick was Freddie. |
| KillerQueen840 04.09.2004 18:34 |
"Hey he used to be a man with a stick in his hand Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand Hoop diddy diddy - hoop diddy do" Actaually.... the man with the stick in the hand is refering to a police officer, I believe...and well...the woman with a hotdog stand..I think is pretty straightforward.... a woman with a hot dog stand.....those are just my thoughts... |
| deleted user 04.09.2004 20:56 |
Gunpowder Gelatine wrote: Yeah. I'm not going to be able to listen to Headlong without thinking of this thread.I agree! |
| musicalprostitute 05.09.2004 01:30 |
"gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH gnoldeaH" I always thought that they were saying "horney, horney, horney, horney"! lol oh well, maybe my mind was in the gutter as well. KYA everyone |
| QueenZeppelin 05.09.2004 20:14 |
It's obviously what the song is about, no doubt. Even if the other lyrics are objective, these seal the deal. When a red hot man meets a white hot lady Woop diddy diddy - woop diddy do Soon the fire starts raging gets you more than half crazy Woop diddy diddy - Woop diddy do Now they start freaking everywhere you turn You can't start walking cause your feet got burned It ain't no time to figure wrong from right Cause reason's out of the window better hold on tight |
| MayFan 05.09.2004 21:10 |
Queenrocks4579 wrote: Maybe i'll add that to my sex having cd!I think the energy of the song is sexual enough... a "sex having cd" sounds like a good idea....hhmmm.... |
| high-flying-adored 06.09.2004 15:28 |
Sex, sex, sex. Everyfrigginthing is about sex, eh! And now I can't even think about listening to Headlong anymore ... oy. (Interesting interpretation of lyrics, by the way. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.) |
| MayFan 06.09.2004 16:25 |
slightlymadmerc wrote: Sex, sex, sex. Everyfrigginthing is about sex, eh! And now I can't even think about listening to Headlong anymore ... oy. (Interesting interpretation of lyrics, by the way. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.)Welcome to rock and roll, honey! That's what it was made for. Not politics or world views or racial slurrs/comments. Its just about feeling! |
| 7Innuendo7 06.09.2004 17:15 |
I thought Brian wrote the song about the crashing relationship with his wife and his growing affair with Anita Dobson, and some observations about the state of the band at the time -- things were going in one crazy direction really fast i.e. wanting to tour but being unable because of Fred's health-- 'cos there ain't no stoppin' and ya can't stop rockin' no there's nothing you can nothing you nothing you can do about it...' "Headlong" makes my head spin. The entire Innunedo album seems more introspective than any other, IMHO, at least the kind of personal comments which seem more transparent than Freddie wrestling with his sexual identity in "Bohemian Rhapsody" or "Somebody to Love." When Freddie sings "inside my heart is breaking, my makeup may be flaking," you really could take it literally if you consider the effects of the virus. Brian writes great lyrics, really thoughtful sentiments on "The Show Must Go On" that remind me of "Long Away" or "Sail Away Sweet Sister." |
| MexQueenFM 07.09.2004 00:39 |
you are just NUTS!! |
| FriedChicken 07.09.2004 07:07 |
I agree Mex!! The song isn't about sex, it's about AIDS |
| QueenZeppelin 07.09.2004 16:50 |
Perhaps Headlong was about all of those three hings (sex, AIDS, Brian's personal life) It seems to me that there are many Queen songs which have duel meanings to them, not just one true interpretation or "one vision" (har). |
| MexQueenFM 07.09.2004 17:11 |
FriedChicken wrote: I agree Mex!! The song isn't about sex, it's about AIDSBingo!!! now that is clever thinking for you newbies! |
| MayFan 07.09.2004 17:22 |
QueenZeppelin wrote: Perhaps Headlong was about all of those three hings (sex, AIDS, Brian's personal life) It seems to me that there are many Queen songs which have duel meanings to them, not just one true interpretation or "one vision" (har).I agree with QueenZeppelin..... ....and being a "newbie" doesn't mean I don't know what I'm talking about or have a valid opinion. |