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Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 4:24 am
by flashman
Great tune. But...any explanation for the lyrics? Am I missing something? Because it sounds like the most paranoid lyric of all time. Like his girl has a cold and he assumes it's because she cheated on him with someone who had a cold?
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 5:27 pm
by rudeboi99
I always thought it had more to do with herpes or something worse than a cold...I'll always wonder. Still a big tune!
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 7:54 pm
by flashman
But doesn't he specifically say "did you kiss somebody with a cold last night?" maybe I'm just hearing the lyrics wrong.
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:22 am
by Billy Boom
The lyric in question is definitely about infidelity "evidenced" by a head cold. Nothing very strange about the lyric besides the originality. Romance is not often aligned with logic.
Respect to Johnny. It is amazing how much mileage he gets from an effective lyric. The man has great economy and style.
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 6:26 am
by yms
I think it's a bit naive to think JO is singing about just a head cold here.
Song, imo, is clearly about sexually transmitted disease.
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 11:31 am
by davek
It's a song about STDs, not a runny nose. There were quite a few tunes around this time that touched on the subject, Lone Ranger's "Love Bump" is a good example.
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 9:32 pm
by flashman
Guess I'm a bit too literal!
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 6:59 pm
by Survival
Can someone help with what Johnny is singing at 1.45?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnA21C5I9x4
Moon ah shine dung a ??
Wolf ?? think him a ??
And what could it mean?
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 9:39 pm
by Don Julian
Greetings Survival,
this is what I can make out:
Moon a shine down a ??Nottingdale?? Road
Bullfrog a think him a toad
What it means?
just a guess, but at night many frogs are out making noise
and some think they're bigger/more important than others?
Peace,
DJ
Re: Johnny Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 6:21 pm
by Survival
Hi Don Julian,
Thank you for your thoughts on this. I find it really difficult to understand. For the sake of this topic, I transcribed the lyrics for the song, but these lines are the only ones that bother me. I hope someone else can shed some light on this matter.
Full lyrics here:
http://jah-lyrics.com/song/johnny-osbou ... s-somebody