Well, as the lyrics say, it's about the Boston Strangler. For those who don't know, he would sneak into the dorms at a nursing school after curfew ("wishin' and a-hopin' that just once those doors weren't locked") and strangle girls who were alone in their rooms ("frustrated women, have to be in by twelve o'clock"). Anyway, he confesses at the end: "Have you heard about the strangler, I'm the man, I'm the man!"
BUT...
The true meaning for Bostonians is an anthem of pride for a city that gets no respect. You have not really heard this song until you've been in a bar full of Red Sox fans lifting their beers and screaming at the top of their lungs: "I LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER....OOH, BOSTON YOU'RE MY HOME!!!" And that, my friends, is one of the most glorious moments in life.
Well, as the lyrics say, it's about the Boston Strangler. For those who don't know, he would sneak into the dorms at a nursing school after curfew ("wishin' and a-hopin' that just once those doors weren't locked") and strangle girls who were alone in their rooms ("frustrated women, have to be in by twelve o'clock"). Anyway, he confesses at the end: "Have you heard about the strangler, I'm the man, I'm the man!"
BUT...
The true meaning for Bostonians is an anthem of pride for a city that gets no respect. You have not really heard this song until you've been in a bar full of Red Sox fans lifting their beers and screaming at the top of their lungs: "I LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER....OOH, BOSTON YOU'RE MY HOME!!!" And that, my friends, is one of the most glorious moments in life.