I've read all the interpretations and basically agree with them.
However, I have a problem with the grammar of the lyrics. Maybe it's a language problem on my part.
The catchy phrase goes:
Sucking too hard on your lollipop,
Or love's gonna get you down.
Now I'm not a native english-speaking person, but I can't really see how these two lines fit together, which is why it was also impossible for me to figure out the lyrics by listening to the song (using natural language recognition patterns).
Reading the other comments, most people regard it as
Don't suck too hard on your lollipop,
Or love's gonna get you down
Which would make a lot more sense grammar-wise in my opinion.
And it also wouldn't change the rhythm, so why is he using the gerund "sucking"?
This kind of bugs me - not your comment, but the fact that the lyrics up above are incorrect! I listened to the music video which is also a lyric video, and it specifically says,
This kind of bugs me - not your comment, but the fact that the lyrics up above are incorrect! I listened to the music video which is also a lyric video, and it specifically says,
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop
Love's gonna get you down
There is no "or" but they do go "oh" instead. So the correct interpretation is,
There is no "or" but they do go "oh" instead. So the correct interpretation is,
Sucking too hard on your lollipop,
Oh, love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop,
Oh, love's gonna get you down
I've read all the interpretations and basically agree with them. However, I have a problem with the grammar of the lyrics. Maybe it's a language problem on my part. The catchy phrase goes:
Sucking too hard on your lollipop, Or love's gonna get you down.
Now I'm not a native english-speaking person, but I can't really see how these two lines fit together, which is why it was also impossible for me to figure out the lyrics by listening to the song (using natural language recognition patterns). Reading the other comments, most people regard it as
Don't suck too hard on your lollipop, Or love's gonna get you down
Which would make a lot more sense grammar-wise in my opinion. And it also wouldn't change the rhythm, so why is he using the gerund "sucking"?
This kind of bugs me - not your comment, but the fact that the lyrics up above are incorrect! I listened to the music video which is also a lyric video, and it specifically says,
This kind of bugs me - not your comment, but the fact that the lyrics up above are incorrect! I listened to the music video which is also a lyric video, and it specifically says,
Sucking too hard on your lollipop Love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop Love's gonna get you down
There is no "or" but they do go "oh" instead. So the correct interpretation is,
There is no "or" but they do go "oh" instead. So the correct interpretation is,
Sucking too hard on your lollipop, Oh, love's gonna get you down
Sucking too hard on your lollipop, Oh, love's gonna get you down