More bad / tactless dedications
To a couple who were to be married that very day, a radio DJ played "You left me just when I needed you most".

Mind you, some friends of mine chose "Nothing Compares 2 U", another song about a break up, as their wedding dance song!

The irony was, we were already convinced that the marriage was a huge mistake -- to the point that at the reception we were having a sweepstake on how long it would last. And wondering whether they did gift vouchers at Relate. I even remember idly hoping I'd be around to "comfort" the bride when it all fell apart.

It did. I was.
(moon monkey is busy making memories worth repressing, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 13:38, 1 reply)

Nothing Compares 2 U is not a break up song.
It's a song about giving up smoking.

Actually, I am fairly sure that's not true, but I was told that at the time it came out and believed it for years.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 13:45, closed)

I just googled the lyrics to see if I was being really dumb or if it could potentially pass as being about giving up smoking.
and actually, at a stretch it could. So I am only a little dumb.

And certainly not as dumb as the person who posted the lyrics and prefaced it with 'She wrote this about the death of her baby'. Which I imagine would come as news to Prince.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 13:51, closed)