18 Songs People Were Shocked To Realise Are Actually Very Dirty

Sorry, but every song you sang as a kid is about sex.

We recently asked members of BuzzFeed Community to tell us which songs they didn't realise are actually pretty dirty until they really listened to the lyrics. Brace yourself, here's what they said!

1. "3" by Britney Spears

Jive

"It's pretty much about a girl begging her boyfriend for a threesome, or something along those lines."

—graciepoo1335

2. "Not Fair" by Lily Allen

Regal

Sounds like a catchy bop at first but when you actually listen properly it’s about premature ejaculation. Still a bop though!"

—freyap438855d38

3. "The Bad Touch" by Bloodhound Gang

Jimmy Franks / Geffen

"As a kid, I would just start singing: 'so put your hands down my pants and I’ll bet you’ll feel nuts' and had no idea what that meant."

—codyv4724e4a43

4. "Macarena" by Los Del Rio (Bayside Boys Remix)

RCA Records

"Ummmmm can we talk about how the girl in the song had a threesome with her boyfriend's two friends, yet as children, we all danced to it?"

—cheyennemeyer

5. "London Bridge" by Fergie

A&M / http://will.i.am

"I always felt like it has a sexual meaning but I didn't know exactly how, so I googled it, only find that "London Bridge" is a sex position."

—riaxisaac

6. "Rock the Boat" by Aaliyah

Blackground / Virgin

"I realised it was about sex last year and was shocked. Love the song!"

—foxriver86

7. "Barbie Girl" by Aqua

Universal / MCA

—sarahk406cf2be1

8. "No Diggity" by Blackstreet

Interscope

"Lmao it took me forever to get that when they say 'bag it up' they were talking about putting on a condom!"

—coffeedrinker1

9. "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera

RCA

—jlc0914

10. "U + Ur Hand" by Pink

LaFace

"I was a prudish teenager, and will forever remember the day I turned to best friend and exclaimed: "oh, she's talking about masturbation!'"

—alif4fa7278f0

11. "Digital Get Down" by N'SYNC

Jive

"I was in my early 20s when I realised it was about cybersex. I just thought it was saying maybe sexy things through voicemail and phone calls."

—lxndsay1009

12. "Any Time, Any Place" by Janet Jackson

Virgin

"I used to listen to it all the time when I was a kid. I just realised this year that it's about having sex in public."

—dlyals1

"Trumpet" by Jason Derulo

Warner Bros.

That trumpet song by Jason derulo? Me and my sister would always sing the trumpety bit when we were about 10 and 6 and now I listen to and it’s like- well. Hmm. Jason you got some explaining to do.

—bohemiansloth

13. "California Girls" by Katy Perry

Capitol

—oliverosa

14. "Grease Lightening" from Grease

Paramount Pictures

"My parents let me prance around at seven years old singing the Grease soundtrack, which is filthy nasty!!!"

—maskedfish34

15. "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls

Virgin

"I was six when it first came out and loved loved loved singing along to it as a kiddo! Then as I got older and actually listened and understood the lyrics I was shooooooook."

—amyj49c450485

"When I hear Baby Spice sing ~that line~ as an adult I cringe to the deepest depths of my soul."

—meganlouisemorris

16. "If You Seek Amy" by Britney Spears

Jive

"I just thought it was quite a weird song that didn’t make sense, lyrically, but still sounded good."

—13132023

17. "Love Game" by Lady Gaga

Streamline / KonLive / Cherrytree /Interscope

"When I was a kid the lyrics went over my head."

—queer_little_human

18. "SIde to Side" by Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj

Republic

"When I first saw the video I thought it was about going too hard during spinning class, but I was so wrong." –hanifahrahman

Some submissions have been edited for length / clarity.

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