Just Like Heaven
The Cure’s synth-laden love ballad was named the 25th greatest love song of all time by Entertainment Weekly, but the publication also wondered, “Just what is this scream/laugh/hug inducing trick?” Turns out, the phrase that threw most Cure fans for a loop simply alludes to a sudden shortness of breath. In an interview in 2003 with Blender, Smith told how “Just Like Heaven,” inspired by a trip with his girlfriend to Beachy Head in southern England, was “about hyperventilating—kissing and falling to the floor.” Interesting.
All of Me
There is no nicer song than this one by John Legend. Chrissy Teigen claimed to have realized the song was about her right immediately. She told The Huffington Post, “The first line of it is ‘What would I do without your smart mouth,’ so if that’s not about me I don’t know what is”.