Wait- OMG! The song is really about...?

One that I always found sadly amusing was Sting's "Every Breath You Take," which was about stalking an ex. To show how little attention people pay to lyrics/music's message, this was a popular wedding dance song. 

As a Christian I disliked how the Beetles imported Eastern religion in to "My Sweet Lord", where halfway through the song the backing vocals shift from "Hallelujah" to "Hare Krishna", etc. 

What I find amusing is your take on George Harrison's art.

" Harrison wrote "My Sweet Lord" in praise of the Hindu god Krishna,[1] while intending the lyrics as a call to abandon religious sectarianism through his blending of the Hebrew word hallelujah with chants of "Hare Krishna" and Vedic prayer.[2] The recording features producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound treatment and heralded the arrival of Harrison's slide guitar technique, which one biographer described as "musically as distinctive a signature as the mark of Zorro".[3] Preston, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, and the group Badfinger are among the other musicians on the recording."

One that I always found sadly amusing was Sting’s "Every Breath You Take," which was about stalking an ex. To show how little attention people pay to lyrics/music’s message, this was a popular wedding dance song.

YES! Good one! I tell people that’s the most popular song ever about a stalker and they look at me like I’m the one who doesn’t get it!

Since you’ve gone, I’ve been lost without a trace
I dream at night, I can only see your face
I look around but it’s you, I can’t replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please

THIS is a WEDDING dance song?!?!?! Just play Evergreen, people. Better boring than Orwellian!

yyzsantabarbara, point well taken. The term I used "imported" could be misconstrued to mean the Beetles had taken a Christian song and made it into an idolatrous song. It never was Christian, though a great many people thought it was, and were shocked to learn that the backing lyrics shifted halfway through the song.  :) 

Metallica, ’Enter Sandman’,

....is about crib death.

Source: the making of Metallica’s Black Album, 1 hour documentary, ’classic albums’ series - direct question, direct answer from James Hetfield. (with explanation)