Who These Popular Songs Are Really About

Most people love a good mystery, and these artists have been happy to give us one. They wrote songs that were clearly inspired by someone in real life, but the songs left us wondering who exactly they were about. Some songs were direct and pointed attacks on the person, which left fans debating which famous breakup a song was about, while others were odes to love and lust that left people to speculate about the artist's love life. From the Carly Simon song that she has teased the meaning of for years to the creepy origins of The Knack's biggest hit, let's take a look at the people that some popular songs are really about.