You Never Knew What These Misunderstood Songs Were Really About
‘Slide’ – Goo Goo Dolls
“Slide,” the first single from the Goo Goo Dolls’ 1998 album Dizzy Up the Girl, helped the group achieve superstar status. However, according to lead singer/songwriter Johnny Rzeznik on an episode of VH1 Storytellers, there was much more to “Slide.”
In introducing the song, he said, “… The song is actually about these two teenage kids, and the girlfriend gets pregnant and … they’re trying to decide whether she should get an abortion, or they should get married, or what should go on. …”