The Cramps were true masters of the single entendre, where the "clean" meaning on the surface of the song doesn't really make any sense, leaving us with only the dirty meaning below.

They're saving that one for an inventory on Songs about November…stay tuned!

They're saving that one for an inventory on Songs about November…stay tuned!

I love that song, but it's a lame choice for this list.  The monster angle is pretty slight, and I'm still waiting for an explanation of the song's central metaphor (jeepster for your love? huh?).

I love that song, but it's a lame choice for this list.  The monster angle is pretty slight, and I'm still waiting for an explanation of the song's central metaphor (jeepster for your love? huh?).

You will never see me dance!

You will never see me dance!

The wife in Entwhistle's "My Wife" is pretty monstrous.

The wife in Entwhistle's "My Wife" is pretty monstrous.

If only someone could explain the metaphor in "Devil Behind That Bush."

If only someone could explain the metaphor in "Devil Behind That Bush."

Heavy boots of lead

Heavy boots of lead

How could that clip not be self-evidently awesome, when it's a clip of the New York Dolls?

How could that clip not be self-evidently awesome, when it's a clip of the New York Dolls?

To me the Dolls are self-evidently awesome…to you, they're self-evidently terrible…so I guess we're at an impasse.

To me the Dolls are self-evidently awesome…to you, they're self-evidently terrible…so I guess we're at an impasse.

Best songs about monsters are by Roky Erickson, but who knows what they're metaphors for…

Best songs about monsters are by Roky Erickson, but who knows what they're metaphors for…

As I Lay Dying is from the Odyssey
Go Down, Moses is from an African-American spiritual
Absalom, Absalom! is from the Bible