"You said the brains I had went to my head."

[tzfujimino]

Hello.:-D

I have a question about the song lyric.

"You said the brains I had went to my head."

1. brains: intelligence brain - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
2. go to one's head: to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying (arrogant) head - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

So, the song lyric might mean something like:

"You said I was behaving arrogantly because of my intelligence." (- not natural)
"You said I was behaving with some intellectual arrogance. "(- not natural, either?)

Am I on the right track?

 

[konungursvia]

Yes you are.

To have brains means to be intelligent, and for something to go to your head it means to feed your ego, increase your pride, stoke your self-worth, etc.

 

[Raymott]

But there's also an obvious pun in that his brain is supposed to be in his head. The rest of the song might highlight that meaning.

 

[SoothingDave]

Is it possible this person is a zombie?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is it possible this person is a zombie?

Given that it's performed by the Gallagher brothers, that's entirely possible.

 

[tzfujimino]

Thank you for your replies, everybody.:-D
Well, I'm not sure about "The Zombies", but it is actually from a song called 'Don't Look Back In Anger' by "Oasis".
(You've got it right, emsr2d2!:-D)
You can read the lyrics here: Don't Look Back In Anger Lyrics - Oasis
It is a pun, indeed! I didn't notice it. (Thank you for pointing it out, Raymott.)
I first thought it must be an idiomatic expression, but I couldn't find the collocations of 'brains' and 'go to one's head'.
So, I tried understanding them separately.
Incidentally, I've found this: http: Bed-In - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The introduction of the song sounds a lot like "Imagine" by John Lennon, which makes me feel Noel Gallagher's great respect and admiration for him.

 

[emsr2d2]

I know the song pretty well and I have always assumed that it was just a pun, exactly as explained by konungursvia and Raymott.

 

[5jj]

I know the song pretty well

And you admit that? In public? :shock:

 

[Raymott]

And you admit that? In public? :shock:

I'm sure it's for research purposes! ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

And you admit that? In public? :shock:

Shock horror - I rather like Oasis! Well, I like their music. The Gallagher brothers were/are a nightmare and it almost disappointed me that such unpleasant people should make music I was prepared to pay for and listen to but there it is!