colgraff Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 There are some songs that, if you listen to the lyrics, really shouldn't be played pre-watershed. A good example is Unbelievable by EMF - saying F*** Yellow Mellow by Donovan - widely considered to be advocating underage sex. Any others? Quote
TheGreek Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Maurice Chevalier - Thank heaven for little girls Sam Cooke - only 16 Were they both paedophiles??? Quote
Lozz196 Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 I love the way Johnny Rotten pronounces the word vacant in Pretty Vacant, a definite play on words there methinks. Quote
3below Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Blues standard, "Good Morning, School Girl" potentially dubious lyrics in some versions, other versions avoid the 'issue' ; Good mornin' little schoolgirl Can I go home with you Tell your mama and your daddy That I'm a little school boy too ................ Edited October 25, 2015 by 3below Quote
Grassie Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 "Well you're only 15, but you look good. I'll take you under my wing, somebody should..." "A Question of Time" by Depeche Mode. Dodgy as fcuk... But still one of my favourite bands ever. Quote
colgraff Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) The more of these dodgy songs that come up, the I think the police should spend less time with DJs and more time with singers. The DJs were probably brainwashed by playing the songs all the time! Which reminds me: My Sharona: I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. WRONG WRONG WRONG Edited October 25, 2015 by colgraff Quote
Mykesbass Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Always amazed that Walk On The Wild Side made it on to daytime radio. Quote
colgraff Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1445804515' post='2894405'] Always amazed that Walk On The Wild Side made it on to daytime radio. [/quote] Good point. That song is barely even a single entendre, let alone double. Quote
ribbetingfrog Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial][size=3][center]The church of man love[/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial][size=3][center]Is such a holy place to be.[/center][/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial][size=3][center]David Bowie, Moonage Daydream.[/center][/size][/font][/color] Quote
Spoombung Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 6th verse of the National Anthem...? Lord grant that Marshal Wade May by thy mighty aid Victory bring May he sedition hush And like a torrent rush Rebellious Scots to crush God save the King Quote
Big_Stu Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1445799748' post='2894329'] I love the way Johnny Rotten pronounces the word vacant in Pretty Vacant, a definite play on words there methinks. [/quote] I read at the time that it was his way of having a pop back at the BBC who had banned their previous singles. If you watch the session re-recorded for TOTP his pronunciation is even more - pronounced. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 I always enjoy the way Ray Davies sings "The air pollution is foggin' up my eyes" on Apeman and the BBC merrily played it - especially considering the fuss they had made over the harmless "Coca-Cola" in Lola. Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1445798784' post='2894315'] Yellow Mellow by Donovan - widely considered to be advocating underage sex. [/quote] I've never picked up on this. Quote
Beer of the Bass Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1445816836' post='2894507'] I've never picked up on this. [/quote] I think it's the "I'm just mad about fourteen" bit, possibly compounded by "your cup I'll gladly fill" later on. Quote
the boy Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1445798784' post='2894315'] There are some songs that, if you listen to the lyrics, really shouldn't be played pre-watershed. A good example is Unbelievable by EMF - saying F*** Yellow Mellow by Donovan - widely considered to be advocating underage sex. Any others? [/quote] Wow... Mellow yellow? Im surprised by this. Donovan is a great guy. Quote
Dad3353 Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 These are simply pop songs, though, and there are many other subjects that can make some wince, in current generations or later ones. 'Run For Your Life' threatens death for infidelity, 'Under My Thumb' is hardly innocent; I heard a song (funnily enough, sung to another tune on ISIHAC, so the words were clearly audible..!) whose lyrics laud raping over a car bonnet or similar. 'Gangster' rap has notoriously direct assertions on weapon use. Many national anthems have very lurid lines, not always benign to neighbouring states or ethnic groups. Even some nursery rhymes could be called into question, given a mind to it. 'Wee Willy Winky'..? What's [i]that [/i]all about. 'Old Mother Hubbard', with her kids in a cupboard under the stairs..? I seldom listen too literally to songs. Some Frank Zappa can be pretty gory, though. Maybe it's another, relatively mild, way of getting it out of the system..? Better off remaining as just a lyric, no..? Quote
PlungerModerno Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 There are a lot of thought provoking and shocking lyrics out there. Part and parcel of (relatively) free expression that's been available to most musicians in the recent past. The one that caught me off guard recently was the super furry animals song "Hello Sunshine": [i]You're not so innocent You're a disgrace to your country If you fled a million miles I'd chase you for a day (If I could be bothered)[/i] The way it's sung is what caught me. See if you can spot what I spotted: [url="http://youtu.be/XHlUcYYifO0?t=110"]http://youtu.be/XHlUcYYifO0?t=110[/url] Quote
ubit Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 I never think too much about lyrics. I always hear about someone saying, oh this song was such an inspiration to me when I was going through such and such, and I'm like, are you 'avin a laugh? He's 'avin a laugh. I listen to melodies and tunes and enjoy songs from there. Sometimes I'm amazed when someone tells me a song is about whatever cos I have never listened that closely. There's some real shockers coming out here ! Quote
Twigman Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1445840081' post='2894542'] . Sometimes I'm amazed when someone tells me a song is about whatever cos I have never listened that closely. [/quote] and chances are they'd be wrong. Some of the theories I see on youtube comments about the subject matter of our lyrics give us a good laugh - Quote
colgraff Posted October 26, 2015 Author Posted October 26, 2015 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1445840081' post='2894542'] I never think too much about lyrics. [/quote] I'm the exact opposite. I'm much more interested in the lyrics than the bass line (unless it is something with meaningless lyrics such as most RHCP songs.) This is possibly why Billy Bragg is my all-time favourite performer. Quote
Thunderpaws Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 It's not just music either. Appropriateness. What about Captain Pugwash! Quote
colgraff Posted October 26, 2015 Author Posted October 26, 2015 Apparently the Captain Pugwash thing is largely urban myth. It is said that there is a character Master Mate which, if could be misheard as Master Bate if you want to hear it thus. Roger the Cabin Boy and Seaman Stains are apparently total fabrication. Quote
Mykesbass Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Elvis Costello and Bob Dylan both use N.... in songs that get daytime play, Oliver's Army and Hurricane respectively. In both songs the word is used in perspective, and shouldn't be thought of as offensive, but Costello's did cause some waves recently with a local BBC DJ offering to resign because he'd played the song and noticed the lyric. Meanwhile Jeremy Vine plays it unedited almost every week. The other Radio 2 favourite that has a very clear use of sh1t in it is New Radicals, You Get What You Give. Quote
Japhet Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Squeeze's Cool For Cats always makes me laugh that the BBC never caught on when they sung; I kiss her for the first time And then I take her home I'm invited in for coffee And I give the dog a bone Quote
Jazzneck Posted October 26, 2015 Posted October 26, 2015 Beatles sang about "Fish and Finger Pie". Quote
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