Songs with lyrics that would never fly today

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Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing.”
Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side.”

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Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas

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Beastie Boys - Girls

I hope she'll say
"Hey, me and you should hit the hay"
I asked her out, she said "No way"
I should of probably guessed their gay
So I broke north with no delay
I heard she moved real far away
That was two years ago this May
I seen her just the other day
Jockin' Mike D to my dismay
Girls, to do the dishes
Girls, to clean up my room
Girls, to do the laundry
Girls, and in the bathroom
Girls, that's all I really want is girls
Two at a time, I want girls
With new wave hairdos, I want girls

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Turning Japanese by The Vapors

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"Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynnette

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Surf City by Jan and Dean — specifically the line “two girls for every boy”

Makes me laugh every time.

Also If You Wanna to Be Happy by Jimmie Soul:

If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

A pretty woman makes her husband look small
And very often causes his downfall
As soon as he married her and then she starts
To do the things that will break his heart
But if you make an ugly woman your wife
Ah you'll be happy for the rest of your life

An ugly woman cooks meals on time
She'll always give you peace of mind
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

Don't let your friends say you have no taste
Go ahead and marry anyway
Though her face is ugly, her eyes don't match
Take it from me, she's a better catch

If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

Say man! Hey baby!
I saw your wife the other day!
Yeah? Yeah, an' she's ugly!
Yeah, she's ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!
Yeah, alright!

If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you

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"Cocaine" by Eric Clapton
"Heroin" by The Velvet Underground

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You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

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In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry:

If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel

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Anonymous wrote:You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

The fixation with 16 and 17 year olds in early rock n roll is a little creepy. That one, Sweet Little Sixteen, the first lyric to I Saw Her Standing There (“well she was just 17 if you know what I mean”).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

The fixation with 16 and 17 year olds in early rock n roll is a little creepy. That one, Sweet Little Sixteen, the first lyric to I Saw Her Standing There (“well she was just 17 if you know what I mean”).

I don’t disagree with you. For context though, Lennon and McCartney wrote I saw Her Standing There when they were about 14. But yea, without that background it does sound creepy.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

The fixation with 16 and 17 year olds in early rock n roll is a little creepy. That one, Sweet Little Sixteen, the first lyric to I Saw Her Standing There (“well she was just 17 if you know what I mean”).

I don’t disagree with you. For context though, Lennon and McCartney wrote I saw Her Standing There when they were about 14. But yea, without that background it does sound creepy.

It was in 1962, so John was 22 and Paul was 21. But yeah — considering that I’m sure 17 was considered the age of consent, it wasn’t *that* creepy at the time. They also probably just wanted something that rhymed. But maybe Paul should change the age at this point when he sings it …

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

The fixation with 16 and 17 year olds in early rock n roll is a little creepy. That one, Sweet Little Sixteen, the first lyric to I Saw Her Standing There (“well she was just 17 if you know what I mean”).

I am 16 going on 17, I know that I’m naive…

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re Sixteen– Johnny Burnette

The fixation with 16 and 17 year olds in early rock n roll is a little creepy. That one, Sweet Little Sixteen, the first lyric to I Saw Her Standing There (“well she was just 17 if you know what I mean”).

I don’t disagree with you. For context though, Lennon and McCartney wrote I saw Her Standing There when they were about 14. But yea, without that background it does sound creepy.

It was in 1962, so John was 22 and Paul was 21. But yeah — considering that I’m sure 17 was considered the age of consent, it wasn’t *that* creepy at the time. They also probably just wanted something that rhymed. But maybe Paul should change the age at this point when he sings it …

The song came out in 62, when they were that age. But it was a song they had written together years earlier. It should have been changed then but it wasn’t. Just saying, 2 14 year olds writing about a 17 year old is totally normal. Singing it after the age of 17 is where it gets weird.

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Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond

Go away, little girl
I'm not supposed to be alone with you
Oh, yes, I know that your lips are sweet
But our lips must never meet
I belong to somebody else and I must be true.