Songs with lyrics that would never fly today

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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”).

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.

No, they wrote it in late 1962 at Rory Storm’s house. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Her_Standing_There

It actually didn’t come out until 1963 when they released their first album.

I have an unhealthily encyclopedic knowledge of all things Beatles, lol.

[Anonymous]

Basically everything I listened to.
Back that azz up

Even Timber by Kesha & Pitbull:
She say she won't, but I bet she will, timber

I touch myself LOL

Put it in your mouth

But I guess they still have it all today - thinking with my d!ck comes to mind.

[Anonymous]

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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”).

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.

No, they wrote it in late 1962 at Rory Storm’s house. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Her_Standing_There

It actually didn’t come out until 1963 when they released their first album.

I have an unhealthily encyclopedic knowledge of all things Beatles, lol.

To add: John was 14 in 1954, and he didn’t meet Paul until 1957 at the St Peter’s Church garden fete. Plus they were never the same age at the same time, since John was born in 1940 and Paul was born in 1942.

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Dude (Looks Like a Lady) by Aerosmith

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Most of the songs mentioned in here would be totally fine today. Do you guys think you live in Handmaid’s Tale or something?

I have no idea how Eminem hasn’t been cancelled. All the stuff about beating and murdering his wife was crazy.

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Brown Sugar -Rolling Stines

Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Skydog slaver know he's doin' all right
Hear him whip the women, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should, oh no
Drums beatin' cold, English blood runs hot
Lady of the house wonderin' when it's gonna stop
House boy knows that he's doin' all right
You should have heard him, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good?
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should, yeah
Brown Sugar, how come you dance so good?
Oh, got me quittin'

Brown Sugar, just like a black girl should, yeah
Now, I bet your mama was a tent show queen
And all her boyfriends were sweet 16
I'm no school boy but I know what I like
You should have heard them, just around midnight

Brown Sugar, how come you taste so good? Oh, no no
Brown Sugar, just like a young girl should
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, woo
How come you, how come you dance so good?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo
Just like a, just like a black girl should
Yeah, yeah, yeah, woo

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"Into the Night" for all you 16 yr old questioners

She's just 16 years old
Leave her alone, they say
Separated by fools
Who don't know what love is yet
But I want you to know
If I could fly
I'd pick you up
I'd take you into the night
And show you a love
Like you've never seen, ever seen
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
It's like having a dream
Where nobody has a heart, noboby baby
It's like having it all
And watching it fall apart
And I would wait 'til the end
Of time for you
And do it again, it's true, baby
I can't measure my love
There's nothing to compare it to
But I want you to know
If I could fly
I'd pick you up
I'd take you into the night
And show you a love
Oh, if I could fly
I'd pick you up
And into the night, take you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah
Come on, help me out
Oh, oh, oh
If I could fly
I'd pick you up
I'd take you into the night
And show you, show you a love
If I could fly
I'd pick you up
And into the night
(Into the night)

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Lola

Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola

Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said little boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me

Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola

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alice

Reality it seems, was just a dream
She couldn't get it on with the boys on the scene
But what do you expect from a chick who's just sixteen?
And hey, hey, hey (hey, hey, hey) you know what I mean
All the young girls love Alice
Tender young Alice, they say
Come over and see me
Come over and please me
Alice, it's my turn today
All the young girls love Alice
Tender young Alice, they say
If I give you my number
Will you promise to call me?
Wait till my husband's away

(then she dies)

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I love Rolling Stones "Under My Thumb." Can be construed as an abusive manipulative man in a relationship. But I feel it as sexual power. In any case, many songs are about a character. It's art, like fiction. Music is art, it's not a freaking example to follow. "Cocaine" and "Heroin" are descriptive experiences, not instructions.

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THis is such a great play list BTW

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Basically everything I listened to.
Back that azz up

Even Timber by Kesha & Pitbull:
She say she won't, but I bet she will, timber

I touch myself LOL

Put it in your mouth

But I guess they still have it all today - thinking with my d!ck comes to mind.

Op here.

These aren’t what I mean. WAP was a huge hit after all.

Money for Nothing to uses an epithet for gay people in the second verse. Walk on the wild side refers to “colored girls.” Not as offensive, just archaic.

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Short People by Randy Newman “Short people …got no reason to live.”

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I went up to this girl, she said, "Hi, my name is Sheena"
I thought she'd be good to go with a little Funky Cold Medina
She said, "I'd like a drink, " I said, "Ehm, okay, I'll go get it"
Then a couple sips she cold licked her lips
And I knew that she was with it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Basically everything I listened to.
Back that azz up

Even Timber by Kesha & Pitbull:
She say she won't, but I bet she will, timber

I touch myself LOL

Put it in your mouth

But I guess they still have it all today - thinking with my d!ck comes to mind.

Op here.

These aren’t what I mean. WAP was a huge hit after all.

Money for Nothing to uses an epithet for gay people in the second verse. Walk on the wild side refers to “colored girls.” Not as offensive, just archaic.

Oh ok lol. Well I still don’t like how thinking with my D is still using the R word today.