Songs with lyrics that would never fly today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:George Michael's Father Figure is a tad creepy.

I will be your father figure
(Oh baby)
Put your tiny hand in mine
(I'd love to)
I will be your preacher teacher
(Be your daddy)
Anything you have in mind
(It would make me)
I will be your father figure
(Very happy)
I have had enough of crime
(Please let me)
I will be the one who loves you
'Til the end of time

That's all I wanted
But sometimes love can be mistaken
For a crime
That's all I wanted
Just to see my baby's
Blue eyes shine
This time I think that my lover
Understands me
If we have faith in each other
Then we can be
Strong, baby

But in the video the woman is clearly full grown.

That "into the night" video is one I wish I had never, ever seen.

Still creepy.

[Anonymous]

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”).

Yep. Songs by creeps who married teenagers. Blech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What’s wrong with this? Seems unobjectionable.

“Lola” in the song is a cross-dresser. Lol.

But today that would be totally fine. Really the song was ahead of its time.

[Anonymous]

Every breath you take - our DDs call it the stalker song

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:George Michael's Father Figure is a tad creepy.

I will be your father figure
(Oh baby)
Put your tiny hand in mine
(I'd love to)
I will be your preacher teacher
(Be your daddy)
Anything you have in mind
(It would make me)
I will be your father figure
(Very happy)
I have had enough of crime
(Please let me)
I will be the one who loves you
'Til the end of time

That's all I wanted
But sometimes love can be mistaken
For a crime
That's all I wanted
Just to see my baby's
Blue eyes shine
This time I think that my lover
Understands me
If we have faith in each other
Then we can be
Strong, baby

Except it was sung by a gay man.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every breath you take - our DDs call it the stalker song

It was known to be a 'stalker' song when it came out, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://youtu.be/9WWsUyn_vZQ

A great song, one of their best even if you can make it past the lyrical content…..

I have never even heard this song before and I used to love The Kinks back in the day. Was a huge fan of them. This song must be a B side track. It is amazing and timeless. The song is so good that trust me, no one would even care about the questionable words in it.

[Anonymous]

Don’t Stand So Close to Me - The Police

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:George Michael's Father Figure is a tad creepy.

I will be your father figure
(Oh baby)
Put your tiny hand in mine
(I'd love to)
I will be your preacher teacher
(Be your daddy)
Anything you have in mind
(It would make me)
I will be your father figure
(Very happy)
I have had enough of crime
(Please let me)
I will be the one who loves you
'Til the end of time

That's all I wanted
But sometimes love can be mistaken
For a crime
That's all I wanted
Just to see my baby's
Blue eyes shine
This time I think that my lover
Understands me
If we have faith in each other
Then we can be
Strong, baby

Except it was sung by a gay man.

Would the lyrics be less creepy if you imagined them being sung to a boy vs a girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Into the Night. How did it fly back then even?

“She’s just 16 years old, leave her alone, they say” and that leads into lyrics about implied kidnapping and underage predatory sex.

Yes, this was the first song I thought of when I saw the thread title. Someone posted the entire thing earlier. <shudder>

I had never listened to the lyrics of that song before. And omg the video. The singer is full-on creep (but also what's with the guy with the beard and suspenders who answers the door at the start? I was born in '73 and I do not remember people/dads looking like that, LOL). Link, if anyone dares watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWHjJt4833I.

Ewww! I agree - never actually listened to that either or even knew the title. Video is creepy as hell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every breath you take - our DDs call it the stalker song

It was known to be a 'stalker' song when it came out, too.

We have a whole set list of nothing but stalker songs. There are tons!

We also used to sing, "Two boys for every girl!" when we did Surf City.

This is an entertaining thread. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

This song is fine. Why wouldn't it be cool today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homecoming Queen has got a gun - Julie Brown
“Debbie's smiling and waving her gun
Picking off cheerleaders one by one”

Julie Brown was hilarious, though. "I like 'em big and stupid" always makes me smile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Cop Killer" by Ice T was never socially acceptable, but it exists.

On the 16-17 year old thing, Joan Jett sings of a 17 year old "standing by the record machine"

I remember thinking Aerosmith's "Rag Doll" was pretty pervy when the video came out when I was a teen.

"Baby It's Cold Outside" is charming IMO, but date rape song apparently.

Joan Jett was covering a Chuck Berry tunes there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What’s wrong with this? Seems unobjectionable.

“Lola” in the song is a cross-dresser. Lol.

But today that would be totally fine. Really the song was ahead of its time.

Re Lola, I remember about 15 years ago a 20 year old intern was talking about this song, and was like ",The funny thing is, it's about a transvestite! And all these old people don't even know it and they love this song!" I broke it to her that everyone knows what the song is about, even old people.

I'm not sure why some people, like pp, think Lola is like a subversive secret hidden gem. The lyrics are quite direct.