Topic: Wrong 'un songs..

[Andy @ Allerton!]

.. songs that make you go 'Hmmmm...'

What songs have you heard that when you realise what the subject is, it makes you think.. WTF?



I'll start with "Baby, it's cold outside" - sung by a wide variety of artists.


If you listen to the words, it's about a girl that wants to go home to her family who will be worried about her and a bloke that is in his own house that wants his wicked way with her.

Despite all her attempts to leave, he interjects. Always felt a bit 'iffy' to me.

[rob1966]

.. songs that make you go 'Hmmmm...'

What songs have you heard that when you realise what the subject is, it makes you think.. WTF?



I'll start with "Baby, it's cold outside" - sung by a wide variety of artists.


If you listen to the words, it's about a girl that wants to go home to her family who will be worried about her and a bloke that is in his own house that wants his wicked way with her.

Despite all her attempts to leave, he interjects. Always felt a bit 'iffy' to me.

Yeah, well dodgy song that. The Cerys Matthews/Tom Jones version is the only one I've ever heard and I was like "fucking hell, is he going to rape her?"

The female vocals are bolded below.

The neighbors might think
Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink?
No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how
Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell
I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell

It's been said by me loads of times, but Every Breath You Take is NOT a love song, it's very sinister when listened to properly

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Yeah, well dodgy song that. The Cerys Matthews/Tom Jones version is the only one I've ever heard and I was like "fucking hell, is he going to rape her?"

The female vocals are bolded below.

The neighbors might think
Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink?
No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how
Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell
I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell

It's been said by me loads of times, but Every Breath You Take is NOT a love song, it's very sinister when listened to properly

To be fair, it was always meant to be. Amazed me that people thought it was a love song. It was about control


Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you.

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you.


Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you.

Eeek.

[El Lobo]

https://www.nme.com/news/music/more-us-radio-stations-are-banning-baby-its-cold-outside-2417681

[Terry de Niro]

Any song from Gary Glitter.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Any song from Gary Glitter.

Didn't you want to be in his gang?

[Kenny's Jacket]

To be fair, it was always meant to be. Amazed me that people thought it was a love song. It was about control


Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you.

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you.


Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you.

Eeek.

Sticking with the Police, Dont stand so close to me - is about a Teacher and his pupil, with reference to the book Lolita 

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Sticking with the Police, Dont stand so close to me - is about a Teacher and his pupil, with reference to the book Lolita 

Wow. Really?! Didn't know that.

Just read the lyrics. Kinell.


Ends with

"Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov"

[Kenny's Jacket]

Wow. Really?! Didn't know that.

Young teacher, the subject
Of schoolgirl fantasy
She wants him so badly
Knows what she wants to be
Inside him, there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking, she's so close now
This girl is half his age
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Her friends are so jealous
You know how bad girls get
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet
Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
His car is warm and dry
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me
Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staff room
The accusations fly
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov
Don't stand, don't stand so
Don't stand so close to me

[rob1966]

To be fair, it was always meant to be. Amazed me that people thought it was a love song. It was about control


Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you.

Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you.


Every move you make
Every vow you break
Every smile you fake
Every claim you stake
I'll be watching you.

Eeek.

The video is so dark and Sting plays that Bass in an agressive manor, the lyrics, when listened to are obviously not nice, yet the amount who have it as a wedding song, Sting has said people come up to him and tell him that and he's like "yeah Ok".

REMs The One I Love is another, its about using people

This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I've left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love

[El Lobo]

The Ballad of Chasey Lain

[Terry de Niro]

Sticking with the Police, Dont stand so close to me - is about a Teacher and his pupil, with reference to the book Lolita 

Wasn't Sting a teacher? May have been a personal experience.   

[Kenny's Jacket]

Rod Stewart Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)

About going with a Virgin, but in secret, dodgy lyrics too

Don't say a word, my virgin child
Just let your inhibitions run wild
The secret is about to unfold
Upstairs before the night's too old

C'mon angel, my heart's on fire
Don't deny your man's desire
'Cause you'd be a fool to stop this tide
Spread your wings and let me come inside

[rob1966]

I think its the opposite of wrong 'un Kenny.

Its about Stings experiences as a teacher and him trying to avoid the advances of a schoolgirl crush aimed at him.  (I think)

Wasn't Sting a teacher? May have been a personal experience.   

There's a book written in 81, L'Historia Bandido and it that he's said that he had 15 yr olds fancying him and he fancied them too and didn't know how he kept his hands off them. He said he never touched anyone while he was a teacher though

[AndyMuller]

Isn’t Sweet Caroline shite but also naughty and weird too?

[Kenny's Jacket]

There's a book written in 81, L'Historia Bandido and it that he's said that he had 15 yr olds fancying him and he fancied them too and didn't know how he kept his hands off them. He said he never touched anyone while he was a teacher though

These lyrics are a bit damming,
It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabokov

Nabakov is the Lolita novel

Im not accusing Sting of anything btw, but the lyrics - Dodgeville

[tubby]

Young girl
Get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line
Better run, girl
You're much too young, girl

With all the charms of a woman
You've kept the secret of your youth
You led me to believe you're old enough
To give me Love
And now it hurts to know the truth

Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know that it's wrong to be
Alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes

So hurry home to your mama
I'm sure she wonders where you are
Get out of here before I have the time
To change my mind
'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far

[Kenny's Jacket]

Young girl
Get out of my mind
My love for you is way out of line
Better run, girl
You're much too young, girl

With all the charms of a woman
You've kept the secret of your youth
You led me to believe you're old enough
To give me Love
And now it hurts to know the truth

Beneath your perfume and make-up
You're just a baby in disguise
And though you know that it's wrong to be
Alone with me
That come on look is in your eyes

So hurry home to your mama
I'm sure she wonders where you are
Get out of here before I have the time
To change my mind
'Cause I'm afraid we'll go too far

At least it ends well

[Buck Pete]

There's a book written in 81, L'Historia Bandido and it that he's said that he had 15 yr olds fancying him and he fancied them too and didn't know how he kept his hands off them. He said he never touched anyone while he was a teacher though

Rob. You quoted me before i deleted my post

On reflection and a bit of reading, I do think "Don't Stand so close to me" IS a wrong 'un song

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Isn’t Sweet Caroline shite but also naughty and weird too?

Someone on TAW once referred to it as ‘that noncey song’ and I haven’t been able to forget it.

[Fortneef]

"Following You Around" by Morecambe and Wise. 

[So… Howard Philips]

At least it ends well

Well their next song ‘This girl is a woman now’ has some dodgy lyrics as well…

https://mojim.com/usy137933x4x7.htm

[Sheer Magnetism]

Those songs are part of a rich tradition of jailbait pop that spans everything from Muddy Waters' Good Morning Little Schoolgirl to Wham's I'm Your Man. The really dodgy stuff is in 80's rock like I Want Action by Poison (probably my guiltiest musical pleasure). It's actually worse in the context of the song, which includes leering and mocking laughter:

I grab my hat and I grab my shoes
Tonight I'm gonna hit the streets and cruise
Down the main strip and check it out
With those schoolgirls a-hangin' around

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Long legs and short skirts
These girls hit me where it hurts
I can't wait to get my hands on them
I won't give up until they give in

Now I'm not lookin' for a love that lasts
I need a shot and I, I need it fast
If I can't have her, I'll take her and make her

Special mention for Billy Idol's Flesh for Fantasy, which has the immortal couplet:

Face to face and back to back
You see and feel my sex attack

[Kenny's Jacket]

Well their next song ‘This girl is a woman now’ has some dodgy lyrics as well…

https://mojim.com/usy137933x4x7.htm

That sounds like the sequal 

[So… Howard Philips]

That sounds like the sequal 

The morning after…

[Buck Pete]

Now I'm not lookin' for a love that lasts
I need a shot and I, I need it fast
If I can't have her, I'll take her and make her

That also sounds like a blatant rip-off of the verse from "Urgent" by Foreigner!

[Sheer Magnetism]

That also sounds like a blatant rip-off of the verse from "Urgent" by Foreigner!

Exactly what I thought, because it clearly was!

[reddebs]

I always felt that 10cc I'm not in love was a bit much but not necessarily in a wrong un way.

[reddebs]

Agreed on Baby it's Cold, it always gave me the creeps but also Santa Baby 😯

[Black Bull Nova]

I always felt that 10cc I'm not in love was a bit much but not necessarily in a wrong un way.

The name 10cc itself

[stara]

I always felt that 10cc I'm not in love was a bit much but not necessarily in a wrong un way.

Studio production of that particular record is amazingly innovative. Up there with strawberry fields, imo.

[So… Howard Philips]

The name 10cc itself

A Manc rip off of the Loving Spoonful.

[KillieRed]

My Sharona

[Son of Spion]

I know Gary Numan was always surprised that no one twigged his Tubeway Army number one, Are 'Friends'Electric? was about an android prostitute.

[reddebs]

A Manc rip off of the Loving Spoonful.

The name 10cc itself

I'm guessing in reference to heroin?

[Black Bull Nova]

I'm guessing in reference to heroin?

Nope

[Black Bull Nova]

A Manc rip off of the Loving Spoonful.

yup

[reddebs]

Nope

🤷

[Son of Spion]

I'm guessing in reference to heroin?

No. The average amount of semen in an ejaculation.

[reddebs]

No. The average amount of semen in an ejaculation.

😂😂 Well I guess it's still an addictive drug to some 🤦