Carl Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Jumbo- Thanks for looking, and please let us know if you come across the article. Just about every Rap song contains a defamatory statement against various (usually unnamed) MCs. Here's a link to our "Songs about people who turned against you" category, which contains some defamation: http://www.songfacts.com/search_fact.php?addsearch=1&about=More+songs+about+people+who+turned+against+you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 The Monkees "Star Collector" is a condemnation of groupies, though "Star Star" is a bit more to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heard It On The XM Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Don't forget Queen's "Death On Two Legs", a song Freddie Mercury wrote as a musical F-U to the band's estranged ex-manager Norman Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Lennon´s "How Do You Sleep", for Paul. They had a war going... And Paul turned the tables on John with Silly Love Songs . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I didn´t know that song, CJ... I just knew the cover of the cover of Ram ...(released after famous John´s postcard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otokichi Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 So that's The Official Story? A Blues guitar player from California said that "Vantz Kant Dance" was about MONEY. Specifically, that Mr. Zaentz had sold CCR on an offshore investment, then left them holding an empty sack when the fund crashed, financially. (Zaentz had gotten HIS assets out long before the collapse, of course.) This led to some acrimony, with John Fogerty relinquishing future residuals from CCR recordings to break his contract with Fantasy records. As a solo singer/songwriter, he penned the tale about the larcenous pig. But maybe it's just an urban legend, since Zaentz did in fact sue John Fogerty over "Old Man Down The Road." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 "Rotten To The Core" by Rudimentary Peni is a searing attack on the hypocrisy of John Lydon and Joe Strummer. Lyric Have you realised that Rock Stars Always seem to lie so much? John Lydon once said he cared But he never really gave a f**k Said he'd use the money he made So the kids would have somewhere to go But now he lives in the USA and snorts coke after the show. Why is it that Rock Stars Always seem to lie so much? Joe Strummer once said he cared, but he never really gave a f**k Said he'd use the money he made To set up a radio station To make the airwaves full of something more than sh*t, Have you noticed we're still waiting? You must realise that Rock Stars Always seem to lie so much Some will always tell you that they care, But they don't really give a f**k, Still you suckers don't ever learn That rock stars deal in money not truth It's good business to exploit you Just look at Lydon or Strummer for proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 I didn´t know that song, CJ... I just knew the cover of the cover of Ram ...(released after famous John´s postcard) Silly Love Songs was one of Paul's biggest US hits, a #1 for 5 weeks. It was a response to a comment by John that the only songs Paul wrote for the Beatles were "silly love songs". See Silly Love Songs SF page . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 And Paul turned the tables on John with Silly Love Songs . John wins... "Silly Love Songs" sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 (edited) Silly Love Songs was one of Paul's biggest US hits, a #1 for 5 weeks. It was a response to a comment by John that the only songs Paul wrote for the Beatles were "silly love songs". See Silly Love Songs SF page . Thank you, CJ... I remember they were constantly fighting on the medias and through songs and pictures... Lennon´s interview for Rolling Stone in the early seventies revealed a lot. I found the famous interview here . You can listen to John Lennon talking with Jann Wenner. John wins... "Silly Love Songs" sucks. ...absolutelly. Edited May 23, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Dio Tenacious D Dio has rocked (echo: rocked) for a long, long time, Now it's time for him to pass the torch. He has songs of wilderbeasts and angels, He has soared on the wings of a demon. It's time to pass the torch, You're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you. We're takin' you to a home, But we will sing a song about you. And we will make sure that you're very well taken care of. You'll tell us secrets that you've learned. Woah! Your sauce will mix with ours, And we'll make a good goulash baby. Dio, time to go! You must give your cape and scepter to me. And a smaller one for KG. Go! Go! Dio! Dio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Speaking of Michael Jackson, Billie Jean is about a woman who claimed he fathered her child. And Not Ready to Make Nice by the Dixie Chicks is about death threats they received after criticizing President Bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuff Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 And Paul turned the tables on John with Silly Love Songs . Actually, Paul's follow up was "Let Me Roll It." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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