MindCrime Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 What are some songs that contain curse words in the lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) 98% of all 'Gangsta'rap songs... but also It's a motherf***er ~ Eels ( ) and Sexy Motherf***er by the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince Edited March 5, 2009 by Guest tsk, tsk, tsk... I should really know better... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Being an old punk-rocker, I could name quite a number. The very first that sprang to mind was "So What?" by The Anti-Nowhere League (which has since been covered by Metallica, fact fans) This begins with a loud, bellicose sneer of "So f*****g what?" From the relatively harmless first verse "I've been to Hastings, I've been to Brighton, I've been to Eastbourne too", "So what? So what?" "I've been here, I've been there, I've been every-f*******-where" "So what, so what, so what, so what, you boring litle c**t", the lyric becomes ever more littered with flagrantly offensive language. (Examples: "I've f****d a sheep, I've f****d a goat, I've had my c**k right down its throat" ("so what? so what?" etc.) "I've sucked sweets, I've sucked rock, I've even sucked an old man's c**k" ...and so on.) In defence of the "artist"; the song is a put-down of the type of irritating pub-bore, who tries to gain kudos from his male peers by boasting about his macho (and - presumably- largely imaginary) exploits. As such, apart from dismissing the guy as a "boring little c**t", most of the foul language can be attributed to the tedious and unimpressive bore for whom the contempt is intended. Hence, the song is effectively saying "there's nothing big, clever or impressive about what you're saying, so why don't you shut it?". In so doing, our narrator clearly occupies the moral high-ground, albeit in a rather uncouth manner. "So What" - a pounding punkerama of pseudo-Pistolian proportions- sold enough to make the top 10 of the UK indie chart in ...ummm....1982, I think. It was a double A-side, also featuring a storming rendition of Ralph McTell's "Streets Of London". I was one of the lucky people who bought the single before it was banned on account of its offensive content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 That's a broad topic Almost every band in the known world has a swearword thrown in somewhere in their song catalogue. Anything we can use to narrow the playing field? Like - a lot of curses? or swearwords that appear unexpectedly in the lyrics? Or scandalous song titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 How about songs that were hits or charted that feature cussing Actually I don't think it matters what sub-topic you go with, but it's your choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Babyshambles released "F*ck Forever" in 2005... it's their most successful single Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ol' Man Mose sung by Eddy Duchin 1938. The First Song to use 'Fu**' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 "Why d´you do it" - Marianne Faithfull. There´s lots of songs bleeped... Since Amy Winehouse´s "Back to Black" till Wayne/Jayne County "If You Don´t Wanna... " I can think of so many that I just don´t know if that´s what you´re looking for... .p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 In "Who Are You" the Who got away with "Who the F__ are You?"...very subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Sweet Home Alabama-"God damn." Martha Wainwright has a song called BMFA-Bloody Mother "Fornicating" "Donkey" Hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greendaddy43 Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 probably the biggest hit I can think of is Closer - Nine Inch Nails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboXL Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 ‘Cussing‘ is swearing ? (asks a non-native speaker of the English language). The F* word is used by Alanis Morissette, in You Oughta Know: ‘Are you thinking of me when you ***** her‘. And I remember vividly my astonishment in 1973 when I saw printed in a Dutch (!) popmusic magazine the lyrics of the Rolling Stones song Star Star: ‘You‘re a starbucker, starbucker, starbucker, starbucker,star....‘ . Never no more bought the magazine ever, after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morrisette. Rumor has it that the Grammy academy wanted to revoke her award when they "discovered" it had the F-word in it. And at the Grammy show where she performed it live, she refused to bleep out the word, and instead the folks in charge of the 3-second delay had to handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy"… It's no surprise to me I am my own worst enemy 'Cause every now and then I kick the living s*** out of me… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 (edited) Broken Hearts Are for A**holes by Frank Zappa off his Sheik Yerbouti album Then the Rolling Stones gave Decca Records this song in the early '70s...here's from Kenos Rolling Stones site C*cksucker Blues "This song was given to London/Decca Records in 1970 by the Stones for their final single that they owed the label. London/Decca refused to release it. It was released in 1983 in West Germany on the album The Rest of the Best as a bonus single, but then dropped from the album after just 4 weeks of it's release. Features only Mick and Keith, but there is a bootleg of the song out there with the entire band playing on it, recorded sometime around the mid 70s." Vocal: Mick Jagger Acoustic Guitar: Keith Richards C*cksucker Blues (aka Schoolboy Blues) (Jagger/Richards) Well, I'm a lonesome schoolboy And I just came into town Yeah, I'm a lonesome schoolboy And I just came into town Well, I heard so much about London I decided to check it out Well, I wait in Leicester Square With a come-hither look in my eye Yeah, I'm leaning on Nelsons Column But all I do is talk to the lions Oh where can I get my c*ck sucked? Where can I get my a** f*cked? I may have no money, But I know where to put it every time Well, I asked a young policeman If he'd only lock me up for the night Well, I've had pigs in the farmyard, Some of them, some of them, they're alright Well, he f*cked me with his truncheon And his helmet was way too tight Oh where can I get my c*ck sucked? Where can I get my a** f*cked? I ain't got no money, But I know where to put it every time I'm a lonesome schoolboy in your town I'm a lonesome schoolboy Then there's: The End by The Doors This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end No safety or surprise, the end Ill never look into your eyes...again Can you picture what will be So limitless and free Desperately in need...of some...strangers hand In a...desperate land Lost in a roman...wilderness of pain And all the children are insane All the children are insane Waiting for the summer rain, yeah Theres danger on the edge of town Ride the kings highway, baby Weird scenes inside the gold mine Ride the highway west, baby Ride the snake, ride the snake To the lake, the ancient lake, baby The snake is long, seven miles Ride the snake...hes old, and his skin is cold The west is the best The west is the best Get here, and well do the rest The blue bus is callin us The blue bus is callin us Driver, where you taken us The killer awoke before dawn, he put his boots on He took a face from the ancient gallery And he walked on down the hall He went into the room where his sister lived, and...then he Paid a visit to his brother, and then he He walked on down the hall, and And he came to a door...and he looked inside Father, yes son, I want to kill you Mother...i want to...f*uck you Cmon baby, take a chance with us Cmon baby, take a chance with us Cmon baby, take a chance with us And meet me at the back of the blue bus Doin a blue rock On a blue bus Doin a blue rock Cmon, yeah Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end My only friend, the end It hurts to set you free But youll never follow me The end of laughter and soft lies The end of nights we tried to die This is the end Edited March 6, 2009 by Guest Lucky threatened me until I removed the most objectionable lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 goodness goodness Kenne was just asking for trouble creating this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 And the second punk ditty that sprang immediately to mind- but which I didn't have time to post yesterday, due to all the asteriskery involved- was Crass' "Do They Owe Us A Living?" "F**k the politically minded, here's something I want to say, About the state of the nation, the way they treat us today. At school they give you sh*t, drop you in the pit, You try, you try, you try and get out, but you can't because they've f**ked you about. Then you're a prime example of how you must not be. This is just a sample of what they've done to you and me. Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? OF COURSE THEY F**KING DO. They didn't want me anymore, cos I threw it on the floor. Used to call me "sweet thing", now I'm nobody's plaything, And now that I am different, they'd love to bust my head, They'd love to see me cop-out, they'd love to see me dead. Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? OF COURSE THEY F**KING DO. The living that is owed to me, I'm never going to get, They've buggered this old world up, up to their necks in debt. They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done, They'll make you an epitome of everything that's wrong. Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? OF COURSE THEY F**KING DO. Don't take any notice of what the public think, They're so hyped up with T.V., they just don't want to think. They'll use you as a target for demands and for advice, When you don't want to hear it, they'll say you're full of vice. Do they owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? Of course they do, of course they do. Owe us a living? OF COURSE THEY F**KING DO. There: about as succinct a critique of our f****d up society as you will ever find. N.B. These lyrics might not be 100% accurate, as they're off the top of my head, rather than copy/pasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 It's Been Awhile - Staind U and Ur Hand - Pink S**t On The Radio (Remember The Days) - Nelly Furtado Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I bet you they won't play this song on the radio oh dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeeBB Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Supertramp sang "Right, you're bl**dy well right". Is that the kind of thing you're looking for? LBBB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Believe it or not the album versions of these Adult Contemporary standards all contain curses: Boulevard of Broken Dreams-Green Day: "Read between the lines what's F***ed up and every things all right" Makes Me Wonder-Maroon 5 "And it really makes me wonder If I ever gave a f**k about you" And the granddaddy of all shock-rock: You're Beautiful-James Blunt "She could see from my face that I was F***ing high" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Believe it or not the album versions of these Adult Contemporary standards all contain curses: Boulevard of Broken Dreams-Green Day: "Read between the lines what's F***ed up and every things all right" Makes Me Wonder-Maroon 5 "And it really makes me wonder If I ever gave a f**k about you" And the granddaddy of all shock-rock: You're Beautiful-James Blunt "She could see from my face that I was F***ing high" I think those 3 songs are the only songs that made it to number 1 on the charts that contain the F word, but I could be wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted March 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 Uncle F**ka - South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Movie) This actually won a few awards as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 As well as possessing a cracking bass-line and an unbelievably catchy chorus "Vengeance" by New Model Army boasts one of the finest renditions of the word "bastard" known to the world of pop; Yorkshire accent and all. Listen once, maybe twice, and you'll be swearing your hat off all day. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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