Carl Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 In honor of Cee-Lo's hit "F--k You" (the clean version is called Forget You), let's discuss some of most profane songs in music. Is Cee-Lo's tune the most outrageously profane ever recorded? I nominate these for the honor: The Phuck You Symphony - Millie Jackson Millie's song is simply the words "f--k you" sung with an orchestral backing. Millie told us: "I had never said 'f--k' on stage before. You notice I couldn't even spell it the right way. It's spelled P-H-U-C-K. Randy Klein was my keyboard player at the time, and I said, 'I don't know what this album is going to be. I've said everything on stage I could possibly say I've said everything on record I could possibly say. Everything but f--k.' So I said, 'That's it. I'm just gonna say f--k. But we've got to do it with class." People = S--t - Slipknot One of the most popular Slipknot songs, their drummer Chris Fehn told us: "Sometimes when I drive around my humble little city that I live in, and I see people not letting you merge into traffic, and just the hustle and bustle of all these goats running around the city, it just makes me sick. And people trying to keep up with the Joneses, that attitude, you know. Maxing out your credit card so you can have stuff that means nothing. But there's so many great people in the world, don't get me wrong. I don't drive around all jaded like that. But sometimes I just get that feeling when I look at society as a whole, my god, what a gyp. But that's where metal and music came in for me, it gave me that escape away from not wanting to be part of the norm." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 My pick would be F**k Wit Dre Day - Dr Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg Also check out this thread about cussing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 You can't have a profanity thread and not mention Too Drunk to F--k - The Dead Kennedys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 "Killing In The Name" - Rage Against The Machine "F**k You, I Won't Do What You Tell Me" is said and shouted 16 times at the end of the song, climaxing with a hearty "MOTHERF**KER"! Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 One of the greatest songs from the Airplane... Jefferson Airplane - Eskimo Blue Day off 1969's Volunteers album. "Doesn't mean sh*t to a tree" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 And of course there's "F**k Tha Police" by N.W.A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Is this, like, a topic about rap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 How about "Stick it Out" by Frank Zappa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Another profanity song from the Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers album is... We Can Be Together "up against the wall, motherf*cker" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 "F**k You" By Lily Allen and "What It's Like" by Everlast . Two of my personal favorites. I like the messages of both these songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Here's one Martin missed - Leash - Pearl Jam - get out of my f-g face You Oughta Know - Alanis Morisette - are you thinking of me when you f-k her Ashes of American Flags - Wilco - I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a f-k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 ah well, I can't think to name ALL songs I know which includes the "F-word" on a semi-related note: the most hilarious act of censoring profanity has to be Mr. Cab Driver ~ Lenny Kravitz Mr. Cab Driver, (*honk* *honk*) I'm a survivor! I don't know if it's intentional, but I only ever knew the non-censored version and the first time I heard this I literally burst out laughing seeing the video^ just now, especially the two top comments... is that ignorance or people saying "we're cab drivers and we're nothing like the guy he sings about"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 "F**k You" By Lily Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 "F**k And Run"- Liz Phair "Leave This Off Your F***ing Charts"- Public Enemy "This Is F***ing Ecstasy"- Say Anything "F**k The People"- The Kills "F**k The World"- 2Pac F**k You (An Ode To No One)"- Smashing Pumpkins "F**k California"- The Presidents Of The United States Of America "Get The F**k Out"- Skid Row "Just Don't Give A F**k"- Eminem "F***ing Hostile"- Pantera "How F***ing Romantic"- Magnetic Fields And that's just typing in f**k in my search in iTunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Profanity in songs/music. Hmmm. I've always thought that music should be soothing and pleasing to the ear. Does one want to listen to another bitching at them? I never want music to do the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 The thing about Cee-Lo is that he understood that releasing a song called F--k You doesn't hurt the marketing very much, since it will spread like crazy on YouTube and get plenty of play on satellite radio. Cee-Lo's "F--k You" might be the musical equivalent of the South Park episode where they said "s--t" something like 100 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I read where you're coming from, Carl. Call me old fashioned (because I am) I've never seen a reason to use profanity, anywhere. (unless it's behind closed doors w/your significant other) lol There are a lot more words to fill the blanks with (so-to-speak). But, good point, nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTurtle Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Another F.U. Song - Reel Big Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 [smaller]Good Dirty Fun Dept.[/smaller] You're Breakin' My Heart - Harry Nilsson [smaller]Steer Clear Advisory to the Genteel:[/smaller] Music and Lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I remember when Jonathan Edwards said, "Damned" in this and my friends and I said, Damn!" I believe it was in '71 and my school mates (and I) dug it because it included a song that had, what then was considered profanity. My, how far we've come since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 I remember when Jonathan Edwards said, "Damned" in this and my friends and I said, Damn!" I believe it was in '71 and my school mates (and I) dug it because it included a song that had, what then was considered profanity. My, how far we've come since then. I remember back in 1968 when my sister brought The Beatles "White Album" home...there was quite a uproar over lewd lyrics and bad language. I seem to recall the bad language was in "Piggies" when George said, "what they need is a damn good whacking". The lewdness was about the title and meaning of "Why Don't We Do It In the Road?" Do what? It never says anything about "what" in the song. It just says "No one will be watching us". My parents made my sister return the album to the store, but softened up their stance and let her re-buy it not too long after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Not related to this per se but I remember my mom and dad walking out on "Love Story."...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skuff Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 A few songs Vampire Weekend's debut record contains profanity: "Who gives a f--k about an Oxford Comma?"-Oxford Comma "Do you want to f--k like you know I do?"- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa "Walcott, The Bottleneck Is a s--t show" "Walcott, F--k the women from Wellfleet, F--k the bears out in Provincetown, out of Cape Cod Tonight"- Walcott Also "That Big Bit Me" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones contains it's fair share of swearing: "But when it hit me I was bit; s--t I came clean with it" and in the chorus: "The bug's been around since time began; it's bitten bigger better bastards than the one I am." One of the most shocking uses, to me, is in "You're Beautiful" by James Blunt: "She could see from my face that I was f--king high." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Interesting sidenote: I had a discussion once with my dad as to what song was the earliest top 40 hit to include profanity. Best we could come up with was "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce but that was in '72 and "Sunshine" came out before then. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 "F**k You" By Lily Allen and "What It's Like" by Everlast . Two of my personal favorites. I like the messages of both these songs. I love Lily Allen and her song... "If you don't wanna f*ck me baby, baby f*ck off" Wayne County, maybe? ...and "Why d'ya do" (was that the right title? Oh, I'm getting old ) Marianne Faithfull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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