Carl Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thought about this when "Giving You The Benefit" came on my radio yesterday, and Pebbles used the word "homegirl", which I didn't think was around back then. As words enter the lexicon, they also enter songs. What are some examples of the first time a word or phrase was used in a popular song? Examples: "Frenemies" - "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals "Gangsta" - "Be Thankful for What You Got" by William DeVaughn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 oh, crikey, there are a million examples of that in country music. They love cliche sentences. Especially Kenny Chesney, who I loathe. Don't have time to look stuff up right now, but maybe someone else can come up with some of those examples... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Shake it a like a Polaroid picture I use that one a lot. "Take This Job and Shove It" ~ David Allan Coe/Johnny Paycheck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 "Hip-hop" first appeared in the Dovells' 1963 hit "You Can't Sit Down." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Although the word appeared previously in other recordings, the first UK Hit record to actually have the word "punk" in the lyrics was Turn It Down by Sweet, alebit in a kinda Dirty Harry "OK punk" stylee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 "I speak of the pompatus of love" The Joker ~ Steve Miller Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 "Born To Be Wild" is credited with popularizing the term "heavy metal". :rock: :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake, might be the first to use the phrase "Twerkin", but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumboXL Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 I am not a native speaker of the English language, and therefore unable to judge the impact of this expression, but me and my fellow students in Amsterdam loved and frequently used the expression "Rhino over your lino", from the song We Were Wrong by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabadak Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 Zigga-Zig-Ah :cuttie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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