Old songs with lyrics that didn't age well

[Pixelpeep 135]

Was listening to Colonel Abraham, "trapped "in the car this morning and i thought the words were a little dodgy...

Colonel Abraham's song said:

Should I listen what you say
Or listen what your folks say?
It's a tough decision to make
I don't really wanna lose you
But I don't want your folks to
Turn me over to the hands of the law

What did he mean? surely he didn't mean that she was underage? or that he had beaten her?

What other songs have some really suss lyrics when using today's 'acceptable social morals' ?

[MitchT]

"Have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find."

"I'm serious as cancer when I say rhythm is as dancer."

[droopsnoot]

"Well you're only 15, but you look good" is from a Depeche Mode track that's in my car at the moment, which makes me think it is a bit marginal every time it comes on. There's lots of old rock-n-roll songs covering "that sort of thing", though, and I'm not sure that just saying someone "looks good" is all that bad. I bet they'd think twice about writing it now, though.

[Pixelpeep 135]

co-worker has just brought this to my attention...

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


Young Girl - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

[Magnum 475]

Motley Crue, All In The Name Of:

She's only fifteen, she's the reason
The reason that I can't sleep
You say illegal
I say, legal's never been my scene


etc.

[MrOnTheRopes]

(I know it wasn't their song originally but theirs was the first I heard decades ago...) The Yardbirds - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl.

[TedStriker]

Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
Sold in the market down in New Orleans
Skydog slaver know he's doin' all right
Hear him whip the women, just around midnight

All together now.....

[Old Man Peabody]

Money for nothing: Dire Straits

That little faggot got his own jet airplane
That little faggot, he's a millionaire!

[TheInternet]

I can't go away with you on a rock climbing weekend
What if something's on tv and it's never shown again

[zetec]

From Luka by Suzanne Vega

They only hit until you cry
And after that you don't ask why
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
You just don't argue anymore
Yes I think I'm okay
I walked into the door again
If you ask that's what I'll say
And it's not your business anyway

Domestic abuse?

[Super Sonic]

Neil Sedaka's 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen'. One of the lyrics mentions him being her big brother!

[greygoose]

Michael Jackson's Pretty Young Thing

[popeyewhite]

MitchT said:

"I'm serious as cancer when I say rhythm is as dancer."

You thought that was OK back in the day?

Good song though.

[Gary C]

"He's hacking and whacking and smacking and chopping your wifes meat with his long sharp knife."

Butcher Pete

[paralla]

Lou Reed

And the colored girls go
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."

[Colonel Cupcake]

Pixelpeep 135 said:

co-worker has just brought this to my attention...

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


Young Girl - Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

People keep bringing this up but I can't see anything wrong with the lyrics at all.

Perhaps you ought not look at the words to 'Little children' by Billy J. Kramer, especially the first verse.

[popeyewhite]

paralla said:

Lou Reed

And the colored girls go
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."

And...?

[paralla]

popeyewhite said:

paralla said:

Lou Reed

And the colored girls go
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."

And...?

Why using the term 'coloured' is offensive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-30999175

[popeyewhite]

paralla said:

popeyewhite said:

paralla said:

Lou Reed

And the colored girls go
"Doo do doo do doo do do doo..."

And...?

Why using the term 'coloured' is offensive

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-30999175

It's not offensive, it's old fashioned and still in use. Your link states 'colored' is considered offensive in the US, didn't you read it?

[paralla]

popeyewhite said:

It's not offensive, it's old fashioned and still in use. Your link states 'colored' is considered offensive in the US, didn't you read it?

Do you think that coloured people should sit at the back of the bus?