your favoritest, un-p.c.est songs

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:14 am

My gold standard for this is "Under My Thumb," which I cannot resist, no matter how fucked up the lyrics are. Yesterday, I took a first listen to Ted Leo's new album, concentrating on "Me and Mia," the track that everyone raves about. Two things struck me:

1-It is a great song.
2-It seems to be pro-eating disorders.

So, this thread is dedicated to all those songs that you love despite (and maybe a little because of) the fact that they are so incredibly (some might say deliciously) un-pc.

(And yes, I am aware that Johnny Cash did not actually shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die, and that the points of view expressed in a song are not necessarily those held by the songwriter.)

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:19 am

I enjoy the Prodigy song entitled "Smack My Bitch Up". I think it meets your criteria based on the impact of the title alone. It is a powerful, energetic song, but certainly isn't PC.

...with a shout out and a dedication to CopeFan...

pip_52 · Post by **pip_52** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:31 am

Most of Eminem's songs are very un-pc ... but I like them anyway.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:40 am

Big Bottoms by Spinal Tap is a favorite, as is the song by Soundgarden on their first album or EP that goes:

"I know what to do
I'm gonna f*** f*** f*** you!
F*** you!"

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:13 pm

Little Susie Shallow Throat.

I'm such a terrible person.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:36 pm

Keeping with the Rolling Stones, I've always had a soft spot for "Stupid Girl" - they are masters of misogyny.

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:03 pm

Short People by El Vez

El Vez · Post by **El Vez** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:19 pm

ice nine wrote:Short People by El Vez

*Sighs heavily* I suppose it's what I am best known for.

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:15 pm

"Me Japanese Boy, I Love You" -- Bobby Goldsboro/Bacharach & David...I've talked about this one here before...this genuinely lovely tune was written as a sort of friendship gesture for the '64 (?) Tokyo Olympics, but now the lyrics seem almost a retroactive justification for Pearl Harbor....Not Mr. David's finest day, as it posits Japanese people speaking pidgin English...to each other.

"She's a Lady" -- Tom Jones. (Are the lyrcis really "She always knows her place/She's got style, she's got grace/She's a winner"????)

"Wives and Lovers" -- Another David offense. "Hey, little girl with your hair all in curlers...."

"We Gotta Get You a Woman" -- Todd Rundgren. (This one might be defensible if it weren't for the line about "they may be stupid but they sure are fun"...Well, you could try arguing that it would be just as valid sung by a woman as "We Gotta Get You a Man" but there's that missing syllable problem)

"He Hit Me, and It Felt Like a Kiss" -- Leslie Gore (or was it Shelley Fabares???). Not neccessarily a favorite of mine in any sense, but no discussion of politically incendiary pop is complete without it.

And, in the realm of the quite intentionally un-pc or whatever you want to call it (I could give you all lecture on the uses and misues, both ironic an un-, of the term "politically correct" over the last twenty years), mention must be made of the great Tom Lehrer's earlier efforts in what was then called "sick humor" and remains pretty disturbing...."Poisoning Pidgeons in the Park", "The Masochism Tango", etc....Clearly, the Emimem of his day.

And what are we to make of "Woman is the N***r of the World"?

bobster · Post by **bobster** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:21 pm

And, when you think about it, Harold Arlen and Johhny Mercer's standard "One for My Baby (and One for the Road)" is sort of accepting of drunk driving...as is "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry ("have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find"...most likely you'll find death and despair, say the good folks at MADD)

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:35 am

"He Hit Me, and It Felt Like a Kiss"

- THe Crystals and written by Carol King.

Speaking of drunk driving songs - this one simply titled DWI by the Leroi Brothers is a favorite - with a chorus of

DWI DWI
National Past Time of the Average Guy
I Measured Point Four Five
You Know I'm Lucky I Didn't Die

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 5:05 am

Bodies by the Sex Pistols.

I don't think that needs any explaining.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:37 am

crack rock steady - choking victim

has a catchy little chorus:

crack rock steady
are you ready to stop
the rotten blue menace
let's go kill us some cops

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:06 pm

Pussy Control - Prince

Lyrics sample:
"I fear U're lonely and U want 2 know (Pussy)
A 12 o'clock straight up nigga
That don't give a shit that U're Pussy Control"

C...-Suckers' Ball - Frank Zappa

Too shy

to put the sample lyrics here.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:14 pm

The entire Cramps catalogue - but especially -

Bend Over I'll Drive
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
Let's Get Fucked Up
Journey To The Center of a Girl
Hot Pear Snatch
Daisys Up Your Butterfly
I Wanna Get In Your Pants
Hot Pool of Womanneed
What's Inside A Girl?
How Far Can Too Far Go?

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:03 pm

BWAP wrote:The entire Cramps catalogue - but especially -

Bend Over I'll Drive
Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
Let's Get Fucked Up
Journey To The Center of a Girl
Hot Pear Snatch
Daisys Up Your Butterfly
I Wanna Get In Your Pants
Hot Pool of Womanneed
What's Inside A Girl?
How Far Can Too Far Go?

Wow! I gotta get me some Cramps.

Post by **BlueChair** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:08 pm

Copenhagen Fan - Pull It Out And Leave

A rope leash · Post by **A rope leash** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:26 pm

I also liked Ramming It in Violently.

A rope leash · Post by **A rope leash** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 9:28 pm

Cathoic Girls or Jewish Princess?

I can't decide...

Mr. Misery · Post by **Mr. Misery** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:56 pm

pip_52 wrote:Most of Eminem's songs are very un-pc ... but I like them anyway.

Most of Eminem's songs are very un-pc, but I hate them anyway.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 4:03 am

"She's a Lady" -- Tom Jones. (Are the lyrcis really "She always knows her place/She's got style, she's got grace/She's a winner"????)

Bobster, you may be right in the un-pc stakes, but do you really like this crud? You go down in my estimation if so. TJ of the 60's was bearable but 21st century Jones is horrible and he can't sing anymore, and he continues to portray himself as a sex symbol, it makes me retch.

selfmademug · Post by **selfmademug** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:34 am

so lacklustre wrote:
"She's a Lady" -- Tom Jones. (Are the lyrcis really "She always knows her place/She's got style, she's got grace/She's a winner"????)
Bobster, you may be right in the un-pc stakes, but do you really like this crud? You go down in my estimation if so. TJ of the 60's was bearable but 21st century Jones is horrible and he can't sing anymore, and he continues to portray himself as a sex symbol, it makes me retch.

But that's a song of that older era, no?

ReadyToHearTheWorst · Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:50 am

In the Summertime has been mentioned for drink driving references, but what about this astonishing couplet:

"If her Daddy's rich take her out for a meal
If her Daddy's poor just do what you feel"

Also, The Faces are up there with the Stones for harsh treatment of the fairer sex:

Stay With Me - "Hey, what's your name again?" and

Had Me a Real Good Time - "Was escorted by a friendly slag, to a bedroom out back"

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:29 pm

so lacklustre wrote:
Quote:
"She's a Lady" -- Tom Jones. (Are the lyrcis really "She always knows her place/She's got style, she's got grace/She's a winner"????)

Bobster, you may be right in the un-pc stakes, but do you really like this crud? You go down in my estimation if so. TJ of the 60's was bearable but 21st century Jones is horrible and he can't sing anymore, and he continues to portray himself as a sex symbol, it makes me retch.

But that's a song of that older era, no?

Is it? my embarrassment then for not knowing the entire back catalogue of the great knicker collector. Sounds like a late nineties early noughties trash track to me.

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:37 pm

What about this old classic?

Monks - Nice Legs Shame About The Face

Met her on a blind date, helping out an old mate
Waiting at the corner, she'd be dressed in black
There was I expecting a really tasty bird
He said she was good looking, I should have doubt his word
When I saw her there she was a real disgrace
I thought nice legs shame about the face

I had to take her dancing, I couldnt let her down
So we caught the bus to the other side of town
Out upon the dance floor, I wasn't getting far
So I had a drink with my friends up at the bar
I asked them what they thought of her they fell about the place
And they said nice legs shame about her face

She said could we go bowling,
I said that would be fine
But when I bought the tickets
Shed already changed her mind
She was turning out to be a real hard case
Nice legs shame about the boat race

Downed a gin and soda, tapped me on the shoulder
Whispered in my ear it's getting kind of late
When I took her home we hardly said a thing
I walked her to the door, expected to go in
She looked me up and down and really put me in my place
She said nice legs shame about your face
Nice legs shame about your face

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