Posted on 10/01/2018 10:34:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Zappa has some songs that make ME blush.
Aqualung
Wristwatch Crisco
Or anything David Allen Coe.
I took her to the bedroom
And pumped her with some life,
And later in a moment
That girl became my wife
Yeah nuance and sudtlety weren’t exactly a strong suit with that one but we all knew it would never be on the radio.
He’s one of my favorites, liberal politics aside, but Jamaica, Say You Will is about taking advantage of a young girl, too, sad to say...
It’s on my Spotify list...lol. The funny thing is it was only recently I actually ‘heard’ the lyrics and figured out what the song was actually about. Apparently, the music was so good it drowned out most of the lyrics in the 70’s, thank goodness. IMHO, of course. ;)
It’s on Spotify.
Chick-A-Boom
Once in a while, listening to an old favorite, the lyrics suddenly stick out like a sore thumb -- "Like You Do" (REO) still gets it done, but implies sex with hookers; "30 Days In The Hole" (Humble Pie) glorifies coke use, jail time, and longer-term short-term sexual relationships; "Lucifer" (Bob Seger, first real hit, found on Mongrel, last of the Bob Seger System albums) gets played pretty much every week to the current time (around here), but is about boozin' and shaggin', getting in fights, and the title bumps some people; loads more.
For that matter, "Bang A Gong" (T Rex), and "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills), the latter of which still gets played around here from time to time (either the original, or the Isley's version).
Black Betty by Ram Jam
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