Nine Hits from the ‘70s That Sound Totally Inappropriate Today

PJ Media ^ | 10/01/2018 | Chris Queen

[dfwgator]

And then there’s “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road”.

[Neidermeyer]

ANYTHING by Steely Dan.
*******
Just the backstory on where they got their name would do it...

[cyclotic]

I worked with a guy who had an open account at the local florist. Whenever his “southern Charm” got him in trouble, he would send the girls in the office flowers.

He was just a harmless good ole boy. He once walked into the annual sexual harassment training and gave a hearty “Mornin Darlin” to the female attorney they hired to teach the class. And got away with it.

[dfwgator]

Helpless Dancer from “Quadrophenia”

And if you complain, you’ll disappear/Just like the lesbians and queers.

[1Old Pro]

You can laugh. There’s a yearbook out there with a picture of me wearing one.

Thaat makes two of us, and my Mother even got me the medallion to boot.

[BlueLancer]

Then there was the song that I always thought was about cannibalism (until I did some further research) ...

Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Were Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Were Joe and me

Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?

Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig
And then there's some for you."

Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?

I must have blacked out just around then
'Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy

[11th_VA]

Who's the black private dick

That's a sex machine to all the chicks?

(Shaft) Ya damn right

Who is the man that would risk his neck

For his brother man?

(Shaft) Can you dig it?

They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother - (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft - (Then we can dig it)...

[angcat]

2. “Into the Night” (Benny Mardones, 1980/1989)

I love this song. I was watching a movie called The Two Mr. Kissles and this was played at one of their weddings. It sounded so good and everyone slow danced. You’re right thought it is unacceptable today.

[bankwalker]

Magic Man ... Heart

[SamAdams76]

Speaking of Cher, an old song of hers was on the radio the other night "Carousel Man".

I forget how good Cher's music used to be.

That song probably wouldn't get released today as it is obviously about an underage girl running off with an older man (who worked in a travelling carnival). Lot of Cher songs were like that, "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" being another one.

[1Old Pro]

I must have blacked out just around then

Blacked out, hmmmmm

[11th_VA]

Oh Yeah - Timothy was controversial when it came out

[arrogantsob]

Dozens of Blues songs would make the list.

[SpinnerWebb]

I want a horny little Jewish princess, with a garlic aroma that could level Tacoma.

[11th_VA]

Lol !!!

[Interesting Times]

What? No “Muskrat love??!?”

[tired&retired]

Mama’s got a Squeeze Box and Daddy never Sleeps at Night!

[Autonomous User]

“Zappa:

Dina Mo Hum”

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Yep!

[dfwgator]

Lot’s of songs about seventeen year-old girls, the songs by Winger and Foreigner immediately come to mind.

[FreedomForce]

This Patti Smith song was from the height of the punk movement, late 70’s. It was somewhat shocking back then, but what’s really shocking is that she’s still performing it more than 35 years later.

https://youtu.be/Gv9SVEP4Gpk