First world problems....sheesh
But what song could be more problematic than that Gilbert O’Sullivan tune “Clair”:
“I don’t care what people say, to me you’re more than a child.”
Bob Seger had several pieces that seemed a little skeevy, especially the early stuff.
Meri Wilson - Telephone Man (1977)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTDzFUlrDYM
Percy Sledge...When a Man Loves a Woman
the best worst song of the 70’s didn’t make the top 10 ? Afternoon Delight.
"Love For Sale" - Ella Fitzgerald
"It's Your Thing (Do What You Wanna Do, I Can't Tell You Who To Sock It To)" - The Isley Brothers
Young Americans
David Bowie
They pulled in just behind the bridge
He lays her down, he frowns
Gee my life’s a funny thing, am I
Still too young?
He kissed her then and there
She took his ring, took his babies
It took him minutes, took her nowhere
Heaven knows, she’d have taken anything, but
[Chorus]
All night
She wants the young American
Young American, young American, she wants the
Young American
All right
She wants the young American
[Verse 2]
Scanning life through the picture window (uhuh)
She finds the slinky vagabond
He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang
But Heaven forbid, she’ll take anything
But the freak, and his type, all for nothing
He misses a step and cuts his hand, but
Showing nothing, he swoops like a song
She cries Where have all Papa’s heroes gone?
[Chorus]
All night
She wants the young American
Young American, young American, she wants the
Young American
All right
She wants the young American
[Bridge]
All the way from Washington
Her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor
We live for just these twenty years
Do we have to die for the fifty more?”
[Chorus]
All night
He wants the young American
Young American, young American
He wants the young American
All right
He wants the young American
[Verse 3]
Do you remember, your President Nixon? (huuhu)
Do you remember, the bills you have to pay?
Or even yesterday?
Have been the un-American? (huuhu)
Just you and your idol sing falsetto (huuhu)
‘bout Leather, leather everywhere, and
Not a myth left from the ghetto
Well, well, well, would you carry a razor (huuhu)
In case, just in case of depression? (huuhu)
Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors
Blushing at all the Afro-Sheeners
Ain’t that close to love?
Well, ain’t that poster love?
Well, it ain’t that Barbie doll
Her hearts have been broken just like you and
[Chorus]
All night
(All night )You want the young American
Young American, young American, you want the
Young American
All right
You want the young American
[Verse 4]
You ain’t a pimp and you ain’t a hustler
A pimp’s got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler
Black’s got respect, and white’s got his soul train
Mama’s got cramps, and look at your hands ache
(I heard the news today, oh boy)
I got a suite and you got defeat
Ain’t there a man who can say no more?
And, ain’t there a woman I can
Sock on the jaw?
And, ain’t there a child I can hold without judging?
Ain’t there a pen that will write before they die?
Ain’t you proud that you’ve still got faces?
Ain’t there one damn song that can make me
Break down and cry?
[Chorus]
All night
I want the young American
Young American, young American, I want the young American
All right
I want the young American
Young American
Young American, young American, I want the young American
All night
You and I
I want you
I
Young American, young American, I want the young American
All right
I want the young American
Young American, young American, I want the young American
All night
Rapture by Blondie.
The Telephone song.
“Hey there baby, I am your telephone man....
Probably about half of Uncle Ted’s songs. Cat Scratch Fever was what came to mind first.
May have already been listed, but...
Young Girl by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
“We’re An American Band” - GFR
Talked about “Sweet Connie” who was one of the more infamous groupies.
The music of my childhood. Most of us didn’t understand the lyrics. The tunes were just catchy.
“Stay With Me”
In the morning
Don’t say you love me
Cause I’ll only kick you out of the door
I know your name is Rita
Cause your perfum smelling sweeter
Since when I saw you down on the floor
guitar
Won’t need to much pursuading
I don’t mean to sound degrading
But with a face like that
You got nothing to laugh about
Red lips hair and fingernails
I hear your a mean old jezabel
Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards
Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me
Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me
So in the morning
Please don’t say you love me
Cause you know I’ll only kick you out the door
Yea I’ll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best colonge
Just don’t be here in the morning when I wake up
How can the author leave out “Run, Joey, Run” by David Geddes?! The girl sounds like she’s 12. Geddes sounds at least 25, and gets her shot by her ol’ man.
"I'm a man, I'm a man and so's Lola"
Brown Sugar is the only one on the list that’s really bizarre. I could never make out much of the lyrics (more than once I tried to decode the song)but I assumed Jagger was noting the rythmic abilities often,ascribed to Blacks. Sound like “ how come you DANCE so good.
GI’ve a listen to The Coasters “Young Blood” some time!
I went out with a nice girl I had known from high school, one Saturday night, to the Ground Round. They served baskets of peanuts (and you dropped the shells on the floor), burgers, beer and wine, and featured a live band that consisted of a pianist, a drummer and a guy on banjo. They sung “nostalgic” songs ranging from the 1890’s to the 1970’s.
My father and I were singers and friends with the band. They would occasionally ask us up to sing a song. Being 18 years old at the time, I usually sang more recent songs. One of my best was “You’re Sixteen.”
My date just happened to be 16 at the time. She loved it.
She still does, after 32 years of marriage.
Not creepy at all, under the right circumstances.