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7 Hit '70s Songs That Are Offensive by Today's Standards
BestLife ^ | 7/10/23 | Lia Beck

Posted on 06/17/2024 2:45:19 PM PDT by DallasBiff

The '70s were half a century ago, and that fact is especially apparent when you look back at the media of the time. Watch a movie or TV show from that decade or listen to a song, and you won't just notice outdated fashion, interiors, and slang, but you'll also come across plots, characters, and words that are offensive, especially by the standards of 2023. When it comes to music in particular, there are plenty of songs from the '70s that are offensive to listeners now.

1 "Brown Sugar" by The Rolling Stones (1971)

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To: DallasBiff
These lyrics always made me smile when I’d hear this song on the radio back in the day, but it was a cover of an earlier song from the 50s:

[Verse 1}
Got me the strangest woman
Believe me this trick's no cinch
But I really get her going
When I whip out my big 10 inch

[Chorus]
Record of a band that plays the blues
Well a band that plays the blues
She just love my big 10 inch
Record of her favorite blues

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
Last night I tried to tease her
I gave my love a little pinch
She said now stop that jivin'
Now whip out your big 10 inch

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
I, I, I cover her with kisses
And when we're in a lover's clinch
She gets all excited
When she begs for my big 10 inch

Big Ten Inch Record by Aerosmith

121 posted on 06/17/2024 6:41:09 PM PDT by GBA (Endeavor to persevere. Onward through the fog …)
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To: George from New England

The Stories covered Brother Louie. Hot Chocolate did it originally


122 posted on 06/17/2024 6:42:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Fiji Hill

That’s where i first heard them.


123 posted on 06/17/2024 6:52:07 PM PDT by Publius
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To: GBA
Not familiar with the Aerosmith opus, but I once saw Bullmoose Jackson perform this live.

Big 10 Inch Record--Bullmoose Jackson (1952)

124 posted on 06/17/2024 7:20:08 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: MrLucky1966; George from New England
Rebel Rouser was probably inspired by the movie "Rebel Without a Cause," which probably inspired these as well.

Rebel--Carol Jarvis (1957)

Without a Cause--The Heartbreakers (1957)

125 posted on 06/17/2024 7:26:23 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: DallasBiff

The purpose of a man is to love a woman and the purpose of a woman is to love a man. Come on baby let’s play the game of love.


126 posted on 06/17/2024 7:33:52 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (Prov 24: Do not fret because of evildoers. Do not associate with those given to change.)
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To: Fiji Hill; GBA

These guys took a different, hazy, indefinite approach to quantitative designations in this song.

      "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin

127 posted on 06/17/2024 7:57:17 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: pissant

She might need a Pearl Necklace.


128 posted on 06/17/2024 8:12:57 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: usurper

How about Uncle Ernie from Tommy


129 posted on 06/17/2024 8:21:35 PM PDT by chuck allen
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To: FamiliarFace

Weren’t we all clueless about that song? We misheard the lyrics. I always thought he was singing, “How come you dance so good?”


130 posted on 06/17/2024 8:31:15 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Hyman Roth
Jackyl. Down on Me. Lumber Jack. Dirty Little Mind. Classics. 😂

Rush used The Lumberjack for one of his updates.

131 posted on 06/17/2024 8:32:54 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DoodleBob

Cyborg

Keep it Greasy

Why Does it Hurt when I Pee

Wet T-Shirt Night

Carolina Hard Core Extacy

Punkys Whips

I can do this all day...


132 posted on 06/17/2024 8:40:08 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Don't sweat the small stuff (like tweets morons))
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To: WeaslesRippedMyFlesh

133 posted on 06/17/2024 8:46:09 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: Fresh Wind

Thanks. I like garage bands.


134 posted on 06/17/2024 9:02:28 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater & Thomas Sowell in 2024)
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To: DoodleBob

with leather?


135 posted on 06/17/2024 9:46:35 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Don't sweat the small stuff (like tweets morons))
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To: dfwgator; All

Indeed and there’s a spoken bit where we
hear “I don’t want no honky...” etc.
Hot Chocolate was a bi racial band that
caught the attention of Apple Records when
they covered Give Peace a Chance
..


136 posted on 06/18/2024 3:07:39 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I see that video and I wonder, what kind of drugs is that horse on?


137 posted on 06/18/2024 4:44:48 AM PDT by fredhead (Duty, Honor, Country.....Honor, Courage, Commitment )
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To: DallasBiff

… I really do appreciate the fact you’re sittin’ here
Your voice sounds so wonderful
But your face don’t look too clear
So, barmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew
Honey, why don’t we get drunk and.....


138 posted on 06/18/2024 4:47:36 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: Clarancebeaks

RE: Big balls...

The perfect double entendre song.

Sadly, we don’t appear to have balls anymore, so it might be lost on younger folk.


139 posted on 06/18/2024 7:42:21 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: DallasBiff
the worst part of the 70's was this person.

Let's not forget this wrecking machine:


140 posted on 06/18/2024 10:45:42 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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