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Song lyrics that make you think what the hell?

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WhenTheDustSettles · 28/04/2026 07:43

Hey, Mister DJ (oh-oh-oh)
Play a song for this pretty little lady (oh-oh-oh)
'Cause if she dance as good as she look right now (oh-oh-oh)
I just might, I just might make her my baby
I just might make her my baby, hey

Really Bruno? In 2026? Or have you sneaked into Doc Brown's De Lorean?

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Pedallleur · 28/04/2026 12:22

In the back room she was everybody's darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
Lou Reed/Walk on the Wild Side

She told me to come but I was already there
ACDC/You shook me all night long

She's blowing me crazy, til my ammunition is dry
ACDC/Giving the dog a bone

ACDC is a mine of filthy lyrics. Girls got rhythm, Sink the pink, Touch too much plus many others

I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die
Johnny Cash/Folsom Prison

Moonmelodies · 28/04/2026 12:33

Youdontseehow · 28/04/2026 10:13

On a similar vein ….I drove all night by Roy Orbison….basically I got in my car, entered your room and started shagging you while you were sleeping….how romantic

Released first by Cindy Lauper.

ruethewhirl · 28/04/2026 12:33

Doseofreality · 28/04/2026 10:29

That bloody awful line from “Rhythm is a Dancer”.

Yes!! (and thanks for not typing it out) I always thought that was so tasteless, I think it's generally frowned on now, but when it came out I remember thinking 'how does no one seem to have a problem with this lyric?'

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REP22 · 28/04/2026 12:38

Annie I'm Not Your Daddy by Kid Creole and the Coconuts is a particular joy.

"See if I was in your blood
Then you wouldn't be so ugly" among other treats.

Blurred Lines... but I guess that goes without saying.

Every Breath You Take has always disturbed me. I Called U by L'il Louis for similar reasons.

ruethewhirl · 28/04/2026 12:38

A slightly obscure one: 977 by the Pretenders, yet another song glamorising abuse. (removed lyrics as the formatting went screwy)

Just as well it was never a hit, I've always thought.

IDroveAllNightAndCrappedInYourRoomIsThatAlright · 28/04/2026 12:38

Youdontseehow · 28/04/2026 10:13

On a similar vein ….I drove all night by Roy Orbison….basically I got in my car, entered your room and started shagging you while you were sleeping….how romantic

It always sounds to me like he did something else rather unpleasant too!

Elanol · 28/04/2026 12:43

''Da diddley, qua qua, da diddley, qua qua''

Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver

...but as I adore Adam Ant, he can ''da diddley, qua qua, da diddley, qua qua'' all day long and I'll still listen to him 😁

Pedallleur · 28/04/2026 12:44

FernandoSor · 28/04/2026 11:47

"Young ladies, young ladies
I like 'em underage, see
Some say that's statutory
But I say it's mandatory"

Cool, Daddy Cool, by current MAGA and Turning Point USA favourite Kid Rock.

Bet his mate Donald has that on repeat

ruethewhirl · 28/04/2026 12:44

ruethewhirl · 28/04/2026 12:38

A slightly obscure one: 977 by the Pretenders, yet another song glamorising abuse. (removed lyrics as the formatting went screwy)

Just as well it was never a hit, I've always thought.

Edited

^ Apologies for the shouty text, couldn't seem to figure out how to fix it 😄

audhdandme · 28/04/2026 12:47

My love ain’t got no money he’s got his trumbolese. Was years before I realised it said “strong beliefs” 🤣

ImImmortalNowBabyDoll · 28/04/2026 12:55

Erin1975 · 28/04/2026 11:26

I think the inferrence of the line is not that people know the date but more that we are all feasting while those in Ethiopia have no food.

Bob Geldof has said on numerous occasions that the song was shit, but it didn't matter. He wrote in in a few hours and recorded it even quicker. That it was crap was not important.

It wasn't just shit, it was quite offensive.

There won't be snow- in a vast continent with some of the highest peaks in the world?

Reducing the whole of Africa to Ethiopia. Where nothing ever grows...except for a massive and diverse range of flora and fauna growing in a vast array of habitats.

You can sort of forgive the first one, it was a time when people didn't travel as much or have internet access...but to do it again, with the same lyrics? What were they thinking.

MarxistMags · 28/04/2026 13:00

Rod Stewart
Tonight's the night , gonna be all right
Spread your wings and let me come inside.....
Just wrong

GenerousGardener · 28/04/2026 13:01

Claire by Gilbert O’Sullivan….😮😮😮 can’t pick out one line cos it’s the whole song.

Also
Take your seaside arms and write the next line🤔🤔🤔🤔 never understood it, but it comes from a great song.

Riapia · 28/04/2026 13:02

Sitting on a park bench
eyeing little girls with bad intent

Aqualung. Jethro Tull.

MissyB1 · 28/04/2026 13:03

MarxistMags · 28/04/2026 13:00

Rod Stewart
Tonight's the night , gonna be all right
Spread your wings and let me come inside.....
Just wrong

”Don’t say a word my virgin child just let your inhibitions run wild”

Funnywonder · 28/04/2026 13:10

WalkAndWine · 28/04/2026 11:27

The Beautiful South "Perfect 10" has the opening lyric "She's a perfect 10, but she wears a 12".

Why? It sounds uncomfortable and badly fitting. It makes no sense and doesn't really imply anything about the person. Just wear the right sized clothes you knob.

A perfect 10 means 10 out of 10. Like the scores in ice skating or dancing. So she’s perfect and she wears a size 12.

Unless … you know this and you were being funny? Maybe?

Nofeckingway · 28/04/2026 13:11

So many songs lyrics are now deemed inappropriate. Sweet Sixteen by Ringo Starr . Young Girl - " get outta my mind . my love for you is way out of line "and Bye Bye Baby by Bay City Rollers - " wish I met you before ..but there's a wedding ring on my finger " .
Then there are songs that make no apologies for nasty misogynistic lyrics . Smack My Bitch Up , Peaches by Stranglers .

OneLivelyLion · 28/04/2026 13:19

The class of Madam Gazelle by Peppa Pig:

Candy Cat
Danny Dog
Emily Elephant
Freddy Fox
Gerald Giraffe
Mandy Mouse
The one and only PEDRO PONY!
Rebecca Rabbit
And Suzy Sheep
Zoe Zebra
And Peppa Pig
Listen there's the bell
For the class of Madame Gazelle

Every time I listen to it I get enraged that Peppa Pig is not in her rightful alphabetical place. Terrible.

TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot · 28/04/2026 13:23

My Sharona:

"I always get it up for the touch of the younger kind."

WTAF?

Redhairandhottubs · 28/04/2026 13:24

Erin1975 · 28/04/2026 09:54

The one that always gets me is "All I Want to Do Is Make Love To You" by Heart.

On the surface it sounds like a romantic love song. But it so isn't.

It’s about a one night stand isn’t it? What am I missing?

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/04/2026 13:24

"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?" No Katy Perry I dont.

tigger1001 · 28/04/2026 13:25

Erin1975 · 28/04/2026 09:54

The one that always gets me is "All I Want to Do Is Make Love To You" by Heart.

On the surface it sounds like a romantic love song. But it so isn't.

100% this!! Gives me the rage every time I hear it - wrong in every way

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/04/2026 13:26

FlyingUnicornWings · 28/04/2026 10:24

Suck on my chocolate salty balls, stick ‘em in your mouth and suckem.

Chef from Southpark’s song.

🤣

Erin1975 · 28/04/2026 13:30

Redhairandhottubs · 28/04/2026 13:24

It’s about a one night stand isn’t it? What am I missing?

Woman goes out picks up random bloke. Shags him, great sex, makes it clear she will never see him again.

Years later she randomly met one night stand chap who recognised the kid looks like him. She reveals she is married to a guy who is infertile. She only shagged this bloke to get pregnant. Told her hubby it was his. And then it ends.

Redhairandhottubs · 28/04/2026 13:33

Erin1975 · 28/04/2026 13:30

Woman goes out picks up random bloke. Shags him, great sex, makes it clear she will never see him again.

Years later she randomly met one night stand chap who recognised the kid looks like him. She reveals she is married to a guy who is infertile. She only shagged this bloke to get pregnant. Told her hubby it was his. And then it ends.

Edited

Ah ok, that went straight over my head. I thought she was just saying not to tell her husband they’d slept together! That is horrible then.