Song lyrics that make you think what the hell?

[WhenTheDustSettles]

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?

I heard it on Absolute Radio 90s the other day and the line, 'time takes its toll, but not on the eyes' made me smile. Its a love song for people who have been together a long time.

Whenever I have to endure this song, I just eat. I can't help myself.

Heard this yesterday on Radio 2, I thought it was pretty disgusting considering it’s brand new !! It’s like going back in time😳

Ever since I was a little girl
I only wanted to be sexy
Nine years old, tryna wax my legs with tape
There were some things only I can see
A little spot that can't be lifted
On my left hand, dig in like a car key
So you see
I've been having a horrible time of late
I get none of your sympathy
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
And then it's too much for therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
And take a sexy picture
Take a sexy picture of me
And make me look sixteen

The Police lyrics. Awful.

If she was a ten wearing a twelve the clothes would be too big for her not too small.

Never heard this one but it's truly disturbing 😮

Baby Bird's You're Gorgeous was satirical.

And Every Breath You Take is about a stalker. It's not meant the be romantic.

Agree entirely about the alphabetical issues in the Peppa Pig song. I've never heard it (DC too old), but I feel my irritation levels rising at the mere thought.

“It happens every time, you've given me the sign
We start to get it on, but then you stop me
You know I've had it up to here, you need to be more clear
'Cause you're the one that left me here so take me
'Cause you said that you would, but then you changed your mind
How could you do this to me? It's just so unkind
And it's cruel if you say that you'll go all the way
I can't wait for the day that you don't change your mind. You've got to understand things are getting out of hand
You can't just leave me sitting here unseen to
You know I don't know what to do, or how long to wait for you
You said you needed time, so I won't rush you“

All the way - Busted 😅

Not a problem with the lyrics per se, but the title of Roxette's song 'Sleeping in My Car' has always bothered me. The lyrics are obviously about amorous times in the backseat of a car but, if you had only heard the title, you might guess it was going to be a harrowing tale of someone who had fallen on hard times and was forced to, literally, sleep in their car. Similarly, while Jane Wiedlin's Rush Hour is an all-time classic banger, the title and lyrical content do not match up very well!

Oh my god I’d never listened to these properly..,these are creepy af

@OneLivelyLion I realised only a few years ago that the Madame Gazelle with the French accent was in fact a play on Madamoiselle. About 15 years later...

Gareth Gates Stupid Mistake. Always irritated by the casual “I hope you understand” as if it was a perfectly reasonable thing he did!

“She was kind of exciting
A little crazy I should've known
She must have altered my senses
'Cause I offered to walk her home

[Pre-Chorus]
The situation got out of hand
I hope you understand”

So it was nothing to do with him of course. It was the woman’s fault for being too attractive………….!!

The song is about unrealistic societal pressures on women. It's meant to be uncomfortable to listen to. CMAT talks about it here

Love Amy Winehouse and singing along to You Know I’m No Good in the car the other day when it suddenly occurred to me what I was actually singing - but actually quite clever lyrics too.

Upstairs in bed with my ex-boy
He's in a place, but I can′t get joy
Thinking on you in the final throes
This is when my buzzer goes

Oh Gawd🤣🤣🤣 Oops!

Seaside arms is a reference to Lolita I think, seaside limbs in the book.

This song absolutely measures what happened to my friend at school. She was 14, but looked 18. She used to letch after him, it was the 70s, he had no morals. He was probably about 24 I guess?

Same with their song Prettiest eyes. I think its really beautiful, celebrating age.

Let's take a look at these crow's feet, just look
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Sixty 25th of Decembers
Fifty-nine 4th of Julys
You can't have too many good times, children
You can't have too many lines
Take a good look at these crow's feet
Sitting on the prettiest eyes

Paul Heaton says the song hasn't dated well and he doesn't perform it anymore.

Personally, I've always liked it, and felt it was about a 'type' of woman, who has an unpleasant / dull personality and uses her sexuality in a manpilatitive way. I recognised that idea, because shock - horror - there are women like that!

Maybe it was Easter and she was about to do a Sister Assumpta on all her eggs!

@IDroveAllNightAndCrappedInYourRoomIsThatAlright

That username! 😂

It's basically saying "she's beautiful, despite being a bit of a chubba"

Later on there is "We love our love, in different sizes"

The lyrics sung by Jacqui (it's a duet like many Beautiful South songs) make reference to the fact that Paul's character is somewhat undersized in the trouser department.

Jack Jones. Wives & Lovers. Definite ‘Mad Men’ vibes (the tv show)
So, Ladies - if you dare to see your hubby off to work, looking like an absolute slattern, with your hair in rollers, wearing a stained dressing gown still bearing the remnants of your toddler’s breakfast, it’s your own bloody fault if he runs off with the office Jezebel, who’s always batting her eyelashes at him, and refreshing his martini. After all, he’s only a man, and men are weak. Susan, you should know by now that you need to set your alarm for 5am, so you can apply a full face of makeup and slip on your best Frederick’s of Hollywood negligee. Then he’ll never stray.

𝐻𝑒𝑦! 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟, 𝑓𝑖𝑥 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑢𝑝
𝑆𝑜𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑜𝑟
𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑎 𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟
𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑛’𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜
𝑅𝑢𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢
𝐼’𝑚 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢
𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑛
𝐷𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑠
𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑦 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛
𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑏𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑜
𝑅𝑢𝑛 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢
𝐻𝑒’𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
𝐻𝑒𝑦! 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙
𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦
𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑑 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑
𝐷𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠, 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦
𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒

On the subject of Busted, "What I go to School For" is another one I find a bit problematic. Climbing trees to see his teacher in her undercrackers, she bending down to "show him more" and "picking herself a hunk" before driving past school together to "say goodbye". I know it's about a teenage boy's fantasy but still troubling, would be worse if it was teen girls singing about their male teacher.

I used to really like Busted when I was younger, but I also cringed a bit at some of the lyrics in "Air Hostess", especially

"I messed my pants
When we flew over France" 🤢

Ah I think this songs cracking! I also think it's comical when you hear requests on the radio and something like this is picked for a loved one. People really don't listen to the lyrics!