To clutch my pearls (about a song)

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I'm going to do two threads tonight, both totally different. The other one will hopefully cheer me up after a bit of pearl clutching.

I was just at a birthday party for a 12 year old girl. There were maybe 25 girls there, and younger siblings too, aged 5-10 judging by height. Also I asked some of them.

Obviously I'm decrepit and know nothing about music these days. For context: when I was 12 and my friends were listening to take that, I was secretly listening to the Lion King soundtrack. Maybe that gives you an idea, but I went to a normal secondary in a working class town.

Anyway the music at this party made me feel so old. I did shazam a number of them, but there were lyrics like, (paraphrasing) "girl I'm looking at your physique", etc etc, or, "birthday sex! Birthday sex!" all delightfully sexual and tracks one and two on Now That's What I Call A PreTeen Birthday Party.

But then on came a song that really took the biscuit from under my nose, so to speak, and it is the main part of my aibu - aibu to clutch my pearls. Reminder, there were children aged 5-10 also present.

I don't want to quote the lyrics here, but if you are of strong stomach, you fancy Googling it, your children are safely asleep, and you know how to delete your browsing history, the song was called (according to shazam) "Or Nah".

If you don't want to look it up, and I don't blame you if you don't, to give you a toned down idea, here is an edited version:

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Lots of smoking and drinking, that's the ticket!
But I'm not sure my dear old mum would approve of you,
So shall we have a cuddle in a few minutes anyway?
This bottle of Pol Roger is pricey, so will you marry me if I buy it for you?
I'd love to have babies with you, but we should get some practice in first, but I don't believe in sex before marriage so we'll have to find another way.

We can sit cheek to cheek
Can you tie a knot in a cherry stalk with your tongue?
I'm an Obstetrician so can help you with your kegels
But my phone is broken so I'll be unable to call you tomorrow. I'll send a telegram instead, dearest.
My bed is also broken so I've been sleeping on the kitchen table.

So whaddya think? Yes? Or "nah"?
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The real song is, shall we say, much, much fruitier. The kids of today! But what surprised me the most is that the mum was right there in the room! And all the girls were singing along! Apparently the song isn't even new - it must have totally passed me by, but I don't expect it gets much radio airplay.

And then there were some songs about drugs and murder and other lovely things.

Aibu? I just read the thread about granddad's pride and wept a bit about the world so I thought I'd share this.

Final thought: the girls were taking endless selfie, and were pretty much totally covering their faces in the pictures. Is that a thing now?

Yeah I know this song

People at work have it playing constantly! I quite like it ... but the lyrics are pretty vile. Not for kids I agree

YABU to not share the actual lyrics.

But the song is likely inappropriate.. hopefully the kids didn't pay attention..

When you really listen to songs though loads are grim. I sang 2 become 1 by the spice girls at a Year 5 talent show and that's about sex 😂

Oh and I happily sang along to Eminem at that age

I remember dancing at the school disco to The Bad Touch. The lyrics are proper rank but we loved it!

I was singing Like a Virgin on the school bus about the age of 5-7 at an older girl told me to stop and it was rude. I had no idea why till years later. So many songs when I hear them now I think wow I had no idea at the time.

I think that’s the thing kids like songs, doesn’t mean they understand the lyrics. Would I let them be played at a child’s party? Hell no!

My 13 year old still listens to Disney or musicals. Some pop songs are grim sadly. My nephew requested a grime cd a few years ago with an explicit warning on it. I didn't get him it. I would definitely have been clutching my pearls!

My mum said she used to cringe when all us kids sang and danced along to Frankie goes to Hollywoods relax. then I experienced my lad singing to rhiannas S and M and Nicky minage Anaconda 😅
We're all quite normal and well adjusted but I agree some songs now are just pure disgusting

I'm horny - horny, horny horny!

Even my 26 year old son said - Is she saying what I think she's saying? 🤣

My neck my back lick my pussy and my crack

Baby got back

You let hold you for the last explosion

Because tonight is the night 2 become 1

You and me baby ent nothing but mammal so let's do it like the do on the discovery channel

Also anything by Eminem

Sexual songs have been around for years. We just didnt realise when we were preteens.

I remember hearing song when I was young "I drove allll night, crept in your room, too make love to you' the woman was asleep when he crept in.

It seems nearly every song 15yo puts on in the car now I’m saying’switch it off’ because 9 and 11 yo are there so I agree but also agree 90s and 00s had dodgy stuff- Liberty x with their ‘sexy, everything about you so sexy’, spice girls …

I’ve just looked up Or Nah and it’s revolting.
There’s a world of difference between the older songs that were about sex (implied that it was sex that was good for both partners) or people being sexy, and this kind of misogynistic rubbish.
”I'ma go as far as you let me”
“Show me is you really 'bout your money girl or nah”
“Can I bring another bitch or nah”
”Girl is you sucking me or fucking me or nah”
🤮

At least they have the option to say 'nah'

How you can casually compare like a virgin to or nah is incredible

Mrs malfoy I am brushing my teeth as I read. You just made me choke on my toothpaste.

Hahaha ha!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝

No means no, but he's only going to get us a drink if the answer is yes.

It's a definite nah from me.
How vile

It's a nah from me too, and for that reason, I'm out!
Our survey says - nah!

Blimey. I wouldn’t let my teens play that and the youngest is 16 ! Uggh uggh ugghh.

When my daughter was five, she loved the song Pearl Necklace by ZZ Top. She firmly believed it was a song about jewelry. So did my mum, the poor dear.

I have a 13 and 15 yr old, thumb up in front of face for selfies/BeReal is definitely a thing.

As it the Vagina Song and WAP.

Ah shit, I read back the lyrics of songs I loved as a pre teen 'I wanna sex you up' and anything by salt n pepa. I loved them but had no idea. My parents must have hated it.... but I had no idea and ultimately it did no harm to me as a person.

I don't know that song but is it explicit?

I merrily sang Chain Reaction when I was about 12 or 13. Turns out it's about having orgasms.

It's not explicit, per se, so definitely not like the filth you heard, but it's definitely very suggestive. It would go right over a young child's head. Thankfully.

I'ma pop this bottle, you gon' give me brain or nah? 😂😂

I happily sang along to Horny in the car when 7 or 8 and my parents made no attempt to stop me. This Nah song is definitely an odd choice for a birthday party but songs are so explicit now that you can’t get away from it. Genuinely thought you were going to paste the lyrics to WAP