Jolene, and other anti-feminist anthems

[StealthPolarBear]

Just to say this is a light-hearted chat thread.
I love jolene, sing it with a minor adaptation every time I'm cleaning the windows. I have no idea about the background, but it must come near the top of the least feminist songs ever!
Another which I've just heard is sheryl crow, strong enough. "lie to me, I promise I'll believe, lie to me, but please don't leave"
Brilliant song, awful lyrics :)
Any others?

And you'd better run girl you're much too young girl, you had me believe you're old enough to give me love....grim and it still sometimes gets played (on radio 2)

Dub be good to me

Lyrics include “I don’t care about your other girls” and “I won’t tie you down, when you need me, I’ll be around”

Similar to You don’t have to say you love me

I nominate 'Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town', popularised by Kenny Rogers. In it a crippled war veteran fantasies about putting his unfaithful wife ‘in the ground’.

In contrast, does anyone know that other country song about the woman called in to the pta cos her clothes are inappropriate? But she turns it round in the last verse and calls out their hypocrisy.

Eek!

The Beautiful South- don't marry her.
I hate it so much!

What about Blurred Lines-that is awful!

I like more than words, but never interpreted it that way 🤷‍♀️

The you don’t know you’re beautiful one was 1Direction

Ah yes I don't like that one anyway but the lyrics are awful. If you maymrry her you'll have a mundane life of putting the bins out and reading the papers.

@Nitpickpicnic

Surely ‘Who let the dogs out’ takes the medal?

I wish someone would come up with a catchy tune about actual canines, for all the radio and tv producers to use whenever there’s a segment relating to doggies. I can’t tell if they don’t know the meaning behind WLTDO, or do know and don’t care. Both are depressing.

I get very stabby when it’s played, or when I hear little kids singing it.

Think I’ll start composing a contra-version ‘Who invited all these micropenis guys to the party?’ in my head next time.

The puppy song,

But we would stay away from crowds
With signs that said "No dogs allowed”

And

Love me, love my dog

"Hit me baby one more time" is just absolutely the worst lyric ever. I really felt upset when I once heard my DD then aged around 10 singing it.

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby !. I've got the moves too.

Blurred lines was overtly awful. So it had that going for it. It was out when my dc were young primary school aged and played at school parties. Urgh.

Oh yes, and Blurred Lines

Has no-one mentioned the vile 'Young Girl' by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap?

Filled with such nuggets as 'Young girl, get out of my mind, my love for you is way out of line'

Followed up with 'Better run girl, you're much too young girl'

Bleurgh, what a great example of victim blaming

Oh a really bad one “In The Summertime”

As well as “have a drink, have a drive” it also contains the following:

If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel

Niiiiice

I've said before on here that I credit my feminist awakening age about 5 to Soldier Soldier. She goes and gets him all this stuff of her grandfather's on the basis that he will marry her, and he's already married, the fucker.

All I want to do is make love to you (so I can get up the duff but I'm actually with someone else so k thx bye)

Oh, and the Pina Colada song. But its soo catchy

Hey Girl Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. I was a teenager at the time and it gave me the boke 🤭

'Think of her in bed
Lying there just watching telly
Then think of me instead'

''l'll never grow so old and flabby
That could never be'

'She's a PhD in "I told you so"
You've a knighthood in "I'm not listening'

Urgh it's just a whole song of shittiness! Gave myself the hump now

@Spidder

In contrast, does anyone know that other country song about the woman called in to the pta cos her clothes are inappropriate? But she turns it round in the last verse and calls out their hypocrisy.

That's Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Reilly. Used to get sung load when I was a karaoke host. I love I've Never Been To Me - yes, the lyrics are dodgy now, but the song was released in 1982 - it was of its time. I think 'Fix You' is actually quite sweet - Chris Martin wrote it for Gwyneth when she was totally grief stricken after her father died.

@minipie

Oh a really bad one “In The Summertime”

As well as “have a drink, have a drive” it also contains the following:

If her daddy's rich, take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor, just do what you feel

Niiiiice

Ah yes good one. And yet that was from "my time" and has a catchy tune. I think even when I was young "young girl" was considered a bit creepy. Thought they did use it on a drink drive ad when I was a teen. Maybe they now need to use it on a consent/respect advert.

@Nitpickpicnic

Surely ‘Who let the dogs out’ takes the medal?

I wish someone would come up with a catchy tune about actual canines, for all the radio and tv producers to use whenever there’s a segment relating to doggies. I can’t tell if they don’t know the meaning behind WLTDO, or do know and don’t care. Both are depressing.

I get very stabby when it’s played, or when I hear little kids singing it.

Think I’ll start composing a contra-version ‘Who invited all these micropenis guys to the party?’ in my head next time.

is it not about sex pest men? www.zmonline.com/music/music-news/the-real-meaning-for-the-song-who-let-the-dogs-out-isn-t-what-you-think-it-is/

@Spidder

In contrast, does anyone know that other country song about the woman called in to the pta cos her clothes are inappropriate? But she turns it round in the last verse and calls out their hypocrisy.

Haper Valley PTA by Jeannie C Riley. There was a tv series based on that song!

Grr, Harper Valley

They used in the summertime on a drink drive ad. Not young girl, that would be very odd.