We all know many songs that could be found offensive by some. For instance, Ludacris' lovely ballad "Move b*tch", or Nelly's "Tip Drill" (with the wonderfully catchy chorus of "it must be your a** cos it ain't your face") Many of you probably have children you worry about because they are listening to music with naughtiness in it.
But I'm wondering, what is the history of "offensive" music... or explicit lyrics? Did the Rolling Stones' "let's spend the night together" raise eyebrows? What about the Beatles' song "She's leaving home" (believe it or not, my school made a special point of studying the Beatles and I once wrote an essay on that song!!!)... surely abortion was a very touchy subject then, it still is for many people.
Or was "Minnie the Mooch" making flappers faint in the 1920s? Perhaps WW2 ukelele man George Formby's clever way of making it sound like rude words were coming wound people up (in one song he includes the lyrics "So I said to Anny... now you rub your kneecaps"
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What I'm really getting at is, were people using rude words in music pre-punk?
But I'm wondering, what is the history of "offensive" music... or explicit lyrics? Did the Rolling Stones' "let's spend the night together" raise eyebrows? What about the Beatles' song "She's leaving home" (believe it or not, my school made a special point of studying the Beatles and I once wrote an essay on that song!!!)... surely abortion was a very touchy subject then, it still is for many people.
Or was "Minnie the Mooch" making flappers faint in the 1920s? Perhaps WW2 ukelele man George Formby's clever way of making it sound like rude words were coming wound people up (in one song he includes the lyrics "So I said to Anny... now you rub your kneecaps"
) What I'm really getting at is, were people using rude words in music pre-punk?
