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Re: Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
So what would we think about Blurred Lines 🤔
Huge hit! Seventh best selling digital hit of all time
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Re: Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
@millineutron wrote:Not trying to kick the hornets' nest, and hoping I don't get run out of town by all the more sensible villagers (because I would really miss you all) ... so I hope this will be taken in the manner in which it was intended.
So I recently saw an Instagram post bashing Al Hirt for putting out a record called "Music to Watch Girls By" back in 1967, using hashtags like "voyeur" and "SmashthePatriarchy" ... and I just thought, "Say Whaaaaat?" I mean, I guess I get it ... but now we're going to smash the trumpet player (God rest his soul) for covering a song 50 years ago about watching girls?
So anyway, that song is my first entry in this new category. I'm sure there are other songs that in retrospect would be deemed much more offensive than this one, so I'm just interested to see where people might go with this thread, if anywhere at all!
Interesting topic.
Have you ever listened to RAP I would say several could qualify but depends on the culture of the listeners
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Re: Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
@millineutron wrote:
This one really bothers me, even though it might not be a MeToo thing: Under My Thumb -- The Rolling Stones
Seriously???
Yes, I'd say it qualifies!
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Re: Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
@MaVolta That was creepy!
This one really bothers me, even though it might not be a MeToo thing: Under My Thumb -- The Rolling Stones
"Under my thumb
It's a squirmin' dog who's just had her day
Under my thumb
A girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me, Yes it is
The way she does just what she's told
Down to me, the change has come
She's under my thumb
Ah, ah, say it's alright
Under my thumb
It's a Siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb
She's the sweetest, hmmm, pet in the world
It's down to me
The way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me, the change has come
She's under my thumb
Ah, take it easy babe Yeah
Under my thumb
Her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb, well I
I can still look at someone else ..."
Seriously???
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Re: Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
Interesting subject, for sure!
This one is from the Broadway musical, The Most Happy Fella, 1956:
Standing on the Corner (watching all the girls go by)
It probably was never noticed back in the day, but the lyrics are really creepy! (see link below)
https://genius.com/Frank-loesser-standing-on-the-corner-lyrics
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Songs That MeToo Might Blackball Today
Not trying to kick the hornets' nest, and hoping I don't get run out of town by all the more sensible villagers (because I would really miss you all) ... so I hope this will be taken in the manner in which it was intended.
So I recently saw an Instagram post bashing Al Hirt for putting out a record called "Music to Watch Girls By" back in 1967, using hashtags like "voyeur" and "SmashthePatriarchy" ... and I just thought, "Say Whaaaaat?" I mean, I guess I get it ... but now we're going to smash the trumpet player (God rest his soul) for covering a song 50 years ago about watching girls?
So anyway, that song is my first entry in this new category. I'm sure there are other songs that in retrospect would be deemed much more offensive than this one, so I'm just interested to see where people might go with this thread, if anywhere at all!
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