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#26 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 18, 2021 8:36 am

"Go Away, Little Girl" sung most notably by Steve Lawrence.

Go away, little girl
Go away, little girl.
I'm not supposed to be alone with you.
I know that your lips are sweet, but our lips must never meet.
"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

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#27 Post by T_Bone0806 » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:27 am

Vandal wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:46 pm

I'll start with Young Girl, by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. We had this on 45 back in the late 60s and played it to death. If you listen to it now, it may creep you out with its "older man, younger girl (too young)" references.

Pretty much anything Puckett recording was inappropriate lyrically.

Lady Willpower-a plea to a young lady to give up her virginity to Mr. Puckett.
Don't Give In To Him-Don't give up your virginity to THAT guy, give it up to ME.
This Girl Is A Woman Now-I don't think he's referring to her getting her first training bra.
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#28 Post by Vandal » Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:37 pm

Jailbait, by (the always classy) Ted Nugent:

Well I don't care if you're just thirteen
You look too good to be true
I just know that you're probably clean
There's one lil' thing I got do to you


The rest of the song is even worse!


I don't love this song, but it fits the inappropriate label.
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#29 Post by mikehardware » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:20 pm

Jim Croce did a jailbait song too - Five Short Minutes

Well, she was standing by my dressing room after the show
Asking for my autograph and asked if she could go
Back to my motel room but the rest is just a tragic tale

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, like a fool in a hurry, I took her to my room
She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune
Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, then a judge and a jury sat me in a room
They say that robbin' the cradle is worse than robbin' the tomb
Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

And when I get out of this prison, gonna be forty-five
I'll know, I used to like to do it but I won't remember why
I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

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#30 Post by Bob Juch » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:15 pm

mikehardware wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:20 pm
Jim Croce did a jailbait song too - Five Short Minutes

Well, she was standing by my dressing room after the show
Asking for my autograph and asked if she could go
Back to my motel room but the rest is just a tragic tale

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, like a fool in a hurry, I took her to my room
She casted me in plaster while I sang her a tune
Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Well, then a judge and a jury sat me in a room
They say that robbin' the cradle is worse than robbin' the tomb
Then I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

And when I get out of this prison, gonna be forty-five
I'll know, I used to like to do it but I won't remember why
I said, ooh wee, sure was a tragic tale

Wasn't worth it, wasn't worth it

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail

Because five short minutes of lovin'
Done brought me twenty long years in jail
I'll say that's an appropriate warning.
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#31 Post by Ritterskoop » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:13 pm

Looks like I overlooked part of the thread title.
If you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate port you find yourself docked. - Tom Robbins
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#32 Post by Vandal » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:27 pm

Ritterskoop wrote:
Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:13 pm
Looks like I overlooked part of the thread title.
It has morphed into icky songs from the past, regardless of if we love them.
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#33 Post by Vandal » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:41 pm

I never paid much attention to this song from The Bee Gees (whom I like):

Nights on Broadway:

Here we are
In a room full of strangers
Standing in the dark
Where your eyes couldn't see me

Well, I had to follow you
Though you did not want me to
But that won't stop my lovin' you
I can't stay away
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#34 Post by Earl the Squirrel » Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:18 am

Vandal wrote:
Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:57 pm
How about Some Girls title track: Black girls just want get f***d all night.

Mick and Keith contribute a lot to this subject matter:
Under My Thumb
Stray Cat Blues (I can see that you're just fifteen years old, but I don't want your ID)
Brown Sugar


I still love all these songs in spite of their content. That's rock and roll.
Ha! I got the 8 track from Christmas (from my grandma) and, while I don't think it was the first f-bomb I ever heard in a song, I'm pretty sure it was the first time I'd heard it used as a verb. Gather 'round, children, and let Granny Earl tell you a story...

Once upon a time, there was no such thing as the internet, or youtube, or even MTV. If a song wasn't released as a single, you either had to buy the album or wait a few years and see if your favourite underground FM station played the entire album presented by the King Flour Power Hour (I still have cassettes of Live at Budokan, Back to the Bars and Exile on Main Street taped from album night on KILO) to hear it. The surprise and joy at hearing a song for the very first time is a delight that has disappeared into the mists of time. So, when I played my 8 track for the first time, I was all "what did they say??" which, being an 8 track you could only forward the tracks and wait for it to come around again. I think I was actually more shocked at the next line with Mick bemoaning his dearth of baby paste... I like it okay, but my fave song from that album was When the Whip Comes Down (which is another story for another day...).

That same Christmas I think I also got 8 tracks of Ted Nugent's Weekend Warrior and Heart's Dog and Butterfly. I might have also gotten Willie Nelson's Stardust LP, but I think that was the previous year. Now I have to check those release dates to see if my memory lines up.

Unfortunately, I don't think my favourite song by The Sweet will be getting any airplay anymore. Which is a shame, because Wig Wag Bam is a helluva good time. Whatever happened to when music was just fun? I miss the glitter, the glam, the showmanship, the, dare I even say it?, vaudeville of it all.

As Pink says, why so serious?

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#35 Post by BackInTex » Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:19 am

Earl the Squirrel wrote:
Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:18 am
of your favourite underground FM station played the entire album
When I started college, a local FM station would, each Thursday at 7:00 PM, play an entire album, front and back, without interruption. It wasn't stated, but the reason, known to all students, was to record the album so you didn't have to buy it. This wasn't some underground station, though. It was the main R&R station in town. Songs from several of the albums I recorded (via reel to reel to get the best quality) still bring back those memories of setting up the tapes and watching the volume meters as I listened, and recorded. Steely Dan - Aja and The Little River Band - Diamantina Cocktail come to mind first.
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#36 Post by Vandal » Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:27 am

Steely Dan's 'Everyone's Gone to the Movies' is one of my favorite songs. Behold the porn-peddling lyrics in all their inappropriate glory:

Kids if you want some fun
Mr. Lapage is your man
He's always laughing, having fun
Showing his films in the den

Come on, come on
Soon you will be eighteen
I think you know what I mean
Don't tell your mama
Your daddy or mama
They'll never know where you been

Everyone's gone to the movies
Now we're alone at last
Everyone's gone to the movies
Now we're alone at last

Listen to what I say
He wants to show you the way
Right down the hallway with open arms
To teach you a new game to play

Come on, come on
Soon it will be too late
Bobbing for apples can wait
We know you're used to
Sixteen or more
Sorry, we only have eight
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#37 Post by Vandal » Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:27 pm

Led Zeppelin could have their own thread, but we'll settle for one of their more recent songs:

Hot Dog

I took her love at seventeen
A little late these days it seems
But they said heaven is well worth waiting for
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#38 Post by Vandal » Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:22 pm

The title says it all:

Christine Sixteen by KISS
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#39 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 25, 2021 2:42 pm

I happened to catch this on Sirius XM the other day; it used to be a favorite of mine when I was a pre-teen. The Vogues "Turn Around, Look at Me"

"There is someone walking behind you,
turn around, look at me.
There is someone watching your footsteps,
turn around, look at me."

Not quite as stalkerish as "Every Move You Make", but it was a simpler time.
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#40 Post by Vandal » Thu Jan 28, 2021 12:36 pm

How Many More Times by Led Zeppelin has this section:

I know it's all right in my mind
'Cause I got a little schoolgirl and she's all mine
I can't get through to her 'cause it doesn't permit
But I'm gonna give her everything I've got to give



Page and Plant sure loved the yoots.
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#41 Post by Vandal » Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:15 am

Next Door To An Angel by Neil Sedaka


I can't believe that this is the girl next door
Her funny little face isn't funny no more
Sixteen and oh what a dream
Ain't it strange how she changed
Into such a lovely angel

I feel so happy I'm feelin' so good
I'm the luckiest devil in the neighborhood
I'm living right next door to an angel
And I'm gonna make that angel mine



There are way too many references to 16-year-old girls in the annals of rock and roll. Glad to see it has (mostly) run its course.
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#42 Post by Vandal » Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:42 pm

Rolling Stones pull 'Brown Sugar,' song with lyrics about slavery, from live performances

The Rolling Stones dropped "Brown Sugar" from their concert setlist, saying they fear 21st century fans won't grasp that the tune is about "the horrors of slavery" and not celebrating it.

In an interview published last week in the Los Angeles Times, guitarist Keith Richards confirmed the song's status after a reporter noticed its conspicuous absence from the group's current "No Filter" tour.


Opening lyrics:
"Gold Coast slave ship bound for cotton fields. Sold in the market down in New Orleans. Skydog slaver knows he's doin' all right. Hear him whip the women just around midnight."


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#43 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 8:56 am

SpacemanSpiff wrote:
Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:22 pm
One song that always gave me a bad vibe was Rosemary Clooney's "Come On-a My House." Came across as a "strangers with candy" thing.

Obtuse trivia about the song -- it was co-written by a pair of Armenian cousins, William Saroyan (the Pulitzer-winning author) and Ross Bagdasarian.

Bagdasarian you know better by his stage name -- Dave Seville (as in "Dave Seville and The Chipmunks").
1 - HOW did I miss this thread??

2 - i spent 9 years working in Fresno. I think I have a handle on the folklore of the song.

Saroyan and Bagdasarian wrote it as an affectionate tribute to every Armenian aunt they ever knew. And their insistence at offering bountiful plates of food to everyone.

In 1981, in preparation for the Super Bowl, I interviewed the mothers of Raiders Head Coach Tom Flores and hid offensive coordinator Sam Boghosian.

Both of them insisted on feeding me - the Flores family owned a restaurant. Mrs. Boghosian offered me tea - along figs and dates and grapes and cakes.

THE LYRICS ARE REAL, MAN (said in best Cheech and Chong voice).

Note to Skoop: So, I ate. I told my sports editor that I wasn't breaking the hearts of two little old ladies. If he wanted to discipline me over ethics, feel free. I am not making Tom Flores's mother cry.

That there is the least amount of suggestiveness is due to Rosie Clooney's wonderfully expressive voice.

More trivia:

Kay Armen who sang Hallelujah in the MGM musical Hit the Deck, sang Come on-a My House at Saroyan's funeral.

Ross Bagdasarian got his stage name from where he was stationed in WWII - Seville, Spain.
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#44 Post by mellytu74 » Fri Oct 22, 2021 9:09 am

Throwing in Ticket to Ride.

The "ticket to ride" was John Lennon's reference to the card German prostitutes carried to show they are free of sexually transmitted diseases.

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#45 Post by Vandal » Wed Jan 19, 2022 7:24 pm

Found one from Damn Yankees:

She said, "What you got babe, is what I need.
Your kind of love got me on my knees."

I'm so tied up
What you got got a hold on me, your kind of love make a man outta me
I'm so tied up, you got me so fired up

Little sister, hits the stage
She can't help it, she's comin' of age
Little junior, he's all in a rage
Did you notice she was comin' of age
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#46 Post by earendel » Thu Jan 20, 2022 5:42 am

Perhaps only mildly inappropriate, "Working at the Car Wash Blues" by Jim Croce:

Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office
In a swivel chair
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries
Sayin', "here, now mama, come on over here"
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