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Songs with good tunes and annoying lyrics!

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Greatnan Wed 20-Jun-12 16:46:25

I enjoy some songs but really object to their lyrics, such as:

Delilah (You laughed at me so I killed you)
For the Good Times (Let's have one last **)
Softly as I leave you (I am too cowardly to tell you face to face)
Gentle on my mind (I use you whenever it is convenient)
The Impossible Dream ( I am a hero)
My way (Aren't I wonderful)

I am sure you can all think of some that annoy you!

nelliedeane Thu 21-Jun-12 17:06:22

Judy gore ...it's my party and I'll cry if I want to...* greatnan*

soop Thu 21-Jun-12 17:03:16

nanaeg...do hope that Pete remains impervious to naughty nellie's charms, otherwise there could be a right royal Tulsa-type scandal brewing on GN. grin

Greatnan Thu 21-Jun-12 16:56:23

That one must be after my time, Nellie!

Anagram Thu 21-Jun-12 16:52:56

grin I'd forgotten that one, nellie
What a birthday surprise indeed!

nelliedeane Thu 21-Jun-12 16:51:01

Nobody knows where my johnny has gone....at the very worst contraceptive failure.....but Judy left the same time....sabotage or two timing g*t

PRINTMISS Thu 21-Jun-12 16:46:33

I can't hear the words of a song - perhaps I am lucky! I am a bit deaf, and so whilst I can hear people singing, can't distinguish the words, but some of the music is lovely, and on a different note, we have just been given a cd of American Musicals, I know all the words, because I remember most of them, (I could hear quite well once), and I have been dancing(?) round our little house to the strains of 'Dancing in the Dark' 'Putting on my top hat', 'You were never lovelier' Super old fashioned stuff.

absentgrana Thu 21-Jun-12 15:24:41

feetlebaum The song about 'leetle girls" comes from the musical version of the Colette novel Gigi, a story about a girl being groomed by her grandmother and an older man to become a courtesan. It's definitely iffy, however charmant Maurice Chevalier was.

feetlebaum Thu 21-Jun-12 15:19:45

"Zank 'eavens for leetle girls?

Dodgy!"

Not really - he's happy that there are little girls who will grow up into women - there's nothing wrong with that - in fact it's a nice sentiment.

petallus Thu 21-Jun-12 14:33:19

Chantilly lace
A pretty face
A pony tail, hanging down
A giggle when you talk etc.

Sung by the predatory sounding Big Bopper!
Creepy!

And what about

Zank 'eavens for leetle girls?

Dodgy!

jeni Thu 21-Jun-12 13:24:35

What about cat ballou?

Greatnan Thu 21-Jun-12 13:08:48

B*gger, now I will have 'Why, why, why.....' going round in my head all day'.

merlotgran Thu 21-Jun-12 12:09:26

We're supposed to feel sorry for the poor dears. 'Forgive me Delilah, I just couldn't take any more'....Bless! Great karaoke song though.

absentgrana Thu 21-Jun-12 11:56:01

It's interesting that the songs mentioned that feature macho attitudes towards women, such as Delilah, were popular and sold well. When the Dixie Chicks recorded their somewhat tongue-in-cheek song Earl's Gotta Die, there was outrage and some radio stations refused to play it. For those who never heard it, it was the story of a loyal woman who was distressed by Earl's treatment of her woman friend:

"He walked right through that restraining order
And put her in intensive care."

The two women then decided that Earl's gotta die.

Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 22:24:17

Is he still alive? grin

nanaej Wed 20-Jun-12 22:23:35

anagram blush me and Gene been an item ever since!

merlotgran Wed 20-Jun-12 22:16:54

'I drove all night, crept in your room to make love to you, Is that alright?

Are you kidding? Have a shower first if you don't mind and then you can wait till I've had breakfast!

Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 22:11:50

nanaej - were you that girl in the bar? hmm

nanaej Wed 20-Jun-12 22:03:48

Don't think it describes that girl in the bar 24 hours from Tulsa!

petallus Wed 20-Jun-12 22:02:19

Only 24 hours from Tulsa

Cruel

petallus Wed 20-Jun-12 22:00:29

Once twice three times a lady

Does anybody know what that means?

Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 21:52:10

All right! It was him, all him - she was not a floozie at all, I lied, yer honour...

nanaej Wed 20-Jun-12 21:46:37

Well yes, I suppose I would too anagram but he was the one who lost control! Fickle bastard! confused

all of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms
and I caressed her, kissed her
told her I'd die before I let her out of my arms

Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 21:33:13

Yes, and if he could move he'd get his gun and put her in the ground.....hmm

specki4eyes Wed 20-Jun-12 21:31:40

How about 'Son of a Preacher Man' (the vicar's boy came round for a fumble) grin

'Je t'aime, moin non plus'. (Serge and Jane like to get down and dirty in the recording studio with lots of technicians watching) grin

'Ruby' (bloke went off to Vietnam, came back in a wheelchair and now can't cut the mustard, so his missus is off on the pull) grin

Anagram Wed 20-Jun-12 21:27:45

OK, but looking at it from the point of view of the wife/girlfriend waiting at home, that's what I'd have called her! grin