Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones

Starblaze

What's interesting about this thread is that everyone does have a clear idea about what song lyrics are offensive

Not at all

What's interesting about this thread is that everyone does have a clear idea about what song lyrics are offensive

How about offending the curvylicious people?

"Hey fatty bum bum!"

I'm gonna getcha, I'm gonna getcha, look out girl, I'm gonna make you love me. Billy Swan

Young gifted and black by Bob Andy
Brown girl in the ring by Boney M
Black is black,i want my baby back by Los Bravos also by Belle Epoque.
Claire by Gillbert O was about his daughter.

When I saw the thread title I had a brief trip down Memory Lane to when I saw Jagger first perform this in his pink satin jacket. I don't think I had the least idea what the lyrics were really about.

Jake the peg with his extra leg Rolf Harris, every breathe you take the police

The Rolf Harris horror was when he was a guest on Andrew Denton’s Musical Challenge on a Sydney radio show. I think.
It was never released as a single. Far too horrific. Even before his crimes were exposed

I do like the Divinyls' version though

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen's words. Beautiful, but capable of interpretation.

"Every Step You Take" by The Police - definitely a stalker's song and very doubtful, IMO....

12:45MissAdventure

How about Cliff and his living doll?

Goodness not Cliff but the police did investigate him lol

“ Only Sixteen” by Craig Douglas. (I think)

We’d laugh and we’d sing and do little things, that made my heart glow

To be fair, he was meant to be only 16 also.

12:42lindiann

Firecracker123 What about Rolf Harris "I Touch Myself " hmm blush shock

Wow lindiann never heard that one before and to think I used to like Rolf Harris when I was young

OMG I don't remember that one lindiann.

How about Cliff and his living doll?

Firecracker123 What about Rolf Harris "I Touch Myself "

Ooops

MissAdventure

I'm thinking bad thoughts about poor old Gilbert o'Sullivan now.

Oh many thanks. MissAdventure!

That made me laugh

Oh no MissA, I love 'Claire'!!!

Happy birthday sweet sixteen is a bit on the edge, I think.

Mungo Jerry

Back then the majority of everything in western countries was aimed at white people and catered to their tastes.

Most people are not against censorship or book burning or otherwise completely banning past media that may have negative connotations.

However, individual platforms have the right to not give it air time or profit in any way from it.

I have known for quite sometime that normalising this sort of thing is a big part of the problem.

I never hated my old nan for saying horribly racist things and being part of a generation and area where that was "normal" but I did choose to not give her any attention for it and tell her I'd rather she didn't say that, now let's change the subject.

That's me setting a personal boundary about what I personally find acceptable. Any media outlet, company, organisation, social media platform etc has the right to set bou diaries on what they deem acceptable.

Saying that when there is such a vast quantity of music available, I don't understand the logic of "I must love, listen to, and defend this particular song, and it must be played on the radio and TV for my enjoyment" to everyone when you can just listen to it, in your own home, whenever you wish anyway.

‘Teacher’s Pet’ by Doris Day of all people!

Just looked at the lyrics!

What did you have in mind?

I'm off to Google the lyrics

What about have a ball tonight?