Respect your elders
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I 100% agree with the idea that rap is certainly not the only genre to glorify violence, drugs, etc. But the specific song choice is not really a great example in my opinion considering the last verse is
C'mon you gotta listen unto me
lay off that whiskey, and let that cocaine be.
This song always struck me as a cautionary tale. Nothing about the song really seems to glorify the behavior.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]That is true (I love Cash and listened to a lot of his music), but a lot of cons will just take it at face value, same way they do with Punisher.
Btw, Cash has this "shot my woman down" motif in other songs, like Delia's Gone, and always they end badly, like with him in jail. Too bad the cons only listen to those and skip pieces like San Quentin or Man in Black.
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In Johnny Cash's "Live from Folsom Prison" album there is a song called 'cocaine blues'. The first verse goes like this:
early one morning while making the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
I went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that loving forty-four beneath my head.
I keep this in my back pocket when conservatives claim that Rap and Hip Hop glorify violence, guns, misogyny, and drug use. I defy you to find something from NAS or Killer Mike that can compete on the level of classic country.
It's bordering on conspiracy, but there's an argument to be made that record labels pushed gangster rap and downplayed others to keep black communities down.
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Genesis' Carpet Crawlers (lyrics) wants a word.
One of the most graphically sexual songs I've ever heard. The only other contender is literally about pet play.
Edit: the Carpet Crawlers are literally sperm. People never believe me until I start breaking it down, and then they're like, "holy fuck, how did they get away with this?"
You should check out the Liza and Louise songs by NOFX lol
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Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind literally is about meth and falling asleep inside a chick, but we all liked it cause it went
do do dooEdit: sorry, its also about cocaine
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This is a little weird
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Using 2 of the most lyrically gifted rappers is cheating. WAP exists.
doesn't matter, because it's a disingenuous post anyways. the song is about how that shit is BAD:
Early one morning while making the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that loving 44 beneath my headGot up next morning and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run but run too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, MexicoLaid in the hot joints taking the pill
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hop that shot your woman downI said yes sir, my name is Willie Lee
If you got a warrant, just read it to me
Shot her down because she made me sorе
I thought I was her daddy but she had five morеWhen I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on train and it took me back
I had no friends for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jailGot up next morning about a half past nine
Spied a sheriff coming down the line
Hopped and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said, come on you dirty hop into that district court
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Folsom Prison Blues
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Cocaine Blues
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Taylor Swift
Into the courtroom, my trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before that jury started out
I saw that little judge commence to look aboutIn about five minutes, in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered, lordy lordy, have mercy on meThe judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot my woman downCome on you hops and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be -
doesn't matter, because it's a disingenuous post anyways. the song is about how that shit is BAD:
Early one morning while making the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that loving 44 beneath my headGot up next morning and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run but run too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, MexicoLaid in the hot joints taking the pill
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hop that shot your woman downI said yes sir, my name is Willie Lee
If you got a warrant, just read it to me
Shot her down because she made me sorе
I thought I was her daddy but she had five morеWhen I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on train and it took me back
I had no friends for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jailGot up next morning about a half past nine
Spied a sheriff coming down the line
Hopped and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said, come on you dirty hop into that district court
See country shows near Lewiston
Get tickets as low as $54
You might also like
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Cocaine Blues
Billy Strings & Don Julin
loml
Taylor Swift
Into the courtroom, my trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before that jury started out
I saw that little judge commence to look aboutIn about five minutes, in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered, lordy lordy, have mercy on meThe judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot my woman downCome on you hops and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine beMy favourite part of that song is when he goes “You might also like Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash Cocaine Blues Billy Strings & Don Julin loml Taylor Swift”, truly a banger
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This is a little weird
Weird is ok
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My favourite part of that song is when he goes “You might also like Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash Cocaine Blues Billy Strings & Don Julin loml Taylor Swift”, truly a banger
wrote on last edited by [email protected]yeah, right before he yells "shoutout yall!" and does that heart thing with his hands. true hardcore johnny cash right there
(i'm still laughing that you caught that so quickly)
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I read Classic Rock as Christian Rock at first, which would still track.
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...said Barnacle Bill the Sailor.
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Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind literally is about meth and falling asleep inside a chick, but we all liked it cause it went
do do dooEdit: sorry, its also about cocaine
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Ok wow that song is NOT subtle about it either now that I'm actually looking up the lyrics
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FWIW classic rock often wasn't just about sex - it was about sex with 14-year-old girls. And often the same 14-year-old girl.
Nothing, however, can possibly top Steven Tyler of Aerosmith becoming the legal guardian of the underage girl he was fucking so he could bring her on tour with him.
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doesn't matter, because it's a disingenuous post anyways. the song is about how that shit is BAD:
Early one morning while making the rounds
I took a shot of cocaine and I shot my woman down
Went right home and I went to bed
I stuck that loving 44 beneath my headGot up next morning and I grabbed that gun
Took a shot of cocaine and away I run
Made a good run but run too slow
They overtook me down in Juarez, MexicoLaid in the hot joints taking the pill
In walked the sheriff from Jericho Hill
He said Willie Lee, your name is not Jack Brown
You're the dirty hop that shot your woman downI said yes sir, my name is Willie Lee
If you got a warrant, just read it to me
Shot her down because she made me sorе
I thought I was her daddy but she had five morеWhen I was arrested I was dressed in black
They put me on train and it took me back
I had no friends for to go my bail
They slapped my dried up carcass in that county jailGot up next morning about a half past nine
Spied a sheriff coming down the line
Hopped and he coughed as he cleared his throat
He said, come on you dirty hop into that district court
See country shows near Lewiston
Get tickets as low as $54
You might also like
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Cocaine Blues
Billy Strings & Don Julin
loml
Taylor Swift
Into the courtroom, my trial began
Where I was handled by twelve honest men
Just before that jury started out
I saw that little judge commence to look aboutIn about five minutes, in walked a man
Holding the verdict in his right hand
The verdict read in the first degree
I hollered, lordy lordy, have mercy on meThe judge he smiled as he picked up his pen
Ninety-nine years in the Folsom pen
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
I can't forget the day I shot my woman downCome on you hops and listen unto me
Lay off that whiskey and let that cocaine beYou might also like Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash Cocaine Blues Billy Strings & Don Julin loml Taylor Swift Into the courtroom, my trial began Where I was handled by twelve honest men Just before that jury started out I saw that little judge commence to look about
I was skimming your comment and this part look exactly like some autogenerated SEO bullshit.
The issue is markdown - to get a proper new line, you need to put two spaces a the end. Alternatively you can just press enter twice, but that obviously creates double spacing, which comes with its own readability issues. And the last solution would be to put all the lyrics into a code block, but that's pretty excessive.
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Genesis' Carpet Crawlers (lyrics) wants a word.
One of the most graphically sexual songs I've ever heard. The only other contender is literally about pet play.
Edit: the Carpet Crawlers are literally sperm. People never believe me until I start breaking it down, and then they're like, "holy fuck, how did they get away with this?"
wrote on last edited by [email protected]The only other contender is literally about pet play.
I need more music like this, about this.
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FWIW classic rock often wasn't just about sex - it was about sex with 14-year-old girls. And often the same 14-year-old girl.
Nothing, however, can possibly top Steven Tyler of Aerosmith becoming the legal guardian of the underage girl he was fucking so he could bring her on tour with him.
Wasn't that Ted Nugent?
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Wasn't that Ted Nugent?
I dunno, maybe Nugent did it, too. He's not exactly an original.
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More than you'd expect I imagine. Lots of blues.
Aerosmith is outright gone (probably for the best. They cant make it through a single song without talking about it)
Aerosmith isn't classic . . . goddammit.
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Sea shanties are all made up by some rich assholes in white gloves sitting on their red baobab chairs
Helen Creighton rolls in her grave a little bit
