djchapsticks Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Someone mentioned years ago in work that the song 'Only Sixteen' by Dr. Hook was in the 'wouldn't get released today as its creepy' category. I pointed out that whilst the song is about a 16 year old girl, it's being sung from the point of view of a 16 year old boy and lamenting how both of them were too young for all of it. It didn't fall into creepy territory (though parts of Cover of the Rolling Stone is probably another story) and he just wasn't wearing it at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Does Your Mother Know is a cracking tune from ABBA but it's undoubtedly noncey. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 What was it with musicians and noncing?! I mind one of the members of The Sweet (I think) even moved next door to a school. There was a 'light hearted' bit about it on some local news channel where it was all laughed off that this man would be trying to shag children. They showed the clip on one of those 'It was Alright in the 70s' shows. From the same show there was a clip from TV show (a police drama maybe?) where three middle aged guys in the back of a car saw a schoolgirl (probably about 12 years old) and they all started talking about how they would love to shag schoolgirls and how the knee high white socks did it for them. Vile, vile stuff. In his book Lemmy talked about shagging a 14 year old when he was, I think, in his 20s. There's loads more such horrible stuff. So many awful stories. What was their obsession with shagging kids?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kersey Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 The first season of Auf Wiedersehen Pet and early episodes of Minder were pretty close to the bone. There's an episode of AWP when Bomber's teenage daughter turns up unexpectedly, provoking sexual comments from the guys on the building site. Minder did have some pretty crude racial stereotypes in the early days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Does Your Mother Know is a cracking tune from ABBA but it's undoubtedly noncey. it’s about being offered sex with a teenage groupie but turning it down because that would be inappropriate Which is odd for the 1970’s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawpar Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Some Girls from Rapey (sorry Racey) got to number 2 in 1979. Very questionable video and lyrics - Some girls will, some girls won't Some girls need a lot of lovin' and some girls don't Well, I know I've got the fever but I don't know why Some say they will and some girls lie So here I am in front of you Not really knowing what to do My heart is feeling something new Nervously I turn away from you I see the looks you're sending me Is this the way it's meant to be? It's something we should talk about Just give me time to work it out Some girls will, some girls won't Some girls need a lot of lovin' and some girls don't Well, I know I've got the fever but I don't know why Some say they will and some girls lie I find your company to be Something completely new to me Now that I know you socially Obviously I'll fall heavily I've seen those looks you're sending me This is the way it's meant to be There's nothing left to talk about Oh, how I wish you'd work it out Some girls will, some girls won't Some girls need a lot of lovin' and some girls don't Well, I know I've got the fever but I don't know why Some say they will and some girls lie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Zulu, on the basis that it would be seen as glorifying the killing of black people. As much as I'm fed up of lazy remakes, I think a brutal more-realistic version (i.e. one that doesn't see folk comically fall over with the first brush of a bayonet) has some good potential. Won't happen though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Robin Hood with this rapey scene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Newbornbairn said: Robin Hood with this rapey scene That bit of legwork right at the end was delivered waaaaayyyyy too well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Would "The Jerk" be made today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 hours ago, DA Baracus said: The majority of things posted on here, perhaps even the vast majority, are just hateful garbage and I'm glad such shite wouldn't get made any longer. It shows some progression as a society that we don't tolerate such discriminatory, harmful pish. Sadly there's still a long way to go given how nasty and racist, sexist, homophobic and transphobic too many still are. ...and given how many people are angry that "It would never be allowed today", as if we've gone backwards as a society. 22 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Is “I’m on fire” harking back to young Bruce wanting to get it on with a girl whose dad doesn’t approve of him in late ‘60s New Jersey? or is it about a 35 year old rock star being a sexual predator in the 1980s? I’d prefer to give him the benefit of the doubt but if there turns out to be skeletons in his closet that song is going to sound even darker than it already does The word "Daddy" is quite often used in song lyrics to refer to a boyfriend, rather than a father. You'll hear it often in blues songs for example. I'm pretty sure (at least, I hope so) that was the context Springsteen was using it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 No danger Monkey Dust will be resurrected. Or even broadcast again. Ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: What was it with musicians and noncing?! I mind one of the members of The Sweet (I think) even moved next door to a school. There was a 'light hearted' bit about it on some local news channel where it was all laughed off that this man would be trying to shag children. They showed the clip on one of those 'It was Alright in the 70s' shows. From the same show there was a clip from TV show (a police drama maybe?) where three middle aged guys in the back of a car saw a schoolgirl (probably about 12 years old) and they all started talking about how they would love to shag schoolgirls and how the knee high white socks did it for them. Vile, vile stuff. In his book Lemmy talked about shagging a 14 year old when he was, I think, in his 20s. There's loads more such horrible stuff. So many awful stories. What was their obsession with shagging kids?! David Bowie was another one, fond of some statutory rape. Just shows if Gary Glitter had produced better tunes he would be socially acceptable to listen to, similarly to Michael Jackson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antlion Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Does Your Mother Know is a cracking tune from ABBA but it's undoubtedly noncey. Not a patch on Gary Puckett and the Union Gap’s “Young Girl”. I find it hard to believe this didn’t horrify people even back in the day. ”Young girl Get out of my mind My love for you is way out of line Better run, girl You're much too young, girl” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 There are quite a few of these that weren't acceptable at the time they came out either, which was primarily the point of doing them. Edgelords have always been with us. I'm not sure if it's just because I'm old, but I've always got a really creepy feel from Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. The lyrics feel more like the middle-aged objectifying teenagers than something written from the mentality of one. Just checked the Wikipedia page for the song and I may be on to something there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 You can get about 40 seconds into this Rolling Stones track and think “this is a masterpiece, why isn’t it as famous as Junping Jack Flash, Paint it Black…. then comes the “Oh haud on, did he just sing about shagging scared 15 year old groupies?” moment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 That Fawlty Towers episode where everyone gets called wogs, wops, dagos etc. Heard an interview with Miriam Margolyes recently and she described working with Cleese and a few others when they were at uni. Said they treated her despicably and said they were “a bunch of c***s”.John Cleese is a c**t surely this isn't a shock to anyone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, Trackdaybob said: No danger Monkey Tennis should be resurrected. Or even broadcast again. Ever. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, 101 said: David Bowie was another one, fond of some statutory rape. Just shows if Gary Glitter had produced better tunes he would be socially acceptable to listen to, similarly to Michael Jackson. Ditto Jimmy Page who always seems to get a free pass on the noncing front despite openly being in a relationship with a 12 or 13-year old in the mid-70s. Might be something in the rumoured selling his soul to the devil thing, because in this life he certainly seems bulletproof. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 This looks educational. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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