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What's Wrong With Being Sexy?
Posted by Paolo Meccano on 27 August 2011 - 2:07pm.
The GOS revival which is currently sweeping the nation reminded me that he once recorded this tripe.
What other examples of shameless sexism lurk in artists' catalogues?
(Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Woman's Place)
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To be fair to Burt...
... he only wrote the tune.
That guy
has seriously creepy eyes!
As a woman I probably shouldn't like that song, but I do.
Though I prefer Dionnes version, it's easier to swallow some of the lyrics when it feels like sisterly advice and not patronizing male chauvinistic threats of leaving if a certain standard of beauty isn't fulfilled at all times...
This is a classic of course
in the sexist cathegory of music.
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life...Jimmy Soul.
With a video in style...
None more sexy
The ten commandments from man
Given to woman
Through the inspiration of I, Prince Buster
One,
Thou shall have no other man but me
Two,
Though shall not encourage no man to make love to you
Neither kiss or caress you
For I am your man, a very jealous man
And is ready to lay low any other man who may intrude on our love
Three,
Remember to kiss and caress me
Honor and obey me, in my every whim and fancy
Seven days a week and twice on Sundays
Because at no time will I ever be tired 0f I-T "it"
Four,
Honor my name, so that every other woman may honor it also
Five,
Thou shall not provoke me to anger
Or my wrath will descend upon you heavily
Commandment Six,
Thou shall not search my pockets at night
Or annoy me with your hearsays
Commandment Seven,
Thou shall not shout my name in the streets
If I am walking with another woman
But wait intelligently until I come home
Then we can both have it out decently
For I am your man, a funny man
And detest a scandal in public places
Commandment Eight,
Thou shall not drink, or smoke
Nor use profane language
For those bad habits I will not stand for
Nine,
Thou shall not commit adultery
For the world will not hold me guilty if I commit murder
Ten,
Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's dress
Nor her shoes, nor her bureau, nor her bed, nor her hat
Nor anything that's hers
Neither shall thou call my attention to anything that may be for sale
In any stores, for I will not give thee anything
But what you actually need for your purpose
These are the ten commandments from man
Given to woman
By me, Prince Buster
The Rolling Stones were terrible
when it cam to casual misogyny and sexism throught the sixties
Here's Under My Thumb
Pity, the music & performance are so great!!
John Lennon wasn't any better. I won't post it but Run For Your Life, which closes Rubber Soul is the most mean-spirited, nasty piece of work The Beatles ever released (IMHO).
Mose Allison
He tells us:
"I'm sittin' over here on Parchman farm and I ain't never done no man no harm"
but then in the final verse he elaborates somewhat:
"I'm gonna be here for the rest of my life and all I did was shoot my wife".
Extreme sexism, that.
Could it be...
...that he was being, you know, ironic?
Oh Absolutely.
I was just having some fun and posting a clip of a favourite artist.
Kind pretty
Kinda gross, as BR-549 put it
Ah, now... Uncle Frank...
Much though I love much of Frank Zappa's music, as I've got older I've been ever more uncomfortable with some of his "humorous" stuff. Prime example:
Was he being ironic? Who knows, and frankly I got tired of tying my brain in knots trying to decide. So I don't really listen to his material of this type much, these days.
nah
check out interviews of him on youtube. His misogyny [and I don't use the word lightly] is almost enough to put you off his work.
At least there's plenty of instrumental stuff left.
For a little balance, *It's Raining Men* always struck me as pretty sick. Imagine the mess made when one of them lands on you!
Not exactly enlightened
I love this melody
Like Burt's 'Wives And Lovers', Neal 'Batman' Hefti's paean to the silly fluffy creatures we call 'women' still remains lilting for the tune alone.
Take it away, Tony...
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Lorraine by Bad Manners
I adore Bad Manners, (a really underrated pop act) but watching this old TOTP performance on YouTube has made me realise how brutal the sentiment of this song is.
Also it's a fat, sweaty man dressed as the murderous, King Henry VIII, serenading a weird sex doll, surrounded by imbeciles at tea-time TV viewing.
In your face, Lady Ga Ga.
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Ahem
Possibly not that shocking from the man in question, but Eazy E dropped this pearl of wisdom on his debut album
"I may be a woman beater but I ain't no pussy eater".
God no, Eazy. Heaven forbid!