Words Fail Me, Have We Become This Sensitive?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46413209

[sp1814]

TTT

When written, the song describes a back and forth between a man who wants a woman to stay at his apartment, possibly to engage in sexual intercourse.

The woman puts up a number of reasons why she would rather leave.

This issue that has recently cropped up centres on the lyrics, specifically the ones where it looks as if the woman in the song is being forced to stay (eg. "Say...what's in this drink?").

That line, as written ion 1944, would refer to alcohol, but now it's being interpreted as a reference to a date rape drug, which is impossible because men didn't use date rape drugs when the song was written.

[Togo]

Wonder if The Anti Nowhere League and the Mac Lads are still on the toob. Play some of that to the flakes and watch em shimmer and explode.

[kvalidir]

Personally I think it's a non story. Music and song lyrics are a form of art and anyone who gets upset about artistic depictions really wants their heads looking at. The song is not saying 'It's okay lads go out with some Rohypnol and date rape a girl'- it's a quirky little song written a very long time ago, and the routinely upset need to find something more sensible to get upset about.

[Mamyalynne]

Correction to my last reply.

//as like SP I view it as 'of its time'.//

Sorry Sp ;-)

[Jackdaw33]

I liked Stuey.

[sp1814]

Togo

It's no different to when our parent soiled themselves when the Sex Pistols appeared on Nationwide with Bill Grundy.

No different to when Hole appear on The Word.

No different to when Serge Gainsboug first breathily let rip on the radio in the 1960s.

[Jackdaw33]

...to continue, I have trawled through his posts but cannot identify who or what caused him to leave.

[sp1814]

Mamyalynne

No worries...it makes me wonder what will be seen as retrograde in 20 year time...because it will definitely happen.

[Mamyalynne]

The Anti Nowhere League and the Macc Lads are still there, fill your boots.

[Mamyalynne]

Of course it will.

[mushroom25]

//Wonder if The Anti Nowhere League and the Mac Lads are still on the toob.//

I have a macc lads album upstairs somewhere - the cover has a sticker which says "Warning - contains words ruder than bottom".....

[Mamyalynne]

It would have been funnier if Serge had let rip actually.

[Togo]

Lol@ Mushroom.

[retrocop]

I suppose next on the censor list will be 'White Christmas' by Bing. :-(

[Mamyalynne]

By some militant meteorologists?

[ToraToraTora]

SP: "When written, the song describes a back and forth between a man who wants a woman to stay at his apartment, possibly to engage in sexual intercourse." - that's about 50% of pop songs and 90% of love songs! PMSL looks like paradise by the dashboard light is out!, not to mention if I said you had a beautiful body! Gawd help us world's gone completely radio!

[Mamyalynne]

Been,gone and going around for the umpteenth time TTT.

[scorpiojo]

Stuey came back for a while

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/members/stuey/

[-Talbot-]

Puckett

[Mamyalynne]

I think he said he's lost the log in details to his original account if I recall.