Whamageddon (Last) Christmas

[pukunui]

I can't remember ever not being uncomfortable with that one.

Kinda want to hear the 30-second non-icky version.

"I really must go."

"Okay, but it's cold outside. Should I call you a cab?"

I think that's one where I didn't really listen to the lyrics that closely until I got older.

 

[MarkB]

I think that's one where I didn't really listen to the lyrics that closely until I got older.

There are a few Tom Jones songs I've had that with, because the mood of the song is really at odds with the lyrics. Delilah, It's Not Unusual, to name a couple.

 

[TiQuinn]

Where would you place Baby It’s Cold Outside? I honestly can’t listen to that one anymore now that I’m aware of its implications.

I still like the song from a melody perspective and the call/response singing. I personally recognize it was written in 1950 and a lot of the subtext and turns of phrases had a different meaning then than it does today. But if someone else is bothered by it, I totally get that too.

 

[pukunui]

There are a few Tom Jones songs I've had that with, because the mood of the song is really at odds with the lyrics. Delilah, It's Not Unusual, to name a couple.

I can still remember hanging out with one of my older cousins once. We were playing a board game and had the radio on. I must have been a preteen at the time. Angel in the Centerfold came on, and I was happily, ignorantly singing along, and my cousin was like, "Don't sing along to that! Don't you know what it means?" I did not. I can't remember if he explained it to me then or if I found out later.

I also went to a conservative Christian school. Freshman year of high school, our religion teacher did a whole segment on "bad" rock 'n' roll songs like the Stones' (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction and Simon & Garfunkel's Cecilia. Haven't really been able to listen to those songs ever since.

 

[TiQuinn]

There are a few Tom Jones songs I've had that with, because the mood of the song is really at odds with the lyrics. Delilah, It's Not Unusual, to name a couple.

My personal favorite from this...ahem...subgenre of music is Cher's Dark Lady.