Songs NOT about love

bbclassics · 27/02/12 - 00:58

I'm getting a bit sick of listening to love songs so does anyone know any good songs about pretty much anything except for love?

A few starters:
Pinball Wizard - The Who
Yertle the Turtle - Red Hot Chili Peppers
White Riot - The Clash
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
Ugly - The Sugababes
Transmission - Joy Division

Fabala · 27/02/12 - 01:02

Return To Oz by Scissor Sisters is about drug abuse using the allegory of Oz, it's a really good listen. It's a slower one, which I always think they're better at.

Fabala · 27/02/12 - 01:03

Oh and pretty much anything from Let England Shake by PJ Harvey. Cracking album.

uberman · 27/02/12 - 01:20

This Is Not A Love Song by P.I.L

JohnnyForget · 27/02/12 - 01:31

"Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant is not about love; it's a song about a street in Brixton.

"Hole In The Ground" by Bernard Cribbins is not about love; it's a song about a hole in the ground.

"I Am the Walrus" by the Beatles is not about love; it's a song about a walrus, an eggman, pretty little policemen in a row and semolina pilchards climbing up the Eiffel Tower.

gpk · 27/02/12 - 01:32

i always thought the song `the vistors` by abba, was a little out of character with its political undertones.:o

AdzPower · 27/02/12 - 01:36

Any song from the latest generic electro-pop phase will pretty much give you songs that have nothing to do with love.
Mainly just sex, dancing, clubs and "shawty's".

gpk · 27/02/12 - 01:53

madonna`s done loads, too many to remember in one go. throwaway songs like `music`, `vogue` and `into the groove`. her political `american life`, her reflective `hollywood` which sort of counteracts `material girl` and songs about grieving like `promise to try`.

she has also done songs about love gone wrong like `till death do us part` and female empowerment:o like `express yourself`.

Phoenix Lazarus · 27/02/12 - 04:05

10CC-I'm Not In Love.;)

Gill P · 27/02/12 - 06:10

I Don't Like Cricket - 10CC!
Can We Fix It - Bob the Builder
All I Wan't For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

Franch Fancy · 27/02/12 - 06:14

Yes we have no bananas.

How much is that doggy in the window?

[Deleted User] · 27/02/12 - 06:30

Lady Gaga - Just Dance
Sugababes - Soul Sound

cnbcwatcher · 27/02/12 - 11:44

Assuming you want album tracks as well...

Pretty much any song from Marina and the Diamonds' first album
Lots of Lily Allen songs, eg 22, F*** You, Alfie, LDN, The Fear
The Saturdays - All Fired Up, I Say Ok
Monrose - Even Heaven Cries, Hot Summer
Britney Spears - Overprotected, My Prerogative, Piece of Me, Someday (I Will Understand), Circus, Kill The Lights
Lady Gaga - The Fame, Black Jesus + Amen Fashion, Bloody Mary, Bad Kids, Telephone, Born This Way, Chillin' (ft Wale), Fashion
Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground, No Good Advice, We Wanna Party (from their Out of Control album)
Sugababes - About A Girl, Freak Like Me, Change
Pixie Lott - All About Tonight, Boys and Girls, Mama Do
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
ABBA - Dancing Queen, Thank You For The Music, Voulez Vous, Money Money Money (it's really just about money!)
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
Paramore - Ignorance, Misguided Ghosts
Katy B - Louder, Lights On
P!nk - Don't Let Me Get Me, So What, God Is A DJ, Get The Party Started
Christina Milian - AM to PM
Beyonce - Run The World (Girls)
The Pussycat Dolls - Wait A Minute, Takin' Over The World, Bad Girl, When I Grow Up, Top of the World
Fergie - Glamorous
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
Rihanna - Pon de Replay
Little Boots - New In Town
Cheryl Cole - Stand Up
Alice In Videoland - We Are Rebels

Also don't forget protest songs!

Try these for now. I'll be back with more

eugenespeed · 27/02/12 - 11:47

Anaal Nathrakh - Between Sh*t and P*ss We Are Born
Nargaroth - The Day Burzum Killed Mayhem

Hav_mor91 · 27/02/12 - 11:49

Kate Bush- King of the mountain, The big Sky, Volin, Eat the msuic she has as many amazing non love songs as she does love.

Ladyhawke- Paris is burning, Dusk til Dawn, My dlereium

Azealia Banks- 212

Scissor Sisters- Night Work, Invisible light, Tits on the radio, I can't Decide

Florence and the machine- Breaking Down, Girl with one eye, Landscapes

It's also good to note there are some great upbeat love songs that don't really sound like love songs too

cnbcwatcher · 27/02/12 - 11:58

Second post (thought it'd be better):

Jessie J - Price Tag, Who's Laughing Now
Katy Perry - Firework, California Gurls, Who Am I Living For
The Ting Tings - We Walk, That's Not My Name
Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor, Make A Scene, Mixed Up World
Sugababes - She's A Mess, In The Middle, Overload
The Underdog Project - Summer Jam, Vibin'
Shania Twain - Ka-Ching!
Little Boots - Shake
Roisin Murphy - Ramalama (Bang Bang), Movie Star, Primitive, Dear Miami
Lana Del Rey - Off To The Races
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl, Rich Girl (ft Eve)
The Saturdays - Notorious, Golden Rules
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It, I Gotta Feeling (I hate this song but thought I'd mention it), Don't Stop The Party
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night
Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor, Play
Monrose - Catwalk V-O-G-U-E
Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
Paula Abdul - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Ashley Tisdale - Headstrong, Not Like That, Crank It Up

I'll post more when I find them...

Dynopia · 27/02/12 - 13:01

Movie/Game soundtracks are always a good option, lots out there and you can paint your own story with those.

mimicole · 27/02/12 - 13:11

cnbcwatcher wrote: »

Assuming you want album tracks as well...

Pretty much any song from Marina and the Diamonds' first album
Lots of Lily Allen songs, eg 22, F*** You, Alfie, LDN, The Fear
The Saturdays - All Fired Up, I Say Ok
Monrose - Even Heaven Cries, Hot Summer
Britney Spears - Overprotected, My Prerogative, Piece of Me, Someday (I Will Understand), Circus, Kill The Lights
Lady Gaga - The Fame, Black Jesus + Amen Fashion, Bloody Mary, Bad Kids, Telephone, Born This Way, Chillin' (ft Wale), Fashion
Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground, No Good Advice, We Wanna Party (from their Out of Control album)
Sugababes - About A Girl, Freak Like Me, Change
Pixie Lott - All About Tonight, Boys and Girls, Mama Do
Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
ABBA - Dancing Queen, Thank You For The Music, Voulez Vous, Money Money Money (it's really just about money!)
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
Paramore - Ignorance, Misguided Ghosts
Katy B - Louder, Lights On
P!nk - Don't Let Me Get Me, So What, God Is A DJ, Get The Party Started
Christina Milian - AM to PM
Beyonce - Run The World (Girls)
The Pussycat Dolls - Wait A Minute, Takin' Over The World, Bad Girl, When I Grow Up, Top of the World
Fergie - Glamorous
Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
Rihanna - Pon de Replay
Little Boots - New In Town
Cheryl Cole - Stand Up
Alice In Videoland - We Are Rebels

Also don't forget protest songs!

Try these for now. I'll be back with more

Sexual references in the ones I've bolded.

cnbcwatcher wrote: »

Second post (thought it'd be better):

Jessie J - Price Tag, Who's Laughing Now
Katy Perry - Firework, California Gurls, Who Am I Living For
The Ting Tings - We Walk, That's Not My Name
Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder on the Dancefloor, Make A Scene, Mixed Up World
Sugababes - She's A Mess, In The Middle, Overload
The Underdog Project - Summer Jam, Vibin'
Shania Twain - Ka-Ching!
Little Boots - Shake
Roisin Murphy - Ramalama (Bang Bang), Movie Star, Primitive, Dear Miami
Lana Del Rey - Off To The Races
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl, Rich Girl (ft Eve)
The Saturdays - Notorious, Golden Rules
Black Eyed Peas - Pump It, I Gotta Feeling (I hate this song but thought I'd mention it), Don't Stop The Party
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night
Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor, Play
Monrose - Catwalk V-O-G-U-E
Ladyhawke - Dusk Till Dawn
Paula Abdul - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Ashley Tisdale - Headstrong, Not Like That, Crank It Up

I'll post more when I find them...

Again, sexual/love references to the ones I've bolded.

mimicole · 27/02/12 - 13:15

Darkness Descends - Laura Marling (Said to be about depression)
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (Again, said to be about mental illness)

rionia · 27/02/12 - 13:17

Musical cast recordings often have songs that aren't about love. The Fix for example has some about drug abuse and politics

Residents Fan · 27/02/12 - 13:23

Off the top of my head:

Captain Beefheart-Ice Cream for Crow.

The Residents - Constantinople.

The Smiths-The Headmaster Ritual.

Peter Gabriel- Biko.

Blur-Sunday Sunday.

[Deleted User] · 27/02/12 - 13:28

sparks [if anybody knows of them] have 100's of songs and only 2/3 of them are about love. which is quite unusual!

cnbcwatcher · 27/02/12 - 13:33

Anything by Kraftwerk
Evanescence - Whisper, Tourniquet, What You Want
Sirenia - The End Of It All
ABBA - I Have A Dream

Also try here for some ideas: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1535665

Chasing Shadows · 27/02/12 - 13:37

Gill P wrote: »

I Don't Like Cricket - 10CC!

Do you mean Dreadlock Holiday?

Residents Fan · 27/02/12 - 13:40

Chasing Shadows wrote: »

Do you mean Dreadlock Holiday?

Isn't there a verse in "Dreadlock Holiday" where a woman
comes on to the singer?

Ryan11 · 27/02/12 - 16:24

Taylor Swift - Mean
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Nicki Minaj - Dear Old Nicki, Starships

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