Tumthumping by Chumbawamba must have been one of the first
"pissing the night away" is sung twice
"pissing the night away" is sung twice
What where the first chart songs to have swearing in them
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Marianne Faithful didn't release it as a single but she caused a big fuss with Why D'ya Do It?
It certainly got the album noticed.
It certainly got the album noticed.
In 1981 the Dead Kennedys 'Too Drunk To F***' reached #36 in the charts. I doubt that was the first though.
"Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen, which reached no. 26 in the British charts in 1964, allegedly contained the f-word, although it was almost impossible to detect what words were actually being sung throughout the whole song.
The track was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed obscenity of the lyrics, an investigation that ended without prosecution.
The track was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed obscenity of the lyrics, an investigation that ended without prosecution.
Not sure. I'm sure there are a few songs from the 70s that do.
The most brutal song that I can remember off the top of my head is Tupac's "Hit Em Up". Probably the song that made him a target for death by other rappers and a hate figure. The last few seconds of the song is a bit "Ooh". I think the hate between artists from this generation to make them seem interesting come from these two, but no one has as much competition between them as much as Tupac and Biggie had.
The most brutal song that I can remember off the top of my head is Tupac's "Hit Em Up". Probably the song that made him a target for death by other rappers and a hate figure. The last few seconds of the song is a bit "Ooh". I think the hate between artists from this generation to make them seem interesting come from these two, but no one has as much competition between them as much as Tupac and Biggie had.
Ever since the heavy urban domination in the mid-00s, swearing is so common in songs now. I kind of forget there was a time where it was rare to hear swearing in a mainstream song.
Originally Posted by retroguy:
“Tumthumping by Chumbawamba must have been one of the first”
“Tumthumping by Chumbawamba must have been one of the first”
Not by a long, long way.
Apeman - Kinks
- "The air pollution is f*ckin up my eyes."
Who Are You - Who
- "Who the F*ck are you."
Working Class Hero - John Lennon
- "You're still f*ckin peasants as far as I can see."
Peaches - Stranglers
- "Is she trying to get out of that clitoris." *
* Not swearing, but pretty risky for the time.
Peaches also contained the words "Oh sh*t", there was a radio edit where they sang "Oh no" instead IIRC.
Originally Posted by PhilH36:
“Peaches also contained the words "Oh sh*t", there was a radio edit where they sang "Oh no" instead IIRC.”
“Peaches also contained the words "Oh sh*t", there was a radio edit where they sang "Oh no" instead IIRC.”
Also "what a bummer", replaced by "what a summer".
"Clitares" is supposedly a French word for bathing costume, but I'm not convinced.
The PMRC (the group responsible for parental advisory stickers) were formed after the founding member heard and objected to the lyrics in Princes "Darling Nikki"
Originally Posted by Randy Gibbons:
“In 1981 the Dead Kennedys 'Too Drunk To F***' reached #36 in the charts. I doubt that was the first though.”
“In 1981 the Dead Kennedys 'Too Drunk To F***' reached #36 in the charts. I doubt that was the first though.”
Apparently if it had got a few places higher in the charts then Top of the Pop would have had to play it.
I'm sure Jello would have recorded a clean version for them if they asked nicely.
^^^ That song from All 4 One charted before they sang it through country singer John Michael Montgomery. 
God bless you and him always!!!
Holly
God bless you and him always!!!
Holly
In the song Rock me Amadeus by Falco it really sounds like he says the C word halfway through..its just a german word that sounds a lot like it but when i was a kid it was the only part everyone used to sing along to besides the chorus.
Hey Jude - Paul says "oh f***ing hell" at one point in the recording when he goes wrong! Apparently in an interview about it, John Lennon said "Paul said a naughty word" lol! 
Has this bit ever been bleeped out, because it is so faint in the recording that you can hardly hear it. If not then its probably the only song that has been played on pre watershed radio and tv with the swear word still in!
Has this bit ever been bleeped out, because it is so faint in the recording that you can hardly hear it. If not then its probably the only song that has been played on pre watershed radio and tv with the swear word still in!
A doo-wop group called the Blenders had a minor hit on the American R'n'B charts back in 1953 with a song called "Don't F**k Around With Love". Unsurprisingly, it did not crossover to the mainstream pop charts.
Originally Posted by Jillstar:
“Hey Jude - Paul says "oh f***ing hell" at one point in the recording when he goes wrong! Apparently in an interview about it, John Lennon said "Paul said a naughty word" lol!
Has this bit ever been bleeped out, because it is so faint in the recording that you can hardly hear it. If not then its probably the only song that has been played on pre watershed radio and tv with the swear word still in!”
“Hey Jude - Paul says "oh f***ing hell" at one point in the recording when he goes wrong! Apparently in an interview about it, John Lennon said "Paul said a naughty word" lol!
Has this bit ever been bleeped out, because it is so faint in the recording that you can hardly hear it. If not then its probably the only song that has been played on pre watershed radio and tv with the swear word still in!”
I thought it was John that swore?
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“In the song Rock me Amadeus by Falco it really sounds like he says the C word halfway through..its just a german word that sounds a lot like it”
“In the song Rock me Amadeus by Falco it really sounds like he says the C word halfway through..its just a german word that sounds a lot like it”
I just had to listen to the song after reading that and it does sound like he says the C word during the second verse! Funny!
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