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Post by ElegantMule on Mar 17, 2004 21:36:56 GMT -5
I was going to start a thread about great insults and swearing in PW songs, but then I realized that's like every song except the *tender ballads.*
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Post by A Regular on Mar 17, 2004 21:46:34 GMT -5
Get your money on the table, get your head out of your ass
You're the coolest guy that I ever have smelt
Ain't a notch on nobody's belt
That was always my favorite from PW.
All time favorite??
You'd eat shit and say it tasted good, if there was some money in it for ya. From the Master of put-down, L Reed
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Mar 21, 2004 11:15:12 GMT -5
Nominations being accepted for:
- Most gratuitous swearing in a PW lyric
- Most effective swearing in a PW lyric
- Most gross line in a PW lyric
- Best swearing just by the way he says it in a PW lyric
- Song that should have had more swearing in it
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Post by kgp on Mar 21, 2004 11:51:15 GMT -5
Most Gross (grossest?) line; "Honey let me drink your spit"
Gratuitous swearing: the "fuck it!" at the end of "I Want My Money Back"
I don't know where this fits in but I've always liked "Try to teach a whore about romance". That's not really swearing, though. I wouldn't want to be the woman who wronged him.
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Post by mrblasty on Mar 21, 2004 12:12:29 GMT -5
- Most effective swearing in a PW lyric-
ADD, PCP, F-U-C-K-E-D that's me!
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Post by Nudge on Mar 21, 2004 12:33:33 GMT -5
how about the best swear not said that leaves you begging for the word to be said like in mannequin shop.
"One little nip one little tuck ohhh your looking hip
Good enough to.."
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Post by ElegantMule on Mar 21, 2004 13:58:11 GMT -5
kgp, I am so with you on the "spit" line. I get a little dry heave every time I hear it.
I would also qualify "whore" as a swear word, as most women don't enjoy being called as such. Unless, you know, they are into that type of pillow talk. Which, well, not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Post by A Regular on Mar 21, 2004 14:41:40 GMT -5
I may be the lone voice that likes the spit line. Its just a beavis type term of affection...a more clever way of asking to "swap spit". I think its kinda cute. I guess my mind doesn't jump to the literal meaning (thankfully).
And I don't think of PW being especially graphic or having a "potty mouth". He is careful about putting in his cursing, I think...nothing too gratuitous or meant to shock.
And whatever happened to those warning labels anyway? Seems some labels do, some don't. Isn't it some type of law now?
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Post by elgoodo on Mar 21, 2004 15:17:48 GMT -5
"sanitation expert, and a maintenence engineer a garbageman, a janitor, and you my dear..." I once dated a flight attendant... needless to say, she didn't care much for this number... (or, the 'Mats in general)  |
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Post by kgp on Mar 21, 2004 17:34:55 GMT -5
I also want to nominate "O.D Blues" for the "heaved up my guts" and "Every scrap of food that was in there" lines, and the "vomit" song on Suicane that I can't think of right now.
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Mar 21, 2004 18:08:13 GMT -5
the "vomit" song on Suicane that I can't think of right now. It graces "Whatever Makes You Happy" |
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Post by Kathy on Mar 21, 2004 18:45:21 GMT -5
Most gross line in a PW lyric: "Eyes like two hubcaps at the bottom of the river"  |
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Mar 21, 2004 20:21:18 GMT -5
Most gross line in a PW lyric: "Eyes like two hubcaps at the bottom of the river" I picture a fish, like a walleye, for some reason, or else just two hubcaps. I don't picture the eyes of a person. That helps. I love that line. |
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Post by landshark on Mar 23, 2004 21:15:48 GMT -5
"you're swearing to God/Well, maybe if you'd ask"
The last
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Post by landshark on Mar 23, 2004 21:18:01 GMT -5
"you're swearing to God/Well, maybe if you'd ask" The last That was stupid, Landshark. Here's (I think) a clever insult: "You might be a father, but you sure ain't a dad." |
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Post by TomT on Mar 24, 2004 10:32:36 GMT -5
"You might be a father, but you sure ain't a dad." Always wondered what Pauls Dad (or father) thought of this. Also the whole Mammadaddydid song. then there's Waitress in the sky admittedly written about his sister. My point is that Paul has huge stones to put these out there. I mean, imagine the Holiday family gathering after Tim or Eventually came out. ..........Sorry to ramble off topic. |
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Post by landshark on Mar 24, 2004 10:46:22 GMT -5
I know what you mean -- general problem that writers have, using their family's life for their work, seems like it would cause a lot of heartache. In the "might be a father/sure ain't a dad" case, that's from "Androgynous," so maybe Paul's dad felt reasonably sure his son was talking about someone else ... unless Pa Westerberg, Cadillac salesman, had a thing for Boy George and cultivated the androgynous/bi look.  |
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Post by A Regular on Mar 24, 2004 15:24:54 GMT -5
Always wondered what Pauls Dad (or father) thought of this. Also the whole Mammadaddydid song. They did Ok, at least they tried... |
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