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Most Provocative Subject of a Rock Song?

AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
edited November 2007 in Other Music
"Pictures of Lily" - by The Who. The subject matter was masterbation,
fairly groundbreaking for 1966.

What do you all think?
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Spiel mit mir by Rammstein - Incest!!!
    Dublin 2006
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    London 2007
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    G-Man23 wrote:
    "Pictures of Lily" - by The Who. The subject matter was masterbation,
    fairly groundbreaking for 1966.

    What do you all think?
    you didn't think Fiddle About was more provocative?
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    do you mean provocative as in you were shocked by listening to it or in the context of when released? if so Pictures of Lily is up there.

    in terms of one i was struck by when i realised what the lyrics were about...
    Blind Melon - Skinned

    "Ed Gein was a pretty good fella you know!"

    that or else One In A Million by GNR. and not in a good way
  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    what about Cop kIller by Ice-T and Fuck the police by NWA
    People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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    If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me."
    - Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)
  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    Reno

    She took off her stockings, I held them to my face.
    She had your ankles, I felt filled with grace.
    "Two hundred dollars straight in,
    Two-fifty up the ass," she smiled and said.
    She unbuckled my belt, pulled back her hair,
    And sat in front of me on the bed.
    She said, "Honey how's that feel, do you want me to go slow?"
    My eyes drifted out the window, down to the road below.

    I felt my stomach tighten. The sun bloodied the sky
    And sliced through the hotel blinds. I closed my eyes.
    Sunlight on the Amatitlan, sunlight streaming thru your hair.
    In the Valle de dos Rios, smell of mock orange filled the air.
    We rode with the vaqueros, down into cool rivers of green.
    I was sure the work and that smile coming out 'neath your hat
    Was all I'd ever need.
    Somehow all you ever need's, never really quite enough you know.
    You and I, Maria, we learned it's so.

    She slipped me out of her mouth, "You're ready," she said.
    She took off her bra and panties, wet her finger, slipped it inside her,
    And crawled over me on the bed.
    She poured me another whisky,
    Said, "Here's to the best you ever had."
    We laughed and made a toast.
    It wasn't the best I ever had,
    Not even close.
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  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    I think Nirvana's "Polly" is really interesting, albeit it's really disturbing. Sublime's "Date Rape" is in the same category, but at least it has a moral at the end.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    boxwine_in_hell wrote:
    I think Nirvana's "Polly" is really interesting, albeit it's really disturbing. Sublime's "Date Rape" is in the same category, but at least it has a moral at the end.

    How is "Polly" disturbing? The girl fights back and escapes.
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    Kevin Coyne and Dagmar Krause's "Babble" album makes a rock opera of the relationship between the Moors Murderers. That's pretty provocative, if nothing else is.
  • prytocorduroyprytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    JWBusher wrote:
    How is "Polly" disturbing? The girl fights back and escapes.
    Possibly because Kurt wrote in the prespective of the rapist.
    While we're on Nirvana, Rape Me was pretty ballsy back in '93 I think.
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    I don't know that it is the most provacative, but the first song to come to mind was "Prison Sex" by Tool. Any song with the line, "shit, blood, and cum on my hands." has to make this list.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    rrivers wrote:
    I don't know that it is the most provacative, but the first song to come to mind was "Prison Sex" by Tool. Any song with the line, "shit, blood, and cum on my hands." has to make this list.
    agreed. the sick part is, that's the best part of the whole song :D I get chills from the way he sings "I have found some kind of temporary sanity in this..."
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Pearls&StonesPearls&Stones Posts: 585
    G-Man23 wrote:
    "Pictures of Lily" - by The Who. The subject matter was masterbation,
    fairly groundbreaking for 1966.

    What do you all think?



    Just 2 short years later, The Rolling Stones sang about having sex with an underage groupie in "Stray Cat Blues"

    "I can see that you're 15 years old
    But I don't want your i.d."


    Plus I love the line that changes in every chorus-->

    "I bet your mama don't know you can...
    ...scream like that
    ...scratch like that
    ...spit like that"
    I love my female wife...
    we sit around and wonder exactly why our marriage should feel threatened by gay marriage
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    rrivers wrote:
    I don't know that it is the most provacative, but the first song to come to mind was "Prison Sex" by Tool. Any song with the line, "shit, blood, and cum on my hands." has to make this list.

    this is my favourite TOOL song. the video gives me the shivers though.

    i vote for polly too. :)
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • BinauralBinaural Posts: 1,046
    catefrances wrote:
    this is my favourite TOOL song. the video gives me the shivers though.

    i vote for polly too. :)
    I always thought Stinkfist's "Finger/knuckle/wrist/elbow deep within the borderline" lines were pretty arresting.
    Sidenote: Anyone excited about the Vicarious vid? They've teased us with a still, tis on their website :)
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  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    agreed. the sick part is, that's the best part of the whole song :D I get chills from the way he sings "I have found some kind of temporary sanity in this..."

    I think the sicker part is that I was singing "I have found some kind of temporary sanity...." for the rest of the day yesterday after reading your post!

    Binaural makes a good point that stinkfist should be considered.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • newwetkojaknewwetkojak Posts: 62
    "you better run" by juniour kimbrough, an old, gnarley blues hero. a woman is running from a man with a knife, threatening to rape her, runs into a man and asks him for help. he gives her a ride home and leans over and says, "y'know you might still get raped..." "oh, you don't have to rape me junior, cuz i loooove you."

    love song about rape. pretty provocative.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    "Deeper In" by the Drive-by Truckers...an incestous brother and sister on the run with their "four little babies." I think that is based on something that happened in Michigan.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Here is another pete townshend penned classic,"hope i die b4 i get old".

    Funny,he's now an old "shepherd's bush old geezer" himself. I mean

    he'd even say he's now waaaaaaay old,but he still plays a badass

    guitar. Long live his windmill!!!!!!!
  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    JWBusher wrote:
    How is "Polly" disturbing? The girl fights back and escapes.

    All the shit she goes through before she escapes is disturbing. Heck the first 4 lines right out of the box are disturbing.

    Polly wants a cracker.
    Think I should get off her first.
    I think she wants some water.
    To put out the blow torch.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Chuck Berry's My Ding-A-Ling is always fun around the holidays!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    The End - The Doors.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    I think "Closer" and "Reptile" from The Downward Spiral should be included. "I want to fuck you like an animal" and the line "she spreads herself wide open to let the insects in" are pretty provacative.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • wavescamecrashingwavescamecrashing Posts: 440
    heyfoxymophandlemama that's me.

    and

    daddy by korn

    take the crown.
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    the who

    squeeze box
    d'oh!!!!!!

    http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
  • imahockeychicimahockeychic Posts: 12
    I am not quite sure if this is all disturbing or a turn on....
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,309
    frank zappa.
    see: entire catalog
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
  • dirtyTdirtyT Posts: 3,620
    any song by lil' kim.....

    and yes, Daddy by Korn.
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  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) by Ween kills any of these songs. It's about a dude having sex with his son/young boy.

    don't quiver little boy
    your daddy's with you now
    it won't be long anyhow
    it's just around the corner
    the destiny that i embrace with you

    don't get to close to my fantasy
    don't be afraid to clutch the hand of your creator
    stare into the lion's eyes
    and if u taste the candy
    you'll get to the surprise

    stay calm little dreamer
    and drift off into dreams
    the gentle kiss of night
    is better than it seems
    it's just around the corner
    close your eyes and soon you'll be with me



    Oh and My Own Bare Hands is a good one:

    I could build an aeroplane
    That travels over lands
    I could take your DNA
    And replicate a man

    I could do so many things
    With my own bare hands

    I'd love to be your ass checker
    Stickin' up in your ass
    I'm gonna be your lawn mower
    And cut your fuckin' grass

    I can do so many things
    With my own bare hands

    She's gonna be my cock professor
    Studying my dick
    She's gonna get a masters degree
    In fuckin' me

    I can do so many things,
    With my own bare hands.

    Take a shit on a bitch shit fuck bubbajibba
    Sucking on my shit
    Kickin' with a pussy gonna jammer mother fucker
    Suck my fuckin' dick

    I can do so many things
    With my own bare hands

    Fuck it!

    I can do so many things
    With my own bare hands
    With my own bare hands
    With my own bare hands
    With my own bare hands
  • AiCPearlJamWeenAiCPearlJamWeen Posts: 785
    Oh and then Ween has the song L.M.L.Y.P (or Let Me Lick Your Pussy).....just look at the lyrics on songmeanings.net
  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,309
    AiCPearlJamWeen wrote:
    Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy) by Ween kills any of these songs. It's about a dude having sex with his son/young boy.

    nope! zappa beat you to it. go find "magdelana" from the just another band from LA album, 1972. its about a father attempting to have sex with his daughter.
    6/26/98, 8/17/00, 10/8/00, 12/8/02, 12/9/02, 4/25/03, 5/28/03, 6/1/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 6/12/03, 6/13/03, 6/15/03, 6/18/03, 6/21/03, 6/22/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03, 10/3/04, 10/5/04, 9/9/05, 9/11/05, 9/16/05, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 5/19/06, 6/30/06, 7/23/06, 8/5/07, 6/30/08, 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 5/4/10, 5/7/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/11/13, 10/17/14, 8/20/16
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