Misogynistic rock lyrics

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Well I’d rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man
—Beatles, “Run for Your Life”*

Under my thumb’s the girl who once had me down
—Stones, “Under My Thumb”

God created Man from dust, with a soul inside his mould
And God created Womankind, the vessel of Satan’s hold :rolleyes:
—Genesis, “The Serpent”

Lots of people talkin’, few of them know
Soul of a woman was created below
—Led Zeppelin, “Dazed and Confused”

*(To John Lennon’s credit, he made amends for this crap near the end of his life, with his great song “Woman.”)

2

Doesn’t misogyny refer to a generalized hatred of all woman-kind? I think the first two selections are a little too specific. I think it’s possible to hate a particular woman without being misogynistic.

And the Beatles tune isn’t even hatred. It’s advocating violence, sure, but it’s about jealousy, not hatred.

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3

Well I’d rather see you dead, little girl,
Than to be with another man

— Elvis Presley, “Baby Let’s Play House” (words and music by Arthur Gunter)

/nitpick

4

The Beatles lyric is –

Run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand, little girl
Catch you with another man
That’s the end-DAH, little girl

Yes, it’s violent, anti-social, and all kinds of bad things, but I wouldn’t call it misogynistic. It may exemplify all kinds of negative traits, but I don’t think it shows a generalized hatred of women. Indeed, it’s a specific sentiment, not generalized. It exemplifies jealousy, not hatred, and it’s not about women in general.

5

Almost the entirety of sextypething by STP. Oddly enough, it’s obvious that it’s so over the top that the composer doesn’t actually mean it but is rather inhabiting a character, which is common in STP songs, yet Weiland was accused of violence against women.

6

Every single song by The Mentors. I win.

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I remember hearing Weiland defend the song when it first came out. Now, I have no problem at all with singing a song in character, but this probably should have been thought out a little better.

“Hi, I’m Scott Weiland. I don’t want people to think of me as misogynistic. Therefore, we will release the most misogynistic song on our album as our debut single”. :smack: