# Bad things that "you" did **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 26, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151 "2022-02-26T15:13:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/1 "2022-02-26T15:13:56Z")
I’ll start. Links to videos of the song are always helpful if the song may not be well-known. > You left me here on your way to paradise > You pulled the rug right out from under my life [**source**](https://youtu.be/ssoxE9_9JlU) > you left me just when I needed you most [**source**](https://youtu.be/a_B7ob_kV0I) What bad things did _you_ do ? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/2 "2022-02-26T16:00:46Z")
One with two "you"s: “You always play your conga drums, you think you got the right You wake up little Ricky in the middle of the night” “You always burn the roast and you drop the dishes too You iron my new shirt and you burn a hole right through” [source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZlLQLFq_H4) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/3 "2022-02-26T16:01:04Z")
You oughta know. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/4 "2022-02-26T16:57:36Z")
You think this song is about you ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/5 "2022-02-26T17:16:35Z")
You walked into the party Like you were walking onto a yacht (Carly Simon) Once upon a time you dressed so fine Threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you? (Bob Dylan) When you’re fixing your make-up You know you take too long And when you mix me a drink up You know you mix it too strong (Joe Jackson, Mad at You) You suck my blood like a leech You break the law and you breach Screw my brain till it hurts You’ve taken all my money, and you want more (Queen, Death on Two Legs) ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/6 "2022-02-26T17:20:04Z")
You’ve got a lotta nerve to say you are my friend When I was down you just stood there grinnin’ You’ve got a lotta nerve to say you got a helping hand to lend You just want to be on the side that’s winnin’ ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/7 "2022-02-26T18:43:34Z")
You’ve been a’messin’ where you shouldn’t ‘ve been a’messin’ You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’ You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’ (Nancy Sinatra, who after being treated like shite is a gonna step on your toes) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/8 "2022-02-26T19:09:07Z")
You took me for everything that I had And kicked me out on my own Are you happy are you satisfied? How long can you stand the heat ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/9 "2022-02-26T19:11:15Z")
You gave a promise to me, yeah An’ you broke it, an’ you broke it “These Eyes” The Guess Who ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/10 "2022-02-26T19:20:57Z")
Take my money, my cigarettes I haven’t seen the worst of it yet “Take Me To The River” Talking Heads ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/11 "2022-02-26T19:24:52Z")
I’m not sure if anything can outdo the graphic vitriol of Marianne Faithful’s “Why D’ya Do It?” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XYmK3PYQnGg/hqdefault.jpg "Marianne Faithfull - Why D'ya Do It?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYmK3PYQnGg) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/12 "2022-02-26T19:28:22Z")
You never give me your money You only give me your funny paper And in the middle of negotiations You break down ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/13 "2022-02-26T19:31:00Z")
Why do you build me up (Build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down? (Let me down) And mess me around And then, worst of all (Worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (Say you will) [**source**](https://youtu.be/hSofzQURQDk) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/14 "2022-02-26T19:31:50Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KrZHPOeOxQQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrZHPOeOxQQ) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/15 "2022-02-26T19:35:27Z")
Yesterday you Broke my watch and Drank my scotch and Used my razor, Burnt my blazer, Incidentally Wrecked my Bentley, Then as I bled, you said, “Sorry 'bout that.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yKw10gvBU_M/maxresdefault.jpg "Sorry 'Bout That") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw10gvBU_M) ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/16 "2022-02-26T19:35:45Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > “Why D’ya Do It?” Probably ought to tag that one as NSFW - language. But … having never heard it before … way to come out swinging for the bleachers ! ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/17 "2022-02-26T19:39:00Z")
Oops, thanks, yeah I shoulda NSFW’ed that. (Heh - definitely didn’t wanna print out any lyrics!) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/18 "2022-02-26T19:41:51Z")
You ruined everything… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zgUKQCVieWM/maxresdefault.jpg "You Stupid Bitch (feat. Rachel Bloom) - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgUKQCVieWM) ---
**Author:** ![griffin1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/19 "2022-02-26T19:41:59Z")
How do you sleep? How do you last the night and keep the dogs at bay? How do you feel when you close your eyes and try and drift away? Does it feel any better now? Does it mean anymore when the angel of death Comes knock-knocking and banging at your door? (How do you sleep by Stone Roses, the bad things are never actually specified, but they must have been very bad\*) - - Actually IIRC this was aimed at former management, so probably involved ripping off the Stone Roses. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151/20 "2022-02-26T19:44:40Z")
If you had been on the square And had treated me fair And we’d not had a tiff If you had not said I should go and jump right off The nearest cliff [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4G7gE16OWO0/maxresdefault.jpg "If You Hadn't But You Did from Two On the Aisle, 1951 (Vocal)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7gE16OWO0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-that-you-did/960151.md?page=2)