# Hit Songs in Bad Taste **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784 "2019-05-30T16:39:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/41 "2019-05-30T20:56:36Z")
First 2 that popped to mind (and I’m too lazy to look up chart positions) are **Smack By Bitch Up** by Prodigy and **Seventeen** by Winger (which I always thought was a Skid Row song for some reason). ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/42 "2019-05-30T21:04:45Z")
Dr. Dre and Snoop gotta have at least one mention with Bitches Ain’t Shit. But a quick look shows that they never released it as a single. No problem, Ben Folds reached the Top 100 (at 71) with his version. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/43 "2019-05-30T21:05:36Z")
> [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](#): > > For some reason I thought that was his ONLY hit, but apparently that didn’t even chart and his only Top 40 hit was Veronica. Every Day I Write the Book snuck in there as well, peaking at #36 (Billboard anyway- you may be referencing Cashbox, not sure where it peaked there) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/44 "2019-05-30T21:13:13Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > There are plenty of blues songs with similar themes (getting back at my cheating girl) but something about the audience participation on the “Boom Boom” part makes it particularly disturbing. There are also songs about being beaten up by your cheating man, like _My Man_ by Billie Holliday. \*He’s not much on looks He’s no hero out of books But I love him Yes, I love him Two or three girls Has he That he likes as well as me But I love him I don’t know why I should He isn’t true He beats me, too What can I do?\* ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/45 "2019-05-30T21:15:54Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Dr. Dre and Snoop gotta have at least one mention with Bitches Ain’t Shit. But a quick look shows that they never released it as a single. No problem, Ben Folds reached the Top 100 (at 71) with his version. _Bitches ain’t shit but hoes and tricks. Lick on these nuts and suck the dick. Get the fuck out after you’re done._ You could probably just say “Rap” and it’s /thread. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/46 "2019-05-30T21:21:09Z")
Since bad taste is relative, I’ll include a really, really successful song, your taste can be the judge. Start Me Up by the Stones is another in a long line of rock and roll songs about sex. (Hi, AC/DC!) As many times as people had these lyrics pass through their brains, a little focus on the lyrics brings about another take on the song. Like when the Folksmen perform it. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IzkILGr2-Ok/hqdefault.jpg "Start Me Up - The Folksmen") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzkILGr2-Ok) ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/47 "2019-05-30T21:26:18Z")
_Every Breath You Take_ by the Police. Their biggest hit. Lots of awards. Played at weddings and such. Wait, what? Listen to the lyrics. And yes, that was the [intent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Breath_You_Take#Origins_and_songwriting). (Reading that I noticed it was written on Ian Fleming’s desk at Goldeneye. So that’s … weird.) ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/48 "2019-05-30T21:38:48Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > You could probably just say “Rap” and it’s /thread. Or you could say “rock” or “pop” and it would make about as much sense. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/49 "2019-05-30T21:38:59Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > First 2 that popped to mind (and I’m too lazy to look up chart positions) are **Smack By Bitch Up** by Prodigy and **Seventeen** by Winger (which I always thought was a Skid Row song for some reason). When “Seventeen” was a hit, I had a friend who would sing that “She’s only seventeen…” line as “I’m only thirty-two…” And when “Beavis & Butthead” was revived in the early '10s, the hapless Stewart still wore his Winger t-shirt, which probably had some viewers asking if Winger was really a band. 😛 I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Extreme’s “More Than Words” is not appropriate for weddings either. It’s a dude telling his girlfriend that she’s history unless she has sex with him. I have always wondered how “Double Shot of My Baby’s Love” got on the radio. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/50 "2019-05-30T21:52:46Z")
Never knew the name of this song. Looking for ‘orgasm song’ the reference came from\*\* Exapno Mapcase\*\* [in this old thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482745). A lot of people were up in arms at the time. The song sucked so I didn’t care. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/51 "2019-05-30T21:53:57Z")
Don’t know if it’s in “bad taste”, but a few years ago Cee Low Green hit the top of the charts with a song called [Fuck You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/52 "2019-05-30T22:00:05Z")
Hey Joe - Written by Roberts Billy (?) But obviously popularized by Jimi Hendrix. “I’m goin’ down to shoot my old lady. You know I caught her messin’ 'round with another man.” ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/53 "2019-05-30T22:05:33Z")
I have the perfect song for this thread. The Pietasters: Menowannalikki-U. Me no wanna linky you because it might get you in trouble at work. You can find it on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/54 "2019-05-30T22:20:17Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > [Rum and Coca Cola.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_and_Coca-Cola) > > Both mother and daughter are whores servicing Yankees. Just because it whooshed over the Andrew Sisters’ heads doesn’t make it any less offensive. Holy Shit, no kidding! This song came on my mp3 while skiing and I’m all WTF?? :eek: Real Skeezy! Kinda hot, though. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/55 "2019-05-30T22:43:36Z")
How about Chuck Berry’s only #1 hit? [My Ding-a-Ling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEC-lWSlmI) mmm ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/56 "2019-05-30T22:52:51Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Don’t know if it counts as a hit, but Elvis Costello’s _Alison_. Linda Ronstadt did a very pretty cover of it, but ISTM that murder is in bad taste. > > Regards, > Shodan I’m not seeing a murder connection, at all. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/57 "2019-05-30T22:54:36Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > [Rum and Coca Cola.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_and_Coca-Cola) > > Both mother and daughter are whores servicing Yankees. Just because it whooshed over the Andrew Sisters’ heads doesn’t make it any less offensive… Unless singing is a euphemism for fucking, I’m not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/58 "2019-05-30T23:05:32Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Unless singing is a euphemism for fucking, I’m not seeing it. It’s very clear in the original version, and the verses that the Andrews Sisters didn’t record. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/59 "2019-05-30T23:11:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Unless singing is a euphemism for fucking, I’m not seeing it. Apparently the original was “working for the Yankee Dollar” And the first verse in the original was > [@](#): > > And when the Yankees first went to Trinidad > Some of the young girls were more than glad > They said that the Yankees treat them nice > And they give them a better price It looks like the Andrews Sisters version was somewhat bowdlerized and given to them to record at the very last minute. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784/60 "2019-05-30T23:14:56Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > It’s very clear in the original version, and the verses that the Andrews Sisters didn’t record. > [@Zyada](#): > > Apparently the original was “working for the Yankee Dollar” > > And the first verse in the original was > It looks like the Andrews Sisters version was somewhat bowdlerized and given to them to record at the very last minute. Ah. OK. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hit-songs-in-bad-taste/834784.md?page=4)