# It's time for another round of "Guess the wildly inappropriate song choice"! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057 "2016-10-19T19:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/1 "2016-10-19T19:35:07Z")
So I went to a hockey game this past weekend. I hadn’t been to a game in years. It was a great game! Blues won by the skin of their teeth. Anyway, during one of the breaks, there was a announcement honoring the Veteran of the Game (I think that’s what they called it). I guess every game they choose a local military veteran and have a little appreciation for them. The announcer gives a quick bio and talks about their service and everyone claps. I think the veteran is present at the game for this. OK. I’m not completely comfortable with the ever-escalating levels of military worship at sporting events, but I don’t go that often so I guess I’m not in the target audience. Anyway, the announcer finished his spiel, we all clapped, and then they played a bit of a song. To honor this combat veteran. Guess the song! [spoiler]“Born in the USA”. Which might be a good choice if the only lyrics were what’s in the title, instead of: > [@Bruce Springsteen](#): > > Got in a little hometown jam > So they put a rifle in my hand > Sent me off to a foreign land > To go and kill the yellow man > Born in the U.S.A., I was born in the U.S.A. > Born in the U.S.A., born in the U.S.A. > Come back home to the refinery > Hiring man said “son if it was up to me” > Went down to see my V.A. man > He said “son, don’t you understand” So to tonight’s Veteran of the Game: “You were roped into a racist war, saw your friends killed, and came back a broken shell of a man, unemployed and hanging out in the shadow of the penitentiary. We salute you!!” [/spoiler] Your turn. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/2 "2016-10-19T19:48:18Z")
It’s almost a cliche by now, but I’ve heard CCR’s “Fortunate Son” played as a patriotic song many times. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/3 "2016-10-19T20:40:29Z")
This happens to Lyle Lovett a lot. He once did a live TV concert with concert and was asked to play the following: “Nobody Knows Me” to honor their marriage. But as Lovett said, “That’s a cheatin’ song.” “L.A. County” because they had played it at their wedding. :eek: Well, yes, it’s set at a wedding. However: [spoiler]And as she stood there at the altar All dressed in her gown of white Her face was bright as stars a’shining Like I’d dreamed of all my life And they kissed each other And they turned around And they saw me standing in the aisle Well I did not say much I just stood there watching As that .45 told them goodbye.[/spoiler] They did say they changed the lyrics a bit. You think? ---
**Author:** ![Annoying\_Buzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Annoying\_Buzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annoying_Buzz)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/4 "2016-10-20T01:58:43Z")
I once witnessed a stripper dancing to “The Saga Begins” (Weird Al’s Star Wars parody of “American Pie”). ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/5 "2016-10-20T03:16:35Z")
> [@Annoying\_Buzz](#): > > I once witnessed a stripper dancing to “The Saga Begins” (Weird Al’s Star Wars parody of “American Pie”). Was (s)he dressed in Star Wars costume? At the outset, I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/6 "2016-10-20T03:52:02Z")
According to a list I just read yesterday, the most commonly requested song at wedding receptions is “Hey Ya” by OutKast. Which is a song about falling out of love. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/7 "2016-10-20T04:27:07Z")
About a decade ago the New York Rangers’ pump-up song before games was “The Pretender”. I was always impressed that they were so accepting of their place in the league. (And yes, I am aware that the lyrics actually work, but that title…) ---
**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:** [October 20, 2016, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/8 "2016-10-20T09:47:09Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > According to a list I just read yesterday, the most commonly requested song at wedding receptions is “Hey Ya” by OutKast. Which is a song about falling out of love. I don’t think very many wedding reception requests are intended - or interpreted as - tributes to the bride and groom. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/9 "2016-10-20T10:18:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > According to a list I just read yesterday, the most commonly requested song at wedding receptions is “Hey Ya” by OutKast. Which is a song about falling out of love. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I don’t think very many wedding reception requests are intended - or interpreted as - tributes to the bride and groom. > mmm I’ve just been to a wedding where the DJ played, among other things, “Every Breath You Take” - wonderful stalker-ish way to start your wedding > [@](#): > > Every move you make > Every vow you break > Every smile you fake > Every claim you stake > I’ll be watching you followed quite quickly by “Tainted Love”: > [@](#): > > Once I ran to you (I ran) > Now I’ll run from you > This tainted love you’ve given > I give you all a boy could give you > Take my tears and that’s not nearly all Mmmmm. Yep. Good wedding songs, those! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/10 "2016-10-20T13:15:45Z")
I came in here to mention Every Breathe You Take. Sting himself has said he doesn’t understand why people play this song at weddings. It’s a stalker song. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/11 "2016-10-20T13:30:54Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I don’t think very many wedding reception requests are intended - or interpreted as - tributes to the bride and groom. I think the whole point of this thread is that people are using songs without intending their actual meanings. But intended or not, those meanings are still inappropriate for the settings. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/12 "2016-10-20T15:55:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think the whole point of this thread is that people are using songs without intending their actual meanings. But intended or not, those meanings are still inappropriate for the settings. Right. I was kinda hoping that people would post the setup then spoiler the actual song. I thought it would be fun to try to guess the terrible song choice. I should have been more explicit in the OP. Yeah, we’ve done these threads a zillion times. What’s a zillion and one between friends? This one is not as glaring as some, but was still a little unsettling to me. I was at the grocery store a couple weeks ago. The store has probably 500 feet of shelves for coffee. I like coffee and everything, but I think for most of the options, the primary difference is the color of the bag. I’m standing there for several minutes faced with this ridiculous assortment of options for this really inconsequential decision. And instead of encouraging me to take my time and enjoy the array of choices, the store’s music system played: [spoiler]“Time”, by Pink Floyd. > [@Pink Floyd](#): > > Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day > Fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way > > \ > > The sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re older > Shorter of breath and one day closer to death Yep, staring at 1000 kinds of coffee definitely counts as frittering and wasting hours. Thanks for that reminder. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/13 "2016-10-20T16:17:13Z")
Extreme’s “More Than Words” at a wedding. It’s a guy telling his girlfriend that she’s history if she doesn’t have sex with him. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/14 "2016-10-20T17:02:32Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Extreme’s “More Than Words” at a wedding. It’s a guy telling his girlfriend that she’s history if she doesn’t have sex with him. > > :smack: Everybody says that, but I don’t think it’s true. And for what it’s worth, Gary Cerone and Nuno Bettencourt both deny it’s anything like a demand for nookie. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/15 "2016-10-20T18:44:47Z")
In a comedy skit, Tim Hawkins relates how a friend asked asked him to sing at a wedding. “What song?”. “Oh, you pick”. ---- 😃 ---- He sings snippets of some [Inappropriate Wedding Songs {youtube}](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8S2u8_vSnc)What’s Love Got To Do With It? Heard from A Friend You’ve Been Messin’ Around She’s My Best Friend’s Girl But She Used To Be Mine But I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Lookin’ For You Can’t Always Get What You Want Dude Looks Like A Lady! ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/16 "2016-10-20T19:37:50Z")
I was at a funeral for a friend’s elderly mother and following a nice tribute to her and highlighting her pious ways they played _Hallelujah_. Maybe I’m the one misinterpreting the lyrics but to me it’s always seemed quite cynical and bitter. Gorgeous, yes, but uplifting? hells no. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/17 "2016-10-20T19:45:47Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Everybody says that, but I don’t think it’s true. And for what it’s worth, Gary Cerone and Nuno Bettencourt both deny it’s anything like a demand for nookie. I agree, read the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/18 "2016-10-20T21:22:50Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I was at a funeral for a friend’s elderly mother and following a nice tribute to her and highlighting her pious ways they played _Hallelujah_. Maybe I’m the one misinterpreting the lyrics but to me it’s always seemed quite cynical and bitter. Gorgeous, yes, but uplifting? hells no. Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” is a popular song at graduations. :dubious: Bread’s “If” is appropriate for weddings, albeit quite sappy, AND Everyone I’ve ever known who had it sung at their wedding got divorced. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/19 "2016-10-20T21:27:23Z")
It was a few years ago that my wife and I were shopping in the neighborhood supermarket, and the piped-in music started blaring Rick James’ _Superfreak._ ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/20 "2016-10-20T21:30:54Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Bread’s “If” is appropriate for weddings, albeit quite sappy Meat Loaf’s _Paradise by the Dashboard Light_ is the most inappropriate song I can think of for a wedding, and yet it’s been played at almost every wedding reception I’ve ever been to. We gave the band at our wedding explicit instructions _not_ to play it, but we were overruled by popular demand. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057.md?page=2)