# 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:** 2
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/21 "2016-10-20T21:31:25Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > 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._ Love that song. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/22 "2016-10-20T21:41:00Z")
I win this thread - when I was in high school, one of the songs they played at the high school dance was Warren Zevon’s _Excitable Boy_. Which is admittedly a very boppity, danceable tune. But the lyrics … :eek: He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom Excitable boy, they all said And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home Excitable boy, they all said Well, he’s just an excitable boy After ten long years they let him out of the home Excitable boy, they all said And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones Excitable boy, they all said Well, he’s just an excitable boy Needless to say, no-one there apparently noticed how supremely inappropriate that is for a high school dance (except me, who was already familiar with the album). ---
**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, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/23 "2016-10-20T21:42:54Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > I win this thread - when I was in high school, one of the songs they played at the high school dance was Warren Zevon’s _Excitable Boy_. Which is admittedly a very boppity, danceable tune. > > But the lyrics … :eek: > > He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom > Excitable boy, they all said > And he raped her and killed her, then he took her home > Excitable boy, they all said > Well, he’s just an excitable boy > After ten long years they let him out of the home > Excitable boy, they all said > And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones > Excitable boy, they all said > Well, he’s just an excitable boy > > Needless to say, no-one there apparently noticed how supremely inappropriate that is for a high school dance (except me, who was already familiar with the album). If not the winner, certainly in the top places! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/24 "2016-10-21T20:37:00Z")
Around Veterans’ Day, I often hear “In Flanders Fields” recited or sung by people who think it’s a sad, anti-war poem. Nope. It’s a jingoistic poem, one that says, in essence, “The Krauts killed us, and now you, our fellow countrymen, have a duty to enlist and kill them, to avenge us.” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/25 "2016-10-21T20:45:37Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Around Veterans’ Day, I often hear “In Flanders Fields” recited or sung by people who think it’s a sad, anti-war poem. > > Nope. It’s a jingoistic poem, one that says, in essence, “The Krauts killed us, and now you, our fellow countrymen, have a duty to enlist and kill them, to avenge us.” Jingoistic? No, it’s a perfect song for Veterans day: \* In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.\* Veterans day is not a day for anti-war protests. Its a day to remember our veterans, esp those that died defending their country. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/26 "2016-10-21T21:00:48Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Jingoistic? No, it’s a perfect song for Veterans day: > \* > In Flanders fields the poppies blow > Between the crosses, row on row, > That mark our place; and in the sky > The larks, still bravely singing, fly > Scarce heard amid the guns below. > > We are the Dead. Short days ago > We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, > Loved and were loved, and now we lie > In Flanders fields. > > Take up our quarrel with the foe: > To you from failing hands we throw > The torch; be yours to hold it high. > If ye break faith with us who die > We shall not sleep, though poppies grow > In Flanders fields.\* > > Veterans day is not a day for anti-war protests. Its a day to remember our veterans, esp those that died defending their country. That last verse is frequently left out- but that’s the jingoistic verse, the one saying, “Don’t mourn us, pick up a gun and avenge us!” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/27 "2016-10-21T21:05:49Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > That last verse is frequently left out- but that’s the jingoistic verse, the one saying, “Don’t mourn us, pick up a gun and avenge us!” jingoistic? _You keep using that word. I do not think you know what that word means._ “Jingoism is nationalism in the form of aggressive foreign policy”. Honoring our veterans or even continuing a just war is not in any way shape or form “Jingoism”. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/28 "2016-10-21T21:15:39Z")
> [@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. There are a number of versions, even of Leonard Cohen’s own. One contains: “I’ll stand before the Lord of Song with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah” and that sounds pretty good to me. It’s a contender for the little memorial card to be given out at my funeral. 🙂 ---
**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 26, 2016, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/29 "2016-10-26T09:18:08Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Was (s)he dressed in Star Wars costume? At the outset, I mean. She didn’t seem aware of the lyrics (I don’t think she spoke English). For weddings, I’ve always been surprised by how many couples ask to have “Beauty and the Beast” performed during the ceremony. Also, how many have “Someday My Prince Will Come” as the song for when the couple are _leaving_ the chapel. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/30 "2016-10-26T09:37:40Z")
I’ve decided that I could never hire a DJ for a wedding, and can push play myself if I need it. I remember one iPod jockey that refused to play requests. And as things were winding down (so people weren’t at least dancing to it) I hear [blaring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Low_(Lil_Jon_%26_the_East_Side_Boyz_song)): **Till the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS) To all these bitches crawl (CRAWL) To all skeet skeet motherfucker (MOTHERFUCKER!)** > [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” is a popular song at graduations. The full title is “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” which tells you all you need to know. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/31 "2016-10-26T12:38:55Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > 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! > > “Born in the USA”. Which might be a good choice if the only lyrics were what’s in the title, instead of: > 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!!” > > Your turn. That’s not surprising. Back in 1984, Ronald Reagan’s campaign managers asked for (and were denied) permission to use _Born the U.S.A._ for his re-election campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/32 "2016-10-26T13:01:22Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > 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. Oh great, another I need to add to my “definitely don’t play” list. My brother once asked me, who can be particular about music, what sort of music I’d like at my hypothetical wedding and I said “well, as long as it’s not one of the stupid always-played songs, and none of the stupid wedding games either” but now I’d have to add that to the list. And by “list” I mean an actual list and the tip would go down or vanish if any of that happened – vanish entirely in the case of stupid wedding tricks. Maybe I’d just hire a live band, and I guess I’d have to go with a jazz band so they wouldn’t be able to take requests for cheesy vocal pop songs. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/33 "2016-10-26T13:13:04Z")
> [@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. Similarly for [U2’s “One”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_(U2_song)): > [@Wikipedia](#): > > The band have been told by many fans that they played the song at their weddings, prompting Bono to respond, “Are you mad? It’s about splitting up!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/34 "2016-10-26T13:20:33Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Oh great, another I need to add to my “definitely don’t play” list. My brother once asked me, who can be particular about music, what sort of music I’d like at my hypothetical wedding and I said “well, as long as it’s not one of the stupid always-played songs, and none of the stupid wedding games either” but now I’d have to add that to the list. And by “list” I mean an actual list and the tip would go down or vanish if any of that happened – vanish entirely in the case of stupid wedding tricks. > > Maybe I’d just hire a live band, and I guess I’d have to go with a jazz band so they wouldn’t be able to take requests for cheesy vocal pop songs. It’s not just the general cheesiness of the song (And I like it, despite its cheesiness, or maybe because of it) that makes it inappropriate, it’s the girl pushing the boy into a hasty marriage and the general tone of the song set off by the line, “I’m praying for the end of time, So I can end my time with you” which indicates being trapped in a loveless marriage. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/35 "2016-10-26T13:57:51Z")
In the case of that song, the only cheesy part of it is the clichedness of playing it at a large gathering. I like it enough that I’d enjoy listening to it anyway, except for the inappropriateness at an actual wedding. (Would I have to add Every Breath and every other obviously inappropriate song as well? And I’d have to wonder where I’d draw the line as far as blatant “cheating songs” go cause there has to be thousands of them.) Actual cheesy songs would be stuff like the chicken dance, line dance, and any pop country. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/36 "2016-10-26T16:11:52Z")
Gotta do a chicken dance for the kids. The actual kids I mean. They have fun. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/37 "2016-10-26T16:25:54Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It’s not just the general cheesiness of the song (And I like it, despite its cheesiness, or maybe because of it) that makes it inappropriate, it’s the girl pushing the boy into a hasty marriage and the general tone of the song set off by the line, > > “I’m praying for the end of time, > So I can end my time with you” > > which indicates being trapped in a loveless marriage. This actually makes it \*completely appropriate \*for most marriages. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/38 "2016-10-26T19:01:33Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It’s not just the general cheesiness of the song (And I like it, despite its cheesiness, or maybe because of it) that makes it inappropriate, it’s the girl pushing the boy into a hasty marriage and the general tone of the song set off by the line, > > “I’m praying for the end of time, > So I can end my time with you” > > which indicates being trapped in a loveless marriage. It was long ago and it was far away and it was SO MUCH BETTER than it is today ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/39 "2016-10-26T20:15:30Z")
When my office mate in grad school was a Mormon, I used to go with him to Stake and Ward dances. One of the songs played was _Lady Marmalade_, with its chorus of \* “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)?” \*\* You’d think that Mormons, with their language lessons required for international missionary work, would realize what this meant. Or maybe they did, and figured that if you say suggestive things in another language, it doesn’t count. Like calories. - “Do you want to sleep with me (tonight)?”, for the one or two folks who still don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057/40 "2016-10-26T23:39:31Z")
Heh. A kid asked our French teacher what that meant. Gullible me, I never suspected maybe he had an idea and set her up to hem and haw and turn red. She did not disappoint. 🙂 Catholic school, as a bonus, but she was a layperson and not a nun at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-another-round-of-guess-the-wildly-inappropriate-song-choice/769057.md?page=3)