# Songs that are just plain wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2004, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580 "2004-10-22T11:50:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/21 "2004-10-22T15:06:35Z")
Sonny & Cher - I’ve Got You, Babe. He’s dead, and she’s gotten too many operations. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/22 "2004-10-22T15:07:10Z")
Have you listened to the other words to Only the Good Die Young? The song is just a guy trying to get laid. That’s all. Seeing how the song does not indicate that this argument was persuasive, then I guess one could argue that it is just plain wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Nekosoft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c2a13f/32.png) [@Nekosoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nekosoft)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/23 "2004-10-22T15:20:35Z")
"In the summertime when the weather is hot You can stretch right up and touch the sky When the weather’s fine You got women, you got women on your mind Have a drink, have a drive Go out and see what you can find If her daddy’s rich take her out for a meal If her daddy’s poor just do what you feel" :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/24 "2004-10-22T15:21:46Z")
> [@Jack Sayid](#): > > What song is that? I can’t pull it. Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/25 "2004-10-22T15:29:12Z")
I would think that **Sting’s** _Every Breath You Take_ would be a good example of this. I always chuckle to myself and wish people good luck when they talk about how “romantic” this song is. Stalking…it really turns me on. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/26 "2004-10-22T15:30:01Z")
If you’re talking about songs that are factually wrong, there’s **U2** ’s song **“Pride in the Name of Love”**. This lyric refers to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination: _Early morning April 4 Shot rings out in the Memphis sky_ Incorrect. King was killed in the afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/27 "2004-10-22T15:33:17Z")
> [@Jack Sayid](#): > > What song is that? I can’t pull it. It’s called _Young Girl_, and it’s by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. I’ve always thought I would hate to be whoever Gary Puckett is supposed to be when he sings his hits. ALso a wrong song: _Where, oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me_ SO many things wrong with that. The first two that spring to mind are that it is a dead teenager song, and “No, the Lord didn’t take your baby away from you. You killed her with your reckless driving habits. Don’t be trying to lay that rap on God.” ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/28 "2004-10-22T15:37:02Z")
We built this city - Starship, Apart from being crap, when did rock’n’roll build anything, its supposed to be about living fo rhte moment, tearing apart hotel rooms, parking Rolls Royces in swimming pools, anything except build. Having my baby - Paul Anka, really I don’t want to know, just piss off and die! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/29 "2004-10-22T15:39:12Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I would think that **Sting’s** _Every Breath You Take_ would be a good example of this. I always chuckle to myself and wish people good luck when they talk about how “romantic” this song is. > > Stalking…it really turns me on. :smack: Yup. Just like \*Angel Eyes. Pardon me, but I gotta run. The fact’s uncommonly clear. Gotta find out who’s now number one, And why my Angel Eyes ain’t here.\* When it’s Frank, it’s creepy in a mob-related kind of way. When it’s Ella, you just _know_ you’ve got a _Miss Otis Regrets_ moment in the offing. ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/30 "2004-10-22T15:48:20Z")
Not factually wrong, but just gawdawful: _If I was a sculptor, but then, no…_ No eraser on that pencil, Sir Elton?? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Sayid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jack\_Sayid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Sayid)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/31 "2004-10-22T15:48:37Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > Young Girl - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. > [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It’s called Young Girl, and it’s by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap. > > I’ve always thought I would hate to be whoever Gary Puckett is supposed to be when he sings his hits. Ah, thanks. Yes, the morality of that song is definitely _wrong_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/32 "2004-10-22T15:49:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Cher–The Shoop, Shoop Song(it’s In His Kiss) > > If you want to know if he loves you so > It’s in his kiss > That’s where it is Not necessarily. > [@](#): > > How about the way he acts? > Oh no, that’s not the way > And you’re not listenin’ to all i say Correction: They are ignoring your words in their entirety. > [@](#): > > Madonna–Express Yourself > > Put your love to the test > You know, you know, you’ve got to > Make him express how he feels > And maybe then you’ll know your love is real > > So if you want it right now, make him show you how > Express what he’s got, oh baby ready or not Yes! Ready or not! Twist his arm until he does what you want him to, then you can feel secure. ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/33 "2004-10-22T15:49:39Z")
Not actually wrong, but just gawdawful: _If I was a sculptor, but then again, no…_ No eraser on that pencil, Sir Elton?? ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/34 "2004-10-22T15:50:48Z")
D’oh! that’sa double post, not an edit!! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/35 "2004-10-22T15:53:47Z")
How about Uncle Cracker and his “Follow Me” song? It’s about a guy that’s having an affair with a married woman but he puts 100% of the blame on her and if she questions the relationship in any way he’ll dump her…yet everyone I know tells me how romantic that song is. Until I ruin it for them by making them pay attention to the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/36 "2004-10-22T16:01:19Z")
> [@melondeca](#): > > I would think that **Sting’s** _Every Breath You Take_ would be a good example of this. I always chuckle to myself and wish people good luck when they talk about how “romantic” this song is. > > Stalking…it really turns me on. :smack: Or _Happy Together_ by The Turtles ---
**Author:** ![Waccoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Waccoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waccoe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/37 "2004-10-22T16:07:09Z")
I think that _All You Need is Love_ is plain wrong. I needs loads of other stuff - sunscreen, aftershave, beer, the list is endless actually. ---
**Author:** ![D.E.S.K.Top668](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@D.E.S.K.Top668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D.E.S.K.Top668)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/38 "2004-10-22T16:28:36Z")
> [@Darkhold](#): > > How about Uncle Cracker and his “Follow Me” song? It’s about a guy that’s having an affair with a married woman but he puts 100% of the blame on her and if she questions the relationship in any way he’ll dump her…yet everyone I know tells me how romantic that song is. Until I ruin it for them by making them pay attention to the lyrics. As far as I can tell, Uncle Kracker has declined to explain the song, but there is also a theory that it’s about drug use, written from the veiwpoint of the drugs she’s addicted to. Not that that makes it any less wrong, just saying is all. I always get a chuckle out of the “how romatic” comments for Extreme’s _“More Then Words”_. It’s not romatic, the song’s character is just trying to get laid. Peace - DESK ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/39 "2004-10-22T16:33:44Z")
> [@Jack Sayid](#): > > Yes, the morality of that song is definitely _wrong_. > > 😉 “With all the charms of a woman You’ve kept the secret of your youth You led me to believe You’re old enough To give me Love And now it hurts to know the truth” He is trying to do the right thing although at the end he hopes she will leave before he becomes overwhelmed by something he knows is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580/40 "2004-10-22T16:34:46Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#): > > In \*\*Jack Sayid’s \*\* defense, there is a line about how the singer “never sinned”. Oh…kay. The lyric goes: “Never been a sinner I never sinned I got a friend in Jesus” The implication being that, now that his friend is Jesus, he’s been redeemed, with his past sins washed away (as if they never occured). That’s how I always took it, at least. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-just-plain-wrong/270580.md?page=3)