# suggest to me some angry songs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 2, 2002, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319 "2002-04-02T02:28:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319/41 "2002-04-04T14:00:08Z")

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> \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \*  
> Bob Dylan’s Positively 4th Street was already recommended by **NDP** , and I agree it sure as hell comes off as being written about an ex-lover as opposed to the conventional wisdom of it being about music critics.

That’s not what I’ve read. AFAIK it was about his ex manager **Izzy Young**. However, I think that _Street Fighting Man_ by the Rolling Stones has a place here if we’re talking about being angry in general.

PS. I have in my wallet a ticket for Bob Dylan for tomorrow night (I just thought I’d tell you 🆒 )

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319/42 "2002-04-04T14:48:07Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \*  
> \*\*“One More Minute” by Weird Al Yankovic \*\*

Damn, damn, damn! I wanted to be the first to mention that. You just can’t beat [lyrics](http://www.yankovic.org/WeirdAl/c_Dare_To_Be_Stupid/one_more_minute.txt) like these. And then there’s [Adam Sandler](http://adamsandler.jt.org/music/soundtracks/lyricskillme.htm)…

On a more serious note, I’m not exactly sure if this fits the category, but I’ll throw in _Weak_ by Skunk Anansi.

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**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319/43 "2002-04-04T14:51:57Z")

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_Delia_ by Johnny Cash  
and I second **gex gex** ’s suggestion (_snif_ that’s what I was gonna say!)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-to-me-some-angry-songs/101319/44 "2002-04-04T17:53:12Z")

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Though John Lennon had Paul McCartney (not an ex-lover) in mind when he wrote it, “How Do You Sleep?” remains a heck of a good angry song.

There’s also Sam Kinison’s rendition of “Wild Thing,” which IS all about hating the one who broke your heart.

And Ted Nugent’s “Stranglehold,” of course (“You really thought that you left me, you put me in my place? I got you in a stranglehold baby, I’m gonna crush your face!”).

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