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Out of Time - obsolete songs and lyrics


KevL

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1 hour ago, KevL said:

Yes it is but do you really think that the lyrics of the song are referring to the US or that anybody listening to it, either when realeased or now, would think of dollars? The Jam were one of the most English of bands and this was reflected in their songs.

It's in the ear of the listener. 

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On 16/02/2021 at 19:48, KevL said:

Thanks for the replies everyone. That sounds a bit racy @Bunion - I'll have to give it a listen.

I guess we could include loads of 'no longer socially/morally acceptable' songs and lyrics but I was thinking more of objects, names, places etc that have been (almost) consigned to history by technology, the general march of time etc (hope you get the drift, I maybe haven't explained it well).

Keep 'em coming, though.

 

Kev

 

OK, so you want responses to be in line with what you asked for in the original post? 

Been to Basschat before 😉?

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I don't belong here, said old tessa out loud.
Easy, love, there's the safe way home.
Thankful for her fine fair discount, tess co-operates
Still alone in o-hell-o
See the deadly nightshade grow
English ribs of beef cut down to 47p lb
Peek Frean's family assorted from 17 1/2 to 12
Fairy liquid giant - slashed from 20p to 17 1/2
Table jelly's at 4p each
Anchor butter down to 11p for a 1/2
Birds eye dairy cream sponge on offer this week.
It's scrambled eggs.
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1 minute ago, MacDaddy said:

Spasticus autisticus - Ian Drury.

Scope-us autisticus, isn't quite the same.

I'd challenge that one. The word spastic still exists - and is the correct medical terminology - although the rebranding of the charity was a stroke of genius in terms of removing the negative connotations associated with the term.

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Plenty of stuff kicking around in the 1970's when i was a teenager. I remember thinking these were dreadful even back then -

Some girls will, some girls won't
Some girls need a lot of lovin' and some girls don't
Well, I know I've got the fever but I don't know why
Some say they will and some girls lie.

Even worse, this one -

 

Can't believe anyone ever thought these lyrics were okay, even in 1974/75.

Girls I like them fat, I like them tall
Some skinny, some small
I got to get to know them all
Girls love the things they know
Love the things they show
Have to be where they go
Pretty girls the sunshine in the air
The perfume that they wear
Girls are everywhere
I like to be on an island
With five or six of them fine ones
With one to be in good looking
And one to do best cooking
Give me one with a lot of money
Give me two with a lots of honey
Give me three to do freaky things
Give me four or five more that like to swing
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