What a stupid thing to waste your research money on.

Gah. Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. Pretty damn self-evident.

They forgot the study of christian music causing sexual repression resulting in pedophilia, hatred and genocide

Is this a Ringo reference? Either way, kids nowadays don't know how to party like they did back when rock and roll didn't suck.

\get off my lawn.

"Well I got you in trouble in high school.
College, now that was a ball.
You had some of the best times you'll never remember with me ---
Alcohol."

Brad Paisley

That's country, in case you city folk with your crack and your hip hop don't recognize good old fashioned drugs and music the way God meant them to be.

"The study did not quantify references to sex, violence or expletives."

Only because there are just not that many ways to rhyme Grudge F*ck.

Only because there are just not that many ways to rhyme Grudge F*ck.

Pernice Brothers have a song by that title but don't actually use the naughty word in the song. And they spell it "F***"

"Breakin down the good weed, rollin' the blunt/Ghetto pimp tight girls say I'm the man."

True poetry.

Yeah o yeah you seen me walk
On burning bridges
Yeah o yeah you seen me fall
In love with witches
And you know my brain is held
Inside by stitches
Yet you know I did survive
All of your lovely sieges

And you know that I'll pick up
Every time you call
Just to thank you one more time
Alcohol
And you know that I'll survive
Every time you come
Just to thank you one more time
For everything you've done

Alcohol
Alcohol

And I'm sorry some of us
Given you bad name
yeah o yeah, cause without you
Nothing is the same
Yeah o yeah i miss you so
Every time we break up
Just to hit a higher note
Every time we make up

Who's crawlin' up my spine - alcohol
I've been waiting long long time - alcohol
Now you teach me how to rhyme - alcohol
Just don't stab me in the back with cartisol

Now we reunite - alcohol
And forever be divine - alcohol
Screw a light bulb in my head - alcohol
may that ceremony be happy or sad...

Gogol Bordello puts it best.

approves

Subby, shes British.

I get no kick from cocaine.
- Nat King Cole (original lyric)

strongbadd: Subby, shes British.

I've been told before that "this is Fark and headlines dont have to make any sense". Does that make any sense to you? As long as it fits into some tired ass cliche people like it. Whatever though.

"Play from your farking heart"

That's because they kick the ass of songs awash in proscription and temperance.

dammit, that crap song was already spinnin' in my head. now i'll never get rid of it. thanks wino.

ok, it suddenly got replaced with.....no no no i don't *puff* no more, i'm tired of waking up on the floor, no thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door.

/old

tatum: I get no kick from cocaine.
- Nat King Cole (original lyric)

Cole Porter wrote that in 1934.

/he was doing it wrong
//cocaine is a helluva drug
///it makes people into huge @ssholes

the next thing you know they be criminalizing music as a gateway drug.

who would have invented jazz with out drugs?

I think people used to use drugs to enjoy the music of the day. Being able to tolerate today's popular music requires the use of drugs.
/Think I'm wrong? Turn on the radio.
//You'll be begging for a paper bag full of gold paint.

tatum: I get no kick from cocaine. Some get a kick from cocaine.
- Nat King Cole (original lyric) Cole Porter

oops try again

Steve_S beat me to it..

yeah, yeah, yeah (new window)

Drugs have been a part of music since music was invented.

strongbadd: Subby, shes British.

subby was likely pointing out the fact that, while this "study" only covers "American" music, drugs have been a major part of most popular music regardless of what country the artist is from.

Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

Kris Kristofferson FTW.

I'd read the article, but I'm busy having one bourbon, one scotch and one beer.

That's right.
If there weren't songs about them, nobody would drink or do drugs.

Some music is better off the wagon. You take the drugs out of Stone Temple Pilots and you get Sour Girl.

Take the drugs out of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and you go from Suck My Kiss to Californication.

Let's put the drugs back in music. Some bands are just better with them.

whidbey: What a stupid thing to waste your research money on.

Gah. Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. Pretty damn self-evident.

Well, TFA says Rock is 3rd behind Rap and Country. So, it is really sex, drugs and rap...what is this country coming to?

/lawn

I like songs about kittens and soft fabrics and brand new crayons.

Heroin
LSD/Shrooms
Marijuana
Alcohol
Crack
Sobriety/Rehab
Ecstasy
Cocaine

In order from best to worst effect on music. You know it to be true.

ToxicMunkee: I like songs about kittens and soft fabrics and brand new crayons.

So you're a White Rabbit kind of guy, then?

And still I ask, why won't Fark grant my request, and create a "Well, duh" tag?

For places where the "obvious" tag is just too embarrassed to be seen.

Not impressed.

Unavailable for comment.

llewyrr: Well I woke up Sunday morning,
With no way to hold my head that didn't hurt.
And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad,
So I had one more for dessert.
Then I fumbled through my closet for my clothes,
And found my cleanest dirty shirt.
An' I shaved my face and combed my hair,
An' stumbled down the stairs to meet the day.

Kris Kristofferson FTW.

Yes, but if Kristofferson wrote it and Ray Stevens recorded it first, does that mean Kristofferson did a cover of his own song?

Nice one, smitty.

What else is there to sing about in popular music? No man can admit he's pining for a girl and hasn't been acknowledged; nor can he admit being dumped, then opine about the result. Women are so empowered now they basically have the same limits, song-wise, except they still get to biatch about not getting farked properly.

I have to admit I was bummed Big Lurch wasn't able to put out at least a single about tripping on PCP and murdering his buddy's girlfriend by ripping her chest open and eating part of her lung, then being found nude in the middle of the street.

can we quit biatching about music having references to sex and/or drugs? It's been that way for years. At best, artists now are just more explicit about it.

"Now the old man got up and stumbled out in the street
He'd been drinking all day and left his bar tab with me
I didn't have the money to cover his bill
But I found me a man who looked like me, younger still
And said, "Buy me a drink and I'll tell you a tale
About the old man who taught me so well

You just stay in the bar
For as long as you can
Hell I know you're a friend
I can tell by the shakes in your hand
You just stay in the bar
For as long as you dare
As long as you're tipping
Then you've got a good friend somewhere"

Gary Jules FTW!!!

tatum
I get no kick from cocaine.

Hold it, hold it! What the hell is that shiat?!
I meant a song. A real song.

An tSaoi: tatum
I get no kick from cocaine.

Hold it, hold it! What the hell is that shiat?!
I meant a song. A real song.


Der Camptown Ladies?

FunkyBlue: Some music is better off the wagon. You take the drugs out of Stone Temple Pilots and you get Sour Girl.

Take the drugs out of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and you go from Suck My Kiss to Californication.

Let's put the drugs back in music. Some bands are just better with them.

Wrong. You take the John Frusciante out of the Chili Peppers and you get One Hot Minute. Californication is just as good as Blood Sugar Sex Magic, it is different, but expecting a bands sound not to change in 8 years is a little stupid. You can't people to be writing songs like Party On Your Pussy in their forties.

Oh, and to your original argument that the Chili Peppers were clean from Californication onwards, that's completely wrong. The only relatively clean one since Californication has been Chad Smith.