WARNING: CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!! Part Four

Welcome back, again, my friends to another filth-filled post!

More swearing song-related goodness ahoy!

1. Nine Inch Nails- Closer (The Downward Spiral)

I could have used quite a few Trent Reznor/NIN songs for this (particularly of the 'Pretty Hate Machine album) but none of those songs have such an awesome video as this one! Swearing and homo-erotic Star Trek clips? Yes please!

2. Dead Kennedys- Nazi Punks Fuck Off (In God We Trust)

Do this really need any introduction? I could have used a number of Dead Kennedys songs but this one has passion and venom and is a short, sharp poke in the eye to dumbfuck nazis (punks or otherwise)

3. Crass- Do They Owe Us A Living?

Another jolly punk song to all sing along to.

4. Ian Dury and the Blockheads- There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards

This was the b-side to his 1979 number one smash hit 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' and was actually banned from being played in my household by my dad! I'm not sure what he most objected to, the continual use of the word bastard ( though not in any derogatory sense, more in awe and appreciation- which totally went over my head as an 10 year old!) or the word 'shitless'. Hard to say and even harder to ask as he's dead (both my dad and Ian Dury,  though not at the same time)
 This is a lovely, gentle palette cleanser of a song after all those loud, nasty louts shouting 'fuck'.
Go check out more Ian Dury songs a.s.a.p, you won't be disappointed.

Part five is slowly coming round the mountains.............................stay tuned

WARNING: CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!! Part two

Welcome back my friends to the blog that occasionally posts!

So, in part one we had three songs that contained swearing and in this post we have (drum roll please).............. three songs that have swearing in it! Cosmic!!

1. Dj Shadow: GDMFSOB (The Private Press)

I do like some dance and some old-school hip-hop/rap and so this track is one of my favourties and features my favourite hip-hop artist Roots Manuva.
I've no idea where the original swearing clips come from (I'm presuming they're from movies. I was under the impression some of them came from 'Play Misty For Me' but that's not been verified) but I love the way they mix into the song.
Another song with a chorus you can sing along too

2. Sex Pistols-Bodies (Never Mind The Bollocks)

Never mind all the hype, this is one of the best rock and roll records ever released and one of the best examples of swearing in music. Play loud and play often!

3. Rage Against The Machine- Killing In The Name Of (Rage Against The Machine)

Yeah, it's kind of an obvious choice but it's still a very effective use of  repetitive swearing. You can feel the anger build and simmer and when he first starts his rant, it sounds like a spoilt child throwing a tantrum and yet through repitition (and the ending scream of 'motherfucker') makes this a very effective and powerful song.


Stay tuned for part three children for more offensive fun

*reader's voice: "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me!"*

WARNING: CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!! Part One

Yes children, despite what your parents and elders told you, swearing is big and it is clever and when you combine swearing in music the results are almost magical! (Almost!)  There's something wonderful about hearing 'naughty' words in a song and it's even more fun to sing a long to them too!

For you delectation, I present to you some of my favourite songs with swearing in them. (in no particular order)

1. Manic Street Preachers: Yes (The Holy Bible)

A great way to kick off a very difficult album. The opening monologue is from a programme called 'Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and their Johns' which was shown in the UK on Channel 4 sometime in the early 90's and was quite an eye-opening documentary (especially the scene where the hooker uses a cheese grater on the head of the guys cock! Nice!!!!) The casual, almost throwaway, use of 'cunts' in the opening line is brilliant and the lines "he's a boy, you want a girl so tear off his cock. Tie his her in bunches, fuck him, call him Rita if you want" is one of the bleakest lines in music I've had the pleasure to hear.


2. Foetus: Bedrock (Foetus Inc.)

I was introduced to Foetus by my friend Iain, who lent me a Foetus double album compilation and I was struck by how much they sounded like Wiseblood (whose 'Dirtdish' album I owned) until I discovered that J.G.Thirlwell was the main man in both bands!

This song has a wonderful sleazy, jazzy-style beginning before turning into an almost Broadway-style musical number replete with trumpets and imaginary chorus girls.
Only one real swear word here (unless you count 'bastard son-of-a-bitch' as swearing, and I don't!) but the way he emphasises the word 'fucker' sends chills down my spine. Enjoy!


3. Darkthrone: F.O.A.D (F.O.A.D)

When I was a young lad, Kerrang! was a really great magazine (no honest, it was) and in the back page classified ads was a small advert for a record store called Shades in Wardour Street, London. (don't look for it, it isn't there any more) They would advertise all the latest independent and imported heavy metal releases and next to the ones they liked would be this legend "Buy or f.o.a.d!" It took me a while to work out what the "a.d" meant but I had no problems working out what "f.o." meant!
Sing that chorus out loud kiddywinks and I'll see you soon for part 2.