sunday 10 june 2001
i've noticed a trend that's started rearing it's ugly head in music these days: almost swearing. the earliest intance of this happening dates back to the 70's, the most notable of which was isaac hayes in "theme from shaft" ('i hear this cat shaft is a baaaaad mother-' 'shut your mouth!'), not to mention the godfather of soul james brown ('cuz i'm a bad mother').
in these modern times, the trend has started up again. first was sublime ('me and my girl, we got this relationship/ i love her so bad, but she treats me like a sh-'). more recent offenders include whitey rappin' aussies 28 days ('if i had a pound everytime i saw a sucker/ i'd be a rich man mutha-(wikky-wakk!)') and, most famously, j-lo, otherwise known as jenny lopez, with her latest song "play".
what i want to know is, why don't they just swear? nine inch nails proved that you can swear in a song and still sell bungloads of records; first of all on "closer" (with the sing-along chorus of 'i wanna fuck you like an animal!') and again, most excellently, on "starfuckers, inc." kid rock also did his bit, with his instant classic "fuck that", as well as his duet with eminem "fuck off". slim shady also made a contribution to foul-mouther chart-topping, with "don't give a fuck" and "still don't give a fuck".
come on people! rock 'n' roll is meant to be dirty! fuck censorship! put your hand on your heart, and chant along with me: "starfuckers! starfuckers! starfuckers incorporated! starfuckers!"
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