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ziegl027 
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 Topic: Speaking of "words you can't say"Posted: 27 Jul 2007 at 3:47pm |
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A mention of the use of the word "B***h" in HP-DHs reminded me to ask this question. I've heard a couple of songs on the radio around here where they bleep the word "w***e" (as in prostitute). Guess I've never really considered that one "bleepable". Vulgar, yes, but not bleepably obscene.
Of course, one of the stations plays the cleaned up Van Morrison "Brown Eyed Girl" (can't say "Makin' love in the green grass", dontcha know), too, at least sometimes. I sometimes wonder if they even know that that's the version they are playing....
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--Laura (aka Dr. Z, veterinary radiologist) Mom to Alexander (5/04), Sara (3/07) and various elderly critters (there's a reason why my dog is named "Vixen")to,488px);}
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ltelly00
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Posted: 28 Jul 2007 at 11:42am |
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I can see bleeping w***e, but I totally don't understand why they can't say "makin' love in the green grass".....I've heard references of the same type of thing many times, I don't get that at all......And btw, now I'll have that song stuck in my head all day long!
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grousy
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Posted: 01 Aug 2007 at 6:57pm |
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funny you should mention "Brown Eyed Girl"- my DH was going on about this one day saying it was a risque song. I didn't see how it was risque. He says he always thought that browneyed girl referred to a girl that let you, um, how do I say this delicately...have back end sex with her. I totally never would have thought that. DH says he read about that somewhere long time ago- maybe it's true. And, FWIW I've had an older person (I don't think it was my mom), but anyway that said "makin' love" meant necking. If you were talking about intercourse, it would be called "makin' whoopie!" But, that might not be representative of Van's/intentions. Also, I'm reading some Jack Kerouac and he refrences "makin' love" and it is definitely only about neckin'...c 1950?? So maybe by the late 60's or early 70's the nature of makin' love changed?
So not about your op, but kind of on topic
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Posted: 01 Aug 2007 at 7:41pm |
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My mom told me the same thing about Brown eyed girl.
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mrs_mike98
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Posted: 01 Aug 2007 at 9:30pm |
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I had never heard that about Brown Eyed Girl - blech!
As for words that can't be said, I was amazed the other day. I was listening to an oldies country station, and they were playing Kris Kristofferson's live version of "Bobby McGee". I have his greatest hits CD and know the song says "Mother-F..." in it, DH and I always turn it down at that part... so I was listening, and sure enough, clear as day, that part plays on the radio!
 No bleeps or anything! I was in shock! Somehow that slipped passed. This same radio station a few months back was playing "The Devil Went Down to Geogia" and instead of the lyrics being "you son of a gun..." it played "you son of a b---ch" I had never heard that before and haven't again since, but yikes! The kids love that song, so i had it up nice and loud for them
 I don't know any songs that use the word "wh--re" so I couldn't tell you if its bleeped or not. Lately I have noticed an increase in general profanity (not the real obscene was, but like d-mn, or a--) in music, though. So we play alot of classical now... no worries there
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ziegl027
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Posted: 02 Aug 2007 at 3:26pm |
Huh, most of the radio stations I grew up with in Albuquerque didn't bleep that one (there was a "soft hits" kind of station that did). They also didn't bleep "bulls***" in Pink Floyd's "Money", which they do around here. Come to think of it, they didn't even bleep "Not Now John", which uses the f bomb.... Maybe they only played that one late at night? I don't recall.
I'm always a bit amused that the classic rock station here DOES bleep "Money", and I think even "Brown Eyed Girl". But not the Stones' "Brown Sugar" line "she make a dead man *blank*". I know technically speaking that word is not dirty, but in that use it sure as heck is!
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--Laura (aka Dr. Z, veterinary radiologist) Mom to Alexander (5/04), Sara (3/07) and various elderly critters (there's a reason why my dog is named "Vixen")to,488px);}
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