The Clash 0 Dr. Medulla 1Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 11:50amI thought it was about making sure the album wasn't too amazing.
Is Lovers Rock about Semen Retention?
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Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?
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Every time Joe sings about sex, I die inside.
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It really is disconcerting.
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The Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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Nope.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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black flagSilent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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I've wracked my head and while I can only think about their song about wanking, I feel like Generation X could have managed it?JennyB wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmNope.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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Dancing with myself, indeed.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:09pmI've wracked my head and while I can only think about their song about wanking, I feel like Generation X could have managed it?JennyB wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmNope.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
EDIT: yeah. Billy Idol could sing about sex.
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I do think a lot of early punk was in reaction to the sexuality of other music of the era.
Early Devo sang about sex a lot, but they made it sound very, very gross.
Early Devo sang about sex a lot, but they made it sound very, very gross.
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What, by telling her you've done the dishes?
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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The Drive was a (bandwagon jumping) punk band from Dundee who's one and only single was called "Jerkin'". I remember asking for it in a local record shop and the woman there said, "Jerkin? What, like a cardigan?" and that quickly became an adopted name among our group for wanking - having a cardy.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:09pmI've wracked my head and while I can only think about their song about wanking, I feel like Generation X could have managed it?JennyB wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmNope.Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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There was a struggle to find a way to express their sexuality away from the cock-rock posturing macho bullshit - which Lovers Rock is a reach toward. The Ramones reacted by singing about doe-eyed popsong love, the post-punk guys (which I ahistorically include Devo in) got into how weird and alienating the act was (like Gang of Four). It probably took until early goth that anyone could take a Prince like pleasure in bangin' as opposed to a folk-y based roistering rugby boy rollicking the likes that Steve Jones would have enjoyed.
Take Off Your Pants and JerkinThe Drive was a (bandwagon jumping) punk band from Dundee who's one and only single was called "Jerkin'". I remember asking for it in a local record shop and the woman there said, "Jerkin? What, like a cardigan?" and that quickly became an adopted name among our group for wanking - having a cardy.
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Does "Too Drunk to Fuck" count?Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?
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Hmm. I'm going to say no. Nobody fucked in that song.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:31pmDoes "Too Drunk to Fuck" count?Silent Majority wrote: ↑21 Apr 2021, 12:03pmThe Buzzcocks are a great male first wave punk group that can sing about sex. Any others?