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Old 04-27-2011, 06:55 AM   #21 (permalink)
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Old 04-27-2011, 03:55 PM   #22 (permalink)
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and the very commercial guilty pleasure:

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Old 04-27-2011, 05:13 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Great anti-love songs, everybody!

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I was thinking of doing a thread just like this. Some of my favorite love songs are not about being in love, but about love gone wrong or like you say "anti-love" and I such a hard time thinking of a positive love song for "favourite love song" thread.

During the 60's I can't think of a group who wrote better negative love songs than the Rolling Stones, while The Beatles songs were about holding hands and the feeling of walking on cloud 9, the Stones had a darker side, they were more cynical and realistic. "Backstreet Girl" is one of my favorite if not my favorite Rolling Stones song, I think the music is amazing, it has such a folksy (European) sound, and the lyrics are a complete downer. I would love to go into detail what I think the song is about, (like does he love her or is he being mean to her) but I don't know if I should go into detail, because really it could mean something different to someone else. When people listen to a song, everyone has their own interpretation of the song.

I love the song "Backstreet Girl," too. I can't believe I forgot about it while making the "anti-love" thread, since I like the song so much. A real "downer," like you say, and I have you to thank for learning about it, Neapolitan. I'm glad you're enjoying the anti-love song thread.

I was thinking today of an anti-love song I used to listen to frequently in college, but there is no YouTube video for it, unfortunately:

Sheila E. - "Next time wipe the lipstick off your collar."

It's a sad, pathetic song in which the woman is in a disturbingly obsequious, needy relationship with her partner who is having sex with someone else. For some sad reason...low self-esteem?...this woman is accepting his philandering and the scraps he throws her. Maybe this song would be like one that would be sung by the wife of the male character singing in "Backstreet Girl." I wish I could find it on YouTube! Here are the depressing lyrics:

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Sheila E. - "Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar"

You don't have to send me flowers like you used to do.
You don't have to buy me candy, I'll still be your fool.
All I ask is for a little decency and class.
Next time wipe the lipstick off your collar.

You don't have to take me dancing, our backyard will do.
We don't have to eat too fancy, hamburgers are cool.
I don't care if you stay out until the break of dawn.
Next time wipe the lipstick off your collar.

Can't you understand, I want a true love man?
Can't you comprehend, I want a lover, not a friend?

I don't care for sugar-coated flattery, French kiss will suffice.
Blame our sex on your run-down battery, holding you is nice.
I know when you're lying, baby, there's no need to scream.
There's no need to shout.
Next time wipe the lipstick off your collar.

If you weren't so tired, baby, we'd be on the floor.
We'd be making love right now, ooh.
Next time wipe the lipstick off your collar.

http://www.metrolyrics.com/next-time...-sheila-e.html
Gosh, this song depresses me.

But after depressing me, a great anti-love song then, conversely, lifts my spirits, because I think to myself, "Phew! At least my life isn't THAT bad. I may have my problems, but they could be worse!"
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If a chicken was smart enough to be able to speak English and run in a geometric pattern, then I think it should be smart enough to dial 911 (999) before getting the axe, and scream to the operator, "Something must be done! Something must be done!"
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Old 04-28-2011, 12:30 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I hope it stays dark forever.
I hope the worst isn't over,
And I hope you blink before I do.
I hope I never get sober.

And I hope when you think of me years down the line,
You can't find one good thing to say.
And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out,
You'd stay the hell out of my way.

I am drowning; there is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me,
Hand in unloveable hand
And I hope you die.
I hope we both die.

The Grateful Dead - Hell In A Bucket


You analyze me, pretend to despise me,
You laugh when I stumble and fall.
There may come a day I will dance on your grave
If unable to dance, I will crawl across it
Unable to dance, I'll still crawl.

Ani DiFranco - Untouchable Face


So **** you and your untouchable face
And **** you for existing in the first place.
And who am I that I should be vying for your touch.
Said, who am I?
I bet you can't even tell me that much.
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Old 04-28-2011, 02:37 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I hope it stays dark forever.
I hope the worst isn't over,
And I hope you blink before I do.
I hope I never get sober.

And I hope when you think of me years down the line,
You can't find one good thing to say.
And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out,
You'd stay the hell out of my way.

I am drowning; there is no sign of land.
You are coming down with me,
Hand in unloveable hand
And I hope you die.
I hope we both die.
Ha! That song is hilarious, Phanastasio. I chuckled all the way through it. I think that is the quintessential "anti-love" song by which all anti-love songs could be measured. People will be hard-pressed to come up with a more anti-lovey song than THAT one.

I especially like the lines about how the man hopes he'll cut himself shaving and bleed forever. Exaggeration is such a good humor technique.

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You analyze me, pretend to despise me,
You laugh when I stumble and fall.
There may come a day I will dance on your grave
If unable to dance, I will crawl across it
Unable to dance, I'll still crawl.
Ha ha ha! I love those last 3 lines. The image of someone determined enough to dance gleefully on another person's grave such that he'll crawl across it if unable to dance...funny.

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If a chicken was smart enough to be able to speak English and run in a geometric pattern, then I think it should be smart enough to dial 911 (999) before getting the axe, and scream to the operator, "Something must be done! Something must be done!"
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Old 05-08-2011, 04:34 PM   #27 (permalink)
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I am real surprised no one has said this one yet:



I love this song, it's so true:

You love her
but she loves him
And he loves somebody else
you just can't win
And so it goes
till the day you die
This thing they call love
it's gonna make you cry
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Paula Cole - "Where have all the cowboys gone"

One of the more depessing songs about not being loved.

I include this song in the "anti-love song" thread because the man in the song is feeling the opposite of love: indifference.

I remember when this played often on the radio I'd always stop (work) and listen carefully to the lyrics. The lines that especially got to me, because how she sings them convey to me her hurt and then some anger, are these: "You made friends at the farm. You join 'em at the bar almost every single day of the week. I will wash the dishes while you go have a beeeeer."

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My favorite anti-love song is probably "Baby Bitch" by Ween, which is a complete and utter telling off of an ex. It's just so damn bitter and yet so sweetly sung:
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