Old rock songs which are nowadays politically incorrect

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I first heard this song a few years ago, not at the time it was released - it was not a hit single in the UK and was never played live. On first hearing, I took Alvin Lee's lyrics to be mocking the left, because the song is about those hippies who were saying they wanted to change the world, but were doing nothing to create the change. As TYA were hippies themselves, it is hard to work out whether or not he was being ironic. I spent quite a lot of time trying to find out Alvin Lee's politics and have never arrived at a conclusion. There are a number of assumptions made about him that seem unreliable.

I don't think it is ironic.
Just the fact that it's mixed in with lyrics that don't seem ironic.
I always took it as literal.
But once again it's from a different time.

How bout the Cure

Standing on the beach
With a gun in my hand
Staring at the sea
Staring at the sand
Staring down the barrel
At the Arab on the ground
I can see his open mouth
But I hear no sound
I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm the stranger
Killing an Arab
I can turn
And walk away
Or I can fire the gun
Staring at the sky
Staring at the sun
Whichever I chose
It amounts to the same
Absolutely nothing
I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm the stranger
Killing an Arab
I feel the steel butt jump
Smooth in my hand
Staring at the sea
Staring at the sand
Staring at myself
Reflected in the eyes
Of the dead man on the beach
The dead man on the beach
I'm alive
I'm dead
I'm the stranger
Killing an Arab
 

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Songs that would be too politically or culturally incorrect to be written, recorded or played on the Radio today. Sometimes for good reason.

For instance...

 

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Back in 1974, Ringo Starr, age 34, had a #1 hit with his remake of the song "Your Sixteen"

You come on like a dream, peaches and cream
Lips like strawberry wine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful
And you're mine. (mine, all mine)

As far as I know, he still performs the song on his concert tours

This is a 50's song original recorded by Johnny Burnette (although I believe he didn't write it) and like many many 50's songs it's all about young teenage girls - mmmm!
 
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During my research of music for 1963 I came across this little gem. Joe Perkins performing "Little Effin Annie" made it to # 76 on the Billboard chart. Seeming to make fun of someone's speech impediment, it would certainly come under criticism today. I'll admit though, it's a catchy little tune

 

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