February 9, 201114 yr I went with don't care, it doesn't enhance or detract from how much I enjoy or dislike a song, surely we're all used to hearing swearing in everyday life, it's no different for me to hear it in music. For artists who you genuinely believe swear a lot in real life and then use it in their music - a la Lily Allen, I think it sounds completely normal, it IS part of her everyday vocabulary - although admittedly with some artists it does sound incredibly try-hard and shoehorned in for shock effect *cough Eamon*.
February 9, 201114 yr Author Personally, I don't approve of it, as when I first started following music in the mid-70's it was pretty much an absolute taboo, especially for any artist ambitious for mainstream recognition. However am I not a person who suggests it should be banned though, as I find censorship insulting to my intelligence.
February 9, 201114 yr Somewhere between "No" and "Don't Care". Voted for "No" though, as I don't think that swearing is a good representation of any man.
February 9, 201114 yr Sometimes there just isn't the right word to replace a swear word. Forget You just didn't have the same message as f*** You. On the other hand, I voted 'Don't Care'.
February 9, 201114 yr I think it all depends, sometimes it definitely adds to the song, a great example of this is 'f*** You'. It just makes the message in the song so much better. Sometimes it can be completely unnecessary though. XVrR54zJ0k0 The last minute.
February 9, 201114 yr Swearing has its place in music but some people overuse it. Ye, Mr Mathers, I mean you.
February 9, 201114 yr I don't see why not use those words, if they have a connection with the rest of the song! Just because they are the "bad language", doesn't mean they can't be used! It's all based on the song! If those words describe or add something extra to the song's message, well yes! Abuse the words :lol: If swearing is used only for making the song "cool" or "talk of the down" then no! I'm going with yes!
February 9, 201114 yr Author I don't really care if it sells records. Was there suppoed to be a comma after 'care'?
February 9, 201114 yr I don't care much. It doesn't bother me really. Though funnily I think I prefer clean versions of explicit songs as I don't want other people in my house to hear any bad language from what I'm playing (but I let them get away when they watch movies with expletives and all that). LOL Edited February 9, 201114 yr by FM11
February 9, 201114 yr Author Sometimes there just isn't the right word to replace a swear word. Forget You just didn't have the same message as f*** You. I've never even heard the naughty version of that song. :) I know I *could* if I wanted to, but the song seems to work fine without it, so why would I bother. Edited February 9, 201114 yr by vidcapper
February 9, 201114 yr Author Though funnily I think I prefer clean versions of explicit songs as I don't want other people in my house to hear any bad language from what I'm playing (but I let them get away when they watch movies with expletives and all that). LOL Nowadays I only ever listen to music via my iPod, or on Sky, so either way, no naughty words leak out. :P
February 9, 201114 yr I find it hard to vote in this poll, because both options are true in certain circumstances. For example, take Eamon's 'f*** You I Don't Want You Back' - in this record the swearing seems to be a genuine expression of hurt feelings at the end of a relationship (and probably many of us have said similar in those circumstances!), At the other extreme, Enrique Iglesias's 'Tonight I'm f***ing You' - seems really out of place, really a 'how can I get a bit of street cred' and is consequently really sad (the radio edit 'Tonight I'm Loving You' seeming much more genuine) Others, like Cee Lo Green's 'f*** You' seems somewhere between the two
February 9, 201114 yr Depends, for the likes of P!nk, it is kinda expected, but sometimes the cleaner edit is better without the F-bombs in it, like Perfect. Enrique Iglesias sounds really weird swearing and should never do it again.
February 9, 201114 yr Don't care. At the end of the day they're just words (which are used in everyday conversation), so why shouldn't they be used in songs? It would be odd if they weren't ever used imo. Sometimes it can be unnecessary, but often they are used to express something perfectly.
February 9, 201114 yr Don't care. In a bizarre way I actually prefer some songs with the swear words cut out - I got so used to the radio edit of Crack A Bottle that when I first heard the non-censored version it just sounded wrong. Edited February 9, 201114 yr by ★BlindFaithBray★
February 9, 201114 yr Don't care. I just don't like songs like 'f*** You' by CeeLo Green and Lily Allen as I think they're getting the token novelty buyers that will buy it just because they swear etc... although I do adore Eamon's track (his follow-up 'I Love Them Hoes' was vile though and sits with CeeLo and Lily's tracks!) though. Although it does slightly over use the swear words, but I think it was a one off and something that hadn't been done quite to that extent before. So it was unique and original. Plus people can relate to it. Like Cremey, they're just words which 99% of the population use now so why does having them in songs make it any more offensive? Also, I think P!nk's 'F**kin' Perfect' for example, it is needed as it gives the song the emotion and emphasis it really needs for it to hit you properly. So I honestly don't care whether they swear or not as some times it works, but sometimes it can be a bit too much.
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