Bonus Post - to make up for Radio Week's demise

Just a quickie post to give you something to think about.

Have you ever listened to older songs and realized that modern songs are ripping them off?

Ok, stupid question. Let me be more specific.

Have you ever listened to older songs and realize that there is a modern song that has the same plot and theme, it's just a little less...subtle? I'm not talking about literally ripping off...sampling, covering or outright stealing of lyrics or riffs. I'm just talking about perfectly innocent coincidence. It's just weird to realize clean-cut older songs are talking about the exact same thing as modern obscene songs. It makes you want to take the modern music industry by the shoulders, shake them roughly, and remind them what metaphors and euphemisms are for.

So, I have two examples for your enjoyment. Listen to the lyrics, compare, and be amazed.

Example One: The Foundations' "Build Me Up Buttercup" and The Offsprings' "Self-Esteem". Two songs about a man who is pathetically devoted to a girl who manipulates and uses him. Note how both songs reference waiting for phone calls and being stood up for dates. The latter is particularly funny because it shows how much times have changed...in Build Me Up Buttercup they make plans for 10. In Self Esteem, they make plans for "night" and he waits for her until 2am.





Example Two: Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave" and Bloodhound Gang's "Bad Touch (Discovery Channel)". Two songs about ignoring social niceties and just having sex. Note how both songs justify the idea by claiming that humans are mammals and that makes it natural. Also note that the Discovery Channel song is extremely (amusingly) disgusting and should be considered NSFW.





I was going to make a pun about there being nothing new under the sung...but figured that I'd get the gong for it.