Songs with swear words in it?

[Luke]

I find it a little stupid, they have to go BEEP them out or replace the word on radio stations or advertisements etc, why not they just keep it clean :cheer:

 

[Nebulous]

Songs are better with swear words. 😀
They dont bleep them out when you listen on satellite radio, the internet, or through those phone apps (like slacker or pandora).

 

[Gimgak]

I don't want no motherfecking swearing in my motherfecking music.

 

[death180]

I'm sick of these motherfecking posts on this motherfecking forum!

But I would have to agree, if you are going to put a song in a commercial for TV then whey pick an explicit song? Why not just choose a clean one? Like the Battlefield 3 trailer that has 99 Problems as the song.

"If you got a problem I feel bad for you son, I got ninety-nine problems but a b*$@\ ain't one". And that really just repeats through the 30 second ad, so why not just choose a clean song? I have never understood it. I'm not against swearing in music just the censoring the swearing.

 

[Puma]

I'm sick of these motherfecking posts on this motherfecking forum!

But I would have to agree, if you are going to put a song in a commercial for TV then whey pick an explicit song? Why not just choose a clean one? Like the Battlefield 3 trailer that has 99 Problems as the song.

"If you got a problem I feel bad for you son, I got ninety-nine problems but a b*$@\ ain't one". And that really just repeats through the 30 second ad, so why not just choose a clean song? I have never understood it. I'm not against swearing in music just the censoring the swearing.

I actually still don't understand why they even used that song. It has nothing to do with the game and just makes the commercial sound stupid when they actually have some nice shots.

 

[Hobbies230]

I actually still don't understand why they even used that song.

Appeal for all the bros out there.

 

[death180]

That's not new rap, that's old rap from like 2006, no one even listens to it anymore? Though I have to admit the remixed version used in the trailer is better than the original.

 

[AnAccount]

I avoid songs that have swearing in them. I just never liked songs like that. Sure, when I was a teenager, I used to listen to artists like Eminem all the time, but now, looking back, it's like "what was I thinking?" I don't mind versions of songs where they switch lyrics around, like they'll replace the swear word with something more appropriate, but songs with all the little blips and beeps in it in replace of the words can be more annoying than the original song sometimes!

 

[Zawazuki]

Yea, it's annoying when they censor out swear words. I can see how and why they must use it though.

 

[AnAccount]

Yea, it's annoying when they censor out swear words. I can see how and why they must use it though.

I don't mind the general concept of censoring swear words, but it's when they add all these blips, beeps, sound affects is when it gets annoying. A few years ago I'd gotten "The Emenim Show" with explicit lyrics. The sound affects they used in place of the foul language was downright annoying, and I know at one point I even thought, "Really, if you guys are going to swear, do it already instead of screwing off with sound effects!" To be totally honest, by using comprehension you can sometimes tell what swear word they are going to use, merely by listening to the line where the word would normally come up, and going from there.

 

[death180]

Is the record label that decides to censor it, unless the artist refuses then they have to find a new label.

 

[AnAccount]

Is the record label that decides to censor it, unless the artist refuses then they have to find a new label.

I kind of figured that. But doesn't the artist have a say in how the words should be censored? Like if they should replace the word with something more appropriate, or if they are to use sound effects during the recording that would block out the word they're trying to say, or what? Or does the label have the say on how the words should be censored at all?

 

[Gimgak]

Is the record label that decides to censor it, unless the artist refuses then they have to find a new label.

I kind of figured that. But doesn't the artist have a say in how the words should be censored? Like if they should replace the word with something more appropriate, or if they are to use sound effects during the recording that would block out the word they're trying to say, or what? Or does the label have the say on how the words should be censored at all?

For the most part the label owns the music, not the artist. Once they record it it's not theirs. Artists own the rights to live bootlegs, labels own studio recordings most of the time.

 

[Wrecks]

Like Gimgak said, when you're on a label. What they say goes. So if they want it done a certain way. The artist has to do it. Or if they say no to something you want to do. That's that. Its why I love Underground/Independent music much more. So much freedom. Frankly, I don't mind cussing in the music I listen too. I'm all about freedom of speech.

 

[Watch Me Sink]

I don't care unless it's excessive. Though one of my favorite Blink 182 songs has mostly swear words in it. 😀

 

[StripesAndFins]

I don't really mind if it fits in with the song. But some songs go overboard (eg. K@#Ø%! by Korn), and then I don't really understand the need for the language.

 

[Wrecks]

There's a song by ICP called F The World. You can imagine with that title how many times the F word is used.

 

[The Promo]

A lot of times, people who make music don't even ask for their music to be played on the radio.

 

[Gimgak]

A lot of times, people who make music don't even ask for their music to be played on the radio.

What? Music on the radio is chosen by the record label to be put out there, like when a single is being made radio stations are payed to play it.

 

[White Panda]

I don't get why swear words are so bad, honestly. They literally are just words. Not a single word in this world is offensive, it's the emotion and the intent behind the word and when it comes to music, most people hardly care. The people that due tend to be devout religious people (you know it's true) and wouldn't listen to those radio stations anyways.