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To follow up my "reviewing the Billboard's top songs" series, I thought I'd go ahead and review the rest of the songs in the Billboard Top 10.
6. THUMBS DOWN: "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" by Enrique Iglesias
I hadn't heard this song before, so I searched for a music video to hear the tune. I was appalled at the video, which shows Enrique wandering through a club filled with naked dancing women. Even if I put aside the content in the video, the song in itself is inappropriate. The song is catchy and easy to dance to, but the lyrics are filled with lust and sex. The d-word appears twice, as well as the a-word.
What concerns me the most, however, are the lust-filled lyrics in "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)." Check out the first verse. "I know you want me. I made it obvious that I want you too. So put it on me. Let's remove the space between me and you. Now rock your body. ----, I like the way that you move. So give it to me, 'cause I already know what you want to do." The bridge, featuring Ludacris, has more explicit lyrics that I don't feel comfortable sharing on this website. This song encourages meaningless sex and lust. I didn't find anything about it that is encouraging, inspiring, or uplifting whatsoever. I do not encourage you to add it to your playlist.
7. THUMBS DOWN: "F*** You (Forget You)" by Cee Lo Green
Great. Another top 10 song with the f-word in its title alone. I've heard this song several times and it's been performed multiple times on American Idol as well as its milder version "Forget You," but I can't help but cringe when I hear the song because if its original meaning. "Forget You" (let's just stick with the milder title for now) is a breakup song, coming from the perspective of a guy who's been left by his girlfriend for a richer man. However, the song is riddled with swear words.
The chorus- the part of the song you've probably heard at some point- contains a lot of cussing. "I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like ---- you. I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough. I'm like ---- you and ---- her too. I said if I was richer, I'd still be with ya. Ha, now ain't that some ----? And although there's pain in my chest, I still wish you the best with a ---- you..."
The f-word is used at least 16 times within the song. The s-word is used around 9 times if you include the background singers. The n-word is used twice. The a-word is also used twice. The song's content isn't very uplifting either, if you think about it. It's filled with bitterness and anger. So I'm disappointed with "Forget You", 'clean' version or not.
8. THUMBS DOWN: "S&M" by Rihanna
I tried to search for the music video for this song on YouTube but was shown an "18 and Older" warning. Although I'm 18, I decided I didn't want to allow that content into my thoughts. Yikes. Instead of the music video, I searched the lyrics instead and was quite horrified. In fact, I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing the majority of them on this website because of my younger audience. The most appropriate part of the song is the "Na na na na na..." After that, I couldn't find anything. I'm not quoting any parts of "S&M." If it helps you decide whether or not you'll purchase this song, S&M is short for sadomasochism, which is finding pleasure in inflicting and receiving pain during certain kinds of encounters. That's all I'll say.
9. ISH: "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by Black Eyed Peas
I gotta say, this song is catchy and easy to dance to. However, there are some issues I have with the content. There isn't any swearing or explicit sexual references, which is good, but the main purpose of "Dirty Bit" seems to be getting drunk and lusting after drunk ladies. Here are a few of the lyrics. "...I just wanna take some shots. So come on, let's go. Let's lose control. Let's do it all night until we can do it no more... Get hot in here. The temperature has got these ladies getting freakier..."
I personally won't be purchasing this song because I don't approve of the "it's okay to get drunk and go crazy and mess around with a ton of hot girls" vibe I'm getting from the lyrics. However, I'm going to give it an "ish" because compared to the other songs I'm seeing in this 6-10 list, this has been the most appropriate one yet. Sad, isn't it? Here are the lyrics. Check them out and decide for yourself.
10. THUMBS DOWN: "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears
"Hold It Against Me" seems to be a song about a girl who dances with a hot guy at a club and decides that she wants to have a one night stand with him. "'Cause you feel like a paradise and I need a vacation tonight. So if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?" The song doesn't seem to advocate even a relationship... just random sex to 'feel good' and have a vacation of sorts. "Hold It Against Me" also insinuates that Spears is nearly drunk. "Hey, you might think that I'm crazy, but you know I'm just your type. I might be a little hazy, but you just can't deny..." While this is a very catchy and fun-sounding song, I won't be recommending it. It isn't that explicit, but it isn't that good either.
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Most of the songs in the Top 5 were cleaner than these five. I'm very disappointed in the content of these songs. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend any of them.
6. THUMBS DOWN: "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" by Enrique Iglesias
I hadn't heard this song before, so I searched for a music video to hear the tune. I was appalled at the video, which shows Enrique wandering through a club filled with naked dancing women. Even if I put aside the content in the video, the song in itself is inappropriate. The song is catchy and easy to dance to, but the lyrics are filled with lust and sex. The d-word appears twice, as well as the a-word.
What concerns me the most, however, are the lust-filled lyrics in "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)." Check out the first verse. "I know you want me. I made it obvious that I want you too. So put it on me. Let's remove the space between me and you. Now rock your body. ----, I like the way that you move. So give it to me, 'cause I already know what you want to do." The bridge, featuring Ludacris, has more explicit lyrics that I don't feel comfortable sharing on this website. This song encourages meaningless sex and lust. I didn't find anything about it that is encouraging, inspiring, or uplifting whatsoever. I do not encourage you to add it to your playlist.
7. THUMBS DOWN: "F*** You (Forget You)" by Cee Lo Green
Great. Another top 10 song with the f-word in its title alone. I've heard this song several times and it's been performed multiple times on American Idol as well as its milder version "Forget You," but I can't help but cringe when I hear the song because if its original meaning. "Forget You" (let's just stick with the milder title for now) is a breakup song, coming from the perspective of a guy who's been left by his girlfriend for a richer man. However, the song is riddled with swear words.
The chorus- the part of the song you've probably heard at some point- contains a lot of cussing. "I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like ---- you. I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough. I'm like ---- you and ---- her too. I said if I was richer, I'd still be with ya. Ha, now ain't that some ----? And although there's pain in my chest, I still wish you the best with a ---- you..."
The f-word is used at least 16 times within the song. The s-word is used around 9 times if you include the background singers. The n-word is used twice. The a-word is also used twice. The song's content isn't very uplifting either, if you think about it. It's filled with bitterness and anger. So I'm disappointed with "Forget You", 'clean' version or not.
8. THUMBS DOWN: "S&M" by Rihanna
I tried to search for the music video for this song on YouTube but was shown an "18 and Older" warning. Although I'm 18, I decided I didn't want to allow that content into my thoughts. Yikes. Instead of the music video, I searched the lyrics instead and was quite horrified. In fact, I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing the majority of them on this website because of my younger audience. The most appropriate part of the song is the "Na na na na na..." After that, I couldn't find anything. I'm not quoting any parts of "S&M." If it helps you decide whether or not you'll purchase this song, S&M is short for sadomasochism, which is finding pleasure in inflicting and receiving pain during certain kinds of encounters. That's all I'll say.
9. ISH: "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by Black Eyed Peas
I gotta say, this song is catchy and easy to dance to. However, there are some issues I have with the content. There isn't any swearing or explicit sexual references, which is good, but the main purpose of "Dirty Bit" seems to be getting drunk and lusting after drunk ladies. Here are a few of the lyrics. "...I just wanna take some shots. So come on, let's go. Let's lose control. Let's do it all night until we can do it no more... Get hot in here. The temperature has got these ladies getting freakier..."
I personally won't be purchasing this song because I don't approve of the "it's okay to get drunk and go crazy and mess around with a ton of hot girls" vibe I'm getting from the lyrics. However, I'm going to give it an "ish" because compared to the other songs I'm seeing in this 6-10 list, this has been the most appropriate one yet. Sad, isn't it? Here are the lyrics. Check them out and decide for yourself.
10. THUMBS DOWN: "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears
"Hold It Against Me" seems to be a song about a girl who dances with a hot guy at a club and decides that she wants to have a one night stand with him. "'Cause you feel like a paradise and I need a vacation tonight. So if I said I want your body now, would you hold it against me?" The song doesn't seem to advocate even a relationship... just random sex to 'feel good' and have a vacation of sorts. "Hold It Against Me" also insinuates that Spears is nearly drunk. "Hey, you might think that I'm crazy, but you know I'm just your type. I might be a little hazy, but you just can't deny..." While this is a very catchy and fun-sounding song, I won't be recommending it. It isn't that explicit, but it isn't that good either.
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Most of the songs in the Top 5 were cleaner than these five. I'm very disappointed in the content of these songs. To be honest, I wouldn't recommend any of them.
Tags: billboard top 10, black eyed peas, britney spears, cee lo green, christian music reviews, dirty bit, enrique iglesias, forget you, hold it against me, rihanna, s&M;, the time, tonight i'm lovin you
It's sad, really, the content of most of the songs we hear on a daily basis- I bet a lot of people sing along without even thinking about some of the lyrics. I hadn't heard some of these at all [I'm guessing it's because I'm in the UK] but it's really sad the content of so many of the songs these days.
Wow, so sad that these songs get up there!! There should be some sort of mission to get like, a clean, good song up there... Like "Change" or "Temporary Home" or "Jesus Take the Wheel" (all by Carrie Underwood)
Around Easter time last year, in the UK, there was a facebook campaign to make a Christian song number 1 at Easter. It joined forces to collaborate with a group trying to make a delrious? song number 1.. the song [history maker] was made available, with alll profits going to a charity, and I think we managed number 6!