Displaying all 7 Episode of Lyrics To Go with the tag “racism”.
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241 - Real American
August 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
hulk hogan, jingoism, patriotism, racism, real american, rick derringer, terry bollea, union busting, wwe, wwf
Seth and Marc discuss the legacy of Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) before trudging through the jingoistic 2nd grade poetry that is Real American as sung by Rick Derringer. A song that has aged like the Cold War, there is some interesting history to be learned and some talk to be had about what makes someone indefensible.
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227 - Try That In A Small Town
April 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
bad ol' boys, good ol' boys, jason aldean, jason aldine williams, lynching, racism, try that in a small town
Oftentimes, they guys cover songs that have flown under the radar with their offensive or terrible lyrics... and sometimes, they cover songs like Jason Aldean's Try That In A Small Town. Woefully ignorant, dangerous, and replete with a music video with one of the worst backdrops in history. Bad all around.
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191 - Electric Avenue
August 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 15 mins
crooked police, eddy grant, electric avenue, jamaican british, margaret thatcher, racism
Seth and Marc get very deep into the history of Eddy Grant's hit Electric Avenue after a few suggestions from listeners.... and boy, what a background it is. A tale that starts in the 1940s and culminates in a bop with some questionable rhyme schemes.
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181 - Turning Japanese
June 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 27 mins
i really think so, racism, sixteen candles, the vapors, the vapours, turning japanese
Marc and Seth dig into what it means to be Turning Japanese as sung by The Vapors. Rife with stereotypes in both music AND music video, the guys talk about the creepy lyrics and the line between paying homage to a culture and shitting all over it.
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151 - Island Girl
November 13th, 2023 | 44 mins 52 secs
elton john, island girl, prostitution, racism, sexism, youch
Seth and Marc look at a song that was described as "racist, sexist and fetishistic" all in one fell swoop; Island Girl by Elton John (and Bernie Taupin.) A song that is swinging for a Caribbean feel and ends up being tone deaf in more than one way.
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89 - Every Picture Tells A Story
August 29th, 2022 | 53 mins 59 secs
every picture tells a story, racism, rod stewart, sexism, the faces, world traveling
Rod's back, baby! And he brought Ronnie Wood with him to tell stories about traveling the world, being so hot and famous you cause a stampede, and then being racist toward Asian people. Why don't we wrap it up by repeating the song title 24 times which has absolutely nothing to do with anything in the song? Whatever, Rod. Just leave the woman in the cabin alone.
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56 - Zoot Suit Riot
January 7th, 2022 | 49 mins 31 secs
american racism, blow daddy, cherry poppin' daddies, downtown la, pachucos, racism, zoot suit riot
Seth and Marc crack open the ancient tomes and give you a bit of a history lesson as they school you on the REAL meaning of Zoot Suit Riot. Then, they go over the shitty lyrics of the real song and talk about how singer Steve Perry (Steeve Perry) didn't really seem to care about what really happened or to let you know... just to use that catchy title. Blow, daddy!