I guess the primary difference is that back then so much was implied in lyrics without actually coming out and stating it in a vulgar manner. If it was too forthright, then it was banned on the airwaves. Today, just about anything can be heard in the mainstream now.


>>>I agree to a certain extent. I don't recall any songs from the 60s and 70s including phrases degrading women or using the terms '_itches' or 'h_s', et al though... Back then it would never get played on the airwaves. Texas banned Bob Dylan for awhile because they considered it too difficult to understand his lyrics and feared he his lyrics might have contained offensive language. "La Traviata" was banned across Europe for inncuous lyrics. I think the closest lyrics as far as stretching the bounderies were concerned was Pictures of Lily by The Who. It was banned in many places. The song "I'm a Man" wasn't even released in the U.S. because its sexually explicit content. They tried to ban "Louie Louie" but failed because the lyrics were not clear. Then there was the Swinging Medallions song "Double Shot" There were some sexually explicit or antagonistic songs written and recorded, but few got airtime or if they did, it wasn't for long :o)
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>>The "shocking" songs I remember from my teens years were "Please go all the way" by the Raspberries and, a little later, "Voulez-vouz coucher avec moi?"
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>Rember in the mid 70's Carol King's Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? One of the great songs of the era. Probably not shocking, but certainly clear.