Was Watching An Hour Of 60S Music

[Bobbisox1]

Last night on Spotlight TV, AT 8pm and my era, there were two songs on there that were quite prophetic in their content, one was Melting Pot by Blue Mink, one line being Oh Lordy,Lordy ,mixed with yellow ch*****s which would definitely not be allowed now ,and the other was Zager and Evans ,In the year 25-25, all of which has came true

[Cloverjo]

Yellow what?

[fiction-factory]

rhymes with pinkies I assume

I don't think that Z&E ever said what would happen in 2525 but did start to speculate about 3535... 8510, and elements of that are already happening now

[Bobbisox1]

Yes it does FF, I knew I wasn't able to put that tho !sorry Clover

[fiction-factory]

"In the year 2525, if man is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find...."

That's all it says for 2525.

It then goes on to:

"In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today
In the year 4545
You ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to chew
Nobody's gonna look at you
In the year 5555
Your arms hangin' limp at your sides
Your legs got nothin' to do
Some machine's doin' that for you
In the year 6565
You won't need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long glass tube
In the year 7510
If God's a coming, He oughta make it by then
Maybe He'll look around Himself and say
Guess it's time for the judgment day
In the year 8510
God is gonna shake His mighty head
He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been
Or tear it down, and start again
In the year 9595
I'm kinda wonderin' if man is gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing
Now it's been ten thousand years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what, he never knew, now man's reign is through
But through eternal night, the twinkling of starlight
So very far away, maybe it's only yesterday
In the year 2525, if man is still alive
If woman can survive, they may find

[Bobbisox1]

Yeah, was just going off the title FF

[fiction-factory]

Sorry- just realised I'm at cross-purposes. Your "yes it does" relates to my first point not my second. Sorry bobbi

I wanna be Bobbi's Girl- another 60s classic

[Bobbisox1]

Arh Susan Maugham eh? About 7-8 years ago on here I always did a Friday afternoon music thread, it was great and very nostalgic , one poster was daftgrandad, it was very enjoyable

[andy-hughes]

I always thought the Zager and Evans song was one of the most depressing pieces of pop I have ever heard, no wonder they were 'one hit wonders' - it's such a dreadful dirge.

[andy-hughes]

Bobbi - everything in pop is because of the context in which it is written and recorded.

As you say, the Blue Mink song would not pass muster today, but it did then - no-one thought anything about it.

Now, someone is always ready to be 'offended' - even by an innocent error -

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"The Sun Has Got His Hat On" is a song by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler. It is known for its appearance in the 1985 version of the musical Me and My Girl,[1] and was originally recorded in 1932 by two popular UK dance bands – Ambrose and his Orchestra, with vocals by Sam Browne, and by the Henry Hall BBC Dance Orchestra with vocals by Val Rosing.[2]
Controversy over lyrics[edit]
In the original 1932 version of the song, the second verse contains the lines
He's been tanning *** out in Timbuktu
Now he's coming back to do the same to you[3]
Use of the word "***" was considered socially acceptable in the 1930s, but is offensive today.[4] The word is found in both the Ambrose and Henry Hall recordings of the song. In the Jonathan King version, released in 1971 under the artist name "Nemo", the line was changed to "He's been tanning Negroes".[5] Modern performances of the song have included lines such as "He's been roasting peanuts" (suggested by Stephen Fry) instead.[6]
When Calendar, an ITV1 news programme broadcast a version of the song with the word in May 2012, a complaint was made to Ofcom.[4] ITV Yorkshire described the incident as an "unintended mistake" and the matter was considered to be resolved after an apology.[7]
In May 2014, a listener complained after BBC Radio Devon presenter David Lowe played the Ambrose version of the song with the controversial word during his show on 27 April.[8] He said he had not realised that the 1932 recording contained the word. Lowe was forced to resign, and although later offered his job back, he did not return.[9]

[Bobbisox1]

Haha Andy but if you ask anyone who sang it, people know so they must of left some impact

[Bobbisox1]

Interesting article Andy , thank you

[andy-hughes]

I well remember my mum referring to a shade of brown as 'n**g*r brown' - times have changed, thank heavens.

[Bobbisox1]

Yes I remember that also

[andy-hughes]

Bobby - // Interesting article Andy , thank you //

You are welcome.

I exchanged some e-mails with David Lowe the presenter who was sacked for playing the 'incorrect' version of the song mentioned, he was genuinely contrite that he had offended anyone, but equally disgusted with the BBC's treatment of him in its rush to appease I think only once licence payer who complained.

But that's how the BBC rolls - ask Paul Gambaccini!!

[JimF]

In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry is hardly ever heard on mainstream radio any more. Why, because it contains the line "Have a drink, have a drive" which is clearly advocating drunk driving. Sheesh!

[JimF]

And don't get me started on "Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap!

[andy-hughes]

Jim - // In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry is hardly ever heard on mainstream radio any more. Why, because it contains the line "Have a drink, have a drive" which is clearly advocating drunk driving. Sheesh! //

More pointless censorship from broadcasters.

Have they woken up to what the lyrics of 'Walk On The Wild Side' mean yet?

And I always chortled at that utterly horrible mish-mash of Perfect Day when the 'great and the good' murdered a song that actually extols the virtues of heroin!!!

[Bobbisox1]

Wow yes JimF, there's another two songs from the past that have 'messages'in them , I always like Yong Girl and it made the top part of the charts twice I believe ,but you're right ,it could be construed as and older man with a 'young girl' I suppose

[Bobbisox1]

I really like A Walk on the Wild Side but yes it was glamourising hard drugs,
Lou Reed wasn't it?

[pixie374]

I have heard the Union Gap song "young girl,", as my mum recorded it. Clearly inappropriate now, as it seemed obviously to be about an underage girl, from the words. However, I don't really agree with censoring something that was acceptable at the time, as these things die a natural death anyway.