What The F?

Cee-Lo Green "F-You,"  Pink's "F-in Perfect,"  Mumford & Sons "Little Lion Man." What do they all have in common? Yep, the F bomb. I have no problem with the F bomb in songs, but it seems to me they used to do it a little more under the radar. Now it's right there in your face. Heck, it's even in the title. Where's the art in that?

Not that any of these artists need my help, but here are some uses of the F-bomb from the past that seem a little more creative.

The Doors "The End."  This is one of those blurred F-bombs, but it makes you go "Did he just say what I thought he said?" Not your next door family.

The Rolling Stones "Star, Star."  The sheer repetition of the word is genius.

The Rolling Stones "Some Girls."  I guess Mick figured he might as well make a racist generalization while he was at it.

Grateful Dead "Wharf Rat."  I guess a song about someone this down and out would have to have that word.

Any song from Guns & Roses' "Appetite For Destruction" album. It's so much a part of the album, you'd think it wasn't even a swear.

Pearl Jam "Why Go"  In the live versions, the audience says it for him. Now that's creative.

Pink Floyd "Not Now John."  Proving when female background singers sing it, it doesn't sound as bad.

Why do I even bring this up? The other day, my kids and I were talking about the chorus of "Little Lion Man." Specifically, what the words to the chorus were. (I really F*&ed it up this time) For the record, my 10 year old, Emma, knows they're saying something and it's being muted out. She tells me she doesn't know what the word is. My 6 year old, Colin, thinks the "muted version" is the real lyric. "I really MMMM it up this time." I'm just letting them both think they're right. And hoping they don't read my blog.