The world can be roughly divided into two sorts of people: those of us who pay attention to the lyrics of songs, and the others, who risk finding themselves in couples whose “our tune” is all about a breakup, or a stalker, or a little boy’s love for his rat. This is how some people end up enjoying the first dance at their wedding to a song about a bitter divorce, and why bookish types can be seen twitching at nightclubs as they try not to dance to the infuriatingly catchy Blurred Lines, with its lyrics that make even a “good girl” start to feel a little bit violent towards the songwriter.
To those of us who listen to the words, the recent shock and horror over the Christmas favourite Baby It’s Cold Outside came as a surprise. Some of us have been aware for ages that the lyrics can be read as slightly problematic – from the man’s huffy suggestion that his date should stay the night to avoid “hurting [his] pride”, to the woman’s question, “What’s in this drink?”
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