The attack on the music industry....

I thought about this while I was listening to this song on my jukebox the other day. We all know that violent lyrics are one of the things that are constantly being blamed for youth violence. From Marilyn Manson to Eminem, singers are often accused of being the one of the main problems with our society. For example, read these lyrics...and read them all.

Oh some times I think back to when I was younger
Life was so much simpler then
Dad would be up at dawn
He'd be watering the lawn
Or maybe going fishing again

Oh and mom would be fixing up something in the kitchen
Fresh biscuits or hot apple pie
And I'd spend all day long in the basement
Torturing rats with a hack-saw
And pulling the wings off of flies

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

I can still remember good old Mr. Fender
Who ran the corner grocery store
Oh, he'd strolled down the aisle with a big friendly smile
And he'd say "Howdy" when you walked in the door

Always treated me nice, gave me kindly advice
I don't know why I set fire to his place
Oh I'll never forget the day I bashed in his head
Well you should've seen the look on his face

Let me tell ya now

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

Do you remember sweet Michelle
She was my high school romance
She was fun to talk to and nice to smell
So I took her to the homecoming dance

Then I tied her to a chair and I shaved off all her hair
And I left her in the desert all alone
Well sometimes in my dreams
I can still hear the screams
Oh I wonder if she ever made it home

I tell ya

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

Let me tell ya buddy

Those were the good old days
Those were the good old days
The years go by but the memory stays
And those were the good old days

Pretty gruesome right? Pretty violent. I am sure this singer has come under many attacks for his violent lyrics and influence on the children of today. He should be censored!!! In fact, maybe we should protest at his concerts. Who is this menace to society?



Wait for it....




Here comes the face of Satan himself.....





Almost there......







Burn this image into you memory folks because he is the problem with today's children....











What do you know? It's just Weird Al. What's funny is that when this song came out many years ago, you never heard anyone protesting about his lyrics of bashing in someone's face or tying up a girlfriend in the desert. Why? I guess because he is seen as being harmless. So now it is just an image thing. You can write violent lyrics as long as you look user friendly to kids? Something to think about....