My friends and I were talking about song lyrics last night. One of my friends said the language in some metal and rap songs is inapropriate and offensive.
Now I know I'm probbly not someone who someone who hates cussing would listen to. (The main reason in Yes, i do cuss, admittidly more that I probbly should.) But the thing is that I think that profanity in songs is okay if it helps to play up an already strong emotion, not cussing just for the sake of cussing. There is a differance.
Let me know you're oppinions on this. I'm curious.
I dont think it really matters, and it doesnt bother me any. People swear everyday, so its not a big deal.
Profanity is my number one pet-peeve; it irks me in everything, be it in a casual environment or in the lyrics of a song. For me personally, a song seems a little bit diluted if it has some heavy profanity in it, because the focus shifts on to those few words instead of the song itself.
I love rap music, but I don't like excessive swearing, so I always buy edited cds. Eminem is my favorite rapper and I really respect him as a music artist, but the swearing is usually unnecessary, so I just listen to the edited versions, which sound fine to me.