In this episode of Chat and Bother, Don and Eva talk about the realization that a lot of the music they grew up loving does not age well when you actually listen to the lyrics as an adult. It is mind-blowing how popular music from the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s often normalized behavior that now feels creepy. How did themes like objectification, stalking, cheating, property destruction, and blurred lines around age and consent get treated as catchy, humorous, or romantic?
🎵 Songs and Artists Discussed
- “You Remind Me of Something” – R. Kelly
- “Private Eyes” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
- “Do Me!” – Bell Biv DeVoe
- “Bust Your Windows” – Jazmine Sullivan
- “O.P.P.” – Naughty by Nature
- “It Wasn’t Me” – Shaggy
- Confessions – Usher
- “Super Freak” – Rick James
Don and Eva also reflect on how parenthood, particularly having a daughter, has reshaped how they hear the music of their youth. They discuss West Coast rap from artists like Too Short, Eazy-E, and The Dogg Pound, noting how difficult it is to find songs from that era that feel appropriate for children today.
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:55 Thong Song – Sisquo
- 02:55 You Remind Me of Something – R. Kelly
- 03:49 Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell (feat. Michael Jackson)
- 04:02 Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates
- 04:15 Love You I Do / And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going – Dreamgirls Original Broadway Cast (Jennifer Holliday)
- 05:18 Do Me – Bell Biv DeVoe
- 05:58 Bust Your Windows – Jazmine Sullivan
- 07:34 O.P.P. – Naughty by Nature
- 08:15 It Wasn’t Me – Shaggy (feat. RikRok)
- 08:26 Confessions Part II – Usher
- 08:52 It Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None) – Snoop Dogg (feat. Nate Dogg, Warren G & Kurupt)
- 09:34 The Humpty Dance – Digital Underground
- 09:42 Do What You Like – Digital Underground
- 10:02 Dear Mama – 2Pac
- 10:03 Brenda’s Got a Baby – 2Pac
- 10:16 Hail Mary – 2Pac
- 10:49 Jackin’ for Beats – Ice Cube
- 12:19 Give It to Me Baby – Rick James
- 12:32 Mary Jane – Rick James
- 13:33 Super Freak – Rick James
- 14:52 White Horse – Laid Back
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