Originally Posted By: JohnJohnJohn
I've heard plenty of songs that used no vulgarity and still had nothing to say. Likewise I've heard songs that used vulgarity quite effectively. Great example is Pink's Perfect! Extremely powerful use of the F word (but she also has a radio version for those with weak hearts!)

Bottom line is write what you want to write and ignore those who are offended; you probably aren't writing for them anyway! laugh


Bingo! This basically hits the nail on the head in terms of how I think about it. There's plenty of dumbed down songs with not a single curse word, and then the polar opposite. I personally don't think lyrics necessary NEED to play a major roll in the music either, but that's a discussion for another thread.

Cheers,
Deryk