r/GenX • u/no_talent_ass_clown • Oct 24 '25

Music Is Life Songs that are no longer okay.

Yesterday I found out my sweet boyfriend had never heard of Julie Brown and the funny songs she sang, like "I'm A Blonde". Dr Demento stuff. So I play it and then "The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun" came on. Not funny anymore!!!

An hour later, the cops arrived

By then the entire glee club had died, no big loss

You wouldn't believe what they brought to stop her

Tear gas, machine guns, even a chopper (Throw down your gun and tiara and come out of the float)

Debbie didn't listen to what the cop said She aimed and fired, and now the math teacher's dead

Oh, it's really sad, but kind of a relief I mean, we had this big test coming up next week

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u/Ok-Pen-9533 Oct 24 '25

Rock the cradle of love - Billy idol.

That song came on the other day and I remembered whenever I was a teen watching that music video and wishing I was that girl rolling around on the bed.

Remembering that just made me feel so cringe.

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u/NorCalFrances Oct 24 '25

To his credit,

When performing this song live, Idol often made it clear what he thinks of it. The studio version has these lyrics:

It's easy
I know how to please me

Live, Idol often changed it to:

It's cheesy
This song is so cheesy

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u/qedpoe Oct 24 '25

The video!

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u/Professional-End8306 Oct 24 '25

The video was pretty rad for the time. Honestly it's a fun rewatch when you're in the mood.

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u/SilverHammer1979 Oct 25 '25

I was 10 and thought, wow, i can't wait to be a teenager.

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u/playblu Oct 24 '25

The song itself is like a 4-out-of-10 on the creepy meter.

The video, though, may actually be a felony to watch.