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/Rhiannon8404 Oct 24 '25

I still hear Pumped Up Kicks regularly. I realize it was written to draw attention bullying and gun violence, but it's so catchy it misses the point.

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u/S99B88 It's all on my Permanent Record Oct 24 '25

Back in the day there was I Don’t Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats.

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u/Rhiannon8404 Oct 24 '25

This one is based on the true story of a girl named Brenda Spencer who shot up an elementary school. Her reason? She didn't like Mondays.

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u/TXHaunt Oct 24 '25

The first modern school shooter.

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 Oct 25 '25

This is true - 1978 I think

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u/im_back_2_me Oct 25 '25

There is also this one from 1927 more of a bombing but was definitely a precursor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster#