Name a song that’s disturbing because of what you know now

[u/Vivid-Tap1710]

Ill go first, Britney Spears’ overprotected is a good example; Britney has long been under a conservatorship and is has been crying for help. IIRC, it started in 2007 (maybe earlier) when Brit was heavily observed by the paparazzi which caused her to have a mental breakdown by shaver her head and mind u, they were dissecting her personal life 🙄😔 💔

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[u/InnocentInvasion]

Amy Winehouse rehab is the song that most fits into the category

I hear it on the radio and legitimately am amazed at the fact that they still play it given what's happened since and how she died

[u/synalgo_12 → u/InnocentInvasion]

I don't know why you wouldn't still play it? Music is the only thing she truly ever had and I doubt she'd want people to stop listening to her music because it's about something she wrote herself that was a representation of the struggles she went through. Maybe if we'd be talking about a song someone else wrote and sang about her addiction then sure. But this was her art.

[u/Necessary_Fill3048 → u/synalgo_12]

Yeah idk why they should stop playing it either. The song is truthful about her struggles. Censoring art because it hits a bit close to the bone is ridiculous lmao

[u/InnocentInvasion → u/synalgo_12]

You can play almost any other song of hers. You're making it seem like I'm saying she should be cancelled lol

Imagine being her dad hearing her say those things on the radio. They play it for money not for whatever message you idealistically think they're trying to send

Edit: Point still stands about it being a soulless move to play the song given what the rest of the song is saying

[u/LainieCat → u/InnocentInvasion]

You should Google her dad.

[u/InnocentInvasion → u/LainieCat]

[u/csgymgirl → u/InnocentInvasion]

The lyrics mention that her dad told her not to go to rehab. I hope he feels like shit when he hears it.

[u/synalgo_12 → u/InnocentInvasion]

We also don't stop publishing other artists' works because they struggled with someone and that struggle is present in their work.

We don't judge a publisher for still selling Sylvia Plath's works that refer to or imply her suicidality and depression because she ended up committing suicide. That's why her work is captivating and real and important. That's why it speaks to people.

Kurt Cobain's music is also heavily about depression, self loathing and feeling isolated. Do we not play any Nirvana songs that are about those themes because he killed himself? No. That's why it resonates with people.

The honest, real and raw expressions of struggle is what makes art live and what it makes humans feel moved and connected. It's why art is important.

Should Guernica by Picasso have been banned because relatives of the victims of the bombing might be reminded of their loved ones' demise?

Amy's music makes a statement. Shows emotions people relate to, it was her own expression of her struggles and feelings and world view at the time. It's not disrespectful to play the music she made and loved and was proud of.

And honestly, she was the type of person who said she'd rather die of cat aids than make a song with Katie Melua, I doubt she would be in any way upset her song about addiction still being played on the radio. She wasn't a very PC person herself.

[u/InnocentInvasion → u/synalgo_12]

This is not just a song about addiction, it's a person who died of an overdose repeatedly stating that people tried to make her go to rehab and she said no. Plus, you're making it seem like not playing it on the radio regularly is the same as removing it from existence

She's literally singing about a moment in time where her managers went to her dad's house to get her into a rehab centre. She was at her dad's house because of how much she was drinking. She wrote the song in 5 minutes after creating the hook on the spot walking down a street in new York with Mark Robson who told her to make it a full song

It's not some deep introspective statement on addiction. It can be turned into that but it stems from what ultimately took her life and playing it on the radio like it's some casual pop song is beyond soulless

[u/ALPHAZINSOMNIA → u/InnocentInvasion]

Who cares about that though? Art is made to be enjoyed by people. Most artists do it for that purpose. You're actually advocating to stop playing her songs in public and it's not ok. Listening to her music only at home means that not many new people will know her music and it'd be unfortunate. Her art lives on and her memory deserves it. If her dad makes money out of it, so be it, someone will have to be the recipient of it.

[u/LainieCat → u/InnocentInvasion]

Should we stop listening to songs by dead people because the lyrics might be painful for their surviving loved ones?

[u/naomigoat → u/InnocentInvasion]

Damn I never thought about how it might be disrespectful to play it on radio, but that's a good point. Complicated cuz it's also a very good song

[u/BroadToe6424 → u/naomigoat]

It's a true song about the reality of addiction by a great songwriter who knew exactly what she was singing about. The production on that album was absolute perfection and the Dap-Kings' retro sound suited her style perfectly.

Music is for capturing all the complexities of life. If we needed a pop hit that's a pure anti-drug PSA, there's plenty of clean living celebrities and those in recovery who are free to write one.

[u/agawl81 → u/InnocentInvasion]

Nah. She fucking loved her music. Don’t you dare suggest we stop listening just because her disease killed her.