Why I Hate the Song "Rude" by MAGIC!
DISCLAIMER: If you like the song, you'll probably be offended by this blog post...just be warned
There are few songs in the world that I can say I truly loathe. I love all types of music from folk to rap, country to indie rock, hymns to K-pop-- my only criteria for liking a song is if it sounds good, and that can mean a thousand different things depending on the day. But there is one song that I have hated since its inception and will hate forever. That song is "Rude" by MAGIC! Not only is the tune unoriginal and abhorrent, the song has some of the most inane and loathsome lyrics that I've ever encountered.
There are few songs in the world that I can say I truly loathe. I love all types of music from folk to rap, country to indie rock, hymns to K-pop-- my only criteria for liking a song is if it sounds good, and that can mean a thousand different things depending on the day. But there is one song that I have hated since its inception and will hate forever. That song is "Rude" by MAGIC! Not only is the tune unoriginal and abhorrent, the song has some of the most inane and loathsome lyrics that I've ever encountered.
If you've never heard this song before, feel free to listen to it (after preparing yourself by stuffing tissues in your ears so they don't bleed too much) so you can understand more of the context that I'm talking about:
Hopefully that's the right version-- I couldn't even bring myself to listen to it to make sure because every time that opening riff starts I just want to run for the hills with my fingers shoved in my ears.
If you have heard this song before, here are the lyrics just so you can have a refresher (not that you really want one, trust me).
Okay, so basically the premise of the song is that some guy decides to go and ask for a blessing from the father of the girl he wants to marry, but when the father doesn't give him the blessing, he just gets all offended, calls the dad "rude" and marries the girl anyway.
So here are my thoughts, in a very fractured bullet list because this song makes me write with fury and passion and little regard for grammar and punctuation:
-Why'd you even ask if you weren't going to accept the answer?
-It's quite arrogant to just assume the father would give the blessing
-If he says no, and you marry the girl anyway, the dad's not going to like you at all-- he's going to see that you don't even respect him
-The dad not giving his blessing for your marriage doesn't mean he's rude, it means he doesn't think you're suitable for his daughter, which he probably knows better than you do because he's loved his daughter and lived with her and cared for her way longer than you have, Scrub
-Just the way the singer sings the song makes him sound like such a whiny little Yo Boy who deffff doesn't deserve the dad's blessing anyway
-He goes on to say all this stuff about how he doesn't care what the dad thinks and he's gonna do what he wants no matter what (you know, like the aforementioned whiny Yo Boy) so my question again is WHY DID YOU EVEN ASK IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU WERE JUST GONNA BE LIKE "Waaaahhhhh whateverrrrr I'm gonna do what I want anyway nanee nanee boo boo"
-"Don't you know I'm human too"??? yeahhhhhh because getting permission to marry someone is your BaSiC FuNdAmEnTaL RiGhT as a HuMaN. Get over yourself.
ALSO upon further research of this tacky, heinous song, I discovered that there are additional verses to it which aren't played on the radio version because they contain cuss words and sexual references such as "I like it when you tell me faster faster", and some more I won't even share because they're just gross and vulgar. Now I'm not a total prude and I won't say that all of the songs on my iPod are FCC approved or completely devoid of anything vulgar or any cuss words. But LISTEN, this song is already awfullllllllll in my opinion. Now come to find out there's lyrics about all the sex stuff he wants to do with this girl? Well no wonder the dad won't give you his blessing, you're a womanizer and a potty mouth.
Maybe I sound like some bitter old church lady telling the tweens to turn down that racket, but I don't care. This song is abhorrent and I will stand by that sentiment for life. It just annoys the tarnation out of me, if you couldn't tell from my incessant ranting.
But hey, don't just take my word for it! I'm not the only one who wholeheartedly hates this garbage pop hit! Here are some quotes from other people and articles extolling more reasons why it sucks! (Be aware of a bit of profanity):
"Saturday morning, jumped out of bed
And put on my best suit
Got in my car, raced like a jet
All the way to you
Got in my car, raced like a jet
All the way to you
Knocked on your door with heart in my hand
To ask you a question
'Cause I know that you're an old-fashioned man
Yeah, yeah
To ask you a question
'Cause I know that you're an old-fashioned man
Yeah, yeah
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no!"
Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know
You say I'll never get your blessing till the day I die
"Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no!"
Why you gotta be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?
Why you gotta be so rude?
I'm gonna marry her anyway
Don't you know I'm human too?
Why you gotta be so rude?
I'm gonna marry her anyway
Marry her anyway
Marry that girl
Yeah, no matter what you say
Marry that girl
And we'll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
Marry that girl
Yeah, no matter what you say
Marry that girl
And we'll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
I hate to do this, you leave no choice
Can't live without her
Love me or hate me, we will be boys
Standing at that altar
Can't live without her
Love me or hate me, we will be boys
Standing at that altar
Or we will run away
To another galaxy, you know
You know she's in love with me
She will go anywhere I go
To another galaxy, you know
You know she's in love with me
She will go anywhere I go
Okay, so basically the premise of the song is that some guy decides to go and ask for a blessing from the father of the girl he wants to marry, but when the father doesn't give him the blessing, he just gets all offended, calls the dad "rude" and marries the girl anyway.
So here are my thoughts, in a very fractured bullet list because this song makes me write with fury and passion and little regard for grammar and punctuation:
-Why'd you even ask if you weren't going to accept the answer?
-It's quite arrogant to just assume the father would give the blessing
-If he says no, and you marry the girl anyway, the dad's not going to like you at all-- he's going to see that you don't even respect him
-The dad not giving his blessing for your marriage doesn't mean he's rude, it means he doesn't think you're suitable for his daughter, which he probably knows better than you do because he's loved his daughter and lived with her and cared for her way longer than you have, Scrub
-Just the way the singer sings the song makes him sound like such a whiny little Yo Boy who deffff doesn't deserve the dad's blessing anyway
-He goes on to say all this stuff about how he doesn't care what the dad thinks and he's gonna do what he wants no matter what (you know, like the aforementioned whiny Yo Boy) so my question again is WHY DID YOU EVEN ASK IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU WERE JUST GONNA BE LIKE "Waaaahhhhh whateverrrrr I'm gonna do what I want anyway nanee nanee boo boo"
-"Don't you know I'm human too"??? yeahhhhhh because getting permission to marry someone is your BaSiC FuNdAmEnTaL RiGhT as a HuMaN. Get over yourself.
ALSO upon further research of this tacky, heinous song, I discovered that there are additional verses to it which aren't played on the radio version because they contain cuss words and sexual references such as "I like it when you tell me faster faster", and some more I won't even share because they're just gross and vulgar. Now I'm not a total prude and I won't say that all of the songs on my iPod are FCC approved or completely devoid of anything vulgar or any cuss words. But LISTEN, this song is already awfullllllllll in my opinion. Now come to find out there's lyrics about all the sex stuff he wants to do with this girl? Well no wonder the dad won't give you his blessing, you're a womanizer and a potty mouth.
Maybe I sound like some bitter old church lady telling the tweens to turn down that racket, but I don't care. This song is abhorrent and I will stand by that sentiment for life. It just annoys the tarnation out of me, if you couldn't tell from my incessant ranting.
But hey, don't just take my word for it! I'm not the only one who wholeheartedly hates this garbage pop hit! Here are some quotes from other people and articles extolling more reasons why it sucks! (Be aware of a bit of profanity):
- NEOMYERS from ericabruce.wordpress.com
-Jessica Sager from yourtango.com
And, just for kicks, here's a link to a hilarious Reddit post about the song, which is too long and glorious (and inappropriate) to quote in its entirety here, so you should just check it out on your own. It's entitled "Rude by Magic! - The worst g**d***n song ever written has been stuck in my head for five days and counting".
These aren't even ALL of the myriad internet articles that roast this abominable song, and honestly they're quite entertaining to read. I wonder if the makers of the song have read any of their vast collection of online hate mail?
Something else I wonder is if anyone ACTUALLY likes this song, or if its popularity is just a contrivance of the radio industry to make money by playing this song at least 57 times a day for the entire year of 2014 until people started to display symptoms of Stockholm syndrome and say they liked it. In fact, I'm genuinely concerned for anyone who honestly DOES like the song. Like, are there actually people out there who think this song is romantic or charming? And if so can I please take this moment to say a quick prayer for all of your future relationships, and for the state of our world at large?
Okay, I'm fully aware that it's "just a song" and that "it's not even popular anymore" and that "it happened in 2014 and we're all trying to just forget that year and the duck faces and the ice bucket challenges and the fact that we propelled Alex from Target to penultimate fame for literally no other reason than the fact that he's a cute boy, and so your post about some dumb summer chart-topper isn't helping us in our journey of self reconciliation". But still. I've hated this song for a long time and just had to get it off my chest. (Also, this song is played every stinking time I have a morning shift at work and I'm sick and tired of it, so that's what inspired me to write this rant.)
Thank you for putting up with this ridiculous post. If you were offended by this post in anyway, well, #sorrynotsorry. Please turn your attention to any of the 1000+ amazing song recommendations that have been made on this blog and rescue yourself from the claws of this awful song. Thank you and good night.
VaughnDL
I 100% agree with you. Dude is WAY too immature for marriage. The dad is looking out for his little girls best interests, and with the way he responded? She'll be looking at a lifetime of being the only adult in that relationship if she does marry him. So absurd that people think this song is romantic, it's pathetic and sad!
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