"Venus in Furs" by VU
― Josefa, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:05 (six years ago) link
this thread made me realize that 8 out of 11 songs on "music for big pink" are either entirely in the second person or have at least a verse / chorus in the second person.
the only one that might belong here is "the weight" for the "take a load of, fanny" lyric
― budo jeru, Thursday, 11 January 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
Seasons in the Sun, but only in the last verse ("Goodbye Michelle...").
― gjoon1, Friday, 12 January 2018 01:36 (six years ago) link
Maybe Fire and Rain (Suzanne directly addressed in 1st verse).
― gjoon1, Friday, 12 January 2018 01:45 (six years ago) link
Bobby Conn "Angels" largely concerns someone named "Richard" who has a bad trip at a party. it's in third person but the chorus is pretty much addressed to them.
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 12 January 2018 01:59 (six years ago) link
"Ballad of a Thin Man"
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Friday, 12 January 2018 02:49 (six years ago) link
good one
― flappy bird, Friday, 12 January 2018 02:49 (six years ago) link
Mr. Marks in McCartney's "Temporary Secretary." I feel like Paul has soooo many of these but I'm spacing beyond that one and "Get Back" which was already mentioned.
― flappy bird, Friday, 12 January 2018 02:51 (six years ago) link
how about Laurie Anderson "O Superman"? is the military industrial complex a person? feel like 'o judge' counts. at the very least there's always mom (hi mom!)
― flappy bird, Friday, 12 January 2018 02:53 (six years ago) link
"Stacy's Mom" is just outside the ring, as the song is addressed to Stacy, not the mom, but her name is there nonetheless.
― Newb Sybok (Doctor Casino), Friday, 12 January 2018 02:56 (six years ago) link
The Cure - 'The Drowning Man': "Oh Fushia, you leave me breathing like the drowning man".
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 12 January 2018 16:44 (six years ago) link
Laura Nyro - "Wedding Bell Blues" is addressed to Bill
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Friday, 12 January 2018 16:54 (six years ago) link
Mansion - Stripper Vicar
“Dear Mavis, I'm compelled to write this letter...”
― faust apes (NickB), Friday, 12 January 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
lol autocorrect, that should be Mansun obv
― faust apes (NickB), Friday, 12 January 2018 17:00 (six years ago) link
This is a song for Karen!
― JoeStork, Friday, 12 January 2018 17:13 (six years ago) link
Don't Look Back In Anger?
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 12 January 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
or does that not count because it just mentions a random name?
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 12 January 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
"This bottle, of Stephen's" - from Weezer's 'Say It Ain't So' (Rivers' Cuomo's stepfather)
― PaulTMA, Friday, 12 January 2018 17:18 (six years ago) link
yeah I think that's the same, doesn't really count because it's not addressed to Stephen?
― Colonel Poo, Friday, 12 January 2018 17:19 (six years ago) link
Kurt Cobain's father in 'Serve the Servants.' Although his name isn't mentioned: "I tried hard to have a father but instead I had a dad / I just want you to know that I don't hate you anymore / There is nothing I could say that I haven't thought before."
― flappy bird, Friday, 12 January 2018 18:45 (six years ago) link
on that note see "Grandma take me home" in Nirvana's "Silver".
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 12 January 2018 19:00 (six years ago) link
Future of the Left "Arming Eritrea" is directed, angrily, to someone named "Rick." I remember it getting hyped on ILM and me being totally baffled as it seemed to be the whiny screechings of a teenaged lout, grounded by his stepdad.
― Righteous wax chaperone, rotating Wingdings (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 18 January 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link