why do so many songs swear?
968568
The think they are cool
304277
Not sure of what you are asking, but what I get out of the question is, you spell the meaning however it makes you feel.  Songs affect people in many different ways, so it has to be a personal choice thing.  I'm sorry if I am way off base as to what you are asking, but I answered in the way I read the question.
1086390
i do it to every song, and the lyrics are usually 'I'm such a dumb*** cuz i have no idea whats going on. That was way off key. I really have to pee!' not funny, just what ever is going through my head at the moment.
883784
Because rap IS the very definition of crap.\n\nthat's right.\n\nShadowhawk--
161547
Across all cultures that contain a religious component, there has been a common ideology that a person can only "swear"..that is to say, bind the veracity of their testimony, by God. \n\nPeople still swear oaths today in courts etc.\n\nPeoples all across history, in different times and places, have sworn by, and at, God...crying out to Him in anger, or futility, or pleading.\n\nIt is curios that since the time of Jesus Christ, in places where his existance as a historical figure has been generally accepted, and across all religious and cultural boundaries, the name of Jesus Christ has been adopted as the name of God that will be sworn by or at.\n\nEven muslims that I know swear "Jesus Christ" when something untoward happens, and seem not to know why.\n\nSome christians would argue that all humanity knows the name of God, and that despite all other veneers of religiosity, or atheism, people can still identify Jesus as Lord.\n\nIt always cracks me up to hear an athiest swearing using Jesus' name.
487793
i don't listen to those songs cause those people have issues, but try looking up songs by Linkin Park.  they have a lot of those type
900583
there are about 2,000 songs with that phrase in it. Can you be more specific?
829461
It can be you used copyrighted music. they are getting strict about that
568860
Xp... maybe it has something to do with the fact that a 10 year old wrote it... and your picturing some 10 year old screaming HELP!!! while running around in circles and yelling incoherent, crappily put together sentences, about how he wants to know what that one 50 cent song is...
92314
Because they are two different words meaning entirely different things.  One is illegal and the other is not.  People tend to frown upon the use of the word rapping, uh, I mean raping
96184
I think when things offend people it makes them think, it makes them question, and it makes them reflect.  There is nothing negative about forcing people to engage in the above mentioned activities.  I think that Clear Channel was a little extreme with their censoring.  I think songs that provoke thought are important and worth while especially during turbulent times.
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Freedom of speech does not matter when your cursing and saying vulgor and offending music. I love rap and hip-hop music but alot of the words are inappropriate to play to radio in tv. Children are affected enough by tv and radio, imagine if they could hear everything they say in these songs. I have a child and I will whip his behind if he ever repeated those things!
1011932
Yes, it is ridiculous.  But if you really listen to the words of lot of songs you realize how stupid they are.  It seems to happen all the time.
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There is an age-old adage that I have yet to find an exception to:  Profanity is the way uneducated people struggle to express themselves.\n\nI don't think anyone would accuse Billy Joe Armstrong of being well educated.  He may raise some good points in some of this songs and people may like his music, but that does NOT mean the same as having a well-rounded education and a vast vocabulary. \n\nIt is the same in society.  Well educated people have a wide range illustrative words with which to adorn their language.  Poorly-educated people need to use the same time-worn words and phrases over and over again since they lack a widely diverse vocabulary.  It always has been--it always will be.\n\nWhat is the solution?  If you are poorly educated and use a lot of profanity in hopes of expressing yourself, be sure to hang around with other poorly educated people; they will never know that you are dumb (not you personally--this is generic advice for everyone).  The risk you take if you hang around with smart people is that you be exposed as a poorly educated moron and they will never take you seriously.
317473
All different types, except for rap and heavy metal....they both give me a headache!
193949
Rock. First of all because I like it. Secondly Rap isn't real music. I mean your yelling, not singing. Its also a sterotype. I mean its more like porn in the form of a video than music. Theres girls wearing next-to-nothing in the videos, gross.
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The words are some of the most important criteria for me. I wonder if many people do actually pay any attention now days however as the songs don't seem to say much any more. Some just say the same word over and over again.