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Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Wonderwall » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:22 am

The world is going mad, not that we didnt know that, but really? Delilah promoting domestic violence!! Some people have way too much time on their hands

The song has come under fire this week with former Plaid Cymru president Dafydd Iwan calling on Wales rugby fans, who have long since sung the No 2 hit from 1968 at international matches, to find another song to blast out to try and inspire their players.

Iwan claims the original lyrics of the song "trivialise the idea of murdering a woman" but the Welsh Rugby Union is disinclined to ban the song.

Stoke fans have been singing Delilah, first at the Victoria Ground and then the Britannia Stadium, since the 1980s although the lyrics have been altered to make them X-rated.

Bryan Shaw, a spokesman for the Stoke City Supporters' Club, said: "It's just a song we sing to encourage the team.

"I don't think anybody among the fans would ever even think it has anything to do with domestic violence.

"It's all tongue-in-cheek and I'm sure it's just an issue of today's society where 99 per cent of the country just get on with it but someone looks for a hidden meaning."

A spokesman for the Welsh Rugby Union, quoted by the South Wales Evening Post, said: "Within rugby, Delilah has gained prominence through its musicality rather than because of its lyrics.

"There is, however, plenty of precedent in art and literature, prominently in Shakespearean tragedies for instance, for negative aspects of life to be portrayed.

"The Welsh Rugby Union condemns violence against women and has taken a lead role in police campaigns to highlight and combat the issue.

"The WRU remains willing to listen to any strong public debate on the issue of censoring the use of Delilah but we have not been aware of any groundswell of opinion on this matter."


Time to change the Yaya song then....No? I thought not.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Socrates » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:42 am

Yep, woman has an affair, he stabs her. Nothing to do with domestic violence... Oh... Erm... Maybe the world hasn't gone mad, maybe it is going sane! I'm sure it will be City's fault. Or immigrants. Or Russell Brand.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Nigels Tackle » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:48 am

bitch got what she deserved.....






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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby DoomMerchant » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:54 am

Nigels Tackle wrote:bitch got what she deserved.....






(joking)


it would have been funny withOUT the disclaimer.

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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:58 am

I can see a long ban for just about all of Shakespeare's plays on the horizon. Thank God for progress.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Ted Hughes » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:04 pm

I didn't recall any lyrics in Delilah saying 'lets all go out and stab women'.

More 'I'm about to be arrested by the police for doing something dreadful for which I am truly sorry'

How the flying fuck, does that encourage domestic violence: 'come on everybody, kill your girlfriend/wife, regret it & go to jail' ?

Fucking stupid Welsh bigot cunt.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Socrates » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:07 pm

Poor chap just couldn't help himself but to stab her... Using the tune isn't a problem but the original lyrics are definitely not for these times.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Ted Hughes » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:15 pm

Socrates wrote:Poor chap just couldn't help himself but to stab her... Using the tune isn't a problem but the original lyrics are definitely not for these times.


Give over.

It's a fucking song not a statement of intent.

I wonder how many more we can get rid of because they are 'not for these times' ?

Perhaps we can all get together & burn a few books.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:23 pm

Ted Hughes wrote:
Socrates wrote:Poor chap just couldn't help himself but to stab her... Using the tune isn't a problem but the original lyrics are definitely not for these times.


Give over.

It's a fucking song not a statement of intent.

I wonder how many more we can get rid of because they are 'not for these times' ?

Perhaps we can all get together & burn a few books.

Titus Andronicus, for one. Not only does Shakespeare 'advocate' revenge instead of justice, but he encourages it through killing someone, cooking their brains in a pie and then feeding said pie at the dinner-table. Now, that kind of thing might go down well at Eton but it's not the kind of thing we'd like to see happening in the sink-estates of the North West of England.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Wonderwall » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:24 pm

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:
Ted Hughes wrote:
Socrates wrote:Poor chap just couldn't help himself but to stab her... Using the tune isn't a problem but the original lyrics are definitely not for these times.


Give over.

It's a fucking song not a statement of intent.

I wonder how many more we can get rid of because they are 'not for these times' ?

Perhaps we can all get together & burn a few books.

Titus Andronicus, for one. Not only does Shakespeare 'advocate' revenge instead of justice, but he encourages it through killing someone, cooking their brains in a pie and then feeding said pie at the dinner-table. Now, that kind of thing might go down well at Eton but it's not the kind of thing we'd like to see happening in the sink-estates of the North West of England.


Anthony Hopkins might be available to play that part...and he is welsh too!
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Socrates » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:37 pm

Nobody is banning or burning anything, just suggesting there might be more appropriate songs. Maybe we should have Rolf Harris singing Two Little Boys before junior tennis matches?
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Original Dub » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:41 pm

Hey socs -maybe we should cut all songs that have references to violence in them?

Let's start with Rockabye baby and then debate Ring a ring a rosie, because let's face it, we don't want everyone "falling down".

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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby iwasthere2012 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:59 pm

Original Dub wrote:Hey socs -maybe we should cut all songs that have references to violence in them?

Let's start with Rockabye baby and then debate Ring a ring a rosie, because let's face it, we don't want everyone "falling down".

Grant me fucking PEACE.


And Liverpool will be f*cked when they can no longer play 'You'll Never Walk Alone'.......surely this encourages stalking!!!!
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby john68 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:31 pm

....."AND THERE I MET AN OLD MAN WHO WOULDN'T SAY HIS PRAYERS, SO I TOOK HIM BY THE LEFT LEG AND THREW HIM DOWN THE STAIRS"
I regret the day I urged my children to be RELIGION INTOLERANT.

Or how about "Mary Mary Quite Contrary"....The story of how an English Queen increased the protestant population of English cemeteries by the use of thumb screws, genital crushers and guillotines.

Gone mad?...Maybe the World already was.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby patrickblue » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:46 pm

Maybe we shoild wait and see what the Daily Hitler Mail has to say before passing judgement.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Ted Hughes » Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:57 pm

patrickblue wrote:Maybe we shoild wait and see what the Daily Hitler Mail has to say before passing judgement.


Well you've actually hit the nail on the head there (that's ok to say isn't it ? 'The Nail' doesn't refer to some minority or sexuality or gender & I suddenly find out i'm up in front of the BBC ?)

When wankers like this Welsh bloke start to preach to people about something as pathetically trivial as that, it devalues the whole cause of what they pretend they are trying to achieve, & the Daily Mail readers can all say "see..another fucking pc idiot" followed by "It's ALL aload of nonsense".

When people go overboard with shit like this, they are part of the problem.
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:02 pm

Socrates wrote:Nobody is banning or burning anything, just suggesting there might be more appropriate songs. Maybe we should have Rolf Harris singing Two Little Boys before junior tennis matches?


Maybe cunts like these should keep their pathetic opinions to themselves.

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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Fullartj » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:10 pm

What a F7cking joke! I don't think that anyone who has sung that song has ever then gone home and stabbed their wife. That C&nt should be put out of his misery!!!
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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Lev Bronstein » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:11 pm

A bit of context here. The bloke would have a case if it was the anthem of serial abusers of women. As it is, it's sung by Stoke City fans and followers of the Welsh rugby team.


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Re: Why Why Why Delilah?

Postby Ted Hughes » Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:15 pm

Lev Bronstein wrote:A bit of context here. The bloke would have a case if it was the anthem of serial abusers of women. As it is, it's sung by Stoke City fans and followers of the Welsh rugby team.


Oh, hang on!!!!!


Haha.

All songs involving sheep, mutations, & mental problems would also be off the list.
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