Music used to have more class. It could be completely ribald and filthy, but nothing was terribly upfront- everything told with a wink through double entendre. Songs like "Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean" by Walter Cole and "Down in the Alley" from the inimitable Big Bill Broonzy ("If you want somethin'/that smells like fish/ down in the alley/you'll find that dish") or "Don't Give All the Lard Away" by the Dixieland Jug Blowers (which I was listening to today) had some skill to 'em- the filth was there and discernable, but not all laid out plain as day. With the use of some folksy "nudge-nudge" lyricism, musicians could write a bouncy song like "Don't Give All the Lard Away" without calling it "Bitch, Stop Fuckin'."

Popular music today could use a dose of sly innuendo- 'cause honestly, it's mostly all been mostly malnourished down to "eat shit" this and "suck my balls" that.

Fortunately- everything goes full circle, so hopefully one day soon the "Baby Got Back" and "Smell Yo Dick" 's of the world will revert back to "Shine That Bumper" and "A Whiff of the Wand."

I'd prefer it anyway...