10 Songs About No-Good Men
We’ve all dated that one guy we probably shouldn’t have because he was wrong in every way. We ignored the flaming red flags and let our hearts get broken. After we learned our lesson, we thought we should warn younger, less-experienced women about no-good men. And music is one of the best ways to spread a message.
“Have you ever seen a dude who’s stupid and rude? Whenever he’s around he dogs your mood? I know a guy like that, girl. He thinks he’s god’s gift to the world. You know that kind, excited all the time with nothin’ but sex on the mind.”—“Tramp,” Salt-N-Pepa
It’s difficult for a woman to sleep with a man that she isn’t attracted to mentally or emotionally.
“If you don’t have a car and you’re walking, oh yes son I’m talking to you. If you live at home wit’ your momma, oh yes son I’m talking to you (baby).”—“No Scrubs,” TLC
Women don’t want a man that can’t do anything for them. We want a man that we can grow with, not a man that is worse off than we already are.
“Now you promise me the moon and the stars. Save your breath you won’t get very far. Gave you many chances to make changes. The only thing you changed was love to hate.”—“My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” En Vogue
It’s just so easy to know when a guy is gaming you, especially if the two of you have history.
“What kind of f—-ery is this? You made me miss the Slick Rick gig (oh Slick Rick). You thought I didn’t love you when I did (when I did). Can’t believe you played me out like that (ahhh) .”—“Me & Mr. Jones,” Amy Winehouse
It’s really annoying when a man denies your emotions. Um, we’re supposed to be the ones that are in touch with our emotions.
“Hey Mama, is it true what they say, that Papa never worked a day in his life? And Mama, bad talk going around town saying that Papa had three outside children and another wife. And that ain’t right.”—“Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” The Temptations
A no-good man that is committed to sowing his seeds should know that those seeds grow into hurt children.
“You’ve played the game, but you played yourself. Oh boy take a look at who’s sorry now. You’re not the same. Oh how you have changed. So now look at you. It’s a damn shame.”—“This Time,” Janet Jackson
One of the traits of a no-good man is a need to control because he doesn’t want his girl to realize his faults.
“You need to get if he don’t wanna love you the right way. He ain’t gonna. It ain’t where he’s at, its where he…Where he wanna be.”—“Let It Go,” Keyshia Cole
Very good advice from a woman that has obviously been in a relationship with a man that wasn’t about anything.
“Thought what I wanted was something I needed. When momma said no I just should have heeded. Misled I bled till the poison was gone. And out of the darkness arrived the sweet dawn.”—“I Used to Love Him,” Lauryn Hill
Dang, the guy was straight up poison. But then again, now that we know how wacky Lauryn turned out, maybe he dodged a bullet.
“Why? How could you do it? I always thought you’d be looking out for me. Wow. You really blew it. What made you think I wouldn’t find out ‘bout y’all on my sheets?”—“Get On,” Joi
This guy sounds like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Sleeping with another woman in her bed.
“Dear narcissus boy, I know you’ve never really apologized for anything. I know you’ve never really taken responsibility. I know you’ve never really listened to a woman.”—“Narcissus,” Alanis Morissette
I bet this guy was a momma’s boy when he was younger. Take note ladies, don’t ruin your sons.


















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pennycandy
wrote on December 11 2008 @ 10:54 am: [report]
obvious admission: “Cold Hearted Snake”!!
vanya
wrote on December 11 2008 @ 11:42 am: [report]
Oh my, the jazz and blues genres are filled up with songs about no-good men (and no-good women)...
“You Let Me Down” - Billie Holliday
“Mean To Me” - Sarah Vaughan
“Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?” - Dinah Washington
“Fool That I Am” - Etta James
“Baby Won’t You Please Come Home” - Ella Fitzgerald
Motown and Country have some real good ones, too. “Band of Gold” by Freda Payne is a classic. (great bass line, too)
Humble Bee
wrote on December 11 2008 @ 11:52 am: [report]
I love all these songs!
Good list.
Oliveira
wrote on December 12 2008 @ 12:58 am: [report]
Grrrreat list—and not a single of those is on my own playlist! Which perhaps isn’t totally about no-good men, more about my personal experience from a few months ago…
Duffy—“Rain on your parade” (for obvious reasons—“I wish you well, I hope you’ll survive. I hope you live on, baby, so I can watch you cry”)
Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena—“Song 4 Mutya” (“Sit there with a new girl, what is this?/Don’t panic-panic Mutya, don’t drive erratic/That’s who has replaced me? What a diss!/But don’t react now, you can’t go back now/Don’t panic-panic Mutya, just look ahead now”)
Dubstar—“Take it” (“I show you patience, you show me pain/I give you time, you’re always late/I make you strong, you choose to fail/I give you cash, the one thing you do is/Take it, take it, take it, take it”)
Janet Jackson—“Son of a gun” (well this is just a gem, plus it’s soooo danceable)
Kelis—“Caught out there” (Do I need to explain this one? Hell no. :D)
Pink—“So What” (This is a bit of a nervous breakdown song, but it works in the first two weeks. “So what? I’m still a rock star”—and we are, and we got our rock moves and we don’t need him!)