![]() ![]() Keep reading to see Billboard‘s top 25 favorites below. ![]() The point is, no matter the genre of music, and no matter the method of justice, songs about sweet revenge always hit the spot - that is, if an axe isn’t an option. Bust it This here's a tale for all the fellas Tryin' to do what those ladies tell us Get shot down 'cause ya overzealous Play hard to get, females get jealous Okay smarty, go to a party Girls are scantily clad and showin' body A chick walks by, you wish you could sex her But you're standin' on the wall like you was Poindexter Next day's functio. Even Taylor Swift has continued this tradition - set by the likes of Reba McEntire, The Chicks, Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert - in her post-country pop music (but more on all of those ladies later). You run over there without a second to lose And what comes next hey bust a move In this city ladies look pretty Guys tell jokes so they can seem witty Tell a funny joke just to get some play Then you try to make a move and she says, 'No way' Girls are fakin' goodness sakin' They want the man who brings home the bacon Got no money and you got no. That’s definitely the mindset of many women in country music, for whom songs about unleashing your inner crazy are basically rites of passage. Why move on when you can get the last laugh? Or, there’s the Stevie Nicks method of penning a song so good, your ex - who just so happens to be your bandmate - has no choice but to perform it with you over and over as a constant reminder of everything he did wrong. Just look at SZA‘s Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Kill Bill.” Based on its commercial success, it’s clear that millions agree there’s nothing more cathartic than daydreaming about murdering not just your former boyfriend, but his new girl, too. Intro Bust it Get shot down cause ya overzealous scantily clad and showin body A chick walks by, you wish you could sex her Next days function, high. Blue Knife (Bust a Move Edit) Lyrics: I would never, ever run away / Ill be here to fight another day / I will make you realize / Ill always be right by. In the ambiguous worlds of pop, hip-hop, rock n’ roll and country, keying cars, smashing windows and even homicide are fair game. There’s been a longstanding tradition in music of using songs to get even, whether by airing out private details in tell-all lyrics or fantasizing about everything from property damage to murder. ![]() And when the time for revenge comes knocking at your door, Billboard‘s got your soundtrack covered. The song follows a guy who seems hapless with women, but somehow keeps getting lucky. There can’t always be room for forgiveness. by Young MC Album: Stone Cold Rhymin' ( 1989) Charted: 73 7 License This Song lyrics Songfacts: We can thank Young MC for popularizing the phrase 'Bust A Move,' which means to take action of some kind. ![]()
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