Bad Boys by Wham: classic or dud?

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Bad Boys
Woo-woo
Dear Mummy, Dear Daddy,
You had plans forme, I was your only son.
And long before this baby boy could count to three,
You knew just what he would become.

Run along to school,
No child of mine grows up a fool,
Run along to school.

When you tried to tell me what to do,
I just shut my mouth and smiled at you,
One thing that I know for sure-

BAD BOYS
Stick together, never Sad Boys
GOOD GUYS
They made rules for fools, so get wise...

Dear Mummy, Dear Daddy,
Now I'm nineteen as you see,
I'm handsome, tall, and strong.
So what the hell gives you the right to look at me,
As if to say "Hell, what went wrong?"

Where were you last night?
You look as if you had a fight.
Where were you last night?

Well I think that you may just be right,
But don't try to keep me in tonight,
Because I'm big enough to break down the door.
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Wham - BAD BOYS
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Stick together, never Sad Boys
GOOD GUYS
They made rules for fools, so get wise...

Boys like you, are bad through and through.
Still, girls like me, always seem to be with you....

We can't help but worry,
You're in such a hurry,
Mixing with the wrong boys,
Playing with the wrong toys.
Easy girls,
And late nights,
Cigarettes, and love bites
Why do you have to be so cruel?
YOU'RE SUCH A FOOL

BAD BOYS
Stick together, never Sad Boys
GOOD GUYS
They made rules for fools, so get wise...

― the puckered anus of Alain Badiou, Monday, 18 July 2005 12:00 (twenty years ago)

nineteen and you're still living with your parents? god i bet they're just itching for you to get off your arse, get a place of your own and meet a nice girl...well, maybe not ("death by matrimony" eh?).

from that strange summer of 1983 which simultaneously produced possibly the three worst singles ever made - bad boys, the walk and (she's) sexy and 17.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

eh? classic, obv. what madness etc?

― Britain's Jauntiest Shepherd (Alan), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Whaidaminit, the walk?

Um, anyway, This is when George became overt.. right?

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:24 (twenty years ago)

The lyrics are vastly inferior to those of "Wham! Rap", which rhymes "rap" with "crap" and contains prescient gems like "I choose to cruise", "maybe leather and studs is where you're at"

― Bertrand Burgalat, Monday, 18 July 2005 12:26 (twenty years ago)

WHAM! BAM!
I AM! A MAN!
JOB OR NO JOB,
YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT.
DO! YOU!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
IF NOT, JUST STOP!
DON'T STAY THERE AND ROT!

You got soul....
You got soul....
I said get, get, get on down,
Said get, get, get, on down.
Hey everybody take a look at me,
I've got street credibility,
I may not have a job,
But I have a good time,
With the boys that I meet "down on the line"
I said, I - DON'T - NEED - YOU
So you don't approve,
Well who asked you to?
HEY - JERK - YOU - WORK
This boy's got better things to do
Hell,
I ain't never gonna work, get down in the dirt,
I choose, to cruise.
Gonna live my life, sharp as a knife,
I've found my groove and I just can't lose.
A.1. style from head to toe,
Cool cat flash gonna let you know,
I'm a soul boy - I'm a dole boy,
Take pleasure in leisure, I believe in joy!

Chorus

Party nights, and neon lights,
We hit the floors, we hit the heights.
Dancing shoes, and pretty girls.
Boys in leather kiss girls in pearls!
Hot-damn! Everybody, let's play!
So they promised you a good job - NO WAY!

One, two, three, rap!
C'mon everybody, DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!

Chorus

IF YOU'RE A PUB MAN
OR A CLUB MAN
MAYBE A JET BLACK GUY WITH A HIP HI-FI
A WHITE COOL CAT WITH A TRILBY HAT
MAYBE LEATHER AND STUDS IS WHERE YOU'RE AT
MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY DAY
DON'T LET HARD TIMES STAND IN YOUR WAY
GIVE A WHAM GIVE A BAM BUT DON'T GIVE A DAMN
COS THE BENEFIT GANG ARE GONNA PAY!

Now reach up high and touch your soul,
The boys from Wham! will help you reach that goal.
It's gonna break your mama's heart, (so sad)
It's gonna break your daddy's heart, (too bad)
But you'll throw the dice and take my advice,
Because I know that you're smart.
Can you dig this thing? - YEAH!
Are you gonna get down? - YEAH!
Say Wham! - WHAM!
Say Bam! - BAM!

Chorus

Do you want to work? - NO
Are you gonna have fun? - YEAH
Said one, two, three, rap, c'mon everybody,
DON'T NEED THIS CRAP!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?
Everybody say Wham! - WHAM!
Everybody say Wham! Bam! - WHAM! BAM!
ENJOY WHAT YOU DO?

― Bertrand Burgalat, Monday, 18 July 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

"D! H! S! S! Man the rhythm that they're givin' is the very best!"

Beat that, Kano.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:27 (twenty years ago)

All of Wham's early singles: genius.

― Leon C. (Ex Leon), Monday, 18 July 2005 14:24 (twenty years ago)

"Bad Boys" is clearly inferior to "Wham! Rap" and "Young Guns" but it's still pretty good.

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 18 July 2005 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Would this be an OK thread to ask if he really sings "This young gun says ABORTION PAYS"? I've always heard it that way & hope I'm wrong.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 04:59 (twenty years ago)

no, it's "CAUTION PAYS."

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 19 July 2005 05:35 (twenty years ago)

If only George could still write them like this. V could have used something like "Bad Boys".

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 05:36 (twenty years ago)

from 13 'til now i've always been cynical and thought"death by matrimony"and "if you're happy with a nappy then you're in fun".

― tropical clubber, Tuesday, 19 July 2005 06:09 (twenty years ago)

This was one of the first hiphop singles to hit the charts (after "rapper's delight" and "the message"), right?

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 07:42 (twenty years ago)

only if you count "wot" by captain sensible, "wikka wrap" by the evasions and "chalk dust" by the brat as being "hiphop."

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 19 July 2005 07:52 (twenty years ago)

Classic. As a pretentiously miserable teenager, I hated this and gritted my teeth at the bitter truth that girls like Pepsi (and/or Shirley) always seemed to be with Bad Boys. Then I got old enough to buy Martini in Safeway and discovered that, yes, Bad Boys do have more fun. Thank you George for pointing me in the right direction.

― Scream! Scrovula, Scream! (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

I would count "Wot" and possibly "Wikka Wrap" but not "Chalk Dust".

― Tom (Groke), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 08:04 (twenty years ago)

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS, TOM!!!

― Scream! Scrovula, Scream! (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 08:20 (twenty years ago)

Thank you. I'm here all week, ladies and gentlemen.

― Scream! Scrovula, Scream! (noodle vague), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 08:21 (twenty years ago)

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