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Not the KIss album.
What is the best song written to “get back” at a current or former member of the band?
My pick would be “Silly Little Love Songs” by Paul McCartney.
Pretty much a big fuck you to Lennon.

Im sure there are plenty of Fleetwood Mac songs that fit this topic.

What is your pick?
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Slaughter’s “Burnin’ Bridges”, of course.
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A good pop example would be "Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club
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I don’t know if it’s the best, but I think “Sorry” from Chinese Democracy deserves a mention here.

My favorite thing about it is it’s such a good song that Slash ended up playing it several times after he rejoined the band!
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Pulp's "I Spy".

You see, you should take me seriously
Very seriously indeed.
Cause I've been sleeping with your wife for the past sixteen weeks
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Drinking your brandy
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And in all that time I just wanted you to come home unexpectedly one afternoon
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Not towards anyone in the band, but "5 Year Plan" by D.R.I. fits & it's excellent.
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Megadeth's "Liar" was supposedly directed at former Chris Poland for pawning their equipment for drugs.
GZR's "Giving up the Ghost" was supposedly Geezer Butler directing that at Tony Iommi for continuing Sabbath with endless lineups.
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VinnieVincentsVag wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:18 am Not the KIss album.
What is the best song written to “get back” at a current or former member of the band?
My pick would be “Silly Little Love Songs” by Paul McCartney.
Pretty much a big fuck you to Lennon.

Im sure there are plenty of Fleetwood Mac songs that fit this topic.

What is your pick?
Lennon’s revenge tunes destroyed Paul’s
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DangerZone wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:43 pm
VinnieVincentsVag wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:18 am Not the KIss album.
What is the best song written to “get back” at a current or former member of the band?
My pick would be “Silly Little Love Songs” by Paul McCartney.
Pretty much a big fuck you to Lennon.

Im sure there are plenty of Fleetwood Mac songs that fit this topic.

What is your pick?
Lennon’s revenge tunes destroyed Paul’s
Not a Lennon fan.
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Shotgun Messiah's "Living Without You"

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I don't see how you can top Lennon's How Do You Sleep.
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VinnieVincentsVag wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 2:09 pm
DangerZone wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:43 pm
VinnieVincentsVag wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:18 am Not the KIss album.
What is the best song written to “get back” at a current or former member of the band?
My pick would be “Silly Little Love Songs” by Paul McCartney.
Pretty much a big fuck you to Lennon.

Im sure there are plenty of Fleetwood Mac songs that fit this topic.

What is your pick?
Lennon’s revenge tunes destroyed Paul’s
Not a Lennon fan.
Tell me some to check out.
Guy above said the best one, ‘how do you sleep.’
Also ‘steel & glass’

There was probably another one
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Zabooka wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:08 pm Megadeth's "Liar" was supposedly directed at former Chris Poland for pawning their equipment for drugs.
GZR's "Giving up the Ghost" was supposedly Geezer Butler directing that at Tony Iommi for continuing Sabbath with endless lineups.
The other "Liar" by Yngwie was directed at Marcel Jacob (RIP). Marre supposedly slept with Yngwie's girlfriend when on tour. The song also claims he stole Yngwie's "art" and passed it off as his own. Not sure what he refers to, maybe the old Powerhouse / Rising Force demos as this was 1986, before Marre wrote Total Control for John Norum.
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Alice In Chains - Your Decision
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Not the best one, but hasn't been mentioned yet...Sammy - Little White Lie
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DangerZone wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:43 pm Lennon’s revenge tunes destroyed Paul’s
OTOH, Paul was married to Linda whereas John married the fugliest woman on the planet at that time. I'm sure Paul slept very well.
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VinnieVincentsVag wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 10:18 am Not the KIss album.
What is the best song written to “get back” at a current or former member of the band?
My pick would be “Silly Little Love Songs” by Paul McCartney.
Pretty much a big fuck you to Lennon.

Im sure there are plenty of Fleetwood Mac songs that fit this topic.

What is your pick?
Harrison was the first one of the Beatles to write diss songs to the other members, while he was still in The Beatles.
"It's Only a Northern Song" was a slam at Northern Songs LTD, of which John and Paul held 30% shares, with George and RIngo only having 1.6 shares each. George wrote the song to complain that it didn't matter what he did because the bulk of the money was going to other people.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcvd-L73Cqs
It's a weird song, but I have always liked it for that.

"I Me Mine" is also a slam on John and Paul. George wrote it comparing his return to working with them versus others he had recently collaborated with.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYCcJZRtkXc

The unreleased at the time, song "Not Guilty", is also a poke at John and Paul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm6x7bY2pSg


But yeah, Silly Love Songs is a cool get back song because it really has such a positive vibe and message that it would never be seen as a get back song if you didn't know the background story. Not to mention Silly Love Songs went to #1 on the charts for several weeks. John's "How Do You Sleep?" is the opposite and makes it ineffective. I think that was written in response to John thinking a line from Paul's "Too Many People" was about him.
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Megadeth - "I'll Get Even" and "Scorpion" are both solid.
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John Entwistle - My Size
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Ever since I first saw you
I never seem to get you of my mind
When I tried to say hello
You tried to go, I made you stay behind
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
Remember when I lost my cool
Shouted at you, you nearly hit the ceiling
Your trying to make me feel like a fool
Ignoring me you really hurt my feelings
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
One of these days I'm gonna make you fall
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
Smash your head against the wall.
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
One of these days I'm gonna make you fall
I'm gonna bring you down to my size
Smash your head against the wall.
Ever since I first saw you,
I never seem to get you off my mind
When I tried to say hello,
You tried to go I made you stay behind
Now your always hangin' round
You never touch the ground
You make me feel so small
Wish I was ten feet tall.
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LovePowerFromTheMamaHead wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:02 am But yeah, Silly Love Songs is a cool get back song because it really has such a positive vibe and message that it would never be seen as a get back song if you didn't know the background story. Not to mention Silly Love Songs went to #1 on the charts for several weeks. John's "How Do You Sleep?" is the opposite and makes it ineffective. I think that was written in response to John thinking a line from Paul's "Too Many People" was about him.
Silly love songs is Paul literally going :"La la la, can't heaaar you. La la la."
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Payback's a Bitch by Blackberry Smoke

these may not specifically be revenge songs but I think it's pretty funny there are two different songs making fun of Vince Neil. (Dude) Looks Like A Lady and Tattooed Millionaire.
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Sleek wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 1:49 pm
LovePowerFromTheMamaHead wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 8:02 am But yeah, Silly Love Songs is a cool get back song because it really has such a positive vibe and message that it would never be seen as a get back song if you didn't know the background story. Not to mention Silly Love Songs went to #1 on the charts for several weeks. John's "How Do You Sleep?" is the opposite and makes it ineffective. I think that was written in response to John thinking a line from Paul's "Too Many People" was about him.
Silly love songs is Paul literally going :"La la la, can't heaaar you. La la la."
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"Sonovabitch" by Accept.
Also the "commercial" version "Wanna be Whipped?" With the immortal line "Cook soaking father mother"....
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Vance Can't Dance by John Fogerty.

Not a huge fan of this guy, but that song stays in your head for hours if you listen.
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Cheap Trick - Tell Me Everything
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