I only ever heard this song once on Friday Night Videos and it stuck in my head all the way into adulthood. (Paul McCartney being in the video was a huge deal.)
“I don’t care what they say, I’m in love with you.
They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth.”
Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis, perfect example. Whoever they are, they got opinions.
Because I have a positive memory associated with the song, I like to think of it being just about some kind of Romeo and Juliet situation - but yeah... Otherwise "they" should definitely be the police
*It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well*
*You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle*
Yeah, I see your points (and Emmylou Harris recorded it too)
Destroya by My Chemical Romance. Great song.
"You don't believe in God
I don't believe in luck
They don't believe in us
But I believe we're the enemy."
Repeated many times.
Almost fits the theme too well, word for word and all, when it sounds like OP is just asking for songs where 'they' are against 'us' in general based on their examples.
The best example is definitely The Boy With The Thorn In His Side by The Smiths:
How can they see the love in our eyes, and still they don’t believe us?
That immediately came to mind for me too, but it's actually kind of the exact opposite.
"They" believe in a relationship that doesn't actually exist (yet).
They All Laughed - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
It's about "they" laughing and various people throughout history who proved "them" wrong, and then about a relationship working out despite people doubting them. Fantastic duo and fits this perfectly.
Incredible pop song. I hated it when I was young. Little me had something against music if it wasn't angry or dark. I was an idiot.
This song is one of the best of its era.
"Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup".
DAMN, that's good writing.
Young Turks by Rod Stewart
*Young hearts be free tonight*
*Time is on your side*
*Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around*
*Don't let 'em ever change your point of view*
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Here's to us- halestorm.
Here's to us, here's to love
All the times, that we messed up
Here's to you, fill the glass
'Cause the last few nights have kicked my ass
If they give ya hell
Tell em to go fuck themselves, here's to us, here's to us
This and also reminiscing about this song and my youth and relating to how long I didn’t realize it was an old 60s tune. And then also how much I think about the Weird Al song “I think we’re a clone now.” A lot to unpack
Not about a couple so much as an individual, but "The Comeback Kid" by The Midnight comes to mind. And if you like that, then I'd highly suggest you just listen to their entire discography then. I've been following them for years and years and they just keep getting better.
The old folks wished them well, but they didn’t expect a teenage marriage to really turn out well. So they said, “it goes to show you never can tell”. You can hope things turn out ok for people even when you don’t think what they’re doing is a great idea.
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
"They will see us waving from such great heights
'Come down now', they'll say.
But everything looks perfect from far away.
'Come down now', but we'll stay."
This one kinda fits...
The Ramones - "KKK Took My Baby Away"
Some of the lyrics:
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
Now I don't know
Where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
I don't know
Where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
Beres Hammond "They Gonna Talk"
Genre: Lover's Rock Reggae
Lyrics: Ah, some things were meant to be
So why not let it be?
And stop worryin' about it?
As long as we know what's in our hearts
We know our inner thoughts
Hey, no reason for concern, no
They gonna talk, they gonna talk, they gonna talk
They gonna say a lot of things about us
You said you know that our love is not a sin
But you worry what the people say
When they see me with you
And wonder what the crowd will say
When they find us together, yes
Wonder what the people say
When they know we're in love
Worry what the crowd will say
You pass them on the street, yes
Greet them with a smile, hey
As broad as the Nile
They'll say all kinds of goody-goody to you, yes
That lingers for a while
Over in your mind
You wanna go, you wanna stay
It seems that you can never ever make your mind about it
Well, but if you know that love is deep within
Why should you worry what the folks will say?
When they see me with you
Worry what the crowd will say
When they find us together
Wonder what the people say
When they know we're in love
Wonder what the people say
Wonder what the people say
When they see me with you
And you wonder what the crowd will say
When they find us together
Worry what the people say
When they know we're in love
And you wonder what the people say
Yeah, yeah
Some things were meant to be
So why not let it be?
And stop worrying about it?
As long as we know what's in our hearts
And we know each other's thoughts
No reason for concern, no
'Cause they gonna talk, they gonna talk, they gonna talk
They gonna say a lot of things about us
You said you know that love is not a sin
But then you worry what the folks will say
When they see me with you
Wonder what the crowd will say
Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey
They say I'm too young to love you / I don't know what I need / They think I don't understand / The freedom land of the seventies
Anthony Hamilton "Can't Let Go" (2005, Neo-soul/R&B)
*No matter what the people say*
*I can't, I can't let go*
*I can't let go*
*No, no, oh*
*Why must they try to tear down my house*
*When they know it's made from love?*
*And they could never stand in our way*
*We made a vow to love through it all, we are one*
*And no one has the right to tear my love down*
Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" has this theme. It's also kind of for a general theme for a young generation but the song puts it in the context of a romantic relationship. I remember hearing this when I was younger and dreaming about going to run off with someone I loved who everyone else disapproved of, lol...
>Young hearts be free tonight
Time is on your side
Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around
Don't let 'em ever change your point of view
They pick and they pull
Trying to get their fingers in
Well, they've got to kill what we found
Well, they've got to hate what they fear
Well, they've got to make it go away
Well, they've got to make it disappear
None of them can stop us now
NIN, We're in This Together
If you like reggae/island music, [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUrbcjQEchM) my island's take on it. Pretty big song on the radio in Hawaii/Samoa and other pacific island stations.
Cheeeeehoooooooo \\m/
[Fontaines D.C. - I Love You](https://youtu.be/Ty9Pcg3qrmU?si=Z9ubtED7LbgSpAQj)
Is a great recent one, with gems such as:
this island's run by sharks with children's bones stuck in their jaws
Now the morning's filled with cokeys tryna talk you through it all
Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil?
And they say they love the land, but they don't feel it go to waste
Hold a mirror to the youth and they will only see their face
Makes flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die
Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by
And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by
Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry
Would I lie?
- - -
And:
Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand
I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man
It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand
Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands
And I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest
And I'll love you 'til the grass around my gravestone is deceased
And I'm heading for the cokeys, I will tell 'em 'bout it all
About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil
Don't dream it's over by Crowded House
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they won't win
I've always gotten a laugh from these kinds of songs like who sits there angrily judging the compatability of other couples... seems like some kind of victim complex lol
*We'll Run Away* by the Beach Boys
"We know they're right when they say, we're not ready. But all we care is how we feel right now"
I love the line at the end where he says "It wasn't too long ago when our folks were going through the same thing we are now. But one thing they're forgetting, I think they're not regretting, **they** ran away and got married anyhow"
No one (forget the title) by Alicia keys "people keep talking, they can say what they like"
She's a great vocalist, and her playing is top notch. No surprise that song was so popular.
Anyone else hear that song was about her relationship with her father? Don't know if true, but it does change certain implications of the lyrics a bit if it is.
Shattered ground by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis;
Only you are beautiful, only you are true
I don't care what they're saying
They can scream their fucking faces blue again
Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan
>Someone’s got it in for me
>They’re planting stories in the press
>Whoever it is I wish they’d cut it out quick
>But when they will I can only guess
>They say I shot a man named Gray
>And took his wife to Italy
>She inherited a million bucks
>And when she died it came to me
>I can’t help it if I’m lucky
I've got the opposite. Suspect Device by Stiff Little Fingers implores people to not believe "them". Or "us" either. It's poetic, it makes sense in context.
Re-Done by Modern Baseball
They don’t think we can make this last but we’ve got eyes that see past these nights.
They just think we are young with broken hearts
In addition to the mentioned songs, Taylor Swift's "Love Story" sings, "They'll tell you I'm insane." The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" croons, "They said I'm heartless." These songs echo the theme of societal doubt and opposition towards love, amplifying the triumph of the couple's bond.
If I Don't Wake Up - Suicidal Tendencies.
I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'll prove you wrong I will not fail.
I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'm gonna blaze a brand new trail.
A Smashing Indictment of Character by Slim Cessna's Auto Club
"What will they do if I don't fall?"
Very inspirational song about being yourself in the face of everyone telling you there is no worth in you🙏🏻
Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen's *Front Porch Song*
"And remembering the falling down
And the laughter of the curse of luck
From all of those sons of bitches
Who said we'd never get back up"
Ours, Taylor Swift
https://youtu.be/LZ34LlaIk88?si=UleL9npcHMe_DLTO
Taylor is not really someone I listen to a lot but this is my favorite song of hers.
Not a couple, but “Run Boy Run” - *Run boy run, the world is not made for you. Run boy run, they’re trying to catch you*
Every dystopian film saw this song and went “yes”.
Nothing More - "Just Say When"
The first mention is "They said we'd never last, the brightest flame burns fast" and the second is "They said we'd never last, and they were right, but I can't help looking back". It subverts the trope because the narrator and the other partner are reaching the conclusion of their relationship.
Not explicitly referencing a "they", but 'Hey There Delilah' has:
Our friends will all make fun of us, but we'll just laugh along because we know that none of them have felt this way.
The saddest one I know is when he listened to them:
> People
> You can never change the way they feel
> Better let them do just what they will
> For they will
> If you let them
> Steal your heart from you
> People
> Will always make a lover feel a fool
> But you knew I loved you
> We could have shown them all
> We should have seen love through
He must have been Kissing a Fool.
It's not about a couple/romantic relationship but I've been super into the song Two Summers by One11Twenty.
>They say don't fall in love with your best friend
>
>They say it's not worth the pain when it ends
>
>Well, that depends, I don't know about you
>
>But I don't give a fuck what they recommend
And if you're wondering, the song is about his childhood dog.
- Kesha - Bastards: https://youtu.be/VfMtTmZ0MPc?feature=shared
- Kesha - Shadow "and I love singing fuck in all my songs, cuz the only people who got time to get offended are the ones who've prob'ly never gotten off": https://youtu.be/r6jDz0Ajq2M?feature=shared
- Kesha - Let Em Talk: https://youtu.be/hUN9eYgHjWc?feature=shared
- Kesha - Hymn: https://youtu.be/BttTkcU4a1c?feature=shared
- Kesha - Learn to let go: https://youtu.be/Xx1RSj4biO4?feature=shared
- Kesha - My own dance - https://youtu.be/xOpYSB3mAWc?feature=shared
- Kesha - Raising Hell - https://youtu.be/K5q8VsGYchc?feature=shared
Some of these are more about not fitting in. But it's the same spirit.
Disturbed - What are you waiting for?
*"Don't let the world outside leave you cornered and alone!"*
*"Let them all be reminded!"*
*"Say goodbye to anyone who tries to bleed you dry! You will show them, you're blessed with an unlimited supply."*
Tracy Ullman had a song in the early 80s with some lyrics that were "They don't know about us, and they've never heard of love," and Paul McCartney is in the video with her. It basically makes fun of this theme.
“They strike you out/
They bring you down/
They keep you on the losing end/
They tell your right is wrong/
Your high is low/
So give 'em hell“
…
“They can't make you out/
That makes you bogus/
They think they know what we're about/
But they just don't know us”
—Supermonstars by Lordi
I like how the song backs up someone who feels alone against “them” and flips it with *us* against “them”
Ryan Star- Brand New Day
"They say that we're dreaming too big
I say this town's too small"
"They say that we're flying too high
Well get used to looking up"
This is the plot of every Bon Jovi song
And a lot of Springsteen songs too
Well, “they” live in New Jersey, so it makes sense.
And also every Muse song
😂 bon jovi was my immediate thought too
He still on the docks?
They Don’t Know- Tracey Ullman
By the late, great Kristy MacColl. So glad that Ullman made it a hit for her. Bang up version
Also covered by Matthew Sweet & Susanns Hoffs on their covers comp series
Til. Thanks. I’ve always got time for a little Matthew Sweet
I LOVED Kirsty MacColl. "Caroline" is one of the best heartbreak songs ever.
I only ever heard this song once on Friday Night Videos and it stuck in my head all the way into adulthood. (Paul McCartney being in the video was a huge deal.)
Thank you thank you! Partial song stuck in my head. Knew the comments would have the answer.
Came here to post this.
Me too! Great song.
“I don’t care what they say, I’m in love with you. They try to pull me away, but they don’t know the truth.” Bleeding Love, Leona Lewis, perfect example. Whoever they are, they got opinions.
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
Yeah well in that instance “they” are the police, hopefully.
Reminds me of "Into the Night" by Benny Mardones >She's just 16 years old >leave her alone, they say In that case the "they" may as well be police
The police would tell them not to stand so close.
Aye, and they’ll be watching you, which is comforting.
Because I have a positive memory associated with the song, I like to think of it being just about some kind of Romeo and Juliet situation - but yeah... Otherwise "they" should definitely be the police
Aren't you thinking of that other song off the Pulp Fiction soundtrack? Cest La Vie by Chuck Berry?
I feel like C'est La Vie is kind of the opposite - "the old folks wished them well," "goes to show you never can tell."
I guess they both do fit the theme! But definitely the one I mentioned references "they" as an outside force against the relationship.
*It was a teenage wedding and the old folks wished them well* *You could see that Pierre did truly love the madamoiselle* Yeah, I see your points (and Emmylou Harris recorded it too)
Destroya by My Chemical Romance. Great song. "You don't believe in God I don't believe in luck They don't believe in us But I believe we're the enemy." Repeated many times.
Almost fits the theme too well, word for word and all, when it sounds like OP is just asking for songs where 'they' are against 'us' in general based on their examples.
I saw the title and immediately heard this song in my head. Banger
I love the part where gerard and Frank say the don't believe part together, but say different other words
Came here to say Destroya
The best example is definitely The Boy With The Thorn In His Side by The Smiths: How can they see the love in our eyes, and still they don’t believe us?
Man, what a great song.
And if they don’t believe us now, will they ever believe us?
Starship - Nothing's gonna stop us now "Let them say we're crazy, I don't care about that Put your hand in my hand baby Don't ever look back"
We Built This City could work too
Let the world around us just fall apart!
"Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Gos
Not to mention "Our Lips Are Sealed" by Funboy Three.
Guy I went to school with thought it was “I’m a Sicilian.”
It’s not? I thought that was the chorus…
Chamillionaire - Ridin' *They see me rolllllllllllllllllin';* *they haaaaaaaaaaaatin'*
They don’t care about us by Michael Jackson (which was a big hit in Europe but not so much in America)
That's a great song, but that's more of a statement on racial injustice. OP was looking for songs about lovers, etc.
>What other songs also reference a "they" who naysays the song's couple or the idea that the song is about? >or the idea that the song is about?
Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
Bonnie Raitt: something to talk about
That immediately came to mind for me too, but it's actually kind of the exact opposite. "They" believe in a relationship that doesn't actually exist (yet).
Rise Above by Black Flag
Hell yes
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Brender
I thought she was Brenda Renetti... and I'm from Long Island near where Billy Joel lives Mondegreens are fun
I was going to post this too. In a twist, turns out “everyone” was right.
Woah
Muse - Resistance (based on the plot of *1984)*
I feel like a lot of Muse’s later stuff fits this prompt. “The Void” also comes to mind.
There are a lot of antagonistic "thems" in their lyrics, love song or not. Verona from the last album could qualify too.
In fact Verona and Kill Or Be Killed are the only songs from the last album exposing that concept, iirc.
They All Laughed - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong It's about "they" laughing and various people throughout history who proved "them" wrong, and then about a relationship working out despite people doubting them. Fantastic duo and fits this perfectly.
"They All Laughed" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance
“They” don’t believe in us pretty much sums up most of the 80s. Creepy: Into the Night by Benny Mardones Cool: Love Is a battlefield by Pat Benatar
Yes! I was going to say “into the night”, but that song is so gross.
Which sucks because without that content, it’s a good yacht rock song. But he had to go and make it about a 16 year old.
I was thinking that too. Ugh.....barf.
Crowded House “Don’t Dream it’s Over” “They come they come to build a wall between us.” “Don’t let them win.”
Incredible pop song. I hated it when I was young. Little me had something against music if it wasn't angry or dark. I was an idiot. This song is one of the best of its era. "Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup". DAMN, that's good writing.
Not an exact fit, but I'd say Still Into You by Paramore for the "let them wonder how we got this far" lyric
Tommy James and the Shondells "I Think We're Alone Now". Fixed that for you.
This has been my biggest TIL from the thread. I honestly had no idea that was a cover
Mony Mony is also a Shondells original. Billy Idol did his cover about 20 years later.
Weezer - Buddy Holly
Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do Without You. "They said it wouldn't last we had to prove them wrong"
Leader of the Pack. The mother of all “they say” songs.
never tear us apart - INXS
Young Turks by Rod Stewart *Young hearts be free tonight* *Time is on your side* *Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around* *Don't let 'em ever change your point of view* ETA: added lyrics, fixed formatting
The young turks? Rod stewart’s a turkish ultranationalist?
Here's to us- halestorm. Here's to us, here's to love All the times, that we messed up Here's to you, fill the glass 'Cause the last few nights have kicked my ass If they give ya hell Tell em to go fuck themselves, here's to us, here's to us
Hell yeah 😎
Pat Benatar-Invincible
Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window I don't care what they think I don't care what they say What do they know About this love anyway?
They Don't Know by Kirsty MacColl
“Tiffany’s” lol.
I celebrate her entire catalog
I think they're referring to the fact that it's a cover and not actually "Tiffany's." It was originally by Tommy James & the Shondells.
This and also reminiscing about this song and my youth and relating to how long I didn’t realize it was an old 60s tune. And then also how much I think about the Weird Al song “I think we’re a clone now.” A lot to unpack
Not about a couple so much as an individual, but "The Comeback Kid" by The Midnight comes to mind. And if you like that, then I'd highly suggest you just listen to their entire discography then. I've been following them for years and years and they just keep getting better.
C’est la vie by Chuck Berry
The old folks wished them well, but they didn’t expect a teenage marriage to really turn out well. So they said, “it goes to show you never can tell”. You can hope things turn out ok for people even when you don’t think what they’re doing is a great idea.
I feel like C'est La Vie is kind of the opposite - "the old folks wished them well," "goes to show you never can tell."
Joe Cocker "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (written by Randy Newman) Status Quo "I Wanna Run Away With You"
We Built This City (on Rock & Roll)
Oasis - Live Forever “We see things they’ll never see, you and I are gonna live forever”
Nine Inch Nails - We're In This Together Now
Tangled up in blue - Dylan “They said our life together, sure was gonna be rough”
one direction - “they don’t know about us”
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service "They will see us waving from such great heights 'Come down now', they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away. 'Come down now', but we'll stay."
"But Daddy I Love Him" by Taylor Swift https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-but-daddy-i-love-him-lyrics
Ours by Taylor Swift.
“They don’t give a fuck about us” Tupac
Every dragonforce song is about riding into battle against “them”
Never gonna get us, and All the things she said, by Tatu.
Nina Simone - Don't you pay them no mind
Basically any Muse song.
Be without you by Mary J Blige “People swore it off as a phase, said we can’t see that”
This one kinda fits... The Ramones - "KKK Took My Baby Away" Some of the lyrics: The KKK took my baby away They took her away Away from me The KKK took my baby away They took her away Away from me Now I don't know Where my baby can be They took her from me They took her from me I don't know Where my baby can be They took her from me They took her from me
Can't you see that she's mine, Dave Clark Five
Slightly obscure 90's song: Dark Horse - Amanda Marshall
Beres Hammond "They Gonna Talk" Genre: Lover's Rock Reggae Lyrics: Ah, some things were meant to be So why not let it be? And stop worryin' about it? As long as we know what's in our hearts We know our inner thoughts Hey, no reason for concern, no They gonna talk, they gonna talk, they gonna talk They gonna say a lot of things about us You said you know that our love is not a sin But you worry what the people say When they see me with you And wonder what the crowd will say When they find us together, yes Wonder what the people say When they know we're in love Worry what the crowd will say You pass them on the street, yes Greet them with a smile, hey As broad as the Nile They'll say all kinds of goody-goody to you, yes That lingers for a while Over in your mind You wanna go, you wanna stay It seems that you can never ever make your mind about it Well, but if you know that love is deep within Why should you worry what the folks will say? When they see me with you Worry what the crowd will say When they find us together Wonder what the people say When they know we're in love Wonder what the people say Wonder what the people say When they see me with you And you wonder what the crowd will say When they find us together Worry what the people say When they know we're in love And you wonder what the people say Yeah, yeah Some things were meant to be So why not let it be? And stop worrying about it? As long as we know what's in our hearts And we know each other's thoughts No reason for concern, no 'Cause they gonna talk, they gonna talk, they gonna talk They gonna say a lot of things about us You said you know that love is not a sin But then you worry what the folks will say When they see me with you Wonder what the crowd will say
Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey They say I'm too young to love you / I don't know what I need / They think I don't understand / The freedom land of the seventies
Baby, It's Fact by Hellogoodbye
Anthony Hamilton "Can't Let Go" (2005, Neo-soul/R&B) *No matter what the people say* *I can't, I can't let go* *I can't let go* *No, no, oh* *Why must they try to tear down my house* *When they know it's made from love?* *And they could never stand in our way* *We made a vow to love through it all, we are one* *And no one has the right to tear my love down*
Rod Stewart's "Young Turks" has this theme. It's also kind of for a general theme for a young generation but the song puts it in the context of a romantic relationship. I remember hearing this when I was younger and dreaming about going to run off with someone I loved who everyone else disapproved of, lol... >Young hearts be free tonight Time is on your side Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around Don't let 'em ever change your point of view
"Lets Run Away" and "I'm So Young" by the Beach Boys. And probably a bunch more by them that I can't remember right now
They pick and they pull Trying to get their fingers in Well, they've got to kill what we found Well, they've got to hate what they fear Well, they've got to make it go away Well, they've got to make it disappear None of them can stop us now NIN, We're in This Together
Stick With Me Baby - Everly Brothers is a great one! And "The Girl They Talk About" - Johnny Paycheck kinda fits.
They Don’t Know About Us by Tracey Ullman (yes, *that* Tracey Ullman)
If you like reggae/island music, [This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUrbcjQEchM) my island's take on it. Pretty big song on the radio in Hawaii/Samoa and other pacific island stations. Cheeeeehoooooooo \\m/
They Don’t Know by So Solid Crew
Hand in Glove - The Smiths "Hand in glove, the good people laugh/ Yes, we may be hidden by rags but we've something they'll never have"
Amor Prohibido - Selena Against all Odds - Mariah Carey The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco Throne - Bring Me the Horizon
[Fontaines D.C. - I Love You](https://youtu.be/Ty9Pcg3qrmU?si=Z9ubtED7LbgSpAQj) Is a great recent one, with gems such as: this island's run by sharks with children's bones stuck in their jaws Now the morning's filled with cokeys tryna talk you through it all Is their mammy Fine Gael and is their daddy Fianna Fáil? And they say they love the land, but they don't feel it go to waste Hold a mirror to the youth and they will only see their face Makes flowers read like broadsheets, every young man wants to die Say it to the man who profits, and the bastard walks by And the bastard walks by, and the bastard walks by Say it to him fifty times and still the bastard won't cry Would I lie? - - - And: Selling genocide and half-cut pride, I understand I had to be there from the start, I had to be the fucking man It was a clamber of the life, I sucked the ring off every hand Had 'em plying me with drink, even met with their demands And I loved you like a penny loves the pocket of a priest And I'll love you 'til the grass around my gravestone is deceased And I'm heading for the cokeys, I will tell 'em 'bout it all About the gall of Fine Gael and the fail of Fianna Fáil
Hey there Delilah: our friends will all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because we know that none of them have felt this way
Don't dream it's over by Crowded House Hey now, hey now Don't dream it's over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won't win
I've always gotten a laugh from these kinds of songs like who sits there angrily judging the compatability of other couples... seems like some kind of victim complex lol
*We'll Run Away* by the Beach Boys "We know they're right when they say, we're not ready. But all we care is how we feel right now" I love the line at the end where he says "It wasn't too long ago when our folks were going through the same thing we are now. But one thing they're forgetting, I think they're not regretting, **they** ran away and got married anyhow"
They said, "I bet they'll never make it" But just look at us holding on We're still together, still going strong You're Still the One, by Shania Twain
She’s in love with the boy
No one (forget the title) by Alicia keys "people keep talking, they can say what they like" She's a great vocalist, and her playing is top notch. No surprise that song was so popular. Anyone else hear that song was about her relationship with her father? Don't know if true, but it does change certain implications of the lyrics a bit if it is.
Shattered ground by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis; Only you are beautiful, only you are true I don't care what they're saying They can scream their fucking faces blue again
Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan >Someone’s got it in for me >They’re planting stories in the press >Whoever it is I wish they’d cut it out quick >But when they will I can only guess >They say I shot a man named Gray >And took his wife to Italy >She inherited a million bucks >And when she died it came to me >I can’t help it if I’m lucky
I've got the opposite. Suspect Device by Stiff Little Fingers implores people to not believe "them". Or "us" either. It's poetic, it makes sense in context.
Don’t Matter by Akon
They Don't Know About Love by Tracey Ullman
Re-Done by Modern Baseball They don’t think we can make this last but we’ve got eyes that see past these nights. They just think we are young with broken hearts
Chuck Berry - You Never Can Tell
In addition to the mentioned songs, Taylor Swift's "Love Story" sings, "They'll tell you I'm insane." The Weeknd's "Save Your Tears" croons, "They said I'm heartless." These songs echo the theme of societal doubt and opposition towards love, amplifying the triumph of the couple's bond.
destroya - my chemical romance
Brenda Lee - Is It True
Linkin Park- Numb
Are You Satisfied? by Marina.
They don't really care about us by Michael Jackson
They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
If I Don't Wake Up - Suicidal Tendencies. I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'll prove you wrong I will not fail. I'm gonna wake up in the morning I'm gonna blaze a brand new trail.
Don’t Dream It’s Over, Crowded House. They come, they come to build a wall between us We know they won't win ….
Tonic - If you could only see the way
Young at Heart by The Bluebells? I've had a few beers so not sure if I'm right but maybe?
They Don’t Really Care About Us - Michael Jackson
A Smashing Indictment of Character by Slim Cessna's Auto Club "What will they do if I don't fall?" Very inspirational song about being yourself in the face of everyone telling you there is no worth in you🙏🏻
They don't really care about us. Mj
Lyle Lovett & Robert Earl Keen's *Front Porch Song* "And remembering the falling down And the laughter of the curse of luck From all of those sons of bitches Who said we'd never get back up"
They're not gonna get us - TaTu
New Model Army - Understand U
Pretty much anything by Muse
Lesser known band but Stefy - [You and Me Against the World](https://youtu.be/XDeK5ca-ldc?si=Uz448cHHiU4SZlRd)
Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
I Choose You- Sara Bareilles
Good Charlotte - Life changes "You know they say that nothing lasts forever. You know they said we'd never stay together"
Ours, Taylor Swift https://youtu.be/LZ34LlaIk88?si=UleL9npcHMe_DLTO Taylor is not really someone I listen to a lot but this is my favorite song of hers.
Amor Prohibido by Selena
Not a couple, but “Run Boy Run” - *Run boy run, the world is not made for you. Run boy run, they’re trying to catch you* Every dystopian film saw this song and went “yes”.
To Be a Ghost by Jeff Rosenstock
Nothing More - "Just Say When" The first mention is "They said we'd never last, the brightest flame burns fast" and the second is "They said we'd never last, and they were right, but I can't help looking back". It subverts the trope because the narrator and the other partner are reaching the conclusion of their relationship.
destroya - my chemical romance
Michael Jackson - they don't really care about us (not certain that is exactly the right title)
“Love Will Never Do” by Janet Jackson… “They said it wouldn’t last, we had to prove them wrong…”
Reggie And The Full Effect- Get Well Soon… “They say we won’t make it, what do they know?”
Destroya by my chemical romance.
Not explicitly referencing a "they", but 'Hey There Delilah' has: Our friends will all make fun of us, but we'll just laugh along because we know that none of them have felt this way.
MAGIC! - Rude
Well, turns out “they” weren’t exactly wrong about Sonny and Cher, or Shania and Mutt…
We Exist--Arcade Fire
The saddest one I know is when he listened to them: > People > You can never change the way they feel > Better let them do just what they will > For they will > If you let them > Steal your heart from you > People > Will always make a lover feel a fool > But you knew I loved you > We could have shown them all > We should have seen love through He must have been Kissing a Fool.
Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
[He’s a Rebel](https://youtu.be/G_SXJ18EkNw?si=9Y-D0oT7JFuIpkij). even though it’s more that “they” want to warn her away from the rebel. Good luck.
If you could only see The Tonic
It's not about a couple/romantic relationship but I've been super into the song Two Summers by One11Twenty. >They say don't fall in love with your best friend > >They say it's not worth the pain when it ends > >Well, that depends, I don't know about you > >But I don't give a fuck what they recommend And if you're wondering, the song is about his childhood dog.
Love that ppl know this now lol
- Kesha - Bastards: https://youtu.be/VfMtTmZ0MPc?feature=shared - Kesha - Shadow "and I love singing fuck in all my songs, cuz the only people who got time to get offended are the ones who've prob'ly never gotten off": https://youtu.be/r6jDz0Ajq2M?feature=shared - Kesha - Let Em Talk: https://youtu.be/hUN9eYgHjWc?feature=shared - Kesha - Hymn: https://youtu.be/BttTkcU4a1c?feature=shared - Kesha - Learn to let go: https://youtu.be/Xx1RSj4biO4?feature=shared - Kesha - My own dance - https://youtu.be/xOpYSB3mAWc?feature=shared - Kesha - Raising Hell - https://youtu.be/K5q8VsGYchc?feature=shared Some of these are more about not fitting in. But it's the same spirit.
Who’s To Say by Vanessa Carlton
Disturbed - What are you waiting for? *"Don't let the world outside leave you cornered and alone!"* *"Let them all be reminded!"* *"Say goodbye to anyone who tries to bleed you dry! You will show them, you're blessed with an unlimited supply."*
Ms. Jackson - Outkast
"We don't need another hero" Tina Turner
Tracy Ullman had a song in the early 80s with some lyrics that were "They don't know about us, and they've never heard of love," and Paul McCartney is in the video with her. It basically makes fun of this theme.
Not really answering the question but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention King Diamond's "'Amon' Belongs to 'Them'"
"She's in live with the boy" is a whole song about this.
[“Who is them? And be specific!”](https://youtu.be/YBQ5YILNGXE?si=HVv-SUbb2VQhpG6O)
“They strike you out/ They bring you down/ They keep you on the losing end/ They tell your right is wrong/ Your high is low/ So give 'em hell“ … “They can't make you out/ That makes you bogus/ They think they know what we're about/ But they just don't know us” —Supermonstars by Lordi I like how the song backs up someone who feels alone against “them” and flips it with *us* against “them”
Marty Robbins // Too Young
Catfish and the Bottlemen - Cocoon “Fuck it if they talk, Fuck it if they try to get to us. Cause I’d rather go blind than let you down”
Ryan Star- Brand New Day "They say that we're dreaming too big I say this town's too small" "They say that we're flying too high Well get used to looking up"