I wanted to know how bad secular songs were so I looked at the 100 most popular songs of the week; if they contradicted accepted Christian ethics (that are based on Scripture) in any way I recorded how they had done so.
Here's what I found:*
* Please note: This deals with the song lyrics, not the music video.
Songs examined that are not necessarily harmful: 14
See you Again
Sugar
Love Me Like You Do
Shut up and Dance
Thinking Out Loud
Want To Want Me (But runs on the edge of unacceptable because of exalted a women's body over her soul.)
Lay me down
Take Your Time
Shake It Off
I Want You To Know
Where Are U Now
I'm Not the Only One
Lips Are Movin
Budapest
Harmful: 27Shake It Off
I Want You To Know
Where Are U Now
I'm Not the Only One
Lips Are Movin
Budapest
Uptown Funk: Lusting after women and using the Hebrew word "Hallelujah" (which means "Praise be to [God's Sacred Name].
Trap Queen: Sexualizes a woman and promotes love of money.
Earned it: Promotes the idea that someone deserves praise, (when in reality they deserve Hell.)
GDFR: Exalts lusting over women and love of money.
Somebody: Exalts a life of risky drinking and of fornication.
Style: Unnecessarily refers to inmost dress. (Very close to acceptable.)
Post to be (Fornication and drug reference)
One More Time (swears)
Chains (The song makes reference to a women as ``warm as a devil`` but also says ``but I wouldn`t change this love.`
Talking Body (drug references, uses profanity and swears)
Nasty Freestyle (uses profanity)
Girl Crush (an honest song with an extreme coveting problem)
Hey Mama (sexual references relative to a slave-women and owner-man, instead of a Song of Solomon relation.)
Dear Future Husband (Assumes she deserves a man`s service contrary to the understanding that we deserve damnation for our sins. Has a valuable overall message otherwise.)
B*tch Better Have the Money (Profanity)
Blank Space (Uses God's Name in vain)
Time of Our Life (contains profanity and promotes a life style of fornication)
Four-five Seconds (swears)
Truffle Butter (glorifies fornication)
Honey, I'm Good (Once again: this song has good overall meaning but contains profanity regarding a women's rear-end.)
Blessings (contains profanity and exalts the self in pride)
Throw Sum Mo (contains profanity and promotes sexual-sin)
Take Me to Church (promotes the worship of a women and is filled with anti-Christian propaganda)
Worth It (exalts the self)
Slow Motion (promotes looking at a women sexually, whose likely not your wife.)
Ayo (contains profanity and promotes a life style of fornication)
Worth It (exalts the self)
Slow Motion (promotes looking at a women sexually, whose likely not your wife.)
Ayo (contains profanity and promotes a life style of fornication)
You Know You Like It (Supports general rebellion and immaturity: "I just wanna have some fun, don't tell me what can't be done"
Undecided: 1
Hallelujah (The phase "I was drunk and it didn’t mean a thing" isn't clear: Did it not mean a think because you won't be held accountable on Judgement Day or because in the end getting drunk achieves nothing?)
Hallelujah (The phase "I was drunk and it didn’t mean a thing" isn't clear: Did it not mean a think because you won't be held accountable on Judgement Day or because in the end getting drunk achieves nothing?)
