We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about some popular, older songs that have always been problematic *and*, alternatively, about a few songs they believe were ahead of their time (to illustrate both sides of how music has aged over the years). Here’s what they had to say:
Warning: Some submissions include topics of domestic abuse, sexual harassment, pedophilia, anti-gay abuse, and anti-Asian hate. Please proceed with caution.
Note: Not all submissions are from Community users — some are from this Reddit thread by user u/82h8z4.