The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity and genitalia, and (depending on the listener/reader) sometimes also certain terms relating to Hell and/or damnation when used outside their original religious context(s), and/or slurs. The "four-letter" claim refers to the fact that a large number of (but not all) English "swear words" are incidentally four-character monosyllables. This description came into use during the first half of the twentieth century.
History
Common four-letter words (in this sense) that are widely considered vulgar or offensive to a notable degree include:
cunt,
fuck (and regional variants such as feck, fick and foak),
jism (or gism),
jizz,
shit,
twat and
tits. Piss (formerly an offensive swear word) in particular, however, may be used in non-excretory contexts (pissed off, i.e. "angry", in US English and British UK English ; pissed, i.e. "drunk" in UK English) that are often not considered particularly offensive, and the word also occurs several times with its excretory meaning in the King James Bible. Several of these have been declared legally indecent under the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) TV and radio open-airwave broadcasting regulations.
"Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from the Kim Wilde album Close.
It was released at the end of 1988 — the year that had seen Wilde release a best-selling album, have four international hits (including the chart-topping "You Came") and support Michael Jackson on the European leg of his world tour.
"Four Letter Word" marked the first occasion in Wilde's then eight-year career where she released a straight ballad as a single. It also marked her last release of a song written by her father and brother (who had written the majority of her early hits together, including the pop classic "Kids in America)". It became her third consecutive UK Top 10 single from "Close", reaching number 6.
An extended version as well as an acoustic remix of "Four Letter Word" were released as a 12" and CD-single.
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Four Letter Word · Clawfinger
Zeros & Heroes
℗ 2003 Gadget Records
Released on: 2014-03-07
Composer: Clawfinger
Lyricist: Clawfinger
Music Publisher: Extern Entertainment
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published: 01 Mar 2019
Clawfinger - Four letter word (Lyrics)
Clawfinger - Four letter word (Lyrics)
published: 21 Jan 2014
Clawfinger - Four letter word (to my "friend")
Clawfinger - four letter word
great band, good song, and this is what i would say to my "friend"
published: 10 May 2008
Clawfinger - Four Letter Word
Clawfinger - Four Letter Word
published: 11 Apr 2010
clawfinger four letter word
i did not make this song!
clawfinger-Four letter word from album: Zeroz & heroes
enjoy
published: 11 May 2009
Clawfinger - Four Letter Word
Clawfinger - Four Letter Word
published: 11 Nov 2020
Clawfinger - Do What I Say.mp4
published: 12 Nov 2011
Shock Therapy - Hate Is a 4-Letter Word (Official Audio)
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Taken from the album "Theatre of Shock Therapy".
The brainchild of a disturbed 19-year-old, Shock Therapy was created in 1984 by lead singer/guitarist/synthesist Gregory John McCormick a.k.a. Itchy together with guitarist E. Keith Jackson. After spending an influential period of his teenage years in the care of psychiatric institutions, Itchy channeled pent-up aggressions creatively in his early adult life to what became the most original, raw underground music group in existence. Critics and fans alike cannot argue- no band does what Shock Therapy does, has done in the studio, or on stage. But let’s go back to the year 1979, THE year, when Itchy, aka Gregory John McCormick f...
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Four Letter Word · Clawfinger
Zeros & Heroes
℗ 2003 Gadget Records
Released on: 2014-03-07
Composer: Clawfinger
Lyr...
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Four Letter Word · Clawfinger
Zeros & Heroes
℗ 2003 Gadget Records
Released on: 2014-03-07
Composer: Clawfinger
Lyricist: Clawfinger
Music Publisher: Extern Entertainment
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Provided to YouTube by Zebralution GmbH
Four Letter Word · Clawfinger
Zeros & Heroes
℗ 2003 Gadget Records
Released on: 2014-03-07
Composer: Clawfinger
Lyricist: Clawfinger
Music Publisher: Extern Entertainment
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Like Shock Therapy on Facebook: https://goo.gl/LXQLgx
Dowloand the Deluxe Version on iTunes: https://goo.gl/CQ5ehg
Taken from the album "Theatre of Shock Thera...
Like Shock Therapy on Facebook: https://goo.gl/LXQLgx
Dowloand the Deluxe Version on iTunes: https://goo.gl/CQ5ehg
Taken from the album "Theatre of Shock Therapy".
The brainchild of a disturbed 19-year-old, Shock Therapy was created in 1984 by lead singer/guitarist/synthesist Gregory John McCormick a.k.a. Itchy together with guitarist E. Keith Jackson. After spending an influential period of his teenage years in the care of psychiatric institutions, Itchy channeled pent-up aggressions creatively in his early adult life to what became the most original, raw underground music group in existence. Critics and fans alike cannot argue- no band does what Shock Therapy does, has done in the studio, or on stage. But let’s go back to the year 1979, THE year, when Itchy, aka Gregory John McCormick founded a band called SHOCK THERAPY and started to mix up hardcore-guitars with synthetic sounds, to create very ludicrous songs. For a while, the band worked with changing line-up in the American underground, but in 1985 they had their breakthrough with the debut-album HATE IS A 4-LETTER WORD. Just after two weeks the first pressing was completely sold out and even in Europe, where bands like FRONT 242 started to make EBM known to the public, the band had many fans. And still today, three decades after, “Hate is a 4-Letter Word” is still one of those underground cult-songs, which are played in every independent-disco. The rest is history! But SHOCK THERAPY renounced on keeping the successful line. Itchy created uncomfortable songs with agitating lyrics and sick arrangements and their following albums saw them fading. Because being an absolute insider-cult-act, they couldn’t burn out, like so many wave-bands at the same time. And while the critics got more and more confused and helpless, while the band was caught in rumours about the misuse of drugs and insanity and while a mere cult around them was shaped, their style got mature. SHOCK THERAPY, the name stands for wonderful melodies and provocative lyrics always tighten one another. SHOCK THERAPY doesn’t frighten to desecrate their own songs by distuned guitar-riffs. Behind Itchy’s work, there’s more than just the wish to create. With literature readings, book-releases, graphics and painting, he gives us a complete view of his inner world: twisted, but not more than the normality of our sick society.
Download / stream the whole album:
Amazon: https://goo.gl/PI1qUd
Google Play: https://goo.gl/uVsrCS
Spotify: https://goo.gl/Byr1uw
Like Shock Therapy on Facebook: https://goo.gl/LXQLgx
Dowloand the Deluxe Version on iTunes: https://goo.gl/CQ5ehg
Taken from the album "Theatre of Shock Therapy".
The brainchild of a disturbed 19-year-old, Shock Therapy was created in 1984 by lead singer/guitarist/synthesist Gregory John McCormick a.k.a. Itchy together with guitarist E. Keith Jackson. After spending an influential period of his teenage years in the care of psychiatric institutions, Itchy channeled pent-up aggressions creatively in his early adult life to what became the most original, raw underground music group in existence. Critics and fans alike cannot argue- no band does what Shock Therapy does, has done in the studio, or on stage. But let’s go back to the year 1979, THE year, when Itchy, aka Gregory John McCormick founded a band called SHOCK THERAPY and started to mix up hardcore-guitars with synthetic sounds, to create very ludicrous songs. For a while, the band worked with changing line-up in the American underground, but in 1985 they had their breakthrough with the debut-album HATE IS A 4-LETTER WORD. Just after two weeks the first pressing was completely sold out and even in Europe, where bands like FRONT 242 started to make EBM known to the public, the band had many fans. And still today, three decades after, “Hate is a 4-Letter Word” is still one of those underground cult-songs, which are played in every independent-disco. The rest is history! But SHOCK THERAPY renounced on keeping the successful line. Itchy created uncomfortable songs with agitating lyrics and sick arrangements and their following albums saw them fading. Because being an absolute insider-cult-act, they couldn’t burn out, like so many wave-bands at the same time. And while the critics got more and more confused and helpless, while the band was caught in rumours about the misuse of drugs and insanity and while a mere cult around them was shaped, their style got mature. SHOCK THERAPY, the name stands for wonderful melodies and provocative lyrics always tighten one another. SHOCK THERAPY doesn’t frighten to desecrate their own songs by distuned guitar-riffs. Behind Itchy’s work, there’s more than just the wish to create. With literature readings, book-releases, graphics and painting, he gives us a complete view of his inner world: twisted, but not more than the normality of our sick society.
Download / stream the whole album:
Amazon: https://goo.gl/PI1qUd
Google Play: https://goo.gl/uVsrCS
Spotify: https://goo.gl/Byr1uw
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Four Letter Word · Clawfinger
Zeros & Heroes
℗ 2003 Gadget Records
Released on: 2014-03-07
Composer: Clawfinger
Lyricist: Clawfinger
Music Publisher: Extern Entertainment
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Like Shock Therapy on Facebook: https://goo.gl/LXQLgx
Dowloand the Deluxe Version on iTunes: https://goo.gl/CQ5ehg
Taken from the album "Theatre of Shock Therapy".
The brainchild of a disturbed 19-year-old, Shock Therapy was created in 1984 by lead singer/guitarist/synthesist Gregory John McCormick a.k.a. Itchy together with guitarist E. Keith Jackson. After spending an influential period of his teenage years in the care of psychiatric institutions, Itchy channeled pent-up aggressions creatively in his early adult life to what became the most original, raw underground music group in existence. Critics and fans alike cannot argue- no band does what Shock Therapy does, has done in the studio, or on stage. But let’s go back to the year 1979, THE year, when Itchy, aka Gregory John McCormick founded a band called SHOCK THERAPY and started to mix up hardcore-guitars with synthetic sounds, to create very ludicrous songs. For a while, the band worked with changing line-up in the American underground, but in 1985 they had their breakthrough with the debut-album HATE IS A 4-LETTER WORD. Just after two weeks the first pressing was completely sold out and even in Europe, where bands like FRONT 242 started to make EBM known to the public, the band had many fans. And still today, three decades after, “Hate is a 4-Letter Word” is still one of those underground cult-songs, which are played in every independent-disco. The rest is history! But SHOCK THERAPY renounced on keeping the successful line. Itchy created uncomfortable songs with agitating lyrics and sick arrangements and their following albums saw them fading. Because being an absolute insider-cult-act, they couldn’t burn out, like so many wave-bands at the same time. And while the critics got more and more confused and helpless, while the band was caught in rumours about the misuse of drugs and insanity and while a mere cult around them was shaped, their style got mature. SHOCK THERAPY, the name stands for wonderful melodies and provocative lyrics always tighten one another. SHOCK THERAPY doesn’t frighten to desecrate their own songs by distuned guitar-riffs. Behind Itchy’s work, there’s more than just the wish to create. With literature readings, book-releases, graphics and painting, he gives us a complete view of his inner world: twisted, but not more than the normality of our sick society.
Download / stream the whole album:
Amazon: https://goo.gl/PI1qUd
Google Play: https://goo.gl/uVsrCS
Spotify: https://goo.gl/Byr1uw
The phrase four-letter word refers to a set of English-language words written with four letters which are considered profane, including common popular or slang terms for excretory functions, sexual activity and genitalia, and (depending on the listener/reader) sometimes also certain terms relating to Hell and/or damnation when used outside their original religious context(s), and/or slurs. The "four-letter" claim refers to the fact that a large number of (but not all) English "swear words" are incidentally four-character monosyllables. This description came into use during the first half of the twentieth century.
History
Common four-letter words (in this sense) that are widely considered vulgar or offensive to a notable degree include:
cunt,
fuck (and regional variants such as feck, fick and foak),
jism (or gism),
jizz,
shit,
twat and
tits. Piss (formerly an offensive swear word) in particular, however, may be used in non-excretory contexts (pissed off, i.e. "angry", in US English and British UK English ; pissed, i.e. "drunk" in UK English) that are often not considered particularly offensive, and the word also occurs several times with its excretory meaning in the King James Bible. Several of these have been declared legally indecent under the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) TV and radio open-airwave broadcasting regulations.
Ain't just your kiss, K I S S that I miss Ain't just the way that you squeeze me tight If there's a wish at the top of my list Uh, is that you be there every day and every night I found a new four letter word The sweetest sound that I ever heard I found a new four letter word Lust can kinda be nice But it ain't L O V E, indeedy All right Oh when the rush that I'm dreamin' of's not enough You touch and I can't control myself You put the glide back into my stride Oh yeah, you move me like-a nobody else I found a new four letter word The sweetest sound that I ever heard I found a new four letter word Lust can kinda be nice But it ain't L O V E, oh yeah Let me spell it out, c'mon You're all I'm looking for You ain't the girl next door You're really so much more You put me to shame And then you walk right in You know I can't explain You do that lovin' thing All over again Live life just like a wild ride More like a landslide Take me away New four letter word The sweetest sound that I ever heard I found a new four letter word The sweetest sound that I ever heard New four letter word And baby, the sweetest sound that I ever heard New four letter word Hey, lust can kinda be nice