What was the first recorded pop or rock song to contain the "F word"?

asgardshill

Louis Armstrong song "Ol' Man Mose", Eddie Duchin, 1938 WARNING: LINK CONTAINS OBJECTIONABLE CONTENT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(insert the F word here) Sep 21 09, 3:47 AM

zbeckabee

More on the above from Answers: Duchin's 1938 release of the Louis Armstrong song "Ol' Man Mose" (Brunswick Records 8155) with vocal by Patricia Norman caused a minor scandal at the time with the lyric "bucket" being heard as "f*** it." Some listeners analyze the recording and conclude that there is no vulgarism uttered, while others are convinced that Norman does use the f-word (which would explain one of the band members laughing delightedly after Norman seems to chirp, "Aww, f*** it, f***-f***-f*** it!"). The "scandalous" lyrics caused the record to zoom to #2 on the Billboard charts, resulting in sales of 170,000 copies when sales of 20,000 were considered a blockbuster. The song was banned after its release in Great Britain. The notorious number can be heard on a British novelty CD, "Beat the Band to the Bar." You be the judge, here's the song on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDKNHMDrEU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Duchin http://www.answers.com/topic/eddy-duchin Sep 21 09, 6:58 AM

bigponder

It sounds like bucket to me. How about the Fish Cheer by Country Joe MacDonald which is on the Woodstock documentary and on the album (released in 1970). I remember hearing it on the CBC, albeit only once, in the 1970s. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%22Fish%22_Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I%27m-Fixin%27-To-Die_Rag Sep 21 09, 7:35 AM