When you consider everything else we get exposed to, dirty song lyrics are no surprise in this day and age. We can listen to Nicki Minaj rap about “making it drip” and carry on about our day unfazed — ...

Dolly Parton often uses simile in her songwriting. In a song that came out in 1975, she compared her life and her heart to a bargain store. With lyrics like “come inside” and “completely satisfied,” ...