LYRICS FOR LUNCH

Oh My Darling Nikki


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This week we're discussing the song that Diffuser once said "almost led to the downfall of society" — Prince's "Darling Nikki." How could a little song about female empowerment and public masturbation cause so much uproar? If you don't know, then you clearly haven't been paying attention. As the supreme court prepares to dismantle Roe V. Wade, we bring you different kinds of oppression: censorship and sexual repression. With appearances from Tipper Gore, Dave Grohl, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, and John Denver, this episode runs the musical gamut to tell you the story of how we got those pesky parental advisory labels and how we can all blame capitalism, the patriarchy, and white supremacy in the end.  

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LYRICS FOR LUNCHBy Lindsay Tucker & Aviv Rubinstien

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