😱 Aussie Band Royel Otis Under Fire For 'Misogynistic' Song Lyrics

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jerzy and Amanda jam Nason.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
You know royal Otis. They're a Sydney indie duo pop duo.
They had great success with Triple Ja's Hottest one hundred
with Murder on the dance Floor.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
Yeah Grim.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
They've got seven million monthly listeners on Spotify. They've won
four awards at the twenty twenty four Arias, and now
they've been forced to issue apparently a groveling apology after
fans hit out at their newest song, The Newest Songs
called Moody.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
This is moody.

Speaker 3 (00:37):
I like it.

Speaker 4 (00:37):
What's the problem?

Speaker 2 (00:39):
Well, this is the thing, it says the reference as
a former girlfriend as.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
A bitch in the song excuse me?

Speaker 4 (00:46):
But is that all?

Speaker 2 (00:47):
That's it? And the lyrics are this and I can't
get mad around what the big deal is? I got
good intentions. She don't see them at all. She'd rather
mention that I missed a call. I'm in the doghouse again.
She's always given it to me late night. She's always
accused me. Last time she said she would kill me.
My girl's a bitch when she's moody.

Speaker 1 (01:05):
I just what's the deal.

Speaker 4 (01:07):
What form of the complaints?

Speaker 2 (01:09):
And people are saying, Oh, I can't believe in this
day and age, in twenty twenty five that they have
misogynistic lyrics, including referencing and former girlfriend as a bitch.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
To me, she sounds like she's one. What you can't
write these songs?

Speaker 4 (01:22):
Have you heard rap?

Speaker 3 (01:24):
You heard referred to as h's, as b words, as
mfort but also Kenny Roders? What about Kenny Rogers in
the song Ruby, I'm going to shoot her and put
her in the ground.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
What is it if I could walk, if these cripple
legs could walk.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
I grab a gun and put you in the ground.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
I don't know, but they're all true jpeople.

Speaker 4 (01:45):
I'm a right on kind of person and I don't
have any trouble with that lyrics. But it's interesting. So
that have they issued an apology?

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Yeah?

Speaker 2 (01:51):
That what?

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Now? The problem is they're deleting all the comments.

Speaker 2 (01:54):
So they're deleting all the negative comments online, which feeds
because people said, oh no, you can't and also their
ABC Triple J and have Lefty Central and.

Speaker 4 (02:04):
They have They're not going to change the lyrics of
that song.

Speaker 1 (02:06):
No, do not change the lyrics to that song.

Speaker 4 (02:09):
Do you notice that where we are now I'm surprised
at that.

Speaker 1 (02:13):
This is the world we live. This is the world
we live.

Speaker 4 (02:16):
But in the meantime, as I said, you've got rap.

Speaker 1 (02:18):
Yeah you know, and then look at no lies my
garage bed.

Speaker 4 (02:22):
Let's hear it again. That's offensive and a whole lot
of other ways. I'd like an apology.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
Ryan's rocking out.

Speaker 3 (02:31):
What are you lying about?

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Okay, it doesn't make any sense.

Speaker 3 (02:34):
Actually quite right, people are complaining it makes those sense