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As I mentioned recently, I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Erik and Jaret of the band Bowling for Soup. One of the songs they sang that evening came from their new album. Jaret said that parents shouldn’t let their children see the video produced for that song, because it took his sweet little love song “My Wena” and turned it into something disgusting and perverted. When you read the lyrics for that song below, I’m sure you’ll wonder how hard the record company had to work to get something disgusting out of it…

“My Wena”
by Bowling for Soup

Her name is Wena.
Hey, have you seen-a?
Everyone says she’s amazing.
She gets so jealous,
She sticks her head up
When I’m checkin’ out the ladies.
And she needs so much attention
She’s always hangin’ around.

My Wena is lonely tonight.
[My Wena]
She cries when I turn out the light
[My Wena]
She’s only happy when I’m holdin’ her tight
Oh, My Wena.
Take a look at my Wena.

My little Wena,
Queen of the scene
And all the girls wanna be around her
Her skin is so soft,
I can’t keep my hands off
Ever since the day I found her.
And she’ll make your heart beat faster
With the wink of an eye.

My Wena is lonely tonight.
[My Wena]
She cries when I turn out the light
[My Wena]
She’s only happy when I’m holdin’ her tight
Oh, My Wena.
Have you seen my Wena?
Get a load o’ my…

Sometimes she can’t sleep at night
And I wake up and she’s just a-lookin’ at me
And she snuggles up tight when it’s cold outside
She likes to show off when we’re walkin’ the beach
And she’s always up for goin’ extra innings
She’s a sucker for a happy ending.
And we may not always agree,
But she’s always here with me.

My Wena is lonely tonight.
She cries when I turn out the light
She’s only happy when I’m holdin’ her tight
My Wena.
[Take a look at my Wena.]

My Wena is lonely tonight.
[My wonderful Wena.]
She cries when I turn out the light
[She wants to get between ya.]
She’s only happy when I’m holdin’ her tight
Oh, My Wena.
My wonderful Wena.

Here’s a video of Bowling for Soup playing the song live at the Garage Bar in Columbus on July 8, 2009.

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