![Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Down by the Riverside: Controversial Songs No. 25 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Airline; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/sister-rosetta-tharpe-down-by-the-riverside-controversial-songs-25-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Down by the Riverside | Controversial Songs
In the 25th edition of Controversial Songs (2025), we explore the controversy behind “Down by the Riverside” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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Aww, shee-it! Prepare to be shooketh! Spicy Tunez is a column filled with naughty, sometimes controversial, and NSFW songs 👀. Some songs merely dabble in innuendo and suggestiveness. Others, however, go whole-hog and embrace a give-no-fucks aesthetic, thrive on sexual endeavors, utter shock value, and sometimes find themselves firmly embroiled in censorship… DUN, DUN, DUN!
![Micah McLaurin, Satisfied: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 58 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Micah McLaurin; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/micah-mclaurin-satisfied-midnight-heat-58-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![boyinbrown, Gay Butt Sex: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 57 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; boyinbrownrecords; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/boyinbrown-gay-butt-sex-midnight-heat-57-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Cattle Decapitation, Forced Gender Reassignment: Controversial Songs No. 24 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Metal Blade; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cattle-decapitation-forced-gender-reassignment-controversial-songs-24-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Beats By AI, Scissored In My Chevy: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 56 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Beats By Ai; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/beats-by-ai-scissored-in-my-chevy-midnight-heat-56-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Wheeler Walker Jr., I Sucked Another Dick Last Night: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 55 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Pepperhill Music; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wheeler-walker-jr-i-sucked-another-dick-last-night-midnight-heat-55-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Bloodhound Gang, I Wish I Was Queer So I Could Get Chicks: Controversial Songs No. 23 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Geffen; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bloodhound-gang-i-wish-i-was-queer-so-i-could-get-chicks-controversial-songs-23-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Lizzo, LEFTRIGHT: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 54 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Nice Life Recording Company / Atlantic Recording Corporation; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lizzo-leftright-midnight-heat-54-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Lizzo, STILL CANT FUH: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 53 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Nice Life Recording Company / Atlantic Recording Corporation; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lizzo-still-cant-fuh-midnight-heat-53-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Lucille Bogan, B.D. Woman’s Blues: Controversial Songs No. 22 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.; Andrea Mosti from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay; christian buehner on Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/lucille-bogan-b-d-womans-blues-controversial-songs-22-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
![Dinah Washington, Big Long Slidin’ Thing: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 No. 52 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Francesco Ungaro, Hasan Muneer, Natan, Tazz Vaughn from Pexels; AcatXlo, Aristal Branson, Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/dinah-washington-big-long-slidin-thing-midnight-heat-52-2025.jpg?resize=360%2C240&ssl=1)
