What were the Coasters' controversial songs?
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Two other Coasters hits, ÒYakety Yak,Ó and ÒCharlie Brown,Ó were somewhat controversial because they fueled the late 1950s debate over whether rock and roll music was a serious form of rebellion on the part of young people. ÒYakety YakÓ is the humorous lament of a teenager Òbedeviled by his parents,Ó in WardÕs words, a young man who has no time to hang out with his friends because his mother and father burden him with a seemingly endless list of chores. Ward called it Òyet another teenage classic of social commentary, yet another record that would set parents and school authorities against rock and roll.Ó Similarly, ÒCharlie BrownÓÑcompletely unrelated to Charles SchultzÕs ÒPeanutsÓ characterÑproved Òjust as incendiary as ÔYakety YakÕ had been,Ó according to Ward. Its hero smoked in the auditorium and mocked his teachers.
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