Worst lyrics
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Worst lyrics
As an aside to the favourite lyric thread, how about the worst?
As much as I love Phil Oakley, who has delivered some stonkers of awful lyrics down the years, I have to vote for;
Dehumanisation is a very long word.
It’s been around since…
…Richard the Third
As much as I love Phil Oakley, who has delivered some stonkers of awful lyrics down the years, I have to vote for;
Dehumanisation is a very long word.
It’s been around since…
…Richard the Third
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Re: Worst lyrics
"Yellow man in Timbuctoo"
'The Spice Girls'... don't ask me which song it is though.
'The Spice Girls'... don't ask me which song it is though.
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"I'd rather jack than Fleetwood Mac" by the appalling Reynolds Girls.
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MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
End of thread
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
End of thread
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I’m serious as cancer when I say rhythm is a dancer.
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
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Re: Worst lyrics
That is a fantastic tune,the lyrics are barmy but it's a fantastic song especially the Donna Summer version
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Re: Worst lyrics
Spice up you life (apparently)fidelcastro wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:52 pm"Yellow man in Timbuctoo"
'The Spice Girls'... don't ask me which song it is though.
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My Chiffon is Wet by Disco -Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes.
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Re: Worst lyrics
I'm the Scatman
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
What utter jibberish
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
What utter jibberish
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All of Agadoo
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Interesting… I quite like pineapple.
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Somehow this kind of crap does wel tho.... look at Gangam Style when that came outjdrobbo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:23 pmI'm the Scatman
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
What utter jibberish
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"..He's got a brand new car
Looks like a jaguar
It's got leather seats
It's got a CD player
We'll start over again
Grow ourselves new skin
Get a house in Devon
Drink cider from a lemon..."
The above from a Feeder song (Buck Rogers). I can never understand, when there is so much talent knocking around the live scene in tiny venues, how sh1te like this manages to 'make it'
Looks like a jaguar
It's got leather seats
It's got a CD player
We'll start over again
Grow ourselves new skin
Get a house in Devon
Drink cider from a lemon..."
The above from a Feeder song (Buck Rogers). I can never understand, when there is so much talent knocking around the live scene in tiny venues, how sh1te like this manages to 'make it'
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Oh, your red scarf matches your eyes
You closed your cover before striking
Father had the shipfitter blues
Loving you has made me bananas
You closed your cover before striking
Father had the shipfitter blues
Loving you has made me bananas
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I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
WHAT?!
and anyone that tells me that the spice girls were in any way feminists will get called a silly cow.
So tell me what you want, what you really, really want
I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha) I wanna, (ha)
I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig ah
WHAT?!
and anyone that tells me that the spice girls were in any way feminists will get called a silly cow.
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Re: Worst lyrics
Anything by the complete hag, that is Mick Hucknall.
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Re: Worst lyrics
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. Africa by Toto
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'At the time I loved that tune, but now in my more mature years, I can see just how gash it was.jdrobbo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:23 pmI'm the Scatman
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
(I'm the Scatman)
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub
Yo da dub dub
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop bop bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda
Ba-da-ba-da-ba-be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
Be bop ba bodda bope
Bop ba bodda bope
What utter jibberish
Gave him a UK number 1 though back in 1995 I think, however there's probably a reason the guy was a one-hit wonder.
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Re: Worst lyrics
Cirrus_Minor wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:01 pmOh, your red scarf matches your eyes
You closed your cover before striking
Father had the shipfitter blues
Loving you has made me bananas
This is a great parody of the big band intros of the time -
Ah, there’s gaiety, merriment and dancing in the Hotel Sheets nightly!
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Re: Worst lyrics
'Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in this town'
The prison, mayhap?
Somewhere in this town'
The prison, mayhap?
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Has there been an apology?fidelcastro wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:52 pm"Yellow man in Timbuctoo"
'The Spice Girls'... don't ask me which song it is though.
I’d settle for a full and complete destruction of everything they ever recorded as punishment for this racist drivel….
Let’s cancel it….
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I am a Thin Lizzy man, but that was funny.dougcollins wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:18 pm'Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in this town'
The prison, mayhap?
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Re: Worst lyrics
"Respectfully I say to Thee" from Upside Down lyrics from Diana Ross.
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This lyric is like fingernails down a blackboard. When the song comes on the radio, I’m reaching for the off button.Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:59 pmAs sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. Africa by Toto
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She wrecked the car and she was sad
And so afraid that I’d be mad but what the heck
And so afraid that I’d be mad but what the heck
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Who is Phil Oakley?
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Quite like that line - fits in well with the song (which is a banger, let’s have it right) and a sort of detached way of calling somebody out.Wile E Coyote wrote: ↑Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:52 pm"Respectfully I say to Thee" from Upside Down lyrics from Diana Ross.
Was going to contribute that line from Toto - Africa but it seems somebody already has. One of my least favourite songs of all time.
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My head's spinning
Boy, I'm in a daze
I feel isolated
Don't wanna communicate
I'll take a shower, I will scour
I will rub
To find peace of mind
The happy mind I once owned, yeah
All saints - never ever
Boy, I'm in a daze
I feel isolated
Don't wanna communicate
I'll take a shower, I will scour
I will rub
To find peace of mind
The happy mind I once owned, yeah
All saints - never ever
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The whole Diana Ross's Chain Reaction absolute bilge!
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A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace and rearrange your liver to the solid metal grace.
Yes Close to the edge
Yes Close to the edge
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Is it a bird, is it a plane, it must be Dave, who's on the train.
&
Respect to the man in the ice cream van.
&
Respect to the man in the ice cream van.
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Swizzlestick wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 12:40 amQuite like that line - fits in well with the song (which is a banger, let’s have it right) and a sort of detached way of calling somebody out.
Was going to contribute that line from Toto - Africa but it seems somebody already has. One of my least favourite songs of all time.
would be ok if it was written in 1756, the diana ross one.
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Can I ride with you in your BMW
You can sail with me in my yellow submarine
You can sail with me in my yellow submarine
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I saw All Saints at Car Fest South 2 weekends ago. They were actually quite good and are still very easy on the eye.
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Re: Worst lyrics
Somebody already had "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag" which is stunningly bad.
There's plenty out there.
I've nothing against pop songs having fluffy, meaningless lyrics. That's what pop is all about. Some of the worse examples come when they try and say something profound.
One that springs to mind would be Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind' which includes the line, "Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger far more than an empty fridge".
She has to mangle the grammar to get this into the song in the first place and it still doesn't scan.
There's plenty out there.
I've nothing against pop songs having fluffy, meaningless lyrics. That's what pop is all about. Some of the worse examples come when they try and say something profound.
One that springs to mind would be Alicia Keys 'Empire State of Mind' which includes the line, "Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger far more than an empty fridge".
She has to mangle the grammar to get this into the song in the first place and it still doesn't scan.
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I detest every line of this whiny, creepy whinge of a song.
I met this girl late last year
She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
But I gave her my time for two or three nights
Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
I went away for months until our paths crossed again
She told me, "I was never looking for a friend
Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
Baby, if you wanted me then should have just said, she's singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
And for a couple weeks I only wanna see her
We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
But me and her, we make money the same way
Four cities, two planes, the same day
And those shows have never been what it's about
But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
On my hotel door
I don't even know if she knows what for
She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
Trust and respect is what we do this for
I never intended to be next (you *******)
But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
And I never saw him as a threat (you *******)
Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
It's not like we were both on tour
We were staying on the same ******* hotel floor
And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
This is not the way you realized what you wanted
It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
And all this time, God knows I'm singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
I met this girl late last year
She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
But I gave her my time for two or three nights
Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
I went away for months until our paths crossed again
She told me, "I was never looking for a friend
Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
Baby, if you wanted me then should have just said, she's singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
And for a couple weeks I only wanna see her
We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
But me and her, we make money the same way
Four cities, two planes, the same day
And those shows have never been what it's about
But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
On my hotel door
I don't even know if she knows what for
She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
Trust and respect is what we do this for
I never intended to be next (you *******)
But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
And I never saw him as a threat (you *******)
Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
It's not like we were both on tour
We were staying on the same ******* hotel floor
And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
This is not the way you realized what you wanted
It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
And all this time, God knows I'm singing
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
That heart is so cold
All over my home
I don't wanna know that, babe
Don't **** with my love
I told her she knows
Take aim and reload
I don't wanna know that, babe
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Very good singers and good looking girls but terrible lyrics.Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:22 pmI saw All Saints at Car Fest South 2 weekends ago. They were actually quite good and are still very easy on the eye.
A few questions that I need to know?
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Don't know where the extra 'l' came from
Nice spot Mr Bellies
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Re: Worst lyrics
Most lyrics look naff when you read them.
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Go and kill the yellow man
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
I was born in the U.S.A.
Born in the U.S.A.
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Marvelous song. End of.
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You have to understand stream of concious lyrics to even begin to understand this. They are meant to compliment the music. The lyrics are less important than the vocal performance, which is phenomenal.Conroysleftfoot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 10:14 amA seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace and rearrange your liver to the solid metal grace.
Yes Close to the edge
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Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear x
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear x
Happy birthday to you
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Mmm, you smell better than a barbecue
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They definitely had some charm but ..well more Human League.
(backing singers)
Before he leaves the camp he stops
(He scans the world outside)
And where there used to be some shops
(Is where the snipers sometimes hide)
He left his home the week before
(He thought he'd be like the police)
But now he finds he is at war
(Weren't we supposed to keep the peace?)
(backing singers)
Before he leaves the camp he stops
(He scans the world outside)
And where there used to be some shops
(Is where the snipers sometimes hide)
He left his home the week before
(He thought he'd be like the police)
But now he finds he is at war
(Weren't we supposed to keep the peace?)