Horrible Song Lyrics

[Mikal]

Dear Girls Aloud:

You knows I love you, but explain this:

I got one Alabama return
that'll take me far away from you
cause when you take me in your arms I turn to slave but I cant be saved

- taken from their new single "Biology"

[goggle]

ripley said:

Boy, the songwriter was really stretching with that rhyme. He couldn't have written "If you're from the Phillipines, you'll do it" or "People who don't have spleens do it" or anything else?

Oh, that's not the worst lyric in the song. The ones about fish make me go "why?" more.

That song and "You're The Top" have so many verses that are just so weird.

[Shalamar]

Here's another old one: Mungo Jerry's In the Summertime:

If her daddy's rich
Take her out for a meal
If her daddy's poor
Just do what you feel ...

I hated that. So, if your girlfriend doesn't have money, it's okay to just f*** her and leave her, eh? Grr!

[marywebgirl]

That's always bugged me, too, Shalamar.

[Deleted]

I wanted to like that Mungo Jerry song so much when it came out but that line wrecked it for me.

The one about "even educated fleas do it"...I think it's supposed to be dumb. They were weird back then, what can I say.

Another oldie I want to like but can't because of one line. . .
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no-one there to raise them if you did

Huh? If you did raise your kids on Mars, doesn't that imply you were there? Don't make me talk to Bernie about this.

[huntergrayson]

What, you should want uneducated fleas to do it?

Slate has an extended explanation of "You're The Top"'s odd lyrics here, with further analysis here.

[lpatrice]

I think Shanice is a contender for worse song lyrics, check out the gem that is "Every Woman Dreams":

You dont have to worry bout a #### thang ladies
you deserve a man that'll bend over backwards
and buy you all those things,
that every woman dreams
like gucci bags, cardier, escalade and diamond rings

verse 1
ladies, i got a little story to tell ya
bout the things that ive gone through
i said ladies (ladiiiieees)
ive been through some mess in my life
and i wanna break it down for ya
I had a man, who would take my mercedes
to go visit other ladies. but yall dont here me now
and then i had a man
who bought me a diamond ring and took it back
but yall didnt know all that

and now i have a man
who loves me no matter what his love is unconditional
ladies you deserve the best (you deserve the best)
so dont you settle for less, no no

Chorus 2x
You dont have to worry bout a #### thang ladies
you deserve a man that'll bend over backwards
and buy you all those things,
that every woman dreams
like gucci bags, cardier, escalade and diamond rings

verse 2
aint nothin wrong with having the finer things in life
now i got a man who asked me to be his wife
and when i had his babies
i gained a little weight
but my man told me that i still look like a figure 8, yea yeah

love comes from within, (oh yeah)
remember that my friend (oh yeah)
i would never tell you wrong,
if your man acts up he gone
you deserve the best (you deserve the best)
and dont you settle for less, you dont have to worry no no

Chorus 2x
You dont have to worry bout a #### thang ladies
you deserve a man that'll bend over backwards
and buy you all those things,
that every woman dreams
like gucci bags, cardier, escalade and diamond rings


speech:
(hoo) girls..let me talk to you for a minute (you dont have to worry no)
(hoo) the guys that i was with in the past had me feeling like (ahhh hoo) i was less than a woman
i thought i didnt deserve the best (hoo)
but the man that i got now.. he makes me feel like a nubian queen (hoo)
you dont have to settle for less oh no (ahhh hoo) (hoo)

Chorus 2X
You dont have to worry bout a #### thang ladies
you deserve a man that'll bend over backwards
and buy you all those things,
that every woman dreams
like gucci bags, cardier, escalade and diamond rings

[Ripley]

::blinks::

So unconditional love from a man is equated to him buying a woman designer things? I'd better alert TTMR. Seriously, how far we've fallen from Madonna's "Express Yourself":

You don't need diamond rings
Or eighteen karat gold
Fancy cars that go very fast
You know they never last, no, no
What you need is a big strong hand
To lift you to your higher ground
Make you feel like a queen on a throne
Make him love you till you can't come down

[duskwolf]

Have to defend Shakira here...no, she's not the most articulate, and yeah, she comes off as kinda nuts, but I like her brand of kinda nuts. At least she's not writing trite, awkward lyrics (which brings me to the point of my post, but I'll get to that in a second)...I figure this is the place to ask...doesn't that song remind anyone else of Sheryl Crow's "Anything But Down"?

Topic: I hate "Because of You"..."I never strayed too far from the sidewalk..I stayed on the same side of the road so I don't get hurt". Not only do they sound awful, but the delivery is just aaaaargh.

[polygal]

Those lyrics make me want to drive up on the sidewalk and run her over. The video doesn't do anything to help that, either.

I hate everything about that stupid new INXS song, "Pretty Vegas." I hated it on Rock Star: INXS, I hate it now even more. "I ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you"? Cram it, JD. (Although, in his favor, I do not hate his song as much as I violently hated the runner up's piece of ass "Trees.")