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#1 Jul 27 2006 at 1:29 PM Rating: Good
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The Prince thread reminded me of the song "When Doves Cry". More specifically, of a particular line in the song:
Prince wrote:
Animals strike curious poses
Every time I hear it, I picture a dog suddenly standing on its hind legs and giving a big thumbs up or striking a Madonna-esque "Vogue" pose. Which would be curious.

Along the same lines, Shawn Colvin of "Sunny Came Home" fame had a song on the same album called "New Thing Now". A non-offensive folksie number, I cringed the moment I heard
Ms. Colvin wrote:
And don't you love the leader of the band?
Equal parts Butt-Head and Peter Pan
My immediate thought was "Honey, that line isn't going to age well."

I hesitate to call it an "Okay song" but my number one choice for God awful line is in Michael Sembello's Flashdance soundtrack number, "Maniac"
Mike wrote:
There's a cold kinetic heat
WTF? That makes no sense at all Smiley: dubious

Amuse me by sharing some serious clunkers of a lyric in an otherwise palatable song.
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#2 Jul 27 2006 at 1:45 PM Rating: Good
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One that comes to mind is "The Dolphins Cry" by Live. The title happens to be the song's stupid line.

The verses are pretty nice, a simple chord progression where the lead singer (who has a pretty good rock voice, IMO) quietly sings:

The way you're bathed in light
reminds me of that night
god laid me down into your rose garden of trust
and I was swept away
with nothin' left to say
some helpless fool
yeah I was lost in a swoon of peace
you're all I need to find
so when the time is right
come to me sweetly, come to me
come to me

Then they get to the lame pre-chorus, where in the middle he inexplicably yells out the line

"Can you hear the dolphins cry?".

I don't know what on earth the line is supposed to have to do with anything in the song, and it's horribly sappy. I can't help but wonder, "Why dolphins? Is it just because they're cute?"

Edited, Jul 27th 2006 at 2:49pm EDT by Eske
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#3REDACTED, Posted: Jul 27 2006 at 1:58 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) I've always wondered the relevance of this dialogue to this Meatloaf song:
#4REDACTED, Posted: Jul 27 2006 at 2:04 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) On another note, every time I hear this song it makes me think 'Allakhazam' for some reason unbeknownst to me.
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(Off topic, but just because I'm listening to it now) I'm continuously amazed at the quality of the lyrics in American Pie. The layers of imagery and metaphor are fascinating.

They just don't craft lyrics like that anymore.
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#6 Jul 27 2006 at 10:16 PM Rating: Decent
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Gwar wrote:
We're the Morality Squad
Armed with the wrath of God
My name is Granbo
And here's my holy hot-rod
Freedom to all the people
Brave, true and strong
Freedom to all the people
Unless I think your wrong!
Blasphemy!
Rapist mentality!
Teen Suicide!
Necro-bestial **** butt sex!

I've always had a problem with the last line. I mean, how many possible ways can you have butt sex other than ****?! Smiley: confused
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#7Jophiel, Posted: Jul 27 2006 at 10:32 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Smiley: dubious
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#8 Jul 27 2006 at 11:29 PM Rating: Excellent
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Not a good song, but it has to be the dumbest lyric ever

Neil Diamond wrote:
I am, I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair.
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#9 Jul 27 2006 at 11:30 PM Rating: Good
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Jophiel wrote:
Jawbox wrote:
I've always had a problem with the last line. I mean, how many possible ways can you have butt sex other than ****?! Smiley: confused
Along the same lines:
Suzanne Vega in "Men in a War" wrote:
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
Smiley: dubious


Another like that:

Oleander in "Never Again" wrote:
"Some of us never see the light
Until it's out of sight.
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#10 Jul 28 2006 at 11:20 AM Rating: Excellent
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Danalog the Vengeful Programmer wrote:
Not a good song, but it has to be the dumbest lyric ever

Neil Diamond wrote:
I am, I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair.


That's pretty classic. How many possible rhymes are there for "there"? And that's the best he could come up with, gods.
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It's not a bad line, but the way Panic at the Disco sings "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?" or "Waaat a beautiful wedding" makes me shriek and turn off my radio. I can't believe people can sing such crap on the radio.

The line worst line ever has to be:

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It’s like Romeo and Juliet Hot sex on a platter just to get you wet


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#12 Jul 28 2006 at 11:23 AM Rating: Excellent
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Why lyrics written while on a really freaking trip are not keepers:

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to make it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo


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#13 Jul 28 2006 at 11:23 AM Rating: Excellent
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"not even the bear"
"it gave me a scare"
"what a yummy pear"
"I'm losing my hair"
"the silence did glare"

ALL BETTER!
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#14 Jul 28 2006 at 11:29 AM Rating: Excellent
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"did nobody care?"
"I'm talking to air"
"not here and not there"

IT'S NOT HARD, NEIL! Put down the damn coke spoon ffs.
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You are my sunshine,
my only sunshine,
you make me happy,
when skies are grey...

By taking about grey skies one implies that there is another "sunshine" that would make the skies not grey. Also, does this mean that the object of the song only makes the singer happy when there is no natural sun in the sky? On a bright, sunny day, should the lyrics change to "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine if you don't include the burning star which is the center of our galaxy"? Furthermore, does calling someone your sunshine incinuate that they ar enice from a distance, but it pains you to be in their proximity, as you would be burnt to death should you actually get close to the sun?

What was going through that song writer's head? Smiley: confused
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Men Without Hats, in "Pop Goes the World" wrote:
Every time I wonder where the world's gone wrong
End up lying on my face going "Ring-a-ling-a-ding-dong"
Edited to fix the lyrics. Not that it made them any better

Edited, Jul 28th 2006 at 6:15pm EDT by Jophiel
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Jophiel wrote:
Men Without Hats, in "Pop Goes the World" wrote:
Every time I wonder if the world's gone wrong
End up lying on my back going "Ring-a-ling-a-ding-dong"


Wow. I think we have a winner!
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And I woke up early this morning and I went to the 5 and dime
I saw this pretty young lady that was real, real fine
I tapped her on the shoulder and said, “Mmm, mmm, excuse me, ma’am”
She pulled down her pants and said, “Splack these hands”

Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally “That Girl”
Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”

So we walked her to her house, as she opened up the door
It was heart-shaped bed in the middle of the floor
She pushed me on the bed and this you can bet
In between her legs was real, real wet
So I grabbed her by her thighs and I moved up truly
She jumped off the bed and said, “Don’t touch my booty”
“Don’t touch my booty ‘cause I won’t touch you”
“Don’t touch my booty ‘cause it’s not the thing to do”

Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”
Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”

So we bailed out her house just to get something to eat
We saw her friend named Patty walkin’ down the street
Patty turned around as we yelled out her name
She dropped to her knee and began to sing

Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”
Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”

Sally is a girl that likes to play
And if you want some lovin’ Sally is okay
She has a different fellow every day of the week
Two or maybe three just to make it sweet
Sally wants a man she can call her own
And sixty-seven hundred she can call on the phone
Sally’s never tired and she’s never alone
All Sally wants is a fellow with a room

Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”
Whoa…oh…oh…oh…
Sally, whew, “That Girl”

That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that-that girl-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that girl-that girl-that girl-that girl [Sally] (Sally) [Sally]
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl

Wait a second, get the party started
Gucci’s here to put the love in your body

That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl (Sally)
That-that-that-that-that girl
That-that-that-that girl
That-that girl, that-that girl
That girl (Sally, Sally) [Sally]

(Sally)


Pick any line it is all crap. But every damned stripper at the club had to dance to that shit back in the 80s.
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BloodwolfeX wrote:
Pick any line it is all crap.
You seem to have missed the point.
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#20 Jul 28 2006 at 5:04 PM Rating: Excellent
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I always liked the song "Desperado" except for the (to me) cheesy line:

It may be rainin'/but there's a rainbow above you

I just can't picture this loner cowboy really caring about rainbows, somehow.
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#21 Jul 28 2006 at 5:11 PM Rating: Decent
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[:Brokeback Mountain Joke Goes Here:]
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#22 Jul 28 2006 at 5:36 PM Rating: Good
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Prince always takes the cake for me:

I guess I must be dumb
'Cuz you had a pocket full of horses
Trojan and some of them used


Umm...EWWW. And yes, you are dumb, Stud.


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#23 Jul 28 2006 at 8:21 PM Rating: Good
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Jophiel wrote:
Men Without Hats, in "Pop Goes the World" wrote:
Every time I wonder where the world's gone wrong
End up lying on my face going "Ring-a-ling-a-ding-dong"
Edited to fix the lyrics. Not that it made them any better




Dude, those lyrics rock the hizzy!
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#24 Jul 30 2006 at 9:34 AM Rating: Good
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"Rhythm is a Dancer" by Snap wrote:
I'm Serious as Cancer
when I say that Rhythm is a Dancer
I win
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#25 Jul 30 2006 at 9:49 AM Rating: Good
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Sorry but I win.
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Dashing and daring,
Courageous and caring,
Faithful and friendly,
With stories to share.
All through the forest,
They sing out in chorus,
Marching along,
As their song fills the air.

Gummi Bears!!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare.
They are the Gummi Bears.

Magic and mystery,
Are part of their history,
Along with the secret,
Of gummiberry juice.
Their legend is growing,
They take pride in knowing,
They'll fight for what's right,
In whatever they do.

Gummi Bears!!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare.
They are the Gummi Bears.
They are the Gummi Bears!!


Oh hell yeah Smiley: waycool
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#26 Jul 30 2006 at 10:31 AM Rating: Decent
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Buffyisagoddess wrote:
Sorry but I win.
You lose.
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