Bad Lyrics Hall of Fame

That is, of course, classically bad... but people always ignore the lines that precede it, and I swear they're every bit as awful:

As the music dies, something in your eyes
Calls to mind the silver screen and all its sad goodbyes.

 

My nomination: "I Wish I Were in Love Again," performed by Frank Sinatra.

"When love congeals, it soon reveals
The faint aroma of performing seals."

Or maybe that's my nomination for best lyrics. I'm not sure.

 

Obviously, a lot of contemporary country fits in this thread, but for me, the worst offender lately is Jason Aldean. Every song is every country boy cliche you've ever heard. I despise him.

And that Luke Bryan song, "Drunk on You"? Goddammit, I hate that song. A sampling:

Girl you make my speakers go "BOOM BOOM"
Dancin' on the tailgate in a full moon
That kinda thing makes a man go mhmm mhmm

And then, to kick off the second verse, no less:
"Well if you ain't a ten, you're a 9.9"

Naturally, it's the most popular song in country radio right now. Of course. And Jamey Johnson gets no airplay. Christ.

 

The George Harrison post made me think of "Holiday Road," which has to be just about the most inane bit of nonsense ever put to tape. If my count is correct, there are 22 separate words in the song.

 

Lyrics to songs aren't necessarily put together to make sense.
The Staple Singer's 'Respect yourself' is one of those rhyming songs with a funky beat.

 

Chuck Berry may be rock and roll royalty, but I really wish he had kept his Ding a Ling to himself.

 

It was his only No. 1 hit. Sometimes I hate this country.

 

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach

Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm driving by your house
Though I know you're not home

But I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your
Sunglasses on baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand
What happened to our love
But babe I'm gonna get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
I see you walking real slow
Smiling at everyone
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone

Out on the road today
I saw a deadhead sticker on a cadillac
A little voice inside my head said:
"Don't look back, you can never look back"
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but,

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got the top pulled down
Radio on baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you
Your brown skin shining in the sun
You got your hair slicked back and those
Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer, have gone


We can go ahead and shut the thread down, now.

 

It's a great song -- hence one of the points of the thread -- but they are trying to make a point with the song, and the point about coughing to prevent air pollution is laughable.

 

Lenny Kravitz can't go unmentioned. He tried too hard to rhyme ...

"We've got to hug and rub-a-dub
We've got to dance and be in love ..."



Ready to rub-a-dub.

But once again, Are You Gonna Go Way is perfectly listenable song that kind of rocks despite the poor lyrics.

Part of my criteria was that the song had to be enjoyable on some level or come from a respected artist.

Ergo, I'm going to assume you think Don Henley is enjoyable and/or a respected artist.

I will await word whilst you go kill a hobo.