Posted May 5, 200718 yr CULTURE BOX DEBATE V5Ej_WQhKSI View the shortlist of the worst song lyrics ... ever! 6 Music went on a quest to find the worst lyrics ever committed to song and you voted in droves on a shortlist generated from your suggestions. Voting is now over but see below to find out who came where in your top 10 worst lyrics of all time. #1 Des'ree - Life I don't want to see a ghost, It's the sight that I fear most, I'd rather have a piece of toast, Watch the evening news. # 2 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer I'm as serious as cancer, When I say Rhythm is a Dancer. # 3 Razorlight - Somewhere Else And I met a girl, she asked me my name, I told her what it was. # 4 ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now More Sacrifices than an Aztec priest, Standing here straining at that leash, All fall down, Can't complain, mustn't grumble, Help yourself to another piece of apple crumble # 5 U2 - Elevation I've got no self control, Been living like a mole now, Going down, excavation, High and high in the sky, You make me feel like I can fly, So high, Elevation # 6 Toto - Africa The wild dogs cry out in the night, As they grow restless longing for some solitary company, I know that I must do what's right, Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. # 7 Oasis - Champagne Supernova Slowly walking down the hall, Faster than a cannonball, Where were you when we were getting high? # 8 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know? And firey demons all dance when you walk through that door, Don't say you're easy on me you're about as easy as a nuclear war. # 9 Human League - The Lebanon 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. # 10 Black Sabbath - War Pigs Generals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses. Do you agree or disagree with the results & which other songs do you think have awful lyrics?
May 5, 200718 yr i would say that this is the worst out of the top 10 - # 3 Razorlight - Somewhere Else And I met a girl, she asked me my name, I told her what it was.
May 5, 200718 yr View the shortlist of the worst song lyrics ... ever! # 5 U2 - Elevation I've got no self control, Been living like a mole now, Going down, excavation, High and high in the sky, You make me feel like I can fly, So high, Elevation # 7 Oasis - Champagne Supernova Slowly walking down the hall, Faster than a cannonball, Where were you when we were getting high? these two are great songs and diffenatly dont deserve to be in this list
May 5, 200718 yr "Here's my bright idea, I just disappear" should qualify for this list surely. :puke2:
May 5, 200718 yr #1 Des'ree - Life I don't want to see a ghost, It's the sight that I fear most, I'd rather have a piece of toast, Watch the evening news. # 3 Razorlight - Somewhere Else And I met a girl, she asked me my name, I told her what it was. # 4 ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now More Sacrifices than an Aztec priest, Standing here straining at that leash, All fall down, Can't complain, mustn't grumble, Help yourself to another piece of apple crumble Those are some fecking awful lyrics :rofl:
May 5, 200718 yr I don't think the lyrics for those sings are that bad it's just they all seem so random and don't really seem to have a point to them. I'd say the Razorlight one was the worst. Somewhere Else is one of my favourite tracks by them, but well the lyrics are just so simple to it and are just generally a bit rubbish. :(
May 5, 200718 yr # 3 Razorlight - Somewhere Else And I met a girl, she asked me my name, I told her what it was. :lol: I'd never noticed that before! Now that's just lazy! :lol: What about "my sexy ass has got him in the new dimension"? Erm, what? :huh:
May 5, 200718 yr That Desree one is indeed terrible, and well deserved on the list... As for Oasis, I always liked the ambiguity of that lyric!
May 5, 200718 yr totally disagree......... apart from snap 'rythym is a dancer' what about trio 'da da da'? or mr blobby? or telletubbies? or all then party songs like 'the birdie song', 'agadoo' (push pineapples shake the tree)... i wont have a word said against razorlight 'somewhere else'.. its superb!
May 5, 200718 yr Is the problem with these sort of polls not that popular songs get picked on because they are popular,more people know the lyrics because they were big hits. Really c**p songs are not remembered well so their crappy lyrics are long forgotten.
May 6, 200718 yr # 6 Toto - Africa The wild dogs cry out in the night, As they grow restless longing for some solitary company, I know that I must do what's right, Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti. :lol: :lol: Is this a song lyric or commentary from a David Attenborough documentary.... :lol: :lol:
May 6, 200718 yr totally disagree......... apart from snap 'rythym is a dancer' what about trio 'da da da'? or mr blobby? or telletubbies? or all then party songs like 'the birdie song', 'agadoo' (push pineapples shake the tree)... i wont have a word said against razorlight 'somewhere else'.. its superb! I dont actually recall "The Birdie Song" ever having lyrics.... :unsure: Wasn't it just a really naff instrumental for kids' birthday parties or summat...? To be fair, I think they're just rightly ignoring all the Novelty and Party songs because it kinda goes without saying that these songs are sh!t in the lyrics department, it don't need a poll to tell you that 'songs' like "Teletubbies" or "Mr Blobby" are a steaming pile of poo... I think they're focussing more on the so-called 'proper' songs....
May 6, 200718 yr "tweet tweet" are lyrics! lol... even though scott, that list is miles from being accurate. "zig-a-zig ahh" anybody?..
May 6, 200718 yr what about trio 'da da da'? wont most of that song be in German (not like the advert on TV) To be fair, I think they're just rightly ignoring all the Novelty and Party songs because it kinda goes without saying that these songs are sh!t in the lyrics department, it don't need a poll to tell you that 'songs' like "Teletubbies" or "Mr Blobby" are a steaming pile of poo... yeah novelty records are supposed to be ultra-stupid and/or total $h!t I suppose if you want to go down that area then TMF normally have one of their c**p countdowns on every other week. 6w3bp0K0UdM btw Actually talking about novelty records (i dont think it was supposed to be a serious records :unsure:) this had me in fits of laughter last night on TMF (but thats more to do with the club dancing than the song :lol: )
May 6, 200718 yr Author I've got to say the list is pretty good. However Oasis - Champagne Supernova is a pretty good lyric in my view & while Simon Le Bon has written some dodgy sub-Bryan Ferry pretentious lyrics in his time - most notably on Union of the Snake & New Moon on Monday; Is There Something I Should Know is far from his worst lyric. Some songs that I can't believe are absent from the list are: Black Eyed Peas, "My Humps" -The entire lyrics are ridiculous as proved by Alanis Morissette's suberb satire of the song by musically turning it into a deep and meaningful track hence highlighting the awful lyrics. The worst lines are: What you gon' do with all that junk? All that junk inside that trunk? I'ma get, get, get, get, you drunk, Get you love drunk off my hump. What you gon' do with all that ass? All that ass inside them jeans? I'm a make, make, make, make you scream Make you scream, make you scream. America, "A Horse With No Name" - the 1970s bland Neil Young soundalikes were famous for their dodgy lyrics, so it is easy to pick up on their most famous song. But this line is just atrocious: "There were plants and birds and rocks and things" Ricky Martin, "She Bangs" - I know English is not his native language, but there is no excuse for his sub Muhammad Ali-isms on this awful track. "She bangs, she bangs, Oh baby when she moves, she moves, I go crazy 'cause she, Looks like a flower, But she stings like a bee, Like every girl in history, She bangs alright."
May 6, 200718 yr Black Eyed Peas, "My Humps" -The entire lyrics are ridiculous as proved by Alanis Morissette's suberb satire of the song by musically turning it into a deep and meaningful track hence highlighting the awful lyrics. and talking of Alanis here is a v famous iconic performance: nT1TVSTkAXg
May 6, 200718 yr This probably shouldn't count because it was a somewhat obscure European dance hit by someone who clearly doesn't speak English, but does anyone remember 2002's "Relations" by Erika? It actually went top 10 in some countries I think. Relations, for business or just for fun. Relations, sometimes only for one night. Relations, among the stars in the sky. Relations, sometimes they end; you cry. She loves her dog. He loves cats. They are friends. I love you. And I know, that is true. Don't you see, baby?
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