Posted October 8, 200717 yr I found this slightly old article on the bee bee see news site: Des'ree takes bad lyric top spot A vote for the worst lyric in pop has awarded the dubious title to soul singer Des'ree's hit Life. The offending lines are "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". Listeners to Marc Riley's BBC6 Music show have been voting for the past three weeks on a top 10 list of shame. Second place went to Snap's Rhythm is a Dancer which goes "I'm as serious as cancer/ When I say rhythm is a dancer". In third place was "And I met a girl/ She asked me my name/ I told her what it was" from Razorlight's 2005 hit Somewhere Else. 'Defiantly dumb' Other songs to make the top 10 are U2's Elevation (Been living like a mole now/ Going down, excavation), Champagne Supernova by Oasis (Slowly walking down the hall/ Faster than a cannonball) and Black Sabbath's War Pigs (Generals gathered in their masses/ Just like witches at black masses). Riley said: "Bad lyrics can come in all forms - some acceptable, some less so. TOP 10 WORST LYRICS 1. Des'ree - Life 2. Snap - Rhythm is a Dancer 3. Razorlight - Somewhere Else 4. ABC - That Was Then But This is Now 5. U2 - Elevation 6. Toto - Africa 7. Oasis - Champagne Supernova 8. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know? 9. Human League - The Lebanon 10. Black Sabbath - War Pigs Source: BBC6 Music poll "For instance, in the right hands, defiantly dumb lyrics such as Manfred Mann's Do Wah Diddy Diddy (diddy dum diddy do) can be more than acceptable as part of the pop idiom. "In fact we embrace them. Let's not forget it was a number one smash. "But imagine the same words streaming from the crown prince of gloom Leonard Cohen, accompanied only by a forlorn expression and a battered banjo. "It would (quite rightly) be mocked and held up for much ridicule." He added: "In short, dumb is sometimes OK, whereas pious and pretentious and pompous are obviously never to be encouraged nor tolerated." Now, maybes i'm biased but I can think of far, far, FAR worse lyrics than the ones in 'Somewhere Else'. One of the things I love about that song is its simplicity. I mean ffs, what are you supposed to do when you meet a girl who asks your name? :lol: Anyway, thats my slant on things.. what do you all make of this?
October 8, 200717 yr I saw this a while back... The lyrics are pretty simplistic tbh, but that makes the song what it is :D
October 8, 200717 yr Author Exactly Johnny! They dont try to be too clever or flamboyant, they just tell it like it is ^_^ I think it'd be worse if they sang using BBC English -_-
October 8, 200717 yr It is a bad lyric but I suppose it does get straight to the point :lol: 3rd worst is a bit harsh :P
October 8, 200717 yr Author It is a bad lyric but I suppose it does get straight to the point :lol: 3rd worst is a bit harsh :P Definately, especially considering some of the lyrics in that list -_- Its obviously the irrational hatred of Razorlight that people have dictating the voting and not so much the lyrics imo. But maybes thats just me -_-
December 2, 200717 yr To be honest my sister mentioned she hated that line in the Razorlight song! But I still love Somewhere Else. It's my favourite Razorlight song. The worst lyrics I've ever heard it Charlotte Church - Crazy Chic "I think I'm gona need some therapy, oh baby I hope you have a PhD" :puke2:
December 2, 200717 yr To be honest my sister mentioned she hated that line in the Razorlight song! But I still love Somewhere Else. It's my favourite Razorlight song. The worst lyrics I've ever heard it Charlotte Church - Crazy Chic "I think I'm gona need some therapy, oh baby I hope you have a PhD" :puke2: To be honest all of Charlotte Church's songs don't deserve any lyrics at all -_-
January 29, 200817 yr Author To be honest my sister mentioned she hated that line in the Razorlight song! But I still love Somewhere Else. It's my favourite Razorlight song. You have good taste ^_^ I've heard a lot worse. And yeah i'd agree with that I think this has all partly been down to the 'We Hate Razorlight' bandwagon. If it had been anyone else I reckon the song would've been getting praised but because it's Razorlight that are performing it, the lyrics are "shit" -_- Besides, that Des'Ree 'Life' song.. wtf??? :huh:
