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Worst lyrics?

This guy needs a serious refresher course...

Let's go a little old-school here with Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting":

"They were funky Chinamen
From funky Chinatown."

😱
 
Melrose said:
Not 'Faithfully', surely? 😀

I agree about Kiss - Although Detroit Rock City was good.
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My friends make fun of me for getting twitchy when we are out in public and Journey comes on. It doesn't help that Steve Perry's causes me pain in my ears. (Yeah, I know...this from a guy who likes Geddy Lee 🙂) I think the condition is the result of a college roommate who loved Journey and bought the CD boxed set. He proceeded to play that stupid thing all the freakin' time. At one point, I threatened to throw the whole thing out our 6th floor dorm window. He bought some headphones after that. 🙂

As for bad lyrics...even the greats can have those moments that make you say WTF?? One of my favorite bands, Led Zeppelin did it on Dancing Days. "I saw a lion and he was standing alone with a tadpole in a jar". Uhh...WTF?? I'll have some of what you guys were having! I won't even get into D'yer Mak'er.
 
How about "Your Body Is A Wonderland" by John Meyer?

(or most of his songs for that matter - way overplayed and overrated, sort of the 21st Century Billy Joel... 😱)
 
Bawitdaba da bang a dang diggy diggy diggy said the boogy said up jump the boogy.



but somehow it's still satisfying to say. 😱
 
gkarris said:
How about "Your Body Is A Wonderland" by John Meyer?

(or most of his songs for that matter - way overplayed and overrated, sort of the 21st Century Billy Joel... 😱)
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I can't stand John Mayer. My (former) guitar teacher was in college w him, and said he was one weird dude ... and he said they made horrible fun of his first album.

Steve I don't mind some Journey, tbh. But their mainstream hits - the ones you ALL THE TIME are the bad ones. There're a few deeper cuts that aren't so bad. But Perry's voice grates on my ears after a while, so it's like "two songs.. k done."
 
What about that verse in 'Good Morning Starshine'?

Gliddy glub gloopy
Nibby nabby noopy
La la la lo lo
Sabba sibby sabba
Nooby abba nabba
Le le lo lo
Tooby ooby walla
Nooby abba naba
Early morning singing song
 
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss a Beat:

Television's on the blink (there's nothin' on it)
I really wanna really big coat (with words on it)
What do you want for tea? (I want crisps)
Why didn't you join the team? (I just didn't)
 
Melrose said:
I can't stand John Mayer. My (former) guitar teacher was in college w him, and said he was one weird dude ... and he said they made horrible fun of his first album.

Steve I don't mind some Journey, tbh. But their mainstream hits - the ones you ALL THE TIME are the bad ones. There're a few deeper cuts that aren't so bad. But Perry's voice grates on my ears after a while, so it's like "two songs.. k done."
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ahaha oh his FIRST album.
 
irishgrizzly said:
No enough people listen to song lyrics, I guess that's why there's...

http://reallybadlyrics.com/
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Is this your website? It's just it's a bit ... austere. Seems very subjective - almost a facebook list made into a website. I remember there was a vote, and Des'ree's Life was voted worst song lyrically ...

Des'ree said:
Ooh, I get the shivers
I don't want to see a ghost,
It's a sight that I fear most
I'd rather have a piece of toast
And watch the evening news
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BBC link
 
I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'm beggin' you to beg me.
I want you to want me.
I need you to need me.
I'd love you to love me.
I'm beggin' you to beg me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
I want you to want me.
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I HATE this song. I get pissed off every time I hear it just because of how incredibly stupid the lyrics are. I always picture some 13-year-old writing this song thinking "wow 'i want u 2 want me' this is so clevr!!!! ima repeat it over and over and over and over and over EVEN THOUGH IT'S EXTREMELY STUPID AND NOT CLEVER AT ALL."

And the fauxing beginning where the moron says "I want... you... to want... me" OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO STAB MYSELF IN THE EARS THE NEXT TIME I HEAR THIS SONG ON THE RADIO
 
That-Is-Bull said:
I HATE this song. I get pissed off every time I hear it just because of how incredibly stupid the lyrics are. I always picture some 13-year-old writing this song thinking "wow 'i want u 2 want me' this is so clevr!!!! ima repeat it over and over and over and over and over EVEN THOUGH IT'S EXTREMELY STUPID AND NOT CLEVER AT ALL."

And the fauxing beginning where the moron says "I want... you... to want... me" OH MY GOD I'M GOING TO STAB MYSELF IN THE EARS THE NEXT TIME I HEAR THIS SONG ON THE RADIO
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I hear you. bad lyrics. Bad, bad lyrics.

Michael.Lauden - yeh, the first one. He only improve marginally, which still isn't enough (imo) to bring him up to the 'listenable' point.
 
CarlisleUnited said:
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss a Beat:

Television's on the blink (there's nothin' on it)
I really wanna really big coat (with words on it)
What do you want for tea? (I want crisps)
Why didn't you join the team? (I just didn't)
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I think it's a great demonstration of how ridiculous our yoofs are. The lyrics are purposely obnoxious, of course.
 
iBlue said:
I think it's a great demonstration of how ridiculous our yoofs are. The lyrics are purposely obnoxious, of course.
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I'd disagree. CF...

I say high, you say low
You say why, and I say I don't know
Oh, no
You say goodbye and I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
Hello, hello
I don't know why you say goodbye
I say hello
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Hardly rocket science, eh?
 
"The movement you need is on your shoulder." I saw a documentary in which Paul says that was a throwaway line that he meant to change before the final cut. John talked him into keeping it, and each time Paul sings it, he thinks of John.

As competitive as the Beatles were, something tells me that John knew Paul had a classic (about his son no less) and was determined to make sure there was at least one tiny piece of s**t in it, if only for future ball-busting rights.

"I'm getting closer to my home" ... Now that's a stupid lyric. Grand Funk sings it over and over again, apparently never getting any closer.

mt
 
"Shush baby, shut your lips,
Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips"

That stupid Lady Gaga song about riding a disco stick.
 
Toop Toop [Remix] - Cassius
It's from MoS Annual 2007 so it's forgiven for having nonsensical lyrics. If you listen to this song, it's just, strange....

After all the words we sing
I got my eyes on my machine
You could just put online
So I got some piece of mine
I could keep up during night
Im gonna search people fight
Hanging out on every
All I got is a machine

As a honourable mention, Sandstorm - Darude.
 
'Isn't it ironic, don't you think'

No, Alanis, it's not ironic. Thus, rendering the song itself, unintentionally ironic 🙂
 
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