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Surely

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The chorus from the song "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac:

Thunder only happens when its raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say... women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean... you'll know


WTH is that? They aren't even true statements...... it can thunder without raining...... players only love you when they're playing? What does that even mean?
 

MacVixen

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Jan 26, 2009
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The chorus from the song "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac:

Thunder only happens when its raining
Players only love you when they're playing
Say... women... they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean... you'll know


WTH is that? They aren't even true statements...... it can thunder without raining...... players only love you when they're playing? What does that even mean?

Well, the thunder lyric I'll agree with you on, but I actually understand the players line.

"Players only love you when they're playing" = guys (or gals for that matter), who like to sleaze around only seem to have the hots for that particular person when they are "in the moment" so to speak, so "only when they're playing".
 

Surely

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Well, the thunder lyric I'll agree with you on, but I actually understand the players line.

"Players only love you when they're playing" = guys (or gals for that matter), who like to sleaze around only seem to have the hots for that particular person when they are "in the moment" so to speak, so "only when they're playing".

Regardless, just horrible. It's like she threw 4 lines together that at least rhymed.

Was the slang word 'player' even used in that way in 1977?
 

ViciousShadow21

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the worst lyrics i have ever heard are in a song called "Butterfly" by Crazy Town.

Here is a the first verse and if you want a really good laugh HERE is the whole song

Come my lady
Come come my lady
you're my butterfly
Sugar.baby

Such a sexy,sexy pretty little thing
Fierce nipple pierce you got me sprung with your tongue ring
and I ain't gonna lie cause your loving gets me high
So to keep you by my side there's nothing that I won't try
Butterflies in her eyes and looks to kill
Time is passing I'm asking could this be real
Cause I can't sleep I can't hold still
The only thing I really know is she got sex appeal
 

sanPietro98

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May 30, 2008
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Def Leppard always said that lyrics don't matter, it's all about the sound. I think this is exhibit A:

Love is like a bomb, baby, c'mon get it on
Livin' like a lover with a radar phone
Lookin' like a tramp, like a video vamp
Demolition woman, can I be your man?
Razzle 'n' a dazzle 'n' a flash a little light
Television lover, baby, go all night
Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet
Little miss ah innocent sugar me, yeah
Hey!
C'mon, take a bottle, shake it up
Break the bubble, break it up
 

mysterytramp

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Jul 17, 2008
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That pseudo-intellectual claptrap from Kansas ... "Dust in the Wind" is Exhibit A.

Styx records should be burned.

I love Bob Dylan (you might have picked that up from my sig) but "Wiggle, Wiggle" is a crime against humanity.

mt
 

dantherevelator

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Oct 8, 2007
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I love Bob Dylan (you might have picked that up from my sig) but "Wiggle, Wiggle" is a crime against humanity.

How about in Moonlight, when he boogered up something he loved enough to steal?

"For whom does the bell toll for, love?
It tolls for you and me."

Gak! I dunno Bob, for whom does it toll for?
 

Surely

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That pseudo-intellectual claptrap from Kansas ... "Dust in the Wind" is Exhibit A.

Styx records should be burned.

I love Bob Dylan (you might have picked that up from my sig) but "Wiggle, Wiggle" is a crime against humanity.

mt

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup,
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop

or

Wiggle 'til you're high, wiggle 'til you're higher,
Wiggle 'til you vomit fire


That's pure poetry! :D I always hoped that Dylan was just screwing with everyone with that song.

How about "Handy Dandy"? Yikes.

I noticed your sig. One of my favorite Dylan songs.
 

misohoni

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Jan 7, 2008
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To paraphrase Desree' "I just saw a Ghost, I'd like to have a piece of Toast...and watch the evening news.." = pretty bad.
 

Ivan P

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There's this little-known ABBA song called Soldiers that has a line that I totally despise - "They drum their drums and look so strong". I'm just not a huge fan of using the same word as both a verb and noun so close together. But then again they weren't very big on English grammar...
 

DoFoT9

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Jun 11, 2007
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lil' wayne.

Or just about any other rap song....

Lady Gagging whore. (gaga)
she is generally awful.

Womanizer

Apparently that guy is a womanizer.
Repeat it
over and over
eventually EVERYONE
will know he's a womanizer.
If not, you can just jump start your career again by repeating another word over and over.

Circuses come to mind....

Eventually everyone will forget all the crazy.
And remember the pop teen we once all knew and loved.

katy perry

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


oh come on! how could you call ANY of these songs/artists crap!?!? they are mainstream!! they are number 1/near number1 on charts all over the world. they are VERY good songs. i can tell you are all out of the loop :rolleyes:

That stupid Lady Gaga song about riding a disco stick.
best lady gaga song ever - its called love games
 

djellison

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Feb 2, 2007
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Maybe not the worst lyrics, but possibly the most annoying

Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
You can stand under my umbrella, ella ella, eh eh eh
Under my umbrella ella ella, eh eh eh,
Under my umbrella ella ella, eh eh eh,
Under my umbrella ella ella, eh eh eh, eh eh eh

eh eh ehshut UP about yer frickin brolly.
 

maxrobertson

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Jun 15, 2006
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You couldn't be more wrong.. Unless your talking about mainstream hip hop:confused:

Yeah, really. I don't really listen to hip hop, but if you think rap has bad lyrics, you're ignorant. Non mainstream rap focuses almost entirely on lyrics. That's what it's historically about. That's like saying all rock lyrics are bad because you've only listened to nickelback.

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... )

Yeah, I've gotta say it's probably one of the worst songs ever written. Everything about it is sappy, insipid AND disgusting and creepy.
 

amd4me

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Nov 19, 2006
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I love how in half of these posts people post pretty deep and meaningful lyrics.
They just dont see the meaning.
 

mysterytramp

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Jul 17, 2008
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As a kind of coda to this discussion, I wanted to share how much I've been grooving lately on Bruce Springsteen's "Long Walk Home" from Magic. Lyrically, it's definitely one of his best and maybe one of the best that's been out in a while. It's a great metaphor, that the long walk home is returning to our values, to our roots. It speaks directly to what we're going through now and I'm sure it will speak to nearly any age and any political stripe that comes along.

The last verse is amazing:

Here everybody has a neighbor
Everybody has a friend
Everybody has a reason to begin again

My father said "Son, we're lucky in this town,
It's a beautiful place to be born.
It just wraps its arms around you,
Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone
You know that flag flying over the courthouse
Means certain things are set in stone
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"

A fine bit of writing.

mt
 

TuffLuffJimmy

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Apr 6, 2007
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I love how in half of these posts people post pretty deep and meaningful lyrics.
They just dont see the meaning.
examples? Maybe the posters do indeed see the meaning you see, but find it pretty shallow. I consider all songs about a vague love to be shallow, but you might find then to the Mariana Trench.
 

0098386

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Jan 18, 2005
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The best part about this thread is you know everyone here who knocks Gaga really loves her music.
Eh, hows that then? I don't like her music and she isn't a guilty pleasure.

the worst lyrics i have ever heard are in a song called "Butterfly" by Crazy Town.

Good gravy, I haven't heard that song since, 2000? I forgot all about it but yea, horrible song, horrible video too.
 

amd4me

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Nov 19, 2006
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^^^^ I agree with raggedjimmi, I don't like Gaga's music and she isn't a guilty pleasure of mine either.




Great answer, well said.

You should write songs and crap.


well like babi I be in love wit you. Buy you da nicest **** yo.
 
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