PopTodd Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I was having a conversation with a friend on Facebook about Luna and the lyric from "Sideshow by the Seashore" came up:"You're out all night, chasing girliesYou're late to work, and you go home earlies" I mean, that is BAD. But he somehow makes it work, in context. Anything that you can think of similar-like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 EVERY PHISH SONG! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
howdjadoo Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Rod Stewart : In my heart I was always true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 EVERY PHISH SONG! sorry if this was posted already but it is funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
broc Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I was having a conversation with a friend on Facebook about Luna and the lyric from "Sideshow by the Seashore" came up:"You're out all night, chasing girliesYou're late to work, and you go home earlies" I mean, that is BAD. But he somehow makes it work, in context. Anything that you can think of similar-like? That's from Track 1 on Penthouse, Chinatown. I love Luna and Dean Wareham had plenty of clunkers that seemed to work ok. I think he did it on purpose really. Rhyming 'singapore noodles' with 'oodels and oodles' from Renee Is Crying (Romantica) is worse. Also the words from The Owl & The Pussycat on Rendezvous are pretty bad too but the song is OK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 EVERY PHISH SONG!There are some decent lyrics, but for the most part, true. Lyrics are not their forte. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 sorry if this was posted already but it is funny. I liked them beter when they used to do that kind of stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I can never tell with the Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin/Yoshimi era. These are either the most brilliant lyrics or overtly stupid depending on which way I look at it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 "Wap-bop-a-lula-a-wop-bam-boom" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 "Wap-bop-a-lula-a-wop-bam-boom"I don't know, that one is perfect in every way in my books. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Hey little Donnastill wanna?You said to ring you upWhen I was in Toranna. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The only thing keeping me from calling Spoon's Written In Reverse the best track on Transference is the total dud in the opening couplet. I'm writing this to you in reverse" is excellent, but "someone better call a hearse" is a total flop and really bothers me. Song rules though, so I guess it works anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Phish does have some bad lyrics. On the same token, the bizarre lyrics (or just plain bad ones) sound good to me -- on some tracks. In some cases, I'm just as much into the way words and lyrics sound as what meaning they have. The line "if you're just starting at your walls / observing echoing footfalls / from tenants wandering distant halls / then this one is for you" doesn't seem to imply anything much more than a simple expression of loneliness, but it sounds good to me, particularly when paired with the music... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Whooops forgot Sigur Ros...at least what songs are in Hoplandic...the ones in Icelandic I am not sure if they are bad lyrics because I don't know what they translate to....lyrics may not be their strong suit but the music and phrasing make up for it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I see a little silhouetto of a manScaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the FandangoThunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me(Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo, Galileo FigaroMagnifico-o-o-o-oI'm just a poor boy nobody loves meHe's just a poor boy from a poor familySpare him his life from this monstrosity Easy come, easy go, will you let me go?Bismillah! No, we will not let you goLet him goBismillah! We will not let you goLet him goBismillah! We will not let you goLet me go (Will not let you go)Let me go (Will not let you go) (Never, never, never, never)Let me go, o, o, o, oNo, no, no, no, no, no, no(Oh mama mia, mama mia) Mama Mia, let me goBeelzebub has the devil put aside for me, for me, for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 U2, for rhyming "Miami" with "my mammy" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I love Luna, and miss them. The Feelies (whose drummer was the same as Luna's) had several great records and I can't recall a single lyric of theirs which was anything other than mundane. Which isn't to say that they were bad, just forgettable. So i guess that's not really on topic, but what the hell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I think we're going crazyHer left eye is lazyShe looks so IsraeliNicotine and Gravy love it!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 If there's a bustle in your hedgerowDon't be alarmed nowIt's just a spring cleanFor the May queen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 These are truly the worst lyrics ever written for a commercially released song in the history of music. They don't work at all but I just had to post them in a bad lyrics thread. This song pretty much signifies the end of Weezer for me. Weezer - We're All On Drugs When you're out with your friendsIn your new Mercedes-BenzAnd you're on drugsAnd you show up late for school'Cause you think you're really coolWhen you're on drugsAnd you put on your headphonesAnd you step into the zoneWhen you're on drugsBut the world don't care If you are or are not there'Cause you're on drugs GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough (never get enough)We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) And you twitch in your seat'Cause you wanna hit the streetWhen you're on drugsAnd you cause such a fuss'Cause there's no one you can trustWhen you're on drugsAnd the best of your daysWill vanish in the hazeWhen you're on drugsAnd you wish you could quit'Cause you're really sick of itBut you're on drugs GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough (never get enough)We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) I want to reach a higher planewhere things will never be the same (ugh) GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) we are all on drugs (x4) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 There are so many Weezer songs that I cannot listen to because their lyrics are so freaking terrible. I don't know that I've ever heard the one that you posted, but it may very well suck too badly for me to listen to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hell...the lyric is even MORE tortured than what you posted Hey little Donnastill wanna?You said to ring you upWhen I was in Toronto. I was gonna post that one myself...The Kings One of the best double shots to lead off an album...This Beat Goes on/Switching to Glide. And now "Aryan" Zero is simply Mr. Zero (they didn't think that one through very well back in the day) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 These are truly the worst lyrics ever written for a commercially released song in the history of music. They don't work at all but I just had to post them in a bad lyrics thread. This song pretty much signifies the end of Weezer for me. Weezer - We're All On Drugs When you're out with your friendsIn your new Mercedes-BenzAnd you're on drugsAnd you show up late for school'Cause you think you're really coolWhen you're on drugsAnd you put on your headphonesAnd you step into the zoneWhen you're on drugsBut the world don't care If you are or are not there'Cause you're on drugs GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough (never get enough)We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) And you twitch in your seat'Cause you wanna hit the streetWhen you're on drugsAnd you cause such a fuss'Cause there's no one you can trustWhen you're on drugsAnd the best of your daysWill vanish in the hazeWhen you're on drugsAnd you wish you could quit'Cause you're really sick of itBut you're on drugs GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough (never get enough)We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) I want to reach a higher planewhere things will never be the same (ugh) GIVE IT TO ME We are all on drugs yeahNever getting enough We are all on drugs yeahGive me some of that stuff (WOO) we are all on drugs (x4) I disagree somewhat here. I take it from the reference point of my 16-year old son. He loves them taking the piss out of the generation gap. Hell...it's rock/pop music. Nobody making records has ever been a Tolstoy or a Rimbaud...no matter how hard Dylan and Springsteen try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 The Feelies (whose drummer was the same as Luna's) had several great records and I can't recall a single lyric of theirs which was anything other than mundane. Which isn't to say that they were bad, just forgettable. So i guess that's not really on topic, but what the hell.I consider the Feelies one of my five favorite bands of all time but I won't disagree with you. I think the first one (Crazy Rhythms) had some decent lyrics but after that they became very mundane. As you say, not bad just forgettable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I disagree somewhat here. I take it from the reference point of my 16-year old son. He loves them taking the piss out of the generation gap. Hell...it's rock/pop music. Nobody making records has ever been a Tolstoy or a Rimbaud...no matter how hard Dylan and Springsteen try. You have point.. The Weezer of the Blue Album/Pinkerton era does not exist anymore. Now they cater to tweens and teens and I guess I can't blame them for that. Heck some of the lyrics on Blue Album and Pinkerton are cheesy, but at least those songs had heart and substance. As long as the tweens/teens can still listen to the older albums and appreciate them, it's all good. I'd be interested to know what your 16-year old son thinks of Pinkerton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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