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Post by swamp on Sept 19, 2024 10:10:50 GMT -5
I was driving to work today and the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" from Starship was on. It contains the lyrics
"If the world ran out of lovers, we'd still have each other" which i believe ranks right up there with the stupidest lyrics of all time
Other honorable mentions:
"I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm" by George Michael (Wham?). WTF are guilty feet?
What stupid lyrics irk you?
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 19, 2024 15:57:30 GMT -5
I was driving to work today and the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" from Starship was on. It contains the lyrics "If the world ran out of lovers, we'd still have each other" which i believe ranks right up there with the stupidest lyrics of all time Other honorable mentions: "I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm" by George Michael (Wham?). WTF are guilty feet? What stupid lyrics irk you? If you have never attempted to gracefully explain away having cheated on someone, the guilty feet line wouldn't mean much to you. |
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Post by finnime on Sept 19, 2024 18:12:28 GMT -5
Well, there's
Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep, and I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby
and
Goodbye Papa, please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
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Post by happyhoix on Sept 19, 2024 18:16:32 GMT -5
“Don’t Let Me Down” by ELO - took me decades to figure out they were singing ‘don’t let me down…. Bruce.’
He’s singing about a GIRL that let him down. Who the hell is Bruce?
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Post by happyhoix on Sept 19, 2024 18:17:59 GMT -5
Well, there's Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep, and I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby and Goodbye Papa, please pray for me I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong Too much wine and too much song Wonder how I got along That second one deserves the title ‘whiny ass song of the century.’ Hated it. |
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Post by Cookies Galore on Sept 19, 2024 18:38:42 GMT -5
I was driving to work today and the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" from Starship was on. It contains the lyrics "If the world ran out of lovers, we'd still have each other" which i believe ranks right up there with the stupidest lyrics of all time Other honorable mentions: "I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm" by George Michael (Wham?). WTF are guilty feet? What stupid lyrics irk you? You shut your mouth about George Michael! |
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Post by billisonboard on Sept 19, 2024 19:23:17 GMT -5
Not sure these should qualify as "stupid". Songwriters Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner wrote a couple hit songs for The Turtles in the 60's. The first, "Happy Together," had an interesting line tossed in for some reason:
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together
So happy together
And how is the weather?
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy togetherHappy together
So happy together
So happy together
Record executives insisted they write another bubblegum hit. So they sarcastically came up with one that actually became a top 10 hit.
Your looks intoxicate me
Even though your folks hate me
There’s no one like you Elenore really
Elenore gee I think you’re swell
And you really do me well
You’re my pride and joy etcetera
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Post by mollyc on Sept 19, 2024 20:32:09 GMT -5
“Lying alone with my head on the phone,
Thinking of you til it hurts”
Hated that song since the first time I heard that line.
In defence of Seasons in the Sun, it was an English adaptation of a Belgian song about a dying man saying his goodbyes. Apparently in the original he is dying of a broken heart as his wife was having an affair with the friend he says goodbye to. I don’t remember that being part of English version.
It also made my mom think of a young family friend who died in a Skidoo accident when his daughter, Michelle was a few months old.
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Post by bookkeeper on Sept 19, 2024 20:42:05 GMT -5
I was listening to Pandora on the deck last month and Tina Turner's Game of Love came on. I wake up in the night and think...A little bit of this a little bit of that...It has been the longest ear worm I have had in a while.
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Post by swamp on Sept 19, 2024 20:55:02 GMT -5
I was driving to work today and the song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us" from Starship was on. It contains the lyrics "If the world ran out of lovers, we'd still have each other" which i believe ranks right up there with the stupidest lyrics of all time Other honorable mentions: "I'm never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm" by George Michael (Wham?). WTF are guilty feet? What stupid lyrics irk you? You shut your mouth about George Michael! I love george Michael but that line drives me nuts. |
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Post by happyhoix on Sept 19, 2024 21:16:30 GMT -5
I was listening to Pandora on the deck last month and Tina Turner's Game of Love came on. I wake up in the night and think...A little bit of this a little bit of that...It has been the longest ear worm I have had in a while. I made the mistake of watching 1000 musicians perform Bruno Mars Uptown Funk a while back - that ear worm stuck with me for weeks. If you’re willing to risk it, here it is. |
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Post by giramomma on Sept 19, 2024 21:42:00 GMT -5
I was listening to Pandora on the deck last month and Tina Turner's Game of Love came on. I wake up in the night and think...A little bit of this a little bit of that...It has been the longest ear worm I have had in a while. I made the mistake of watching 1000 musicians perform Bruno Mars Uptown Funk a while back - that ear worm stuck with me for weeks. If you’re willing to risk it, here it is. I always thought the reference to Michelle Pfieffer in that song was so weird. Like, no one knows who she is anymore. |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 20, 2024 6:43:04 GMT -5
I am a walrus -Beatles So many lyrics so little time.  I’ll be back! |
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Post by moon/Laura on Sept 20, 2024 7:07:58 GMT -5
From the song Not Meant to Be (Theory of a Deadman) - "Nobody wins when everyone's losing". I have to skip the song on my playlist now when it comes on.
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Post by tractor on Sept 20, 2024 10:35:02 GMT -5
Going a different direction...my favorite lyric is from Joe Walsh:
"Everybody's so different, we're all the same"
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Post by tractor on Sept 20, 2024 10:41:45 GMT -5
Ok, my day is now officially ruined 😊
The worst ever? "Mmm Bop"
You can thank me for that ear worm later...
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 20, 2024 11:56:13 GMT -5
Ok, my day is now officially ruined 😊 The worst ever? "Mmm Bop" You can thank me for that ear worm later... Curse you. You made me remember.  |
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 20, 2024 12:43:04 GMT -5
Well, there's Papa don't preach, I'm in trouble deep, and I made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby and Goodbye Papa, please pray for me I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong Too much wine and too much song Wonder how I got along That second one deserves the title ‘whiny ass song of the century.’ Hated it. My biggest problem with that song was she was like 30 when she was singing that song. I know there was still some stigma of birth outside marriage - but it just didn’t jive with me. Maybe if it was someone who was 15 singing the song it would work - but back then, people would have been pissed off that a 15 year old girl admitted to having sex. Purity culture sux! |
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Post by happyhoix on Sept 20, 2024 15:23:41 GMT -5
Going a different direction...my favorite lyric is from Joe Walsh: "Everybody's so different, we're all the same" My favorite Walsh is ‘we don’t need the ladies crying ‘cause the story’s sad.’ (I cry easily, even at sad commercials, so this could be something DH sang.) |
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Post by NastyWoman on Sept 21, 2024 22:59:23 GMT -5
Since a couple of years ago, when I had the bad judgement to really listen to the lyrics, I have decided that "Every breath you take" has to be THE stalkers anthem.
Sometimes it is better not to listen too closely
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Post by tallguy on Sept 21, 2024 23:47:10 GMT -5
What the hell better reason could there be?
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Post by tallguy on Sept 21, 2024 23:53:40 GMT -5
ALL of Don't Worry, Be Happy and Kokomo. EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. Even Disco Duck was FAR less annoying.  |
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Post by toomuchreality on Sept 22, 2024 0:14:04 GMT -5
ALL of Don't Worry, Be Happy and Kokomo. EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. Even Disco Duck was FAR less annoying. I agree. Esp with Don't worry, Be happy. But Disco Duck is pretty bad. Haha |
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Post by tallguy on Sept 22, 2024 0:28:56 GMT -5
Going a different direction...my favorite lyric is from Joe Walsh: "Everybody's so different, we're all the same" Don't recognize that. If it is supposed to be from, Life's Been Good then I think you've got it wrong. The line there is, "Everybody's so different, I haven't changed." |
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Post by pulmonarymd on Sept 22, 2024 6:07:57 GMT -5
Since a couple of years ago, when I had the bad judgement to really listen to the lyrics, I have decided that "Every breath you take" has to be THE stalkers anthem. Sometimes it is better not to listen too closely How about “Don’t you want me” by The Human League. That one hasn’t aged well. “You better change your mind or we will both be sorry”. They played that one at the wedding I was at by last night. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Sept 22, 2024 9:26:51 GMT -5
Since a couple of years ago, when I had the bad judgement to really listen to the lyrics, I have decided that "Every breath you take" has to be THE stalkers anthem. Sometimes it is better not to listen too closely I always think of stalking when I hear Maroon Five's song 'Animals' "Baby, I'm preying on you tonight Hunt you down eat you alive Just like animals Animals Like animals-mals Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell your scent for miles Just like animals Animals Like animals-mals" |
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Post by happyhoix on Sept 22, 2024 11:21:49 GMT -5
Since a couple of years ago, when I had the bad judgement to really listen to the lyrics, I have decided that "Every breath you take" has to be THE stalkers anthem. Sometimes it is better not to listen too closely How about “Don’t you want me” by The Human League. That one hasn’t aged well. “You better change your mind or we will both be sorry”. They played that one at the wedding I was at by last night. Yeah I heard that for the first time in a while on the radio a few weeks back and thought ‘ oh…no.’ |
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Post by tractor on Sept 22, 2024 18:00:22 GMT -5
Going a different direction...my favorite lyric is from Joe Walsh: "Everybody's so different, we're all the same" Don't recognize that. If it is supposed to be from, Life's Been Good then I think you've got it wrong. The line there is, "Everybody's so different, I haven't changed." He changed the lyrics on a live version. It has always stuck with me. |
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Sept 22, 2024 21:51:23 GMT -5
DH absolutely despises this song because they never say what is true.
True
Song by Spandau Ballet
Lyrics
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
So true, funny how it seems
Always in time, but never in line for dreams
Head over heels when toe to toe
This is the sound of my soul
This is the sound
I bought a ticket to the world
But now I've come back again
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh I want the truth to be said
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue
Dissolve the nerves that have just begun
Listening to Marvin (all night long)
This is the sound of my soul
This is the sound
Always slipping from my hands
Sand's a time of its own
Take your seaside arms and write the next line
Oh I want the truth to be known
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
I bought a ticket to the world
But now I've come back again
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh I want the truth to be said
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
Huh huh huh hu-uh huh
I know this much is true
This much is true
This much is true
This much is true
I know, I know, I know this much is true
This much is true
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true
This much is true
I know this much is true
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true (I know this much is true)
This much is true (huh huh)
This much is true (I know this much is true)
I know, I know, I know this much is true
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