Bad Lyrics

A little bit of fun, which could potentially turn into a game;

Post the most cringe-worthy lyrics you can think of, and the rest of us will try to guess the song and band. Award yourself a happy smile and one point for either, and a smug gloat and 5 points for both.

To kick off...

"The beach is deserted, except for some kelp, and a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore. You always responded when I needed your help, you gave me a lock and a key to your door."

ELP     Still you turn me on

At the age of sixteen
I grew out of hope
I regarded the cosmos
Through a circle of rope
So I threw out my plans
Ran on to the wheel
And emptied my head
Of all childish ideals
The sleep of no feeling
I married the first girl
Who wasn't a man
And smiled as the spiders
Ran all over my hands
Made a good living
By dying it's true
As the world in my TV
Leaked onto my shoes

I was going to say "Take A Pebble", ELP -- but it's apparently "Eloy", Mighty Echoes...

Try this little snippet...

"Some people call me a Space Cowboy. Some people call me the gangster of love.  Some people call me Maurice, cause I speak to the pompadous of love.

People talk about me baby, say I'm doing you wrong, doing you wrong.  Don't you worry baby, don't worry, cause I'm right here, right here, right here at home.

Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner, I'm a lover, I'm a sinner. Play my music in the sun.  I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker. I get my lovin' on the run.

You're the cutest thing I ever did see.  Really love your peaches wanna' shake your tree.

Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner, I'm a lover, I'm a sinner. Play my music in the sun.  I'm a joker, I'm a smoker, I'm a midnight toker. I get my lovin' on the run.

Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time...."

I defy anyone to find worse lyrics.

These are lyrics that really set my teeth on edge;

"Walking across the sitting room, I turn the television off. Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes"

 Aaaargh!! NO-ONE turns the television off as they are walking across the sitting room - normally one either grabs the remote, or walks across to the other side of the sitting room, pauses by the television and THEN switches it off!!! Is it just me, or does that lyric suggest that the protagonist does a quick jaunty flick behind his back as he passes the television set on his perambulations?

He's a bit quick getting back to the sofa to sit beside his beloved and look into her eyes as well - I find that scene jump somewhat jarring.

and even worse are these;

"Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly - a seventh walks in front, a cross held high in hand."

No, no, no, no, no!!!

SEVEN men are on the lawn - obviously. And it's the FIRST that is in front - NOT the seventh!!! The seventh is at the BACK!!

I know I said this in my review, but I'm interested in what others think - I dunno why they annoy me so much - is it just me ???

I understand Steve Howe cringes every time it's called "The clap" (which is how it's listed on The Yes Album").

He insists it was always meant to just be called "Clap".

Can't think why it bothers him so much!

Yeah - and that Fish, when he sings "Sheathed within the walkman wear a halo of distortion, aural contraceptive aborting pregnant conversation"

...why doesn't he just say "I put my headphones on and turn it up so I can't hear your bullsht?"

What about this:

"Maybe I'll just sing awhile
And then give you a call
Maybe I'll just say hello
And say maybe that's all"

I don't really know what to say, but I've always found this little extract very silly indeed. But anyway one of the greatest tunes ever. 

Certif1ed wrote: These are lyrics that really set my teeth on edge; "Walking across the sitting room, I turn the television off. Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes"  Aaaargh!! NO-ONE turns the television off as they are walking across the sitting room - normally one either grabs the remote, or walks across to the other side of the sitting room, pauses by the television and THEN switches it off!!! Is it just me, or does that lyric suggest that the protagonist does a quick jaunty flick behind his back as he passes the television set on his perambulations? He's a bit quick getting back to the sofa to sit beside his beloved and look into her eyes as well - I find that scene jump somewhat jarring. and even worse are these; "Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly - a seventh walks in front, a cross held high in hand." No, no, no, no, no!!! SEVEN men are on the lawn - obviously. And it's the FIRST that is in front - NOT the seventh!!! The seventh is at the BACK!! I know I said this in my review, but I'm interested in what others think - I dunno why they annoy me so much - is it just me ???

Certif1ed, I don't know why the Supper's Ready lyrics bother you so much.

For a start, I've always understood "Walking across the sitting room, I turn the television off. Sitting beside you, I look into your eyes" to mean: 1) I walked across the sitting room and turned the TV off. 2) Then I sat down and looked into your eyes! I believe the correct grammatical term for this is 'dramatic present tense'.

"Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly - a seventh walks in front, a cross held high in hand." doesn't bother me either. Without debating the intended or probable meaning, lingustically "seventh" could be used simply to form a differentiation, e.g. to refer to a man without a shroud and/or not saintly. Could he be their page, for example?! Also, the use of "seventh" need not be referring to the order of procession, but to the fact that six of them are shrouded but a seventh is holding a cross. In other words, one could read it as: "Six saintly shrouded men move across the lawn slowly - a seventh man walks in front, a cross held high in hand." Anyway, it doesn't bother me, linguistically, or otherwise. Must be just you!