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Terre Haute, IN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:13:52 GMT

"your butt is mine!" - 'bad' the king of pop

genius.

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PJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:17:39 GMT

One of the most annoying set of lyrics is from Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" - "I could have another you in a minute, and in fact, he'll be here in a minute." For one thing, "minute" doesn't rhyme with "minute" - it's the same word! And if she COULD have another man in a minute, then he COULD be there in a minute, not WILL be there, right? Make up your mind, Sasha Fierce. Do you or don't you have another man on the way to your house?

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Supermom — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:20:51 GMT

Colitas are marijuana buds:

Enough of these distractions. By and by a denizen of soc.culture.spain wrote: "Colitas is little tails, but here the author is referring to 'colas,' the tip of a marijuana branch, where it is more potent and with more sap (said to be the best part of the leaves)." We knew with an instant shock of certainty that this was the correct interpretation. The Eagles, with the prescience given only to true artists, were touting the virtues of high-quality industrial hemp! And to think some people thought this song was about drugs.

OUR SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED

This E-mail just in from Eagles management honcho Irving Azoff: "In response to your [recent] memo, in 1976, during the writing of the song 'Hotel California' by Messrs. Henley and Frey, the word `colitas' was translated for them by their Mexican-American road manager as 'little buds.' You have obviously already done the necessary extrapolation. Thank you for your inquiry."

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Norm L, Tampa FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:20:56 GMT

McCartney's use of the worn "in" 3 times was approved by the Department of Redundancy Department.

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Julie B, New York, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:21:43 GMT

One Christmas, my uncle walked into the room with a few family members singing, "Feliz Madidad". I said "What did you just say?" He looked at my as if to say" oh youngun', this song must be before your time" and he boldly declared "Feliz Madidad. It means Merry Christmas in Spanish!" Needless to say we all laughed hysterically, none able to share why due to preoccupations with laughter.

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Sammi, Princeton, NJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:22:42 GMT

Yes, I do have lyrics that bug me. The worst of all have to be the ENTIRE lyrics to the Beatles song "Birthday". Talk about nails scraping across a blackboard!!!! I turn off the radio or leave the room whenever that song comes on. And, of course, it's notoriously played at any function that has a DJ or a band. Chances are, someone in the room is/or will be, celebrating a birthday. I can't get away from it!!! aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh.

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Beth, Chicago, IL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:25:53 GMT

"Your best friend Harry has a brother Larry in five days from now he's gonna marry, he's hoping you can make it there if you can, cause in the ceremony you'll be the best man." - "Bust a Move," Young MC. This is either grammatically incorrect, as "he's" should equal Larry, not Harry, or makes no sense, because why would Marvin Young be the best man in his friend's brother's wedding? Also, the wedding is in FIVE days? Shouldn't the wedding party be set in stone?

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jim bukowski — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:28:55 GMT

speaking of paul, how about this:

someone's knockin' at the door,
somebody's ringin' the bell,
do me a favor, open the door,
let 'em in.

filler , fluff or genius

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Barbie S, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:31:48 GMT

Denise Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy"! The guy has no money, isn't good looking, doesn't dress well, can't dance, can't sing, doesn't talk. Heck, he doesn't even bowl very well. But let's hear it for him!
Also, "She's a Maniac". The line "She's dancin' like she never danced before". Is that a compliment?

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Aice in Ohio — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:31:52 GMT

Almost any song Stevie Nicks sings makes no sense at all..Don't really know if it is actually the lyrics or just her stye of singing. You always wonder what the heck was she singing? Like her anyway.

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Sonic 1992 Dayton, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:24 GMT

As shallow as the artists are, not to mention the Recording Industry itself, I can bet they really don't care about the lyrics! Heck, the RIAA would sell a CD with an hour of fart sounds if they thougt people would buy it. 'Nuff Said.

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Marcia Portland, Oregon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:33:15 GMT

Listen carefully...McCartney's saying "in this ever-changing world in which we're livin'".

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Ken, Columbia, MD — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:35:43 GMT

"I can't get no satisfaction" - If Mick is satisfied then why does he sound so angry?

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Brandi, Sugar Land, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:39:51 GMT

From Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours":

...and it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved...

I think he really means it's our God-given right to be loved, but forsaken fits the meter better. Then later on he says:

I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
Bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer.

Who the heck checks out their tongue in the mirror and then bends over backwards to see it clearer?? What is this supposed to mean??

(Love the song and love Jason, but still haven't figured these lyrics out.)

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Mary, Orlando FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:41:24 GMT

How about seeing your reflection in a snow covered hill? You can NOT see your reflection in a snow covered hill! (Landslide)

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Alison, Va. Beach, VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:21 GMT

Bon Jovi has a song in which he sings, "I should have drove all night." Grammatically, he should say, "I should have driven all night." It drives me insane!

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AP, Mississippi — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:45 GMT

Speaking of Britney Spears, I can't stand the lyric in her song "Circus" that says something like "I'm like a firecracker; I make it hot". I would think a firecracker would make it "bright" or "loud". If you're close enough to a firecracker that you feel the heat from it, you're probably going to lose your eyesight and perhaps some vital appendages. I mean, a firecracker is a type of explosive, right? Every time I hear that song, all I think about is fireworks safety.

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DF, Colorado Springs, CO — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:43:48 GMT

I always thought Jimi Hendrix was singing "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" instead of "kiss the sky"

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Michelle Rounsville, Mounds View, MN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:44:07 GMT

The one line that always bugs me is from The Turtles' "Happy Together". It's near the end of the song ... "how is the weather". What does that have to do with the price of tea in China???? The rest of the song is great but I hear that line and my face contorts into a confused mess.

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Leah, Austin Texas — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:45:13 GMT

Cream's "I'm So Glad" - that's all they say pretty much through the whole song.

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Be3t — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:46:30 GMT

Glad you mentioned the "in this everchanging world in which we live in" - drives me nuts. As does "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," by Elton John, when he sings, "Before you and me run." It's so glaring I can't stand to listen to the song. And his explanation of why they call it the blues makes no sense, either. Nice video, though.

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Lisa, New York, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:47:25 GMT

Every single lyric making up Brian Wilson's "SMiLE" is virtually nonsensical, but the work itself is musical genius. Consider "Surf's Up": "Hung velvet overtaken me/Dim chandelier awaken me/To a song dissolved in the dawn/The music hall a costly bow/The music all is lost for now/To a muted trumpeter swan/Columnated ruins domino." Huh? But it's just magnificent!!

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Kim , San Angelo, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:49:56 GMT

Pick a Duran Duran song. Almost ANY D2 song. They never made sense. My friends and I made up our own words most of the time anyway.

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Steff, Tampa FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:41 GMT

I completely agree with the person who complained about artists rhyming words with the same word. Current biggest aggravation: Misery Business by Paramore. "I waited 8 long months she finally set him free..." "Whoa, it was never my intention to brag, to steal it all away from you now." You didn't steal anything thing; she dumped him! You're just the rebound girl. Stop being so proud.

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Chris, Millville, NJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:43 GMT

Most of Tori Amos' songs make very little sense. Cornflake Girl is a perfect example. You spend the whole song trying to figure out the difference between cornflake girls and raising girls and then she hits you with:

Rabbit, where'd you put the keys, girl?
And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much, yeah

WHAT?!

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Steff, Tampa FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:51:49 GMT

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MN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:52:15 GMT

The entire song by Madonna, "La Isla Bonita" is lyrically annoying, especially if you speak Spanish. The Spanish makes no sense, but what really gets my goat are the lines about "the sun sets so high" because the sun doesn't set high anywhere on this planet, and "when it's time for siesta you can watch them go by". A siesta implies people are sleeping, not watching.

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Rob, West Des Moines, IA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:52:25 GMT

One of the big things that bugs me is titles that don't fit the song, and Fall Out Boy is the main offender. I can never find the song I'm looking for based on the titles. "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued", or "Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends". The one Fall Out Boy lyric that gets me though is in "America's Suiteheart" "Let's hear it for America's Suitehearts." So... let's cheer the prostitutes?

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Matt, Cedar Rapids, IA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:53:29 GMT

Pour some sugar on me.....in the name of love.
Really sounds gritty sand-paper romantic to me.......

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Jess, Mid-Indiana — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:56:42 GMT

I always told myself Paul was saying "In this ever-changing world in which we're livin'" to keep from going crazy every time I hear that song. It's plausible enough if you consider his accent.

Another redundancy, and much harder for me to overlook: John Mellencamp's Small Town: "No I cannot forget from where it is that I come from..." Maybe it bothers me more because I'm from the same "from" as Johnny.

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Laurah in NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:56:45 GMT

Cupid's Chokehold by Gym Class Heroes

I mean she even cooks me pancakes
And Alka Seltzer when my tummy aches
-she cooks Alka Seltzer?
If that ain't love then I don't know what love is

I love it when she calls my phone
She even got her very own ringtone
-if someone has there own ringtone don't you have to give it to them???

Stupid, annoying song.

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Marsha W., Madison, AL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:29 GMT

"It's our god forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved." I beg to differ with Jason Mraz in his "I'm Yours" lyrics. Could he not possibly mean it's our god GIVEN right??
I just can't listen to this god forsaken song!

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Laurah in NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:59:07 GMT

Oh, and I agree with PJ. Irreplaceable is an all around dumb song. "I can have another you in a minute."??? Why would she want another lying, cheating, gold digging guy?

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Juanita — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:03:58 GMT

Along the same lines as the McCartney lyric, John Mellencamp has "I cannot forget from where it is that I come from."

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chicago — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:03:58 GMT

Hotel California has nothing to do with WEED ,just shows where your heads are at which is cool, But I am not sure how to spell it but it's "the smell of colitas rising through the air"- colitas means the essence of a women or smell. You may think that its wrong but I gurantee it is not weed the song is about Death/Hell/everlasting love. Any other lyrics you dont understand let me know.

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riki, orange county, ca — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:05:11 GMT

"I've been to paradise but I've never been to me".

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Marsha W., Madison, AL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:07:54 GMT

ANd OMG Neil Diamond's "songs she sang to me, songs she brang to me" WTH??? He fell right to the bottom with that one!

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Joe, Tucson AZ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:08:23 GMT

Idiot. The lyrics are, "But IF this ever changing world IN which we're LIVIN', makes you give in and cry, then live and let die."

That's a total of ONE "in" you moron. If you're going to bash lyrics, make sure you know what they are.

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Jim Hopkins, Plainfield, IL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:10:40 GMT

How about Rod Stewart's "Spread your wings and let me come inside!" Give me a break. Jim, Plainfield, IL

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NanciElizabeth — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:13:00 GMT

AAUUGGHH! Jim Bukowski! Now I'll have that damned phrase in my head all day...I still like the Flintstones riding with the family down the street "courtesy of Fred's two feet." If you play it backwards, it says, "Paul is a shitty lyricist."

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Nicole, Milwaukee, WI — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:17 GMT

I hate the song anyway, but I hate it even more every time I hear Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" and he rhymes things and things in the first line of the chorus: "And we were trying different things, we were smoking funny things"

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JF — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:15:49 GMT

It's not the words, but how they're spoken:

Michael Jackson seemingly can't sing the words "Come on" in his songs - it sounds more like "Shamore". I never knew this until (many years ago) I was reading the lyrics on the inside of a CD cover and saw that it said Come on...

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SJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:18:57 GMT

How about "Can't you see me standing here I've got my back against the Record Machine, I ain't the worst that you've seen, Oh, Can't you see what I mean...? Oh, Might as well Jump"
What the heck does Van Halen's Song "Jump" mean??? So I'm bored and I'm gonna Jump or forget you man, I'm gonna Jump... wth?

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Jay, Cincinnati OH — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:20:41 GMT

I've got a bone to pick with the bridge to The Eagles' "New Kid In Town". Rhyming "told her", "hold her", "shoulder"? Really guys? Phone it in much?

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BradD — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:21:16 GMT

Britney to me is a lyrical rip off of April Wines "If You See Kay".

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Phil V, Boston — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:25 GMT

Something that drives me nuts in Akon's Smack That: "Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo." He pronounces it Ge-LAR-Doe...it's Guy-YAR-Doe for crying out loud! If you can't pronounce the name of the car you drive, you shouldn't own it! ARGH!

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Craig, Denver — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:47 GMT

Another fun example, born of a simple prank while recording, is the final line in Queen's "One Vision" where Mercury sings out 'fried chicken'.

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CMo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:57 GMT

Sonic,

There is an hour long fart CD out there, check out pullmyfinger.com. It's selling...

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Jill, MA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:01 GMT

not a lyric, but how about when people use the phrase "oh, I could care less..." .... ITS COULDN'T CARE LESS. If you COULD care less... then go ahead! care less.

I also hate the word extraordinary because it is a ridiculous word that should never have been created. It says exactly the opposite of what it means.

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AJ, Sturgis, MI — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:21 GMT

Kenny Rogers had a song called "You picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Lucille (or something like that) which had a line I THOUGHT was "you picked a fine time to leave me, you heel...with four hudred children and a crotch that won't heal" which I later found out was "you picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille...with four hungry children and a crop in the field". Oh well!

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greg klopp miami fl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:27:59 GMT

cut Paul a break there is only to in"s in the lyric .And IF this everchaging world in which we live in makes you break down and cry live and let die

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Marsha W., Madison, AL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:29:08 GMT

ANd OMG Neil Diamond's "songs she sang to me, songs she brang to me" WTH??? He fell right to the bottom with that one!

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Joe, Tucson, AZ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:31:44 GMT

Excuse me, but the lyrics are: "But if this everchanging world in which we're livin', makes you give in and cry, then live and let die." That's a single IN.

It's not Paul's fault you guys hear the lyrics wrong.

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BonnieLouise, Maine — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:33:27 GMT

Live and Let Die--in this ever-changing world in which WE'RE LIVING?
Makes more sense don't you think. Has anyone checked with Sir Paul about that?

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Steve, Phoenix, AZ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:36:20 GMT

The Cream weren't only "Glad", they didn't know what to do.......

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jrzygrl... — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:13 GMT

I know this is an oldie and shows up pretty much in every stupid lyrics chat, but what the hell is MacArthur Park about... "Someone left the cake out in the rain" WTF is that? I just dont get it. Maybe its just me, but I hope not...

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TK — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:38 GMT

The song that drives me nuts with poor grammar is Paula Cole's "I Don't Wanna Wait," where she sings "say a little prayer for I."

Also, the lyrics to Bread's "If" bug me where they sing, "if a man could be two places at one time I'd be with you, tomorrow and today . . ." Um, that's one place at two times, not two places at one time.

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Too Late — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:45 GMT

You people are just thinking too much... try decaf.

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Kelly, Philadelphia, PA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:40:04 GMT

Every lyric in L'il Mama's "Lipgloss" is enough to send me over the edge. For instance:

"L'Oreal's got them wa-watermelon crushes,
Probably the reason all these boys got crushes"

#1: Crushes and crushes
#2: Use of "got" instead of "has"
#3: Use of "them" instead of "those"

And the song is about LIPGLOSS!!!! How is it that this girl has a career?

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Michelle, Chandler AZ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:41:13 GMT

I can't stand the Killers song, 'Somebody Told Me.' The lyrics, "Somebody told me that you have a boyfriend who looks like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year. It's not confidential, I've got potential" drive me CRAZY. Why would her boyfriend look like your old girlfriend, who really cares if you have potential and why should that be confidential?! Just stringing a bunch of words together that rhyme (or not) does not a good song make!! ARGH!

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Steve S. Springfield, Ill. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:42:05 GMT

A lot of these quibbles are unfounded or thinking to literally:

* I always thought of "You Are So Beautiful" as a response to a lover who's lamenting she's not beautiful, and thus not backhanded at all.

* If you think "I don't want clever conversation, I never want to work that hard" sounds like a slam, pair it with the next lyric, "I just want someone I can talk to." In other words, you don't have to try to impress me.

* "Irreplaceable" - "I could have another you in a minute, and in fact, he'll be here in a minute." First, who says you can't end two rhyming lines with the same word? Second, I think it's clever to flip from an empty threat to a cold reality -- you've been replaced!

* "She's dancin' like she never danced before" is a colloquialism meaning she's never danced this this much intensity before.

* "'I can't get no satisfaction'" - If Mick is satisfied then why does he sound so angry? Double negatives are annoying, but they run rampant in pop songs.

*"The one line that always bugs me is from The Turtles' 'Happy Together.' It's near the end of the song ... 'how is the weather." I bet you really hate the line at the end of "Copacabana" -- "Have a banana."

Now Bruce Springsteen ... there's a guy who can make some really goofy, nonsensical lyrics under the pretense of serious observations.

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Shannon, KCMO — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:42:27 GMT

While Elton's poor grammar actually was not necessary, "you and I" would have fit, don't overlook one of music's best lyrics, also in the song: "rolling like thunder under the covers."

Along those same lines, Paula Cole's "I Don't Wanna Wait" line that asks us to "say a little prayer for I."

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Leesa, Providence, RI — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:42:55 GMT

Van Morrison's In the days before Rock n' Roll..."We let the goldfish go." Any one have a clue what he means?

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Tracy, Warrenton, VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:43:59 GMT

Peter Gabriel - Games without Frontiers - great song, but what's he saying - sounds like "she is so popular", but I'm pretty sure it's something else in French, but what the heck?

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Craig B., Omaha NE — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:44:35 GMT

The opening lines to Dio's 'Holy Diver': Holy Diver

"You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me

Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean..."

Not a clue thee, Ron. I love the song, but I have no idea what it's supposed to mean.

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Carlyd, Oregon — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:49:26 GMT

Who can forget the ever popular "revved up like a deuce" (or, revved up like a douche if you prefer) from "Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann's Earth Band?

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Jimbo, Peachtree City, GA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:49:30 GMT

I think you're all missing the point. The words are bent in order to fit the song. Do we really want the songs to be gramatically correct? Would we really have enjoyed the Beatles as much if the song had gone "She loves you, yes!, yes!, yes!" ?

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BJW, Fort Lauderdale, FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:51:23 GMT

Abracadabra
I want to reach out and grab ya.
Seriously?

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Michael Jacobs, Lexington, KY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:57:16 GMT

I'm a singer/songwriter and poor lyric grammar has always been annoying to me. It's often difficult, but I try very hard to have my lyrics be profound yet grammatically correct. I think if a song doesn't say something, it's just noise...

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Mary Lee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:01:42 GMT

First thing I think of - anything by Duran Duran. Great music, warped lyrics. Have you ever noticed if you listen to "Don't You Want Me?" by Human League enough, it sounds like "Don't Chew On Me"?! I find that hilarious.

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Leah S., Duluth MN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:03:13 GMT

I love it when children sing songs and get the lyrics messed up. My mother told me when she was young, she thought John Fogherty's "Bad Moon on the Rise" he was saying "there's a bathroom on the right." My sister's favorite song was Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" although she sang it "Everybody wants to mow the lawn". I had my share of misunderstanding lyrics. I used to sing, "Time for a Bluejay (new change)", Phil Collin's "Take Me Home" as "Tang me on". To this day I don't know what I was thinking...

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Horace, Philadelphia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:04:11 GMT

"I'm a gay pa pa.
Behaving so luxurious."

- Mark Harris (Martha Raye's widower, not the country singer) Although grammatically incorrect, this is undoubtedly the greatest opening line of any song ever created.

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D-rock in Austin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:08:15 GMT

'Only time will tell if we stand the test of time'
Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
Yeah, I know, it's Van Halen, but it still bugs me every time I hear it.

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Little d, Rcohester, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:08:42 GMT

As a kid, my father listened to AC/DC. In the song "Dirty Deeds", I always thought they were singing "Dirty deeds and the thunder jeep". I was older when I realized it was actually "Dirty deeds and their done dirt cheap"!!! LOL

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Mary Lee, Warsaw, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:09:19 GMT

Speaking of Peter Gabriel, the words at the end of "Sledgehammer" sound like "I'm peeing in the river". And what's up with "Shock the Monkey?!"

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Erie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:10:14 GMT

King of pop again....Smooth criminal...sounds like "annie are you walking", but it's "annie are you okay". Also, had to look up what the heck crescendo was. "As I came into the window there was a sound of a crescendo" Means a loud noice. Later in the song "then he struck you a crensceno". I think he just liked saying that word.

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Samantha, San Antonio, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:11:06 GMT

What about "Loser" by Beck.
"In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey...with a plastic eyeball, spray paint the vegetables...with the beefcake pantyhose."
I left some out but WTH is that??

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Shannon, KCMO — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:13:05 GMT

I just found a book at the library called "Blinded by the Lyrics." It is not brand new--2005 or 2006, I think. It has a lot of fun stories from the beginning of rock-n-roll about song titles, what lyrics really mean and of course, misunderstood lyrics. In some instances they even asked the singers and songwriters about the meanings. Some of the English songs are interesting because things that sound like nonsense to us are really naughty phrases used in the UK.

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Danielle, Burlington, VT — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:13:36 GMT

The song lyrics that bug me the most (at least in terms of today's current radio rotation) belong to Lady Gaga's Poker face:

These lyrics make absolutely no sense:
"I won't tell you that I love you kiss or hug you. 'Cause I'm bluffin' with my muffin. I'm no lying I'm just stunnin' with my love-glue-gunning."

How do you bluff with a muffin? How do you love-glue-gunning? It's no wonder these lyrics are muffled in the song...

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Ken, Wisconsin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:17:55 GMT

Ken from Columbia, MD: Are you really that confused by a double negative? Mick means that he can't get ANY satisfaction, therefore he is not satisfied.

Jeez, any one ever hear of creative license? I defy you to explain every word of Shakespeare's sonnetsw, or any other poem for that matter. Songs tend to be a lot more concrete and obvious than poems, IMHO.

Some songs are made to be meaningles, so that people can imagine a deep meaning that isn't really there, but most of the songs mentioned here are just being misinterpreted. What is wrong with Billy Joel saying that he "doesn't want to work that hard" to engage in "clever conversation"? How is that an insult? If anything, Billy Joel is saying that the woman who is the subject of the song is smarter than himself. Isn't that a compliment?

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wendy , raleigh nc — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:20:02 GMT

My husband loves Elton John's lyrics of , "Hold me closer Tony Danza!"

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Ken, Wisconsin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:20:30 GMT

Jill, MA: Extra does not always mean "more". It sometimes means "beyond". Therefore, Extraordinary doen not mean "more ordinary than normal" (which would be stupid), it means "beyond ordinary".

Think of extraterrestrial or extramarital affair. Both mean beyond or outside of.

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Shirley Richardson, Rome, GA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:25:22 GMT

Fergie sings "like a child misses THEIR blanket" and every time I say "It's blanket". Bother anybody else?

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rqbk, nc — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:26:53 GMT

America, Horse With No Name: "In the desert you can remember your name, 'cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain"...Where do I start? Okay, it doesn't even rhyme...

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KZA, Smyrna, TN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:28:09 GMT

Taylor Swift can't write or co-write a song to save her life. Why in "Our Song" do they have to talk "real slow" cuz it's late and his mom doesn't know? Ummm, I remember my mom threatening me with severe punishment when I was a teenager if I was caught talking too slow (don't you slow talk missy or you'll be sorry...or I'm going to have to ground you for staying up so late slow talking with your boyfriend)! The thing that gets me about that is it wouldn't have changed the meter at all to say talking "real low" but it sure would have made a heck of a lot more sense!!!

And why in another song does she compare her boyfriend to Romeo while she's the "Scarlet Letter?!" So her dad is telling her boyfriend to stay away from his daughter because she's an adultress? What a little slut! Guess Tennessee schools have failed poor Taylor!!!

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Susie, Illinois — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:30:27 GMT

How about the very disturbing "I wanna take a ride on your disco stick" currently on the air by Lady Gaga. I mean, as an adult I have a pretty fair idea of what she means by "disco stick", but try explaining that to a 13 year old - jeesh!

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Patti, Seattle, WA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:32:36 GMT

2 words - "My Humps"

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Jane Doe — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:33:12 GMT

This thread proves how stupid, and literal some people are. Redonkulous!

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Jen, Gibsonia, PA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:34:43 GMT

And what the heck is a champagne supernova anyways? And why is it in the sky?

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Erin, Houston,TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:36:16 GMT

"Say a little prayer for I"- from Paula Cole's "I don't wanna wait"

The interchanging of me and I for rhyming purposes is the most obnoxious thing ever. Makes me gag every time.

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Brian Polk, Massapequa, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:40:03 GMT

I love The Beatles, but "Hello, Goodbye" doesn't exactly contain the most inspiring lyrics:
"You say yes, I say no, you say stop, I say go...."

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rufe — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:22 GMT

How about this: Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
But sounds like: Recka flock a douche in the roner in the night.

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Jenn, Missouri — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:42:52 GMT

First Jason Meraz's song is a play on metaphors. God forsaken- think about it? And he says checking my tone in the mirror, bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer- not tongue. And the Paramore song "She finally set him free", is suppose to imply he was in miserable relationship with her. I think some of you, just are too dense to understand alot of what you're listening too. Perhaps starting with nursery rhymes and working your way up to grown up stuff would be easier for you.

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Ronnie B — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:44:51 GMT

Can I pick pairing 2 songs on the same album as bad writing? 'To The Left' has Beyonce acting as if she's strong and independent only to also have a song like 'Ring the Alarm' where she goes Fatal Attraction crazy on a guy.

@Samantha from San Antonio, there's a great Futurama where Bender becomes a folk singer and tours with Beck. In one scene he's trying to talk about how he felt when he wrote one of his songs (wish I could remeber which one) and says, "Wait, what was that song about?"

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Andi, TN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:45:00 GMT

There's a song out by The Killers with a lyric "Are we human, or are we dancers" Really? Why can't we be both?!?

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Christy, El Paso, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:09 GMT

"And I don't want the world to see me, cause I don't think that they'd understand..." Iris by the Goo-Goo Dolls. WTF?? Is the world plural? The world is one thing, therefore should be "cause I don't think it would understand," not 'they.' The pronoun and antecedent don't agree in this song and makes me want to sit the band down and give them a lesson in English everytime I hear it.

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Billy, Leesburg, GA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:48:52 GMT

Eric Clapton - Change the World

You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world

To me that just sounds like he is offering some freaky, stalkerish love if he has to change the world for her to think it was good

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jerry charlotte — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:50:15 GMT

Prince..."parties WAS meant to last"?

Not a song, but seems to me driving wreckless should be a good thing

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KZA, Smyrna, TN — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:51:49 GMT

Gee...thanks Jane for letting us know how you think we are stupid for this fun thread. I'm sure nobody here actually takes song lyrics literally but this was just an enjoyable little conversation about songs that don't make sense...but perhaps you've never heard a song that made think. At least others on the thread came up with something more inventive than "Jane Doe" for our name...but then we didn't comment in a singular attempt to insult others on the thread. Smooth, Jane...smooth.

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Casbah — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:54:47 GMT

The one that's always bugged me is from Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back In Town"..."You remember this time at Johnny's place, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face, Man we just fell about the place, If that chick don't wanna know forget her"...HUH???

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Miri — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:55:07 GMT

Can anyone tell me how to do a "thing called the Crocodile Rock?" Oh, and I would love to have a pair of "electric boots." :-)

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Chrissy CT — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:55:58 GMT

How about the whole entire song thats not my name. they play it non stop on the radio. i hated the song and looked up the lyrics to see if maybe knowing what she said would make it better. oh no. WAY worse. read the lyrics and see if you dont want to stab your eye out. most stupid song ive ever heard.

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Stan, Gautier, MS — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:56:31 GMT

How about "Survivor" by Destiny's Child?

"I'm a survivor. I'm not gon' give up.
I'm not gon' stop. I'm gon' work harder.
I'm a survivor. I'm GONNA make it."

They shorten gonna to gon' three times and then decide to use it correctly, if you even want to consider gonna a real word. My wife the English teacher would argue against it.

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Liz, KY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:57:12 GMT

A comment on the Jason Mraz song...
The "God-forsaken" part always bothered me too. Then I heard a live version on Sirius where he changes it to "God-intended." Guess the vocabulary police came knocking.

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Mal — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:00:03 GMT

"Like a blind dog without a bone
I was a gypsy lost in the twilight zone
I hijacked a rainbow and crashed into a pot of gold" Bon Jovi & Sugarland

Really? What the heck does that mean?

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Bill R. Howell N.J. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:02:40 GMT

Almost everything by "America" Aligator lizards in the air?

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Tom Kirkus, New York, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:02:50 GMT

Sorry, it's actually:
"But if this ever-changing world in which we're living makes you give in and cry"

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Christy, El Paso, TX — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:02:55 GMT

"And I don't want the world to see me, cause I don't think that they'd understand..." Ummm, what? Is the world plural? It should be "cause I don't think that it would understand." This lyric drives me insane!

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Teresa, Los Angeles — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:04:35 GMT

"I can't get no satisfaction CAUSE I try and I try..." as if somebody is specifically withholding satisfaction from him?

And in Happy Together, "The only one for me is you and you for me..." So she gets no choice in the matter? He's basically saying you are mine and you are mine.

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CV, Cleveland, OH — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:09:12 GMT

Beatles, Come Together

Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me

He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me

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Bill T, Skowhegan, ME — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:09:33 GMT

Steely Dan's always been interesting in terms of lyrics, but these lyrics from their song "Godwhacker" are interesting to say the least:

In the beginning
We could hang with the dude
But it's been too much of nothing
Of that stank attitude
Now they curse your name
And there's a bounty on your face
It's your own fault daddy
Godwhacker's on the case

We track your almighty ass thru seven heaven worlds
Me, Slinky Redfoot
And our trusty Angel-girls
And when the stars bleed out
That be the fever of the chase
You better get gone poppie
Godwhacker's on the case

Be very very quiet
Clock everything you see
Little things might matter later
At the start of the end of history

Climb up the glacier
Across bridges of light
We sniff you, Big Tiger
In the forest of the night
'Cause there's no escape
From the Rajahs of Erase
Better run run run
Godwhacker's on the case

Be very, very quiet
Clock everything you see
Little things might matter later
At the start of the end of history

Yes we are the Godwhackers
Who rip and chop and slice
For crimes beyond imagining
It's time to pay the price
You better step back son
Give the man some whacking space
You know this might get messy
GodWhacker's on the case

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Bill, Stafford, VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:19:19 GMT

I love ELO, but in "Don't Bring Me Down" Jeff Lynne writes: "you're lookin good just like a snake in the grass; one of these days you're gonna break your glass" (I think). What the heck? Are those just fluff words to fill in the space?

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Kristina, Pekin, IL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:21:35 GMT

The one that's been driving me nuts for YEARS is Van Halen's "Why Can't This Be Love," in which Sammy Hagar sings: "Only time will tell if we stand the test of time."

Uh...what?

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calicat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:25:01 GMT

Ok I have one song I'd like to know what this means: "Shock the Monkey". Anyone?

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Eric Woburn Ma. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:29:12 GMT

How about Alice cooper's "we can't even think of a word that rhymes" from the song Schools Out. At least he was honest.

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Anne, PA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:17 GMT

Jack Johnson's "Bubble Toes"- ewwwwwww, what are those and how can I make sure I never get them?!?! And how did her eyes get as big as them?

Also Colbie Callet's "Bubbly" (seems like she's the female Jack Johnson) sounds like it was written by a 5-year old writing their first poem. Toes, nose, goes, know...Smile, while...

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Former Indiana Beauty Queen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:31:21 GMT

In the Beach Boys song "Kokomo" (which surprisingly enough is NOT about a town in Indiana!)the real line is something about the "Monserrat Mystique" which I heard for years as the "mounds of rotten steak." Yummy.

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Krys, Virginia Beach, VA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:32:05 GMT

I definately don't understand STP's PLUSH...where he sings....

Where ya going for tomorrow?
Where ya going with that mask I found?
And I feel, and I feel
When the dogs begin to smell her
Will she smell alone?

WHAT!...What the heck does that mean????

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Chris, Caldwell, NJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:32:19 GMT

Springsteen's "Blinded By the Light". It took me years to learn that the real lyric was "reved up like a deuce, another runner in the night" (isn't it?).

And then there's that bit about his 'anus curly wurly'? What in the world is that all about??

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Don Ellenton, fl — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:33:24 GMT

Diana Ross: 'He could see I had no eyes' from I'M STILL WAITING. Thankfully, Ross only had to sing this lyric but the Motown machine failed her on this song!

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judi, miami — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:36:57 GMT

the sheet music to live and let die says it exactly the (stupid) way you wrote it, gael ;) i did the research.

you failed to mention paula cole's egregious rhyme - "say a little prayer for i" (i see one lyric page that says she's saying "for right" but it sure doesn't sound like that)

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Chester Catt — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:40:50 GMT

How bout "Drops of Jupiter" by Train? The lyrics suck!!! Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar.... WTF does that mean!!!

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Becky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:41:40 GMT

This whole thread has made me laugh out loud!! I don't even know where to begin with dumb lyrics. Probably Rihanna (sp) and SOS: "...Y-O-U-R making this hard!" I suppose it could be "...Y-O-U are making this hard," but I hear an incorrect use of the word "you're" every time I hear it.

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Alison, Patchogue, NY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:42:45 GMT

I'm surprised no one mentioned the Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up" lyrics. When I first heard the song, I thought the line was "When I grow up, wanna see the world, drive nice cars, I wanna have boobies". Then I found out the line was actually "groupies". I still sing it with the former because I think it sounds better that way :)

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WHITBY — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:47:45 GMT

mccartney sings..
and IF this ever changing world in which we live in..!
not IN...

but dont let the truth get in the way of a good article

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HollyAyn, MD — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:50:54 GMT

My pet peeve is insipid lyrics that sound like a grade-schooler wrote them. Case in point, Janet Jackson's "Someone to Call My Lover". It always sticks out in my mind...

Maybe we'll meet at a bar, he'll drive a funky car,
Maybe we'll meet at a club and fall so deeply in love,
He'll tell me I'm the one and we'll have so much fun,
I'll be the girl of his dreams, maybe~

With the exception of the "lover", "bar" and "club" references, I can totally imagine my 8-year-old niece writing that! It's so disturbing to me that, while I am slaving away in my office for a comparative pittance, someone out there is collecting royalties on songs like that!

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Craig Wall — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:03:37 GMT

"Warm smell of colitas" is actually wrong- it was printed in liner notes but those were from someone hired to transcribe what they heard. An earlier album had correct liner notes which gave the true line as "warm smell of caliche dust, rising up through the air..." It didn't help that the singer clipped the pronunciation of caliche-dust to "cali-dust". (And that's caliche as in the regional "ka-leech", not "ka-lee-chee", the more common term for the yellow limestone ochre...)

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Justin, Naples, FL — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:04:30 GMT

Fogerty:

"There's a Bad Moon on the Rise..." or is it "There's a bathroom on the right..."

You be the judge :)

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Craig Wall — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:06:01 GMT

"Seeing" a reflection in a "snow-covered hill" makes sense if you're INSIDE LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW and seeing your own reflection in the glass SUPERIMPOSED on said hill....

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Tin Ear, CT — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:09:11 GMT

To Tracy in Warrenton - It's "jeux sans frontiere"...games without frontiers in French. Of course a friend of mine always thought Peter Gabriel was saying "she's so funky, yeah!"

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Army Wife, Honolulu, Hawaii — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:15:12 GMT

From the Backstreet Boys, "All I Have to Give":
"I don't care if he buys you nice things
Does his gifts come from the heart?"

DOES his gifts?? That drives me nuts.My 3rd grader's use of English is better than that.

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KrisT, MO — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:19:18 GMT

First of all, I am ROFL at some of these comments! However, Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" lyrics (or really any of his lyrics) drive me nuts! Honestly, how creepy can you get: "Hands, touchin hands,Reachin out,Touchin me,Touchin you" Yikes! Makes me want to go and take a shower!

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Princess Consuela Bananahammock — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:22:59 GMT

"Tin roof....rusted!" UGH!

And of course, there is the triumvirate of nonsense songs: "It's the End of the World as We Know It" by REM, "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, and "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies. Just string together any old bunch of words that rhyme and you've got a hit!

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km, Kalamazoo MI — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:31:30 GMT

I thought it was "revved up like a deuce, you know the runner in the night"

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Donna, PGH, PA — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:39:43 GMT

Finger Eleven lyrics to Paralyzer annoy me to no end. "Well I'm not paralyzed, But, I seem to be struck by you, I want to make you move, Because you're standing still" WTH!?!?

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Missy Peters — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:42:30 GMT

Renee thought that you might enjoy this article.... the comments are funnier than the article itself

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LMiller — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:42:32 GMT

How about "you're so vain, I bet you think this song is about you"... well, duh!! ISN'T IT THOUGH?? Can't remember who sang it, too long ago - but the first time I heard it, I hated it because was such an oxymoron. Love all the misheard words from others though... cracks me up!!

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Fenella Davidson, Cle Elum, WA — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:03 GMT

What about "Sunny Came Home"? I heard this song on the radio a thousand times, each time determined to pay attention and find out what revenge "Sunny" was going to exact with her "list of names" and "box of tools" but I always lost interest or was distracted by the chorus which had such mushy not-about-anything lyrics. Maybe if I'd seen a video it would have had some answers. I just figured some girl was coming back to her hometown from an orphanage to castrate a priest who had molested her, and so far I don't have a better explanantion...

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Jessy R — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:50:52 GMT

The song, "I'll be there," currently used in a commercial, is sung "You and I must make a pack/We must bring salvation back . . ." A pack? Backpack? Sixpack? No! Pack it in, already, because the word is PACT, and I don't care if it doesn't rhyme with "back."

Also, in another commercial: "I think that possibly maybe I'm falling for you . . ." so far, so good. But the song continues "Yes there;s a chance that I've fallen quite hard OVER you . . . ." Well, watch your step, buddy! Hey! I'm right here! You blind??

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Shanwalk, Atlanta, GA — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:55:30 GMT

Can you pay my bills
Can you pay my telephone bill
Can you pay my automobile
Then maybe we can chill.

no, no, no, no, no
when it's really
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...

if you like it then you should of put a ring on it
if you like it then you should of put a ring on it

uh-oh oh, uh-oh oh, uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh- oh
uh-oh oh, uh-oh oh, uh-uh-uh-uh, uh-uh- oh

YES! BEYONCE's lyrics STINK!!!!!!!!!!

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Not Joe, Tuscon AZ — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:08:22 GMT

Joe from Tucson AZ, who's the idiot now? There are TWO in's in that little portion of lyrics you typed out. If you're going to bash the person who wrote this article, make sure that you're not making a fool of yourself first.

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Kathy Rock Island, IL — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:59:24 GMT

I'm not sure who sings the "Beautiful Girl" song ...you know the one that "got me suicidal suicidal"? I've been wishing that guy would do the deed and get 'er done!

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brian higman — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:54:23 GMT

I understand your ...angle? to this story but you couldn't find something else to write about outside Fogelberg's 'Leader' song. To help you understand that lyric, we are our parents legacy. The inspiration given through our upbringing, Parents included, runs through our abilities.(Blood reference)

Creativity is in all of us but if we don't take the time to understand it in ourselves we may never be able to read it in others.

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EM, Madison, AL — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:11:52 GMT

CCR, 'Bad Moon on the Rise'.....always heard, "There's a bathroom on the right".

Steve Miller, 'Jet Airliner'.....always heard, "Big ole' jet got a light out"

Jimi Hendrix, 'Purple Haze'....agree with another writer, always heard, "scuse me while I kiss this guy"

Can't remember her name, but the chick that sang with chours of 'only the lonely can play', always heard, "only baloney can play"

Guess this wasn't about misheard lyrics, more about meanings, but if you mishear them, you definitely can't figure out the meaning....

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Lorena, Winnipeg, Canada — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:05:26 GMT

"Well, the sun gets weary
And the sun goes down
Ever since the watermelon"

Paul Simon's Myth of Fingerprints

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kc Jal NM — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:15:51 GMT

ZZ Top My then-teen daughter misheard "I want your TUSH" for "I want your TOUCH." It was years before she looked up the lyrics and realized mom here was right! lol

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David, Demorest, GA — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:58:07 GMT

No one mentioned "Louie, Louie" or whatever the song is named?

You know I know I E-E-E
Oh-O, Bay-bee
A, I know, E-E, I-I-I-I

Maybe it should be called The Vowel Song.

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P B Eugene, OR — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:31:57 GMT

TO Joe in Tuscon, AZ
By your OWN count, that's TWO (in's)
Sort of like the brain and eye teaser~ I am surprised you didn't see it for yourself, BEFORE you called someone slse an idiot~ idiot! :D

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fran killeen texas — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:38:43 GMT

Everyone forgot "I'm Itching like a man on a fuzzy tree", Elvis All Shock Up.

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Farrell, Oak Lawn, Illinois — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:11:45 GMT

Actually, the lyric in Mc Cartney's Live and Let Die is "in this ever changing world in which WE'RE LIVIN' ". I never thought Paul was a sort of English major, and I never thought that line made any sense, but listening to it one day (it is one of my favorite songs by him), it occurred to me he was actually singing "in which we're living".

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Lisa Novotny Lockport, Ill — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:20:41 GMT

In Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi she says "He's just a skater boy, I said see you later boy" UGH!!!! That drives me nuts, you don't rhyme a word with the same word!!!!

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Steven Lefavour Boston — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:26 GMT

If people could learn to read lyric sheets and then try to put themselves in the artist's shoes, then we would not have to kick this around as much. Enjoy whatever music you like and ignore people who criticize. Aerosmith comes from Jabberwocky, which made no sense anyway, but the band is great!

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Shannon, Massachusetts — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:27:19 GMT

The girl with colitis goes by?
("The girl with kaleidoscope eyes")

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Somewhere, Indiana — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:43:13 GMT

"I cannot forget from where it is I come from" -
Small Town, John Mellencamp. Ack, makes me cringe.

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ND Raleigh, NC — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:54:47 GMT

Coast to coast, LA to Chicago. Great song, but Chicago is in the midwest.

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Scott Ross, Troy, Ohio — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:35:38 GMT

All pale to the irritation from Steve Miller. "Take the Money and Run" has to be the worst.

Billy mack is a detective down in texas
You know he knows just exactly what the facts is
He aint gonna let those two escape justice
He makes his livin off of the peoples taxes

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

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Panda B. — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:14:45 GMT

Tracy from Warrenton, VA:

"Jeux...sans frontieres..."

Means

"Games without frontiers".

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Dean I., Houlton, ME — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:15:00 GMT

My pet peeve is with artists that spit slurred words out like half chewed steak unintelligible to the listeners’ ear.

As for grammar... music is art. It should be enjoyed, not picked apart like a wine snob.

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Bob Queen, Winchester, KY — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:45:23 GMT

Suprised no one else has mentioned this one. "Groovin' (on a Sunday afternoon)" by the Rascals (circa 1968). I spent most of my life hearing them sing "That would be ectasy, you and me and Leslie." Okay, I figured either they were into threesomes (which are cool, by the way) or they had a baby named Leslie. I was 51 before I learned it was "...you and me, endlessy." Oh, well, at least I knew that Jimi was kissing the sky.

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Aliya Shivji, Kampala, Uganda — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:14:13 GMT

AHA - their lyrics never really made much sense.. just think of some of their famous hits: "the sun always shines on tv"... or better, "take on me". It was all about the videos and the looks I guess.

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Corey, Huntersville, NC — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:50:00 GMT

My favorite is: "You're so vain...you probably think this song is about you. Don't you?" The irony is that line alone indicates that some portion of the song is about him, or at least his vanity. The truth is, pretty much the entire song is about him. Sorry, Carly.

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Linda, Philadelphia, PA — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:30:03 GMT

"Last Christmas I gave you my heart
And the very next day, you gave it away..."

It seems like the 2nd line should rhyme with heart, maybe, "And the very next day, you broke it apart..."

I find the whole song annoying. Partly because the local radio stations consider it holiday music, and partly because the song is one long, overly dramatic whine. It's been almost a year now, George, time to put a period on it and move on!

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Okiegirl — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:38:43 GMT

I thought the Peter Gaberial song was "She is so funky-O"

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MJ — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:49:19 GMT

Re: Leader of the Band. "His blood runs through my instrument" is referring to Dan himself...his voice, his hands, his mind, his being. Not his...you know what. Funny thought though. Best lyricist ever! RIP DF.

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Laura R — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:38:25 GMT

There's a Steppenwolf song called The Pusher (what it's about should be pretty self-explanatory) with the line:

"I've seen alot of people walkin' around with tombstones in their eyes."

The imagery of that lyric always kind of freaked me out.

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Kim, Rockford IL — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:52:21 GMT

I love that New Kids on the Block came back last year, but their comeback song Summertime annoys me every time. When Donnie sings "In your strapless sundress, kickin back no stress--as long as we WAS together". Uh...the last time I checked WE was plural, and you can say WERE without losing the rhythm!

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SarahSmash, WI — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:57:08 GMT

Mary, Orlando, Fl said: How about seeing your reflection in a snow covered hill? You can NOT see your reflection in a snow covered hill! (Landslide)

Its about doing cocaine. Snow covered hills on a mirror...get it?

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Lisa, Farmington CT — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:40:52 GMT

My mom thought growing up that "Hitchin' a Ride" was "Itchin her Eye".

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Ethan B. Boston, MA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:54:18 GMT

Some people are making some confused statements here. Far be it from me to defend Avril Lavigne.. but in Skaterboy she is rhyming skater and later and "boy" is just an areticle. So while it might be insipid.. it ISN'T rhyming the same word with the same word.

I'm still not sure if its a bad rhyme or a brilliant rhyme but i have always enjoyed Black Sabbath War Pigs
"Generals gathered in their masses just like witches at black masses"
I don't know... is it valid poetic form to use a homonyms? It still is one of the best anti-war songs ever.

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R.W, Tucson,AZ — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:14:49 GMT

After seeing Michael Jackson do a " You're the pepsi generation" commercial on T.V. to the tune of Billy Jean, I later heard the Thriller song on the radio and thought he was singing, " 'cause that's the Miller, Miller Lite, and getta, getta, getta Light, Miller, Miller light". Oh well.

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Clarence Dewey — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:49:34 GMT

Also not about song lyrics, but please allow me to rant about a word that's driving me nuts these days. It is one of the most (if not THE most) overused words on television and radio - the word
I N C R E D I B L E. I have heard this word up to 8 times in an hours worth of viewing. Don't TV/Radio
writers,editors etc. check for this sort of thing?
Thanks for allowing me to vent.

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Clarence Dewey, Louisville, KY — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:28:16 GMT

Wonder when my posts are going to make it on here?
STILL WAITING for "approval"... anyone else having this problem? Sure makes trying to interact with others on here a waste of time.

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Erica Dixon, Sacramento, CA — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:44:59 GMT

Justin Timberlake: Summer love....

"I can't wait to fall in love with you. You can't wait to fall in love with me..."

Who ever dates someone WAITING to FALL IN LOVE? Don't you just let those things just happen? Why is he anticipating this?

"FAIL"

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Penina Lautner, Los Angeles, California — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:17:14 GMT

When Jason Mraz says, "Checking my Tounge in the mirror, and bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer." What the heck does that mean?

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Sabina Cragg — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:47:41 GMT

I agree with Kim, San Angelo. When I was young I never notice this but as i got older I did. You gone too far this time
But Im dancing on the valentine
I tell you somebodys fooling around -
With my chances on the dangerline
Ill cross that bridge when I find it
Another day to make my stand, oh..
High time is no time for deciding
If I should find a helping hand, oh..The reflex is an only child, hes waiting in the park
The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover isnt that bizarre
Every little thing the reflex does leaves you answered with a
Question mark
'Nuff said.....

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Randy Phoenix, AZ — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:37:06 GMT

If you need it to rhyme but say nothing go no further than Manferd Man -
"Some silicone sister with a manager mister told me I got what it takes...She said "I'll turn you on sonny to something strong, play the song with the funky break"
And go-cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather charts to see if it was safe outside
And little Early-birdy came by in his curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride

Don't need to know what it means but it was way cool in the day

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STL — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:05:12 GMT

How about Usher's "Trading Places" song? Cracks me up to no end!

"...toast on the side (something-something) and grape jellay!"

Or when he's talking about taking the trash out in nothing but her t-shirt on ... wha-?! That's just ... really, really weird.

But, oh, how I laugh.

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The Lou — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:53:27 GMT

"Girls go pee-pee when they see me"

Notorious B.I.G.

Awesome.