Dan G Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 So this morning I'm listening to Missy Elliot (I wasn't), and it got me thinking about that one song of hers that is good (it isn't) in which the lyrics go: 'Is it worth it? Let me work it I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup' But surely if she flips it AND reverses it it ends up normal, so should either go: 'Is it worth it? Let me work it I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it Put my thing down, flip it and reverse it Put my thing down, flip it and reverse it' OR 'Is it worth it? Let me work it I put my thing down, flip it and ensure that it definitely remains flipped Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup' So - what other lyrics can you think of that are rubbish and/or don't make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Another one that springs to mind is Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the wall in which the kids sing 'We don't need no education'. Unaware that the double negative means that they are confirming (in more ways than one) that they do in fact need education. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Are you a bot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, Somewhere in this town" I'd say at the jail most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 If the double negative was good enough for Ben Franklin it's good enough for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, Lemonade said: "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, Somewhere in this town" I'd say at the jail most likely. Unless "somewhere" is the name of a suburb in that town, the 3rd verse does say he's gonna bust out, which does indicate that he does know where the jail is, cos he's in it. Although that then contradicts the whole "don't you be around" bit, and the "boys getting up and going down". it's possible Phil Lynott was pissed when he wrote this, or really confused, or IDENTICAL TWINS - which would sort the whole thing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Lemonade said: "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak, Somewhere in this town" I'd say at the jail most likely. Ah - I can help you out here, I think. I'm pretty sure Jailbreak is a quasi-concept album where the town in question is a dystopian future society where there are either lots of jails, or the whole town is a jail. So it sort of makes sense with that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 2 hours ago, colb said: Unless "somewhere" is the name of a suburb in that town, the 3rd verse does say he's gonna bust out, which does indicate that he does know where the jail is, cos he's in it. Although that then contradicts the whole "don't you be around" bit, and the "boys getting up and going down". it's possible Phil Lynott was pissed when he wrote this, or really confused, or IDENTICAL TWINS - which would sort the whole thing out. Phil Lynott, as much as I love Thin Lizzy, was a fucking terrible lyricist... Living and dying In chinatown Yes they're living and dying down in old chinatown In chinatown You better look around Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Laughing and crying you know it's a fact They're not laughing they are crying 'Cause they won't be back Oh no you don't come back Not from chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Chinatown, it's a different scene There are people there, they are so obscene If you see what I mean Then they've sold you the dream Down in chinatown What goes up it must come down Living and dying There is no release Living and dying There is no relief There is no beliefs Not in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Dan G said: Ah - I can help you out here, I think. I'm pretty sure Jailbreak is a quasi-concept album where the town in question is a dystopian future society where there are either lots of jails, or the whole town is a jail. So it sort of makes sense with that in mind. I didn't know this. Fair enough. It's not really my observation anyway, I nicked it off a comedian. 37 minutes ago, Teabags said: Phil Lynott, as much as I love Thin Lizzy, was a fucking terrible lyricist... Living and dying In chinatown Yes they're living and dying down in old chinatown In chinatown You better look around Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Laughing and crying you know it's a fact They're not laughing they are crying 'Cause they won't be back Oh no you don't come back Not from chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Chinatown, it's a different scene There are people there, they are so obscene If you see what I mean Then they've sold you the dream Down in chinatown What goes up it must come down Living and dying There is no release Living and dying There is no relief There is no beliefs Not in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown Man, you don't stand a chance if you go down in chinatown My father in law went to school with Phil Lynott, allegedly a smelly wee bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 He looks like he smells. Not as much as Post Malone looks like he smells, mind. On the subject of bad lyrics, my favourite is 'Horse With No Name' by America. It's even better than Des'ree's 'Life', which features the woefully inept 'I don't want to see a ghost, It's the sight that I fear most, I'd rather have a piece of toast'. Every line of HWNN deserves its own analysis: HORSE WITH NO NAME On the first part of the journeyI was looking at all the lifeThere were plants and birds and rocks and thingsThere was sand and hills and ringsThe first thing I met was a fly with a buzzAnd the sky with no cloudsThe heat was hot and the ground was dryBut the air was full of sound I've been through the desert on a horse with no nameIt felt good to be out of the rainIn the desert you can remember your name'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain After two days in the desert sunMy skin began to turn redAfter three days in the desert funI was looking at a river bedAnd the story it told of a river that flowedMade me sad to think it was dead You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no nameIt felt good to be out of the rainIn the desert you can remember your name'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain After nine days I let the horse run free'Cause the desert had turned to seaThere were plants and birds and rocks and thingsthere was sand and hills and ringsThe ocean is a desert with it's life undergroundAnd a perfect disguise aboveUnder the cities lies a heart made of groundBut the humans will give no love You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no nameIt felt good to be out of the rainIn the desert you can remember your name'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 'Only time will tell if we stand the test of time' thanks Sammy Hagar, you twat. do do n dodo do doo do do doodo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Kanye West has some absolute stinkers. "I wanna fuck you hard on the sink After that, give you something to drink Step back, can't get spunk on the mink I mean damn, what would Jeromey Romey Romey Rome think?" "I am a God So hurry up with my damn massage In a French-ass restaurant Hurry up with my damn croissants" "I keep it 300, like the Romans 300 bitches, where's the Trojans?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Teabags said: Kanye West gads Edited July 5, 2018 by AVB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I'm not a big fan of Kanye but I do like the lyric : "You see there's leaders and there's followers, But I'd rather be a dick than a swallower." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 English Country Garden by the Darkness had a line that I always found amusing: 'It was a cigarette break and I was desperate When I saw her pushing that wheelbarrow She said have you got a match? and I said yes! My cock and Farmer Giles prizewinning marrow' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 The Darkness were hoora gyads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 57 minutes ago, Dan G said: English Country Garden by the Darkness had a line that I always found amusing: 'It was a cigarette break and I was desperate When I saw her pushing that wheelbarrow She said have you got a match? and I said yes! My cock and Farmer Giles prizewinning marrow' I thought this was another hilarious made up Dan G story...so I listened to the song. Jesus fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I have a certain fondness for the Darkness. I mean I never listened to anything post Permission To Land but I did quite enjoy them. "I want a one-way ticket to Hell and back, A one-way ticket to Hell and back" I presume that one wasn't supposed to make sense, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 On 7/5/2018 at 9:51 AM, Teabags said: Kanye West has some absolute stinkers. "I wanna fuck you hard on the sink After that, give you something to drink Step back, can't get spunk on the mink I mean damn, what would Jeromey Romey Romey Rome think?" "I am a God So hurry up with my damn massage In a French-ass restaurant Hurry up with my damn croissants" "I keep it 300, like the Romans 300 bitches, where's the Trojans?" not forgetting: "Tell the promoter we need more seats We just sold out all the floor seats" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Teabags said: I thought this was another hilarious made up Dan G story...so I listened to the song. Jesus fuck. I wish I could come up with lyrics that hilarious. I know the Darkness are a bit divisive to say the least, but they had some pretty funny stuff. Obvious one being 'growing on me', which is obviously about genital warts but portrayed as a love song. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 50 minutes ago, Lemonade said: I have a certain fondness for the Darkness. I mean I never listened to anything post Permission To Land but I did quite enjoy them. "I want a one-way ticket to Hell and back, A one-way ticket to Hell and back" I presume that one wasn't supposed to make sense, right? "I never listened to anything post Permission To Land" * quotes song released after Permission to Land * But yeah, that lyric - like most of them - was definitely a pisstake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) The whole band was a massive piss take, then the main walloper got sand in his fud because people didn't take them seriously. So happy Gary Jules got the Christmas number 1. Edited July 6, 2018 by James Broonbreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 People don't realise that a lot of Kanye's stuff is tongue-in-cheek. And the spunk on the mink, it's meant to be like a dirty love song. He's rapping about his wife, but in a over-the-top dirty way. His lyricism on Ye has been fantastic. Hilarious standouts for me: "I love your titties 'cause they prove I can focus on two things at once" and "Hit that pussy raw like fuck the outcome. None of us would be here without cum." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 51 minutes ago, Jaaakkkeee said: "Hit that pussy raw like fuck the outcome. None of us would be here without cum." Slight loss of points for rhyming 'outcome' with 'out come' On that note we need to flag 'Generals gather in their masses, just like black masses' from Sabbath's War Pigs. I wrote a letter to Ozzy asking him to change it to either: Generals gather in their masses, just like witches at spell classes. or Generals gather in their masses, just like poo on hairy asses. or Generals gather in their masses, just like family at Chrismasses. The last one technically rhymes masses with masses too, but at least it's not exactly the same word. Ozzy never got back to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Dan G said: "I never listened to anything post Permission To Land" * quotes song released after Permission to Land * But yeah, that lyric - like most of them - was definitely a pisstake. Ha ha, you got me there.. For some reason I thought that one was on Permission To Land but now I think about it it was the lead single from their next album wasn't it. It was all over Radio 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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