It’s not as bad as “pa-rum-pum-pum-pum”.
I just remembered an old Franklin Ajaye routine which made fun of James Brown’s um, minimalist lyrics.
*Good God there is my woman
There is my woman Good God*
“Two songs!!!”
I Talk to the Wind - King Crimson
Don’t be so scared of changing and rearranging yourself
You could go on a date with Keith Relf…
You’re right. Grammatically correct would be “A dreamer comer truer-er.”
It is Nights in white satin, not Knights. What surprises me is that this is the second time I see this error within a few days.
Or:
Don’t be so scared of changing and rearranging yourself–
At least you don’t live in Philadelph-
ia, P-A…
One more:
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
“Corporate punk” has always been a colossal oxymoron, but this by far is the dumbest of the dumb. Who are these “forces”? Who’s “they”, and what am I doing that they’re telling me to? Who’s under who’s control? And, most importantly, killing in the name of WHAT?
This shouldn’t even count because dissing Eurovision is like shooting fish in a child’s plastic beach bucket with a bazooka, but this year’s Finnish representative is a song called “Da Da Dam”. The refrain goes as follows:
Also known as the “Ran out of time, didn’t bother writing lyrics to refrain” song.
Given that the rest of the song contains some of the most interesting lyrics ever to be in a hit pop song, I think I’m cool with the repetitive chorus.
I haven’t heard that particular song, but the tra-las and dee-dahs and dums are perfectly acceptable devices for refrains. You could say Shakespeare was lazy with his “Hey nonny nonny &c.” &c., but I’d disagree.
There are times when it seems like cheating. I never did get why “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on the Roof couldn’t have elaborated a little more and left out the “Daidle deedle daidle duggle duggle deedle daidle dum” and “Biddy-biddy-bom.”
I was going to post how this functions as a chorus for the rest of the song, which allows repetition, but people mentioning “Deck the Halls” and “The Little Drummer Boy” make me think the whole thing is a giant woosh.
But, just in case it isn’t, “O Holy Night” is repeating the phrase as a form of emphasis. This is so holy that the angels can’t stop talking about it. It’s common in theme both in the Bible and in prayers, so it doesn’t surprise me that it’s common in songs. The other verses make it clear that more lyrics could have been written.
But still, I sorta can understand that one. The angels of all beings should be able to come up with more words about how awesome God is. But “Deck the Halls”? It’s people singing while they are doing stuff. And “The Little Drummer Boy”? it’s the kid playing the drum. The repetition is the point.
Surely this is a joke making fun of the sillier choices in this thread. Right?