# Cringe Time: The Cheesiest / Worst Lyrical Lines (In Honour of Warburon's List) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187 "2004-12-10T19:09:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/1 "2004-12-10T19:09:25Z")
Subtitled: Things that make you go ‘Blecccch’ _or_ Post a lyrical line that makes you cringe. There have been numerous Cafe Society film themed threads over the years that are similar to Warburton’s recent [Top 10 Worst Quotes or Lines From the **Movies**](http://www.filmsite.org/worstquotes.html). I’m hard pressed (even with assistance of the search function) to come up with a list of **Cheesy Lyrical Lines From The Music World** on the SDMB – or as our moderator would put it: CHEESY LYRICAL LINES FROM THE _SOI-DISANT_ MUSIC WORLD. I look at it this way, there are countless more lyrics from songs than there is dialogue from film – so there’s got to be at least one threadful of bad lines we can compile. Off the top of my head, I’d say[ul][li] **Ween** has come up with stuff cheesier than “_I’m the king of the world_!”[_] **Mojo Nixon** could best “Nobody puts Baby in the corner” without any effort.[_]Swayze’s “_Ditto_” to Demi Moore’s “I Love You” was corny, but can’t hold a flame to **Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band** Speaking of bands, My guess is The **Bonzo Dog Bad** has written more cringe-worthy lines than Top Gun’s _“You can be my wingman any time”_.[/ul]So, I guess what I’m asking is: _Do you have a line from a song you’d like to contribute_? I’ll get the ball rolling with a line heard at last year’s Grammy Awards Show - A true chestnut in the _anal_s of modern music:[/li][quote] Now I wanna see y’all on y’all baddest behavior - Lend me some suga’, I am your neighbor [/quote] The Love Song, Broadway, Heavy Metal, Rap, Rock and Pop worlds are at your mercy. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/2 "2004-12-10T19:13:02Z")
In honor of the season: [Turkey Lurkey Time](http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/camp/turkeylurkeytime.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/3 "2004-12-10T19:23:23Z")
Almost every word from the Association’s _Cherish_ reeks of bad cheese, but here’s my favorite line I was beginning to think that I could never find The words that would make you want me That had the right amount of letters, just the right sound That could make you hear, make you see That you are driving me out of my mind And while everyone is familiar with _MacArthur Park_ and the cake and the rain, I prefer this lesser-remembered line Pressed between love’s hot irons, like a striped pair of pants ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/4 "2004-12-10T19:56:29Z")
**Scandal** came up with a lyric that routinely makes me cringe in their 80s hit **Goodbye to You** , if only because the pauses are exactly long enough for your brain to figure out the lyric that’s coming next. Here, I’ll prove it: _Could I have loved someone like the one I see in you? I remember the good times baby now,_ …and the bad times too. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mal\_Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mal\_Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mal_Adroit)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/5 "2004-12-10T20:36:52Z")
As I get older, my music guilty pleasure file gets more and more packed, a recent addition being good ol’ Neil Diamond. But that guy can slip a crap line in there with the best of 'em- “The song you sang to me/The song you _brang to me_” ?!? And the one from “I Am, I Said” about the fucking chair. Jeebuz. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/6 "2004-12-10T22:32:58Z")
God, I love Bruce. But pretty much the entire song “Ramrod” is a self-parody of the car/penis motif. Let your hair down sugar and pick up this beat Come on and meet me tonight down on Bluebird Street I’ve been working all week, I’m up to my neck in hock Come Saturday night I let my ramrod rock ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/7 "2004-12-10T22:45:39Z")
I gotta say Angel Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel Closer than my peeps you are to me ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/8 "2004-12-11T00:44:42Z")
> [@Moody Bastard](#): > > As I get older, my music guilty pleasure file gets more and more packed, a recent addition being good ol’ Neil Diamond. But that guy can slip a crap line in there with the best of 'em- “The song you sang to me/The song you _brang to me_” ?!? > > And the one from “I Am, I Said” about the fucking chair. Jeebuz. How dare you take my line? I came in here expressly to post that one and I thought I’d almost made it… but no. Denied. It’s actually “Songs you sang to me, Songs you brang to me…” The thing is, I _love_ that song, but can’t stomach the “brang”. What’s a girl to do? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/9 "2004-12-11T00:56:08Z")
I don’t really know that it qualifies, but I’m getting damn sick and tired of hearing the words “rock steady” together. From that 80’s song (was it Cameo?) to Marc Broussard. Ugh. Especially Marc Broussard, I think: “When I get there, you better to be ready to rock steady” WTF does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/10 "2004-12-11T01:06:12Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I don’t really know that it qualifies, but I’m getting damn sick and tired of hearing the words “rock steady” together. From that 80’s song (was it Cameo?) [The Whispers](http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/9769/rb/r/rock_steady.html) ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/11 "2004-12-11T02:47:51Z")
Thanks, **GQ**. ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/12 "2004-12-11T02:59:12Z")
I can’t fight this feelin’ anymore. I’ve forgotten what I started fightin’ for. It’s time to bring this ship into the shore And throw away the oar Forever. . . . Did he say the _ **oar??** _ ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/13 "2004-12-11T03:01:51Z")
Oh, I thought of another one. Those of you who eschew country music, this one is from cutie-pie (but horrible lyricist) Clint Black. It’s just as real as the wild horses You would have to have to drag me away. ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/14 "2004-12-11T03:12:51Z")
Smashing Pumpkins, “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”: _Despite all my rage/I am still just a rat in a cage_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/15 "2004-12-11T03:14:51Z")
Bobby Goldsboro’s “Honey”. All the lyrics, but especially: “She wrecked the car and she was sad And so afraid that I’d be mad But what the heck Though I pretended hard to be Guess you could say she saw through me And hugged my neck” ---
**Author:** ![Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hot_Buttered_Toast)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/16 "2004-12-11T03:30:36Z")
George Michael, “Careless Whisper”: “I’m never gonna dance again, guilty feet have got no rhythm.” ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/17 "2004-12-11T04:18:11Z")
Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill You ask me if I love you And I choke on my reply I’d rather hurt you honestly Than mislead you with a lie And who am I to judge you On what you say or do? I’m only just beginning to see the real you And sometimes when we touch The honesty’s too much And I have to close my eyes and hide I wanna hold you til I die Til we both break down and cry I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides etc. [http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/ls64.shtml](http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/ls64.shtml) Noble sentiments presented in a truly awful way. And don’t get me started on “Wildfire”. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![jgroub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jgroub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jgroub)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/18 "2004-12-11T04:18:32Z")
This one isn’t cheesy, it’s just lame. In fact, it’s so lame it’s funny. It’s Alice Cooper’s School’s Out: Well we got no class And we got no principles And we got no innocence We can’t even think of a word that rhymes That is so lame! ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/19 "2004-12-11T05:10:36Z")
Nobody will ever top Train’s amazingly lame “Drops of Jupiter” > [@](#): > > Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken > Your best friend always stickin > Up for you even when I know you’re wrong > Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone conversation > The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me God, that’s funny. Any song that can drop in late 90’s Generation Starbucks references to both “soy latte” and “tae-bo” - terms than in ten years no human on this planet will ever use - surely ranks as the most quickly DATED lyrics ever written. ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2004, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187/20 "2004-12-11T05:34:56Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > I gotta say > > Angel Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel Closer than my > peeps you are to me Amen. First lyric I thought of when I read the OP. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cringe-time-the-cheesiest-worst-lyrical-lines-in-honour-of-warburons-list/279187.md?page=2)