I actually find that amusing because the second time it’s “vocabulary runs right through my head
The alphabet runs right from A to Zed”
which makes them Transatlantic!
Of course, this song is over 10 years old, so not “recent memory.”
If we can name some older songs,
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la how the life goes on
Hubba hubba zoot zoot
Ebba hooba zut zut
A nom nom
…still love the song though.
nom.
“I kissed a girl” by Katy Perry
“Stacy’s mom has got it going on” by Fountains of Wayne
That’s not my name.
That’s not my name.
That’s not my name.
That’s not my…name.
CAN I PUNCH YOU NOW, WHATEVER THE HELL YOUR NAME IS?
[sub]The relentless playing of this song at my gym was my major motivation for investing in a new iPod.[/sub]
Amen!! “I want to make you move, because you’re standing still.” A little short of brilliant.
Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long.”
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
See, they rhyme because they’re the same damned word.
You don’t want no drama. No no no no drama. Strictly action/romantic comedy.
Lady Lumps wins by a mile. Soulja Boy can only stand in awe of Fergy or whatever her name is.
All right. Can I nominate Fatboy Slim or are those even supposed to be lyrics?
These songs were played for a dance class I took, and they were great to dance to. And while dancing to them I never tried to figure out the words. But…
Right about now, the funk soul brotha
or
Walk without rhythm won’t attract the worm
These seem so random they might as well be in the bulbous-bouffant-macadamia categorie, i.e., words repeated just because of the way the words sound.
A lot of those mentioned are stupid, painfully so even, but they’re also kind of expected to be. Soulja Boy is a ringtone rapper, Fatboy Slim is a dj, etc.
System of a Down, however, has legions of fans who think their words have meaning on a deeper level. And so, I present to the Dope, System of a Down’s Lonely Day, which includes such illuminating verse as:
“Such a lonely day / Should be banned / It’s a day that I can’t stand.”
“The most loneliest day of my life.”
“Such a lonely day / Shouldn’t exist / It’s a day that I’ll never miss.”
Perhaps worst of all, it was nominated for a Grammy. Heaven help us.
Coincidentally, I stumbled across this today.
The 20 Worst Lyrics Ever - Spinner Magazine
Funny shit…
Oh, God, yes. I hope your boyfriend DOES mind it, and he dumps your cheating ass.
Summer Girls by LFO doesn’t consist of lyrics so much as nonsensical gibberish:
Hip Hop mama laid Spic and Span
Met you one summer and it all began
You’re the best girl that I ever did see
The great Larry Bird jersey 33
When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets
It gets worse from there, but I think we’ve all suffered enough.
Jeez, yes. “I miss you like a child misses their blanket.” Blargh.
Oh god I’d forgotten about this song. I swear, the phrase “most loneliest” causes me actual, physical pain every time i hear it.
“Hey Hey You You I don’t like your girlfriend,
yeah yeah I I think you need a new one,
I know that you kinda kinda like me,”
–Girlfriend, Avril Lavrine
I don’t dare to actually look up the song, so that may be incorrect.
Hilarity N. Suze- “walk without rhythm won’t attract the worm” is a Dune reference- the giant sandworms are attracted by rhythmic steps on the sand.
I love Kids by MGMT but
“a family of trees wanted,
to be haunted”
is just daft.
“I’m like a bird” by Nellie Furtado. But in her defense I think the "like a bird part only applies to the next line “I’ll only fly away”, not the don’t know where the home is line.
*
I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away
I don’t know where my soul is, I don’t know where my home is*
I think “My Humps” gets a few points for the hilarious cover done by Alanis Morrisette. It upped my respect for her at least.