# Lyrics that tick you off **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351 "2012-01-04T05:55:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/1 "2012-01-04T05:55:50Z")
**Blackbird fly / Into the light of the dark black night** Well, which is it, Sir Paul? Is it light, or is it dark? Make up your mind already. As it stands, that makes no sense. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/2 "2012-01-04T06:36:18Z")
I really liked that lyric actually. I think light is being used metaphorically (the light is a salvation or a hope) and dark black night is more literal, and I like the contrast it creates. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/3 "2012-01-04T06:44:44Z")
Rihanna: “Cause I didn’t mean to hurt him, Coulda been somebodies son” He is at the very least the son of two somebodies :smack: ---
**Author:** ![standingwave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/4 "2012-01-04T06:57:01Z")
I got two. _Someone left the cake out in the rain I don’t think that I can take it 'cause it took so long to bake it and I’ll never have that recipe again_ _I am I said to no one there and no one heard at all not even the chair_ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/5 "2012-01-04T07:02:37Z")
_Mississippi Queen, and you know what I mean._ No, I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/6 "2012-01-04T07:05:31Z")
Not so much tick me off as bemuse me, but when Tom Jones sings, “'cause it’s my word she’ll obey!” in _She’s A Lady_, I’m so glad it’s 2012. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/7 "2012-01-04T07:12:41Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Not so much tick me off as bemuse me, but when Tom Jones sings, “'cause it’s my word she’ll obey!” in _She’s A Lady_, I’m so glad it’s 2012. Shal Marshall - Trouble > [@](#): > > But girl ah wah you know, that tonite I’m gonna to take full controlll Well it seems much progress has been made since 2011 then 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/8 "2012-01-04T07:30:41Z")
The entire song “The Girl is Mine”. So Michael and Paul are both dating the same girl, and both of them want to be the only one dating her. However, instead of having a discussion with _her_ and letting _her_ know they want an exclusive commitment, they just posture at each other. Hi, your rival is not the one who decides which of you is chosen by the girl in question - the _girl_ is the one who decides. Or, if she refuses to make an exclusive commitment to either one of you, then you need to either 1) accept that it’s going to be non-monogamous or 2) walk away and find a different girl. Actually, given the exchange below, it sounds like the girl in question is lying to both of them, and they should run not walk away! > [@](#): > > **Paul:** She told me that I’m her forever lover, you know, don’t you remember?\* > > \*\*Michael: \*\*Well after lovin’ me she said she couldn’t love another. > > \*\*Paul: \*\*Is that what she said? Yep. Telling them each what they want to hear, and keeping them both on the hook. \*Remember? Was he there at the time? Were they playing three-in-a-bed? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/9 "2012-01-04T09:40:06Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Rihanna: > > “Cause I didn’t mean to hurt him, Coulda been somebodies son” > > He is at the very least the son of two somebodies :smack: I think you’re taking it too literally. I don’t know the rest of the song, but to me this line means that she realized that he might have a parent who cared about him and who would be distressed that he was hurt. This wouldn’t apply if, for example, his parents were dead or estranged. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/10 "2012-01-04T10:07:10Z")
Beefcake pantyhose. Or is it beefcake panty hoes? Damn Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/11 "2012-01-04T13:20:56Z")
“Don’t go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to.” - TLC The “please” gives the song the tone of a public service announcement. Also, don’t salmon and other fishes have to “chase waterfalls” as part of their life cycles? Dumb, passionless lyrics. Oh, and the CG sucks on the video, too. OK, I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/12 "2012-01-04T14:12:03Z")
“Well tonight thank God it’s them instead of you And there won’t be snow in Africa this christmas time The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life” So suck it, you poor f\*ckers in Kenya - you’re alive, you got yours. We gots Christmas, nyah nah nah nyah nah nah. Good lord, I hate that song. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/13 "2012-01-04T14:23:37Z")
Two in the same song: _If I was a sculptor - but then again, no_ and _Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_ Hey Elton: next time, try writing the damn song before you sing it. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/14 "2012-01-04T16:36:04Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Two in the same song: > > _If I was a sculptor - but then again, no_ > > and > > _Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_ > > Hey Elton: next time, try writing the damn song before you sing it. Nitpick:You mean “Hey Bernie (Taupin).” A child, a child shivers in the cold. Let us bring him silver and gold. Yeah, right. That’s really going to help with the cold. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/15 "2012-01-04T16:38:46Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve got the moves like Jagger Mick Jagger’s 68. Why is that something to be proud of? ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/16 "2012-01-04T16:43:17Z")
“You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips” always sounded so accusatory. How does he know unless his eyes are open, too? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/17 "2012-01-04T16:54:03Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Two in the same song: > > _If I was a sculptor - but then again, no_ > > and > > _Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean_ > > Hey Elton: next time, try writing the damn song before you sing it. \Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics, not Elton.\ ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/18 "2012-01-04T16:58:27Z")
> [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > I really liked that lyric actually. I think light is being used metaphorically (the light is a salvation or a hope) and dark black night is more literal, and I like the contrast it creates. I agree it’s a fine lyric, but don’t see either part as literal. The “dark black night” is the free, independent life – full of unknowns and risks-- but still infinitely better than never following your dreams or making your own choices. Freedom and learning may be painful but are also rewarding and illuminating (“the light”). Not a bad lyric at all. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/19 "2012-01-04T17:03:48Z")
“Do It To Me Once More With Feeling” ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351/20 "2012-01-04T17:12:55Z")
_Throwing out your frown And just smiling at the sound And as sleek as a sheik Spinning round and round **Always take a big bite It’s such a gorgeous sight To see you eat in the middle of the night** You can never get enough Enough of this stuff It’s Friday, I’m in love_ The heck, Robert Smith? What is that line doing in the middle of an otherwise pretty good song? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-tick-you-off/608351.md?page=2)