Your Vote for the Worst Rock / Pop Lyric of All Time

[peter]

What do you think is the worst song lyric of all time?

I can think of a lot of them.  But Meatloaf’s Anything for Love has to be the worst lyric of all time. The absolute dumbest, cringiest lyric ever written. Even “I’m Too Sexy” (which is self-aware of the humor value of the lyric) and “The Thong Song” (which is unbelievably stupid, but has a great vocal), can’t match the stupidity and ability to offend of this lyric:

“Will you cater to every fantasy I got? Will you hose me down with holy water if I get to hot?”

– Anything for Love, performed by Meatloaf written by Jim Steinman

Let’s see your nomination for worst song lyric of all time.

 

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[peter]

BTW, intentionally humorous lyrics should be excluded, unless they’re really, really terrible. In other words, live on Spinal Tap!!!

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[jerrydf]

Sorry  not the worst, in fact in a C+W kind of way, they’re quite endearing – the chorus of Delbert McLinton’s Honky Tonkin’ (I guess I Done Me Some):

Honky tonkin’, I guess I done me some
I’ve seen the bullets in the chamber
From the other end of the gun
Well, I’ve been in lots of battles
That weren’t even worth being won
Honky tonkin’, I guess I done me some

 

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[peter]

On jerrydf said

Sorry  not the worst, in fact in a C+W kind of way, they’re quite endearing – the chorus of Delbert McLinton’s Honky Tonkin’ (I guess I Done Me Some):

Honky tonkin’, I guess I done me some
I’ve seen the bullets in the chamber
From the other end of the gun
Well, I’ve been in lots of battles
That weren’t even worth being won
Honky tonkin’, I guess I done me some

 

Oh man, Delbert is a buddy of a long-time friend of mine down in Texas! What are the odds. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone else who ever talks about Delbert than my friend, Len. But I kinda like that lyric. Now I need to shoot one back that’s profoundly bad.

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[peter]

I already mentioned it, but “The Thong Song.”

A sample:

“She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck
Thighs like what, what, what
Baby, move your butt, butt, butt
Uh, I think I’ll sing it again (c’mon)”

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[MagicRuss]

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

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[peter]

On MagicRuss said

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

No one here is asking you to recall Nickelback lyrics, what do you think we’re some kind of monsters? I had a neighbor (he moved away) who I was hitting it off with and then he told me that he liked Nickelback and I knew I was better off changing the topic than giving my opinion on Nickelack! He’s Canadian, so I quickly started talking about hockey. True story! Okay, mostly. In reality, I did screw after he said Nickelback and said, “”Wait, Nickeback, really???” Of course, he quickly picked up on my less-than-enthusiastic feelings about Nickelback’s music, but I headed it off with something really clever like,  “Sure. Whatever you enjoy,” before switching the topic to hockey.

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[thesteven]

I don’t know about all time, that’s pretty broad.
I guess it also depends on your definition of worst.
As a teen a band earned cudo point if something about them (looks, song title or lyrics) could cause my friends dad to go off on a rant about how today’s music was just worthless, nonredeemable crap.

I’ll throw in one that always set him off:
He loves you yeah yeah yeah
by some obscure nonamericans

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[peter]

On thesteven said

I don’t know about all time, that’s pretty broad.
I guess it also depends on your definition of worst.
As a teen a band earned cudo point if something about them (looks, song title or lyrics) could cause my friends dad to go off on a rant about how today’s music was just worthless, nonredeemable crap.

I’ll throw in one that always set him off:
He loves you yeah yeah yeah
by some obscure nonamericans

Wait? You’re going after The Beatles?

Unfriended! Hahaha. I kid,  I kid.

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[MagicRuss]

From Coldplay’s “Swallowed In the Sea”:  “And I could write a song, a hundred miles long…”

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[peter]

On MagicRuss said

From Coldplay’s “Swallowed In the Sea”:  “And I could write a song, a hundred miles long…”

Not to nitpick, but as they’re from the UK, shouldn’t have been kilometers? 😉

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[doug]

On peter said

On MagicRuss said

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

No one here is asking you to recall Nickelback lyrics, what do you think we’re some kind of monsters? I had a neighbor (he moved away) who I was hitting it off with and then he told me that he liked Nickelback and I knew I was better off changing the topic than giving my opinion on Nickelack! He’s Canadian, so I quickly started talking about hockey. True story! Okay, mostly. In reality, I did screw after he said Nickelback and said, “”Wait, Nickeback, really???” Of course, he quickly picked up on my less-than-enthusiastic feelings about Nickelback’s music, but I headed it off with something really clever like,  “Sure. Whatever you enjoy,” before switching the topic to hockey.

Nickelback is Canadian? How dare you slander us like that!

Sad to say Chad Kroeger once owned a mansion in my home town of Abbotsford, B.C. Fortunately no longer. Despicable man and band.

This would be a clever signature if I could think of one.

[peter]

On doug said

On peter said

On MagicRuss said

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

No one here is asking you to recall Nickelback lyrics, what do you think we’re some kind of monsters? I had a neighbor (he moved away) who I was hitting it off with and then he told me that he liked Nickelback and I knew I was better off changing the topic than giving my opinion on Nickelack! He’s Canadian, so I quickly started talking about hockey. True story! Okay, mostly. In reality, I did screw after he said Nickelback and said, “”Wait, Nickeback, really???” Of course, he quickly picked up on my less-than-enthusiastic feelings about Nickelback’s music, but I headed it off with something really clever like,  “Sure. Whatever you enjoy,” before switching the topic to hockey.

Nickelback is Canadian? How dare you slander us like that!

Sad to say Chad Kroeger once owned a mansion in my home town of Abbotsford, B.C. Fortunately no longer. Despicable man and band.

 

Doug, I honestly, have great affection for the Canadian people and greatly respect them as a sovereign nation and wish everyone felt the same. My mon’s family is from there.  Plus I love hockey. As a wee lad, I used my newspaper route money to pay a collection of street hockey sticks because kids in the neighborhood and to have kids to play with, I had to buy enough sticks for everyone. The kids in the neighborhood just weren’t big into hockey, except for one kid the next block over. My friend’s older brother, named Chris Chelios. You may have heard of him. True story.

So that former neighbor from Canada… After he noticed that I didn’t seem to care for NickelBack, he said, “What about Brian Adams? You have to like him!” I’m sorry, but I’m good at being genuine. I couldn’t fake it. I might have replied, “Do you only like Canadian bands that suck? How about Rush?” And he wasn’t a Rush fan. Anyhow, his wife, a friend of mine,. divorced him, and he left the neighborhood. So I no longer have to hold my tongue when people talk about Nickelback! Haha. I kid. I don’t hate them. I just like it better when they’re not being played anywhere near me.

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[peter]

On doug said

On peter said

On MagicRuss said

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

No one here is asking you to recall Nickelback lyrics, what do you think we’re some kind of monsters? I had a neighbor (he moved away) who I was hitting it off with and then he told me that he liked Nickelback and I knew I was better off changing the topic than giving my opinion on Nickelack! He’s Canadian, so I quickly started talking about hockey. True story! Okay, mostly. In reality, I did screw after he said Nickelback and said, “”Wait, Nickeback, really???” Of course, he quickly picked up on my less-than-enthusiastic feelings about Nickelback’s music, but I headed it off with something really clever like,  “Sure. Whatever you enjoy,” before switching the topic to hockey.

Nickelback is Canadian? How dare you slander us like that!

Sad to say Chad Kroeger once owned a mansion in my home town of Abbotsford, B.C. Fortunately no longer. Despicable man and band.

 

Doug, I honestly, have great affection for the Canadian people and greatly respect them as a sovereign nation and wish everyone felt the same. My mon’s family is from there.  Plus I love hockey. As a wee lad, I used my newspaper route money to pay a collection of street hockey sticks because kids in the neighborhood and to have kids to play with, I had to buy enough sticks for everyone. The kids in the neighborhood just weren’t big into hockey, except for one kid the next block over. My friend’s older brother, named Chris Chelios. You may have heard of him. True story.

So that former neighbor from Canada… After he noticed that I didn’t seem to care for NickelBack, he said, “What about Brian Adams? You have to like him!” I’m sorry, but I’m good at being genuine. I couldn’t fake it. I might have replied, “Do you only like Canadian bands that suck? How about Rush?” And he wasn’t a Rush fan. Anyhow, his wife, a friend of mine,. divorced him, and he left the neighborhood. So I no longer have to hold my tongue when people talk about Nickelback! Haha. I kid. I don’t hate them. I just like it better when they’re not being played anywhere near me.

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[peter]

On doug said

On peter said

On MagicRuss said

Anything in today’s pop world or anything you hear in the club is almost to easy, so here are a few suggestions outside that:

“I eat at Chez Nous” is up there.  Nobody could tell Trevor Rabin that there had to be a better line?

I’ll also nominate “I Don’t Care Anymore” by Phil Collins because its hard to buy that you don’t care if you have to scream it for five minutes.

U2’s “Every Breaking Wave” has the line “Every gambler knows that to lose is what you’re there for”.

Also nearly every song with grammatically incorrect usage of “You and I”, the worst offender being that song by the Bodeans.

Every song from the 60s referencing Romeo and Juliet.

“Smell Yo D@ck” has to be pretty high up on the list.

I’d nominate something by Nickelback but I’d have to actually think about their lyrics.

Also, according to Bob Daisley, all the lyrics Ozzy proposed for his first two albums.

Also, Black Sabbath, “Warning” has the line “I was born without you baby, but my feelings were a little bit too song”.  The original lyrics, “I was warned about you…” actually make sense.

And who can forget “Rock and Roll cola wars, I can’t take it anymore!”

 

No one here is asking you to recall Nickelback lyrics, what do you think we’re some kind of monsters? I had a neighbor (he moved away) who I was hitting it off with and then he told me that he liked Nickelback and I knew I was better off changing the topic than giving my opinion on Nickelack! He’s Canadian, so I quickly started talking about hockey. True story! Okay, mostly. In reality, I did screw after he said Nickelback and said, “”Wait, Nickeback, really???” Of course, he quickly picked up on my less-than-enthusiastic feelings about Nickelback’s music, but I headed it off with something really clever like,  “Sure. Whatever you enjoy,” before switching the topic to hockey.

Nickelback is Canadian? How dare you slander us like that!

Sad to say Chad Kroeger once owned a mansion in my home town of Abbotsford, B.C. Fortunately no longer. Despicable man and band.

 

Doug, I honestly, have great affection for the Canadian people and greatly respect them as a sovereign nation and wish everyone felt the same. My mon’s family is from there.  Plus I love hockey. As a wee lad, I used my newspaper route money to pay a collection of street hockey sticks because kids in the neighborhood and to have kids to play with, I had to buy enough sticks for everyone. The kids in the neighborhood just weren’t big into hockey, except for one kid the next block over. My friend’s older brother, named Chris Chelios. You may have heard of him. True story.

So that former neighbor from Canada… After he noticed that I didn’t seem to care for NickelBack, he said, “What about Brian Adams? You have to like him!” I’m sorry, but I’m good at being genuine. I couldn’t fake it. I might have replied, “Do you only like Canadian bands that suck? How about Rush?” And he wasn’t a Rush fan. Anyhow, his wife, a friend of mine,. divorced him, and he left the neighborhood. So I no longer have to hold my tongue when people talk about Nickelback! Haha. I kid. I don’t hate them. I just like it better when they’re not being played anywhere near me.

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[peter]

Now I get what the songwriter was getting at, but the  way it came out is profoundly stupid.

Love is Like a Rock

Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah,
Love is like a rock
Love can rock you
Never stop you
Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah,
Love is like a rock

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[doug]

My wife, a nurse, always gives me a hard time when I play Paul Simon’s “Under African Skies”. She can’t stand the line “This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.” She says veins don’t pulse, arteries do. She also has a hard time watching medical dramas.

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[MagicRuss]

A huge chunk of the Black Eyed Peas catalog qualifies.  Which is not surprising when you consider the original title of “Let’s Get It Started” (replace “It Started” with a rhyming slur for mentally disabled people which the forum won’t let me post here).

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[peter]

On MagicRuss said

A huge chunk of the Black Eyed Peas catalog qualifies.  Which is not surprising when you consider the original title of “Let’s Get It Started” (replace “It Started” with a rhyming slur for mentally disabled people which the forum won’t let me post here).

Good point. I forgot about that one. That is a profoundly good selection. I admit, I was just thinking of silly, dumb lyrics. That one was truly rotten. I’m not a fan of censorship, but I am a fan of decency, consideration, empathy, and kindness to others — especially society’s most vulnerable members. The band and the record company really failed on that one. And I won’t say too much, but my employer — my department, the  marketing dept (I wasn’t the CMO) — at the time was actually working with the Blacked Eyed Peas back then and I was pretty sickened when I learned the original lyric of that song. There’s even more to the story, but I’ll stop there. I’ve already overshared too many times!

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