Words that cause so much pain....

[Sydney Steve]

Ok Corfidians.
This is a follow -up to a thread over in the more serious side.

This topic may well have been done before but not to my knowledge recently.
I hinted in that thread that there are some songs that have terrible words/lyrics but you can't help liking them.
I know Corfidians are knowledgeable and have great taste and wide and eclectic tastes in music. So for you lyric lovers (especially) here's your chance to purge yourselves of the song that is loved by many but betrayed by its lyrics. Or for my friends who are more of the air head whistle - happy type how about the ones you know are complete crap..but love 'em anyway...

Remember; Not just the song's name . Lets see the actual words too so we can squirm like you do....and share your pain..

[mnmouse]

Okay, I'll play Steve!

I love Simon and Garfunkel, and for the most part, their lyrics are, to me, sheer poetry. There is one song, however....well, you be the judge:

Now I know you're not
the only starfish in the sea.
If I never hear your name again
it's all the same to me.

And I think it's gonna be all right.
Yeah, the worst is over,
Now the morning sun is shining like a Red Rubber Ball.

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

But I could not go inside
I heard the sound of laughter
And the rustle of her hair upon his skin
I made a grab at anything
The earth was gone and I was on
A vicious circle then

After I'd gone to cry down my sorrow
I didn't want to live no more
Nor face the bright tomorrow

[brink-]

Originally posted by mnmouse:
Okay, I'll play Steve!

I love Simon and Garfunkel, and for the most part, their lyrics are, to me, sheer poetry. There is one song, however....well, you be the judge:

Now I know you're not
the only starfish in the sea.
If I never hear your name again
it's all the same to me.

And I think it's gonna be all right.
Yeah, the worst is over,
Now the morning sun is shining like a Red Rubber Ball.

Mouse, that song sucked so bad I never knew it was Simon and Garfunkle. lol

[mnmouse]

LOL! Pretty sad, isn't it? Paul Simon said he dashed it off in a hurry one morning to make a deadline and was mortified that it got so much air play...he said he couldn't even get into an elevator without hearing it.

[RM]

I think Mr. Garfunkle should be excluded from the criticism. He may have recorded a version of Red Rubber Ball with Simon (I do not know), but a google search offers the info that the song was co-written by Paul Simon and a Bruce Woodley. The version that recieved so much airplay was performed by a group called Cyrkle.

I kinda liked it.

RMD

[brink-]

whew!

[Jesse Joe]

I think I sort of agree with Brink,{whew}.

Im sorry, Sydney Steve, but can't seem to think of one in particular, or maybe... Shake Shake Shake, Shake you booty, by KC, And The Sunshine Band.

Im not even sure, of the last word, and if it is really KC, and TSB...

[ August 06, 2006, 07:29: Message edited by: Jesse -Joe ]

[mnmouse]

RMD,
I thought the point was to name a song you couldn't help singing or humming even when the words left something to be desired. At least that is how I took it. I still sing along when I hear it...I just don't think the lyrics are all that great.
You are correct about the version that got all of the air play...but I also know Paul Simon commented as I noted above, and is to be credited for the lyric, especially the "red rubber ball" line.
Mouse

(Editing to add that they did record the song, but it was not released until the "Old Friends" Album in 2001)

[ August 05, 2006, 16:29: Message edited by: mnmouse ]

[RM]

mnmouse,

My post was meant to simply dispel the notion that it was a Simon and Garfunkel tune that has haunted so many for so long. Thanks for including the fact that, at some point in time, they did indeed record it.

RMD

[ August 05, 2006, 22:15: Message edited by: RMD ]

[brink-]

Any way the wind may blow
Any way I stub my toe

[cliftongord]

...to the west lie hills aplenty
if skiing is your thing...

i have been wearing polkadot underwear...

[closetcanadian]

OK Sydney Steve, you asked for this ~

"You can tell your Ma, I moved to Arkansas. You can tell your dog to bite my leg. Or tell your brother Cliff, whose fist can tell my lip, he never really liked me anyway."

-- from Billy Ray Cyrus' classic "Achy Breaky Heart." I shudderred just typing these "lyrics".

[RM]

closetcanadian,

Lawdy, that's going to be tough to beat.

RMD

[Janice]

ClosetCanadian, can't top that one. That song has to be one the most stupid songs out there, but I can't help singing along when I hear it (with a big grin on my face, at that)

[cliftongord]

i love porcupine pie it's not to be taken seriusly
to find truely bad lyrics you need only look at modern country with songs such as "honkytonk Badonkadonk".

[Jesse Joe]

Now there's one, "Achy Breaky Heart". Strongly agree with closetcanadian, and Janice. And I dont sing with it, because if I ever hear it, I change the channel very quickly.

[brink-]

ew Porcupine Pie reminded me of Muskrat Love by the Captain and Tenille. Every verse. lol
there is a good example of the music being good, and the lyrics horrid.

[LSH]

OOOH, so true brink...let me post the lyrics for you...(the pain, the pain)

Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doin the town and doin it right
In the evenin
Its pretty pleasin
Muskrat susie, muskrat sam
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
And they shimmy
And sammys so skinny
And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin and jingin the jango
Floatin like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love
Nibbling on bacon, chewin on cheese
Sammy says to susie honey, would you please be my missus?
And she say yes
With her kisses
(and a muzzle full of bacon and cheese..blah)
And now hes ticklin her fancy
Rubbin her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes
As they wriggle, and sue starts to giggle
And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singin and jingin the jango
Floatin like the heavens above
It looks like muskrat love

This definitely should make one cringe...

[Janice]

Remember that America first recorded Muskrat Love. It definitely falls into this category for me since I still sing along with America when the song comes up while playing their CDs. Beautiful melody and harmonies, not so beautiful words.

Let's not forget the topic is songs with bad lyrics that you can't help liking - or as I refer to it, songs you love to hate

Another one of those for me is Copacabana by Manilow. "Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..." Ugh!!! but I can't help singing along when I hear it. It's just a very catchy tune

Speaking of Honkytonk Badonkadonk, let's not forget to add to it, "...Like it's my last yee haw..." by Cowboy Troy and Big and Rich. Let's see, when you combine "country" and "rap" you get "crap" but I still can't help singing along with that one line when I hear the song.

[brink-]

ah yes, L it was so painful.....Thanks so much for reminding me (Nibblin' on bacon, chewing on cheese) I sing along with it but cringe while I do it.

Janice, I don't remember America doing it, but there in lies another song...Horse With No Name. I sing with that all the time - even turn up the radio. But the words are stupid!

[LSH]

porcupine pie, bacon and cheese...brings to mind the pain of Macarthur Park's lyrics...

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
Oh, no!

[Janice]

Yep Brink, I do the same thing with Horse With No Name. Another song I crank up the volume and sing along with, but think the lyrics are stupid, is Sugar, Sugar:

Sugar,
Oh, Honey Honey.
You are my candy girl,
and you got me wanting you.

Honey,
Oh, Sugar, Sugar.
You are my candy girl
and you got me wanting you.

Or how bout Hang On Sloopy or Louie, Louie?? Love those songs and gotta crank up the volume, but stupid, if not nonsense, words.

I never did like McArthur Park - words OR music.

[Jennifer]

OK, this song is totally horrendous, yet it makes me laugh and sing along with it each time. David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome. There's a part in there where he even starts laughing himself, as is he feels totally ridiculous recording this song.

I was walking
Down the high street
When I heard footsteps behind me
And there was a little old man (hello!)
Scarlet and Gray, chuckling away

Well he trotted
Back to my house
And he sat beside the telly (ahh)
With his tiny hands on his tummy
Chuckling away, laughing all day

i'll have to report you to the gnome office
(gnome office? ahahahah!)

Hah hah hah
Hee hee hee
I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me
Hah hah hah
Hee hee hee
I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me
Said the laughing gnome

Well I gave him roasted toadstools
And a glass of dandelion wine (*burp* pardon)
Then I put him on a train to Eastbourne
Carried his bags, and gave him a fag (have you got a light boy?)

hey where do you come from?
(gnome-ans land, hehe!)
oh really?

In the morning
When i woke up
He was sitting on the edge of my bed
With his brother who's name was Fred
He brought him along
To sing me a song

alright let's hear it
now, what's that clicking noise?
(that's Fred, he's a metro-gnome, haha)

Hah hah hah
Hee hee hee
I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me
Hah hah hah
Hee hee hee
I'm a laughing gnome and you can't catch me

(oh now, i'm a gnome anyway haha)
haven't you got a home to go to?
(no, we are gnome-ads hehe)
didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school you look like a rolling gnome
(nah, not at the London school of eco-gnome-ics)

Now they're staying
Up me chimney
And we're living on cavier and honey (hurray!)
Cos they're earning me lots of money
Writing comedy prose
For radio shows

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I once heard this weird rap song that went like this:

"You put boody in a pants pants
You put boody in a pants pants
You put boody in a pants pants pants pants pants"

It was so God-AWFUL, yet I loved it. It was too funny. :D