What artist has consistently written bad lyrics? Also, can you name somngs with bad lyrics? I think Lenny's Kravitz's writing skills are questionable at times.

Tick Tick Bang-----TaMBOURINE....UMMMM LETS SEE, WHAT ELSE/.....HEHEHE

MinneapolisFunk said:

what song is that?

ASHANTI
ROCK WIT U (AWWW BABY)
INTRO:
Awww baby (yeah Murder Inc)
Ooohh I love you babe, really love you babe
Ooohh baby (Ashanti, Chapter II, let's rock)
CHORUS:
Can you rock with me
Awww baby
Non-stop with me
Can you take it to the top with me
I just wanna love you baby
Always thinking of you baby
Can you roll with me
Oohh baby
All over me
Can you take control of me
I just wanna love you baby
Always thinking of you baby
1ST VERSE:
I think I like how your body feels next to me
Awww baby when you kissing me
Awww baby when you loving me
I can't describe what I wanna do to you tonight
Awww baby when you come to me
I'll make it so you never leave
(CHORUS)2ND VERSE:
See I don't know if I can handle you as just a friend
Awww baby I can't pretend
Awww baby I'm so far in
But I don't mind as long as I can have you in my life
Awww baby I'm satisfied even if you're not just mine
(CHORUS)
Ooh you make me wanna say
Awww baby
Awww baby
Oooh baby
Oooh baby
If you feel me help me say
Awww baby
Awww baby
Oooh baby
Oooh baby
(CHORUS X2)

JackieBlue said:

jesus christ! how many times can you say baby in one song?

dancerella said:

This reminds me of all the complaints about how many times madonna said "I" on her American Life album...

I always hated the part about the map of Canada in Joni Mitchell's A Case of You.

You whine about Ashanti and her "baby's" and Madge and her "I's"
But everyones afraid to say anything bad about Jill Scott

OK JILL I got it you're "Livin life like its golden"
You dont have to beat it in to my head!
Sometimes these "deep" artists can be so overrated

(now my rant is over--sorry )

I thought the lyrics in Lil' Louis " french kiss' were kinda weak!

DO NOT GET ME STARTED ON BAD LYRICS!!
That fucking kimberly caldwell song- i can't fucking stand that shit. " i get up in the morning, make my coffee like i always deewwwww...." she fucking sounds like Biggie in "Big Poppa" "T-BONE STEAK, EGGS CHEESE AND WELCHES GRAPE" damn bitch, go through the whole fucking menu before you get to the song PLEASE. then she talks about drowning and shit and then the song goes into sounding like an ad for the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. well the fucking Red Cross shoulda rolled in the studio on that bitch. that song literally rapes the fuck out of my ears. i get mad just hearing it. it makes me think of all the bad things in the world. like war, famine, pain. i can't fucking stand that song. I'd tell you some Moron 5 lyrics IF I KNEW WHAT THE FUCK THE LEAD SINGR WAS SAYING!! god i'm pissed..

...hey glam, I bet you love that new Maroon 5 song thought right?

you mean the one when they sing "THIS IS OUR LAST SONG EVER!!" oh yeah. that shit should be number one. and they should call Hot 97 and get Angie to spin that shit and hit Clue up for a remix and collabo compilation.

Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood. Da horror!

Also, Madonna's "I like to singy singy, like a bird on a wingy wingy wingy" comes to mind.

JackieBlue said:

Coincidential! Me and some other heads were just dissing this song last night.

Now that you're out of my life
I'm so much better
You thought that I'd be weak without you
But I'm stronger
You thought that I'd be broke without you
But I'm richer
You thought that I'd be sad without you
I laugh harder
You thought I wouldn't grow without you
Now I'm wiser
Though that I'd be helpless without you
But I'm smarter
You thought that I'd be stressed without you
But I'm chillin'
You thought I wouldn't sell without you
Sold 9 million NOT A RHYME

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

Thought I couldn't breathe without
I'm inhaling
You thought I couldn't see without you
Perfect vision WTF???? BEYONCE, LEARN HOW TO FUCKING RHYME, WILL YOU?
You thought I couldn't last without you
But I'm lastin'
You thought that I would die without you
But I'm livin' I mean her turn of phrase is just astounding. Completely unexpected.
Thought that I would fail without you
But I'm on top
Thought it would be over by now
But it won't stop
Thought that I would self destruct
But I'm still here
Even in my years to come
I'm still gon be here "I didn't know what to write, so I thought I'd just repeat myself."

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

I'm wishin' you the best
Pray that you are blessed
Bring much success, no stress, and lots of happiness
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon blast you on the radio TOO LATE!
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon lie on you and your family
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gon hate on you in the magazines TOO LATE!
('m better than that)
I'm not gon compromise my Christianity UH..HOOCHIE OUTFITS NEED NOT APPLY
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gon diss you on the internet BEYONCE HAS MSN?
Cause my mama taught me better than that

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

(Beyonce)
Oh (oh) oh (oh)...

After of all of the darkness and sadness
Soon comes happiness STILL GOING ON ABOUT THIS SHIT?!?!?!?!
If I surround my self with positive things
I'll gain prosperity This phrase sounds especially clumsy when it's sung

I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm not gon give up (What?)
I'm not gon stop (What?)
I'm gon work harder (What?)
I'm a survivor (What?)
I'm gonna make it (What?)
I will survive (What?)
Keep on survivin' (What?)

And all that Alanis Morissette shit.

"It's like three spoons when all you need is a knife."

VoicesCarry said:

ya, nothing in that song is ironic
its just a chick who is S O L

Also that new New Edition is SO annoying
"...Girl give me ya number
Forget it here go my number
Forget you dont need my number..."


Can we say STUPID!

I think J.Lo's songs are ridiculous.
I really couldn't believe a producer allowed her to sing "don't be fooled by the rocks that I got, I'm just, i'm just Jenny from the Block. I used to have a little now I have a lot."

O...K. That's laughable. Who the hell was in the studio when this was recorded?

***
As an aside ... let me take a moment to defend my girl ALANIS MORISSETTE.


My pet peeve is when people condemn Alanis for not using authentic irony in the song.

One of Alanis' signatures is to convey themes through well-worn folk sayings that have taken on their own lives and convey whole new meanings in folk society.

Like in "You Learn" she talks about "biting off more than you can chew," "throwing caution to the wind," "wait and see when the smoke clears." She uses these lyrics not cause she needs trite expressions, but because she she is questioning, debating that folk wisdom.


So it doesn't surprise me when she sings in another song "isn't it ironic?" Shes using that phrase in a colloquial, folk sense. (It's kind of her signature)

She's lifting that phrase from social culture. It's degraded to folk use because random Americans in general misuse it. They say "isn't that ironic" when they can't believe some odd, absurb occurence, a strange coincidence or some otherwise intriguing moment in the universe (just like in Alanis' song observations).

This phrase has truly passed from literal meaning into a mere colloquialism. Which makes it PERFECT for Alanis to flirt with.

Alanis eventually says "a little too ironic , yeah I really do think," suggesting that there is no happenstance but someone's power is orchestrating everything and maybe even maliciously puppeteering these little moments in the universe.

Great song, but rarely do I hear people interpreting it.

They just latch on the the use of ironic without understanding her trend of lifting and examing folk expressions and DELIBERATELY using ironic in that way.

People act like they are editors and need to criticize her choice of words ... when it's intentional. She's using a degraded expression in its colloquial form...

N E way.... that's my overly long, digressive rant.

wow... um, ok I just don't like the song then
THERE! HA! NA-NANNA BOO BOO

ha! That wasn't directed to you kidsgirl ... EVERYBODY rags on ironic.

And I'm sure they always will.

SynthiaRose said:

oh okay I felt a bit overwhelmed for a minute there

I thought this was gonna be another Britney thread.

I've heard some really wacked out songs like "Run Joey Run" and "My Ding-A-Ling", but this one has to be the most lyrically insipid song I've heard in a long time:

LFO - "Summer Girls"

Yeah...I like it when the girls stop by.. In the summer
Do you remember, Do you remember?
...when we met..That summer??

[Chorus]

New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick.
And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer,for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer..
Since that summer

[Verse 1]

Hip Hop, marmalade, 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 Shakespere wrote a whole bunch of sonnets
Call me Willy Whistle cause I can't speak baby
Sumthin' in your eyes went and drove me crazy
Now I can't forget you and it makes me mad,
Left one day and never came back
Stayed all summer then went back home
Macauly Culkin wasn't Home Alone
Fell deep in love, but now we ain't speakin'
Michael J. Fox was Alex P. Keaton
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[Chorus]

New Kids On The Block had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick
And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch
I'd take her if I had one wish,
But she's been gone since that summer..
Since that summer

[Verse 2]

Cherry Pez, cold crush, rock star boogie
Used to hate school so I had to play hookie
Always been hip to the B-boy Style
Known to act wild and make girls smile
Love New Edition and the Candy Girl
Remind me of you because you rock my world
You come from Georgia where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade and speak real slow
You love hip hop and rock 'n roll
Dad took off when you were 4 years old
There was a good man named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby when you're near
You love fun dip and cherry Coke
I like the way you laugh when I tell a joke
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[Repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]

In the summertime girls got it goin' on
Shake and wiggle to a hip hop song
Summertime girls are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike

[Verse 3]

Bugaloo shrimp and pogo sticks
My mind takes me back there oh so quick
Let you off the hook like my man Mr. Limpet
Think about that summer and I bug cause I miss it
Like the color purple, macaroni and cheese,
Ruby red slippers and a bunch of trees
Call you up but what's the use
I like Kevin Bacon, but I hate Footloose
Came in the door I said it before, I think I'm over you
but I'm really not sure
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[repeat Chorus]

[Bridge]

In the summer girls come and summer girls go
Some are worth while and some are so so,
Summer girls come and summer girls go
Some are worth while and some are so so,
Summertime girls got it goin on
Shake and wiggle to a hip hop song
Summertime girls are the kind I like
I'll steal your honey like I stole your bike

[Repeat Chorus]

YES!! WE HAVE A MUTHAFUCKING WINNER!! i remember that shit!! and i got soooo pissed cuz the lyrics made me like omg..i was laughing reading that shit!!

"Easy love is something that I ain't...besides,I don't know you from a can of paint" ---from Queen Latifah's 1991 hit "Fly Girl"