Jamie123 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) I wish songwriters would think their lyrics out a bit more carefully: 1. The Righteous Brothers: "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips." How would he even know this unless he kept his own eyes open? Sounds like he's lost some "loving feeling" of his own. 2. Carly Simon: "I'll bet you think this song is about you." The song is about him! It can be about him without being in praise of him. It would be more a sign of vanity if he thought it wasn't about him, but about some other conceited man, and he's thinking "aren't I so wonderful not being vain like him?" 3. Chris de Burgh: "Close the shutters, do not cry, there's a new moon in the sky." Earlier in the same song he told us that "a big fat moon is dancing on the sea". In the time it's taken him to sing 11 lines, the moon has gone through half its complete orbit. 4. REO Speedwagon: "And if I have to crawl upon the floor, come crashing through your door." How can you come crashing through a door if you're crawling on the floor? How would you get enough momentum up, shuffling on your hands and knees? Unless it was a very rotten door that just collapsed when you nudged it with your head. It doesn't make sense. Edited February 21, 2020 by Jamie123 typo NeedleinA, Midwest LDS, NeuroTypical and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote
NeedleinA Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jamie123 said: 1. The Righteous Brothers: "You never close your eyes anymore when I kiss your lips." How would he even know this unless he kept his own eyes open? Sounds like he's lost some "loving feeling" of his own. This sounds like family prayer time. Sibling X accuses sibling Y of having their eyes open during the prayer. Hah. Carborendum, Still_Small_Voice and Jamie123 1 2 Quote
anatess2 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 The entire song Lips of an Angel by Hinder makes absolutely zero sense. It's really good to hear your voice saying my name It sounds so sweet Coming from the lips of an angel Hearing those words - it makes me weak And I never wanna say goodbye But, girl, you make it hard to be faithful With the lips of an angel All that... only to say this: Well, my girl's in the next room Sometimes I wish she was you And he says Sometimes - adding insult to injury. Quote
Guest Godless Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 45 minutes ago, anatess2 said: The entire song Lips of an Angel by Hinder makes absolutely zero sense. It's really good to hear your voice saying my name It sounds so sweet Coming from the lips of an angel Hearing those words - it makes me weak And I never wanna say goodbye But, girl, you make it hard to be faithful With the lips of an angel All that... only to say this: Well, my girl's in the next room Sometimes I wish she was you And he says Sometimes - adding insult to injury. Oh, it makes perfect sense. He's just a terrible human being. Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Jamie123 said: 2. Carly Simon: "I'll bet you think this song is about you." The song is about him! It can be about him without being in praise of him. It would be more a sign of vanity if he thought it wasn't about him, but about some other conceited man, and he's thinking "aren't I so wonderful not being vain like him?" Do you know who the back up singer is in that? Mick Jagger. If you listen closely you can hear his accent in the later parts of the song. Quote
Jamie123 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Report Posted February 21, 2020 I've thought of another one: 5. James Blunt: "She smiled at me on the subway / She was with another man / But I won't lose no sleep on that / 'Cause I've got a plan". In the very next verse he says: "And I don't know what to do / 'Cause I'll never be with you." He doesn't know what to do?? He just told us he had a plan!! NeedleinA 1 Quote
Guest Scott Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 I am the Walrus by the Beatles: I am he as you are he as you are me And we are all together See how they run like pigs from a gun See how they fly I'm crying Sitting on a corn flake Waiting for the van to come Corporation T-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday Man you've been a naughty boy You let your face grow long I am the egg man They are the egg men I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob Mr. City policeman sitting Pretty little policemen in a row See how they fly like Lucy in the sky See how they run I'm crying I'm crying, I'm crying, I'm crying Yellow matter custard Dripping from a dead dog's eye Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess Boy, you've been a naughty girl You let your knickers down I am the egg man They are the egg men I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob Sitting in an English garden Waiting for the sun If the sun don't come you get a tan From standing in the English rain I am the egg man (How do you do sir?) They are the egg men (The man maintains a fortune) I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob Expert, texpert choking smokers Don't you think the joker laughs at you (Ho ho ho, hee hee hee, hah hah hah) See how they smile like pigs in a sty See how they snide I'm crying Semolina Pilchard Climbing up the Eiffel tower Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe I am the egg man They are the egg men I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob Goo goo g'joob, goo goo goo g'joob, goo goo Quote
Vort Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 Here is one of my all-time favorites, one that @mirkwood, @MormonGator, and possibly a few others might appreciate. Awesome song with engaging lyrics that have no discernible meaning. (For the record—no pun intended—the Some Enchanted Evening live version is the best, but the Metallica cover is also outstanding.) The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Like acid and oil on a madman's face His reason tends to fly away Like lesser birds on the four winds Like silver scrapes in May And now the sand's become a crust Most of you have gone away Come on, Susie dear, let's take a walk Just out there upon the beach I know you'll soon be married And you'll want to know where the wind comes from Well, it's never said at all On the map that Carrie reads Behind the clock back there, you know, At the Four Winds Bar Four winds at the Four Winds Bar Two doors locked and windows barred One door let to take you in The other one just mirrors it In hellish glare and inference The other one's a duplicate The queenly flux, eternal light Or the light that never warms The clock strikes twelve and moondrops burst Out at you from their hiding place Miss Carrie nurse and Susie dear Would find themselves at Four Winds Bar It's the nexus of crisis And the origin of storms Just the place to hopelessly encounter time And then came me Call me Desdenova The eternal light These gravely digs of mine Will surely prove a sight And don't forget my dog Fixed and consequent Astronomy A star mirkwood 1 Quote
mirkwood Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 Oh @Vort I was about to post some BOC!!!! That is one of my favorite songs!!! Vort 1 Quote
mirkwood Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 Another great BOC song: Real World Rains of fish and rains of frogs Arias sung by mongrel dogs Whispers from the desert stones Divinations in lizard bones Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Yeah Discs that stretch into cigars Angels buy drinks in skid row bars Virgin mary winks from the sky Trees twist into secret signs Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Strange We think our lives are real Strange Amusement parks, our business deals Strange Stranger still our empty lives TV replacing kids and wife Strange Lives consumed with soapy talk Lives lived in fear of taking a walk Oh the real world is bizarre enough for me Oh the real world - bizarre enough for me We're drifting in the waiting room Call it real, but call me real soon The world is living Gaia's at hand Hear her laughing in earthquake land Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Something beyond is reaching out to you Something beyond Is reaching out Reaching out Quote
Guest Scott Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 Here's one that everyone knows, but it doesn't make that much sense: Yankee Doodle went to town A-Riding on a pony Stuck a feather in his cap And called it macaroni Quote
Vort Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, mirkwood said: Another great BOC song: Real World Blue Öyster Cult goes country. Whoda thunk? Edited February 21, 2020 by Vort mirkwood 1 Quote
anatess2 Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 There's a Filipino song that literally doesn't make sense. It sounds like it could be some exotic foreign language but actually, it's just a bunch of made up words that mean absolutely nothing. Enjoy. Quote
mirkwood Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 This one is pretty senseless too. You show us everything you've got You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You say you wanna go for a spin The party's just begun, we'll let you in You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin' I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while You're lookin' fancy and I like your style You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You show us everything you've got Baby, baby that's quite a lot And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin' I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day Quote
Vort Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, mirkwood said: This one is pretty senseless too. You show us everything you've got You keep on dancin' and the room gets hot You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You say you wanna go for a spin The party's just begun, we'll let you in You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin' I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day You keep on saying you'll be mine for a while You're lookin' fancy and I like your style You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You show us everything you've got Baby, baby that's quite a lot And you drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy You keep on shoutin', you keep on shoutin' I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day Typical KISS SDR&R tune. Quote
Grunt Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 If making fun of KISS is Church culture, I'm having my records removed. mirkwood and Vort 2 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted February 21, 2020 Report Posted February 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, Grunt said: If making fun of KISS is Church culture, I'm having my records removed. Anyone who likes Kiss has terrible music taste and is pure evil. Quote
mirkwood Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, MormonGator said: Anyone who likes Kiss has terrible music taste and is pure evil. A-freekin-men! Quote
Vort Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 36 minutes ago, MormonGator said: Anyone who likes Kiss has terrible music taste and is pure evil. 4 minutes ago, mirkwood said: A-freekin-men! But Beth, what can I do? mirkwood 1 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 Just now, Vort said: But Beth, what can I do? I'm one of the biggest Kiss fans in the world. I was at the convention where Vinnie Vincent went back in the public eye in Atlanta a few years ago. But I really, really hate that song. Quote
Vort Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 Quick off-topic question only tangentially related to this thread: Why does everyone flip for Pearl Jam's cover of Love Reign O'er Me? It's an almost exact, note-for-note, lick-for-lick reproduction of The Who's original, a paint-by-numbers cover that, as far as I can see, adds nothing at all to the original. What do you get from PJ's version that the original lacks? Eddie Vedder singing? So the heck what? He literally copies Roger Daltry in Every Freaking Note He Sings. This is not to hate on Pearl Jam. But unless you're a tribute band, which I gather Pearl Jam doesn't aspire to be, the only purpose of a cover is to give a new or at least varied interpretation to an already existing song. Pearl Jam's cover absolutely does not do that, not to even the least degree. If I had never heard PJ's cover before and I heard it on the radio or something, I would assume it was the original, but that the playback was a little bad, so it didn't sound exactly right. If anyone reading this can explain why they think PJ's cover is actually worthwhile, I'd love to hear the explanation. Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) Pearl Jam is famous for cover songs, @Vort. During their concerts it's not uncommon of them to cover three or four classic rock songs. I don't get it either. When I go to a Struts show, I want to hear their music, not covers. However, when I saw Stryper a few weeks ago they covered the old Firehouse classic "All She Wrote" and I loved it. I think it's because a former Firehouse guitarist now plays in Stryper. Edited February 22, 2020 by MormonGator Quote
Vort Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 "All She Wrote" was a fun little tune. "Don't Treat Me Bad' was off that same album, and I liked (and still like) it. mirkwood 1 Quote
Guest MormonGator Posted February 22, 2020 Report Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Vort said: "All She Wrote" was a fun little tune. "Don't Treat Me Bad' was off that same album, and I liked (and still like) it. They have a good acoustic album too. Firehouse was underrated. They are known for their two ballads-Look Into Your Eyes and Love of a Lifetime, but their first album was great. And oh yeah, they were named after a Kiss song. Edited February 22, 2020 by MormonGator Quote
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