FirstMeasure Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 What are some Good Songs with Bad Lyrics? Like Sure it's subjective, what ain't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I like alot of ZZ top songs but everything is about "tube snakes", Clothing atricles, and hore houses. Well some of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I like alot of ZZ top songs but everything is about "tube snakes"' date=' Clothing atricles, and hore houses. Well some of it... [/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Anything by Robin Trower and Kiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 "Roundabout" by 'Yes' and pretty much anything by 'Yes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 What are some Good Songs with Bad Lyrics? Like Sure it's subjective' date=' what ain't?[/i'] "But the rainbow has a beard"...don't you think that's brilliant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 A Horse With No Name by America. Decent song with a nice 70s easy listening acoustic feel. Too bad the lyrics revolve around a weak comparison of the desert to the ocean. Not to mention the gem "Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" by 'Traffic'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Bang a Gong by T-Rex with his classic "Hub Cap Diamond Star Halo" reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjay777 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 "The Beat Goes On/Switchin To Glide" by The Kings. Great riffy song but.........WTF Everybody gets the no-no Hear it ringing in they ears Lots of ways that you can go GO! Look around NO disappears bwahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Now might be a good place to ask, what the heck is "Come Together" talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Now might be a good place to ask' date=' what the heck is "Come Together" talking about? [/quote'] Well, we have Old Flattop Grooving up slowly, after that it gets a little foggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bol316 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 pretty much any Kiss song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 pretty much any Kiss song "I wanna rock and roll all night" that like the most renouned lyric in the whole musical world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MReynolds Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 What are some Good Songs with Bad Lyrics? Like Sure it's subjective' date=' what ain't?[/i'] Hey...it was the '60s dude. Here's the explanation for the song: As someone who actually has spoken to Pete Brown, perhaps I can offer a couple of pieces of information. Firstly, Disraeli Gears is a corruption of "derailleur gears", which many of us had on our racing bikes in those days. Yes, Disraeli was a UK prime minister in the Victorian era, but the album name was just a play on words. And it did come from Mick the roadie. Secondly, S.W.L.A.B.R . stands for She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow. According to Pete (who after all, was the lyricist), the song title came from an incident when flowers were delivered one day to his flat. Jack Bruce had ordered them for his then girlfriend, but hadn't specified the type of flower. When the bouquet arrived, the chemically-enhanced pair of songwriters were impressed. Pete was particularly taken by the way the long stems of the flowers swayed around. He told Jack that the flowers reminded him of the way girls walk. The flowers turned out to be Irises - a variety known as "Bearded Rainbow". The rest is in the song. - Alan, LONDON, England Pete Brown is the guy who wrote the song and Cream used it on their album. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1364 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hey...it was the '60s dude. Here's the explanation for the song: As someone who actually has spoken to Pete Brown' date=' perhaps I can offer a couple of pieces of information. Firstly, Disraeli Gears is a corruption of "derailleur gears", which many of us had on our racing bikes in those days. Yes, Disraeli was a UK prime minister in the Victorian era, but the album name was just a play on words. And it did come from Mick the roadie. Secondly, S.W.L.A.B.R . stands for She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow. According to Pete (who after all, was the lyricist), the song title came from an incident when flowers were delivered one day to his flat. Jack Bruce had ordered them for his then girlfriend, but hadn't specified the type of flower. When the bouquet arrived, the chemically-enhanced pair of songwriters were impressed. Pete was particularly taken by the way the long stems of the flowers swayed around. He told Jack that the flowers reminded him of the way girls walk. The flowers turned out to be Irises - a variety known as "Bearded Rainbow". The rest is in the song. - Alan, LONDON, England[/i'] Pete Brown is the guy who wrote the song and Cream used it on their album. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1364 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Brown I could tell it was about an Acid Trip and a Girl that goes back and forth between two men, and that it was all the rage at the time, but that doesn't help. Cryptic Lyrics can be cool and mysterious, but they can suck, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Little Wing - Jimi I've always hated the lyrics. My guess is that SRV did too that's why he made his version an instrumental - just a guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked1 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 What are some Good Songs with Bad Lyrics? Like Sure it's subjective' date=' what ain't?[/i'] I gotta say it! The *ultimate* good song with bad lyrics is "Stairway to Heaven." Go ahead and flog me, if you must. I love Zep enough to ink them on my body, but I can't get behind that song..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast fret Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thin Lizzy stuff! like rocker +10 on ZZ TOP EVERY neil young song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulsaslim Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thin Lizzy stuff! like rocker +10 on ZZ TOP EVERY neil young song! Really? Have you listened to 'Rockin' In The Free World'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast fret Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Actually you're right, but have you heard 'Crime in the City' they really are awful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahsmile Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 What are some Good Songs with Bad lyrics? Like Sure it's subjective' date=' what ain't?[/i'] This SWLABR is really awesome, i likeed the lyrics and the song.... cool video man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaresz Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 pretty much any Kiss song After watching Family Jewels I'm convinced that KISS was looking to simply make money, with little interest in musical greatness. Therefore it is hard for me to think of them in the same vein as other serious musicians, except maybe the Monkeys. Not that I'm trying to insult the Monkeys. Would the Partridge Family be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr newhaven Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 if there is one song that i cannot stand anymore...partially cause of the lyrics...and partially because its on once an hour on my local classic rock station... it would have to be "Lola" by the Kinks...no mas lola...no mas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I gotta say it! The *ultimate* good song with bad lyrics is "Stairway to Heaven." Go ahead and flog me' date=' if you must. I love Zep enough to ink them on my body, but I can't get behind that song.....[/quote'] I agree!! I'm a huge LZ fan but damn if those lyrics aren't stupid! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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