Favourite and not-so-favourite song lyrics

[Puckoon]

Diamonds not the worst - on the whole.

'If your captain of a shipwreck, ill be first mate to your shame"

Anyone?

[laceer]

One of my favourites

It's better to burn out
Than to fade away

Neil Young - Hey Hey My My

[downredblack]

Brickbat - BB

I ought to leave enough hot water
For your morning bath, but I'd not thought
I hate to hear you talk that way
But I can't bring myself to say I'm sorry

The past is always knocking incessant
Trying to break through into the present
We have to work to keep it out
But I won't be the first to SHOUT it's over

I used to want to plant bombs at the Last Night of the Proms
But now you'll find me with the baby, in the bathroom,
With that big shell, listening for the sound of the sea

I steal a kiss from you in the supermarket
I walk you down the aisle, you fill my basket
And through it all, the stick I take Is worth it for the love we make

I used to want to plant bombs at the Last Night of the Proms
But now you'll find me with the baby, in the bathroom,
With that big shell, listening for the sound of the sea,
The baby and me

I stayed in bed, alone, uncertain
Then I met you, you drew the curtain
The sun came up, the trees began to sing
The light shone in on everything.
I love you.

The sun came up, the trees began to sing
The light shone in on everything.
I love you.

[The Real Laoislad]

Best Lyric -

Katie, she is tall and thin. She likes a drop of brandy.
Drinks it in the bed at night,
It makes her nice and randy.
Some say the devil is dead...............................

[stiffler]

There are some great lyrics to songs that are very poetic then there are lyrics that are pure trash.

One of my favourite lines of a song is from Me and Bobby McGee:

"I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday"

One of my not-so-favourite lyrics were from the song I believe was called Life:

"I wouldn't like to see a ghost, it's a sight I fear most, I'd rather have a piece of toast, watch the evening news"

That sucks f**king ass.

Are there any lines in particular songs that stand out for you? (For whatever reason)

once i seen this thread thats the first line that came into my head!

[ONeill]

TERRIBLE:
Roxette:

Oh I get up and make myself some coffee.
I try to read a bit but the story's too thin.
I thank the Lord above
you're not here to see me in this shape I'm in.

EXCELLENT:
Tommy Sands:

So here's good luck to the eldest Dunne likewise the youngest Dunne,
Let's hope the youngest Dunne can do as the eldest Dunne has done.
For any man could be well done in this great wicked world,
What's done by Dunne must be well done so well done good old Dunne.

For there was high Dunne and low Dunne, overdone and underdone,
All the other younger Dunne's it's in and out they run,
There was old Dunne and young Dunne and young Dunne's younger son,
And young Dunne will be a Dunne when the old Dunne's done.

[J70]

On Hardy's theme, Springsteen could write some stinkers along with the great.  On Darkness on the Edge of Town, on the positive side you have 'Adam raised a Cain',:

In the summer that I was baptized, my father held me to his side
As they put me to the water, he said how on that day I cried
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains
He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burning in our veins
Adam raised a Cain

All of the old faces ask you why you're back
They fit you with position and the keys to your daddy's Cadillac
In the darkness of your room your mother calls you by your true name
You remember the faces, the places, the names
You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain
Adam raised a Cain

In the Bible, mamma, Cain slew Abel and East of Eden, mamma, he was cast
You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past
Well Daddy worked his whole life for nothing but the pain
Now he walks these empty rooms looking for something to blame
But you inherit the sins, you inherit the flames
Adam raised a Cain

And then you get 'Prove it all night' (ouch):

I've been working real hard, trying to get my hands clean
We'll drive that dusty road from Monroe to Angeline
To buy you a gold ring and a pretty dress of blue
Baby just one kiss will get these things for you
A kiss to seal our fate tonight
A kiss to prove it all night

Prove it all night
Girl there's nothing else that we can do
So prove it all night, prove it all night
And girl I'll prove it all night for you

Everybody's got a hunger, a hunger they can't resist
There's so much that you want, you deserve much more than this
But if dreams came true, oh, wouldn't that be nice
But this ain't no dream we're living out through tonight
Girl, you want it, you take it, you pay the price

Prove it all night, prove it all night
Prove it all night, girl, and call the bluff
prove it all night, prove it all night and girl
I prove it all night for your love

Baby, tie your hair back in a long white bow
Meet me in the fields behind the dynamo
You hear the voices telling you not to go
They made their choices and they'll never know
What it means to steal, to cheat, to lie
What it's like to live and die

To prove it all night, prove it all night
Girl there's nothing else that we can do
So prove it all night, prove it all night
And girl I'll prove it all night for you

Prove it all night?!!!

That's among his best songs! I'm not saying Springsteen hasn't released any poor quality, but Prove it is not poor in any shape or form.

I would have gone for something like Man's Job or Real Man from the Human Touch album myself.

[J70]

Some class stuff on Springsteen's first album: here's one example, but there's plenty more...

Blinded by the light

Madman drummers bummers and Indians in the summer with a teenage diplomat
In the dumps with the mumps as the adolescent pumps his way into his hat
With a boulder on my shoulder, feelin' kinda older, I tripped the merry-go-round
With this very unpleasing sneezing and wheezing, the calliope crashed to the ground
Some all-hot half-shot was headin' for the hot spot, snappin' his fingers, clappin' his hands
And some fleshpot mascot was tied into a lover's knot with a whatnot in her hand
And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand
And some bloodshot forget-me-not whispers, "Daddy's within earshot, save the buckshot, turn up the band"

And she was blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
She got down but she never got tight, but she'll make it alright

Some brimstone baritone anti-cyclone rolling stone preacher from the East
He says, "Dethrone the dictaphone, hit it in its funny bone, that's where they expect it least"
And some new-mown chaperone was standin' in the corner all alone, watchin' the young girls dance
And some fresh-sown moonstone was messin' with his frozen zone to remind him of the feeling of romance

Yeah, he was blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
He got down but he never got tight, but he's gonna make it tonight

Some silicone sister with her manager's mister told me I got what it takes
She said, "I'll turn you on, sonny, to something strong if you play that song with the funky break"
And Go-Cart Mozart was checkin' out the weather chart to see if it was safe to go outside
And little Early-Pearly came by in her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride
Oh, some hazard from Harvard was skunked on beer, playin' backyard bombardier
Yes, and Scotland Yard was trying hard, they sent some dude with a calling card, he said, "Do what you like, but don't do it here"
Well, I jumped up, turned around, spit in the air, fell on the ground and asked him which was the way back home
He said, "Take a right at the light, keep goin' straight until night, and then, boy, you're on your own"
And now in Zanzibar, a shootin' star was ridin' in a side car, hummin' a lunar tune
Yes, and the avatar said, "Blow the bar but first remove the cookie jar, we're gonna teach those boys to laugh too soon"
And some kidnapped handicap was complainin' that he caught the clap from some mousetrap he bought last night
Well, I unsnapped his skull cap and between his ears I saw a gap but figured he'd be all right

He was just blinded by the light
Cut loose like a deuce, another runner in the night
Blinded by the light
Mama always told me not to look into the sights of the sun
Oh, but Mama, that's where the fun is
I was blinded
I was blinded
I was blinded

[RedandGreenSniper]

EXCELLENT:
Tommy Sands:

So here's good luck to the eldest Dunne likewise the youngest Dunne,
Let's hope the youngest Dunne can do as the eldest Dunne has done.
For any man could be well done in this great wicked world,
What's done by Dunne must be well done so well done good old Dunne.

For there was high Dunne and low Dunne, overdone and underdone,
All the other younger Dunne's it's in and out they run,
There was old Dunne and young Dunne and young Dunne's younger son,
And young Dunne will be a Dunne when the old Dunne's done.

Was their mother Dunne before she was married?? I'll get my coat . . .

[Billys Boots]

That's among his best songs! I'm not saying Springsteen hasn't released any poor quality, but Prove it is not poor in any shape or form.

Sorry J70, but I still think it's bloody awful, and stands out (for Springsteen) in its awfulness.

[Orior]

Kenny Everett - Its a Rap

You can chuck in a word like Circumcision
Cause we're not going in for the Eurovision

[TirEoghaingodeo]

Have to take issue with the man who said Bono is a terrible lyricist, fair enough there's the odd bit of poppy rubbish like  Elevation, but on the whole i think his lyrics are all pretty good. I'll give my favourite lyric from my favourite U2.

So Cruel

You don't know if it's fear or desire
Danger the drug that takes you higher
Head in heaven, fingers in the mire

Her heart is racing, you can't keep up
The night is bleeding like a cut
Between the horses of love and lust
We are trampled underfoot

Honourable mention to the beatles, In My Life

There are places i'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends i still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life i've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When i think of love as something new
Though i know i'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know i'll often stop and think about them
In my life i love you more

Though i know i'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know i'll often stop and think about them
In my life i love you more
In my life i love you more

[antigpa]

"left my lover sleeping on the overnight train
God knows if she'll wake in France or Spain
But Ill be in Germany with a litre of beer
and a 50 dollar hooker nibblin on my ear"

[Doogie Browser]

You can always rely on Ben Folds for some tasty lyrics:

give me my money back
give me my money back, you bitch
I want my money back
and don't forget
and don't forget
to give me back my black t-shirt

[antigpa]

"darlin when you wake up you'll not be amused  
dont feel your fine body 's been used and abused
just be happy with the lovin that you've been given
and know that Ill never be the cleanest of livin'

So what goes for a man who craves female flesh
but can never stay still or turn down something fresh
his life aint so happy his soul hurts real bad
quick fix by the beer and the hookers... so sad.

I wanted to settle and feed my aching soul
but instead Im destined for a life on the pull
woman after woman and still the pain comes
Ill be found dead some day in a cheap whores slum's
Ill be found dead some day in a cheap whores slum's... fade to finish.