Songs with poor lyrics

[Chiliagon]

now who's familiar with the song "bullet proof" ?

the song has a "catchy" beat you could say. but the lyrics are extremely poorly written and very repetitive.

here:

Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet
I won't let you in again
The messages I've tried to send
My information's just not goin in
Burning bridges, shore to shore
I break away from something more
I'm not to, not to love until it's cheap
Been there, done that, messed around
I'm having fun, don't put me down
I'll never let you sweep me off my feet

Chorus
This time baby
I'll be Bulletproof
(repeat)

I won't let you turn around,
I'll tell you now, I'm much too proud
To walk away from something when it's dead
Do do do your dirty worst
Come out to play when you are hurt
There's certain things that should be
Left unsaid
Tick tick tick tick on the watch
Life's too short for me to stop
Oh baby, your time is running out
I won't let you turn around
And tell me now, I'm much too proud
All you do is fill be up with doubt

Chorus
This time baby
I'll be Bulletproof
(repeat)

This time, I'll be Bulletproof
(repeat)
- ad nauseum..
Chorus
This time baby
I'll be Bulletproof
(repeat)
This time baby, this time baby
This time baby, this time
This time baby, this time baby
Bulletproof



it goes on and on and on.. and repeats like too many times.



anyone else have some songs with very poorly written lyrics?

 

[TenPenny]

I dunno, but 'Bulletproof' beats this:

Pa pa pa pa -
Papa oom ma mow mow
Papa oom mow mow
Pa pa pa oom ma ma ma mow
Papa oom mow mow

Di Di Dit - papa oom ma mow mow
Papa oom mow mow
Di Di Dit - pa pa pa oom ma ma ma mow
Papa oom mow mow

POMM
(POMM) - Funniest sound I ever heard - (POMM)
POMM
POMM
(POMM) - I couldn't understand a single word - (POMM)
POMM
Is he serious
Or is he playing
Oom mow mow is all he's saying
Papa Oom - POMM
POMM - Papa Papa Papa Oom
POMM POMM

Di Di Dit - pa pa pa oom ma ma ma mow
Papa oom mow mow
Di Di Dit - pa pa oom ma mow mow
Papa oom mow mow

POMM
(POMM) - I said a hey there partner what's your name - (POMM)
POMM
POMM
(POMM) - Now don't you dare tell me the same old thing - (POMM)
POMM
The words you sang, I can't figure out
But you've got a sound, make me stomp and shout
Papa Oom - POMM
POMM - Papa Papa Papa Oom
POMM POMM

Di Di Dit - papa oom ma mow mow - Dit Dit
Papa oom mow mow
Di Di Dit - pa pa pa oom ma ma ma mow -Dit Dit
Papa oom mow mow
Di Di Dit - Di Di Dit - Di Di Dit
(Pa pa pa pa)
Papa oom ma mow mow
Papa oom mow mow
Di Di Dit - pa pa pa oom ma ma ma mow
Papa oom mow mow

POMM
(POMM) - And now I hear this sound everywhere I go - (POMM)
POMM
(POMM) - On records, TV and a radio - (POMM)
POMM
And now it's spreadin' all over the land
I still can't seem to understand
Papa Oom
Papa Papa Papa Oom

 

[shadowshiv]

Who "sings" those songs?

 

[damngrumpy]

Papa Oom Mow Mow was a great song as well as the lesser known Baby oom Mow
mow. The Rivingtons later returned as the Trashmen in 1965 and did a song called
Surfin Bird. I have them all in my record collection on 45, no less.
There is nothing better than vinyl for sound.
There are a couple that I wondered about though yes I have these two as well

Yummy Yummy Yummy I Got Love in my tummy by the 1910 Fruit Gum Company

Martian Hop by the Randels,
That thing had a lead verse that went

Beep Beep The Martian hop
Beep bi ba beep the martian hop

But the times were what they were. I have something like 70 thousand worth of
old 45's 78's and albums. I even have some of the old things like
White sport coat on 78 on 45 and on album
In the fifties some most of the jukeboxes were running 78rpm until they switched
to the smaller 45's
There were a lot more silly lyrics back then but the music was more fun and the
songs were shorter.

Some of the singers were Neil Sedaka, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Darin,
What about They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha Ha, by Napoleon fourteenth
or Please Mr. Custer with Larry Vern.
There were all kinds of singers and bubble gum songs
The music charts would feature good stuff that was popular, it could be pop,
rock, country damn near anything and it could make the top one hundred.
Actually the music that went before opened the doors for what is on the charts
and lyrics today. I remember when Johnny Horton sang the line Caught the Bloody
British, and most markets made them change it to blooming British.
The original line in Big Bad John, by Jimmy Dean was
At the Bottom of this Mine Lies one Hell of a Man Big John
the change was to Big Big Man or radio wouldn't play it.
Most are probably not the slightest bit interested but if one asks who sang
these songs you could have some real fun discovering them.
I could play music all day and night for nearly a year and not play the same song
twice and sometimes I put an old LP on and listen, it might be Jan and Dean
or Jimmy Hendrix it all had its time and place in music history.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

anyone else have some songs with very poorly written lyrics?

Gawd, the list of songs with well written lyrics is a lot shorter than the list of songs with poorly written lyrics. Top of my list of bad lyrics is "Mcarthur Park" and "Satisfaction," though the latter is saved by The Stones' usual hard driving rock instrumental work, so it's listenable. The former is crap in all dimensions. Number 3 is "Achey Breaky Heart," possibly the worst country song in the history of the genre. Or maybe it's Dan Hills' "Sometimes When We Touch." Awgh, the romantic versifier at his slobbering worst <barf>.

 

[wulfie68]

I was driving with my wife to the grocery store the other and heard the Cars "Let the Good Times Roll" and there are almost no other lyrics to the song. The same is true with a lot of pop.

 

[damngrumpy]

The idea was to have a catchy beat, drink beer and hang out at the beach, the music was about having fun. The lyrics were not intellectual discussions. The music ideas and changes and the gaining of acceptance paved the way for the next wave like
the Beatles, the Stones Dylan, the Electric Prunes, Steppenwolf and more.
The good thing about music back then is one week the Stones were number one
and perhaps three weeks later an instrumental like Soul Coaxing, or Stranger on the
Shore might hit the top. Pop, rock and country were closer and sometimes the good
songs crossed over. Today the stations are to formatted and the play lists don't
allow for variety, they allow choice but not variety and that is kind of sad in a way.

 

[earth_as_one]

I used to like this song when I was younger. Then I heard it again when I was older. the lyrics really suck.

Owner of a Lonely Heart
by YES

Move yourself

You always live your life

Never thinking of the future

Prove yourself

You are the move you make

Take your chances win or loser

See yourself

You are the steps you take

You and you and that's the only way

Shake, shake yourself

You're every move you make

So the story goes



{Refrain} Owner of a lonely heart

Owner of a lonely heart

Much better than a

Owner of a broken heart

Owner of a lonely heart



Say you don't want to chance it

You've been hurt so before

Watch it now The eagle in the sky

How he dancin' one and only

You, lose yourself

No not for pity's sake

There's no real reason to be lonely

Be yourself Give your free will a chance

You've got to want to succeed



{Refrain}

Owner of a lonely heart

After my own decision

They confused me so

Owner of a lonely heart

My love said never question your will at all

In the end you've got to go Look before you leap

Owner of a lonely heart

And don't you hesitate at all, no no



{Refrain twice}

Owner of a lonely heart

Sooner or later each conclusion

Will decide the lonely heart

Owner of a lonely heart

It will excite it will delight

It will give a better start

Owner of a lonely heart

Don't deceive your free will at all

Don't deceive your free will at all

Owner of a lonely heart

Don't deceive your free will at all

Just receive it

​

 

[damngrumpy]

That is the great thing about music and its lyrics though. You have to put everything
in its time and place. We learn a lot about ourselves really. Lyrics that once spoke
to you now suck, that is because who you are now and who you were then are two
different people. At the same time you can enjoy what once was and have a good
laugh. I sometimes listen to a piece of music and say Oh For Christ Sake I thought
that was great? Oh well it was the times we were living in. Today the other side of
the scale holds true as well. My Grandson now a musician, was telling about Santana
and the Doors. I took him to the basement and asked him which one would he like to hear first, as I have all that old stuff. Acquainting some of the twenty somethings
with the origins of some of their modern day rock is a learning experience for both
them and myself. I believe put in context there is two kinds of music, good music
and bad music. I listen to everything now and then, some I have to try to understand
and sometimes I realize there is nothing to understand it is what it is.

 

[spaminator]

yeah, i remember a song on muchmusic. it went something like this:

'i don't have a car because i don't have a job and i don't have a job because
i don't have a car.'

:lol:

 

[Chiliagon]

ya some songs have odd lyrics. yea Owner of a lonely heart. I like that song. it's kinda choppy and a little odd

 

[TenPenny]

I drove my tractor through your haystack last night
(ooh aah ooh aah)
I threw me pitchfork at your dog to keep quiet
(ooh aah ooh aah)
Now something's telling me
That you'm avoiding me
Come on now darling you've got something I need

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

She made I laugh ha ha

I'll stick by you, I'll give you all that you need
We'll 'ave twins and triplets
I'm a man built for speed
And you know I'll love you darlin'
So give me your hand
But what I want the most
Is all they acres of land

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Ooaah she's a lovely bit of stuff an' all

For seven long years I've been alone in this place
Eat, sleep, in the kitchen, it's a proper disgrace
Now if I cleaned it up would you change your mind
I'll give up drinking scrumpy and that lager and lime

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Who loves ya baby ha

Weren't we a grand couple at that last wurzel dance
I wore brand new gaters and me cordouroy pants
In your new Sunday dress with your perfume smelling grand
We had our photos took and us holding hands

Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Now that we'me both past our fifties I think that you and me
Should stop this galavanting and will you marry me
Coz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Aahh yu're a fine looking woman and I can't wait to get me 'ands on your land

 

[gopher]

George Harrison: Got My Mind Set On You Lyrics

I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!

But it's gonna take money,
A whole lot of spending money.
It's gonna take plenty of money,
To do it right, child.
It's gonna take time,
A whole lot of precious time.
It's gonna take patience and time,
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it,
To do it right!

I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!
I got my mind set on you!

And this time, I know it's real,
The feelings that I feel.
I know if I put my mind to it,


The song so bad and the words repetitive that "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied it.


​

 

[YukonJack]

When I listen to music, I want to listen to music.

Words mean nothing, melody means all.

I would rather listen to an opera in French, German, Italian, Russian or Lithuanian than some politically correct, mostly talentless screecher in English.

 

[lone wolf]

Word, word, word and the word is a bird....

Bloody annoying that corny sells.

 

[damngrumpy]

Bloody annoying yes but then again they were hits. Bird, is the word by the Trashmen,
was the same song as poppa oo mow mow. In fact the group changed their name
to the Trashmen, as I understand it, and yes in my record collection I have them and a
lot more on the old 45rpm records.
They're Coming To Take Me Away, anyone remember that by Napoleon fourteenth.
Now there was a song, I call it the beginning of rap actually.
I rarely play it, but it was a great hit in its time and the politically correct would go crazy
today.

 

[Cliffy]

Bloody annoying yes but then again they were hits. Bird, is the word by the Trashmen,
was the same song as poppa oo mow mow. In fact the group changed their name
to the Trashmen, as I understand it, and yes in my record collection I have them and a
lot more on the old 45rpm records.
They're Coming To Take Me Away, anyone remember that by Napoleon fourteenth.
Now there was a song, I call it the beginning of rap actually.
I rarely play it, but it was a great hit in its time and the politically correct would go crazy
today.

They're Coming to Take Me Away is one of my theme songs. Good thing they closed most of the loony bins! (Good for me anyway!) :lol:

 

[damngrumpy]

Here is one that would set the politically correct into a state of horror.

They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-haa

Remember when you ran away and I got on my knees
and begged you not to leave because I'd go berserk? Well...
you left me anyhow and then the days got worse and worse
and now you see I've gone completely out of my mind and...

They're coming to take me away ha-haa
they're coming to take me away ho-ho-hee-hee ha-haa
to the funny far, where life is beautiful all the time and
I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats
and they're coming to take me away ha-haa

you thought it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed
when I said that losing you would make me flip my lid Right?
I know you laughed, I heard you laugh
You laughed and laughed and laughed and then you left
but now you know I'm utterly mad.. and...
They're coming to take me away ha-haa
they're coming to take me away ho-ho-hee-hee-ha-haa
to the happy home, with trees and flowers and chirping birds
and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs
and toes and they're coming to take me away ha-haa

I cooked your food, I cleaned your house
and this is how you pay me back
for all my kind unselfish loving deeds, Hug?
well you just wait, they'll find you yet
and when they do, they'll put you in the ASPCA you mangy mutt and
They're coming to take me away ha-haa
They're coming to take me away ho-ho-hee-hee-ha-haa
to the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time
and I'll be happy to see those nice young men
In their clean white coats and they're coming to take me away ha-haa
they're coming to take me away ha-haa to the funny farm,

hey buddy
you officer
you ahead?
no but I'm catching up ha-haa
-----------------------------------------

This was all spoken without a full band it was nuts for those who remember it
some will say, oh God, but the point is these songs were fun. they wore thin
they didn't last long, and in time they grated your nerves, but at the time well
they sold millions.

 

[petros]

I drove my tractor through your haystack last night
(ooh aah ooh aah)
I threw me pitchfork at your dog to keep quiet
(ooh aah ooh aah)
Now something's telling me
That you'm avoiding me
Come on now darling you've got something I need

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

She made I laugh ha ha

I'll stick by you, I'll give you all that you need
We'll 'ave twins and triplets
I'm a man built for speed
And you know I'll love you darlin'
So give me your hand
But what I want the most
Is all they acres of land

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Ooaah she's a lovely bit of stuff an' all

For seven long years I've been alone in this place
Eat, sleep, in the kitchen, it's a proper disgrace
Now if I cleaned it up would you change your mind
I'll give up drinking scrumpy and that lager and lime

Cuz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Come on now let's get together
In perfect harmony
I got twenty acres
An' you got forty-three
Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Who loves ya baby ha

Weren't we a grand couple at that last wurzel dance
I wore brand new gaters and me cordouroy pants
In your new Sunday dress with your perfume smelling grand
We had our photos took and us holding hands

Now I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key
Now that we'me both past our fifties I think that you and me
Should stop this galavanting and will you marry me
Coz I got a brand new combine harvester
An' I'll give you the key

Aahh yu're a fine looking woman and I can't wait to get me 'ands on your land

Done to the music of " I've Got A Brand New Pair of Roller Skates"


Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I've been looking for these lyrics for years. I heard the song on CBC about 15 years ago and haven't heard anything since.

I can't wait to do a bluegrass version.

 

[TenPenny]

Done to the music of " I've Got A Brand New Pair of Roller Skates"


Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! I've been looking for these lyrics for years. I heard the song on CBC about 15 years ago and haven't heard anything since.

I can't wait to do a bluegrass version.

The Wurzels, used to be played relatively frequently by Max Ferguson, or his partner in crime, Alan McPhee.. I remember my father picking up a couple of Wurzels records, quite amusing. I wondered if anyone would recognize it!