Ginevra Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just for fun! ;) I have one on my brain right now, because it was playing in the Harvest Chicken where I stopped to buy lunch today: Taylor Swift's "Our Song" WHY does she say, "...and you talk real slow 'cuz it's late and your mama don't know..." Why talk "slow?" Is this Remedial Talking? Of course, she means they talk quietly. She even could have said, "...you talk real LOW..." and it still would have rhymed. But you talk real slow? That's just stupid. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The first song that popped into my mind (had to copy and paste the lyrics) was this one. The dude is completely unreasonable. I'd catch a grenade for you Throw my hand on a blade for you I'd jump in front of a train for you You know I'd do anything for you Oh, I would go through all this pain Take a bullet straight through my brain Yes, I would die for you, baby But you won't do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Some song lyrics aren't meant to be analyzed. You're just supposed to sing along mindlessly because the tune is catchy and the words rhyme. :tongue_smilie: On second thought, maybe we could apply statement analysis to song lyrics. Or maybe not - I do have stuff I need to get done today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The kids and I are forming the criteria for the Taylor Swift School of Songwriting. Use the terms "back door" and "first time" copiously. You must also drag out ending vowel sounds. Now we can add nonsensical lyrics. :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Wake me up, before you go-go 'cause I'm not planning on going solo... Motorhead, what's your price for blithe? (OK, so those aren't the real lyrics to Sister Christian, but they're the ones I hear.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hearing someone talk slow will help a person relax. It helps one focus and concentrate. Someone could alter their speech patterns to talk low and slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Showing my age, but this is the song that came to mind from the title. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k3JVfxluFU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 REO Speedwagon's Take it on the Run drives me crazy. Is she or is she not messing around? Does he believe it? He said not for a minute, but he seems to change his mind later. And what on earth does this line mean: "you're under the gun so you take it on the run"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Wake me up, before you go-go 'cause I'm not planning on going solo... Yeah, that one always bugged me too. But never enough to make me stop singing along. :tongue_smilie: That reminded me of other 80's songs. How about this one: Desert loving in your eyes all the way (??) If I listen to your lies would you say I'm a man without conviction I'm a man who doesn't know How to sell a contradiction You come and go, you come and go Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon You come and go, you come and go Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream (??) Red gold and green, red gold and green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How 'bout "When that Honkey-tonk went donk-a-donk..." or however it goes. :rolleyes He also goes on to say she's got it, "...goin' on like Donkey Kong..." What? The song does have a good beat, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Well I always thought, "Born to be alive" to be "Bury me alive" Always wondering why someone would happy sing out a request to be buried alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 REO Speedwagon's Take it on the Run drives me crazy. Is she or is she not messing around? Does he believe it? He said not for a minute, but he seems to change his mind later. And what on earth does this line mean: "you're under the gun so you take it on the run"??? Word up! He can't make up his mind about her. And I have no idea what that line means. Another schizophrenic song: AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long". Okay. It's fun to hear, especially now, all those years later. But who is he talking to, because he changes from third-person to second. And is this just a rhyme fest? She was a fast machine she kept her motor clean (Not sure I want to know...) She was the best damn woman that I ever seen She had the sightless eyes telling me no lies (What?) Knocking me out with those American thighs Taking more than her share Had me fighting for air She told me to come but I was already there (crude, of course) Cause the walls start shaking The earth was quaking My mind was aching And we were making it And you shook me all night long (YOU? Who were you just talking to, then? Are they all standing there in a group?) Yeah you shook me all night long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Yeah, that one always bugged me too. But never enough to make me stop singing along. :tongue_smilie: That reminded me of other 80's songs. How about this one: Desert loving in your eyes all the way (??) If I listen to your lies would you say I'm a man without conviction I'm a man who doesn't know How to sell a contradiction You come and go, you come and go Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon You come and go, you come and go Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream (??) Red gold and green, red gold and green Okay, I got Quill's slow talking thing. But this makes no sense whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with." Illogical or just bad advice? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5IVuN1N6-Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Low rider is a little higher. Like higher class? I don't get it. Plus that song about being blue. Either I mishear the lyrics or the song is totally nonsensical, maybe both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "If you can't be with the one you love, honey, love the one you're with." Illogical or just bad advice? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5IVuN1N6-Y Unless you are married and staying together for the kids' sake then pretty bad advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne_in_TX Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "Blinded by the Light" by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band . . . I had to look it up to find out that it actually says, "Revved up like a deuce." I always heard, "Wrapped up like a douche." :) Tee-hee! Makes a little more sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I used to love Once Bitten, Twice Shy. When I listened to it again as an adult, I thought it was the stupidest song I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 One of the boy bands songs always drives me batty: I don't care who you are, where you're from, what you did . . . as long as you love me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Word up! He can't make up his mind about her. And I have no idea what that line means. OK, so go ahead and tell me what it means. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I don't get "Irene Good Night." Does anyone get Irene Good Night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about someone putting out a lullaby CD with "We will we will rock you" on it? Yup, sung as a quiet lullaby, but with all of the actual wording. NOT what I would have expected from a mainstream artist's lullaby album. I used to sing along with a favorite back in MN, a song that drove my Mom nuts. Then again, even in Swedish (I think the song came from Sweden) the words are complete nonsense. Hubba hubba zoot zoot, heeba heeba zut zut, a num num. A hoo yaca hoo yaca, a hooka hoo yaca hoo yaca hoo yaca, a num num! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I don't get "Irene Good Night." Does anyone get Irene Good Night? Me! Me! My husband loves this song and plays and sings it all the time, so I asked him what it means. Plus, it's on Eric Clapton's new album which means I have to hear it every single song I'm in DH's vehicle. In a nutshell.....he's dying. This is his farewell song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "Blinded by the Light" by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band . . . I had to look it up to find out that it actually says, "Revved up like a deuce." I always heard, "Wrapped up like a douche." :) Tee-hee! Makes a little more sense now. Exactly! I ALWAYS hear "douche"! It makes as much sense as the actual lyrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 A childhood friend of mine has made it as a singer. But IMHO most of her lyrics make no sense. But she has a nice voice and beautiful videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You really don't want the explanation for some of those lines. Trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hate the ones that have poor grammar, which, really, I suppose is most songs. But the one that bugs me most, to the point where I actually have to change the station if it comes on when this line is coming up, is: When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say live and let live (You know you did, you know you did you know you did) But if this ever changing world in which we live in (NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD)Makes you give in and cry Say live and let die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Alannis Morrisette's song is actually now ironic. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=32LCwZFoKio&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D32LCwZFoKio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hate the ones that have poor grammar, which, really, I suppose is most songs. But the one that bugs me most, to the point where I actually have to change the station if it comes on when this line is coming up, is: When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say live and let live (You know you did, you know you did you know you did) But if this ever changing world in which we live in (NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD) Makes you give in and cry Say live and let die I hear/sing it as "in which we're livin' " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hate it when they say "you and I" when it should be "you and me." Can't think of the example that always bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hear/sing it as "in which we're livin' " Oh! Maybe I should try to hear/sing it that way from now on, too, and then it won't bug me so much! But....no. It's futile. I know the words. I actually looked them up to potentially get some reprieve from the pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hate the ones that have poor grammar, which, really, I suppose is most songs. But the one that bugs me most, to the point where I actually have to change the station if it comes on when this line is coming up, is: When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say live and let live (You know you did, you know you did you know you did) But if this ever changing world in which we live in (NAILS ON A CHALKBOARD) Makes you give in and cry Say live and let die Speaking of bad grammar, Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" says "if I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me?" Annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "Blinded by the Light" by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band . . . I had to look it up to find out that it actually says, "Revved up like a deuce." I always heard, "Wrapped up like a douche." :) Tee-hee! Makes a little more sense now. ME TOO! Along the same lines of misheard made it illogical, I could never figure out why anyone needed a secret asian man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Along the same lines of misheard made it illogical, I could never figure out why anyone needed a secret asian man. ME TOO!!!!!! I thought I was the only person in the world who thought this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about "Blinded by the Light" by Mannfred Mann's Earth Band . . . I had to look it up to find out that it actually says, "Revved up like a deuce." I always heard, "Wrapped up like a douche." :) Tee-hee! Makes a little more sense now. That's what I hear too! That sing came on once when we were in the car with the kids. I asked dh to change the station bc the sing was inappropriate. He looked at me like I was crazy and then said, "DEUCE. They are saying DEUCE." I felt really stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How 'bout "When that Honkey-tonk went donk-a-donk..." or however it goes. :rolleyes He also goes on to say she's got it, "...goin' on like Donkey Kong..." What? The song does have a good beat, though. Thanks for putting that song in my head. LOL :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 That One Direction song "That's What Makes You Beautiful" drives me nuts. You don't know that you're beautiful. That's what makes you beautiful. So if he's telling her that she's beautiful and now she knows it, is she no longer beautiful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanitaL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 REO Speedwagon's Take it on the Run drives me crazy. Is she or is she not messing around? Does he believe it? He said not for a minute, but he seems to change his mind later. And what on earth does this line mean: "you're under the gun so you take it on the run"??? She is totally messing around. Dude is in denial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Low rider is a little higher. Like higher class? I don't get it. Plus that song about being blue. Either I mishear the lyrics or the song is totally nonsensical, maybe both. Hmmm what could a song from the 70s talking about being high be referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanitaL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How 'bout "When that Honkey-tonk went donk-a-donk..." or however it goes. :rolleyes He also goes on to say she's got it, "...goin' on like Donkey Kong..." What? The song does have a good beat, though. I'm pretty sure that's just a lame country remake of the Big Ole' Butt song. (Oh Yeah!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trlt Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit. My hubby loves that song...that part just is annoying to me (Detroit girl here!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I never understood Devo Whip It Yeah, I get that it can be read as S&M but honestly, it doesn't make sense that way. Crack that whip Give the past the slip Step on a crack Break your momma's back When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sits out too long You must whip it When something's going wrong You must whip it now whip it into shape shape it up get straight go forward move ahead try to detect it it's not too late to whip it whip it good When a good time turns around You must whip it You will never live it down Unless you whip it No one gets their way Until they whip it I say whip it Whip it goodsource: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Speaking of bad grammar, Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" says "if I lay here, if I just lay here, would you lie with me?" Annoying. That irritated me so much I had to find a way to make it bearable. I've decided that at least in my universe, they meant it as a second conditional, using simple past for the first verb. Probably not what they intended at all, but it makes me feel less twitchy about the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You all are making my day! And I also have always heard "wrapped up like a douche..." I could never stand that song because of it. Another old song that has the schizo thing going on, "Missing You" by John Waite. Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And I'm still standing here and you're miles away And I'm wondering why you left And there's a storm that's raging Through my frozen heart tonight I hear your name in certain circles And it always makes me smile I spend my time thinking about you And it's almost driving me wild And there's a heart that's breaking down this long-distance line tonight I ain't missing you at all Since you've been gone away. I ain't missing you No matter what I might say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 You all are making my day! And I also have always heard "wrapped up like a douche..." I could never stand that song because of it. Another old song that has the schizo thing going on, "Missing You" by John Waite. Every time I think of you I always catch my breath And I'm still standing here and you're miles away And I'm wondering why you left And there's a storm that's raging Through my frozen heart tonight I hear your name in certain circles And it always makes me smile I spend my time thinking about you And it's almost driving me wild And there's a heart that's breaking down this long-distance line tonight I ain't missing you at all Since you've been gone away. I ain't missing you No matter what I might say. I love that song! Makes total sense to me. He's trying to look strong on the outside while he's falling apart on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 This thread has me wanting to watch Literal Videos of 80's songs again. Honestly I can't think of any song lyrics that actually BUG me because they're illogical. I just figured lyrics are poetry and therefore don't have to make any sense. Of course, Jabberwocky is my all time favorite poem, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 "Blinded by the Light" was the first one I thought of as well. I saw an interview once with Bruce Springsteen where he blamed the cover versions of that song, which tweaked the original lyric (I can't remember what it originally was, but it was clearer that it was "deuce" and just made more sense) for completely messing up the song because of the misunderstood lyric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I hated poetry class (college) because the teacher thought every single word was about sex. I was 16 when I went to college and I didn't want to talk about sex with a farty old guy - especially since it was obvious that I was 100% clueless (as in, I really 'had no idea'). Wouldn't it be a short conversation if the topic was "songs and poems that make total sense"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I really don't like it when the singer prounces things so badly that you have no clue what is being said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 "Loser" by Beck has to be one of the most nonsense songs ever... but darn if I don't sing along every time it plays on the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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