| Mr.Jingles 20.11.2006 18:16 |
Let's face it, as good musicians as Queen were the truth is that they weren't exactly brilliant when it came to writing lyrics. Post the most atrocious lyric line here: - Meeeeeeeeeoooowwww!! (Delilah) - People get shot by people, people with guns (Put Out The Fire) - We had a food fight in somebody's face (Party) - We were so dandy, we love you madly (Was It All Worth It) - Don't try suicide, you're just gonna hate it (Don't Try Suicide) - Told my girl I have to forget her, gotta buy me a new carburator (I'm In Love With My Car) |
| deleted user 20.11.2006 18:40 |
"I been to the hitman school" I shall cringe now. |
| SK 20.11.2006 18:56 |
DCM wrote: " Keep passing the open windows", is a awkward metaphor of some kind. Though Freddies vocal is very sincere. This is of topic but i have missed speaking to Charles.I always figured because people in the wrong state of mind, tend to want to jump out of open windows. |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 20.11.2006 19:30 |
keep passing the open windows is actually a quote from a book. worst lyric? some kind of a cheese,sweet lady |
| Deacons 1st Choice 20.11.2006 19:33 |
I would agree there...always made me cock a brow.. "You call me sweet...like some sort of cheese..." "Sweet Lady". |
| Boy Thomas Raker 20.11.2006 19:49 |
As this is a recycled topic, I will use my recycled reply from February of this year: "Please Lord, give me strength. As mentioned previously, the NRA states "guns don't kill people, people do." So when Brian's lyric says people got shot by people, "PEOPLE...WITH...GUNS", it's in the form of a rebuttal to the ridiculous people of the NRA who refuse to acknowledge the role guns play in the deaths of their fellow citizens. It's like everybody elses other cringe worthy line of Brian's from Sweet Lady where his woman sings "you call me sweet like I'm some kind of cheese." People here have posted that cheese isn't sweet (though of course there is sweet cheese), but the point isn't about cheese. Listen to how Freddie sings the line. He sings it in the tone of "give me a break, I'm sick of your bullshit games" with his tongue firmly in cheek. It's not literal, it's an expression, and much like "people with guns", it makes a point. There are 100 more cringe worthy lines in the catalogue than these two." I will now resume beating my head against the wall. |
| deleted user 20.11.2006 20:19 |
"Walking down the street, shooting people that I meet with my rubber tommy water gun" Its not the worst, but it made the violent song sound kiddy. BUT I STILL LOVE THE SONG! IT KICKS ASS! |
| Gone. 20.11.2006 20:33 |
"Well...we really had a good, good time...they was all so sexy...we was bad we was blitzed...." Khashoggi's Ship. UGH. I HATE THIS SONG. =X |
| deleted user 20.11.2006 20:37 |
^GASP! I love that song! URRRRRRR! You shall pay for that! |
| Gone. 20.11.2006 20:43 |
^ Money? :-P Ell Oh Ell |
| Dan C. 20.11.2006 21:11 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: Let's face it, as good musicians as Queen were the truth is that they weren't exactly brilliant when it came to writing lyrics. Post the most atrocious lyric line here: - We were so dandy, we love you madly (Was It All Worth It)For some reason, I've always really liked that lyric. |
| deleted user 20.11.2006 21:12 |
<font color="FF66CC">FatBottomedGirl wrote: ^ Money? :-P Ell Oh EllNot money silly, pleasure... |
| sparrow 21754 20.11.2006 21:16 |
dont drink and drive my car, dont get paralyzed, dont lose your head... enough said. |
| Smitty 20.11.2006 21:22 |
Deacons 1st Choice wrote: I would agree there...always made me cock a brow.. "You call me sweet...like some sort of cheese..." "Sweet Lady".the part that gets me is "...some sort of cheese, waiting on a shelf." Ugh... |
| Smitty 20.11.2006 21:24 |
Sparrow wrote: dont drink and drive my car, dont get paralyzed, dont lose your head... enough said.No it's worse, paralyzed is actually breathalyzed... |
| The prophet's song 20.11.2006 23:30 |
"she used to be a woman witha hotdog stand" I love the song, but that line for some reason...It makes me think of the lady who sweats heaps and sells hot dogs at the A&P show which isn't all that wonderful to think about. |
| user name 21.11.2006 00:19 |
"White Man" That said, Brian May is one of the most brilliant lyricists I have ever heard. And that's including Bob Dylan, and anyone in Pink Floyd or the Beatles (or whomever else you think is good). |
| Serry... 21.11.2006 00:20 |
"Yeah" in "Yeah" |
| DeeEmm 21.11.2006 01:06 |
Damn Serry, that was my favourite line in the whole song! It's so poignant, so beautiful, so well delivered! "Stars of lovingness in her hair" has always really bugged me because it just sounds so stupid. Lovingness? Guh. It's not really that bad, there are worse lines, it just stands out especially because of how awesome the rest of the song is. |
| The Fairy King 21.11.2006 03:43 |
"breastfeeding myself" Life Is Real Weird nobody brought that up. xD |
| The prophet's song 21.11.2006 04:10 |
<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: "breastfeeding myself" Life Is Real Weird nobody brought that up. xDI didn't think of that one, it is weird eh |
| paintball 21.11.2006 04:27 |
Yes definitely 'breastfeeding' |
| eenaweena 21.11.2006 04:35 |
"she makes meeeEEEEEEEEEEEE..." |
| john bodega 21.11.2006 07:27 |
<b><font color=666600>Music Man wrote: "White Man"You're having a laugh, right? |
| unknown 21.11.2006 07:52 |
The prophet's song wrote:I think it is a poignant metaphor for "to be absolutely on your own"...<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: "breastfeeding myself" Life Is Real Weird nobody brought that up. xDI didn't think of that one, it is weird eh |
| The King Of Rhye 21.11.2006 07:54 |
well, its not exactly Queen but I always thought one line in Brian's On My Up was just cheesy....."I've got positivism to give 'em"? ack! Cool song, though :) |
| The King Of Rhye 21.11.2006 07:55 |
And furthermore, most of Headlong just makes no sense whatsoever to me..........but again, it rocks.... |
| The Fairy King 21.11.2006 07:55 |
<b><font color=B22222>daria k. wrote:Sure but it doesn't sound right. :P There are millions of metaphores for 'being alone', why did he choose for this?The prophet's song wrote:I think it is a poignant metaphor for "to be absolutely on your own"...<b><font color="#FF1493">The Fairy King wrote: "breastfeeding myself" Life Is Real Weird nobody brought that up. xDI didn't think of that one, it is weird eh |
| The King Of Rhye 21.11.2006 07:58 |
well this might be pretty much off topic.......but the worst line in any song ever....I think its in Right Now by Van Halen (again, a song I like)....."only time will tell, if we'll stand the test of time".............ugh! |
| Jimmy Dean 21.11.2006 08:12 |
"Now you got soup in the laundry bag"...among others from the absolutely atrocious Headlong And, Queen weren't bad all the time... they just favored a strong melody rather than clever lyrics. This can be seen on the Magic Years when they try to work out the lyrics to One Vision. Queen were, at times, poetic... The Show Must Go On, Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm Going Slightly Mad, SAVE ME, Jealousy... so we can't write them off as bad lyricists... but they've had some rather embarrassing moments, I'm sure the bandmates would agree. |
| Katastrophe Mercury 21.11.2006 09:08 |
Deacons 1st Choice wrote: I would agree there...always made me cock a brow.. "You call me sweet...like some sort of cheese..." "Sweet Lady".i totally agree... o.O this is a bad lyric for any song. i'm not saying Fat Bottomed Girls is a bad song. in fact, i like it, but am i the only one who still cant grasp that Brian wrote it? Briam May, the quiet, well-kept bandmember who is totally oblivious to normal and sexual innuendos? i still just cant believe it... you want a bad lyric? "i'm smelling like a dry fishbone" from Stone Cold Crazy. |
| Mr.Jingles 21.11.2006 09:11 |
"Little girls scream and cry" Kills the song for me. The entire song has a peaceful vibe, but that line rather resembles pain than joy. |
| danny1 34933 21.11.2006 11:11 |
I think the "fried chicken" at the end of (one vision) detracts from a very good song. |
| magicalfreddiemercury 21.11.2006 12:02 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: "Little girls scream and cry" Kills the song for me. The entire song has a peaceful vibe, but that line rather resembles pain than joy.I know what you mean, but I think the line refers to the normalcy of life. Little girls do scream and cry... to the chagrin of us all, but... there you have it. |
| Mr.Jingles 21.11.2006 12:18 |
magicalfreddiemercury wrote:"Little girls scream and cry"Mr.Jingles wrote: "Little girls scream and cry" Kills the song for me. The entire song has a peaceful vibe, but that line rather resembles pain than joy.I know what you mean, but I think the line refers to the normalcy of life. Little girls do scream and cry... to the chagrin of us all, but... there you have it. What bothers me the most is that the line sounds as if it came out of one of R.Kelly's songs. Extremely disturbing if you ask me. |
| SweetestSightEverSeen 21.11.2006 12:35 |
C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty" |
| Lester Burnham 21.11.2006 12:50 |
SweetestSightEverSeen wrote: C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty"Yeah, I've never met a gravity-defying tiger. |
| Katastrophe Mercury 21.11.2006 13:47 |
Lester Burnham wrote:i think a gravity-defying tiger would kick ass. :DSweetestSightEverSeen wrote: C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty"Yeah, I've never met a gravity-defying tiger. |
| nationofhaircuts44 21.11.2006 14:25 |
"Gun powder gelatine." Somehow cooking ingredients to set jellies dont sound too explosive, a shame gelignite doesnt rhyme with Queen. "Only a phone-call away" - which co-incidentally in 1986 was the BT advertising slogan, i bet they havent had to pay a phone bill since. |
| Mr.Jingles 21.11.2006 15:33 |
LongLostMercury wrote:If a tiger jumps off a cliff 1000 feet above the ground, would it survive?Lester Burnham wrote:i think a gravity-defying tiger would kick ass. :DSweetestSightEverSeen wrote: C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty"Yeah, I've never met a gravity-defying tiger. |
| Ben Lloyd 21.11.2006 16:46 |
Serry... Posted: 11/21/2006 12:20:18 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Yeah" in "Yeah" lmao |
| Rikke 22.11.2006 04:37 |
Oh God, you crack me up! xD Gravity-defying tiger.. Jeez xD Well, I can't koncentrate on thinking of a bad line in a song right now... |
| Suigi 22.11.2006 13:39 |
Don't Try Suicide - "Baby when you do it all you do is get on my tits" ...Freddie has tits? Machines - "It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised" ...whut? |
| danny1 34933 22.11.2006 13:58 |
" Lifes a bitch" from (Life is real). As clever as Freddie was he could have thought of a better line instead of just putting a cliche in the song. |
| Katastrophe Mercury 22.11.2006 15:16 |
Mr.Jingles wrote:if its a gravity defying tiger, then yes.LongLostMercury wrote:If a tiger jumps off a cliff 1000 feet above the ground, would it survive?Lester Burnham wrote:i think a gravity-defying tiger would kick ass. :DSweetestSightEverSeen wrote: C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty"Yeah, I've never met a gravity-defying tiger. if not, then....no. i wonder if it would still land on its feet... |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 22.11.2006 16:09 |
for years i thought the lyric in machines was parahumanoidHAIRYASSED..lol but the gravity defying tiger now gets my vote as possibly the worst and maybe the best lyric of all time,period.lol |
| beautifulsoup 22.11.2006 19:22 |
I don't know if this counts as a "lyric." per se. But I'd have to go with the baby cry at the end of "Mother Love." |
| Smitty 22.11.2006 21:43 |
Suigi wrote: Machines - "It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised" ...whut?AKA, what to do at the last possible second when you must think of a line: Make up crap!! |
| Mr.Jingles 23.11.2006 11:13 |
LongLostMercury wrote:LMAO!Mr.Jingles wrote:if its a gravity defying tiger, then yes. if not, then....no. i wonder if it would still land on its feet...LongLostMercury wrote:If a tiger jumps off a cliff 1000 feet above the ground, would it survive?Lester Burnham wrote:i think a gravity-defying tiger would kick ass. :DSweetestSightEverSeen wrote: C'mon guys, it's easily "Like a tiger, defying the laws of gravi-ty"Yeah, I've never met a gravity-defying tiger. |
| SilverShoes 24.11.2006 09:38 |
One that always bugged me was "Gimme fried chicken" at the end of One Vision. That's such a cool song, with cool lyrics, and they end it on this dumb in joke. The other one that I've never liked was the useage of the word "locality" in Fat Bottomed Girls. |
| Ceely 24.11.2006 14:16 |
i agree on the whole headlong thing...Why did they have to have so strange lyrics?! it's such a good song except for the lyrics. |
| DeeEmm 25.11.2006 01:45 |
What's wrong with Headlong's lyrics? It's about charging, y'know, headlong into stuff. |
| Freddies Delilah 25.11.2006 08:00 |
Hmmm, I'll have to think about this. And while I think, for all you 'Sweet-Lady-Cheese-on-a-Shelf' haters, I kind of like that line. To me it just symbolizes a woman saying that she feels like every time her boyfriend/husband calls her 'sweet' she just feels like she's just waiting around (like a cheese on a shelf) for him. I dunno - that's just always how I've looked at it. Now, as for Queen song lines that irritate me, I really can't think of any right now!! If I do think of any, though, I'll post 'em :) |
| eenaweena 25.11.2006 08:20 |
"doctors on strike." really. what the hell? this reminds me of... an apple a day keeps the doctor away. |
| Asterik 25.11.2006 18:12 |
Danny1 wrote: I think the "fried chicken" at the end of (one vision) detracts from a very good song.It's called irony, Danny. My embarasing line is "hoop diddy diddy hoop diddy do" from HEADLONG, an critical influence on Puff Daddy's name change, I'm told. |
| dougie 25.11.2006 19:54 |
From "I Want to Break Free": I've fallen in love for the first time This time I know it's for real. This would have been better: I've fallen in love for the first time Oh, how I hope it's for real. I always thought Break Free sounded kind of half-baked anyway. Even John Deacon once said it sounded flat. I don't think Queen was being critical enough of their work in the mid-'80s. |
| ontheoutside 25.11.2006 21:24 |
Jimmy Dean wrote: "Now you got soup in the laundry bag"...among others from the absolutely atrocious Headlong And, Queen weren't bad all the time... they just favored a strong melody rather than clever lyrics. This can be seen on the Magic Years when they try to work out the lyrics to One Vision. Queen were, at times, poetic... The Show Must Go On, Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm Going Slightly Mad, SAVE ME, Jealousy... so we can't write them off as bad lyricists... but they've had some rather embarrassing moments, I'm sure the bandmates would agree. |
| ontheoutside 25.11.2006 21:30 |
Jimmy Dean wrote: "Now you got soup in the laundry bag"...among others from the absolutely atrocious Headlong And, Queen weren't bad all the time... they just favored a strong melody rather than clever lyrics. This can be seen on the Magic Years when they try to work out the lyrics to One Vision. Queen were, at times, poetic... The Show Must Go On, Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm Going Slightly Mad, SAVE ME, Jealousy... so we can't write them off as bad lyricists... but they've had some rather embarrassing moments, I'm sure the bandmates would agree.headlong has clever lyrics "soup in the landry bag" is followed by "you got strings you're gonna lose your rag" Homeless people used to carry all their belongings in a landry bag tied to a stick over their shoulder-clothes, cans of food. This particular part of the song is about someone going from riches to rags. |
| Taylor Nut 30.11.2006 21:51 |
Dan Corson II: The Revenge! wrote:Me too. Don't ask me why.Mr.Jingles wrote: Let's face it, as good musicians as Queen were the truth is that they weren't exactly brilliant when it came to writing lyrics. Post the most atrocious lyric line here: - We were so dandy, we love you madly (Was It All Worth It)For some reason, I've always really liked that lyric. |
| AmeriQueen 01.12.2006 03:04 |
"He used to be a man with a stick in his hand." "Hoop-ditty-ditty... Hoop-ditty-doo!" "She used to be a woman with a hot dog stand." "Hoop-ditty-ditty... Hoop-ditty-doo!" ---Headlong, Innuendo album "All going down to see the lord Jesus..." ---Jesus, Queen(1) album |
| AmeriQueen 01.12.2006 03:07 |
It's hard to bash their lyrics. Their serious lyrics are always decent. Some lyrics are dumb as can be, but the tone of the song justifies it as camp or musical sillyness. How can one truly rate songs like 'Delilah' and 'The Party' in the same manor with songs like 'Save Me', 'Life is Real' and/or 'Mother Love'? |
| Neppset 16.01.2007 12:15 |
The worst lyrics they ever wrote was in the shitty song "Play The Game". "My game of love has just begun Love is pumping from my head down to my toes Flowing through my vains Drving me insane" I just hate that. Those lines destroy the song. |
| AmeriQueen 17.01.2007 13:02 |
Queen lyrics range from one end to the other, but seem to be at their worst in the later years when they shared writing credit. I'd say the worst of their lyrics for me is: 'Don't Try Suicide, Nobody's worth it...' Freddie's lyrics seem to be very ambiguous, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. Brian's lyrics range from cheesy and weak to the most soulful and fantastic lyrics of the catalogue. Roger's lyrics range from simple to intelligent, but always seem rather upfront and direct. John's songs, in my opinion, contain the most consistantly good song lyrics of the four members. Overall their lyrics are probably average by comparison to other bands with longevity, but lyrics are dead last on my song priorities. |
| Going Back 17.01.2007 13:17 |
Neppset wrote: The worst lyrics they ever wrote was in the shitty song "Play The Game". "My game of love has just begun Love is pumping from my head down to my toes Flowing through my vains Drving me insane" I just hate that. Those lines destroy the song.it actually goes as ''my game of love has just begun, love runs from head down to mt toes, my love is pumping through my veins, driving me insane'' |
| deleted user 17.01.2007 16:48 |
Going Back wrote:Exactly :PNeppset wrote: The worst lyrics they ever wrote was in the shitty song "Play The Game". "My game of love has just begun Love is pumping from my head down to my toes Flowing through my vains Drving me insane" I just hate that. Those lines destroy the song.it actually goes as ''my game of love has just begun, love runs from head down to mt toes, my love is pumping through my veins, driving me insane'' |
| sparrow 21754 19.01.2007 11:44 |
second line on 'man on the prowl' other than that line i love the song haha |
| Poo, again 19.01.2007 13:01 |
I always thought the line in Was It All Worth it was "We were so dandy, we love you Mandy". I could be going completely "WTF, m8", but I'm not. |
| deleted user 19.01.2007 13:56 |
"breast-feeding myself...what more can I say?" I HATE that...it gets me every time =/ |
| Ella! Formerly known as the Metal Maiden 27.01.2007 22:09 |
im REALLY suprised nobody mentioned "When you pee all over my Chippendale suite" - delilah |
| john bodega 27.01.2007 22:57 |
Wembley fan86 wrote: im REALLY suprised nobody mentioned "When you pee all over my Chippendale suite" - delilahIt's about a cat!! What were you expecting; Solzhenitisyn?? |
| Danny Buoy 28.01.2007 01:12 |
<font color=pink>Account Deleted wrote: I always thought the line in Was It All Worth it was "We were so dandy, we love you Mandy". I could be going completely "WTF, m8", but I'm not.haha, yeah, me too! |
| Drowse1 28.01.2007 08:35 |
The entire lyrics (and song, and video) to Body Language. And the point of the song was????? |
| .DeaconJohn. 28.01.2007 09:32 |
Has to be: "People get shot by people, people with guns" Really, really bad... |
| berry 28.01.2007 09:59 |
"We were so dandy, we love you Mandy.. MADLY! sucker...I Love that song Was it all worth it! The best song ever written by Freddie!! |
| Boy Thomas Raker 28.01.2007 11:31 |
Dear .DeaconJohn, please indulge me here. As this is a recycled topic, I will use my recycled reply from February of last year, that I used in this thread in December of last year, which was: "Please Lord, give me strength. As mentioned previously, the National Rifle Association (NRA) states "guns don't kill people, people do." So when Brian's lyric says people got shot by people, "PEOPLE...WITH...GUNS", it's in the form of a rebuttal to the ridiculous people of the NRA who refuse to acknowledge the role guns play in the deaths of their fellow citizens." To sum up, .DeaconJohn, let's say you and I were having a pleasant conversation about famous people who have been violently murdered. I'd say "shame about Martin Luther King getting killed by a gun. Guns are bad." You'd say "MLK didn't get killed by a gun, he got killed by a person." I'd say, "ohh, well, that John Lennon, beautiful soul, how could anyone gun him down like that?" To which you'd reply, "John Lennon didn't get killed by a gun, he got killed by a person." at this point in time, I'd be getting mildly irritated at your contention that people don't get killed by guns, they get killed by people (though these people seem to me to have guns!) So, exasperated, I'd say "but look around you, from the Kennedy's, to Marvin Gaye, Biggy Smalls, an NFL player was just shot and killed, these people are being killed with guns being the weapon of choice!!!" To which you'd reply "these people didn't get killed by guns, they got killed by a person." To which I'd reply "YOU STUPID FUCK!!! PEOPLE GET SHOT BY PEOPLE!!! PEOPLE...WITH GUNS!!!" Then I'd go get a gun and shoot you, and you could be happy in the knowledge that with your last breath's that you were killed by a person, and not a gun, and that you'd probably have lived had I attacked you with my bare hands or an ashtray or a piece of fruit. But a gun didn't kill you. This concludes today's sermon on why the line "People get shot by people, people with guns" is not even close to the worse line in the Queen catalogue. Enjoy your Sunday! PS, I don't mean this to mean that I'd kill you .DeaconJohn as I don't even know you or have ever seen your name until your post. I do get worked up about this line and the "sweet like I'm some kind of cheese" lines being called the worst lyrics ever. I'll go get my slippers and rest now. |
| deleted user 28.01.2007 15:32 |
Drowse1 wrote: The entire lyrics (and song, and video) to Body Language. And the point of the song was?????I agree the lyrics to that song are horrible, but I've always kind of liked the beat and rhythm. Really catchy. |