Reminded by the brilliance of John Waters‘ Eurovision entry, here are the top ten worst pop lyrics, as voted for by BBC Radio 6 listeners. Surely ‘They Can’t Stop The Spring’ gains instant admission to the top 5?
1. Des’ree - Life
I don’t want to see a ghost
It’s the sight that I fear most
I’d rather have a piece of toast
Watch the evening news
2. Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer
I’m as serious as cancer
When I say rhythm is a dancer
3. Razorlight - Somewhere Else
And I met a girl
She asked me my name
I told her what it was
4. ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now
More sacrifices than an Aztec priest
Standing here straining at that leash
All fall down
Can’t complain, mustn’t grumble
Help yourself to another piece of apple crumble
5. U2 - Elevation
I’ve got no self control
Been living like a mole now
Going down, excavation
High and high in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high
Elevation
6. Toto - Africa
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what’s right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
7. Oasis - Champagne Supernova
Slowly walking down the hall
Faster than a cannonball
Where were you when we were getting high?
8. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
And fiery demons all dance when you walk through that door
Don’t say you’re easy on me you’re about as easy as a nuclear war
9. Human League - The Lebanon
Before he leaves the camp he stops
He scans the world outside
And where there used to be some shops
Is where the snipers sometimes hide
10. Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses.
They Can’t Stop The Spring
The curtain has been raised, the wall no longer stands
And from Lisadell to Latvia, we’re singing as one clan
The curtain has been raised, and Europe’s all one stage
And the archipelagic icicles have melted like the cage
We don’t need no party, just a party band
A continental choir singing hand in hand
They might scare the blackbird
But they cannot stop him sing
They may steal the honey
But they’ll never steal the sting
They may crush the flowers
Trample every living thing
But they can’t stop the spring
(repeat last verse twice)
No they can’t stop the spring
Update: Found another list here. Highlights include
50 Cent , ‘21 Questions’
I love you like
A fat kid loves cake
Sade, Smooth Operator
Coast to coast,
LA to Chicago
