Lyrics that annoy you (single, rolling stones, mc, tune, track)

WaspStar · 08-30-2008, 07:47 AM

This one always pisses me off:

Kids, they don't know shit
They just want a hit
I don't write hits
I wonder what happened
Well you may wonder
Whatever happened
To the real songs

You can cry about the radio
Cry about the radio
But you know
Music's got no place to go

You can program it
Try to kill it
You can distill it
'Till there's nothin' left

And you can cry about the radio...

The most frustrating part is that the tune is rather catchy and the entire track is sonically appealing...but those lyrics really bug me. I hate when people talk about "real songs" as if they're the only ones who know what "good music" is. I hate people who whine about how modern radio sucks (radio has sucked for decades, and thanks to mix tapes/CD's/.mp3s you don't have to listen to it). I hate older folks who look down at the "kids" with their weird music (didn't your parents say the same thing when you listened to Elvis/The Rolling Stones/The Clash/etc?). You could even argue that adults want the "hits" more than the kids, who are generally more willing to try out more experimental music, but let's not get into that.

The line that really bugs me is "Music's got no place to go." The first time I heard that line, I thought it was a great double entrede. Then I realized how flawed it was. I figure that you can interpret that line two ways; A: There's no place to hear good music (one word: Internet), or B: Music is dead and there's no point in people making records (then why the song, which was released in 2007?). Either case suggests naivite (or ignorance) in the extreme.

End rant.

Janszoon · 08-30-2008, 08:54 AM

I hate the lyrics to most DRI songs because they consistently sound like they were written by a 12 year old. All of this is bad but the "a brain you don't own" line really takes the cake:

You're bothering me
For anything free
Why can't you see?

I'm out on a limb
My nerves are
stretched thin
You really don't win

Go die!

You seriously ask
For my autograph
I can't help but laugh

Just leave me alone
Why can't you go home
A brain you don't own

Go die!

Following me around
Just like a lost hound
And you're
bringing me down

I tell you goodbye
And you ask me why
Guess I'm just shy

Go die!

Wayfarer · 08-30-2008, 09:00 AM

"Only time will tell if we stand the test of time."

Wifey Boozer · 08-30-2008, 11:54 AM

^Lmao.

See now. I like the song Crazy Bitch. But the lyrics imply that he's only in it for a ****! It could be a really nice love song.

/sarcasm.

WaspStar · 08-30-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayfarer

"Only time will tell if we stand the test of time."

I think we have a winner.

**sleepy jack** · 08-30-2008, 04:46 PM

Pretty much every single MC Lars songs infuriates me. They're so incredibly ironic and not in the cool Stephin Merritt way.

Jeff32 · 08-30-2008, 06:08 PM

Any America hate songs

Ace · 08-30-2008, 06:56 PM

Meh. Metallica's Invisible Kid....

Invisible kid,
Never see what he did
Got stuck where he hid
Fallen through the grid

I love em' to death, but Hetfield really pulled that one right out of his arse.

**right-track** · 08-30-2008, 06:58 PM

Iron Maiden - Aces High

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the ****pit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before its too late.

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high.

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again.

Bandits at 8 oclock move in behind us
Ten me-109s out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.

**jackhammer** · 08-30-2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track

Iron Maiden - Aces High

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the ****pit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before its too late.

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high.

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again.

Bandits at 8 oclock move in behind us
Ten me-109s out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.

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08-30-2008, 07:47 AM
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 479	Lyrics that annoy you This one always pisses me off: Kids, they don't know shit They just want a hit I don't write hits I wonder what happened Well you may wonder Whatever happened To the real songs You can cry about the radio Cry about the radio But you know Music's got no place to go You can program it Try to kill it You can distill it 'Till there's nothin' left And you can cry about the radio... The most frustrating part is that the tune is rather catchy and the entire track is sonically appealing...but those lyrics really bug me. I hate when people talk about "real songs" as if they're the only ones who know what "good music" is. I hate people who whine about how modern radio sucks (radio has sucked for decades, and thanks to mix tapes/CD's/.mp3s you don't have to listen to it). I hate older folks who look down at the "kids" with their weird music (didn't your parents say the same thing when you listened to Elvis/The Rolling Stones/The Clash/etc?). You could even argue that adults want the "hits" more than the kids, who are generally more willing to try out more experimental music, but let's not get into that. The line that really bugs me is "Music's got no place to go." The first time I heard that line, I thought it was a great double entrede. Then I realized how flawed it was. I figure that you can interpret that line two ways; A: There's no place to hear good music (one word: Internet), or B: Music is dead and there's no point in people making records (then why the song, which was released in 2007?). Either case suggests naivite (or ignorance) in the extreme. End rant. __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

08-30-2008, 08:54 AM
Janszoon chapstick addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 956	I hate the lyrics to most DRI songs because they consistently sound like they were written by a 12 year old. All of this is bad but the "a brain you don't own" line really takes the cake: You're bothering me For anything free Why can't you see? I'm out on a limb My nerves are stretched thin You really don't win Go die! You seriously ask For my autograph I can't help but laugh Just leave me alone Why can't you go home A brain you don't own Go die! Following me around Just like a lost hound And you're bringing me down I tell you goodbye And you ask me why Guess I'm just shy Go die!

08-30-2008, 09:00 AM
Wayfarer Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,331	"Only time will tell if we stand the test of time." __________________ The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

08-30-2008, 11:54 AM
Wifey Boozer Prime Minister of Spain Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Troy side'ah the dirt, NY Posts: 288	^Lmao. See now. I like the song Crazy Bitch. But the lyrics imply that he's only in it for a ****! It could be a really nice love song. /sarcasm. __________________ Circa Le Vintage: I love you. Circa Le Vintage: You pretentious bastard. Circa Le Vintage: <3 deadreligionggjb: I love you too. You pretentious cunt. deadreligionggjb: <3 Everybody knows I'm not a folk-singer.

08-30-2008, 04:46 PM
sleepy jack thom yorke disciple Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 18,040	Pretty much every single MC Lars songs infuriates me. They're so incredibly ironic and not in the cool Stephin Merritt way. __________________ I sit in my house for days on end and stare at the roses in the closet.

08-30-2008, 06:08 PM
Jeff32 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Any America hate songs

08-30-2008, 06:56 PM
Ace Negative Creep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 654	Meh. Metallica's Invisible Kid.... Invisible kid, Never see what he did Got stuck where he hid Fallen through the grid I love em' to death, but Hetfield really pulled that one right out of his arse. __________________ She said if time was in a bottle High up on her shelf She would knock it over And make the world stand still If faith was in her left hand And love was in her right She'd put them both together And raise them to the sky http://myspace.com/euphoric_resolve

08-30-2008, 06:58 PM
right-track Avin' It! Join Date: May 2005 Location: THE PEOPLES ЯEPUBLIK ФF MAИCUИIA Posts: 5,770	Iron Maiden - Aces High There goes the siren that warns of the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the ****pit and start up the engines Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before its too late. Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high. Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again. Bandits at 8 oclock move in behind us Ten me-109s out of the sun Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high. __________________ UNITED > KIDS > WIFE