Great songs ruined by one bad line

~~Fyrenza~~ · 10-13-2008, 12:50 PM

It sounds like he was figuring on being there a while
and would need something to eat
and that he planned on living through the gunplay

sort like saying 'i'm here for the long haul'

also the 'brown bag' thing ~ sandwiches for lunch and/or an illegal gun

~~Fyrenza~~ · 10-13-2008, 12:58 PM

When a song has a line i don't like in it

i usually just change it

i can't say that i've ever disliked a song based solely on a line of the lyrics

but there's a first time for everything, so...

Bulldog · 10-13-2008, 01:25 PM

The Beatles' 'Don't Pass Me By' (**** you, I think it's a good song

)

"You were in a car crash
"And you lost your hair"

I don't think it ruins the song though, it's a really goofy line is all

jackhammer · 10-13-2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dac

Talk Show Host - Radiohead

You want me?
****ing well come and find me
I'll be waiting
With a gun and a pack of sandwiches
And nothing
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing

what on earth does thom mean by pack of sandwiches? i mean this would be one of my absolute favorites but for some reason that line always makes me wince when i hear it

Maybe that he is offering both an offering and an ending? I have never experienced a lyric from a song that spoilt it. That's just bizarre to me. Many many lyrics are cryptic and to over analyse them would detract from the song itself IMO.

lucifer_sam · 10-13-2008, 02:12 PM

I agree completely. There really hasn't been a single moment when I've been disappointed by a writer's choice of lyrics (well, in opposition to the rest of the song).

simplephysics · 10-13-2008, 03:13 PM

Radiohead has plenty of songs with complete nonsense for lyrics.

~~Fyrenza~~ · 10-13-2008, 10:35 PM

That's funny ~ in one of the Cirque du Soleil productions, i think it was Varekai, an invented language was used for the songs.

10-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#15 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	I agree completely. There really hasn't been a single moment when I've been disappointed by a writer's choice of lyrics (well, in opposition to the rest of the song). __________________ first.am

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~~Fyrenza~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: high above the Republic of Texas Posts: 216	It sounds like he was figuring on being there a while and would need something to eat and that he planned on living through the gunplay sort like saying 'i'm here for the long haul' also the 'brown bag' thing ~ sandwiches for lunch and/or an illegal gun

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~~Fyrenza~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: high above the Republic of Texas Posts: 216	When a song has a line i don't like in it i usually just change it i can't say that i've ever disliked a song based solely on a line of the lyrics but there's a first time for everything, so...

10-13-2008, 01:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	The Beatles' 'Don't Pass Me By' (**** you, I think it's a good song ) "You were in a car crash "And you lost your hair" I don't think it ruins the song though, it's a really goofy line is all

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~~Fyrenza~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: high above the Republic of Texas Posts: 216	That's funny ~ in one of the Cirque du Soleil productions, i think it was Varekai, an invented language was used for the songs.