Inaccurate or stupid song lyrics

as a Spanish speaker, I always thought the "Uno, dos, tres, catorce" at the begining of U2s vertigo was stupid.
 
"There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" I mean, there will, probably on top of Kilimanjaro, and on the atlas mountains but yes there will be snow.

"The greatest gift they'll get this year is life" I mean, my second cousin lives in Africa, and he got a Motorbike for Christmas. Depends on how you rate gifts I suppose. I guess it's technically correct, but true of the entire world.
 
The_Lizards_Jumpers said:
fair comment, but even then it shouldn't be too hard to pin down the location.

Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
It'll be at one of the two jails in this town

If only Phil Lynott wasn't dead he could re-write as above.
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perhaps, in those days the 'Gaols' were at the local police stations cells, and there may be 50 of them across Dublin/Limerick/Belfast (depending on what city he was singing about) - as an aside in Liverpool those small gaols are called ' bridewells' they had them at the end of some streets..

it all in the artists mind, artistic license - :cool:
 
And did those feet in ancient time,
Walk upon England's mountains green?
No.

And was the holy lamb of god
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
No.

And did the countenance divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
No.

And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?
No.
 
HarryVegas said:
Ultravox - Cut & Run

"See the man on the phone
With a gun in his hand,
Sipping courage
From a crystal cup".

How many hands does this man have?
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Hands free phone connection, gun in one hand and a crystal cup in the other. Having said that I'm not sure hands free calling was around then, but he could have done that cradling the phone in your neck thing ?
 
I can't think of the main example of this (although there is one in my mind which I recall).... but I hate it when songs have line, and then the following line is complete nonsense, just to rhyme.

I think the song I'm thinking of has a follow up lyric something about 'mince'.
 
I adore The Style Council, but can't get away from the god awful rhyming in Walls Come Tumbling Down where Weller rhymes "not" with "carrot"...

That keep you slave to the H.P
Until the unity is threatened by
Those who have and who have not
Those who are with and those who are without
And dangle jobs like a donkey's carrot
 
Cuthbert said:
I can't think of the main example of this (although there is one in my mind which I recall).... but I hate it when songs have line, and then the following line is complete nonsense, just to rhyme.

I think the song I'm thinking of has a follow up lyric something about 'mince'.
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I love Bowie but he could be terrible for this. For Ashes to Ashes, he wanted Major Tom to have descended into drug dependency. Fair enough. But how are you going to phrase it Dave?

"Well how about...
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky
we know Major Tom's a junky?"

"Funk to f**king funky??!!"

"Yes."

"Er....ok Dave..."


Still love it mind!
 
The Doors - Riders on the Storm, a particular irritant of mine from supposedly one of rock's great lyricists

We have "an actor out on loan", do what?
Also "His brain is squirmin' like a toad", under what circumstances might a brain "squirm"? Is squirming something that characterises the behaviour of toads?

Oh and the whole of the output of Yes. (much as I love them)
 
Pick the bones out of REMs end of the world as we know it

Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
World serves its own needs
Don't mis-serve your own needs
Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no, strength
The ladder starts to clatter
With a fear of height, down, height
Wire in a fire, represent the seven games
And a government for hire and a combat site
Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry
With the Furies breathing down your neck
 
Currently on 6music is (Get a) Grip (on yourself) by The Stranglers, which fits perfectly:-

Didn't have the money round to buy a Morry Thou (which is apparently slang for a Morris Minor - not sure in whose world?)
Been around and seen a lot to shake me anyhow
Begged and borrowed sometimes, I admit I even stole
The worse crime that I ever did was playing rock 'n roll

You've just said you stole, so the worst crime you "ever did" was actually stealing.
 
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