Comments on: Stupidest Pop Lyric?

By: wimster

wimster — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:51:19 +0000

My fav u2 lyric of all time is: midnight is where the day begins…

By: z00merang

z00merang — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:57:49 +0000

“I was punching in the numbers at the ATM machine…”

Worst. Lyric. Ever.

By: codeguy

codeguy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:04:31 +0000

Not sure if this counts as a WORST lyric, but certainlyt a MOST EMBARRASSING lyric. I was working out at home recently with my headset on, unaware that some friends had come in. Thinking I was alone, I was heard to say, out loud at high volume:

“You can swallow, or you can spit, you can throw it up or choke on it.” from Acrobat.

My niece asked her father what i was referring to!

By: anstratdubh1979

anstratdubh1979 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:46:01 +0000

This line, also from “The Playboy Mansion” is a close second for not so great lyric:

“If O.J. is more than a drink / And a Big Mac bigger than we think”

When compared to some great writing on “Achtung Baby”, “The Playboy Mansion” from POP comes up a bit short and sounding more like the Bongo-lese we hear about when songs are being formed. Yet that ‘rough draft’ made the album.

By: anstratdubh1979

anstratdubh1979 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:43:41 +0000

“The Playboy Mansion” has a few… including the lead off line:

“If Coke is a mystery / And Michael Jackson history”.

By: TyraRay

TyraRay — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:36:31 +0000

grace… its a name for a girl…

That line ruins the song for me.

By: Altrockaddict

Altrockaddict — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:19:42 +0000

Boys and girls
they go to school
Girls make children
not like this one

By: codeguy

codeguy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:27:54 +0000

Another candidate for BEST lyric

“There is no feeling so alone
as when the one you’re hurting is your own,

North and south of the river

Some high ground is not worth taking,
Some connections are not worth breaking,
There’s an old church bell that’s no longer ringing,
some old songs are not worth singing

North and south of the river”

-From U2′s lesser known Northern Ireland MasterPiece “North and South of the river”
- A Duet with Christy Moore

By: codeguy

codeguy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:22:08 +0000

Party Girl

The entire song, but in particular:

la-da-de-da-da-de-da-da-dom-da
la-da-de-da-da-de-da-da-dom-da
la-da-de-da-da-de-da-da-dom-da
la-da-de-da-da-de-da-da-da

By: william258

william258 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:40:25 +0000

“There’s an insect in your ear/If you scratch it won’t disappear” from Staring At The Sun.

I believe this lines comes from Jean Paul Sartre (French Philosopher)”Les Mouches” (flies)where the [ever present]insects represents conscience & repent