Afternoon Drive with Jeff & Carly

You’ve seen this list in some way, shape or form before.  Every so often, someone publishes a new list of the worst lyrics.  Here’s MusicRadar.com’s latest list:

The Ten Worst Lyrics of All Time

1. “I’m serious as cancer, when I say rhythm is a dancer” — “Rhythm Is A Dancer” by Snap!
2. “I don’t want to see a ghost, it’s a sight that I fear the most, I’d rather have a piece of toast, watch the evening news” — “Life” by Des’ree
3. “Is that yo ass, or yo mama half reindeer?” — “Shake Ya Tailfeather” by Nelly, P Diddy and Murphy Lee
4. “He was a boy, she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious?” — “Sk8er Boi” by Avril Lavigne
5. “I love you like a fat kid love cake” — “21 Questions” by 50 Cent
6. “Time is like a clock in my heart” — “Time (Clock Of The Heart)” by Culture Club
7. “You got a Prada bag with a lotta stuff in it” — “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” by Will Smith
8. “Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains” — “Whenever, Wherever” by Shakira
9. “She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck” — “Thong Song” by Sisqo
10. “Only time will tell if we stand the test of time” — “Why Can’t This Be Love” by Van Halen

I have to agree with Shakira making the list.  I remember hearing that lyric for the first time and thinking maybe she didn’t know what she was singing since English isn’t her mother tongue, but then I heard the Spanish version and yep, it’s the same thing.  Would it be bad to have your chest confused with mountains?  How stupid do the guys you date have to be?

I don’t agree with the Van Halen example.  Only time does tell if something stands the test of time.  It’s maybe obvious, but not deserving of the worst lyric list.

One lyric that didn’t make this list, but should have, is from Bon Jovi’s “Bed of Roses”.  I want to be just as close as the Holy Ghost is.  Puh-lease!  Cryptic religious references in a song about “laying in a bed of roses” are just wrong.

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