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Ah, Happy Valentine's Day. A great day for Hallmark!  Today's a good day for posting the sappiest, syrupyiest lyrics ever published. Whaddaya think? On my mind is "The Rose," by I don't know who, but a huge hit. Here's my nit with the tag/ending: "Just remember, in the winter, Far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed that with the sun's love In the spring becomes the rose." Roses don't grow from seeds. Aaargh. They have to be cut and started from other roses. And the plants themselves remain well above ground all winter. For that kind o'money, I might've tweaked biology too - but it still bugs me. How about you? Got any of these? Or am I just way, way too literal? (entirely possible) Enjoy your day! Linda
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There is a Sheryl Crow song that goes something like:
"Every time you hear the rolling thunder
You turn around before the lightning strikes"
Doesn't lightning come before the thunder?
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There is a Sheryl Crow song that goes something like:
"Every time you hear the rolling thunder
You turn around before the lightning strikes"
Doesn't lightning come before the thunder? Amazing! I was just going to post this exact same example! That line just drives me nuts. Recently, it occurred to me that she could be talking about the *next* strike. But that's not the way it came across to me the first 100 times I heard it EDIT: Or she could be telling the guy he's a doofus and doing things in the wrong order! Scott
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Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy.... gets my vote for the most vacuous confection of a lyric ever written.
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What's more amazing is that you, and a few million other people, know them.
Ever wonder about that?
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Scott,I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.
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If you measure a great song by how widely known it is, there are many more bad lyrics than good out there.
That is not to say I do, I hated that song when I first heard it and still do, but it lives on in my memory.
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The most vacuous confectionery lyrics has to be
Sugar..... da da da da da da.... Honey Honey.
and I bet we all remember the next line.
I cannot remember exactly how long but it seemed to be in the charts for years.
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Paul Mccartneys Silly love songs!
What's wrong with that?
I'd like to know
Cause here I go...
Again!
Derek
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There's a whole lot of early Beatles tunes that fit that description - off the top of my head:
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Please Please Me
I Want To Hold Your Hand
This Boy
Can't Buy Me Love
Something
Yesterday
I Should Have Known Better
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Julia
I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
Baby It's You
Girl
I Saw Her Standing There
From Me To You
Do You Want To Know A Secret
I'll Cry Instead
And I Love Her
If I Fell
Eight Days A Week
I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
Act Naturally
Michelle
and of course:
She Loves You
Yeah, yeah, yeah, YEAH!
Marty my home Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again!
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Marty, that's exactly why my hubby Steve isn't a Beatles fan.
I thought "8 Days a Week" was clever though.
Scott, you're right, those lines are terrible!
The absolute worst Queen line is in "Sweet Lady" (Night at the Opera):
"You tell me I'm sweet | Like I'm some kind of cheese"
(I'm not above pickin' on 'em when they do something like that - thank goodness it was a rare oddity)
Linda
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How bout this for cheesy love songs!
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Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.
I got love in my tummy,
And I feel like a-lovin you:
Love, you're such a sweet thing,
Good enough to eat thing
And that's just a-what I'm gonna do.
Ooh love, to hold ya,
Ooh love, to kiss ya,
Ooh love, I love it so.
Ooh love, you're sweeter,
Sweeter than sugar.
Ooh love, I wont let you go.
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,
I got love in my tummy,
And as silly as it may seem;
The lovin' that you re giving,
is what keeps me livin'
And your love is like
Peaches and cream.
Kind-a like sugar,
Kind-a like spices,
Kind-a like, like what you do.
Kind-a sounds funny.
But love,honey
Honey. I love you.
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,
I. got love in my tummy,
That your love can satisfy;
Love, you're such a sweet thing,
Good enough to eat thing
And sweet thing, that ain't no lie.
I love to hold ya,
Oh love, to kiss ya,
Ooh love, I love it so.
Ooh love, you're sweeter,
Sweeter than sugar.
Ooh love, I wont let you go.
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How bout this for cheesy love songs!
Express Ohio
Yummy Yummy Yummy
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy.
I got love in my tummy,
And I feel like a-lovin you:
Love, you're such a sweet thing,
Good enough to eat thing
And that's just a-what I'm gonna do.
Ooh love, to hold ya,
Ooh love, to kiss ya,
Ooh love, I love it so.
Ooh love, you're sweeter,
Sweeter than sugar.
Ooh love, I wont let you go.
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,
I got love in my tummy,
And as silly as it may seem;
The lovin' that you re giving,
is what keeps me livin'
And your love is like
Peaches and cream.
Kind-a like sugar,
Kind-a like spices,
Kind-a like, like what you do.
Kind-a sounds funny.
But love,honey
Honey. I love you.
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy,
I. got love in my tummy,
That your love can satisfy;
Love, you're such a sweet thing,
Good enough to eat thing
And sweet thing, that ain't no lie.
I love to hold ya,
Oh love, to kiss ya,
Ooh love, I love it so.
Ooh love, you're sweeter,
Sweeter than sugar.
Ooh love, I wont let you go.
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Marty, that's exactly why my hubby Steve isn't a Beatles fan.
I thought "8 Days a Week" was clever though.
Scott, you're right, those lines are terrible!
The absolute worst Queen line is in "Sweet Lady" (Night at the Opera):
"You tell me I'm sweet | Like I'm some kind of cheese"
(I'm not above pickin' on 'em when they do something like that - thank goodness it was a rare oddity)
Linda If yur a music fan ... How can that be?
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She sad Really Sappy...
"You Light Up My Life" Debbie Boone
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Gag! Pure syrup. I thought of that one this AM too. Hey, I can't explain everything about my husband.  His favorites are Alan Parsons, Sting, and Fleetwood Mac, so he's not all bad. He likes Earth, Wind & Fire, too... Mostly I think it has to do with them being just "too big." Or disagreeing w/Lennon's politics. He likes Sir Paul & Wings. So, go figure. My daughter & son are the biggest Beatles fans in the house! I'm still working on trying to tell their early photos apart. Linda
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"Sylvia's Mother" and any other love song by Dr. Hook
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I believe in miracles
Where ya from?
You sexy thang!
lol
Derek
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Supposedly from lyrics of love songs translated poorly into English... Crits? Suggestions? From morning’s glaring sun to the smelly afternoon, You are always inside my lonely brain I hope we meet in an accident very soon My heart will not stop hemorrhaging for you The night you squeezed me I visited heaven Your love flies me swiftly into a mountain I wish I can pay you for all the love you gave me You make my heart sour Please promise me you will never kiss another lip I know that hiding inside your chest is a girl who loves my characteristics One day, you will startle yourself and say “oh no! Why did I walk the opposite direction of him? Like the fishes need the ocean beach, I need you When you kiss me, you make my blood evaporate Your lovely, unwrinkly skin requests my attention Let me wip away your tears I want to die with you but let’s wait until later to do so With a frank heart I say I adore our interactions Yes lover. Yes. With a frank heart I say I adore our interactions You and me, We are one candle firing in the dark I promise you I will preserve my body until you arrive My arms are having anxiety about holding you again You better not make me wait too long, woman Every day I forgive God for you You will always be my lemon moon ray lover
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Mark, those lyrics are precious! Where can I get the music?
Joe
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Mark, those lyrics are precious! Where can I get the music?
Joe If anyone could write this one, it would have to be you, Joe! Hey Mark you just sugued into one of my favorite languages Engrish! Fun site, Dellek!
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From My next CD:
Sometimes (c) 2008
Sometimes, when the earth is turning,
the day is dawning
and I'm lying next to you..
Sometimes, when the moon is setting
and the birds are singing
I just have to tell you....
That I love you
Yes I love you
You know I love you
I really do
Oh, I love you
I really love you
Because I love you
And I always will
Sometimes, when the day is working
the winds are blowing
and I'm dreaming just of you
Sometimes, the clouds are drifting
I see your eyes and
I want to be with you...
Because I love you
Yes I love you
You know I love you
I really do
Oh, I love you
I really love you
Cuz I love you
And I always will
Sometimes, when the sun's a setting
and the moon's a rising
and I'm holding you so tight
Sometimes, the stars are shining
I hear your breathing
and I know everything's alright
Because I love you
Yes I love you
You know I love you
I really do
Oh, I love you
I really love you
Cuz I love you
And I always will
Sometimes, when the earth is turning,
the day is dawning
and I'm lying next to you..........
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Elvira and Candy Man are two sappy songs.
Linda,
I didn't spend 22 years as a member of the American Rose Society for nothing. Roses grow from seeds, cuttings, and budding. Hybridisers are crossing different varieties every year trying to create that perfect Rose.
The first thing is the seed that comes from a cross. If it pans out, it takes about ten years to get it to market. Pratically all Hybrids are budded and sold as two year field grown roses.
Species roses that produce seeds do not change but grow as the same rose. I assume they still have the Portland Rose Show of which is not too far from you.
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dolly Parton as well as Minnie Pearl have had roses named after them.
Ray E. Strode
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Mark, you mean there *isn't* music to those lyrics? (Sorry. "Rirrics.") ReallY? I *could* maybe do something with it...
Joe
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Mark, that lyric is hilarious. Excuse me while I wip away my tears of laughter. Hold on, I think my lemon moon ray lover needs some help setting the table....
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Mark, you mean there *isn't* music to those lyrics? (Sorry. "Rirrics.") ReallY? I *could* maybe do something with it...
Joe Joe, I found them here: http://www.innocentenglish.com/funn...-student-mistakes/a-funny-love-song.htmlI just did a search for funny love song lyrics and found this site. I think they're from a bunch of different songs...but together, it stops my bleating heart.
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Gentlemen, it's not too late in the lemony evening to print those lyrics and present them to your Affections Receivers...
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I thought that's what I did.......
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Ande, I agree--but I have already written a ton of love songs (some with and some without dead animals). I do like to take on occasionally the task of fitting music to someone else's lyrics (or in this case, "rirrics"). This one would be a great challenge.
And I really would have a lot of fun performing it. (I would have to practice hard doing it with a straight face.) It would fit in nicely with a lot of my other material.
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Two out of three ain't bad- Meat loaf
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Jes' for the record (and probably unrelated, but Valentine's Day is almost over, here on the West Coast), here are the Top 20 Worst Song Titles from www.innocentenglish.com, the Website where Mark got them loverly rirrics. I have heard numbers 1, 3, 12, 13 and 16. One I was surprised didn't make the list was "I Still Miss You, Honey, but My Aim Is Getting Better." Joe 1. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger 2. There Ain’t Enough Room in my Fruit of the Looms to Hold All My Lovin’ for You 3. Get Your Tongue Outta My Mouth ‘Cause I’m Kissing You Goodbye 4. If I Can’t Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You 5. I’ve Been Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart 6. If I Had Shot You When I Wanted To, I’d Be Out By Now 7. Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In Bed 8. Gave Her My Heart And a Diamond And She Clubbed Me With a Spade 9. If You Can’t Live Without Me, Why Aren’t You Dead Yet? 10. Mama Get The Hammer (There’s A Fly On Papa’s Head) 11. It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night that Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long 12. I’m The Only Hell Mama Ever Raised 13. She Got The Gold Mine and I Got The Shaft 14. I Wouldn’t Take Her To a Dog Fight, Cause I’m Afraid She’d Win 15. They May Put Me In Prison But They Can’t Stop My Face From Breaking Out 16. Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through The Goalposts Of Life 17. I Just Fell In Something and I Sure Hope It’s Love 18. I’m So Miserable Without You, It’s Like Having You Here 19. If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I’d Blow It All On You 20. C’mon Down off the Stove, Granny, You’re Too Old to Ride the Range
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Worst?? Man, some of these are the best I've heard.
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Lyrics that are commonly about having a toke.
Hear one you hear them all.
Can be fun musically though.
And the great cheese of them all for parties, AC/DC's "Have A Drink On Me".
Some cheese can taste real good.
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