To get, some might say, far too irate with song lyrics that Make. No. Logical. Sense *screams with rage*

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Just for example, and it annoys me every time I hear it,

Both Nirvana and Malcolm in the Middle were not big when you were little.

Nirvana was big in the late 80's/early 90's

MitM started in 2000.

Rage

'Was it Bill Bailey my secret little bearded husband who countered that with "I've got ham but I'm not a hamster"'

YES! Just what I was thinking

Thanks for the explanation runningonwillpower, that makes sense. That song always makes me cry, I love it, and now I know what that line means! Happy days

"There are nine billion bicycles in Beijing, that's a fact...." - a fact? Is it? You've been there and counted them all have you, Katie Melua?

Also, what really drives me up the wall about that Big when I was Little song is the way she pronounces 'little', kind of 'litteewww", in a manner which makes her sound about 3.

On the subjec of blurred lines:

Do it like it hurt, like it hurt
What you don't like work?

Wtf?

What really pisses me off about BWIWL is that I originally thought it was Lily Allen, then I thought it was Kate Nash now I realise it's a whole new one

Also, strawberry Ribena was never "big".

Kate Nash? I thought it was Eliza Doolittle! Shows how much I know...

While we are on Katie Melula, you must look up the lyrics to 'Mary Pickford used to eat Roses'.

Truly Terrible.

Here's a sample

Douglas Fairbanks, he was so handsome,
He wore a moustache,
Must-a had much cash, too

I always felt very strongly that yo-yos don't 'hang on'

as in:

Wake me up before you go go
don't leave me hanging on like a yo yo

...surely, just hanging there is the last thing a yo yo does ?

I thought it was Jessie J until last week, Weener it is Eliza Doolittle, isn't it?. I've been singing and humming that song for 3 weeks now and until this thread thought it was about her being a chubby little kid

Weener - I think you'll find it's nine million, not billion, bicycles ......obviously she would not be able to count nine BILLION of them. Nine million is MUCH more manageable.

The hair on back of neck thread made me revisit Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren.

'I'm as puzzled as the oyster...'

Hot dog, jumping frog, albuquerque...

okayyyyy......

Oh god, now I've listened to it and there is so much about it that's annoying I'm not sure I could narrow it down to one lyric, but I am getting a bit ragey over the fact that she seems to think 'little', 'middle' and 'hill' rhyme. Why does she think that?

(for those not in the know that sounds a little like alber-turkey)

phantomnc Yes!! That one always got me too. What is it about?

I should point out that I make exceptions for lyrics written whilst the composer was obviously on drugs cf the entire Grateful Dead back catalogue, otherwise I would probably be a gibbering wreck.

'won't you sit yourself down and take a seat'
Nelly, My Place.

'I would of stayed up with you all night'
The Fray - How To save a life. Have. HAVE. WOULD HAVE illiterate peasant.

The Prefab Sprout song is about a musician who wrote a novelty song but it's their only claim to fame, so instead of getting to be recognised for their serious songs, they have to perform a stupid song about a hot dog and a jumping frog forever. Now that's ironic, Alanis!

Jeremiah was a bullfrog
Was a good friend of mine
I never understood a single word he said
But I helped him a-drink his wine
And he always had some mighty fine wine

Wtf?? A wine scoffing bullfrog!

Any Oasis song. Dont get me wrong...I like Oasis but if I listen to the words I cry!
'The sink is full of fishes, cos she's got dirty dishes on the brain' okey dokey Noel dear..lets just sit down quietly now

Some of the nonsensical psychedelic stuff from the 60s is fantastic though

"How can you regret me
When you can't even forget me?"

Be difficult otherwise, wouldn't it?

Oh god does anyone remember that 'what's she gonna look like with a chimney on her'

That's worthy of a mention surely

The song by Busted. "I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed, but they live underwater."
Yeah, not much has changed then!

I was just saying that about Blurred lines. But the lyrics to that make me stabby in general!