to get disproportionately angry when songs do not make sense

[WTAF]

In the car today, radio on, and they start playing All Around The World by Lisa Stansfield. Instantly I felt the rage creeping up.

'Been around the world and I, I
I can't find my baby,
I don't know why, why he's gone away '

YES YOU FUCKING DO, LISA! Allow me to refer you to your own words, not 30 seconds ago, when you said (and I quote):

'We had a quarrel, and I let myself go
I said so many things, things he didn't know
And I was oh, oh so bad'

And then, and then, LISA, you go on to say

'I did too much lying, wasted too much time'

So you do know, you know exactly why he's gone away, so you should just STFU and concentrate on finding him to apologise. Not singing that bullshit trying to make us feel sorry for you, when clearly it is all YOUR FAULT.

I feel better for that. Anyone else?

Nicole Fucking Scherzinger makes me want to poke her in the eye everytime she uses 'me' instead of 'I' - "Me like the way that you hold my body" - WTAF? Speak properly you thick shithead.

HappyHippy transit pah. That's just rationalising what is clearly nonsense.

This song seems to be written by someone who thought they had a wide vocab but really were just well versed in health and safety policies or something, I HATE these lyrics with a passion,,,,

'Free to manipulate when I stipulate
That is my prerogative
I tell you free to manipulate when I stipulate
It is going round round tell you what I found'

What the ACTUAL?
This used to play on loop when I worked, for a short period in Dorothy Perkins bore me to death.

My first ever post on AIBU...

This thread has me in tears. Have read put loud to the husband who is also crying.

Bravo!

Someone Like You by Adele - if she only wants the best for her ex, why is she turning up uninvited wanting to remind him that it isn't over for her?

Stalker!

'You're so vain
You probably think this song is about you...'

Ummm yes!

The Beatles

I am the ape man
I am the walrus

Make up your mind, which one are you? And stop smoking weed..

Inthepotty for you. And I apologise, I got it wrong. It's actually 'screwing around'. Much more eloquent.

www.lyricsfreak.com/m/meat+loaf/id+do+anything+for+love_10177854.html

It's one of the songs thats always irritated me.

YANBU. I have long wanted to start a support thread for people who are overly obsessed with nonsensical song lyrics.

My personal bugbear is the (sadly little-played now) Sk8terboi by Avril Lavigne-Wibbley. This was in the charts when I was a chalet girl who spent my day grafting and listening to shitty Alpine radio who played it more or less on repeat. I used to send home group emails to my family and friends and dedicated a good portion of one of them to a long rant on this insane and hypocritical song. Didn't get many replies to that one

Also almost anything by Lady Gaga.

She's not broken,
She's just a baby.
But her boyfriend's like a dad, just like a dad.
and all those flames that burned before him.
Now he's gonna fight your fight, gonna cool the bad.

You know that I love you boy.
Hot like Mexico, rejoice.
At this point I gotta choose,
nothing to loose

Don't call my name.
Don't call my name, Alejandro.
I'm not your babe.
I'm not your babe, Fernando.

WTAF?

And Ace of Base, why does she want another baby? TELL ME!

If you're asking for me, for Christmas, Maria (?p) Carey, then it is a fucking lot....it's not all you want....

No points for Meatloaf though - he's very clear if you read the lyrics what it is he won't do (screwing around etc).

WeAllWantSomeRattyPudding Wonderwall comes from the film of the same name. It's about a reclusive guy who becomes obsessed with the woman next door and watches her through holes in the adjoining wall.

Andy: Eh, Georgos. We need to belt out a seasonal one.
Georgos: What?? Pass the hairspray, darling boy.
Andy: No, honestly. We've got fine minutes to come up with a shitty rhyming scheme that the girls will LURVE.
Georgos: What? OK. I'll get my bic out.
Andy: Yes, write one quick, mate, and then we can go out and cop off with loads of girls!!!
Georgos: What? Oh, OK, darling boy. Won't be a mo. And can't wait for a bit more Lady-Time.

(5 minutes later)

Georgos: Hey, Andy. Whaddya think?

Last Christmas
You Gave me your heart
But the very next day
You gave it away
This year
To save me from tear
I'll give it to someone special.

Andy: That's great mate. Let's go and shag some girls. And shouldn't it be tears. Oh, never mind. The Ladees are calling us, mate.

Travis: "why does it always rain on me"....
As someone on the radio said, it's because you live in Scotland, you twonk!

All Saints...

'Few questions that I need to know...'

Apologies. Five minutes. Not fine minutes.

Still angry.

Especially as people bother to cover it.

IT'S THE WORST SONG EVER EVER WRITTEN.

Alanis Morrisette - Ironic has to be the worst ever. A death row pardon 2 minutes too late, is in no way 'like' a dead fly in your chardonnay. One is much worse than the other.

It's Desree 'life' that I can't stand. I cannot stand it.

Example lyrics:

'I don't want to see a ghost,
It's the sight that I fear most,
Id rather have a piece of toast,
And watch the evening news.'

Id rather have a piece of toast? A piece of fucking toast? Any song with the line 'id rather have a piece of toast' in it should never have been written.

And as for punk rockers wearing flowers in their hair... Whoever wrote that has never seen a punk rocker!

Fair point though surely? I'd rather have a piece of toast than see a ghost if I had to make the choice

REM The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight - the chorus calling Ja - may ay ka?

Eh? :(

How about "We don't need no education" from Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"? Clearly a the odd grammar lesson wouldn't come amiss.

Toast can be terrifying.

GoingForGoalWeight

That was on the radio this afternoon and I must admit I was baffled, like the tune though

Toast??
Yep - agreed. Should never be in a pop lyric.

LMAO