Lyrics or quotes that make you cringe.

[FalloutJack]

Can I just go with 'Anything Bob Dylan ever says'? The man's voice is termites in the ears.

 

[Moderated]

"Chances are that I might"
That's now how that phrase works. Either "Chances are that I will" or "Chances are I won't".

 

[GrimTuesday]

You know that song by Snoop Dog that's all about sexy women? I can't remember the name of it, but the song is full of sexist crap. Take for example:

"You ain't a dime, you's a silver dollar."

Oh, so I'm a slightly better form of currency that's only valued by whether or not I put out? What an amazing compliment! Unfortunately, all sorts of rap songs have crap lyrics like this. I know that's not actually the meaning behind that particular line (isn't it something to do with a 'lucky dime'?), but comparing women to money is not the way to a girl's heart. They don't want to hear how similar they are to something that gets used and spent to gain something better than them.

In terms of quotes in general, those ones oozing in cheese and sap that people always post on facebook or twitter as said by the latest big celebrity. You know, the ones along the line of "just be yourself, you're beautiful!" Those aren't inspirational quotes, those are things people shove in preteen films. It doesn't help that they're almost always written with no grammar whatsoever.

To be fair, being a dime means that someone is a 10 (out of 10), so if someone is a silver dollar, that means someone is a 100 (out of 10) on the hotness scale.

 

[Voulan]

To be fair, being a dime means that someone is a 10 (out of 10), so if someone is a silver dollar, that means someone is a 100 (out of 10) on the hotness scale.

Ah, I see. Still, not the best analogy in the world. Or maybe I just have little tolerance for songs that can be summed up with "I want to have sex with that girl", which is far too many. It's starting to become like Hollywood films.

In saying that though, this song takes the cake:

Anything I've heard from Tyga.

His contribution to the song "Bubble Butt" delved to new depths of bad, and that's considering how little I expected from it (the answer is absolutely nothing at all).

I felt my I.Q. drop reading those lyrics. Bloody hell.

 

[BQE]

Forces of evil in a bozo nightmare
Banned all the music with a phony gas chamber
'Cuz one's got a weasel
And the other's got a flag
One's on the pole, shove the other in a bag
With the rerun shows
And the cocaine nose-job
The daytime crap of the folksinger slop
He hung himself with a guitar string​

These blessed musings are scientifically proven to operate on thirty-eight levels of comprehension.

They will:
-Help you find a lover
-Help you find a friend
-Help you bless the world
-Help you meet your end

-Make friends enemies
-Make enemies friends
-Make sad people happy
-Make happy people sad

-They'll cure the plague
-They'll raise the dead
-They'll warm your bones
-But they'll not bake you bread

Sure they'll make you cringe! They'll make you sweat! They'll make you grow!
They'll cure you, calm you, help you or hurt you and even make it snow!

I don't know if I've ever fished a fish, or beared the bear but I-((Oh god I don't know what's wrong with me make it stop!))

*sigh* Beck sure is great.

 

[suitepee7]

a metallica song, broken beat and scarred. an otherwise good song is just ruined by a lyric which comes up a few times

"what don't kill ya makes you more strong"

i just can't get over the grammar there, it hurts to listen to...

edit:

Any Gloryhammer song. They are desperately trying to be a symphonic power metal band on par with Rhapsody of Fire, but I just cannot take them seriously when the "storyline" of their songs is about a sorcerer named "Zargothrax" taking over a fantasy world with an army of undead unicorns... -.-'

Spoiler: Here's a taster.

The unicorn invasion of Dundee!

They came with the first light of dawn
setting their sights on Dundee
led by the sorcerer Zargothrax
slaying all people he sees
they ride to war on once noble beasts
corrupted by wizard spell
the unicorns used to be good
now they are forced to serve hell

Down from the mountains
and across the river Tay
an army of undead unicorns
are riding into the fray

Fireballs and lighting are raining from the sky
chaos and bloodshed while all the people die
in this epic battle begins the final war
tragedy will strike this day, prepare thee for
the unicorn invasion of Dundee

The townpeople had little hope
they were not ready for war f
ireballs make everybody die
and buildings collapse to the floor
the beautiful princess was raped
and taken prison with cry
Angus McFife swears a mighty oath
"I will make Zargothrax die!"

am i to assume you're looking at gloryhammer seriously? christopher bowes is pretty insane in his ideas, so look at gloryhammer in the same way you look at alestorm, tongue so far in cheek that it burst through and is poking out the side. they do the music properly, but lyrically they've always taken the piss

 

[Jedamethis]

Damn, how has nobody mentioned the entirety of Blurred Lines yet? Or is that just a given. Oh god I hope it's a given.

 

[EeveeElectro]

-snip-

I wasn't referring to that song as such when I said he seems to insult women, I was just saying his lyrics sometimes imply that. The Lazy lyrics song makes me cringe D: It's a shame because he's somewhat quite talented...

I think one of his songs says something like "I want something dumb to to, I wanna marry you" which sounds really insulting.

Carrying on with the One Direction song, the lyrics are really clever because they're written to appeal to young teenage girls and their insecurities. Same with their song that Ed Sheeran wrote, I think there's a line "You can't go to bed without a cup of tea/that's probably why you talk in your sleep" among some other generic 14 year old girl things. Cue thousands of girls going "OMG THAT SONG IS ABOUT MEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Also 'Blurred Lines', fuck that song and fuck Robin Thicke.

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

For song lyrics, nothing really affects me. My favourite genres consist of death metal and gangsta rap for example. Murder, gore, sexism, rape, homo/transphobia etc etc up the fucking arse, so I'm kind of desensitised to it.

As for quotes though, oh man. Those really lame sappy shit 17 year old girls who are indeed ignorant on love and relationships post on Facebook. Some of them are very much more cringe-inducing than all death metal and gangsta rap songs combined.

 

[AwesomeHatMan]

So the thing that makes a woman beautiful is her unawareness of being beautiful- that women's appeal is given to them by men rather than recognized in themselves. It's a horribly, horribly misogynistic song that unfortunately seems to go unnoticed since their target market is the sort of teeny-bopper girls who care about non-sexually threatening boy bands to begin with. Unfortunately, their target audience is the one most likely to internalize the message.

Really, that's how you interpreted that? I thought the message was pretty clear that part of what makes this girl appealing is that she doesn't act like a ***** because she thinks of herself as beautiful but rather acts just like a herself because she thinks of herself as an ordinary human being and when she acts like herself she is beautiful. The message being how amazing it is when people just be themselves rather than act better than anyone else because they think they are "beautiful" and the importance of how you act rather than what you look like. If anything that sounds like a good message to deliver to girls who listen to poor bubblegum music that would internalise a message.

Secondly, you are make the assumption that beauty is an objective truth whereas it is subjective. They are not stating what the girls (also not sure even if that is specifically stated in the song) are objectively worth but rather their subjective beauty in the eyes of the bandmembers. This has nothing to do with sex/gender whatsoever so it cannot be considered misogyny. I'm not sure if you actually think this song is misogynistic or if you are just trolling, but if so don't assume that everyone is filled with prejudice. Doing that means you are only prejudiced yourself.

 

[lassiie]

Anytime I hear someone say YOLO....makes me want to punch a baby in the face (not an appropriate response, but shows how much i hate that saying). I mostly hate it because You Only Live Once is one of of my favorite songs by The Strokes, and its been reduced to this bullshit little mantra 15 year old kids say.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

For song lyrics, nothing really affects me. My favourite genres consist of death metal and gangsta rap for example. Murder, gore, sexism, rape, homo/transphobia etc etc up the fucking arse, so I'm kind of desensitised to it.

As for quotes though, oh man. Those really lame sappy shit 17 year old girls who are indeed ignorant on love and relationships post on Facebook. Some of them are very much more cringe-inducing than all death metal and gangsta rap songs combined.

Really? There's got to be some song lyrics that make you cringe. It doesn't have to be shocking, misogynistic or vile, just pretentious, annoying or downright dumb. Check, for example, the Black Eyed Peas lyrics I posted earlier.

 

[Techno Squidgy]

I probably shouldn't say this one cause it's tied in with religion but Cassie by Flyleaf. Most song can have horrible lyrics and I won't really care but with that one the subject matter and the lyrics are enough to put me off because I see it as a pointless waste of life rather than a good thing.

"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
Say "Yes" to pull the trigger
"Do you believe in God?"
Written on the bullet
And Cassie pulled the trigger"

If I recall correctly, this is a reference to the Columbine High School massacre. A girl was hiding under a desk, one of the shooters found her and knowing she was religious this exchange happened.

Though there's some debate as to whether the exchange actually took place, or if it was even Cassie Bernal that this happened too.

I haven't read up on this subject in a while though, so I might have a few details wrong.

Yeah I heard, it's one of the reason I don't like the song. It paints her saying yes knowing he would shoot her as a good thing and that the singer would do the same.

That's not how I interpreted the song at all. The way I heard it, it sounded as though the singer was saying she would also answer yes in the same circumstances.

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

Really? There's got to be some song lyrics that make you cringe. It doesn't have to be shocking, misogynistic or vile, just pretentious, annoying or downright dumb. Check, for example, the Black Eyed Peas lyrics I posted earlier.

Well, if I looked through genres of music I do not like (pop, for example) then yeah, I'd find something. But I don't listen to music I do not like, I see no sense in it. Well, I lie. I did watch Rebecca Black's Friday when that caused controversy, simply because the whole "worst song ever" thing drew me in and made it an exception. So I guess that song caused some cringing.

But yeah, with very, very few exceptions, I just stick to the music I actually like, so the amount of cringing is extremely minimal.

 

[Nouw]

I don't really have any quotes or lyrics that make me cringe. For some context, here's a song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0gk2KJeho] I enjoy listening to.

Have another. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjVRHjhsmhc]
...
maybe one more. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dqgr0wNyPo]

 

[shootthebandit]

So the thing that makes a woman beautiful is her unawareness of being beautiful- that women's appeal is given to them by men rather than recognized in themselves. It's a horribly, horribly misogynistic song that unfortunately seems to go unnoticed since their target market is the sort of teeny-bopper girls who care about non-sexually threatening boy bands to begin with. Unfortunately, their target audience is the one most likely to internalize the message.

My biggest problem with 1D (out of a long list) is that they blantantly ripped off the intro to baba o'reilly in the song 'best song ever' unless this is a subtle way of 1D saying that baba o'reilly is as they say "the best song ever" then id be happy but i very much doubt that

Spoiler: 1D (watch at your own discression, i take no responsibility for any deafness caused be it accidental or deliberate)

Spoiler: the who, i take no responsibility for any minds that may be blown

On topic: i really hate songs that have a brand name in the lyrics, it just seems pretty unwarranted cheap product placement. Even more so are songs which mention "facebook" or "twitter" im sorry but these do not count as legitimate forms of communication for a song lyric. Ringing someone on the old dog and bone is acceptable, talking face to face is acceptable and letters are acceptable. Texts, emails, facebook or twitter to not translate well into song

 

[Pink Gregory]

Can I just go with 'Anything Bob Dylan ever says'? The man's voice is termites in the ears.

*assume hysterical defense mode*

I'd sooner listen to Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Leonard Cohen than any 'good' singer!

*vent steam disengage*

Because that's what I like.

OT: Anything involving the mention of 'bullets'. Just puts me in the mind of a 13-year-old's masturbatory revenge fantasy manifesting itself as Slipknot lyrics.

 

[ForumSafari]

Any quote where a group, normally a fairly right-on one, has made up an argument for their opponent that they can refute. It's intellectually dishonest.

That oft-repeated truism about pro lifers being hypocrites for supporting the death penalty. Firstly there's no guarantee they do, secondly the death penalty for a crime isn't the equivalent of an abortion.

That one about Thor having a hammer and Jesus being nailed to a tree, basically anything that mocks Christians but wouldn't mock any other religion. Don't take advantage of their good natured tolerance.

Lyrics: System of a Down - Lonely Day

Spoiler: These are bad, I assume there's some postmodernism here or something but still...

Such a lonely day
And it's mine
The most loneliest day of my life

Such a lonely day
Should be banned
It's a day that I can't stand

The most loneliest day of my life
The most loneliest day of my life

Such a lonely day
Shouldn't exist
It's a day that I'll never miss

Such a lonely day
And it's mine
The most loneliest day of my life

And if you go, I wanna go with you
And if you die, I wanna die with you
Take your hand and walk away

The most loneliest day of my life
The most loneliest day of my life
The most loneliest day of my life

Such a lonely day
And it's mine
It's a day that I'm glad I survived

 

[Something Amyss]

A lot of Bruno Mars songs make me cringe.

Obligatory Rob Pavarovian reference:


Yeah, his songs are horrible, though. I honestly think most people don't listen to his lyrics.

He manages to insult and attempt to compliment women at the same time...

You mean, like most pop music?

If I ever heard that in the bedroom, I'd smother them.

Them? There's more than one Bruno Mars? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Anyway, most Ke$ha songs. You know how it's common to write by committee? I think her committee is a series of monkeys throwing darts into dictionaries.

This song lyric makes me cringe AND laugh:

Don't you fight it girl it's only natural
Can't disguise what's in your eyes they say too much
Don't deny that when we touch it's physical
Let it be, you and me, don't fight it, baby

Five, "Don't Fight It Baby."

Specifically, if it's not obvious, the "when we touch it's physical" part. What else would it be. It's also physical if you push me in front of a car!

Also, creepy stalker songs. The kind that are considered "romantic" but are usually a 40 year old guy trying to tap some jailbait ass or watching his (or her) ex from the bushes.

That reminds me. My girlfriend wanted to film me reacting to pop songs she hears on the radio. I should totally do that. Some of them are horrible.

 

[Alexi089]

Well, I know who Ed Byrne hates:



Anything by Jared Leto leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. For my money he's just a 40 odd year old guy who needs to wake up and realise he can't keep acting like a 17 year old with false impressions of how profound his ideas are. But he's over 40 already, so he probably won't. That and he's narcissistic with pretty derivative output. That scene in Fight Club makes it all better for me though .

The most recent one is maybe me being nit picky, or the artist just being a bit careless. I saw an interview with Total Guitar where Myles Kennedy describes writing a lyric describing a suicide contemplation scene as 'fun':

about 6:40 if anyone's interested. (Song is 'Lover')

I'm a big fan of Kennedy's work and chances are he just wasn't being careful with his word, but if he really did choose to write a lyric about something like that for some novelty, it seems very tacky to me.