Lyrics that make you cringe

[Gwylan]

I think there are other parts of South Wales where they might

I know but I just hate the designation of Rhondda, Cynon, Taff!

 

[Chris S]

Prince Buster - The Ten Commandments.
(this was still being played in a DJ set in 2022)

The Ten Commandments from man given to woman
Through the inspiration of I, Prince Buster

One, thou shall have no other man but me

Two, thou shall not encourage no man to make love to you
Neither kiss nor caress you
For I am your man, a very jealous man
And is ready to lay low any other man that may intrude in our love

Three, remember to kiss and caress me
Honor and obey me, in my every whim and fancy
Seven days a week and twice on Sundays
Because at no time will I ever be tired of I-T, it

Four, Honor my name so that every other woman may honor it also

Five, thou shall not provoke me to anger
Or my wrath will descend upon you heavily

Commandment Six, thou shall not search my pockets at night
Or annoy me with your hearsays

Commandment Seven, thou shall not shout my name in the streets
If I'm walking with another woman
But wait intelligently until I come home
Then we both can have it out decently
For I am your man, a funny man
And detest a scandal in public places

Commandment Eight, thou shall not drink, nor smoke
Nor use profane language
For those bad habits I will not stand for

Nine, thou shall not commit adultery
For the world will not hold me guilty if I commit murder

Ten, thou shall not covet thy neighbor's dress
Nor her shoes, nor her bureau, nor her bed, nor her hat
Nor anything that's hers
Neither shall thou call my attention to anything that may be for sale
In any stores, for I will not give thee anything but what
You actually need for your purpose

Those are the Ten Commandments given from man to woman
By me, Prince Buster

 

[winjim]

I had to look it up. It gets 10 Gallaghers on the cringeometer.

Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

That whole song is awful and only became popular because of the key change. I hate it.

 

[Venod]

The pork pie reference in Cars, Drive.

 

[winjim]

Rapper's delight is terrible, except the bits which were stolen from Casanova Fly.

 

[CarbonClem]

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

 

[stephec]

Maybe not at the time, but definitely creepy now -

Do you wanna be in my gang

 

[Chris S]

Maybe not at the time, but definitely creepy now -

Do you wanna be in my gang

No thanks Gaz!

 

[presta]

My late father's view of pop music in general:

"Too much 'woh woh' and 'yeh yeh'"

 

[Conrad_K]

"It's been a hard day's night."

wossat mean then??

He's singing about someone working night shift. A shift is always a "work day", both in common speech and as a legal definition, at least in some American jurisdictions.

Having worked swings and mids for many years, the lyrics made perfect sense to me.

 

[yello]

My late father's view of pop music in general:

"Too much 'woh woh' and 'yeh yeh'"

They could be lyrics.

 

[PaulB]

The singer and the overall sound of the nails-on-blackboard-like Nickelback make me cringe anyway but their song 'How you remind me' takes the pain to a new level. It goes..."Never made it as a wise man/I couldn't cut it as a blind man stealing/Tired of living like a blind man/I'm sick of sight without a sense of feeling." When you've then got the singer taking himself seriously, the whole thing just boils over into parody gone wrong.

 

[MontyVeda]

My late father's view of pop music in general:

"Too much 'woh woh' and 'yeh yeh'"

I try to avoid listening to Coldplay at all costs, but should the worst happen, it seems all of their songs not only have the 'woh woh' and 'yeah yeah' interludes, but an 'ooh ooh' interlude too. It's mind numbingly boring. I pity their fanbase.

 

[Beebo]

My late father's view of pop music in general:

"Too much 'woh woh' and 'yeh yeh'"

Paul McCartney’s dad wanted him to changed the lyrics of “she loves you, yeah yeah yeah” to “she loves you, yes yes yes” because it sounded too American.

 

[Chris S]

Paul McCartney’s dad wanted him to changed the lyrics of “she loves you, yeah yeah yeah” to “she loves you, yes yes yes” because it sounded too American.

Pat Boone wanted to change his version of 'Ain't that a shame' to 'Isn't that a shame' as he had a degree in English. His record company wouldn't let him.