The aforementioned "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da", by the Police. (Thankfully, the cheesy midi file embedded on this page does not include the lyrics.) A sample from the chorus:
De do do do de da da da They're meaningless and all that's true
Don't think me unkind, but "De Do Do Do" is Doo Doo.
"My Sharona," by the Knack. Yes, the opening bass/guitar riff is catchy and fun to play. But then come the words:
Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one. When you gonna give me some time, Sharona? Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run. Gun it comin' off the line Sharona Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...
On and on it goes. Lots of give it up and get it up and my yi yi. Aye yi yi! Woo.
Two offerings from Styx: "Mr. Roboto" ("You're wondering who I am-machine or mannequin/With parts made in Japan, I am the modren man") and Eric Cartman's favorite, Come Sail Away.
"Touch Me," by the Doors. Come on, come on, come on, come on/Now touch me, baby... Can't you see that I am very afraid of Jim Morrison's come-on? Not only are the lyrics stupid. The song is stupid. And the grammar is horrible.
Now, I'm gonna love you Till the heavens stop the rain I'm gonna love you Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I
"...for you and I"? No! Hell no! It's me, me, me, Lord!
"Precious and Few," by Climax. Can you believe this band had the cojones to call itself Climax? Get a load of this wussified tripe:
Precious and few are the moments we two can share. Quiet and blue, like the sky, I'm hung over you. And if I can't find my way back home, it just wouldn't be fair. Precious and few are the moments we two can share.
And this one, just for a certain special sibling in my life: "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," by Iron Butterfly. In the immortal words of Wall of Voodoo: What. Does. He. Say?
So, what about you. What are your picks for the worst lyrics ever? music, rock'n'roll
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