Silliest Words in a Pop Song

[David]

Alicia Bridges -- "I Love the Night Life"

Please don't talk about love tonight.
Please don't talk about sweet love.
Please don't talk about being true
and all the trouble we've been through.
Ah, please don't talk about all of the plans
we had for fixin' this broken romance.
I want to go where the people dance.
I want some action ... I want to live!

Action ... I got so much to give.
I want to give it. I want to get some too.

Oh, I ... Ohhh I ... I love the nightlife,
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah.
Oh, I love the night life,
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :laugh: :laugh: :lol: :shocked: :shocked:

[irishgrl]

Ive always loathed Electric Avenue. so much so, Im not even willing to post the lyrics.

[eclipse]

Does Muscrat Love ring a belll with anyone?
or YMCA or
or Mandy (and for those who don't know...Barry Manilow wrote that song about his dog, Mandy!)

Lord help us all to forget :( :( :(

[goldustsongbird]

Alicia Bridges -- "I Love the Night Life"

Please don't talk about love tonight.
Please don't talk about sweet love.
Please don't talk about being true
and all the trouble we've been through.
Ah, please don't talk about all of the plans
we had for fixin' this broken romance.
I want to go where the people dance.
I want some action ... I want to live!

Action ... I got so much to give.
I want to give it. I want to get some too.

Oh, I ... Ohhh I ... I love the nightlife,
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah.
Oh, I love the night life,
I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yeah.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :laugh: :laugh: :lol: :shocked: :shocked:

Oh, don't EVEN... I hate that song. Drives me up the wall.

[Richard B]

The 59th Street Bridge Song(Feelin' Groovy)

Slow down you move too fast
You got to make the moment last
Just kickin’ down the cobble stones
Lookin’ for fun and feelin’ groovy

Hello lamp post
What-cha knowin’
I’ve come to watch your flowers growin’
Ain’t-cha got no rhymes for me?
Doot-in Doo-doo
Feelin’ Groovy

Got no deeds to do
No promises to keep
I’m dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morning time drop all it’s petals on me
Life I love you
All is groovy

Great song, but silly.

[goldustsongbird]

Okay, how about....Patio Lanterns - Kim Mitchell.

Our house had the biggest patio
Our house had all the summer shade
We had patio lanterns
I'd spend half the night making lemonade
Which we drank a lot
'cause we were all so shy
Shy and nervous
Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to dance
Who was gonna be
Who would be the first to kiss
Under those patio lanterns
Those patio lanterns
They were the stars in the sky
Those patio lanterns
Lighting up our lives
Those patio lanterns
They were the stars in the sky
Those patio lanterns
Lighting up our lives
Oh those patio lanterns
And i was stuck on Joy
(that was her name)
We didn't talk much
She was a nervous girl
I was a nervous boy
We stuck together like glue on glue
Dancing to an old song
Bobby vinton's blue on blue
Heartache on heartache ,

[markolas]

How about:

It hurts my self-esteem
It hurts my everything
I am reeling
Oh, it hurts my feelings

*vomit*

[DavidMn]

You Light Up My Life. Absolutely the worst song EVER EVER EVER!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[David]

Ive always loathed Electric Avenue. so much so, Im not even willing to post the lyrics.
Yes! I hate that one, too, even though I hear it's a highly charged political revolution sort of song.

[amber]

How bout "well she dances around in a circle well" ?

Also, Feeling Groovy and I Love the Nightlife - I love both.

[Richard B]

Yes! I hate that one, too, even though I hear it's a highly charged political revolution sort of song.
In a sense. I hear it is about being poor and struggling, but going to Electric Ave to get drugs to feel better and take you away from the trouble. Electric Ave in Venice, CA.

[Richard B]

Also, Feeling Groovy and I Love the Nightlife - I love both.
Yeah not sure if silly is a bad thing. I never thought this was a lame song thread, just silly songs, which as I posted on mine, still cool songs.

Silly can be so right.

[DavidMn]

Yeah not sure if silly is a bad thing. I never thought this what a lame song thread, just silly songs, which as I posted on mine, still cool songs.

Silly can be so right.I dont know if this is nececarily a "Silly" song, but I adore Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson.:)

[SteveMacD]

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompatus of love

[DavidMn]

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompatus of loveYeah, it's liek you wanna ask "Who the hell's Maurice?":lol:

[WelshWitchPMD]

Silly words in a pop song? I think that just about every song in the top 40 right now would qualify.:shrug:

[amber]

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompatus of love

:laugh: :laugh:

I would say this is in the lead.

He has another winner with:

"Abrah Abrah Cadabra! I wanna reach out and grab ya!"

[irishgrl]

Yeah, it's liek you wanna ask "Who the hell's Maurice?":lol:

I believe that's a reference to Maurice Chevalier, a very courtly French Actor.

and I believe that last bit goes:
Some people call me "Maurice"
cuz I speak of the properties of love......

does anyone remember a quaint little song called "Thank Heaven for Little Girls?" That was Maurice. Bless him.

[irishgrl]

Disco Duck.
Funky Worm.

Guitarzan.
Gidget the Midget

one of my faves however is this gem:

Hello Muddah
Hello Faddah
Here I am at
Camp Grenada.... (I dont remember the rest!)

[eclipse]

You youngins'..obviously have no respect for the Space Cowboy...
He was excellent- at the time, just think about other songs like:
Cadilac Jack or
How about Mary Lou?
Fly like an eagle?
The original "Jack and Diane"...This is the story of Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, 2 young lovers....
or... that's all I can think of..
He really had a few good tunes...when you were really stoned/wasted and singing along....
Not that I have any first hand knowledge :lol:

(At least that is what I have read in a book...hee)

[irishgrl]

You youngins'..obviously have no respect for the Space Cowboy...
He was excellent- at the time, just think about other songs like:
Cadilac Jack or
How about Mary Lou?
Fly like an eagle?
The original "Jack and Diane"...This is the story of Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, 2 young lovers....
or... that's all I can think of..
He really had a few good tunes...when you were really stoned/wasted and singing along....
Not that I have any first hand knowledge :lol:

(At least that is what I have read in a book...hee)


This here's a story bout Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue
Two young lovers with nothing better to do
than sit around the house, getting high watching the tube
and here's what happened when they decided to cut loose....

I always thought that "Mercury" song was kinda strange tho...
about a guy who had to buy a Mercury because the girl he liked would only go out with guys who had Mercury's.......very odd...

[SteveMacD]

and I believe that last bit goes:
Some people call me "Maurice"
cuz I speak of the properties of love......
Nope. It IS pompatus. Steve Miller says he invented the word, and that it means absolutely nothing.

Here's something I found on the net:

Dear Cecil:

What does "pompatus" mean? There's a movie out now called The Pompatus of Love, and of course it contains the Steve Miller song as a theme. I can't find "pompatus" in the dictionary. Any clues? --Cane95, via America Online

Cecil replies:

Clues? Pfui. We have cracked the freaking case, thanks to some outstanding legwork by Jon Cryer--actor, cowriter, and coproducer of the movie Pompatus of Love--and my new assistant, J.K. Fabian. J.K. has what it takes to make a real impact in this business: pluck, luck, and an outstanding record collection.

"Pompatus" mystified millions when Steve Miller used it in his 1973 hit "The Joker": "Some people call me the space cowboy. / Yeah! Some call me the gangster of love. / Some people call me Maurice, / Cause I speak of the Pompatus of love."

"Space cowboy" and "gangster of love" referred to earlier Miller songs. Maurice was from Miller's 1972 tune "Enter Maurice," which appeared on the album Recall the Beginning ... A Journey From Eden. "Enter Maurice" had this lyric: "My dearest darling, come closer to Maurice so I can whisper sweet words of epismetology in your ear and speak to you of the pompitous of love."

Great, now there were two mystery words. What's more, it appeared even Miller himself was uncertain how pompatus was spelled. It appeared as "pompatus" in at least two books of sheet music but as "pompitous" in the lyrics included with "Recall the Beginning."

Miller has said little about the P-word over the years. In at least one interview, fans say, he claimed "it doesn't mean anything--it's just jive talk."

Not quite.

Some sharp-eared music fan noticed the "Enter Maurice" lyric above bore a marked resemblance to some lines in a rhythm and blues tune called "The Letter" by the Medallions. The song had been a hit in R & B circles in 1954. J.K. found the record. It had the lines, "Oh my darling, let me whisper sweet words of [something like epismetology] and discuss the [something like pompatus] of love." J.K. tried to find the sheet music for the song, but came up only with the Box Tops hit ("My baby, she wrote me a letter").

Then came a stroke of luck. Jon Cryer the movie guy had stumbled onto the secret of pompatus. Eager to reveal it to the world, he sent it to--who, Rolling Stone? The New York Times?

Of course not. He sent it to us.

Speculation about "pompatus" was a recurring motif in the script for The Pompatus of Love. While the movie was in postproduction Cryer heard about "The Letter." During a TV interview he said that the song had been written and sung by a member of the Medallions named Vernon Green. Green, still very much alive, was dozing in front of the tube when the mention of his name caught his attention. He immediately contacted Cryer.

Green had never heard "The Joker." Cryer says that when he played it for Green "he laughed his ass off." Green's story:

"You have to remember, I was a very lonely guy at the time. I was only 14 years old, I had just run away from home, and I walked with crutches," Green told Cryer. He scraped by singing songs on the streets of Watts.

One song was "The Letter," Green's attempt to conjure up his dream woman. The mystery words, J.K. ascertained after talking with Green, were "puppetutes" and "pizmotality." (Green wasn't much for writing things down, so the spellings are approximate.)

"Pizmotality described words of such secrecy that they could only be spoken to the one you loved," Green told Cryer. And puppetutes? "A term I coined to mean a secret paper-doll fantasy figure [thus puppet], who would be my everything and bear my children." Not real PC, but look, it was 1954.

Green went on to record many other songs and is still writing today. He can be reached at P.O. Box 1394, Perris, CA 92572.

Steve Miller must have loved R & B. Another line from "The Joker" goes "I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree. / Lovey dovey, lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time." A similar line may be found in the Clovers' 1953 hit "Lovey Dovey": "I really love your peaches wanna shake your tree / Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time."

When I spoke to Miller's publicist Jim Welch about these remarkable coincidences, he said Miller's comment was "artistic license." Pressed a bit, Welch said Miller acknowledged that he'd been "influenced" by earlier artists. Not perhaps the most forthcoming statement in the world. But at least we now know it didn't come to him in a dream.

FADE TO GREEN

From Rockin' Radio News:

Vernon Green, leader of the Medallions, died Dec. 24th [2000] in a hospital in Los Angeles. Best known for "The Letter" and "Buick 59," they were the first doo-wop group to record for Dootone Records. Their first release, "Buick 69," (based on Todd Rhodes' double-entendre R&B hit "Rocket 69"), backed with a ballad called "The Letter," was a double-sided West Coast hit. Green's famous recitation on "The Letter" contained the nonsense lyric, "the pulpitudes of love," which was later picked up by Steve Miller as "the pompitudes of love"—which became the title of a 1990s film.

So, yet another spelling. But at least Vernon gets the credit he deserves.

--CECIL ADAMS

[catinthedark]

I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.


never said they weren't catchy.... but definitely a little silly. :nod:

[irishgrl]

Nope. It IS pompatus. Steve Miller says he invented the word, and that it means absolutely nothing.

Ok. I stand corrected. MY version makes more sense however :lol:

[SuzeQuze]

That stupid Barbie song and I cannot put the lyrics here lest the drivel be emblazoned on my mind all day!

[Violet]

My pick for silliest lyrics:


Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!


If someone can explain what the hell is the significance of the cake (or any of the lyrics, really), I'd appreciate it. :confused:

Carol

[chiliD]

I have no time, nor patience to defend Steve Miller (or his lyrics), but just let me remind you all of...


WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? (WOOF...WOOF, WOOF)

[DavidMn]

That stupid Barbie song and I cannot put the lyrics here lest the drivel be emblazoned on my mind all day!You mean "I'm a barbie girl in a Barbie world?":eek:

[shackin'up]

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? (WOOF...WOOF, WOOF)

F*ckin' brilliant.

[DavidMn]

I jsut thought of another one. Wasnt there a singer named Gary Numan? that had a song about cars? God that drove me nuts!!!!

[amber]

I have no time, nor patience to defend Steve Miller (or his lyrics), but just let me remind you all of...

I like Steve Miller.

[GypsySorcerer]

That stupid Barbie song and I cannot put the lyrics here lest the drivel be emblazoned on my mind all day!
I like that one. :shocked:

When it's over
That's the time I fall in love again
And when it's over
That's the time you're in my heart again
And when you go go go go
I know
And it never ends
It never ends

All the things that I used to say
All the words that got in the way
All the things that I used to know
Have gone out the window
All the things that she used to bring
All the songs she used to sing
All the favorite TV shows
Have gone out the window

[madformac]

"King Of Rock 'N' Roll" by Prefab Sprout.

"Hot dog, jumping frog, albuquerque"


??? :shocked:

[chiliD]

I like Steve Miller.

Me, too!

Anybody who can rhyme "Taxes" with "Facts is" is ok in my book.

The aforementioned "Mercury Blues" tune IS an old blues tune. Written by KC Douglas (the ol' Mississippi Blues guy...not the country line dance instructor from Orange County, California)

A "sort of" history of Mercury Blues (http://www.greenmanreview.com/k._c._douglas.html)

[SuzeQuze]

Me, too!

Anybody who can rhyme "Taxes" with "Facts is" is ok in my book.

The aforementioned "Mercury Blues" tune IS an old blues tune. Written by KC Douglas (the ol' Mississippi Blues guy...not the country line dance instructor from Orange County, California)

A "sort of" history of Mercury Blues (http://www.greenmanreview.com/k._c._douglas.html)

He's very fun to see live! It's been a while since I've seen him but I have been to about 3 of his shows. It's a perfect feel-good summertime activity. :D

[chiliD]

"Fat Man In The Bathtub" by Lowell George (of Little Feat fame)

Spotcheck Billy got down on his hands and knees
He said "Hey momma, hey let me check your oil all right?"
She said "No, no honey, not tonight
Comeback Monday, comeback Tuesday, then I might."

I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Jaunita
I said Jaunita, my sweet chaquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita

Don't want nobody who won't dive for dimes
Don't want no speedballs 'cause I might die tryin
Throw me a line, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan

Billy got so sad, dejected, put on his hat and start to run
Runnin' down the street yellin' at the top of his lungs
All I want in this life of mine is some good clean fun
All I want in this life and time is some hit and run

I said Juanita, my sweet Juanita, what are you up to?
My Jaunita
I said Jaunita, my sweet chaquita, what are you up to?
My Juanita

Put my money in your meter baby so it won't run down
But you caught me in the squeeze play on the cheesy side of town
Throw me a dime, throw me a line
'Cause there's a fat man in the bathtub with the blues
I hear you moan, I hear you moan, I hear you moan


The original Little Feat version (on their Dixie Chicken album)has Bonnie Raitt on background vocals.

[cliffdweller]

This wins hands down.

Hot-Blooded by Foreigner:

Well, I’m hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
I’m hot blooded, I’m hot blooded

You don’t have to read my mind, to know what I have in mind
Honey you oughta know
Now you move so fine, let me lay it on the line
I wanna know what you’re doin’ after the show

Now it’s up to you, we can make a secret rendezvous
Just me and you, I’ll show you lovin’ like you never knew

That’s why, I’m hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
I’m hot blooded, hot blooded

If it feels alright, maybe you can stay all night
Shall I leave you my key?
But you’ve got to give me a sign, come on girl, some kind of sign
Tell me, are you hot mama? you sure look that way to me

Are you old enough? will you be ready when I call your bluff?
Is my timing right? did you save your love for me tonight?

Yeah I’m hot blooded, check it and see
Feel the fever burning inside of me
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
I’m hot blooded, I’m hot blooded, I’m hot

Now it’s up to you, can we make a secret rendezvous?
Oh, before we do, you’ll have to get away from you know who

Well, I’m hot blooded, check it and see
I got a fever of a hundred and three
Come on baby, do you do more than dance?
I’m hot blooded, I’m hot blooded

Hot blooded, every night
Hot blooded, you’re looking so tight
Hot blooded, now you’re driving me wild
Hot blooded, I’m so hot for you, child
Hot blooded, I’m a little bit high
Hot blooded, you’re a little bit shy
Hot blooded, you’re making me sing
Hot blooded, for your sweet sweet thing

[The Tower]

1, 2, 3, 4

Walking like a man
Hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam
Never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop
She’s got the look

Heavenly bound
Cause heaven’s got a number
When she’s spinning me around
Kissing is a colour
Her loving is a wild dog
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

Fire in the ice
Naked to the t-bone
Is a lover’s disguise
Banging on the head drum
Shaking like a mad bull
She’s got the look

Swaying to the band
Moving like a hammer
She’s a miracle man
Loving is the ocean
Kissing is the wet sand
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

Walking like a man
Hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam
Never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop
She’s got the look

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

What in the world can make you so blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la

Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look -’she’s got the look’-

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look -’she’s got the look’-

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got look -’she’s got look’-...

[cliffdweller]

1, 2, 3, 4

Walking like a man
Hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam
Never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop
She’s got the look

Heavenly bound
Cause heaven’s got a number
When she’s spinning me around
Kissing is a colour
Her loving is a wild dog
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

Fire in the ice
Naked to the t-bone
Is a lover’s disguise
Banging on the head drum
Shaking like a mad bull
She’s got the look

Swaying to the band
Moving like a hammer
She’s a miracle man
Loving is the ocean
Kissing is the wet sand
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

Walking like a man
Hitting like a hammer
She’s a juvenile scam
Never was a quitter
Tasty like a raindrop
She’s got the look

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look

She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
She’s got the look, -’she’s got the look’-
What in the world can make a brown-eyed girl turn blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la
She’s got the look

What in the world can make you so blue
When everything I’ll ever do, I’ll do for you
And I go: la la la la la

Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look -’she’s got the look’-

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got the look -’she’s got the look’-

And she goes:
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na,
Na na na na na na,
Na na na na na na na na,
She’s got look -’she’s got look’-...


No fair, they're not even native speakers of English! :laugh: :p

Seriously though, that song sucks.

[The Tower]

I gave you everything I had
You took my heart and broke it bad
I'm not the kind who can take it alone
I've got nothing more for you
I want somebody who needs me too
I've given up, boy
I'm chasing my joy
And you can make your own
You're not the only one
'Cos my time will come

You can shatter glass
With your heart of stone
But you won't get far on your own
You keep running hot and blowing cold
And everything you hold
Just falls apart like shattered glass

It really doesn't matter to me
Where you're going and who you see
I know that I can make it this time
It doesn't matter any more
Since you've gone and walked out that door
I made a new start
I found a true heart
I'm gonna make it mine
Go out and have your fun
'Cos my time will come

You can shatter glass
With your heart of stone
But you won't get far on your own
You keep running hot and blowing cold
And everything you hold
Just falls apart like shattered glass

You can shatter glass
You can shatter glass

You're not the only one
Go out and have your fun
'Cos my time will come

You can shatter glass
With your heart of stone
But you won't get far on your own
You keep running hot and blowing cold
And everything you hold
Just falls apart like shattered glass

[WelshWitchPMD]

My pick for silliest lyrics:


Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!


If someone can explain what the hell is the significance of the cake (or any of the lyrics, really), I'd appreciate it. :confused:

Carol

Yeah. I heard the Donna Summer version a month ago and I was like 'this song makes no sense." I do like Donna Summer's version, however. Is there a MacArthur Park at least?

[Rickypt]

My pick for silliest lyrics:


Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!


If someone can explain what the hell is the significance of the cake (or any of the lyrics, really), I'd appreciate it. :confused:

Carol


I can't help out, but I adore that song!

[The Tower]

Yeah. I heard the Donna Summer version a month ago and I was like 'this song makes no sense." I do like Donna Summer's version, however. Is there a MacArthur Park at least?
MacArthur Park is in downtown L.A. :nod:

[The Tower]

Zappin' it to ya
The pressure's everywhere
Goin' right through ya
The fever's in the air
Oh yeah, it's there!
Don't underestimate the power
of a lifetime ahead

ELECTRIC YOUTH
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
to the future itself/in the hands of itself
and the future is
ELECTRIC YOUTH
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
the next generation...
it's electric

We've got the most time
to make the world go round
Oh, can you spare a dime?
Place your bet on our sound
Come back to town
Don't lose sight of potential mastermind
Remember when you were young

We do what comes naturally (naturally!)
You see now
wait for the possibility
Don't you see a strong resemblance
to yourself? (oh...)
Don't you think what we say is important?
Whatever it may be...
The fun is gonna start with me
'cause I'm bringing it back...

[Rickypt]

Here is my offering for silly pop song lyrics. From the great Samantha Fox. :laugh:

Hello, it’s me again
Don’t you know it’s hard to keep a good woman down
But then again, maybe that could be fun
Sa-sa-sa-sa-samantha fox!

Ain’t it funny how when I say let’s go out
You’re always saying someone else will get me
What’s a girl to do - I like to have fun too
But you’re so jealous - you never let me

So how come you can leave - but when it comes to me
Always something I must prove
You know I love you - always thinking of you
But tonight - I’ve got to make that move

I wanna have some fun
Move my body all night long
I wanna have some fun
Move my body all night long
Working 9 to 5 each and every day
What your momma used to say - all work - no play
I know what to do - I think I’ll call my crew
Of course, I love you - but naughty girls need fun too

Could it be that I make you feel guilty why
Is there something I can’t see - no
I just don’t buy it - so don’t even try it
I’ve got to go in the place to be

I wanna have some fun
Move my body all night long
Working hard every day
So I ain’t staying home no way

I need it
I want it
Got to
Flaunt it

I’m not a prisoner - can’t you see
Unlock the door so I can breathe
Whenever it comes to you my dear
I say stay with me but you still go
So now I learn, it’s my turn

I want you to stay here with me
You can have fun with me
With you?
Yeah, with me!
Come on... I can have loads of fun without you
Without me?
Yeah!

[Richard B]

Silly me. Forgot this little "gem." No need for the title or artist, you all know it.

I'm too sexy for my love too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

I'm too sexy for my shirt too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurts
And I'm too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan
New York and Japan

And I'm too sexy for your party
Too sexy for your party
No way I'm disco dancing

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I do my little turn on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my car too sexy for my car
Too sexy by far
And I'm too sexy for my hat
Too sexy for my hat what do you think about that

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my too sexy for my too sexy for my

'Cos I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little touche on the catwalk

I'm too sexy for my cat too sexy for my cat
Poor pussy poor pussy cat
I'm too sexy for my love too sexy for my love
Love's going to leave me

And I'm too sexy for this song

[Lala]

My pick for silliest lyrics:


Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed,
In love's hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down...
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!


If someone can explain what the hell is the significance of the cake (or any of the lyrics, really), I'd appreciate it. :confused:

Carol

Someone told me that the song was written as a joke sort of. To see if a song could be a hit with words that made absolutely no sense, if the tune was good. Not sure if this is totally true though.

Here's some more info: http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1875

[Sorcerer386]

Someone told me that the song was written as a joke sort of. To see if a song could be a hit with words that made absolutely no sense, if the tune was good. Not sure if this is totally true though.

I had to do a research paper in I believe the spring semester of 2004 about Rhetoric and Culture, and I decided to do it on the struggle of rock music vs. the more conservative culture of the US. I read a good chunk of a book, can't remember the name, but it's by Bob Larson who apparently used to work in the music industry in the 60's (or 50's, possibly 70's...been too long).
Anyway, of all things, the one thing I remember him saying is that he wrote all these songs with poignant lyrics, and the record companies kept rejecting them, so he wrote this absolutely nonsensical song that the record companies ate up. I don't think it ever came into fruition, but I thought it was funny.

Here's a pick for ya.

I'm just mad about Saffron
Saffron's mad about me
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me
They call me Mellow Yellow
They call me Mellow Yellow
They call me Mellow Yellow
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me...
(So mellow, he's so yellow)
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase
They call me Mellow Yellow...

[cliffdweller]

Here's a pick for ya.

I'm just mad about Saffron
Saffron's mad about me
I'm just mad about Saffron
She's just mad about me
They call me Mellow Yellow
They call me Mellow Yellow
They call me Mellow Yellow
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me...
(So mellow, he's so yellow)
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze
Electrical banana
Is bound to be the very next phase
They call me Mellow Yellow...

You know what that song is about dontcha? If not, you're going to think it's even sillier than before :laugh:

[SuzeQuze]

You know what that song is about dontcha? If not, you're going to think it's even sillier than before :laugh:

A premonition of the large art exhibit that was in NYC last year with all of those panels of saffron colored fabric? :lol:

[BTFLCHLD]

You know I never
I never seen you look so good
You never act the way you should
But I like it
And I know you like it too
The way that I want you
I gotta have you
Oh yes, I do

You know I never
I never ever stay out late
You know that I can hardly wait
Just to see you
And I know you cannot wait
Wait to see me too
I gotta touch you

Cause baby we’ll be
At the drive-in
In the old man’s ford
Behind the bushes
Till I’m screamin’ for more
Down the basement
Lock the cellar door
And baby
Talk dirty to me

You know I call you
I call you on the telephone
I’m only hoping that you’re home
So I can hear you
When you say those words to me
And whisper so softly
I gotta hear you

[The Tower]

You know I never
I never seen you look so good
You never act the way you should
But I like it
And I know you like it too
The way that I want you
I gotta have you
Oh yes, I do

You know I never
I never ever stay out late
You know that I can hardly wait
Just to see you
And I know you cannot wait
Wait to see me too
I gotta touch you

Cause baby we’ll be
At the drive-in
In the old man’s ford
Behind the bushes
Till I’m screamin’ for more
Down the basement
Lock the cellar door
And baby
Talk dirty to me

You know I call you
I call you on the telephone
I’m only hoping that you’re home
So I can hear you
When you say those words to me
And whisper so softly
I gotta hear you

Any song written by Bret Michaels qualifies for this thread.

[BTFLCHLD]

Any song written by Bret Michaels qualifies for this thread. no chit :lol: :lol:
man i had such a crush on him

[The Tower]

no chit :lol: :lol:
man i had such a crush on him
OY!! He's soooooooooooooooo nazzty skanky... He impresses me as a man with hygiene issues. He seriously grosses me out.

I knew there was something wrong with Stevie when she covered a Bret song and a Jon Bon Jovi song on the same album.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Richard B]

I knew there was something wrong with Stevie when she covered a Bret song and a Jon Bon Jovi song on the same album.:eek: :eek: :eek:
It was downright freaky. I couldn't believe it when it happened. 2 of the most vulgar, disgusting and weak songs on TimeSpace. This was the beginning of the end for my adoring love of Stevie. Just before that she could fart into the microphone and I'd love it (as my friends teased me).

[BTFLCHLD]

OY!! He's soooooooooooooooo nazzty skanky... He impresses me as a man with hygiene issues. He seriously grosses me out.
you teaze my 80s crush!
i was but a child hehe
id be curious who you
thought was hot at the time...
but im not :rolleyes:

[The Tower]

you teaze my 80s crush!
i was but a child hehe
id be curious who you
thought was hot at the time...
but im not :rolleyes:
Of course you are!!!

I wanted to fu*k George Michael!

[amber]

no chit :lol: :lol:
man i had such a crush on him
He is cute. i didn't have a crush on him, or know who he was or ever heard of him at the time, but seeing him as an adult I thought he was cute. I also like both those timespace songs. So suck my balls, y'alls.
Michael Hutchence (sp) wins all cute 80's band boy contests, btw.

[Richard B]

So suck my balls, y'alls.

Keep dreaming, Amber, keep dreaming.

Michael Hutchence (sp) wins all cute 80's band boy contests, btw.
And a fan of auto-erotic asphyxiation.

[ragandbone]

You know, some people wanna fill the world with silly love songs...


:)

Love doesn’t come in a minute,
Sometimes it doesn’t come at all
I only know that when I’m in it
It isn’t silly, no, it isn’t silly, love isn’t silly at all.

Sometimes P. McCartney writes songs that would have fit in with the Tin Pan Alley hits, (E.g. "How much Is That Doggy In The Window?")

[amber]

Keep dreaming, Amber, keep dreaming.
That I'll stop making up bad rhymes?

And a fan of auto-erotic asphyxiation.
Why do you think he's the cutest?


:laugh:

[EnchantedSLN]

What you gonna do with all that junk
All that junk inside that trunk?
I’ma get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
My hump (8x)
My lovely little lumps,

Check it out
I drive these brothers crazy,
I do it on the daily,
They treat me really nicely,
They buy me all these iceies.
Dolce & Gabbana,
Fendi and then Donna
Karan, got me sharin’
All their money got me wearin' fly, whether I ain’t askin,
They say they love my ass in
Seven Jeans, True Religion,
I say no, but they keep givin’
So I keep on takin’
And no I ain’t takin’
We can keep on datin’
Now keep on demonstrating.

My love, my love, my love, my love
You love my lady lumps,
My hump, my hump, my hump,
My humps they got you,
She’s got me spending.
Spendin’ all your money on me and spend your time on me.
She’s got me spendin’.
Spendin’ all your money on me, on me, on me

What you gonna do with all that junk?
All that junk inside that trunk?
I’m a get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
What you gon’ do with all that ass?
All that ass inside them jeans?
I’m a make, make, make, make you scream
Make u scream, make you scream.
Cause of my hump, my hump, my hump, my hump.
My hump, my hump, my hump, my lovely lady lumps, check it out!

I met a girl down at the disco.
She said hey, hey, hey yeah let’s go
I could be your baby, you can be my honey
Let's spend time not money.
Mix your milk wit my cocoa puff,
Milky, milky cocoa,
Mix your milk with my cocoa puff, milky, milky riiiiiiight

They say I'm really sexy,
The boys they wanna sex me.
They always standing next to me,
Always dancing next to me.
Tryin’ a feel my hump, hump,
Lookin’ at my lump, lump.
You can look but you can’t touch it,
If you touch it I’m a start some drama,
You don’t want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama
So don’t pull on my hand, boy,
You ain’t my man, boy,
I’m just tryn’a dance boy,
And move my hump.

My hump (x10)
My lovely lady lumps (x3)
In the back and in the front.
My lovin’ got you,
She’s got me spendin’.
Spendin’ all your money on me and spending time on me.
She’s got me spendin’.
Spendin’ all your money on me, up on me, on me.

What you gon’ do with all that junk?
All that junk inside that trunk?
I’m a get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
What you gon’ do with all that ass?
All that ass inside them jeans?
I’m a make, make, make, make you scream
Make u scream, make you scream.

What you gon’ do with all that junk?
All that junk inside that trunk?
I’m a get, get, get, get, you drunk,
Get you love drunk off my hump.
What you gon’ do with all that breast?
All that breast inside that shirt?
I’m a make, make, make, make you work
Make you work, work, make you work.

She's got me spendin'
Spendin' all your money on me and spendin' time on me
She's got me spendin'
Spendin' all your money on me, on me, on me.

So real, so real (17x)

:rolleyes:

[Red]

Michael Hutchence (sp) wins all cute 80's band boy contests, btw.

Oh, totally, no question. So gorgeous...Easily one of the sexiest men that that ever lived. Or wanked themselves to death.

[cliffdweller]

Michael Hutchence (sp) wins all cute 80's band boy contests, btw.

:nod: he was deeeeelish.

I had a crush on the whole of Duran Duran!

John Taylor was my favorite. Now looking back, I think Simon may have been the hottest though, especially when I think about him all tanned and running around in speedos in the Rio video! :laugh:

[ragandbone]

Oh, totally, no question. So gorgeous...Easily one of the sexiest men that that ever lived. Or wanked themselves to death.

He had a super sexy voice, too. When "I Need You Tonight" would come on in the club I worked in, in the late 80's, I would feel sexier, especially when he sang "ther's something about you babe...hat makes me sweat" Mm Mm MM!

[The Tower]

:nod: he was deeeeelish.

I had a crush on the whole of Duran Duran!

John Taylor was my favorite. Now looking back, I think Simon may have been the hottest though, especially when I think about him all tanned and running around in speedos in the Rio video! :laugh:
Don't even get me started on the hotness that is John Taylor.... HOUCHA-MA-GOUCHA!!! If I ever needed any confirmation that I was gay when I was 14 years old (and I didn't), all I had to do was look at him and BINGO!! Yep, I'm gay.

[stargazer99]

Don't know if many people know this one. It's purposely silly. I love the song. It always puts me in a good mood.

If I Had a Million Dollars
Barenaked Ladies

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you a house (I’d buy you a house)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I’d buy you furniture for your house (maybe a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you a K-Car (a nice reliant automobile)
And if I had a million dollars, I’d buy your love

If I had a million dollars I’d build a tree-fort in our yard
If I had a million dollars you could help, it wouldn’t be that hard
If I had a million dollars maybe we could put a little tiny fridge in there somewhere.
“You know, we could just go up there and hang out.”
“Like open the fridge and stuff, and there’d all be foods laid out for us like little pre-wrapped sausages and things. They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don’t have pre-wrapped bacon.”
“Well can you blame them?”
“Yeah.”

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you a fur a coat (but not a real fur coat, that’s cruel)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you an exotic pet (yep, like a llama or an emu)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you John Merrick’s remains (all them crazy elephant bones)
And if I had a million dollars I’d buy your love

If I had a million dollars we wouldn’t have to walk to the store
If I had a million dollars we’d take a limousine ’cause it costs more
If I had a million dollars we wouldn’t have to eat Kraft dinner
“But we would eat Kraft dinner.”
“Of course we would, we’d just eat more.”
“And buy really expensive ketchups with it.”
“That’s right, all the fanciest Dijon ketchups.”

If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Wel I’d buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress that’s cruel)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you some art (A Picasso or a Garfunkel)
And if I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
Well I’d buy you a monkey (haven’t you always wanted a monkey?!)
And if I had a million dollars I’d buy your love

If I had a million dollars; if I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars; if I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars… I’d be rich!

[JazmenFlowers]

Don't know if many people know this one.
ahhh. my favorite by them, next to Brian Wilson. it's a great song. that whole album is good.

[Sorcerer386]

You know what that song is about dontcha? If not, you're going to think it's even sillier than before :laugh:

Embarrassingly enough, I don't know what the song is about. Please tell me. :thumbsup:

[Wild_Heart03]

Zappin' it to ya
The pressure's everywhere
Goin' right through ya
The fever's in the air
Oh yeah, it's there!
Don't underestimate the power
of a lifetime ahead

ELECTRIC YOUTH
Feel the power, you see the energy
Comin' up
Coming on strong
The future only belongs
to the future itself/in the hands of itself
and the future is
ELECTRIC YOUTH
It's true you can't fight it
Live by it
the next generation...
it's electric

We've got the most time
to make the world go round
Oh, can you spare a dime?
Place your bet on our sound
Come back to town
Don't lose sight of potential mastermind
Remember when you were young

We do what comes naturally (naturally!)
You see now
wait for the possibility
Don't you see a strong resemblance
to yourself? (oh...)
Don't you think what we say is important?
Whatever it may be...
The fun is gonna start with me
'cause I'm bringing it back...

*squeals a little*

Debbie Gibson is love.

[diamondsnake]

How about:

It hurts my self-esteem
It hurts my everything
I am reeling
Oh, it hurts my feelings

*vomit*
Wow.... That is one of my favorite lyrics of all time. To each their own, I guess.