blind-fitter Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 In tennis; it's the system used to keep the top players apart in the early rounds, so that , in theory, if everyone plays according to their form/status, the best players will reach the finals. Best player is seeded 1, second best seeded 2, and so on. I think they "seed" 16,I'm not sure as I don't really follow the sport...With me, so far? In this case, "Sue Barker was unseeded that year", is...ermmmm...well, I thought anyway...a pleasing jeu de mots. She was going out with Cliff. Seed = something that is planted to make things grow... Sue wasn't being "seeded"... Need I explain more??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 No, thank you, Beef... I thought about the second meaning but I have no idea about tennis. A good friend just explained the sport thing to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I found another article here "If I was a sculptor But then again, no" --Elton John's 'Your Song' (lyrics by Bernie Taupin) Well, then stop bringing it up already! This line has been wasting our time for three decades. "Lucky that my breasts Are small and humble So you don't confuse Them with mountains" --Shakira's 'Whenever, Wherever' The woman makes a lot of sense. And lucky that Sacagawea wasn't more buxom or Lewis and Clark might not have found the Pacific. "I love you like A fat kid loves cake" --50 Cent's '21 Questions' Gangsta, schmangsta -- brotha should write Hallmark cards. "There's an insect In your ear If you scratch It won't disappear" --U2's 'Staring at the Sun' It's sure hard to tell that U2 scrambled to finish their 'Pop' album. At least Bono didn't mention "driving rain." "Relentless lust Of rotting flesh To thrash the tomb she lies Heathen whore Of Satan's wrath I spit at your demise" --Slayer's 'Necrophiliac' Never mind 50 Cent, these guys should write Hallmark cards. "Leaving was never my proud" --R.E.M.'s 'Leaving New York' Sorry, Michael, but we scoured all of our reference books, and "proud" just doesn't wash as a noun. Lions do live in prides, but we don't see the relevance. "I ain't never seen An ass like that The way you move it You make my pee-pee go 'Doing-doing-doing'" --Eminem's 'Ass Like That' Undoubtedly poetic stuff, but do pee-pees really go "doing-doing-doing"? "There were plants And birds And rocks And things" --America's 'Horse With No Name' Like in New York, nouns are scarce in the desert, and apparently our poor soft rockers simply ran out of them. Too bad they didn't consult Michael Stipe: "There were plants and birds and rocks and prouds." "Time is like a clock in my heart" --Culture Club's 'Time (Clock of the Heart)' Awesome analogy. Time is soooo like a clock, because, well, it's freakin' time! "I wish it was Sunday That's my fun day My I-don't-have-to-run day" --The Bangles' 'Manic Monday' (lyrics by Prince) We're cool with the easy rhymes of Monday to Sunday, and even Sunday to fun day, but "I-don't-have-to-run day"? No, now Prince is just messing with us. "I'm all out of faith This is how I feel" --Natalie Imbruglia's 'Torn' (lyrics by Anne Preven) Can you say filler line? Like, oh, we get it, this is how you feel -- because it's been so darn long since you told us how you were all out of faith. "Now you're amazed By the VIP posse Steppin' so hard Like a German Nazi" --Vanilla Ice's 'Play That Funky Music' Dude took the original song's "white boy" lyrics a little too literally. Good thing he specified German though, because those Austrian Nazis were way too light on their feet. "My panty line shows Got a run in my hose My hair went flat Man, I hate that" --Shania Twain's 'Honey I'm Home' Horribly trite stuff ... but we do always enjoy the word "panty." "I don't think that I've got the stomach To stomach calling you today" --Saves the Day's 'See You' And we're betting that this clever emo fella doesn't have the eyes to eye you, the hands to handle you ... or even the mouth to mouth your name. Oh, the humanity! "Your butt is mine" --Michael Jackson's 'Bad' The worst opening line in pop history. However, we hear it's huge in Dubai. "But if this ever-changing world in which we live in ..." --Paul McCartney and Wings' 'Live and Let Die' Dangerous combination: Sir Paul having so much money and prepositional phrases being so cheap. Any junior-high English teacher would take points off for everything after "world." "Young, black and famous With money hangin' Out the anus" --Puff Daddy and Mase's 'Can't Nobody Hold Me Down' Sometimes the only things more crude than slang terms are their anatomically correct counterparts. "I don't like cities But I like New York Other places Make me feel like a dork" --Madonna's 'I Love New York' So, so true. Which is of course why Paris is so famously known as the City of Dorks. "War is stupid And people are stupid" --Culture Club's 'War Song' Boy George again, and this time he's illin' like Bob Dylan. We wrote a song just like this in seventh grade, but the next line was, "And your mom is stupid." "Coast to coast L.A. to Chicago" --Sade's 'Smooth Operator' Sade was born in Nigeria and grew up in London, but her biggest hit reveals that she's clearly not a smooth navigator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted April 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Culture Club is my favourite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 yes, both of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 "Coast to coast L.A. to Chicago" --Sade's 'Smooth Operator' I've been singing that for 20 years and never once questioned its geographical error. That's really funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 "But if this ever-changing world in which we live in ..." --Paul McCartney and Wings' 'Live and Let Die' I read a debate on another site about how Paul might be singing "in which we're livin'" If that is not what he's singing he deserves a throttling, cause that is just grammar at its worst. The woman makes a lot of sense. And lucky that Sacagawea wasn't more buxom or Lewis and Clark might not have found the Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Now, that's some funny sh*t, Dude. But the one below is probably my favorite... "Young, black and famous With money hangin' Out the anus" --Puff Daddy and Mase's 'Can't Nobody Hold Me Down' Sometimes the only things more crude than slang terms are their anatomically correct counterparts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 "But if this ever-changing world in which we live in ..." --Paul McCartney and Wings' 'Live and Let Die' I read a debate on another site about how Paul might be singing "in which we're livin'" It must be "in which we´re livin´"... he wouldn´t make such a mistake. Even I would notice Definitely, stupid lyric: "Told me love was too plebeian, told me you were through with me" As I explained on another thread, I love "Cry me a river" but this line is just nonsense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 It must be "in which we´re livin´"... he wouldn´t make such a mistake. Even I would notice I forgot to include an Editor's note from the site: Editor's Note: Oops, we originally had "in" instead of "if." (Thanks for correcting us, commenters!) But the rest of it -- "in which we live in" vs. "in which we're livin'" -- is still debatable. Either way, everything after "world" is unneccessary, and that was our point. Macca fans, don't despair, we love him too -- stay tuned for 'Heart of the Country' as an upcoming I Freakin' Love This Song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 I forgot to include an Editor's note from the site: Editor's Note: Oops, we originally had "in" instead of "if." (Thanks for correcting us, commenters!) But the rest of it -- "in which we live in" vs. "in which we're livin'" -- is still debatable. Either way, everything after "world" is unneccessary, and that was our point. Macca fans, don't despair, we love him too -- stay tuned for 'Heart of the Country' as an upcoming I Freakin' Love This Song. This is one of my pet hates and I've raised it before...probably earlier in this thread. To English (well, Scottish in my case)ears he is definitely singing...'in which we live in'...he even seems to stress it slightly as if to emphasise the crapness of it...especially when added to the earlier 'in' in 'in this ever changing world', which, you will note is not 'changin' world' which is what he would have sung if he were a 'g' dropper...what he ain't. } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Hey, Johnny. Actually, the McCartney lyric is the one line out of all those listed that isn't so horrible. There are upwards of a billion tunes that ignore proper grammar to add to artistic effect. Granted, the comment following was pretty funny. But is the line really THAT bad? Most of the other lyrics are just plain stupid...especially the one by Eminem. What a goofball that guy is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heard It On The XM Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 More dumb lyrics: Sammy Hagar, "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy" So sublime Hot, sweet cherries on the vine Cherries don't grow on vines, they grow on trees. Sammy must have skipped school on the day they taught that in his science class. He must also have missed out on the story of young George Washington chopping down the cherry tree. The Beatles, "Yellow Submarine" All our friends are all aboard Many more of them live next door How can one live next door to a submarine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 The Beatles, "Yellow Submarine" All our friends are all aboard Many more of them live next door How can one live next door to a submarine? Yes, how could they even record such a stupid song? Now, this one is very stupid too: No me moleste mosquito No me moleste mosquito No me moleste mosquito Why don't you go home No me moleste mosquito Let me eat my burrito No me moleste mosquito Why don't you go home I think i remember the remaining Doors released this after Morrison died. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Really? That's just a tragedy, Robbie is a better writer than that. Even Ray isn't that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heard It On The XM Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Most obvious lyric ever: Talking Heads, "Once In A Lifetime" There is water at the bottom of the ocean Most redundant lyric ever: Eric Burdon and War, "Spill The Wine" I could feel hot flames of fire roaring at my back As opposed to what? Cold flames? Flames of something other than fire? Most waffling lyrics ever (tie): Donovan, "There Is A Mountain" First there is a mountain Then there is no mountain Then there is How can a freaking mountain just disappear, and then come back? LL Cool J, "Going Back To Cali" Going back to Cali, Cali, Cali Going back to Cali I don't think so Well, make up your d@#^ mind - are you going back to Cali, or aren't you? More dumb lyrics: Paper Lace, "The Night Chicago Died" Daddy was a cop On the east side of Chicago So he was patrolling Lake Michigan? Thin Lizzy, "Jailbreak" Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak Somewhere in the town Somewhere in the town. Hmm... let me guess, how about... the jail? The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" The morning sun is shining like a red rubber ball OK everyone, on three... 1... 2... 3: "RED RUBBER BALLS DON'T SHINE!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Donovan, "There Is A Mountain" First there is a mountain Then there is no mountain Then there is How can a freaking mountain just disappear, and then come back? Didn´t you know about the bananas he used to smoke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 So that's why Donovan was mellow. and yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 ...and just mad about saffron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 ... when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself. Yep. A landmark of nonsense. Nice call, Ms. Laur. Maybe, though, Alone was a person? When I drink, Alone, I prefer to be by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udo Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 So that's why Donovan was mellow. and yellow. It also explains why Superman and Green Lantern didn't have anything on him. Everybody knows yellow brought down the Green Lantern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 No, I think it's a drink. When I drink alone, as opposed to everything else, I prefer to be by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted July 3, 2008 Report Share Posted July 3, 2008 Where can I find this drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 If nobody recognizes the humorous and intentional stupidity of this lyric, that does not confurn me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 4, 2008 Report Share Posted July 4, 2008 What annoys me much more than just plain bad lyrics is lines that are just there to sound good, but don't serve any purpose. Two examples I can think of right now... Don't Fear The Reaper - "Come on baby... Don't fear the Reaper Baby take my hand... Don't fear the Reaper We'll be able to fly... Don't fear the Reaper" What's this got to do with being able to fly? It doesn't make sense to me at all in the context of the song, but the image of flying is very popular in songs so they probably just put it because it sounds good. Down Home Again (Humble Pie) - It's a very nice love song, one of my favourites, until you get to the end... suddenly you've got these people singing in the background "I don't want your money, I just want your lovin'" ...what? The song doesn't mention money once, it's completely unnecessary and out of place, and that line about love and money is such a cliche it ruins the song for me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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