We always hear about song lyrics that we deeply connect to on a personal level, but what about ones that are the opposite of your experiences and/or vibe? I’ll start first:
“I got money in the bank.”
- T-Pain on Buy U a Drank
Taxman by The Beatles. I’m not criticizing their music as a whole, but a song written by millionaires unironically whining about having to pay taxes is totally unrelatable to most of their fans.
Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
Cos I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxmanOh shut up.
The Boomerism was already beginning. Hippie on the outside Reagan Revolution on the inside lol
Man, 5%? That’s it?
“🎶I’m proud to be an American🎶” from the self-titled song.
Don’t get me wrong - I really want that song to be relatable again, but right now and for many years it hasn’t been.
We had to sing that song in 4th grade, when the US invaded Iraq. Every. Damn. Morning.
“I pledge alleigance. To the flag…”
Yeah, we did those shenanigans too. The pledge wasn’t as obnoxious as making a bunch of redneck fourth graders sing Lee Greenwood at the top of their lungs.
Pretty much everything from Duran-duran.
Don’t get me wrong, I love 'em, but have you actually listened to the lyrics on their songs?
“Smell like I sound”? What the fuck Simon?
“I’m happy” - Pharrell Williams
Do Ja Ja Ding Dong next
Every time I’m listening to “getting better” by the Beatles and hear “I used to be cruel to my woman, I’d beat her” and then they sing about getting better I instantly turn off.
Even when I was a kid I was like wait so he still beats his wife but like not as often?
What the f*** and who beats their wife anyway and how is that in this song and it just bothers me to no end every time I have heard that song for the past my entire lifetime.
“All that ‘I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved’ was me. I used to be cruel to my woman, and physically - any woman. I was a hitter. I couldn’t express myself and I hit. I fought men and I hit women.”
… Wut?
The less you know, the better… Can never listen to him again without that popping up in my brain.
right? Im surprised to read that about mr “imagine all the people living life in peace”.
This information just killed the song. And the message. What an arse.
Obviously that’s not OK.
But in all seriousness, isn’t that the growth we want from people? He didn’t just recognize that it was fucked up and changed. He also publicly acknowledged that he used to be that person and that that person was fucked up.
Casual sex - my darkest days, or any other of their song. I am not, in fact, having any sex.
I’m on a boat
I’m actually not on a boat :(
That one was played at least once per shift when I worked on a boat.
“…and the laaaaand of the freeeeeeee…”
“…and the hooooome of the braaaaaaaave!”
I’m blue Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di
“In the desert you can remember your name, 'cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain”
Desert has many people for to give you pain.
“Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.”
- Frank Sinatra in “My Way” basically singing about how awesome he is
Technically, it’s Frank Sinatra singing about how awesome Paul Anka thinks he is.
I’m not saying that’s better.
“Turn the page” by Bob Seger. I love the song, but the dude is sad because hes touring the world with his band and getting laid…
edit: thinking about it, maybe everybody is someone elses Bob Seger…
A slab of turkey-neck and it’s hanging from a pigeon wing
Ironically, the next line is about relatablity.
You can’t write, if you can’t relate
Trade the cash for the beat
For the body, for the hate
Consider yourself lucky. I definitely would not recommend being in that situation.
“God made me a cannibal to fix problems like you” - Angelspit
Been feeling more and more hungry for the 1% lately, in Minecraft
Dont care what you say/im gonna marry you anyway
Said the rapist
