That's a bit obscure, since I hardly keep up with songs that are known for BAD lyrics, @ThanosReXXX ..... Sleeping Satellite is her biggest hit, by a long way, @bimmy-lee If you didn't happen to be listening to the pop music stations at the time or anything, though, it was probably easily missed & it probably did better in some places than others
@ThanosReXXX - I hear you, but don’t be sad for Don. He has a song that would be on a double lp set titled “Greatest Hits in the History of Humanity”. He somehow dug right to the tap root of an entire generation and explained it in song. He’s a musical legend for that. He’s never going to be in the pantheon of The Beatles or The Stones, but he’ll be known forever by people interested in music.
@BruceCM Well, my good man, there's BAD songs/lyrics, and then there is WORST lyrics. I won't go so far as to say that it's officially recognized as such, but MANY people seem to agree on it.
Okay, so because of it still being a bit vague to you, I'll add not one, but two more hints:
hint #2: the song is from the 90s.
hint #3: the song is about life.
But that's all you're gonna get, otherwise I might just as well give you the answer right now...
@bimmy-lee True enough, although what the song and the lyrics mean exactly, will probably always be a mystery, much like with Hotel California.
Might as well, @ThanosReXXX ..... Even when I do look on Google, it doesn't come up with much & I have to cut down the question to get any results It'll probably be some song I missed or never knew who wrote it, since that often isn't obvious
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@BruceCM - That song seems very of it’s time in the early 90s, but I kinda liked it, and she has a nice voice.
@ThanosReXXX - Let me take a guess, the song is I Touch Myself, but I can’t remember the artist and I’m not allowed to google. I believe American Pie is about generation’s coming of age and loss of innocence anchored around the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper (the day the music died). Basically, it’s about bubble gum pop and surf rock kids growing up to become hippies. That’s a good question about the beer. I think you’d be fine to carry on anything sealed that you purchase at the Amsterdam airport, but I’m not sure what would happen if you tried to check some brews you picked up on the way because you really are importing at that point (meaning simply you didn’t pay off customs with a tax to make it okay).
Well, I really don't know how that'd be the WORST lyrics, @ThanosReXXX .... But then I didn't agree with lots of the ones they were listing as such Then, she had some other hits & several successful albums, so hardly the 'one hit wonder' @bimmy-lee
@bimmy-lee I Touch Myself was performed by the Devinyls, and that's off the top of my head, so I may have misspelled it. And that's definitely NOT a song with the worst lyrics, nor is it about life.
There's a sadness connected to it as well, because it was probably their greatest hit, and the female lead singer of the band died of some kind of horrible disease, possibly cancer.
As for American Pie: yeah, you're right. I completely forgot about that. I think I got thinks mixed up. Some sentences are still a bit riddly, though. But the general meaning of the song or what it is about actually isn't all that mysterious at all. My bad...
Concerning the beers: I actually meant what would be allowed in terms of bringing a six pack or so of special beers, bought in a store over here, not on the airport. So, it would still be sealed, but I would be importing alcoholic beverages. And while we're on the topic: what about sealed food items or culinary herbs? And I specifically say culinary herbs because otherwise, considering where I'm living, you might be tempted to mistake "herbs" for something else entirely...
@BruceCM - It’s a good tune. When I was in college, I worked for a while at a pub, and my first night was a karaoke night. As an initiation, my coworkers secretly signed me up to sing that song. It was a little mortifying when the DJ suddenly called my name and that song started playing, but I knew the only way out was to sell it hard and give it maximum effort. They got me pretty good though. I’m not much of a singer, and I was already a little stressed learning the ropes on my first night.
@ThanosReXXX - Yeah, I’m not certain about every line, but that’s what makes it good art. I think what we’re discussing is the general gist of the song though. I’m not sure you’d make it through US customs with a six pack of stuff you picked up outside the airport. Usually that needs to be sealed and purchased at the airport, but I’m not positive. I can’t imagine food would be a problem, but I’ll give you this anecdotal caveat; I’ve know quite a few Americans who have flown to and from Amsterdam, and they all had lengthy inspections in special rooms at the airport upon arriving home. I know one person (through a friend) who flew from Amsterdam to the US, and he had a really thorough special inspection here in the States. I think they’re looking for those special herbs you guys like. I think it’s called Smoky Skunkbane or something like that.
@BruceCM Well, it's worst in the sense of making no sense in places. Parts of the song are just like "oh, I lost inspiration, let's just find some words that fit, because it needs to rhyme".
I have a strong sense that your understanding of bad lyrics differs wildly from mine. In general, bad lyrics aren't boring, simple or "too often-repeated" lyrics. It's just bad, in a creative sense, like a patch work that's all over the place.
I mean:
"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"
Eh, I tried the version with lyrics, to see, @ThanosReXXX ..... It was funny, although I don't think that was the intention but I'm sure there's much worse lyrics out there, in whatever sense
@BruceCM You can blame @bimmy-lee for that: he diluted the meaning of the term one hit wonder by bringing Don McLean in the mix...
But either way, I blimmin' GAVE you the answer in hint #3... I'm SO disappointed in the human race right now...
EDIT:
And it wasn't ME who decided on that "worst lyrics" label. Over here, the song is famous for it, and in many other countries as well, so there must be some kernel of truth to it.
@ThanosReXXX out here, ikea serves up smoked salmon, chicken tenders, pizza, hot dogs and meatloaf. So a Kebob or kabob isn't too far away from the ikea menu😉
Well, the 'one-hit wonder' bit did throw me off a bit, @ThanosReXXX ..... & even now you've explained how they're the 'worst', I don't really get it, so that hardly helped They had Billy Ray Cyrus with Achy Breaky Heart on such lists, too & I don't agree with that, either!
@NintendoByNature WHAT? Over here, if we're talking food items, IKEA is only known for its Swedish meat balls and pastries. The American version sounds better and far more adapted to the locals. Then again: most Dutch people are suckers for a good meat ball...
@BruceCM Yeah, me neither. I've actually done that song plenty of times, on parties or karaoke nights, and all it is, is simple lyrics, which (per my earlier explanation) is NOT what makes it worthy of the title "worst lyrics".
Taking an "innocuous tone", this playful song mixes "stories about superstitions, phobias and travels around the world". The melody is "upbeat and jubilant". However, the banal lyrics and simplistic rhymes have been widely derided, with the song winning the "worst ever pop lyric" in a BBC poll, particularly for the verse:
I don't want to see a ghost It's the sight that I fear most I'd rather have a piece of toast Watch the evening news
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