Rhyme Crime: The 20 Worst Rhymes In Pop Music History

I know it's late, but Neil DIAMOND wrote the one about the chair not hearing him, not Neil Young. ("I Am I Said.")

Much as I love it, I'd have to pitch in "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. ("...the door was open and the wind appeared, the candles blew and then disappeared, the curtains flew and then he appeared...")

Since "Walking on the Moon" is about being high, yeah, it's kinda a given that the lyrics don't make sense...or rhyme.

This article is a perfect example of why you need to stop this guest writing shit. The guy barely wrote anything, and what he did write was half-assed and unfunny.

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Really? This gem from Jessie's Girl didn't make the list...

I feel so dirty when they start talking cute
I wanna tell her that I love her but the point is probably moot.

God, I laugh uncontrollably everytime I hear that part of the song.

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o lawd! blasphemy! the "i am i said" confuction was neil diamond, not neil YOUNG.

that line in the steely dan song josie is obviously a nod to the Charlie Parker standard Scrapple from the Apple

stop, okay? Bob Dylan has written lots of immortal songs. He's also written some claptrap. His words are not necessarily the cockprint of God.

Any list dealing with poorly written lyrics should NEVER feature Dylan; especially at number one! Even though the lyrics to "Ballad of the Thin Man" appear not to make sense, it doesn't make it bad. There is in fact a point to the song, though not a political one. "Ballad of the Thin Man" is autobiographical. Though the phrase "contacts among the lumberjacks" may mean nothing to us, it means something to Bob Dylan, and that's enough. The great thing about abstract art is that, although it is the most reviled art form due to its lack of sense, it is in fact the most realistic. Who can actually say that their life makes perfect sense? I certainly can't. Life is messy, random, confusing, and art/music that addresses this is true art.

A lot of those lyrics weren't the worst lyrics from those artists. Especially those Police lyrics.

Ever think of attributing Keith Urban's southern twang to the fact that he's lived in Tennessee for the last 20 years? Just a thought...

oops, forgot to mention, it was Gordon Sumner who was ditched that night by the Muse--who didn't show because she got another date--with someone less inclined to believe pretending not to blink demonstrates his intensity

If you think "I hope my leg don't break" was lame...

As he admitted in an interview: lacking inspiration (during the tedium of touring)--but desperate to write a song, as he paced around in the hotel...

He started chanting "walking 'round the room," which is when his lyrical genius took over.

The Bob Dylan lyrics actually make perfect sense if you look at the rest of the song. Basically, it's about a rich, educated man with connections who assumes that he is superior to the lower classes. He comes upon some poor people who have no respect for him, and he can't understand why. He figures he has done a good deal for the poor with his donations to charity, and the lumberjacks (perhaps the critics or journalists, who cut some men down) praise him, so he does not understand why these people are disrespecting him.

If I had more of the historical context, I'm sure I could explain it more fully, but the lyrics are definitely not nonsense. For a similar theme of ridiculing rich snobs, listen to "Like a Rolling Stone".

I still think George Harrison's rhyming "visas" with "Jesus" in "Awaiting On You All" was pure genius.

Let's not forget a recent Danish legend among bad lyrics. Nik & Jay (basically pronounced Nigger Jay) - I Love Ya. And yes, you guessed it, the lyrics are "I love ya, I love ya, I freakin' fuckin' love ya, jeg elsker dig, elsker dig, men elsker du mon også mig?"
This latter translates into: I love you, love you, but I wonder if you love me too?"