Now boo boo, I don't see what you mean by suggesting that Jailhouse Rock had silly lyrics. In its elucidation of the joys of prison-buggery it dealt with one of the important but previously overlooked issues of the day (incidentally its something which I feel that Gansta rappers, who have knocked up a fair amount of prison time between them, have been unfortunately reticent to rap about).
My own personal hated lyric is from mid-way through "Don't Funk With My Heart" by Black Eyed Peas there's some rap by the guy who looks like a long haired, walking skeleton:
"Baby girl you make me feel
You know you make me feel so real
I love you more than sex appeal
Cos you're that tha that tha that that that girl..."
And so on, ad irritatum. Its made even worse by the fact that the music really quietens down at this point so that you can feel the full girth of the his lyrical dexterity. I don't know what the rest of the songs is about, as when I've heard this on the radio they seem to have made this the pivotal point of the song and I can't bring myself to listen to the rest of it.
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