Great songs ruined by one bad line (lyrics, pop, rock)

WaspStar · 10-12-2008, 12:27 PM

There's a line in Lou Reed's "Heavenly Arms" that always bugs me; the part where he sings "Only a woman can love a man." In the context of Reed's image, the line makes sense (considering his image also mitigates my hatred for the awful "Women" from the same album), but it still makes me cringe. It sounds like a line that belongs in one of those religious propaganda songs (anyone who's heard "Diary Of An Unborn Child" or some other such abortion song knows what I mean).

Squeeze isn't exactly a great group to begin with, but they're a decent enough guilty pleasure. Up The Junction is a truly great track...but that "smelly/telly" rhyme always kills it for me (and what's worse, they repeat it twice!).

10-12-2008, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Great songs ruined by one bad line There's a line in Lou Reed's "Heavenly Arms" that always bugs me; the part where he sings "Only a woman can love a man." In the context of Reed's image, the line makes sense (considering his image also mitigates my hatred for the awful "Women" from the same album), but it still makes me cringe. It sounds like a line that belongs in one of those religious propaganda songs (anyone who's heard "Diary Of An Unborn Child" or some other such abortion song knows what I mean). Squeeze isn't exactly a great group to begin with, but they're a decent enough guilty pleasure. Up The Junction is a truly great track...but that "smelly/telly" rhyme always kills it for me (and what's worse, they repeat it twice!). __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"