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[Charlottechicken]

I was trawling through my collection of 7" singles the other night and found this little classic by Saxon. Put it on the record player and couldn't believe how utterly cheesy and corny the lyrics are. This was a classic 70's British metal band, I would have loved to have seen this performed live

 

747 (Strangers in the Night)

 

We've got a 747 coming down in the night

There's no power, there's no runway lights

Radio operator try to get a message through

Tell the flight deck New York has no lights

There's no power what do we do?

747 coming down in the night

Try to get a message through

 

We were strangers in the night (*)

Both on separate flights

Strangers in the night

Going nowhere

 

This is scandinavian one-o-one

Flight from hawaii coming out of the sun

Kennedy should be in sight

We can't see a thing here in the night

Navigator says we're on the flight path

There's no radio, no sign of life

This is scandinavian one-o-one

For god's sake, get the ground lights on, because

 

(Repeat *)

 

There's a 747 going into the night

There's no power, they don't know why

They've no fuel, they've got to land soon

They can't land by the light of the moon

They're overshooting, there's no guiding lights

Set a course into the night

Scandinavian one-o-one

For god's sake get your ground lights on

 

(Repeat *)

 

At least the lyrics were clean, but I'm guessing it didn't end well

[Mrs Frugal]

I loved "Strangers in the Night" ! I'll be singing it all day now.

 

For me the worst ever lyrics in the history of the world are "Classic" by Adrian Gurvitz. What a load of drivel! I can just see him sat down at his desk....."Hmmm, Classic. That's a good word. Now what rhymes with "classic"? "Attic" - yay! "Addict" nearly does. That'll do!"

 

Classic

Adrian Gurvitz

 

Got to write a classic

Got to write it in an attic

Baby, I'm an addict now

An addict for your love

I was a stray boy

And you was my best toy

Found it easy to annoy you

But you were different from the rest

And I loved you all the wrong ways

Now listen to me say

If it changed to another way

Would the difference make it

Would it be a classic

I gotta send it right away

 

Got to write a classic

Got to write it in an attic

Baby, I'm an addict now

An addict for your love

Gotta write it down and send it right away

Got to write a classic

Got to write it in an attic

Baby, I'm an addict now

An addict for your love

 

Now I'm living my life

One day at a time

Since losing your love

I've been losing my mind

No more can I see

The future so clear

And it's not what I mean

I mean it's not what it seems

I just keep living for dreams

And it's not what I mean

I mean it's not what it seems

I just keep living for dreams

 

Got to write a classic

Got to write it in an attic

Babe, I'm an addict now

I'm an addict for your love

Gotta write it down and send it right away

[Guest]

I loved "Strangers in the Night" ! I'll be singing it all day now.

 

For me the worst ever lyrics in the history of the world are "Classic" by Adrian Gurvitz. What a load of drivel! I can just see him sat down at his desk....."Hmmm, Classic. That's a good word. Now what rhymes with "classic"? "Attic" - yay! "Addict" nearly does. That'll do!"

 

 

good spot Kate - perhaps the worst rhyming ever seen in British Pop...

 

As for poor lyrics, how about MacArthur Park??? - and I'd vote for Richard Harris as the worst purveyor of those lyrics...

 

Spring was never waiting for us, girl

It ran one step ahead

As we followed in the dance

Between the parted pages and were pressed

In love's hot, fevered iron

Like a striped pair of pants (???????)

 

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark

All the sweet, green icing flowing down

Someone left the cake out in the rain

I don't think that I can take it

'Cause it took so long to bake it

And I'll never have that recipe again

Oh, no!

 

 

Phil (bring on that Karaoke!!)

[Mrs Frugal]

Oh how true, Phil. Very bad indeed. Talking of "True" what on earth did Spandau Ballet put in these lyric for...

 

"Why do I find it hard to write the next line?

Oh I want the truth to be said"

 

...because they ran out of steam, I suppose! What dreadful lyrics!

[Guest]

I managed to avoid Spandau Ballet all through life so far.. I don't intend to start now.. (that one is unfamiliar to me!! - but pretty rubbish nonetheless!)

 

how about...

 

I got 21 seconds till my vocal's done,

2 multiplied by 10 plus 1.

 

21 Seconds, So Solid Crew

 

 

at least it's a mini maths lesson in a song, I suppose!!

 

Phil

[One Man Banned]

I'm humming that 21 seconds song now and I can't say that I was a big fan of So Solid Crew

 

Just a thought.....Do you often listen to So Solid Crew (the name is dire in itself!), Phil?

 

Are you sure you're..........

 

[Guest]

I'm humming that 21 seconds song now and I can't say that I was a big fan of So Solid Crew

 

Just a thought.....Do you often listen to So Solid Crew (the name is dire in itself!), Phil?

 

no - but if you want to be a trendy vicar you have to get down wid da kidz in da hood every now and again... (err...)

 

Phil

[Egluntyne]

Whiter Shade of Pale takes some beating.