To the right you'll also find a poll. There you can vote on which song "wins" the smackdown, meaning that you need to pick the song that you think has the worst lyrics.
The contenders are the aforementioned Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" and Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn." I've provided the lyrics for your perusal below. After those lyrics, I've provided the lyrics again with crossouts of phrases that I find to be cliches or just plain crappy diction.
First up are the lyrics of both songs unaltered.
You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
Darlin', you give love a bad name.
An angel's smile is what you sell.
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell.
Chains of love got a hold on me.
When passion's a prison, you can't break free.
OoOoh, you're a loaded gun.
OoOoh, there's nowhere to run.
No one can save me.
The damage is done.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
Hey, you give love a bad name.
Paint your smile on your lips,
Blood red nails on your fingertips.
A school boy's dream, you act so shy.
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye.
Whoah, you're a loaded gun.
Whoah, there's nowhere to run.
No one can save me.
The damage is done.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love, OoOoh!
Oh, shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name.
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love,
You give love [bad name].
You give love,
You give love [bad name].
You give love,
You give love [bad name].
You give love,
You give love [bad name].
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
We both lie silently still
in the dead of the night.
Although we both lie close together,
we feel miles apart inside.
Was it something I said or something I did?
Did my words not come out right?
Though I tried not to hurt you,
though I tried,
but I guess that's why they say...
Every rose has its thorn
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Every rose has its thorn.
Yeah it does.
I listen to our favorite song
playing on the radio,
hear the DJ say love's a game of easy-come and
easy-go.
But I wonder does he know,
has he ever felt like this,
and I know that you'd be here right now
if I could let you know somehow I guess.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You promise me heaven, then put me through hell.
Chains of love got a hold on me.
No one can save me.
The damage is done.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love a bad name [bad name].
Blood red nails on your fingertips.
No one can save me.
The damage is done.
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love a bad name.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
Shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love a bad name [bad name].
You give love [bad name].
You give love [bad name].
You give love [bad name].
You give love [bad name].
in the dead of the night.
Was it something I said or something I did?
Did my words not come out right?
Every rose has its thorn
Every rose has its thorn.
easy-go.
Every rose has its thorn
Every rose has its thorn.
I can still feel so much pain
like a knife that cuts you, the wound heals,
but the scar, that scar remains.
we both made our separate ways.
Every rose has its thorn
Every rose has its thorn.
We both lie silently still
in the dead of the night.
Although we both lie close together,
we feel miles apart inside.
Was it something I said or something I did?
Did my words not come out right?
Though I tried not to hurt you,
though I tried,
but I guess that's why they say...
Every rose has its thorn
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Every rose has its thorn.
Yeah it does.
I listen to our favorite song
playing on the radio,
hear the DJ say love's a game of easy-come and
easy-go.
But I wonder does he know,
has he ever felt like this,
and I know that you'd be here right now
if I could let you know somehow I guess.
Every rose has its thorn
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Every rose has its thorn.
Though it's been a while now,
I can still feel so much pain
like a knife that cuts you, the wound heals,
but the scar, that scar remains.
[Solo]
I know I could have saved a love that night
if I'd know what to say.
Instead of makin' love,
we both made our separate ways.
But now I hear you found somebody new
and that I never meant that much to you.
To hear that tears me up inside,
and to see you, cuts me like a knife
I guess.
Every rose has its thorn
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Every rose has its thorn.
Here are the lyrics with my cross-throughs noting cliches and crappy diction:
You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi
Darlin', you give love a bad name.
An angel's smile is what you sell.
When passion's a prison, you can't break free.
OoOoh, you're a loaded gun.
OoOoh, there's nowhere to run.
I play my part, and you play your game.
Hey, you give love a bad name.
Paint your smile on your lips,
A school boy's dream, you act so shy.
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye.
Whoah, you're a loaded gun.
Whoah, there's nowhere to run.
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love, OoOoh!
Oh, shot through the heart, and you're to blame.
I play my part, and you play your game.
I play my part, and you play your game.
You give love,
You give love,
You give love,
You give love,
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
We both lie silently still
Although we both lie close together,
we feel miles apart inside.
Though I tried not to hurt you,
though I tried,
but I guess that's why they say...
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Yeah it does.
I listen to our favorite song
playing on the radio,
hear the DJ say love's a game of easy-come and
But I wonder does he know,
has he ever felt like this,
and I know that you'd be here right now
if I could let you know somehow I guess.
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
Though it's been a while now,
[Solo]
I know I could have saved a love that night
if I'd know what to say.
Instead of makin' love,
But now I hear you found somebody new
and that I never meant that much to you.
To hear that tears me up inside,
and to see you, cuts me like a knife
I guess.
just like every night has its dawn,
just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song.
3 comments:
Well, there's not much left but "Darlin'" and "Ooh, Ooh," but you could probably dance to that. My own rule of thumb is that a song in which the singer stops to talk is probably a bad song.
The cross-throughs are revealing.
I don't know whether to scream with laughter or scream and run from the room. The tag "dog shit" kinda says it all.
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