Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I hate this song with it's candy apple oversentimentality, it's maybe a good idea at first sight but the reality is that variety is the spice of life and if we all thought the same and we all behaved the same I would probably be so bored I would put a bullet through my head.
Umm, where does it say everybody should think the same? Quite the contrary, he imagines a world without religion, materialism and patriotism, all things which try to get large groups to think in the same way.
People like Lennon are hypocrites preaching the humble life whilst residing in luxury.
Maybe so, but I still agree with the basic idea behind the song. There just aren't very many musicians trying to spread real messages that get at the root of society's problems. Most songs I hear on the radio are just mindless blather about "oh baby I want you girl why did you break my heart". And when some musician does try to get a message out there and make a change, they too often couch a poor understanding of the problem in lyrics which make you wonder if the song has any meaning at all. There just seems to be a complete absence of any intelligent thought or social analysis in modern popular music. To illustrate, here are the lyrics of the top 3 songs on the current Billboard charts:
Mmmm mmm yeah
Do do do do do do do-do
Ohh Yeah

Gotta change my answering machine
Now that I'm alone
Cuz right now it says that we
Can't come to the phone
And I know it makes no sense
Cuz you walked out the door
But it's the only way I hear your voice anymore
(it's ridiculous)
It's been months
And for some reason I just
(can't get over us)
And I'm stronger then this
(enough is enough)
No more walkin round
With my head down
I'm so over being blue
Cryin over you

And I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?

Gotta fix that calender I have
That's marked July 15th
Because since there's no more you
There's no more anniversary
I'm so fed up with my thoughts of you
And your memory
And how every song reminds me
Of what used to be

That's the reason I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?

(Leave me alone)
Leave me alone
(Stupid love songs)
Dont make me think about her smile
Or having my first child
Let it go
Turning off the radio

Cuz I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)

Said I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishing she was still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)

And I'm so sick of love songs
So tired of tears
So done with wishin you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs so sad and slow
Why can't I turn off the radio?
(why can't I turn off the radio?)
Why can't I turn off the radio?
[Intro:]
The gal dem Schillaci...Sean da Paul
So me give it to...so me give to...so me give it to...to all girls
Five million and forty naughty shorty...
Baby girl...baby girl...Sean da Paul sey...

[Chorus:]
Well woman the way the time cold I wanna be keepin' you warm
I got the right temperature to shelter you from the storm
Oh lord, gal I got the right tactics to turn you on, and girl I...
Wanna be the Papa...You can be the Mom....oh oh!

[Verse1:]
Make I see the gal them bruk out pon the floor from you don't want no worthless performer
From you don't want no man wey can't turn you on gal make I see your hand them up on ya..
Can't tan pon it long.....naw eat no yam...no steam fish....nor no green banana
But down in Jamaica we give it to you hot like a sauna..

[Chorus:]

[Verse 2:]
Bumper exposed and gal you got your chest out but you no wasters cause gal you impress out...
And if you des out a me you fi test out,Cause I got the remedy to make you de-stress out....
Me haffi flaunt it because me God Bless out...And girl if you want it you haffi confess out...
A no lie weh we need set speed a fi test the mattress out..

[Chorus:]

[Verse 3:]
Gal don't say me crazy now, this Strangelove it a no Bridgette and Flava show..
Time fi a make baby now so stop gwaan like you a act shady yo...
Woman don't play me know, cause a no Fred Sanford nor Grady yo....
My lovin' is the way to go...my lovin' is the way to go.....

[Chorus:]

[Verse 4:]
When you roll with a player like me...with a bredda like me girl there is no other
No need to talk it right here just park it right here keep it undercover
From me love how you fit inna you blouse and you fat inna you jeans and mi waan discover..
Everything out you baby girl can you hear when me utter...

[Chorus (repeat)]
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fucking high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
I read all those words and learned nothing new about my universe. What is the point of this music? They have absolutely nothing meaningful to say.
Oneironaut Reviewed by Oneironaut on . Favorite song quotes... "Just cause you feel it doesn't mean it's there." Radiohead "Sometimes it's easy to forget where you're goin Sometimes it's harder to leave And everytime you think you know just what you're doin That's when you're troubles exceed." Guns N Roses "The medicated state of mind you find is overrated." Red Hot Chili Peppers "I hurt myself today to see if I could feel." NIN Rating: 5