worst lyrics

A new BBC poll has been released (when is a poll not released in the UK) regarding the top 10 worst lyrics of all time. I have never been a fan of Des'ree (while she may have a good voice, the woman can't write lyrics to save her life. See You Gotta Be for example). So, it is no surprise that Des'ree tops the list. I haven't heard this song, nor did I realize that Des'ree had released more than the one single that we heard on radio over on this side of the Atlantic.

Here is the list. It is hard to say whether the choice for number 1 or number 2 really differed much. I think I would have ranked the top two in a tie for first. I have always thought that that particular lyric from Snap was just ridiculous!

The BBC 6 Music Taxing Lyrical Top 10

1. Des'ree - Life

I don't want to see a ghost

It's the sight that I fear most

I'd rather have a piece of toast

Watch the evening news

2. Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer

I'm as serious as cancer

When I say rhythm is a dancer

3. Razorlight - Somewhere Else

And I met a girl

She asked me my name

I told her what it was

4. ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now

More sacrifices than an Aztec priest

Standing here straining at that leash

All fall down

Can't complain, mustn't grumble

Help yourself to another piece of apple crumble

5. U2 - Elevation

I've got no self control

Been living like a mole now

Going down, excavation

High and high in the sky

You make me feel like I can fly

So high

Elevation

6. Toto - Africa

The wild dogs cry out in the night

As they grow restless longing for some solitary company

I know that I must do what's right

Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti

7. Oasis - Champagne Supernova

Slowly walking down the hall

Faster than a cannonball

Where were you when we were getting high?

8. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?

And fiery demons all dance when you walk through that door

Don't say you're easy on me you're about as easy as a nuclear war

9. Human League - The Lebanon

Before he leaves the camp he stops

He scans the world outside

And where there used to be some shops

Is where the snipers sometimes hide

10. Black Sabbath - War Pigs

Generals gathered in their masses

Just like witches at black masses.