We always hear about song lyrics that we deeply connect to on a personal level, but what about ones that are the opposite of your experiences and/or vibe? I’ll start first:
“I got money in the bank.”
- T-Pain on Buy U a Drank
Taxman by The Beatles. I’m not criticizing their music as a whole, but a song written by millionaires unironically whining about having to pay taxes is totally unrelatable to most of their fans.
Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
Cos I’m the taxman, yeah I’m the taxmanOh shut up.
Man, 5%? That’s it?
The Boomerism was already beginning. Hippie on the outside Reagan Revolution on the inside lol
I’m blue Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di Da ba dee da ba di
Every little thing is gonna be alright.
“In the desert you can remember your name, 'cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain”
Desert has many people for to give you pain.
I’m on a boat
I’m actually not on a boat :(
That one was played at least once per shift when I worked on a boat.
“🎶I’m proud to be an American🎶” from the self-titled song.
Don’t get me wrong - I really want that song to be relatable again, but right now and for many years it hasn’t been.
We had to sing that song in 4th grade, when the US invaded Iraq. Every. Damn. Morning.
“I pledge alleigance. To the flag…”
Yeah, we did those shenanigans too. The pledge wasn’t as obnoxious as making a bunch of redneck fourth graders sing Lee Greenwood at the top of their lungs.
“Where at least I know I am free I stand up, next to you…”
That song is so goofy that me and my friends (we are third worlders) put it up ironically while playing minecraft and sing along with an american accent and the lyrics are ingrained to my brain for that reason, lmao.
If you like piña colitas, getting caught in the rain.
I like neither of these things.
Are you into cheating through classified adds in the newspaper?
I’m only into cheating through classified subtracts in the newspaper.
Seriously, who likes getting caught in the rain?
With all due respect, what is wrong with you?
“…and the laaaaand of the freeeeeeee…”
“…and the hooooome of the braaaaaaaave!”
Maiden?
Key
“I’m happy” - Pharrell Williams
Do Ja Ja Ding Dong next
Pretty much everything from Duran-duran.
Don’t get me wrong, I love 'em, but have you actually listened to the lyrics on their songs?
“Smell like I sound”? What the fuck Simon?
Literally all of Ke$ha’s Tik Tok. I have never woken up feeling like p diddy, nor have i brushed my teeth with a bottle of jack daniels, and I sure as shit don’t exclusively date guys that look like Mick Jagger
Wake up in the morning and I just can’t see
Why everybody in the world is rich and famous but me
I mean, I’m young and I’m hot, and I want to make money
But when it comes to talents, I just don’t have any
Anything regarding blossoming love and romance. Most of the time, it’s so far off from my experience that the lyrics just make me envious and overall depressed with myself. This is 60% of popular music.
Casual sex - my darkest days, or any other of their song. I am not, in fact, having any sex.
A slab of turkey-neck and it’s hanging from a pigeon wing
Ironically, the next line is about relatablity.
You can’t write, if you can’t relate
Trade the cash for the beat
For the body, for the hate
Consider yourself lucky. I definitely would not recommend being in that situation.
“Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.”
- Frank Sinatra in “My Way” basically singing about how awesome he is
Technically, it’s Frank Sinatra singing about how awesome Paul Anka thinks he is.
I’m not saying that’s better.
