Good Song: Levon by Elton John
Bad Lyrics: I don’t want it to seem like we’re picking on Elton, but Bernie Taupin is at least partially to blame here.
Levon wears his war wound like a crown
He calls his child Jesus, ‘cause he likes the name
Oh man - that kid is in for some teasing on the playground.
He was born a pauper to a pawn on a Christmas day
When the New York Times said God is dead
It was, to say the least, a controversial headline.
And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus
Leaving Levon far behind
Does Jesus know that he’d choke to death on Venus if he got there?
Take a balloon and go sailing
While Levon, Levon slowly dies
You did not just try to make “leaving Levon” and “Levon, Levon” rhyme.
Thanks to Sara for this suggestion!
Posted on Wednesday October 27th
About me
Music is the joy of joys, but sometimes, words can get in the way. Be it a weak metaphor, a forced rhyme, or just pure nonsense - lyrics can go wrong a hundred ways. It won't stop us from loving a song, but it might give us pause to say, "Wait... what?""And, as I say, 70% is how you look, 20% is how you sound, only 10% is what you say." -Eddie Izzard
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