Good Song: Rock ‘N Roll Band by Boston
Bad Lyrics: There’s a lot of holes in this story about how Boston rose to the top.
Playin’ all the bars, sleepin’ in our cars
And we practiced right on out in the street
Boston was known all over Massachusetts as “that obnoxious band that practices outside our house.”
Eventually you’re going to miss food if you’re trying to live solely on rock ‘n roll.Livin’ on rock ‘n roll music
Never worried ‘bout the things we were missing
A man came to the stage one night
He smoked a big cigar
And drove a Cadillac car
Cadillac doesn’t exactly make helicopters, guys - we assume a Cadillac’s a car.
“Sign a record company contract, you know I’ve got great expectations
When I hear you on the car radio, you’re gonna be a sensation!”
You literally just heard them. What is it about hearing them through a car radio that makes them a sensation?
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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