Good Song: I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner
Bad Lyrics: Foreigner’s most successful single has some strange turns of phrase.
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I’m older
Plus, you might not be able to read between the lines when you’re older without some bifocals.
Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
It’s going to be especially difficult to climb while it’s on your shoulders.
And through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
That may, and correct me if I’m wrong, be the sun you’re thinking of.
Can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life
Maybe try traveling in the direction of a major tourist destination, like Florida.
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
Ugh, now I have to do everything for you, Foreigner? Sounds like you don’t really wanna know.
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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