Things We Learned on Vacation, Part 2: Brits Have Bad Taste in Song Lyrics
While we were in London, we read about a VH1 poll in which a ho-hum line from U2’s “One” (”One life, with each other, sisters, brothers”) was voted the U.K.’s favorite song lyric of all-time.
It made us think about some of our own favorite lyrics. Here’s one from Primitive Radio Gods:
And if I die before I learn to speak
Can money pay for all the days I lived awake
But half asleep?
We know this is corny to say — but we’ve actually thought about that lyric when debating some of our life and career decisions.
And then there’s our favorite rap lyric, from Rob Base’s “It Takes Two”:
I like the Whopper, f*** the Big Mac.
Top that, Bono. Word.
I’m impressed. You’re one of the few US citizens who has actually stepped out of their own country.
Congrats
I can’t argue with you on content. But maybe it’s the fact that you cited two one-hit-wonders for lyrical genius that’s working against you? : )
The jealousy is very sad really. When you write your own lyrics, get back to us.
Bono, if you are reading this, I do not share my very jealous husband’s opinions on your lyrics.
Yes, Cathy wants to make it clear that even though Media Orchard is written in the first-person plural, she has (and wants) no part of it.
I would think I’d be cut some slack, since I had to get up first thing in the morning last year to buy stinking U2 tickets online in the three minutes I had before they all sold out. And I don’t even like U2.