This is an off shoot of the what lyrics got you into the soul scene thread of a few weeks ago. It was sparked by a chance encounter with Jimmy Mack, my world is on fire. I thought what a stupidly daft lyric it is that kicks off this 45... I am sure there is far worse out there, but here's a starter for 10 ...

Like a Chestnut roasting on an open flame

My heart is burning driving me insane

A misheard lyric rather than a stupidly daft lyric.

"When I found that love of mine, I found the fruit bats on the vine…"

There's a prize of a fruit bat if you can ID the song.  

I need love and I need it bad.so come on over and share my pad.

"Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo" must be up there!

 "I Stopped to watch a tree grow" 

Willie Wade - When push comes to shove 

His love is like a piece of wood when its through it aint no good

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Big Daddy Rogers - Im a Big Man

Im gonna take you to the wood shed and drop a couple of planks on you 

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Wilson Love - Funny Money

My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money My Money

My Money My Money etc

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determination dean parrish -"i would plants some seeds then id watch the flowers grow" now thats determination,numb bum and possibly piles. great record still imho

10 minutes ago, rhino said:

determination dean parrish -"i would plants some seeds then id watch the flowers grow" now thats determination,numb bum and possibly piles. great record still imho

Yes agree great choon stupid Lyrics. 

7 hours ago, Russell Gilbert said:

A misheard lyric rather than a stupidly daft lyric.

"When I found that love of mine, I found the fruit bats on the vine…"

There's a prize of a fruit bat if you can ID the song.  

Steve Flanagan I've Arrived

Daftest lyric... quar giggy, quar giggy - giggy giggy quack quack. That takes some beating 

Most of 'compared to what'

4 hours ago, Maxwell said:

I need love and I need it bad.so come on over and share my pad.

Crazy baby,.   

 

Quality tune

I have never got my head round Breakaway by the Valentines....Breakaway from the hot, steaming junger?

Just now, BrianB said:

I have never got my head round Breakaway by the Valentines....Breakaway from the hot, steaming junger?

I can see it's haunting you ... 

9 hours ago, SoulBoyRecords said:

This is an off shoot of the what lyrics got you into the soul scene thread of a few weeks ago. It was sparked by a chance encounter with Jimmy Mack, my world is on fire. I thought what a stupidly daft lyric it is that kicks off this 45... I am sure there is far worse out there, but here's a starter for 10 ...

Like a Chestnut roasting on an open flame

My heart is burning driving me insane

there was a time - all of it,in fact everything about this song makes me cringe

Most of Ollie Jackson The Day My Heart Stood Still

Really frustrating record for me cos the backing track is fantastic and his voice is pretty good....but.....
"hey ding dong would you believe that a seal could play ping pong" etc etc, bloody hell, I love our music to bits  but that don't half stretch my patience. This would have made a brilliant instrumental.

56 minutes ago, BrianB said:

 

Ignore this post - summat went wrong

40 minutes ago, amitwiirly said:

 

41 minutes ago, amitwiirly said:

there was a time - all of it,in fact everything about this song makes me cringe

Not sure about the daftness of this one? It's all about dance styles and dancing - and boy, what a dance record it is.

 

Edited November 25, 20159 yr by Peter99

1 hour ago, Byrney said:

Steve Flanagan I've Arrived

 

You got it in one.   The next fruit bat you find on the vine is yours! 

Tired  old ladies kissing dogs - And the rest of the record is a bit dolapy to

23 hours ago, BrianB said:

I have never got my head round Breakaway by the Valentines....Breakaway from the hot, steaming junger?

Jungle - as in concrete jungle.

The old 'this I feel will bust my pants' has got to be the best.

Dx

Edited November 26, 20159 yr by DaveNPete

Bit of a negitive topic!  If you start disecting all the records, you'll pull them to bits!

Edited November 26, 20159 yr by Guest

All the lyrics in Roy Handy's Baby thats a Groove. Dont know what they were on when writing the lyrics , but i would like some too.

1 hour ago, nrc said:

All the lyrics in Roy Handy's Baby thats a Groove. Dont know what they were on when writing the lyrics , but i would like some too.

Fish and chips?

16 hours ago, DaveNPete said:

Jungle - as in concrete jungle.

The old 'this I feel will bust my pants' has got to be the best.

Dx

I was pretty sure it was jungle Dave. Had another listen before I posted and it's definitely "junger". Is that a slang word for jungle? Unless of course they just changed jungle to junger to rhyme with hunger and thunder!

Pierre

 

 

Edited November 27, 20159 yr by Peter99

Chapter 5 - "You Can't Mean It"
 

"Look before you leap & count your blessings instead of sheep"

Oops sorry - just read the topic title - it said "soul 45"

"It's almost like eatin, beans by the pound and wrapping-up in adhesive tape, from the waist down. It's blowin-up my mind"

salt and pepper season and spice  shake it shake it baby

 

 

Maybe not daftest but most depressive  lyrics ,  Born a  loser Need  a Prozac after listening to it ! 

Maintaining the depressing tone - 'Just like a country boy, with his head in a noose'

Merry Christmas everyone!

On 11/28/2015, 3:05:50, Drewtg said:

"It's almost like eatin, beans by the pound and wrapping-up in adhesive tape, from the waist down. It's blowin-up my mind"

This actually get's my vote so far as the best tune in this thread with daft lyrics :0)

"I`ve tried counting elephants and I tried counting sheep........."

But after this comes one of my  favorite lyrics of all time...

"But the thoughts in my mind of people laying dying won`t let me sleep"

Jimmy Ellis-Happy to be-Century City

 

Chris

On ‎25‎/‎11‎/‎2015‎ ‎16‎:‎50‎:‎13, SoulBoyRecords said:

Yes agree great choon stupid Lyrics. 

 

On ‎25‎/‎11‎/‎2015‎ ‎16‎:‎39‎:‎51, rhino said:

determination dean parrish -"i would plants some seeds then id watch the flowers grow" now thats determination,numb bum and possibly piles. great record still imho

That's not the lyric? he sings "if I find a patch of earth in the middle of a storm & I decide to plant some seeds there where nothing else has grown, I work [on them with?] powers, until you see some flowers".  Brilliant record. 

On 11/28/2015 3:05:50, Drewtg said:

"It's almost like eatin, beans by the pound and wrapping-up in adhesive tape, from the waist down. It's blowin-up my mind"

I remember reading Dave Godin quoting these lyrics in B&S around 1972. He said then they were crazy lyrics! Great record though.

On 25/11/2015, 21:15:39, SoulStu said:

Most of Ollie Jackson The Day My Heart Stood Still

Really frustrating record for me cos the backing track is fantastic and his voice is pretty good....but.....
"hey ding dong would you believe that a seal could play ping pong" etc etc, bloody hell, I love our music to bits  but that don't half stretch my patience. This would have made a brilliant instrumental.

Yep, the elements are all in place but those lyrics! What on earth were the writers thinking?

Maceo & All The King's Men Got to Get'cha

I need a chicken's feather to put us back together

I need a turtles egg just to make her beg .. the end

Brilliant tune

 

The Peanut Duck - a catchy tune it may well be but the lyrics are gobbledygook