Fun Post....The WORST lyrics for a Broadway Show? — Page 3

"I'd say most, if not all, of the In the Heights lyrics are pretty damn negligible."

Im not even going to comment on how stupid that statement is

And wow you can tell how old everyone whos posting in this thread is picking shows like Wicked, Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening etc (all of which i think are ok to quite good lyrically)

Really bad lyrics are

"Its a simple little gig you help me kill a pig, and ive got some plans for the blood"
Out For Blood - Carrie

"All we ever do is park, then for hours you grope me in the dark, we would go bowling if you really cared"
Don't Waste The Moon - Carrie

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I'm glad someone mentioned Cry-Baby. It's the only time I recall cringing in a theatre. And I've seen a lot of shows.

I'm suprised nobody mentioned the brilliance that was Brooklyn. Yikes. Especially "Raven".

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Some of these responses are blowing my mind.

The Grey Gardens cocktail hour one makes total sense.

And rhyming Concord and unconquered is not the same word. I actually love that lyric.

For all the flaws that Wicked has, I actually think the Nessa/confess - a lyric is quite clever.

I really loved Saved, but some of those lyrics were just cringe-worthy. "Even way back then when we were kids, you used to beat me up. You hit me so hard you made me cry. I thought that was love how screwed was I." and "Figured I got it close enough if it covered your butt little baby. Maybe."

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Worst lyrics ever? "Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah...-Totally F*cked. This one make "Popular" sound like Sondheim

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Perhaps Princes are so superlative that they are considered to be outside the category of "human"

I actually really like that lyric. What she's saying is that Rapunzel's only view of the outside world is of perfect "Princes", which she finds to be a skewed perspective and not real, therefore not truly human. By putting it alongside "wolves", she is pointing out the cruelty of humans that Rapunzel doesn't yet know about.

Elton John can't be shot for the lyrics to "Aida"-- he didn't write them. Tim Rice did. If you want to shoot someone for that, shoot him. Also, isn't the WSS lyric "no better than all right," not "by far?" I've always liked that one.

My least favorite lyric in any show ever--

Marius: Cosette, I don't know what to say.
Cosette: Then make no sound!

Really?

Tim Rice, love him as I do, is responsible for some of the most horrific lyrics ever. Have a proper listen to 'Joseph', you'll see.

"Greatest man since Noah,
Only goes to show-a"

AUGH.

Your Eyes is a song "written" by Roger.

so is Your Eyes intentionally poorly written?

Yes! Bringing Mimi back to life loses the original tragedy of the show, so Larson cunningly snuck in some delayed tragedy. Mimi lives, but Roger's "career" is doomed. It's like the Maria ending of 'Silent Hill 2'. OMG, it's EXACTLY like the Maria ending of 'Silent Hill 2'! XD "Hello, angsty hero. Your squeeze is dead. Oh, but now we've brought her back to life! You can keep her, by the way. BUT YOUR HAPPINESS WILL NOT LAST, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!". ..... hey, 'Silent Hill 2' is awesome. :P

I personally really love the lyrics of 'In The Heights'. Some of the rhymes are forced, some of the rhymes are amateurish, but it's the guy's first show, and there's some moments there that - while they may not work for everyone - I personally really love.

'Wicked' though... Schwartz and Rice should (if they don't already) get together and have Bad Lyric Writing Tea Parties. Frank Wildhorn is invited too.

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Updated On: 7/31/08 at 04:38 AM

WICKED and LEGALLY BLONDE tie for first.

SPRING AWAKENING is second... easily

BILLY ELLIOTT is third, of course.

and RENT comes in fourth!

You're new to this, aren't you? If Billy Elliot and Rent are in your top 4 then you simply don't know many musicals, right?

"Im the bells of Saint Peters in Rome,
Im tissue paper on a cone"

BobbyBubby is absolutely correct (and yes, it is "comb"). Dated but very clever.

"Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah......"
-Totally F*cked

Those are actually inspired and apropos and I'm not at all a fan. For me, it was the only memorable scene in the show.

Nessa uh Nessa I got something to confess a (reason why).

Wow, it took over 9 hours for someone to mention it this time. I think that might be a record.

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS.

It's brilliant. It's a hit!

And you're right, it is a hit. The lyrics fit the music as well as the characters. That's why they work.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. From Miss Saigon:

A song
Played on a solo saxophone
A crazy sound
A lonely sound
A sigh
That tells us love
Goes on and on
Played on a solo saxophone

They may not be "the worst", but they are truly awful. I skip that song whenever I listen to the CD.

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Personally I think some of the worst lyrics I've heard are in Tarzan. My personal favorites are in "Sure as Sun Turns to Moon"
"It's nice to see you play with the children
Why do you say that? I do it all the time
You don't
I do
You don't
I don't?
No you don't you know"

That whole song is pretty much a disaster. Well actually that show is pretty much a disaster. Oh, I absolutely love Miss Saigon, but I will agree that it does have some moments of REALLY awful lyrics. My favorite is:

"She is no whore
you saw her too
she's really...more
like the April Moon"

I cringe every time.