Worst Broadway Lyric ever? — Page 16

it just disturbs me to see that several posters have overlooked the lyrics of the british import musicals---- and named some sondheim lyrics as their least favorite lyrics

I saw Wedding Singer last week and I think that one of the lyrics was "like a girlfriend with the clap."

Hah, my favorite worst from Damn Yankees:

Who's got the pain if they do the Mambo?
who's got the pain if they go "uh"?
who's got the pain if they do the Mambo?
I don't know who - do you?!

I'm shivering, listening to crap like that. It has got a nice melody though. Adler&Ross, why for christ's sake don't you write decent lyrics?!

People who use "like" frequently in sentences bothers me a lot more than the worst lyrics ever written

I have no idea if this has already been posted or not, and I know the show wasn't QUITE on broadway, but I do believe they are the worst lyrics I've ever heard. For those of you who are not familiar with the tradegy that is "Right Brain", I'll enlighten you. "Right Brain" was what "One Song Glory" was born from when Rent moved to broadway from the New York Theater Workshop. The music is still the same, but the lyrics are absolutely hilarious. I'm so happy that Rent turned out to be the hit that it is because the NYTW lyrics can be tragic.
Anyways, for your viewing pleasure:

"The right brain, how do I find the right brain?
I lost my map. The right brain, it's when I get locked in
Find, the right brain, like driving north, Pacific Coast Highway from San Simian to Big Sur."

It doesn't help that Tony Hoylen sounds constipated.

And I thought One Song Glory was fairly awful... "Right Brain" sounds horrendous.

"There's a little rumor. Someone's got a tumor."

In My Life

ahhh good times

okay, so I am really bored so I was thinking about this in the shower and I've made a little "tour" of the Worst Lyrics of Wicked. Here we go.

NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
(title itself really just sucks)

"And goodness knows we know what goodness is" doesn't even fit with the rythm. And WTF is with that line anyway?

"Like a froggy ferny cabbage..." Uhm, someone please explain to me what that is?

On the OCR, whenever Elphaba's mother is going into labro and she says "The baby's coming!" I could swear that the father says "How?" I just wanna shout, "How do you THINK?" Ugh.

THE WIZARD AND I

"When people see me they will scream for half of Oz's favorite team." Ughh...

SOMETHING BAD

This whole song...just...no.

Same with DANCING THROUGH LIFE. There are too many awful lyrics to count.

I'M NOT THAT GIRL

"I wasn't born for the rose and the pearl." Stretch for rhyme much?

ONE SHORT DAY

The whole Wizomania thing just makes my eyes roll. It's all so bad.

A SENTIMENTAL MAN

"Helping you with your ascent allows me to feel so...parental." No words.

I agree with all of them previously said about Defying Gravity.

Act II coming soon.

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iheartmygeek, in Wicked when she says "The baby's coming," the dad says "and how!" as an exclamation, so that actually makes sense. And while I agree with you on most of the Wicked lyrics, I actually kind of enjoy rhyming "ascent allows me to feel so parental". I know it's dumb but I kind of like it. And one you missed...

Somehow I've fallen under your spell, and somehow I'm feeling it's up that I fell......hmmmm

Oh, come on

"I believe in lookin'
like my time on earth is cookin'"

I started giggling in my seat when I heard that.

JRB is my favorite composer on Earth. The Last 5 Years is my favorite musical. HOWEVER:

"At some point down the line,
Don’t we get to relax
Without some new tsuris
To push me yet further from you?"

How often is the word "tsuris" used? Really?

And:

"You don’t have to get a haircut,
You don’t have to change your shoes,
You don’t have to like Duran Duran,
Just love me."

So crappy. SO.

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Just wanted to say that I agree that good lyrics aren't just about what makes sense...It's what sounds good, and feels truthful to the character/time period.

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