Absurd lyrics

Thanks, bro, for the beautiful verses in 'Colours'. That brings me to the current topic of how some songs sound so nonsensical that you wish the lyricist would go die/stuff himself/herself (pardon me, just showing off two new expressions that I learnt at work) ! Taking poetic liberties is fine with me but sometimes, lyricists go overboard. Sometimes, the words sound jarring and out of place and sometimes, they have just been thrust in there more for the sake of rhyme than reason. If you are unsure what I am talking about, here are a few examples:

• the song 'Anbe,anbe' from the Tamil movie, Jeans-A melody thats takes you with it with beautiful visuals of Aish (looking great, I must say) and Prashanth looking handsome (a rare occurrence). So, Hariharan is cooing, 'Azhagiya nilavil... OXYGEN nirappi'! Oops, that hurt! Suddenly, I am in Chemistry class instead of literature. I'll never forgive this one. The other one in the same category is 'Gulmohar malare'. One, I have met atleast 5 Tamil people wondering what kind of flower was Gulmohar. Yes, the heroine is Hindi and sometimes, Hindi words sound cute in Tamil songs ('Dilbarjaane' from Kalaignan comes to mind) but any other flower would fit here. Two, the paragraph goes 'Yearkanave manam erimalai dhaane, yeanadi PETROL oothugiraay?!' Back to Chemistry class! Talking about whatchamacallit, Math class(?), another gem from Jeans goes '50 kg Tajmahal'! Spare me, ye Gods!
• the song 'mind-blowing Mahiya' from Cash. Check out "hai nikle par armaanno ke, you taking me higher. saiya saiya chhodo mori baiya, ho na jau dekho crazy with saaiyaan. U r my mindblowing Mahiya"! Whoa! I am sure the lyricist really intended to irritate people when he/she wrote this one.
• the song 'Haaye Mera Dil' from Josh. The paragraph starts "Kitna Pyaara hai yeh Pyaar...Pyaara, Pyaara!" Hello?! I am sure a kindergarten kid would be able to make up better rhymes.

On the other hand, I confess I love some of the total nonsense songs especially Govinda ones like 'Madhuri Dixit mili raste mein' (really funny and entertaining), 'Sharmana Chhod Daal/Zara Hawa Aane de', 'Main toh rate se jaa raha tha' (the 'nani mari' bit is jarring but ok overall), 'Ande ka Funda' (I find this one innovative somehow), 'Nazuk nazuk/Chingaari bheegi dekho'. These songs don't try to be poetic or beautiful, they are trying to be funny and entertaining and they are.

So, I hope lyricists make up their mind about the mood of the song and write accordingly. Otherwise, a perfectly nice song ends up becoming an earsore (is there a word like this similar to eyesore?).

Do share any other stupid song examples that you can think of-we all could use a few smiles/laughs any day.

I had to edit this post to add that BAAP of all worst lyrics: 'Dard-e-Disco'. It lives up to its name-PAIN! If you dont agree, check out this:

Ab phirtha hun mein London Paris Newyork LA San Francisco

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dil todh gaya mujhe chood gaya, woh peechle mahine ke chabees ko

Mummyyyyyyy:-(

Colours

Happy New Year to all! As g3 requested, here is an "inspired" piece of poetry by yours truly, enjoy!

Colours

Green is the grass in the fields
Green are the leaves on trees
Green is the hue of envy
Her veil that flies nonchalantly in the wind
Is green.

Pink is the sky at sunset
Pink is the untouched rose
Pink are the feet of a newborn
Her cheeks when she blushes after a compliment
Are pink.

Red is the beak of a parrot
Red is the magic of a carpet
Red is the blood in my veins
Her pouting lips, and her heavenly smile
Are red.

Blue is the cloudless sky
Blue is the shoreless lake
Blue is a blooming violet
The beauty of her captivating eyes
Is blue.

Black is the cuckoo that sings in the rain
Black are the wings of a raven
Black is the flute-playing Lord
Her velvet tresses that shone in the sun
Are black.

Yellow are the swaying sunflowers
Yellow is the life-giving sun
Yellow is the gold in her jewels
The turmeric she smears on her face when she bathes
Is yellow.

White is the soul-stirring swan
White is the beauty of the Taj
White is a pearl in an oyster
Her heart, as pure as heaven
Is white.