Songs come in different forms: clever, silly, intellectual, celebratory and everything else along the spectrum. But let’s establish something upfront – this list is designed to entertain. If you are someone who enjoys mindless party tunes with lyrics such as “she made us drinks to drink, we drunk em, got drunk”, that’s completely okay, no judgment here. We find it amusing, that’s all. Yes, we get that music isn’t solely reliant on lyrics. It’s about the emotional resonance and the overall impact. However, sometimes appreciating lyrics in isolation of their music can be quite humorous. You may even find yourself questioning, “what was going through the songwriter’s mind?” And to be honest, sometimes the songwriter probably didn’t have much on their mind, but then again, that’s art, isn’t it? So, don’t take it personally if your favourite “work of art” appears on our list. As Hilary Duff once said, “If the light is off, then it isn’t on.” We’re not entirely sure how it pertains to our discussion, or why it even needed to be mentioned in a song for that matter. She might have been better suited covering a well-crafted song like the ones featured on our “25 popular songs you may not realize are cover songs”. So here they are, the 25 silliest song lyrics of all time!
"I met a girl. She asked me my name. I told her what it was."
Razorlight – Somewhere Else
"Open your eyes. I see you. Your eyes are open"
Erasure – Always
"Swag, swag, swag on you. Chillin' by the fire while we eatin' fondue"
Justing Bieber – Boyfriend
"She's indecisive, she can't decide"
Sean Kingston – Eenie Meenie
"Kickin' in the front seat Sittin' in the back seat Gotta make my mind up Which seat can I take?"
Rebecca Black – Friday
"Only time will tell if we stand the test of time."
Van Halen – Why Can’t This Be Love
“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Saturday to Sunday.”
Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling
“I love you like a love song baby.”
Selena Gomez – I Love You Like A Love Song
“Someone left the cake out in the rain / I don’t think that I can take it / Cause it took so long to bake it / And I’ll never have that recipe again.”
Jimmy Webb – MacArthur Park
“If the light is off, then it isn’t on.”
Hillary Duff – So Yesterday
"Caught beneath the landslide in a champagne supernova in the sky."
Oasis – Champagne Supernova
"Horseshoes splacking swallows hay-cart, cart-horse of the peasant blocking his path."
The Fall – Dktr Faustus
"Keep the blood flowing down to your feet, Brother Lois will be around in a minute, with a bucket filled with squirreled meat."
Prince – Superfunkycalifragisexy
"War, was is stupid. And people are stupid."
Culture Club – The War Song
"She's got everything – like a moving mouth, body control and everything."
Deep Purple – Highway Star
"Late spring and you're drifting off to sleep, with your teeth in your mouth."
REM – You Are The Everything
"I'm serious as cancer when I say rhythm is a dancer!"
SNAP – Rhythm Is A Dancer
"Love is a feeling that you feel"
Taylor Henderson – Borrow My Heart
"There were plants and birds and rocks and things."
America – A Horse With No Name
"She made us drinks to drink, we drunk em, got drunk"
T-Pain – Bartender
"Everything is good till it goes bad"
Wiz Khalifa – Fly Solo
"Hotta' than a baby in a microwave"
J. Dash – WOP
"Never go in saunas cause they're crawlin' with piranhas"
The Lonely Island – YOLO
"Cake cake cake cake cake"
Drake (Jay Z) – Pound Cake
"All my friends, they're different people"
Neon Trees – Sleeping With A Friend