I know you’ve done it. We’ve all done it. A song comes on the radio…you’re listening desperately to try and figure out the words. Suddenly, “what did he just say?” is the initial reaction that comes out of your mouth! Did they really just say that? Couldn’t they have thought of something else?

When I first began my quest to create this list, my initial reaction was to simply state: “Every song lyric ever written by Nickelback.” These boys drive me absolutely insane. I cannot tolerate them on the radio for more than a quick second before a deathly scowl comes across my face, a look that I’m sure resembles the same one as when I drive to the “transfer station” in town to unload my recycleables and household waste.

But the question on most of our minds is, quite simply put, “WHY?” Why on earth did someone write this lyric? Are your creative impulses as such a lull that you really couldn’t find anything else? Did you call someone for assistance? Even “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” has lifelines; maybe you should have a few stockpiled for reference as well.

So here we go! After months of research and lending a heartfelt ear to the music industry, this is THE list of “The 17 Worst Song Lyrics Ever Performed”: [Read more →]