Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 About 13,000 British voters have chosen a line from U2's 1992 hit One as their favorite lyric. "One life, with each other, sisters, brothers" topped the VH1 poll, the BBC reported Monday. Second favorite was "So you go, and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry, and you want to die" from the Smiths' Now, followed by Nirvana's "I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now, entertain us" from Smells Like Teen Spirit. No. 4 was Bob Marley's "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds, have no fear for atomic energy, 'cause none of them can stop the time" from the Redemption Song. Rounding out the Top 5 was a line from Coldplay's Yellow -- "Look at the stars, look how they shine for you." http://story.northkoreatimes.com/p.x/ct/9/cid/dd8845aa60952db2/id/f0dadfc24067874a/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyduckette Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yay! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 it was the worst lyrics poll ever btw... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 You think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 You think? well, definitely... IMO the list of the songs is "too commercial" http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtvuk/shows/lyric.jhtml 50 Cent? Arctic Monkeys?and Kylie Minogue ("I should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky" :laugh3: ) ? etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 wow,that's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Outkast Hey Ya "Shake it like a polaroid picture" :laugh3: ? and Radiohead Creep "I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo, What the hell am I doing here, I don't belong here" Radiohead have around 76 songs which have better lyrics than Creep :sick: it was voted 7th i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 well, definitely... IMO the list of the songs is "too commercial" http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtvuk/shows/lyric.jhtml Yeah, I see what you mean now. There are far better ones than on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 and i think 9 of 10 people here would agree that Coldplay have written much better lyrics than for Yellow ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 I'd say there were no Coldplay lyrics that deserved any acclaim to be honest *awaits stoning* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaniac Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 ^ *wow* .. Congrats to Coldplay for being in the top 5!! :D edit: ahem.. I mean congrats to Coldplay, not Yellow! :laugh4: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I'd say there were no Coldplay lyrics that deserved any acclaim to be honest *awaits stoning* :o :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Am not saying they're bad, they're just missing something, I think. I love Coldplay! And I love their songs. Am not dissing. :curtain: Hide me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 i'm hiding :curtain: am i offline online now :o ??? :mellow: i'm always defending Coldplay when it comes to lyrics (some songs on X&Y don't count :shifty: ) but i don't really like the results of this poll, because (and you're right there), some artists have written much better lyrics (and they're legends of music!!!) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaniac Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I don't mind that their lyrics are simple. They've said that they like lyrics that one can directly relate to, not contrived and that channel love and life without being too complicated. I don't think lyrics have to be overly thoughful or clever to be considered good. While Yellow is certainly not their best lyrically, it's great it made the top 10! :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimixxx Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Well they're from the heart which is why I love Coldplay, I just meant there's better :D True about the poll though...I mean 50 cent is in it :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an_cat Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I saw this on the U2 forum. Meh. Doesn't mean much to me, since 'One' definately isn't U2's best lyrical showcase. I'd say "I'm gonna buy a gun and start a war, if you can tell me somethin' worth fighting for" kicks Yellow's "look at the stars" line. It might be classic, and beautiful with it's melody... but it's not deep lyrically. And why wouldn't Bob Dylan (IMHO best lyricist ever) be higher up? As in, number one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondes Martenot Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 to be honest i didn't even vote, i knew the result will be rubbish :laugh1: :biker: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julimp92 Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 woow the mustacho face is awsome !! :D hahah the poll no so much :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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