I have just heard the opening bars of “While my guitar gently weeps” on the radio and instantly switched off. However, it has put me in a bad mood because I hate the pitiful lyrics that are so typical of wishy-washy George Harrison who went into a sulk during the recording of “Abbey Road” because he didn´t like Paul McCartney telling him off. Read on and puke at this:
“I look at you all see the love there that’s sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps.”
Here are some other lyrics that are so criminally bad that the people who wrote them – and those who encouraged them by buying the crappy records – should be suspended by their testicles with piano wire until they become sopranos. I know they are all dated but so am I. In fact, I am so dated that I hanker for the good old days of lyrics like “By the light of the silvery moon”.
“Your Song”
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss
Well a few of the verses well they’ve got me quite cross
“Eleanor”
I think you´re really groovy
Let´s go and see a movie
“Lady in Red”
I’ve never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight
I’ve never seen you shine so bright
“MacArthur’s Park”
MacArthur´s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
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.
“I´m not in love”
I keep your picture
Upon the wall
It hides a nasty stain that’s lying there
So don’t you ask me
To give it back
I know you know it doesn’t mean that much to me.
“Happy to be on an island in the sun”
Mothers with their children waiting in the cool of the shade,
And thirsty people coming from the fields to drink, tea and lemonade,
Nominated by Mr Polly





