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Post by Michael1973 on Jun 16, 2021 8:08:27 GMT -5
Not that I expect good grammar in a rap song or anything, but...
In Summertime, the Fresh Prince sings, "Yeah, I got on sneaks, but I need a new pair, 'cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there."
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Post by doofus67 on Jul 4, 2021 15:54:48 GMT -5
"Cherish," Kool & the Gang, and many others: "I often pray before I lay down by your side"..."lie" is correct
"The Boys Are Back in Town," Thin Lizzy: "They were askin' if you were around / How you was, where you could be found"..."how you were" is correct
"My Prerogative," Bobby Brown: "Ego trips is not my thing / All these strange relationships / Really gets me down"..."is" should be "are"; "gets" should be "get"
"Tunnel of Love," Bruce Springsteen: "If you want to ride on down, down in through this tunnel of love"...preposition overload, though not nearly as many repetitions of "down" as in the sixth single from Born in the USA
"A Horse with No Name," America: "'Cuz there ain't no one for to give you no pain"...where do I start?
"God Bless the USA," Lee Greenwood: "And I'm proud to be an American / Where at least I know I'm free" ...Not an AT40 artist, to be sure. Call me unpatriotic on this hallowed holiday. Who doesn't think that lyric was supposed to go, "to live in America"? And who had the brilliant idea of changing it?
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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 10, 2021 12:34:20 GMT -5
Richard Marx -- "Take This Heart"
"Ain't nothin' gonna take this heart away."
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Post by mkarns on Jul 10, 2021 15:01:45 GMT -5
Richard Marx -- "Take This Heart" "Ain't nothin' gonna take this heart away." And Richard double-gaffed grammatically on “Don’t Mean Nothin””, though “It Doesn’t Mean Anything” doesn’t sound as good in a song. In strict grammatical terms, Charlene should probably have sung “I’ve Never Been To Myself” (if she had to sing that at all.)
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Post by Michael1973 on Jul 10, 2021 21:39:50 GMT -5
And then there's one of my all-time favorites, from Kon Kan's "I Beg Your Pardon":
"Don't need to see, hear from you never again."
Also, the opening line of "Crimson And Clover":
"I don't hardly know her."
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Post by Michael1973 on Aug 6, 2021 14:43:50 GMT -5
Andy Gibb in "Shadow Dancing:"
"There ain't nothing come between us in the end."
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Post by mga707 on Aug 6, 2021 16:17:57 GMT -5
Andy Gibb in "Shadow Dancing:" "There ain't nothing come between us in the end." Guess 'there was nothing that came between us in the end' was just one too many words!
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