10 song lyrics with bad grammar

6 April 2019, 19:30 | Updated: 6 April 2019, 19:31

Not every great song has great lyrics - but some don't even make sense!

Let's take a look at some of the biggest grammatical crimes in music.

1. Paul McCartney and Wings: Live And Let Die

   Often cited as a huge clanger from Sir Paul: "But in this ever changing world in which we live in / Makes you give in and cry." But the lyric is actually "But IF this ever-changing world…" which makes perfect sense! But there are many other songs that don't follow the grammatical rules...

   

   Live and Let Die - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS

2. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

   "We don't need no education." We beg to differ, you kids! Get back to school!

   

   Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two (Official Music Video)

3. Space - The Female of the Species

   Scouse wonders Space dealt with clever, funny lyrics about modern British life. Well, clever in most cases. They also occasionally dipped into slip-ups like "The female of the species is more deadlier than the male". Tsk tsk.

   

   Space - Female Of The Species

4. The Doors - LA Woman

   Jim Morrison might have been a poet, but he struggled a bit with this one: "If they say I never loved you, you know they are a liar".

   

   L. A. Woman - The Doors

5. Radiohead - Creep

   Creep is about not fitting in. "I wish I was special" would sound so much better if it was "I wish I were special", wouldn't it? And don't even get us started on Thom vs Tom.

   

   Radiohead - Creep

6. The Wannadies - You And Me Song

   Shouldn't that be "You And I Song"?

   

   The Wannadies - You & Me Song (Official Video)

7. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

   Rock 'n' roll's most famous double negative? To be honest, "I can't get any satisfaction" isn't quite the same.

   

   The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Official Lyric Video)

8. AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

   "Let there be drums, and there was drums." Although criticising AC/DC for bad grammar is a bit like criticising the sea for being wet...

   

   AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (Official Video)

9. Blur - Jubilee

   "He dresses incorrectly… no one told him seventeen… he not mean enough."

   

   Blur - Jubilee

10. The White Stripes - My Doorbell

    "I'm thinking about my doorbell/When you gonna ring it?" Look Jack, your doorbell might need ringing (ahem) but your English skills need a little boning up, it should be "When ARE you going to ring it?". Of course.

    

    The White Stripes-My Doorbell

11. Feeder - Buck Rogers

    "He's got a brand new car." Should be "He has a brand new car", really.

    

    Feeder - 'Buck Rogers' - Official Music Video - HD