Mar 242011
As suggested by Townsman trigmogigmo in the comments to a recent thread, what’s the Most Blatant Lie Ever Told in a Rock Lyric? trigmo suggested the following to get us started:
I’m not trying to cause a big sensation.
As suggested by Townsman trigmogigmo in the comments to a recent thread, what’s the Most Blatant Lie Ever Told in a Rock Lyric? trigmo suggested the following to get us started:
I’m not trying to cause a big sensation.
Lou Reed: “I like women.”
and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
Hope I die before I get old
He “loves” ’em.
Ain’t that lie the truth!
“Baby I’m yours
And I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky
Yours until the rivers all run dry
In other words, until I die
Baby I’m yours
And I’ll be yours until the sun no longer shines
Yours until the poets run out of rhyme
In other words, until the end of time”
And all the zillion variations…
I am the King of Rock/There is none higher
He “loves” “women.”
I can’t get no satisfaction.
“I eat more chicken than you’ve ever seen,” as sung by Jim Morrison. A Philadelphia sports-talk radio station has some big, stupid “Wing Bowl” contest each year, right after the Eagles are eliminated. Some of the contestants sure eat more chicken than Morrison ever ate, and probably more than Howlin’ Wolf, or whichever bluesman wrote that song.
“We are all outlaws in the eyes of America
In order to survive we steal, cheat, lie, forge, hide, and deal.”
Uh, no you’re not, Ms. Slick. You’re signed to RCA Victor, you’re doing drugs normal people can’t afford, and you’re raking in oodles of money. In another 15 years, you’ll be singing “We built this city on rock and roll”.
I keep forgetting, and having to look up, and then being surprised again, that Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics to We Built This City.
“Let me get my hands on your mammary glands?”
I seriously doubt Morrissey ever felt this way about a woman.
John Fogerty was not, as he sang, “Born on the Bayou”, unless there’s one in El Cerrito, California of which I’m unaware.
Arthur Brown – “I am the god of hell fire…” – He really wasn’t.
The Beatles – “We all live in a yellow submarine…” – No, they didn’t. They lived in apartments & houses, like most people in their economic bracket. I’m not sure if any of them owned a boat at the time, much less a submarine.
Mick Jagger was not “born in a crossfire hurricane”, he was born in a hospital in the London suburbs. He isn’t Satan, either.
Jim Morrison – “I am the lizard king, I can do anything” No, he was just a bloated, drunken, drug-addled mess.
jazcoleman’s entry is running neck and neck with mememe’s “Hope I die before I get old” line. This is not to suggest I’m not chuckling over other answers.
That “whichever bluesman” you mention is Willie Dixon. He wrote the majority of stuff stolen by Led Zep, Doors, Clapton, Animals, et.al.
Incidentally, the former Chess Records studios at 2120 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago is now home to the Willie Dixon Blues Heaven Foundation. When in Chicago, I highly recommend a visit; not necessarily for the gift shop, but to go upstairs and feel the vibe in the studio where so much of the foundation of this thing called rock was laid.
Sorry Mod, I have a real thing for Mr. Dixon. Just thought we should respect him by mentioning his name — unlike the bands who copped his stuff.
Peace and love, peace and love.
“I’m wanted/Dead or alive”
No. You’re wanted dead.
Grand Funk, from We’re An American Band: “…And we proceeded to tear that hotel down”. Really? The entire hotel? They just tore it down? I don’t think even Keith Moon ever pulled that one off, so I believe Mark, Don & Mel (who wrote this) were fibbing.
A number of gay friends I have are fascinated by breasts and they get to touch them often because, well, they’re gay.
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead” – Technically, that isn’t sleeping, and I think he knew that.
You’re missing a word, and it isn’t “fred”
Willie also hails from Vicksburg, MS.
Here’s me at his Blues Trail Marker:
http://msbluestrailblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/willie-dixon.html
TB
Speaking of Bayous, most of what Roger McGuinn says in “Lover of the Bayou” is a lie…
TB
The line I mentioned from “My Generation” just suddenly cracked me up watching that clip on the other thread. Right there, all but John are decked out in rather sensational looking outfits (including Seinfeld pirate shirts!), Pete is swinging wildly at his guitar, jamming it against the mic stand, plunging it into his smoking amps, smashing it on the floor, taking Tommy Smothers’ acoustic and doing the same, and there’s the deafening explosion from Moon’s drum kit.
“Seriously, I merely wish to politely discuss certain aspects of our culture as it relates to those of my generation. Let us all remain at ease. My intent here is not to create any kind of disturbance or sensation here.” …BOOM!
Pretty much anytime Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine sang about surfing.
Henry Rollins: “I’m a liar.”
George Michael/Wham singing in “Wham Rap:” “I’ve got street credibility.”