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Song lyrics aren't supposed to be a fountain of perfect english, but on the other hand some are just so atrocious, they need to get called out. We're not looking for sentance fragments or the word ain't since there are too many instances to count.
Here's a couple of the most recent entries...
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Alicia Keys/Jay Z's, "Empire State of Mind"
The Lyrics: "New York--Concrete Jungle where dreams are made of"
Why: This isn't just a choice to use street talk, accurate depiction of dialect is a good reason for bad grammar, as Mark Twain demonstrates. This is just idiotic grammar to fit the song's demand for syllables; but "where dreams are made" is a complete thought, and the "of" is not only superfluous, it is wrong. Dreams are not made "of a place", and if they are made "in a place" or "at place", that is what "where" means. This lyric is even worse than the common misusage, "Where are you at".
Submitted by: Hartenstein
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Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle's, "You & I"
The Lyrics: Just you and I (2X)
Why: It should be "Just you and me", as you wouldn't say, "Just I".
Submitted by: Country
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