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Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, Diana Ross
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Diana Ross', "Love Hangover"
The Lyrics:
I don't need no cure
I don't need no cure
I don't need no cure
Why:
Double negative. "Don't" and "no" cancel each other out so Diana is saying she DOES need a cure.
Submitted by: Glenn
Diana Ross', "heme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going"
The Lyrics:
Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life has shown you?
Do you like the things that life has shown you?
Why:
OK, either leave that dangling preposition "to" off the first line or change it to something like this: "Do you know where you're going, Stu?" (or Lou or Sue) Then again, the whole thing is stupid because the next line is pronounced like this: "Do you like the things that life has show-en you?" What the heck is that? It was a dumb movie anyway.
Submitted by: MDSmiff
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