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These are lyrics by Barenaked Ladies that we think are kind of nonsensical.
Nonsensical Song Lyrics, Barenaked Ladies
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Barenaked Ladies', "Falling For The First Time"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'm so brave
Too bad I'm a baby
Too bad I'm a baby
Why They're Nonsensical:
In this case he's basically saying 'I'm so brave but I'm scared.' Is he brave or is he scared? (Just like the line "I'm brave but I'm chickens**t" from Alanis Morissette's "Hand In My Pocket.")
Submitted by: Ted
Barenaked Ladies', "Get In Line"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Everywhere I go there's someone in a trench coat staring at me
When I'm not at home I'm sure someone's rummaging through my trash
Whatever could they want from me
Is it just a part of a giant government conspiracy?
I gotta go see my doctor about this itchy pentagram-shaped rash.
When I'm not at home I'm sure someone's rummaging through my trash
Whatever could they want from me
Is it just a part of a giant government conspiracy?
I gotta go see my doctor about this itchy pentagram-shaped rash.
Why They're Nonsensical:
Trench coats? Government conspiracies? Pentagram-shaped rash? This dude's got problems!
Submitted by: Sarah
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had A Million Dollars"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I'd buy you a green dress
(But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
(But not a real green dress, that's cruel)
Why They're Nonsensical:
What the heck is so cruel about a green dress? Unless it, too, was made from animals (like the fur coat, which is mentioned earlier, and also described as 'cruel'), but how many green animals are there, besides frogs? I'm baffled.
Submitted by: Chad
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had A Million Dollars"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
If I had a million dollars
(If I had a million dollars)
I buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
(If I had a million dollars)
I buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had a million dollars (If I had a million dollars)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
Why They're Nonsensical:
Ok, so a fur coat is cruel, but yet keeping a wild animal as a pet is all right with you? That's messed up logic!
Submitted by: sXe LeXi 5X2
Barenaked Ladies', "If I Had A Million Dollars"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
If I had a million dollars
I'd be rich!
I'd be rich!
Why They're Nonsensical:
No kidding?
Submitted by: Celeste
Barenaked Ladies', "It's All Been Done"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I knew you
before the fall of Rome
before the fall of Rome
Why They're Nonsensical:
20,000 years A.D.? I don't think so!
Submitted by: Celeste
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Chickity china the Chinese chicken
You have drumstick and your brain starts tickin'
Watching X-files with no lights on
You have drumstick and your brain starts tickin'
Watching X-files with no lights on
Why They're Nonsensical:
All I can do is laugh whenever I hear this.
Submitted by: Scorpian
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Hold it now and watch the hoodwink
As I make you stop-think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
As I make you stop-think
You'll think you're looking at Aquaman
Why They're Nonsensical:
Great song, but these lyrics are completely meaningless. I'm sure they were chosen purely because they sound cool when sung!
Submitted by: Matt E.
Barenaked Ladies', "One Week"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Hot like wasabe when I bust rhymes,
Big like Leann Rimes,
Because I'm all about value.
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits,
You try to match wits,
You try to hold me but I bust through.
Big like Leann Rimes,
Because I'm all about value.
Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits,
You try to match wits,
You try to hold me but I bust through.
Why They're Nonsensical:
The entire song is a complete joke. I don't think any band other than these guys could have gotten away with it.
Submitted by: Princess Ana
Barenaked Ladies', "Pinch Me"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Maybe I'll hide out under there-
I just made you say underwear
I just made you say underwear
Why They're Nonsensical:
What the heck does that mean? They shouldn't have even put that line in if they couldn't rhyme anything besides 'underwear' with 'there'. IOW, a lame rhyme!
Submitted by: chatgirl44
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