Lyrics To Go

The guys get together to discuss the 90's one hit wonder Got You (Where I Want You) from The Flys. I don't think anyone knows what they're trying to do or say here... including the band. Is it supposed to be funny? Poignant? Whatever it's trying to do, it isn't succeeding.

Seth and Marc discuss the creepy stalker song It'll Be Me as sung by noted freak Jerry Lee Lewis. If you're wondering if this song is tongue in cheek or not, knowing he married his 14-year-old relative doesn't help his case.

This week, the guys discuss one thing Canada doesn't do well at all.... reggae. Specifically, the song Rude by Magic! This song was everywhere and it was very bad. A whiny guy asking for his girlfriend's fathers blessing only to tell him to eat shit when he doesn't get it? Quit wasting our time.

The guys discuss 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon... One of the best songwriters of our generation reduced to a shitty rhyme scheme about cheating on his wife. Bummer.

Marc and Seth go back to the grunge days to talk about the strange lyrics to Spoonman by Seattle legends Soundgarden. Listen to us wax nostalgic about our youth and then talk about how fucking weird these lyrics are.

Wow. Seth and Marc listen to the single Hey Mister by Custom. Truly detestable, this song was banned from MTV after they labeled the song and video "pedophilic and offensive to women". I think that's all we need to say about that.

The guys celebrate Memorial Day with the best-selling female artist of all time and her song Like A Prayer. This song has it all.. double entendres, gospels choirs, and.... mentions of children?

Seth and Marc talk about the earworm Virtual Insanity by Jamiroquai. A danceable tune that ends up being about a fear of a dystopian future where people live underground and people are changing the color of their babies. Wait, what?

Seth and Marc are forced to listen to Sexy Little Thing by "superband" Chickenfoot; some of your least favorite parts of mostly mediocre bands. Take a trip with them as they try to uncover what some of this means and face the parts that are, unfortunately, all too clear.

Seth and Marc discuss the manipulative tactics of Scotland's own Del Amitri and their incel-esque hit Roll To Me. We learned all kinds of interesting things like there is no one in the band named Del Amitri, they're Scottish, and they've been around much longer than we knew.

WARNING - We discuss sexual abuse in this episode. If that is a topic you want to avoid, we will be back with a more light-hearted episode next week. Seth and Marc talk about the disturbing lyrics of Tool's first single Prison Sex. This isn't a funny one and may go down as the biggest downer episode in the history of the podcast, but any lyrics that include "shit, blood, and cum on my hands" should be discussed at least a bit.

Seth and Marc invite very special guests Tim and Joee back on to tackle the nightmare that is Walk Like An Egyptian by all-female supergroup The Bangles. Marking the beginning of the end of the band, this a confusing note to go out on. One part dance craze, one part social commentary, but whole parts steaming hot turd. Special Guests: Joee Patterson and Tim Clark.

The guys once again turn to the oeuvre of Steve Miller and his band with the laid back jam Fly Like An Eagle. Is it really as deep as they seem to think it is? And would it have packed more punch if it kept its original context?

Marc and Seth take a look under the hood of the heartbreak anthem that is Boyz II Men's End Of The Road. Unfortunately the deeper you get, the more the heartbreak gives in two a double-edged sword; cuckolded whiner and menacing creep.

The guys discuss a stone cold classic; She Talks To Angels by The Black Crowes. Undoubtedly a jam, it raises some unanswered and troublesome questions...

The guys look over the insanely creepy I Will Possess Your Heart by indie darlings Death Cab For Cutie. It starts off sounding cool and ends up making you want to buy an alarm system.

Seth and Marc take a look at the first Collective Soul single Shine. Reportedly not a Christian band, this song sounds a hell of a lot like a Christian song by the laziest and whiniest follower ever.

The guys listen to the song True Love by Pink where she talks about how much she hates her significant other. It may be all fun and games to her but is it dangerous in the wrong hands?

The guys go over one of Robert Plant's solo hits with a very unfortunate name: Big Log. Luckily, it's not a song about a giant shit. Unluckily, it is a giant shit.

Seth and Marc dust off an old 5ive hit from their sophomore effort Invincible called If Ya Gettin' Down. And just in time for their tour announcement of UK, Australia, and New Zealand! This song is bringing the quality we've come to expect from a UK boy band... that is to say, low.

The podcast reaches some new depths with the Methods Of Mayhem single Get Naked. If Tommy Lee wasn't bad enough, Fred Durst is on it too.

Seth and Marc re-record an episode from days past and talk about Aerosmith's Walk This Way. It's pretty confusing, pretty gross, and much more on-the-nose than Steven Tyler was thinking.

It's been a while since the guys discussed a little Kid Rock. Here, they talk about his collaboration with Canada's Monster Truck and his rendering of their modest hit Don't Tell Me How To Live. In true Kid Rock fashion, he takes something decent and makes it abysmal.

Seth and Marc bring Mike back to talk more about ska; specifically the mysterious meaning behind Madness's only number 1 hit House Of Fun. Special Guest: Mike Cosden.

It's been a long time since the guys have talked about Uncle Nuge. And what better song to discuss than Wang Dang Sweet Poontang? Need we say more?

Seth and Marc kick the new year in high gear with Rump Shaker by Wreckx-N-Effect. With a video that was banned from MTV and reviled for its horny lyrics, you'd think there's not much more to say... the guys disagree.

The guys pull some low-hanging fruit with Ironic by Alanis Morissette. Often maligned by "um, actually" language critics everywhere, it can't NOT be talked about at some point.

The guys talk about the Bruno Mars hit That's What I Like. There's no argument that Gene Hernandez is an incredibly talented musician. He also goes a little off the rails in his pleading with this one.

Happy holidays from the guys at Lyrics To Go! To celebrate, Seth and Marc talk about the Mariah Carey hit Oh Santa where, upon seeing him shopping with a current lover, takes it upon herself to beg Kris Kringle to kidnap him and push him down her chimney with increasing intensity.

Seth and Marc call in the big guns for a song that has definitely had its lyrics scrutinized in the past... all the way up to the high courts. Fan favorites Jamie and Kristin join to talk about 2 Live Crew's Me So Horny which is offensive in two ways: it's extremely sexual and it's also pretty stupid. Who is surprised?Special Guests: Jamie Carmichael and Kristin Herman.

Seth and Marc listen to the Canadian nepo-baby Tal Bachman and his song She's So High. This song is basically about how even if your dad was in The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, you can still think of yourself as somewhere below pond scum and compare beautiful women to a 19 year old who was burned at the stake.

Marc and Seth try to figure out exactly what's going on with Shakira's hit song She Wolf. Are we dealing with bad lyrics due to poor translation, bad lyric writing, or both? Why didn't the producers help steer her in a better direction? Why are we talking about being in a closet?

Seth and Marc go over the lyrics to country rock phenom Billy Ray Cyrus' recording breaking hit Achy Breaky Heart. Written by Don Von Tress and recorded by the Marcy Brothers, Miley's dad couldn't leave unwell enough alone and started a line dancing revolution with a song that loves naming body parts and doesn't make much sense.

The guys listen to and discuss Stroke 9's minor hit Little Black Backpack. A song that slides down the slope of 90's anger and gets creepier and more controlling the longer it goes. More than likely the most frightening song about a fashion trend in a long while.

Marc and Seth bring Kristin in to talk about the victim-blaming inner city jam What Would You Do? by City High. A song about a guy at a party watching strippers and then wondering why strippers are stripping. Some classic problematic hypocrisy especially poignant in these times.Special Guest: Kristin Herman.

The guys talk about the troublesome lyrics in Paul Revere and The Raiders' hit song Steppin' Out. One part unclear, two parts vaguley threatening, and two parts sounding like a revenge sex song, this is a strange one in many aspects.

Another day, another shitty British boy band... this time in the form of Another Level and their death rattle that was Bomb Diggy. Touting what might be the dumbest half of a chorus in the shows history, this is a real dump.

The guys throw on their cowboy hats and listen to the drivel that is God Made Girls by The Voice quarterfinalist Raelynn. Is it misogynist? Is it saying men are useless without women? Maybe both!

Another day, another song where the narrator descends into madness. Seth and Marc go to therapy with the boys in Saliva to see what Click Click Boom is all about... and it ain't a whole lot of fun.

For episode 250, the guys work on ironing out the anti-male model song I Can't Dance by prog-rock-cum-pop band Genesis. This song was called "provocatively smug" which we couldn't agree more with. AND it sucks.

Seth and Marc take the wild ride provided by Beyonce and Co. in Destiny's Child's hit Cater 2 U. What starts off sweet and lovely turns into a red flag the size of Texas half way through. Can they pull the nose up before the song is over?

WOAAHHH YEAHHH! The guys find out what the hell is going on in the sad verses of the glam rock hit The Ballroom Blitz by The Sweet... and YES, both of those are supposed to have "The"s in front of them.

The guys talk about the first big stateside hit by way of New Zealand... Split Enz and their certified creepfest I Got You. Somehow, someone obsessing over you sounds even weirder in an accent. Boy, is it a doozy!

The guys talk about the highest-charting song by The Romantics; Talking In Your Sleep. The only thing that eclipse the creepiness of this is how it doesn't make sense in the end.

The guys invite listener-favorite Jamie back for what ends up being a monster-sized episode to discuss the Peggy Scott-Adams' questionable hit Bill. After a lengthy talk about the singer's history, the conversation turns to these FIVE VERSES worth of lyrics and what the intentions were. Special Guest: Jamie Carmichael.

Seth and Marc get deep into the repetitive lyrics for Blue Oyster Cult's last hit Burnin' For You. What does it all mean and does it even matter when a song rocks this hard?

The guys are on a roll and decide to talk about the Spin Doctor's hit song Two Princes. This one leaves a lot of questions to be answered. Who wants to have rockets bought for them? Should that person be trusted? Are these lyrics all about one prince? And why does this guy think "no future" is a selling point?

Seth and Marc dust off the ol' classic If You Wanna Be Happy as made famous by Jimmy Soul. Somehow, it manages to simultaneously make "pretty" and "ugly" women feel terrible in one fell swoop and, at the same time, make marriage sound like a worthless endeavor. Impressive!

Seth and Marc discuss the legacy of Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan) before trudging through the jingoistic 2nd grade poetry that is Real American as sung by Rick Derringer. A song that has aged like the Cold War, there is some interesting history to be learned and some talk to be had about what makes someone indefensible.

The guys talk about the Depeche Mode sleeper single It's No Good. Is it a big surprise that this band wrote a macabre song about being obsessed with someone like this? In hindsight, hell no.