One Direction

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.

Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, One Direction

Check out the index.

Gotta Be You album at Amazon.com

One Direction's, "History"

The Lyrics:

You and me got a whole lot of history

Why:

It should be "You and I have a whole lot of history." There's no good reason it isn't that way.

Submitted by: Rick O'Shea

One Direction's, "What Makes You Beautiful"

The Lyrics:

Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed

Why:

"Everyone else but you": It is redundant and incorrect to say "but you" in this sentence because the meaning is already implied by the phrase "everyone ELSE". "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed": It should be "I am overwhelmed by the way that you flip your hair" or "The way that you flip your hair overwhelms me". The correct use of "overwhelm" is as a transitive verb and not an adjective describing a state or condition. So something can overwhelm a person or a person may be overwhelmed by something, but it is incorrect to say that something can get a person into an "overwhelmed state".

Submitted by: Lizzyjane

One Direction's, "You & I"

The Lyrics:

Nothing can come between you and I.

Why:

It should be "...between you and me."

Submitted by: Polly Etheline

New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.

Submissions

Would you like to Submit Some Lyrics for a Song We're always looking for more entries.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: amIright.com makes no claims to the accuracy of the correct lyrics. All correct lyrics are copyrighted, amIright.com does not claim ownership of the original lyrics.