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.
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I'll do what I should have did!
It should be "I'll do what I should have done"!! They probably just used "did" instead to make it rhyme with "kid".
Submitted by: Normile Richardson
I just wanna lay in my bed
It should be LIE, not LAY! Get it right, Bruno!
Submitted by: Jojojo
Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
Even "is you or ain't you my baby" would have been an improvement.
Submitted by: Amanda
Heart's,
"Who Will You Run To"
Who's gonna love you baby as good as I
It should be "Who's going to love you as well as I do?" Even that is awkward. Maybe it should be "Who's going to love you as well as I do?"
Submitted by: Robert Ballinger
Rush's,
"The Spirit of Radio"
Bright antennae bristle with the energy
Wrong plural form of "antenna" used here. The Latin plural "antennae" is used only in zoology; for all other definitions (e.g., radio) the correct plural is "antennas".
Submitted by: RJSchex
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Double negation again.
Submitted by: J.
I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
Well, according to some sources, the lyrics are "what I'll be saying", which would make it correct grammar, but that still doesn't make the double negation at the end correct,
Submitted by: J.
I don't care what you talking 'bout, baby
But we certain care about the grammar in what MJ 'IS' (yes, a 'be verb') talking about (well, at least I do).
Submitted by: J.
Don't be judgin'
Again, "don't be" being followed by an active verb is would be considered as "bad grammar".
Submitted by: J.
Don't be messin' 'round, don't be messin' 'round
As I know of, "don't be" can either be followed by a passive verb or an adjective, but not an active verb (though it is often used in a slang-y manner)
Submitted by: J.
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