When Rhymes Go South

For the A-Z Blog challenge, I will be addressing some of life's big questions. Perhaps together we can find the answers to many heretofore unsolvable mysteries.

is for Rhyme

As in, the worst rhymes ever. I love poetry, and I get that rhyming is hard. I have a lot of respect for anyone, songwriter or poet, who creates in rhyme. 

But let's be honest. Sometimes, it just doesn't work. Here are a few examples that make me ask myself, and you, What were they thinking?

=>From The Steve Miller Band, "The Worst Wombat in Mecca"

There are few things I won't find,
Some are better left alone,
Like that bulldog in the bathroom,
Like that wombat on the phone. 

Oh, yeah. Like that makes sense.

=>Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Into the Great Wide Open"

The paper said Ed always played from the heart
He got an agent and a roadie named Bart

If the best rhyme you can come up with is naming someone Bart, maybe you should start over.

=>Green Day, "Disappearing Boy"

Am I here or am I there
Or am I playing on the stairs
Am I in my room with my toys
I am the disappearing boy

Is it just me, or does this sound suspiciously like Dr. Seuss?


=>P!nk, "Who Knew"

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong

Really? She's going to stand up and punch them out? Punch them. Out.


What are some song lyrics that have left you palming your face?


*On a personal note, it is not my intention to slam these groups, some of them I actually like.

Tomorrow's Question:
I'm a Millionaire! (In Africa?)