It’s easy to find wisdom in great words. Not so much in pure drivel. Yet if the conventional wisdom echoed by Rush lead yowler Geddy Lee that “You can’t get something for nothing” rings true, then wouldn’t it make sense that the wisdom you work harder for will ultimately mean more? From where better, then, to draw true knowledge of self and the world around you than the debris of popular music?

Anybody can be inspired by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen or Leonard Cohen, but it takes the truly astute student of popular culture to find virtue in the words of MC Hammer or Air Supply. With that in mind, we offer the following list of the worst song lyrics of all time. We’re not saying that there is any wisdom here; just that if you can find any, you’re a better person than us.

“Rip it up - move down/ Rip it up - move it down to the ground/ Rip it up - cool down/ Rip it up - don't hang it on the borderline/ Everybody have fun tonight/ Everybody have fun tonight/ Everybody Wang Chung tonight/ Everybody have fun tonight/ Everybody Wang Chung tonight/ Everybody have fun.”

“Everybody Have Fun Tonight” by Wang Chung

“There's not a woman that can handle a man like me/ That's why I juggle two or three/ I ain't one to commit, you can omit that bit/ You pop the question that's it.”

“Rico Suave” by Gerardo

“Say you don't know me, or recognize my face/ Say you don't care who goes to that kind of place/ Knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight/ Too many runaways eating up the night/ Marconi plays the Mamba/ Listen to the radio/ Don't you remember?/ We built this city/ We built this city on rock and roll!

“We Built This City” by Starship

“Song she sang to me/ Song she brang to me/ Words that rang in me/ Rhyme that sprang from me/ Warmed the night/ And what was right\ Became me/ You are the sun/ I am the moon/ You are the words/ I am the tune/ Play me.”

“Play Me” by Neil Diamond

“And you can tell my arms, go back into the farm/ You can tell my feet to hit the floor/ You can tell my lips, or tell my fingertips/ They won't be reaching out for you no more/ Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart/ I just don't think he'd understand/ 'Cause if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart/ He might blow up and kill this man.”

“Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus

“Sweet dreams are made of theeis*/ Who am I to disagree/ I travel the world and the seven seas/Everybody’s looking for someting/ Hold your head up/ Movin’ on/ Keep your head up/ Movin’ on ...”

“Sweet Dreams” by The Eurythmics

Compiled by Jake TenPas

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