10 Worst Music Lyrics Of The '80s
1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
Admittedly, the success of Michael Jackson had little to do with the lyrical content of his songs and plenty to do with his all-round talents as a singer and dancer without compare. That being said, this is only one of many tracks where further investigation into the words he is actually singing leaves you more than a little bemused.
The chief witness for the prosecution here is the unforgettably inane, 'You're a vegetable, you're a vegetable, still they hate you, you're a vegetable, you're just a buffet, you're a vegetable'. Although the lines, 'If you can't feed your baby, then don't have a baby, and don't think maybe', are considerably less than poetic.
Whilst on the subject, here are some other Jacko clunkers: 'Whispers at morning, our love is dawning', a terrible pun from Liberian Girl, or how about: 'So they came into the outway, it was a Sunday, what a black day' and 'He came into her apartment, he left bloodstains on the carpet', both from 'Smooth Criminal'. Dude, the crime is in the rhyme!