Photo: Horia VarlanTwo years ago, I asked for suggestions for the most memorable song lyrics of recent years, to help with the next edition of The Yale Book of Quotations. Let me repeat my “bleg” from that time, and ask again for suggestions:
Enough with 21st-century movie lines. Let me now move on to 21st-century popular song lyrics. … I would welcome suggestions of memorable quotations from 21st-century popular songs, from hip hop and from other genres. It should be kept in mind that songs that are great musically may have mediocre lyrics (such as, from an older time period, “Stairway to Heaven”), and I am interested in the lyrics here rather than the music, however good that may be.
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Ah, never mind, that was 20th century.
“I love you like a fat kid loves cake”
Song: 21 Questions
Artist: 50 Cent
What’s your name?
Who’s your Daddy?
Is he rich like me?
“I can’t drive 55″
I hate myself for this, but the first thing that came to my mind was “Hey, Macarena!”
I agree completely, “…and it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift. the baffled king composing hallelujah.”
#4: Although it’s been covered many times recently, Hallelujah is a Leonard Cohen song from the 80′s, not “21st century” as the question asks. Ditto for the Fresh Prince.
The question asked for “Memorable” lyrics, which I guess doesn’t necessarily mean great ones. One memorably awful lyric:
“My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard”
“Domo Arrigato Mr. Roboto”
…..That is the limit of American facility with the Japanese Language. But they all drive Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans and Mazdas to their favorite sushi bar.