Lyrics To Go

Lyrics To Go episodes:

• 05.27.2024

  180 - That Summer

  Seth basks in the glory of country music and Marc sits idly by as they dissect the lyrics to the predatory That Summer by Garth Brooks. Listen to the tale of Ol' Leatherhands and what she does to a teenage...

  
• 05.20.2024

  178 - Bad Medicine

  Seth and Marc need 10cc's of medical knowledge given to Bon Jovi STAT! The guys try to figure out what makes medicine "bad," why no one else is able to help the narrator, and discuss fake endings.

  
• 05.13.2024

  177 - High Hopes

  Marc and Seth invite guest and dear friend Mike to look through the unrecommended-history-laden lyrics of High Hopes by Panic! At The Disco. What's worse: Making people who never made it feel like absolute trash or bringing up Manifest Destiny?...

  
• 05.06.2024

  176 - Mmmbop

  The guys dismantle a song that was described as "unintelligible" by one critic; Hanson's breakaway single Mmmbop. A mixture of "did you know" and "these lyrics were written by teenagers," we discuss how good they sound now and the possibilities...

  
• 04.29.2024

  175 - My Life Would Suck Without You

  Marc and Seth work through Kelly Clarkson's single "My Life Would Suck Without You," her self-professed "anti-boy-bashing song." The thing is if there was ever a time for her to bash a guy, it would be now. Don't sell yourself...

  
• 04.22.2024

  174 - Cumbersome

  The guys dig deep into the high school poetry that makes up the lyrics of 7 Mary 3's hit Cumbersome. Overflowing with self-reference and Eddie Vedder's impressions, this song will make it so you don't know if you're coming or...

  
• 04.15.2024

  173 - Family Man

  Seth and Marc talk Hall & Oates with their cover of the Mike Oldfield-penned Family Man. A sex worker propositions a man who rebuffs her advances while also telling her that if she keeps asking, he might say yes. Who...

  
• 04.08.2024

  172 - We Built This City

  Seth and Marc revisit a band they haven't talked about since episode 3... Starship's "We Built This City." Highly regarded as one of the worst songs of the 80's by some publications and one of the worst songs ever by...

  
• 04.01.2024

  171 - Holding Out For A Hero

  Marc and Seth read off the litany of prerequisites to be Bonnie Tyler's titular hero in Holding Out For A Hero and feel bad about themselves. Also, why does she need someone who is fresh from a fight? What is...

  
• 03.25.2024

  170 - Dancing In The Moonlight

  The dudes look at the lyrics to King Harvest's twinkly version of Dancing In The Moonlight. However, it's the story behind the song that is the much bigger reveal here.

  
• 03.18.2024

  169 - That'll Be The Day

  Seth and Marc unfurl the lyrics to The Crickets' (by the way of Buddy Holly) hit That'll Be The Day. Does it surprise us that this song is filled with a litany of different kinds of mental manipulation? No, not...

  
• 03.11.2024

  168 - It Wasn't Me

  Seth and Marc invite past guest Jamie on to discuss the lyrics to Shaggy's reggae-ish gaslighting anthem "It Wasn't Me." Lots of questions on this one.... about how him getting busted went down, whether or not he truly wanted to...

  
• 03.04.2024

  167 - A.D.I.D.A.S.

  This week, the dudes go through the koRn hit A.D.I.D.A.S. (All Day I Dream About Sex). This song is so bad that it pushed guitarist "Head" to quit the band to find Christ.

  
• 02.26.2024

  166 - Possession

  Marc and Seth dig into the dark story behind the Sarah McLaughlin's breakout hit Possession. One of those cases of a song that people use in their wedding but the truth behind it has much sadder, and creepier, roots.

  
• 02.19.2024

  165 - Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue (The Angry American)

  Seth and Marc look into the history of the Toby Keith song Courtesy Of The Red, White, And Blue and, of course, the lyrics themselves. Written like a 14-year-old horny for America, Toby calls for the assistance of the Statue...

  
• 02.12.2024

  164 - Down Under

  Seth and Marc wrap up their trip around the continents with the Men At Work b-side Down Under. There are undoubtedly loads of strange lyrics here but the guys get a little surprise when sorting through them and the music...

  
• 02.05.2024

  163 - A Horse With No Name

  Seth and Marc continue their continent tour with America's A Horse With No Name. This song was banned in some American stations due to possible drug references but it should've been banned for something much worse... dumb fucking words.

  
• 01.29.2024

  162 - Heat Of The Moment

  Seth and Marc are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Asia's Heat Of The Moment. Seth thinks this song is a beautiful song about a man who made a mistake and is baring his soul for...

  
• 01.22.2024

  161 - The Final Countdown

  Seth and Marc blast off into outer space with Europe to work out the lyrics to The Final Countdown. A song that is apparently about deciding to move from an Earth that is no longer inhabitable to another planet that...

  
• 01.15.2024

  160 - Hey Hey, What Can I Do?

  Marc and Seth get the Led out with the b-side to the shrill Immigrant Song; Hey Hey, What Can I Do?. Not a single, but still received tons of airplay. We get a little naive incel action with this one...

  
• 01.08.2024

  159 - Beat Again

  Seth and Marc peel apart a hit from across The Pond with JLS's Beat Again.. In hopes that they can coax someone into a relationship because the narrator(s) might die from NotHavingGirlfriend-itis, they combine their voices into one mono-tonal hellscape...

  
• 01.01.2024

  158 - Rain Is A Good Thing

  The guys are joined by friends Tim and Joee to discuss what makes country "country" and also to talk about the Luke Bryan pro-flood song Rain Is A Good Thing. Nothing beats complaining about how dry it is and then...

  
• 12.25.2023

  157 - Jingle Bell Rock

  Ho ho ho! The guys take on a Christmas classic with the unrelenting Jingle Bell Rock. What does it mean? Why can the jingle hop not begin until there is a snowstorm? What the hell is going one with these...

  
• 12.18.2023

  156 - Take The Money And Run

  Hoo hoo! Seth and Marc read through the most boring and useless story possibly ever told; Take The Money and Run by Steve Miller Band. Though they can't deny how catchy the song is, the lyrics tell a tale that,...

  
• 12.11.2023

  155 - Want You Bad

  Seth and Marc return to The Offspring to dip into their hit song Want You Bad. Have you ever found yourself in a relationship with someone who is too nice? So you write a song about how you wish they...

  
• 12.04.2023

  154 - Jack & Diane

  Seth and Marc talk about the Americana coming-of-age ditty Jack & Diane by John Cougar. Switching between horny verses and existentialist choruses, this song paints a Midwest hell where people suck on hot dogs with chili on them and fuck...

  
• 11.27.2023

  153 - Wrong Way

  Seth and Marc take on the third single from Sublime's self-titled album; Wrong Way. A song about a 14-year-old who is prostituted by her father who is picked up by a "hero" who paid to have sex with a 14-year-old...

  
• 11.20.2023

  152 - (You're) Having My Baby

  The guys scrub in to take a deep look at Paul Anka's (You're) Having My Baby which has been called chauvinistic upon many other things. Is the hype real? Is this song as self-obsessed as it seems? We certainly think...

  
• 11.13.2023

  151 - Island Girl

  Seth and Marc look at a song that was described as "racist, sexist and fetishistic" all in one fell swoop; Island Girl by Elton John (and Bernie Taupin.) A song that is swinging for a Caribbean feel and ends up...

  
• 11.06.2023

  150 - Possum Kingdom

  Seth and Marc drag the proverbial lake of lyrics in search of a line that isn't creepy as fuck in the song Possum Kingdom by Toadies. Unfortunately, they seem to come up pretty empty-handed.

  
• 10.30.2023

  149 - Lola

  Seth and Marc bring past favorite guests Adam and Logan to get into the inner workings of Lola by The Kinks. On one hand, we talk about what the lyrics reveal to people who may have heard the song in...

  
• 10.23.2023

  148 - Crazy Bitch

  Seth and Marc bring on Kristin, a recovering Buckcherry fan, to rip Crazy Bitch apart limb from limb. How high will the Creep Factor go on this one? Special Guest: Kristin Herman.

  
• 10.16.2023

  147 - Party Hard

  The guys give a bit of a death metal history lesson before launching an all-out assault on the neanderthal-esque lyrics of Andrew WK's Party Hard. Incomplete thoughts and sentences abound in spite of his intelligence. Where did he go wrong?

  
• 10.09.2023

  146 - Jailhouse Rock

  Seth and Marc look past the first 2 better known verses of Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley and discover a little surprise!

  
• 10.02.2023

  145 - Lonely Is The Night

  The guys revisit Billy Squire with his early 80's hit non-single and best attempt at a Led Zeppelin song: Lonely Is The Night. These lyrics are an unmitigated disaster and even Billy's weak explanation leaves us scratching our heads... join...

  
• 09.25.2023

  144 - Love In An Elevator

  Today, Seth and Marc find themselves in an elevator with New England's own Aerosmith for their ultra horny single Love In An Elevator. We discuss the music video, the complications of oral sex in an elevator, and the death...

  
• 09.18.2023

  143 - The Way

  The guys unveil the true story behind the 90's hit The Way which catapulted Fastball into the limelight. The lyrics, which seem to be about a couple who decide to shrug off the banality of the normal life in exchange...

  
• 09.11.2023

  142 - Stacy's Mom

  Marc and a very horned-up Seth talk about a power pop song for all of the niche demographic of "boys who are into the mom of a girl that has a thing for them instead of the girl"... Stacy's Mom...

  
• 09.04.2023

  141 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

  The guys take another trip down AC/DC lane with their perplexing hit Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. 3 verses about people who have been wronged and trying to figure out exactly what he's doing to each of them. Sex? Murder?...

  
• 08.28.2023

  140 - Nights On Broadway

  Seth and Marc get funky with the Bee Gee's stalker anthem Nights On Broadway. Not their biggest hit, but definitely up there with the creepiest. One part waiting in the dark and one part voices-in-his-head, the Brothers Gibb go in...

  
• 08.21.2023

  139 - Livin' La Vida Loca

  Seth and Marc are entranced by the sultry sounds of Ricky Martin's hit Livin' La Vida Loca. A catchy ditty that tells the story of a woman who is up to some real creepy shit like black cats and voodoo...

  
• 08.14.2023

  138 - Animal (Fuck Like A Beast)

  Seth and Marc invite metal lover and Strip Club Mom Doug Davison to splay open the W.A.S.P. single Animal (Fuck Like A Beast). Starts out aggressively horny and turns aggressively aggressive AND horny. Special Guest: Doug Davison.

  
• 08.07.2023

  137 - Zombie

  The guys get serious this week talking about the real meaning behind a quintessential 90's song: Zombie by The Cranberries. Due to its title, it shows up on countless Halloween playlists but is about something much more fiendish than All...

  
• 07.31.2023

  136 - She's A Beauty

  Step right up... and don't be shy! The guys get to look inside another world and talk about this heaping pile of 80's objectification brought to you by The Tubes. With lyrics that stem from the singer's encounter at a...

  
• 07.24.2023

  135 - Love Gun

  Seth and Marc crack open another song from the Knights In Satan's Service; and this time, it's Love Gun! Seems simple enough: a song about the singers dick. But are there more sinister things at play? We think so.

  
• 07.17.2023

  134 - Hook

  Every once in a while, the guys have something nice to say.... and this is one of those times. Well, about the song at least. They get into the inner workings of Hook by Blues Traveler which is much more...

  
• 07.10.2023

  133 - Bad Day

  The guys get deep into the weeds trying to make heads or tales out of Daniel Powter's unfortunate hit song Bad Day. A song that became so loved but seems to be rolling its proverbial eyes at anyone really going...

  
• 07.03.2023

  132 - The Wanderer

  Seth and Marc are up for a little surprise with Dion's The Wanderer.... or are they? What looks like it's a song about a horny dude who sees women as nothing but the holes they have might be about something...

  
• 06.26.2023

  131 - Hungry Eyes

  Finally, the guys get to dissect someone that Seth has had on his creep-dar from the jump: Eric Carmen with the Dirty Dancing hit Hungry Eyes. A classic of "I know you want me, so you may as well give...

  
• 06.19.2023

  130 - Inside Out

  The guys put Eve 6's biggest hit Inside Out in a blender and watch it spin around to a terrible oblivion. It's kind of hard to tell exactly what's going on here though the general meaning of the song is...