Ever think you'd say it better?
Backstory
Singing along to the radio. Full voice. You are a rock star. (Or country, or jazz, or opera, whatever your pleasure.)And then comes that line...and it's like nails on a chalkboard....there's something about it that doesn't ring true. And you think, "It should be THIS instead."
Examples?









Comments
accidentaltourist says,
I'll go first."...still the one who can scratch my itch...still the one that I WISH WITH."
....so much more...romantic...than "...I wouldn't switch." Sheesh.
accidentaltourist says,
I agree with you, wabbit. Let's call it like we see it.Another example, from a different genre:
"Redneck Woman", Gretchen Wilson
"you might think I'm trashy, but I don't give a rip....I'll stand bare-footed on my own front yard with a baby on my hip."....
No, should be "give a shit" and "on my tit"....THAT'S true redneck for you.
accidentaltourist says,
Please do add to the list. :)How about Jewel's "You Were Meant For Me"...should end "try to tell myself it'll be alright, I shouldn't DRINK anymore tonight." Thinking won't hurt ya like drinking will.
Wench says,
More because this is what I thought the line actually was for a long time than anything, Ingrid Michaelson's "Glass" -Actual: "You could make my head swirl. Used to know my every curve."
I always liked/thought it was, "You could make my head swirl. You studied my every curve."
accidentaltourist says,
I like your idea better too....see, we should be lyricists!