Words to never use

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

[Luna]

My people are talking with Justin Bieber's people, for when he reinvents himself as a "singer-songwriter", after his voice breaks.

His voice isn't going to break.  His manager snuck him to the vet while he was drugged unconscious, you see, and...

Well, we're stuck with the little bastard, now.

[Rumckle]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Yeah, but rat doesn't rhyme with pussy.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Yeah, but rat doesn't rhyme with pussy.

I don't think anything does except wussy.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Yeah, but rat doesn't rhyme with pussy.

I don't think anything does except wussy.

Cake would find a way to rhyme pussy with something AWESOME.

[Prelate Diogenes Shandor]

I'm coming up with a running list of words and phrases to never use in song lyrics, and reasons why. Feel free to make suggestions and I will consider them. Also feel free to use these guidelines.

1. Never under any circumstance mention California, any variant or pun on California (such as Cali or Californication), or any place in California, especially Los Angeles/City of Angels, especially especially streets in Los Angeles.
Reason: California is not very metal. I doubt it's even rock and roll. I could see it working in a country song, maybe.
Exceptions: The lyrics include deaths of Californians, preferably by means of the state sinking into the Pacific while on fire from earthquakes and stuff.

Can we mention Emperor Norton?

[Doktor Howl]

I'm coming up with a running list of words and phrases to never use in song lyrics, and reasons why. Feel free to make suggestions and I will consider them. Also feel free to use these guidelines.

1. Never under any circumstance mention California, any variant or pun on California (such as Cali or Californication), or any place in California, especially Los Angeles/City of Angels, especially especially streets in Los Angeles.
Reason: California is not very metal. I doubt it's even rock and roll. I could see it working in a country song, maybe.
Exceptions: The lyrics include deaths of Californians, preferably by means of the state sinking into the Pacific while on fire from earthquakes and stuff.

Can we mention Emperor Norton?

Sure.  Why NOT whore his decayed carcass out?

[LMNO]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Yeah, but rat doesn't rhyme with pussy.

I don't think anything does except wussy.

Cake would find a way to rhyme pussy with something AWESOME.

I want pussy, pussy for me
I want pussy, pussy for free

That man was a genius, I swear.  RIP.

[AFK]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Moot point because Rob Zombie isn't metal...anymore.

White Zombie>Solo Zombie

[AFK]

People glaringly guilty of the California rule:
Anthony Kiedis (if this were a crime, he'd be doing life).
Sheryl Crow.

Country music is ok, because it has songs about places, going to places, and shooting people in places, and getting put in jail in places.
Johnny Cash is exempt on grounds of being Johnny Cash.

Now y'all made me go find my Outlaw Country list on the I Pod.

Johnny Cash wrote country music.

The shit they write now is mostly emo pop.

That's why I made the exception. Folsom Prison Blues is an awesome song.

Well, it's not much of an exception.  That IS country music, and it's just one example.  Keith Heatherly ("Flowers on the Wall") is another, as is Roy Orbison ("Crying"), though most people don't recognize him as country.

I thought he was making the exception for country music on account of Johnny Cash. Maybe I'm reading it wrong? 

I was using Cash as an example why it's ok to mention California in country lyrics. But California has no place in Rock or Metal. Using California or any location in California in Rock makes it a Pop song.

How about punk?  Remember that Wax song in the 90s that had the slow-mo video of the guy running down the street whilst on fire?  I don't remember the name of the song but I'm pretty sure they mention "Southern California" once or thrice in the song.  Was a pretty rockin song as I recall. 

[Jenne]

Nope.  So Cal and all things California are lame, stupid, asshole, just don't go there, RWHN.  California and all its inhabitants should die.  Right now.

Get with the program!

[Doktor Howl]

Rob Zombie isn't metal.  He is Rob Zombie, and I will forgive him anything, due to his video for Dragula.

And thanks, RWHN, I've been trying to find that video forever.  You don't happen to know the name of the song, do you?

[AFK]

After some Googling, strangely enough, it is called California.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX6dNokdggw


Off-topic, but they also do a mean cover of the "Happy Happy Joy Joy" song from Ren and Stimpy. 

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I'm coming up with a running list of words and phrases to never use in song lyrics, and reasons why. Feel free to make suggestions and I will consider them. Also feel free to use these guidelines.

1. Never under any circumstance mention California, any variant or pun on California (such as Cali or Californication), or any place in California, especially Los Angeles/City of Angels, especially especially streets in Los Angeles.
Reason: California is not very metal. I doubt it's even rock and roll. I could see it working in a country song, maybe.
Exceptions: The lyrics include deaths of Californians, preferably by means of the state sinking into the Pacific while on fire from earthquakes and stuff.

Can we mention Emperor Norton?

Joshua Norton was born in England. He didn't move to San Francisco until he was about 30.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Even more important than words to never use are rhymes to never use.

Like "girl" and "world"

and "love" and "above"

And most of all, "Bacardi" and "party".

Actually, yeah. This is just as important. The cliche rhyme.

Kinda like how Rob Zombie always seems to rhyme rat with cat.

Rats are metal. Cats? I dunno man....

Moot point because Rob Zombie isn't metal...anymore.

White Zombie>Solo Zombie

Truth. La Sexorcisto and Astro Creep were his two best albums. I kinda liked Hellbilly, mostly because of Superbeast and Phantom Stranger, but the rest of it was eh....