About the show

Lyrics to Go is a show about bad song lyrics. Listen in as music geeks Marc Davis, Seth Ford and guests discuss songs with terrible, misunderstood or confusing lyrics.

Episodes

  • 222 - Black Betty

    March 24th, 2025  |  36 mins 45 secs

    Seth and Marc talk about the origins of, and the boycott called for, Ram Jam's only hit; Black Betty. Repetitious, rocking, and awkward coming from the mouths of a bunch of long-haired white dudes, this song has left a lasting impression.

  • 221 - Beautiful Girls

    March 17th, 2025  |  55 mins 15 secs

    Nothing says Lyrics To Go quite like a guy telling a girl/woman that they are too beautiful that they make them want to kill themselves. Marc and Seth talk about lyrics written by a 16 year old that sound like lyrics written by a 16 year old.

  • 220 - Longview

    March 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins
    boredom, dookie, green day, longview, masturbation

    The dudes go through the semi-hidden meaning of a song about being bored named after a town in California; Longview. Can it really all be about jerking off because you're smoking too much pot? Yeah, pretty much.

  • 219 - Working My Way Back To You

    March 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 7 secs
    emotional abuse, frankie valli, psychological torture, spinners, working my way back to you

    Seth and Marc discuss the Spinners cover of Working My Way Back To You. What is probably supposed to be passed off as a sweet song of self-reflection is really just psychological torture from a masochistic narcissist.

  • 218 - I Kissed A Girl

    February 24th, 2025  |  1 hr 19 mins
    bisexual, chapstick, i kissed a girl, katy perry, kissing, lesbians

    Seth and Marc invite Arden to discuss the Katy Perry smooching anthem I Kissed A Girl. Is it pro-bi or is it objectifying queer women for the sake of a hit song? Maybe both.

  • 217 - Waterfalls

    February 17th, 2025  |  1 hr 23 mins
    aids, analogies, drug dealers, hiv, tlc, waterfalls

    The guys go against the advice of T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli and chase Waterfalls by TLC where they discuss sex worker kinks, drug dealers, and whether or not "chasing waterfalls" is a good analogy.

  • 216 - Invisible

    February 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 19 mins
    clay aiken, d-side, emotional manipulation, invisible, stalkers, stalking

    Seth and Marc are graced with the presence of "Chef" Kevin Bartelt of Hollywood Handbook/We're Here To Help/Action Boyz/etc. fame to talk about the troublesome single Invisible. Originally performed by Irish boy band D-Side, Clay Aiken actually heard it and decided to put out his own version. What we want to know is... why?

  • 215 - Cancelled

    February 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 24 mins
    cancelled, give me a break, motley crue, woke mobs, wokeness

    The faint smell of Aqua-Net is in the air... Seth and Marc call upon the expertise of metal lover Doug to discuss the new Motley Crue single Cancelled. This is them at their worst trying desperately to drum up a new fanbase that hates the "woke mob." Unsurprisingly, it sucks.

  • 214 - Freaxxx

    January 27th, 2025  |  1 hr 19 mins
    autotune, awful music, brokencyde, club, crunkcore, freaxxx, panties

    Seth and Marc invite past guest Nick to talk about a song he referred to as "hot doo-doo ass"; Freaxxx by Brokencyde. There is not much to say about this song other than it is horrendous and I'm sorry we did it.

  • 213 - Take On Me

    January 20th, 2025  |  53 mins 44 secs
    80's, a-ha, falsetto, synth galore, take me on, take on me

    The dudes try their hand at a rough translation of the 80's a-ha hit Take On Me. Is this a case of Norwegian-to-English mayhem or is it just stupid and kind of creepy?

  • 212 - Blurred Lines

    January 13th, 2025  |  1 hr 32 mins
    alan thicke, blurred lines, date rape culture, i know you want it, pharrell, robin thicke, t.i., yowzers

    This week, the guys go over one of the creepiest hits of the 21st century so far... Blurred Lines by nepo-baby Robin Thicke. Contrary to popular belief, we do not "want it." Yikes.

  • 211 - Slam Dunk (Da Funk)

    January 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins
    5ive, basketball, boy bands, five, freaky, funky, slam dunk, slam dunk (da funk)

    The guys take a trip across the pond to listen to British boy band 5ive and their first hit single Slam Dunk (Da Funk.) It is chock full of basketball references that sound like they come from someone who heard about basketball from a distant friend once. They also talk about merging their penii together.

  • 210 - I'm Yours

    December 30th, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins
    fedoras, giving, hitchhiking, i'm yours, jason mraz, love

    Seth and Marc talk about their love-hate relationship with Jason Mraz and, particularly, the cheesiness of his song I'm Yours which goes into his philosophy about giving and love like it was written by a college flunky on MDMA.

  • 209 - Baby, It's Cold Outside

    December 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 26 mins
    baby it's cold outside, consent, dean martin, john legend, kelly clarkson, pressure

    The guys invite first time guests Chris and Crissy to talk about the elephant in the holiday room... Baby, It's Cold Outside. Is it as bad as people say? Is it worse? We have a lengthy discussion about the lyrics, consent, and modern covers.

  • 208 - Cherry Pie

    December 16th, 2024  |  53 mins 31 secs
    cherry pie, homoerotocism, licking the beater, warrant, water

    The guys talk about the Warrant hit single that almost never was: Cherry Pie. Written at the last moment and changing the course of direction for the band, this song is riddled with terrible lyrics that sound like they were written by a bunch of horny 20-something year olds... oh wait.

  • 207 - Abracadabra

    December 9th, 2024  |  1 hr 1 min

    Seth and Marc pull the lyrics for Steve Miller Band's Abracadabra out of a big ol' hat to talk about how terrible they are. Apparently about a variety of things including Diana Ross, the Original Amateur Hour, and panties with angels' faces on them, this song is a doozy. Unfortunately, they are not able to make them disappear.