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Coffee Break: Good Song, Bad Lyrics?

Lyrics at the ready, in the Radio Heartland studio.
Lyrics at the ready, in the Radio Heartland studio.Mary Mathis | MPR

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

August 18, 2021

Today is National Bad Poetry Day, and sometimes song lyrics can be like poetry. With that in mind, today's Coffee Break will highlight good songs, with bad lyrics. But what makes the lyrics bad can be completely subjective, so when you comment below, let Jill know who you are, where you are listening, and why you think the lyrics are bad.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what good songs with bad lyrics do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

U2 - Vertigo
R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People
Glass Animals - Pork Soda
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Beatles - Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
Toto - Africa
Car Seat Headrest - Drunk Drivers