Project X Would Do Anything For Love, But It Won’t Sing That

Project X Would Do Anything For Love, But It Won’t Sing That As part of Idolator's continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Michaelangelo Matos breaks down top-ten lists from every genre imaginable. In this special Oct. 10 edition of his column—it is 10/10, after all—he breaks down some of the worst lyrics to reach the airwaves of British radio. In May 2007 the British radio station BBC6 conducted a survey of the worst lyrics in pop. BBC6’s Top 10 Worst Lyrics (listener poll): 1. Des'ree, “Life” (Sony, 1998): “I don’t want to see a ghost/It’s the sight that I fear most/I’d rather have a piece of toast/Watch the evening news.” 2. Snap, “Rhythm Is a Dancer” (Logic/Arista, 1992): “I'm as serious as cancer/When I say rhythm is a dancer.” 3. Razorlight,... [read full story]