Favorite Song Lyrics

While there are lots of reasons to love any particular song, its often the lyrics that hit home the hardest. From making us reflect on relationships to eloquently communicating a feeling or mood that's otherwise difficult to share, this list is dedicated to the song lyrics that we enjoy or appreciate the most. Rank your favorite song lyrics now and then share your list on social so that you're not performing a solo!

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    Bohemian Rhapsody
    Ranked by 7 users
    25 +20
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    Hotel California
    Ranked by 5 users
    22 +52
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    Hurt
    Ranked by 4 users
    22 -16
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    Stan
    Ranked by 3 users
    20 +1
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    God
    Ranked by 2 users
    20 -48
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    There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
    Ranked by 3 users
    19 +98
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    O Superman
    Ranked by 2 users
    18 -12
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    Yesterday
    Ranked by 4 users
    16 +18
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    Hurt
    Ranked by 4 users
    15 +21
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    Motorcycle Emptiness
    Ranked by 2 users
    15 -29
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    In My Life
    Ranked by 4 users
    15 -2
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    Hallelujah
    Ranked by 2 users
    14 +80
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    California Über Alles
    Ranked by 2 users
    13 +65
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    Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
    Ranked by 2 users
    12 -42
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    Black
    Ranked by 2 users
    11 +38
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    They Don't Care About Us
    Ranked by 1 users
    10 +93
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    Peaches
    Ranked by 1 users
    10 +36
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    Le Combat Continue Part III
    Ranked by 1 users
    10 +46
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    Lose Yourself
    Ranked by 2 users
    10 +85
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    Mortal Man
    Ranked by 1 users
    10 -15

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  • 9 years ago
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    I'm not entirely sure why people are listing the Johnny Cash cover of Hurt. Trent Reznor wrote the song so it's him you should really be listing.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … You're right but the delivery of the lyrics comes into this list as well for me and the NIN version of the song just doesn't have the same soul that Johnny Cash brought to it.
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    • chemical
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      Editing … Yeah, but this is favourite LYRICS, not favourite SONG. Cash didn't write the LYRICS, Reznor did. Just because someone else does a better cover doesn't make the song theirs. Cash didn't write the song.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … Oh, I know it's not favourite song, I just can't completely separate vocals from lyrics. If I hadn't heard Cash deliver the lyrics, I wouldn't like them nearly as much.
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    • chemical
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      Editing … Well, unfortunately, this isn't a favourite vocal rendition or song list. It's a favourite lyrics list. Argh, never mind. -.-
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    • Magwaza
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      Editing … same with Hallelujah (not even Cohen's best lyrics tbh)
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    • MasterCrash
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      Editing … WEll, I voted for NIN's version! *High 5s Chemi*
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … If giving credit to the songwriter's the approach you want to take there's a lot of sorting out to do. Just to rhyme off a few Michael Jackson didn't write Thriller, Frank Sinatra didn't write That's Life or My Way, Aretha Franklin didn't write R.E.S.P.E.C.T, Nina Simone didn't write Feeling Good, Elvis didn't write Jailhouse Rock or Hound Dog and Elton John didn't come up with the lyrics for Your Song or Candle in the Wind (although he did compose the music). I reckon the solution's to change the database so we can link a song to a songwriter as well as to an artist. Sound good @Pape Badiane @Josh Swihart @Daniel Kayser?
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    • Michael Z
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      Editing … Cash changed some of the lyrics, albeit only marginally so (crown of thorns vs crown of sh--), but generally a fair point really. I guess the same can be said for Hallelujah, All Along the Watchtower and numerous other songs where the cover versions are arguably more popular than the original.
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    • Rich .
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      Editing … I just think getting hung up on whether covers should be excluded from this list or not's missing the wider point. Even the first artist to perform a song didn't necessarily write it. Switching Crown of S@#* for Crown of Thorns actually is a big improvement as well, it kind of epitomises that Cash's version of the song has more class.
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    • chemical
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      Editing … Actually, Trent Reznor did write the lyrics to Hurt, no one else did. So, again, taking a song and changing a few lyrics, doesn't automatically make the song yours. You can still get nailed for plagiarism. Also, like I said, this is favourite LYRICS, not favourite song rendition or song period. Cash still had to get permission from Trent Reznor to use his song lyrics so that implies that it's the same song regardless of modifications. God.
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  • 9 years ago
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    Strange list for me, when I think "what an awesome lyric" it's usually about a particular line or two rather than the whole song. "You can check out any time you like but you can never leave", "Oh, pilot of the storm who leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream", "And you could have it all, My empire of dirt, I will let you down, I will make you hurt" etc Trying to judge whole songs by their lyrics is going to take me a while.
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    • MasterCrash
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      Editing … There's a lot of songs where I just love the entirety of the lyrics and message of the song.
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    • Gries He
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      Editing … And then there are disgusting people like me who mainly listen to music for the beats.
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      Editing … Deleted by himself
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    • Michael Z
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      Editing … Deleted by himself
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    • Nodley
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      Editing … Lyrics are the last thing that interests me in a song, I usually don't care what they are singing about I just like the sound they are making. Occasionally I will think that some lyric was clever or something but yeah, I don't even care enough to make a list right now.
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  • 9 years ago
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    New list in the block :)
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