Great Lyrics Hall of Fame

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To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the last time anyone in the world said “I wonder when the next Cranberries album is out”, here for you to cut out and treasure are the deathless lyrics to their album track, I Just Shot John Lennon.

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It was the fearful night of December 8th.
He was returning home from the studio late.
He had perceptively known that it wouldn't be nice
Because in 1980, he paid the price.

John Lennon died. [x6]

With a Smith & Wesson 38
John Lennon's life was no longer a debate.
He should have stayed at home,
He should have never cared,
And the man who took his life declared,

He said I just shot John Lennon.
He said I just shot John Lennon.

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Comments

[offensive-mango.livejournal.com]

Lyrics are generally so rubbish that I'm pleasantly surprised when I hear songs that actually have words that, you know, make sense and are interesting.

No longer do we have the "poets and one-man bands" of yore.

[arampus.livejournal.com]

"John Lennon's life was no longer a debate."

What? Are they getting it confused with the 'McCartney is dead' thing? Or was John Lennon's life deliberated in the Oxford Union several times? Or are they wretched witless morons?

Answer - C

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Dear me. And yet nobody shoots the Cranberries.

[arampus.livejournal.com]

So long as they shoot the one who does the lyrics, this would work.

Otherwise they might release "The Man Who Shot The Non-Lyrics-Writing Man From the Cranberries".

It was like something from a violent TV series
We certainly didn't feel very cheerful or particularly merry
We no longer tour with him, especially via roll-on roll-off ferries
Cos of the Man Who Shot the Non-Lyrics-Writing Man
From the Cranberries

[dermfitz.livejournal.com]

Do you know, I was just thinking this yesterday, so thanks. I see you've got me wrapped around you finger, do you have to linger, with your guns and your bomb and your guns and your bombs, ZOMBIE? Thanks.