Does bad grammar in songs bother you?

It doesn’t bother me at all. If I like the song, I don’t care about the grammar. For example, there’s a very good song, that says “the most loneliest day of my life”. I don’t care. The song is awesome.

No it don’t! ;¬}

Yes, in song lyrics, as well as in daily life, double negatives annoy me, or better, distract me.
I have difficulty with it, I must always ask for clarification because my brains get in a twist.
Possibly I am not alone in this?

Oh wait. I think I misunderstood the question. Was it about bad grammar in songs or just double negatives?

No, it’s too pervasive. But it does bother men when people are influenced by it.

Depends on the song, sometimes bad grammar sounds better.
You haven’t seen a-a-a-a-a-anything yet would not been a number one hit.

No, it rarely bothers me, at all. I’m alright with the evolution of language.

A tiny bit. Some trends are so pervasive that they don’t bother me much anymore (double negatives, etc.).

This is embarrassing, but I find myself being bothered by a very very tiny error in a They Might Be Giants song, just because TMBG is usually such an intellectual band. The mistake? “If I wasn’t shy” should technically be “if I weren’t shy.” Such a pedant.

More amusing than annoying, I’d say. It can be such a flagrant contrivance: “I may be a pampered kid from suburbia, but just listen to me sound like I’m keepin’ it real”

I meant bother me*

Yes, it does. It grates on the ear.

Four words: The way I are

Two more: pretty annoying

I notice it, but don’t dwell on it. It makes memorizing a song for performance a tiny bit harder, but, otherwise, I don’t pay it no never-mind.

Sometimes. There was a Pussy Cat Dolls song that used to grate on me so much. I had to look it up but I think it was Stick Wit U It used to annoy me so much.

‘Cause there ain’t no one for to give you no pain
Drives me nuts every time.

It doesn’t bother me very much, unless the correct form would fit just as well into the established rhyme and rhythm, then it’s not creative license, it’s just wrong.

Double negatives are “bad grammar” only because they’re not part of your dialect.

@filmfann Whaaat?? What is that sentence even supposed to mean?

Most of the time there’s no way to even understand the lyrics anyway. So it’s a damn good thing the music is good.

@morphail I suppose that can be true, but two negatives do form a positive. If I say, “I don’t not want a drink,” that means I do want a drink. It is possible that is how some people express their desire for a drink; However, unless the meaning of the line I quoted in the original post is that they can find an explanation, it is incorrect.

@disenchanted_poisongirl It can be about anything you want. That just happened to be the example I used.

I barely know any songs without “bad grammar”...

@Supacase There are different kinds of double negatives. In standard English, two negatives make a weak positive, as in your example “I don’t not want a drink.” But in many dialects of English, two negative reinforce each other, as in “I didn’t see nothing.” This second kind of double negative is called negative concord. It’s nonstandard, but “nonstandard” doesn’t mean “bad”.

Lol. No.

Bad grammar doesn’t really bother me in songs particularly if I really like the song; even though it really bothers me in everyday life.

I could say I get bothered a bit but I can’t do anything because of how artists express themselves. So I cannot them don’t do this or try something else because I cannot.

@Hibernate Yeah. A lot of music is about expression and sharing a talent. Lots of good music dun even got words, yo. :D

Noisia ftw ^^

I like shit that sounds like train engines crashing.

You could try some reggae metal then :)

Got some suggestions? Always up for new loud stuff.

Skindread.

Here ^^

@Hibernate Holy shit. That was fucking awesome. Seriously, I really like it. Plus the singer is totally hot.

Nobody gets out alive!

Thanks for the discovery, mate. :) Awesome.

I’ve known them from ‘01 I believe. They are not that new but the genre isn’t something you hear everyday that’s why people don’t know them.

I’m glad you liked it.

Aye, I’ve never heard Jamaican metal before. This fucking rocks. The music reminds me of Kovenant, and I love how the singer sounds. This is great, thanks again. :)

@Supacase Thanks for explaining :) :)

I will admit I do take notice of bad grammer as it instantly confirms the level of intelligence of the writer/speaker.