Lou Reed the worst lyricist of all time? Really? Gosh, I thought he invented the lexicon of New York punk but I guess that was my bad.
In Flavorpill's exceedingly insipid Worst Lyricists Ever, Lou reed and Bob Dylan bookend the likes of Bright Eyes.
What the list actually is is examples of the best lyricists at their worst. I mean, really, if you wanna knock Bob Dylan, nail him for "Wiggle Wiggle" not for "Ballad Of A thin Man".
Grantted "When The President Speaks To God" is asinine, but what does that prove? Does Flavorpill want to be jjudged on this crappy post themselves? I know they've published better.
Other names on the list are simply baffling, System Of A Down? Muse… er, OK I'll give em Muse. The Doors? Fine, Jim could be silly at times, but one of the worst lyricists? The guy who wrote "I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer, the future is uncertain and the end is always near"? In a world with Bruno Mars?????? And, finally Chris Martin: so that makes two out of ten.
That's not writing, that's typing.