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Riff: AlunaGeorge – “Bad Idea”

Jul 15, 2013

You’re a car crash waiting to happen/I’m putting on the brakes just to save myself/You’re a bad idea that’s gone out of fashion/I’m not even gonna put you at the back of the shelf

from Bad Idea lyrics by AlunaGeorge

Exhibit how to write a vindictive pop song, dear sugar-synth bubblegum nation. Digi drums lead the way, but a wood-and-snare tumble turns this bee and honey jam about that oft lover “who’s a car crash waiting to happen” into a whirling sublime key-funk haze of hip pops and Mariah-range sass; [LISTEN].

Riff by Gavin Paul

Gavin Paul is SONGLYRICS' Editor-in-Chief. Chicago-bred, New York-sculpted, his words and ideas have appeared in publications ranging from Spin and Rolling Stone to The Chicago Sun-Times and Arborist News.

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