Music Magazine Picks Worst Rock Lyrics
What do Sting, Dan Fogelberg and Rush drummer Neil Peart all have in common? They've just made Blender magazine's list of rock's worst lyricists.
Sting tops the worst lyricist list, but the 1970s turns out to be the worst decade for rock lyrics.
Blender's senior critic John Dolan talks to Madeleine Brand about some of his favorite bad lyricists.
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