Bad Is Bad
When Cool Turns Bad: Unraveling the Edgy Tale of 'Bad Is Bad' by Dave Edmunds
Lyrics
Went downtown to see my cousin
Visiting downtown to meet a relative.
He plays guitar like a chainsaw buzzin'
Describing the cousin's intense and skillful guitar playing.
In the crowd I see his mom and dad
Observing the cousin's parents in the audience.
I said, hey uncle, man your son is bad
Addressing the uncle, acknowledging the cousin's exceptional talent.
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Expressing a general sentiment that sometimes things considered bad are indeed bad.
I said cool is a rule but sometimes bad is bad
Highlighting the idea that while being cool is generally a good rule, there are instances where being bad is appropriate.
Across the street, a neon sign
Noting a neon sign advertising cheap food across the street.
All you can eat for a dollar ninety-nine
Describing a low-cost food option at $1.99.
This old stew is the baddest in the land
Characterizing the stew as exceptionally bad (in a good way).
But one dollar's worth was all that I could stand
Expressing personal limits by stating that one dollar's worth was enough.
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Reiterating the idea that sometimes bad things are simply bad.
I said cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Emphasizing that while being cool is generally a good rule, there are exceptions.
I came back uptown to see my Marie
Returning uptown to see someone named Marie.
Nobody home, so I opened the door with my key
Finding nobody home and using a key to enter.
I love you baby was the note that I read
Discovering a note expressing love from Marie.
But there's a strange pair of shoes underneath the bed
Noticing unfamiliar shoes under the bed, suggesting infidelity.
Sometimes, sometimes bad is bad
Repeating the idea that sometimes bad things are just bad.
I said cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Reiterating the importance of recognizing that being cool doesn't always apply.
I said cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Repeating the message that, despite the general rule of being cool, sometimes bad is bad.
I said cool is a rule, but sometimes bad is bad
Repeating the assertion that being cool has its limits, and sometimes bad is simply bad.
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