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In other news, Alex Skolnick has issued the following blog:

"In the spirit of the recent 2010 Olympics, I'm awarding figurative Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for the best songs with the worst lyrics. These are three undeniably great hard rock songs by three of the greatest bands in hard rock history with lyrics that can be described as dubious at best.

Try reading them out loud as poetry. All are basically about the same thing (you know what). This is meant to be taken with a sense of humor and an understanding that I'm not putting down the music. In the next post I'll have some reflections on hard rock songs and why they're great even though some of them have undeniably bad lyrics.

Feel free to add your own selections to the comments section. Keep in mind, the song has to be good. For example, I didn't include my choice of song with the worst lyrics because I and many other fans of the band consider it a bad song:

"Baby, let's put the X in sex. Love's like a muscle and it makes me want to flex."

Way to go, Paul and Gene. You made us KISS fans really proud with that one.

Bronze: SCORPIONS - 'Rock You Like A Hurricane'

Lyric: "The bitch is hungry, she needs to tell, so give her inches, and feed her well... He's licking his lips, he's ready to win. On the hunt tonight for love at first sting."

Silver: AC/DC - 'Let Me Put My Love Into You'

Lyric: "Let me put my love into you babe. Let me put my love on the line. Let me put my love into you babe. Let me cut your cake with my knife."

Gold: KISS - 'Love Gun'

Lyric: "I really love you baby. I love what you've got. Let's get together we can get hot... No place for hiding baby, nowhere to run. You pull the trigger of my... love gun!"