1) Paul Hamilton Wil… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Paul Williams;
1) Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country," Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World," David Bowie's "Fill Your Heart" and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays."
Williams is also known for his musical contributions to films, including the Academy Award-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and penning the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen," the love theme from the Barbra Streisand vehicle A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.
Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as "Little Enos Burdette" in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.
Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Paul Hamilton Williams, an architectural engineer, and his wife, Bertha Mae (née Burnside), a homemaker.
His father died in a car accident in 1953, when Williams was 13 years old, after which Williams grew up living with his aunt. As a result, Williams moved to Long Beach, California with his family and attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School.
One of his brothers was John J. Williams, a NASA rocket scientist, who participated in the Mercury and Apollo programs and was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, their highest honor, in 1969. His other brother was Mentor Williams, a songwriter as well who penned Dobie Gray's 1973 hit "Drift Away".
2) Paul Williams (born August 7, 1992 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a musician, singer, rapper and comedian. He has released three albums - Songs About Girls, Jungle River Adventures, and Surf Music. His music videos often feature other members of the New Zealand comedy scene, include Chris Parker, Rose Matafeo and Brynley Stent. Outside of his music, Paul is best known for being the Taskmaster's Assistant in Taskmaster NZ. His musical influences include Kanye West, The Strokes, Drake, Animal Collective, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, and MGMT.
3) Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American rhythm and blues bandleader, songwriter and saxophonist. He composed "The Hucklebuck", a twelve-bar blues that also spawned the dance craze of the same name.
4) Paul Williams is a British guitarist and Gospel artist.
5) Paul Williams is a Canadian electronic artist.
Bad Guys
Paul Williams Lyrics
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But don't it make your heart glad
That we decided, a fact we take pride in
We became the best at being bad
We could've been anything we wanted to be
With all the talent we had
No doubt about it, we whine and we pout it
We're rotten to the core
And my congratulations no one likes you any more
Bad guys, we're the very worst
Each of us contemptible, we're criticised and cursed
We made the big time, malicious and mad
We're the very best at being bad
We could've been anything we wanted to be
We took the easy way out
With little training, we mastered complaining
Manners seemed unnecessary
We're so rude, it's almost scary
We could've been anything that we wanted to be
With all the talent we had
With little practice, we made every black list
We're the very best at being bad
We're the very best at being bad
We're the very best at being bad
The lyrics to Paul Williams's "Bad Guys" are a playful celebration of being the villains, the bad guys. The song expresses a sense of pride in the fact that the singers (and presumably their audience) have chosen to embrace their darker side and reject the pressures to conform to more positive, respectable roles. They boast of their ability to complain, be rude, and generally make a nuisance of themselves, all with ease and minimal practice. They revel in their status as outcasts, and mock the opinions of those who criticize them.
The lyrics are clever and tongue-in-cheek, but they also suggest a deeper message about the allure of rebellion and non-conformity. By embracing the role of the "bad guys", the singers are implicitly rejecting the expectations and values of mainstream society, and forging their own path. They are saying that it's okay to embrace your darker impulses, and that doing so can sometimes have its own rewards.
Overall, "Bad Guys" is a fun and catchy song that celebrates the freedom of being anti-heroes, of standing out and refusing to blend in. It's a reminder that sometimes, it's good to be bad.
Line by Line Meaning
We could've been anything we wanted to be
Despite having limitless potential, we chose to be villains
But don't it make your heart glad
A sense of joy comes over us when we think of our villainous success
That we decided, a fact we take pride in
We take great pleasure in our decision to embrace this life of evil
We became the best at being bad
We have perfected the art of being evil and are unmatched in our nefarious ways
With all the talent we had
Our untapped potential could have led to any number of successful careers
No doubt about it, we whine and we pout it
We complain and throw tantrums instead of channeling our talents productively
We're the very best at being guys
Our skills at being bad extend to our gendered identity, making us the best bad guys
We're rotten to the core
Our levels of evil penetrate the very depths of our souls
And my congratulations no one likes you any more
We may be proud of our villainy, but it has cost us any shred of likeability or respect
Bad guys, we're the very worst
We embody the worst qualities of human beings, deserving of the title 'bad guys'
Each of us contemptible, we're criticised and cursed
Our actions have brought us universal disdain and aversion
We made the big time, malicious and mad
Our villainous success has taken us to the top, with our malevolence driving us there
We're the very best at being bad
Our proficiency in evildoing remains unrivaled
We took the easy way out
Our villainy was a result of laziness and a lack of effort towards a more virtuous career path
With little training, we mastered complaining
We quickly honed our skills in whining and voicing our displeasure
Manners seemed unnecessary
Our discourteous ways left no room for manners or civility
We're so rude, it's almost scary
Our extreme rudeness and lack of social graces strike fear into those who encounter us
With little practice, we made every black list
We quickly became infamous for our villainous deeds without much effort or practice
We're the very best at being bad
Our evil proficiency remains second to none
We're the very best at being bad
Our evil proficiency remains second to none
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: PAUL H. WILLIAMS
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