Worst Song Ever

[desertslave]

More crap from my misspent youth. I could come up with a mile-long list of disco crap, but there's always something worse out on the bubblegum airwaves.

Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OxF3oQFzw

 

[rekane]

You know, just because you have money, it doesn't mean you can sing...

 

[rekane]

More crap from my misspent youth. I could come up with a mile-long list of disco crap, but there's always something worse out on the bubblegum airwaves.

Dr. Hook - Only Sixteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7OxF3oQFzw

Oh...that's bad.

I see your bad, and raise you one truly awful song

 

[YourCaptor]

Hold it. Are you saying EVERYTHING is plodding, pretentious bullshit? Nay, sir. Give me a tight little Buddy Holly tune, devoid of pretension or plod, every time.

Holly crap, are you serious. That white boy who translate black music for teen girls, pretty much by being white dude. Dude, not pretentious at all, and plodding, well considering blacks had been playing ragtime for over a hundred years before his day, and African drums for pretty much the beginning of modern man, yes, plodding too.

You know, kinda how blondie had the first #1 rap song, and beasty boys had the first #1 rap album.

 

[DirkPitt06]

To be narrow minded, most anything that isn't metal is pretty bad or trite.

Had a discussion the other day with a guy at work who called me an asshole for listening to songs about people fighting dragons. I was listening to Allen Lande, in case you were wondering.

I responded - accordingly shocked - that it's NOT an asshole move to glorify music where beatin' yo' hoe is an everyday occurrence?

Yeah, fuck that shit.

 

[Dianthus]

I'm a bit embarrassed that there are a few songs posted that I still really like!

The OP contained one of the songs that I consider to be a real stinker but, generally, I can find something redeeming in a lot of the music you've discussed. Its situational.

This one, though, gives me a bad feeling.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

I'm a bit embarrassed that there are a few songs posted that I still really like!

The OP contained one of the songs that I consider to be a real stinker but, generally, I can find something redeeming in a lot of the music you've discussed. Its situational.

This one, though, gives me a bad feeling.

I think there are heaps of songs like that and some of the ones on here I do like. I have quite a few that I would never admit to publicly liking but if I hear them I just have to sing and dance along to it. Barbie Girl by Aqua springs to mind

 

[Sebastian_Plz]

I think there are heaps of songs like that and some of the ones on here I do like. I have quite a few that I would never admit to publicly liking but if I hear them I just have to sing and dance along to it. Barbie Girl by Aqua springs to mind

Is it wrong that there are SEVERAL Aqua songs that I actually enjoy? I mean, I know that they are pure bubblegum crap, but damn if they aren't catchy and become engrained in my head. Doctor Jones, Around the World, and yes, Barbie Girl.....damn that band! lol

 

[kiwi_submissive]

Is it wrong that there are SEVERAL Aqua songs that I actually enjoy? I mean, I know that they are pure bubblegum crap, but damn if they aren't catchy and become engrained in my head. Doctor Jones, Around the World, and yes, Barbie Girl.....damn that band! lol

Dammit now I am checking out Aqua songs and singing.

No thats not wrong to admit, just have to be careful who you do admit it to because you might have people questioning your state of mind.

 

[desertslave]

Oh...that's bad.

I see your bad, and raise you one truly awful song

I used to like that, but it soured for me when we moved into our new home. Our backyard looks over a farmed field (corn at the moment) only about 1/4 mile wide, a major road, and a gas station and used car dealer on the other side. The car dealer had a cleaning crew in during the wee hours. If he had the windows open and the wind was right, we could hear whatever music they were broadcasting over the whole damned parking lot. Night after night, it was that song. I would wake up hearing it at 3 a.m. and hate them, hate the biz, and hate the band for ever writing that song.

 

[Netzach]

I nominate Jet. Are you Gonna Be My Girl.

It's simple. It's hooky. It's one chord. It's HORRIBLE. It was heavy in satellite rotation last time I had a workplace and so I was battered over the head with it every day multiple times. You're probably tapping your little feet wondering what's up my butt that I can't stand this song.

Problem is it's also known as "lust for life" by Iggy pop, with all redeeming features by way of him by way of Detroit, by way of, like, before these twits were unleashed on the planet.

There is simply NO "there" there. At all.

This makes Horse with No Name into "Satisfaction."

I have no problem with derivation if you can spin it into something. I have no problem with the homage. I have no problem with the sample or the quote. But this is the boneheaded rip off in action.

I was about to say it makes MacArthur Park into Patti Smith, but I actually hate that song almost as much.

 

[Netzach]

Aqua or Vengaboys, which would you rather be trapped in an elevator forced to listen to for an hour? I can't decide.

 

[Netzach]

To be narrow minded, most anything that isn't metal is pretty bad or trite.

Had a discussion the other day with a guy at work who called me an asshole for listening to songs about people fighting dragons. I was listening to Allen Lande, in case you were wondering.

I responded - accordingly shocked - that it's NOT an asshole move to glorify music where beatin' yo' hoe is an everyday occurrence?

Yeah, fuck that shit.

Wait, there's nothing bad or trite within metal? Come come. That is a mine for the awesome AND the absurdly bad, which pretty much always dwell in the same house.

 

[Netzach]

Holly crap, are you serious. That white boy who translate black music for teen girls, pretty much by being white dude. Dude, not pretentious at all, and plodding, well considering blacks had been playing ragtime for over a hundred years before his day, and African drums for pretty much the beginning of modern man, yes, plodding too.

You know, kinda how blondie had the first #1 rap song, and beasty boys had the first #1 rap album.

Wow, fun.

Personally I don't get this. I mean I like to throw it all into the brainblender and see what comes out. I don't have to trash Buddy Holly to like this, love this, or even decide it's better.
(And it is better, subjectivity and Americentricism be damned)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DEKQjj6Ga0

Americans synthesize stuff, it's what happens when you have the cultural jambalaya we do exploitation and all, demonstrated as much prior to our experiment pretty much only by the OG of multiculturalism, India, and to radically different conclusions.


And Americans aren't alone. Culture goes back and forth over all kinds of ponds.

Is it OK that one of the most interesting hip hop artists or at least the guy gifted with some of the best flow, I think, is francophone African and French, (Solaar) or does Gil Scott Heron have a lawsuit from beyond the grave, since he kind of invented the genre.



There should be an awesome music thread, come to think of it.

 

[YourCaptor]

Wow, fun.

Personally I don't get this. I mean I like to throw it all into the brainblender and see what comes out. I don't have to trash Buddy Holly to like this, love this, or even decide it's better.
(And it is better, subjectivity and Americentricism be damned)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DEKQjj6Ga0

Americans synthesize stuff, it's what happens when you have the cultural jambalaya we do exploitation and all, demonstrated as much prior to our experiment pretty much only by the OG of multiculturalism, India, and to radically different conclusions.


And Americans aren't alone. Culture goes back and forth over all kinds of ponds.

Is it OK that one of the most interesting hip hop artists or at least the guy gifted with some of the best flow, I think, is francophone African and French, (Solaar) or does Gil Scott Heron have a lawsuit from beyond the grave, since he kind of invented the genre.



There should be an awesome music thread, come to think of it.

Yar, but I was pointing out how the eagles are no more pretentious and/or plodding than buddy holly was.

And I think buddy did little to no synthesizing, sure they had a style, but it was not unique, he was simply the only one getting away with it above ground. Not to mention he was a one trick pony.

Check out Johnny Otis, a white dude, hat several hits in 51, but rejected white people in favor of black. So it was the R&B charts for him.

http://youtu.be/qOrQTh_Cq7U

http://youtu.be/6fE1jVB0abE

 

[Sebastian_Plz]

Aqua or Vengaboys, which would you rather be trapped in an elevator forced to listen to for an hour? I can't decide.

Hands down Aqua....I unfortunately have had the experience of being trapped with nothing but Vengaboys to listen to...and on endless repeat....over a 6hr car ride riddled with traffic and stiffling heat. Never again....that was pure hell. Their beats are literally recycled every other song. When we got to the Bronx I was ready to punch this gal who was claiming 'Boom Boom Boom (I want you)' was the greatest club song ever. She may have been coming onto me, but I simply had no patience for it...there's a special rung in hell reserved for the Venga Boys

 

[Netzach]

.... When we got to the Bronx

Being from there, this just makes that even funnier. Sorry to laugh at another's misfortune.

 

[Netzach]

Yar, but I was pointing out how the eagles are no more pretentious and/or plodding than buddy holly was.

And I think buddy did little to no synthesizing, sure they had a style, but it was not unique, he was simply the only one getting away with it above ground. Not to mention he was a one trick pony.

Check out Johnny Otis, a white dude, hat several hits in 51, but rejected white people in favor of black. So it was the R&B charts for him.

http://youtu.be/qOrQTh_Cq7U

http://youtu.be/6fE1jVB0abE

Oh yeah, great vids. Are you aware of the adults-only blues album?

 

[Netzach]

Sorry BAD music BAD music. Sheryl Crow. If it makes you want to hurt people then it can be that bad.

 

[Netzach]

I can live on the middle aged white guy with combover ring of hell with Steely Dan just fine, but I can't live on the Hotel Califronia one, or the Jimmy Buffett one, weird, huh?

 

[NickNTime]

Starship was terrible. This was the worse: Its Not Over (Til Its Over)

 

[mediocre]

Starship was terrible. This was the worse: Its Not Over (Til Its Over)

After days of thinking about the worst song ever I too came up with Starship. We built this city


Makes my skin crawl.

 

[kiwi_submissive]

And some more contenders:

Mellow Yellow - Donovan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCCjv2OiTxE

Las Ketchup

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFzyYYZsxGc

Oh Yeah - Yello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0skIEkfUw

 

[Netzach]

After days of thinking about the worst song ever I too came up with Starship. We built this city


Makes my skin crawl.

Such a musical what-happened post Grace.

 

[NickNTime]

You know, just because you have money, it doesn't mean you can sing...

My guilty pleasure, I'll admit.