100 Worst Songs of All-Time
88WELCOME THE TOILET BOWL OF POPULAR MUSIC!
Let the misery begin!
Author's pledge: I promise that one day I'll get around to writing hilarious little blurbs about all the anguish these songs have caused the American people and me in particular as a DJ. I am choosing for now to focus on more positive subjects.
Leave your hilarious blurbs below.
1. Play That Funky Music ~~ Wild Cherry ****If you are a white person and you enjoy 'dancing and singing and moving to the groovin' , then you are actively participating in your own degradation. Period. If this was a black group singing about a funky white boy they know, fine. These guys are white and lame but trying to sing about their own funkiness and that is a new definition of pathetic. When black people see whites dancing to this song in public, they must be laughing their asses off inside. This song, if anything, promotes the stereotype that white people can't be funky. I am white and I am funky and I am offended. When some guest at a wedding asks me to play it, they don't have any idea that they are asking me to sell my soul for a three minute dance. There's a reason why most groups are one-hit wonders. They suck. I wouldn't even categorize this as a funk record. It's a novelty song that should bear the same reputation as "The Rappin' Duke".
2. Old Time Rock-n-Roll ~~ Bob Seger ****So music that isn't like yours 'ain't got the same soul Bob? This song is actually the exact opposite of "It's Still Rock-n-Roll To Me" by Billy Joel. But where Billy was inclusive of all styles Bob is a separatist! Screw you Bob! How much soul is there is selling trucks with your songs Bob? How much soul do you feel watching Tom Cruise dance around in his underwear? One of the members of your Silver Bullet Band should have put one in the back of your head. While his song "Shakedown" from '87 is much worse, it doesn't carry the racist stigma that this one does.
3. Believe - Cher ******** "Do you believe this songs on again? I feel something inside me saying, 'I think they played this long enough no?".
4. Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin ********** Now as a kid, I didn't know who Aretha was but I hated this song. Now many lifetimes later...I love Aretha but she should get the Beyonce smacked out of her for her this travesty!
5. Easy Lover ~~ Philip Bailey & Phil Collins********DON'T TRY TO THINK OF HOW THIS SONG GOES! Whatever you do, you can't shake the melody of this pathetic pairup. Was Phil Collins trying to gain cred by pairing up with the lead singer of Earth, Wind and Fire? or Was Philip Bailey desperate for a hit so he found the nearest pop music writer? Either way, don't think about it.
6. Kokomo ~~ The Beach Boys********Emotional scars........PURE HATE!!!! It makes me wanna grab a baby boomer with a lame-ass Jimmy Buffett shirt by the back of the neck and stick him face first in the sand. Then he would know the bad taste in the rest of our mouths. I'm actually gagging thinking about it.
7. The Sign ~~ Ace of Base********True story here: I was waiting tables at Jekyll & Hyde in NYC and I waited on a lot of celebrities there. One day this woman and this guy are speaking in another weird language and ignoring me as I approach to take their order. I stand and wait maybe 10 seconds. Then the first words I can make out are ACE OF BASE so i interrupt them and say, "Look you can ignore me if you want but not over Ace of Base cause They Suck!"; Then the man in perfect English replied to his date, "He does not like your songs, Jenny". I turned white.......and replied "I'll be right back with your real waiter in just a sec, okay?" and ran for dear life. Someone had to say it! And I did. All thanks on your behalf is welcome in the comment section below.
8. All By Myself - Eric Carmen / Celine Dion*********Truth to be told, someone had to tell me that Dion covered this song. I only know the original and all I can tell you is......if you have ever seen the movie TO DIE FOR with Nicole Kidman & Matt Dillon them you don't hate the song quite as much as before. Director Gus Van Sant had Kidman place a boombox on her husband's casket at his funeraland stand there with reporters everywhere and I LAUGH MY ASS OFF EVERY TIME! But it's still a self-absorbed pity party that only someone like Celine would want to resurrect.
9. 1-2-3 ~~ Gloria Estefan******Songs like this just make me wanna smack the shit of somebody! The reason: because they know it's a bunch of evil crap that'll stick in your mind but they use it every year to guilt you into spending more than you should. HUH? That's right. Studies are done all the time on the effects of certain songs on consumers. I've never seen this list but I know this.....THIS SONG WILL BE PLAYING IN EVERY MALL every holiday season for the rest of our lives. Especially Valentine's Day. The lyrical proof: "1-2-3-4 come on baby say you love me 5-6-7 times, 8-9-10-11 I'm just gonna keep on counting until you are mine." Two other songs that are used in this method that I have personally noticed are played with frequency in stores are kind of obvious considering the titles are... "Handle With Care" by The Traveling Wilburys AND "Wrap It Up" by The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
10. We Built This City ~~ Starship********This one is like shooting fish in a barrel. Grace Slick....what the hell were you thinking?
11. Wild Wild West ~~ The Escape Club
12. Uptown Girl ~~ Billy Joel
13. Mickey ~~ Toni Basil
14. Bad Day ~~ Daniel Powter
15. Ghostbusters ~~ Ray Parker Jr.
16. Gloria ~~ Laura Branigan
17. The Heat Is On ~~ Glenn Frey
18. I Wanna Dance With Somebody ~~ Whitney Houston
19. Mambo #5 ~~ Lou Bega
20. I Swear ~~ All-4-One
21. Fly Away ~~ Lenny Kravitz
22. Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue ~~ Toby Keith
23. We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off ~~ Jermaine Stewart
24. More Than Words ~~ Extreme
25. Love Will Lead You Back ~~ Taylor Dayne
26. Barbie Girl ~~ Aqua
27. Cotton Eye Joe ~~ Rednex
28. Cherry Pie ~~ Warrant
29. Babe ~~ Styx
30. A Little Respect ~~ Erasure
31. Roam ~~ The B-52's
32. Out of Touch ~~ Hall & Oates
33. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
34. 867-5309 / Jenny ~~ Tommy Tutone
35. Hit Me With Your Best Shot ~~ Pat Benatar
36. Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
37. Honestly - Stryper
38. Fresh ~~ Kool & The Gang
39. Macarena ~~ Los Del Rio
40. What I Like About You ~~ The Romantics
41. Shiny Happy People ~~ R.E.M.
42. (I Just) Died In Your Arms ~~ Cutting Crew
43. She Bop ~~ Cyndi Lauper
44. Material Girl ~~ Madonna
45. Dude (Looks Like a Lady) ~~ Aerosmith
46. Glory of Love ~~ Peter Cetera
47. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
48. Fins ~~ Jimmy Buffett
49. Lightning Crashes ~~ Live
50. On My Own ~~ Patti Labelle & Michael McDonald
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I made THIS BRAND NEW LIST so you know..check it out man.
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-100-WORST-Number-1-Songs-of-the-80s
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51. All For You ~~ Sister Hazel
52. I Believe I Can Fly ~~ R.Kelly
53. Nasty ~~ Janet Jackson
54. Jenny From The Block ~~ J-Lo
55. Something About You ~~ Level 42
56. Open Arms ~~ Journey
57. Mesmerize ~~ Ja Rule / Ashanti
58. Follow Me ~~ Uncle Kracker
59. The Final Countdown ~~ Europe
60. If It Makes You Happy ~~ Sheryl Crow
61. Invisible Touch ~~ Genesis
62. Stuck With You ~~ Huey Lewis & The News
63. Get Busy ~~ Sean Paul
64. Conga ~~ Miami Sound Machine
65. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now ~~ Starship
66. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? ~~ Bryan Adams
67. Wannabe ~~ The Spice Girls
68. Family Man ~~ Hall & Oates
69. River of Dreams ~~ Billy Joel
70. Glory Days ~~ Bruce Springsteen
71. Billy, Don't Be a Hero ~~ Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
72. Little Willy ~~ Sweet
73. Like a Rock ~~ Bob Seger
74. Don't Lose My Number ~~ Phil Collins
75. Satellite ~~ Dave Matthews Band
76. Don't Give Up On Us Baby ~~David Soul
77. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? ~~ Culture Club
78. Is There Something I Should Know? ~~ Duran Duran
79. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - by Wham!
80. Every Morning ~~ Sugar Ray
81. Machinehead - Bush
82. Gettin Jiggy Wit It ~~ Will Smith
83. My Sacrifice - Creed
84. Heaven is a Place on Earth ~~ Belinda Carlisle
85. Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
86. Closing Time ~~ Semisonic
87. Breakfast at Tiffany's ~~ Deep Blue Something
88. I'm Not a Girl ~~ Britney Spears
89. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
90. Your Body Is a Wonderland ~~ John Mayer
The Last 10 Songs on this list represent mediocre-to-bad songs that have been overplayed to the point of becoming nauseating. They are listed in order from regular worst to very very worst-bad yuuuucccchhk! I hate each one of them uniquely and correctly.
91. Centerfold ~~ J. Geils Band
92. Bennie & The Jets ~~ Elton John
93. Cat Scratch Fever ~~ Ted Nugent
94. Love Shack ~~ The B-52's
95. Rock & Roll All Nite ~~ Kiss
96. Sussudio ~~ Phil Collins
97. One Headlight ~~ The Wallflowers
98. Dream On ~~ Aerosmith
99. Sweet Home Alabama ~~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
100. Paradise By The Dashboard Light ~~ Meatloaf
For The Record: I love MmmBOP by Hanson and so do you now that they stopped playing it every day. U Can't hate.
Also >> Picking on Rico Suave & Ice Ice Baby is just too easy.
UPDATE #1 Britney Spears, David Soul (Hutch from TV) & Billy Ray Cyrus have made their way onto the list and are replacing...
1) How Will I Knowby Whitney because we already have I Wanna Dance With Somebody and they are pretty much the same song.
2) Baby Come Back by Player which you really only hear in elevators
3) Girls Just Want to Have Funby Cyndi Lauper b/c it's a little kid's song, the video with Lou Albano was great and SHE BOP is equally horrible!
UPDATE #2Phil & Phil duet and Gwen Stefani, her hubby's band Bush and the shameless Creed have entered the charts and are replacing..
1) If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher because at least she showed ass off to some Marines and she is already at #3.
2) The Lady in Redby Chris DeBurgh only because he made the awesomely bad 80s classic, "Don't Pay The Ferryman"
3) I Don't Want to Miss a Thingby Aerosmith since they already have 2 other songs to be ashamed of. Dude and Love in an Elevator.
4) December '63 (Oh What a Night) by The Four Seasons simply b/c people still seem to enjoy it at weddings etc. Still pretty bad..though.
UPDATE #3Don't Lose My Number and Nights in White Satinare added. UPDATE 3A SweetiePie has saved The Moody Blues so it will be replaced by the GREATEST OVERSIGHT on my part. "We Don't Have to Take out Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart/ This song is one you probably forgot about since the vinyl pressings were all shattered the by the DJs of this era. NO! sorry I do not have the hilarious 45 picture but my neighbor did!
1) Footlooseby Kenny Loggins - was saved a sanrling pack of fans!
2) One More Night by Phil Collins - was out-wreaked by himself
Keep the suggestions coming.
Richard Marx, Benny Mardones, Boyz II Men, Air Supply?
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Vicki Zompa, please. Everybody dances with her.
LOL What a list! OMG I can't believe these songs... Although I like Skynyrd I have to agree with Sweet Home Alabama... just from being overplayed so much.
My top 5 listed in order with my thinking, "If I heard these on the radio, how quickly would I change the channel?" Note: Your ranking in '()':
#1: Barbie Girl ~~ Aqua (56)
#2: 1-2-3 ~~ Gloria Estefan (9)
#3: Cotton Eye Joe ~~ Rednex (27)
#4: I Wanna Dance With Somebody ~~ Whitney Houston (18)
#5: Gettin Jiggy Wit It ~~ Will Smith (82)
And I have to add my #1 worst and overplayed song left off from your list..
#1: You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Although if you're talking music videos, I would make it one of my fav videos.. featured Chevy Chase and was quite humerous.
Awesome man! Love these list type hubs :-)
~ Peter :-)
Not to mention that Skynyrd attacks Neil Young in the song. Hmmm. Neil Young or Lynyrd Skynyrd. One for breaking barriors and one for breaking windows.
Paul Simon is a genius sir. But agree that it's not one of his best. It wouldn't even make my Top 20 Simon & / or Garfunkel songs.
RE: your list Barbie Girl is REALLY REALLY AWFUL. The more I think about it, it should be higher but I just never ever played it at gigs and didn't hear it that much overall. If I had, I would be Top Ten material.
DJ Funktual says: "Vicki Zompa, please. Everybody dances with her."
Yeah, that's right. I had forgotten she had moved to Florida.
My wife has just given her 2 cents and she wants to know HOW I could possibly have forgotten "I'm Not a Girl" by Britney Spears, "Hey Baby" by No Doubt & "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Staefani
She was a fan of No Doubt's from the CBGB days and her heart is still healing from the Sell-Out, MTV fame-whore that Gwen has become.
dude. you missed "Billy, don't be a Hero"(have to look that one up), "Muskrat Love" (captain and tenillie?) and ahem... "Loving you" (ripperton).
if you haven't heard these songs, you have no idea what you haven't been missing. :p
Actually lounn "Billy" is right there at no. 71.
Loving You is pretty bad but I think it's about having a child like Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Winder.
Muskrat is awful but I never ever hear it and this is really about songs you can't get away from. Otherwise I just would have listed every song by Limp Bizkit :P
roflmao
give me time. I'm older and I can access all kind of sorry ass 70s rock.
And no, loving you is not about childbirth like "having my baby" which I think also missed your list. it's a sincere if bizarre love song and I've always pictured Minnie Ripperton as that albino guitarist girl under the tree in "she's all that.". :D
also of note. I might have "muskrat love" downloaded on limewire. :p I use it to torture people who come over. :)
What is roflmao? sounds like a star wars name.
I'm afraid that acronym is top secret and can only be defined for the winner of the Hottest Male Hubber contest for this month who is sadly not going to be you. :(
just noticed "cat's in the cradle" isn't there either, and frankly I think the macarena deserves two actual spots as it's doubly annoying than almost anything else I can think of. :D
Iðunn even attacks you in your own hubs! I love this woman!
A few songs that should be on the list:
Undercover Angel-Alan O' Day?
Seasons in the Sun= Terry Jacks
Don't Give Up On Us Baby-David Soul
Oh and roflmao is french for "you lost the contest"
bravo, I hadn't thought of "seasons" yet! nice addition. :D joe, you The Man.
*kowtowz to the male hottest hubber of the month future winner*
Tom T Hall. "I love..." god, I can't remember the list and I think I'm glad. one of the things he loved was little baby ducks I believe.
"music when it's good... and wood". some such rot like that.
:hmm:
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You forgot 'Little Pink Houses' by John Mellencamp, and 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion.
Kudos on putting Old Time Rock n Roll at #2. I've literally covered my ears at times to avoid hearing it. Good list.
I like little pink houses. that does NOT make the list :mad: he can keep the Dion though. hehehe
with you, rogueling, on Old Time Rock n Roll, which I hated from the first time I ever heard it.
I didn't mind Pink Houses until years of bombardment. ANY Celine song would make the list in my opinion, although some may take offense to that.
I was like that about "Free Bird". I suspect I could have tolerated hearing it one billion times every year if it weren't simultaneously 13 minutes long.
I'd put "Free Bird" on MY list. :p
Bah! Now you've reminded me how dreadfully overplayed and thusly annoying 'Stairway to Heaven' is! :(
I almost could go in with you on that one, but since I've eluded it for the last 10 years or so, I think it's lost some of it's annoyance factor (for me).
First of all, Pink Houses is a great cynical song about America. Celine is Definitely an oversight on my part.
And I'm would have had FREEBIRD at the bottom 10 except that Rob Zombie redeemed that song forever with his use of it at the closing gunfire of THE DEVIL'S REJECTS! I never really got that song til I saw it.
Kudos to rockinjoe once again as a lot of his choices are oversights.
MY NEW QUESTION IS which songs are you curious about why I chose them? Which ones do you actually like that are up there. I admitted my guilty pleasure in MMmBop. What is your secret Barry Manilow jam?
Mine is "Ready to Take a Chance Again" which is the opening theme to the CLASSIC movie with Goldie & Chevy called FOUL PLAY!
actually it's a pretty effective list but I admit to a fondness for the entire soundtrack of Footloose, including Footloose itself, up to and including the movie which I watch any time I can catch it, consistently commenting about how totally gay it is and reminiscing about "West Side Story" throughout - yet never skipping on either.
does this help? :D
And btw, Devil's Rejects freaking rocked. Excellent film. Zombie did a wonderful job directing. :)
yes thank you lounn!!!!
now I can reveal to you that I secretly love the song I'm Free (Heaven helps The Man) by Kenny Loggins from the Footloose soundtrack!
:D :D some thingz are simply beyond taste... we don't want people that have good taste, we want people that taste good. :o
Got a good Footloose story for you as well.
I saw it opening saturday afternoon and Footloose was already a big hit. I was 15 & I called popular NY radio station Z100s morning zoo and bet them live on the air that if they played track 2 on the soundtrack that it would be a smash and they should give a Z-shirt which I really wanted at the time.
They mocked me and hung up and a month later that song I suggested called "Let's Hear it for the Boy" started heavy rotation on Z100. They spent a morning trying to reach me via the air but I was at school. I bunch of people told me about the next day/that night! I was setting playlists and 12th grade level I guess. Never got back in touch and never got a Z-Shirt.
I'm okay. I'll be okay. :0)
prove you're an american - sue them for the shirt. :D
good story! I love anecdotes. :)
LOL! Thanks lounn. Question for you. How do I make the symbol for your name properly? Or is this priveledged info as well ;)
cut and paste. :p
I can't make it either. Drax gave me the name. :p
OK This Hub is addicting... I have a new one...
From the "Grease" soundtrack...
"You're The One That I Want"
I got chills, they're multiplyin', and I'm losin' control Cause the power you're supplyin', it's electrifyin' You better shape up, cause I need a man, and my heart is set on you You better shape up, you better understand,to my heart I must be true Nothing left, nothing left for me to do Chorus:You're the one that I want(you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey The one that I want (you are the one I want), ooh ooh ooh, honey The one I need (the one I need), oh yes indeed (yes indeed) If you're filled with affection,You're too shy to convey Meditate my direction, feel your way I better shape up, cause you need a man I need a man, Who can keep me satisfied I better shape up, if I'm gonna proveYou better prove, that my fate is justified Are you sure?Yes I'm sure down deep inside[chorus repeats out]
The background singing after "you are the one that I want!" does not sound like (you're the one that I want)
That's why this song is annoying to me... sounds like.. "dom... da dom dee dom"
EWWWWWWWWW
Peter
That's great. I know the words believe me, I'm a DJ.
I actually played Kenickie in Grease in 1990 at a Dinner Theater in Farmingdale, Long Island. And Kenickie sings "GREASED LIGHTNING "in the play. It was like all of us singing to that in our rooms, and then doing it in public was surreal.
haha, I loved that movie too. :D too funny, would love to have seen you perform.
DJ Kenickie! I heard Rizzo puts out!
lol, yes. I loved her solo song. love rizzo with me, friend. oh wait. you already did O.O
DJ Says: "That's great. I know the words believe me, I'm a DJ."
LOL So does my entry make the list?
Peter :-)
I planned to blow this off until morning but I will be reworking it some later tonight. The worst song from Grease is "Hopelessly Devoted to You"
I'm surprised you didn't pick any one from Sha Na Na LOL
it's hard to pick a "worst one" from Grease. :hmm:
I have made a few tweaks on our list based on your feedback. Details are at the bottom of the HUB. I really want a new and current annoying song but can't think of one.
I also HATE HATE HATE that spanish song "I NEED TO KNOW" where he goes, 'tell me baby girl cause I need to know" RRRRGGGGGHH
the billy ray cyrus was a great substitutski. OMG, that should be #1 on the list because not only is it annoying in and of itself, it started out the line-dancing craze too.
you lose me on new music. I'm part of the moldyoldie crew on bad songz, yo :(
speaking of spanish guyz, is that rico suave guy on there? I didn't notice him and surely that's an oversight on your part, if he's not.
Yeah. Rico Suave by Gerardo is so bad I didn't even include it!
lol, that's seriously low. I remember some SNL or MadTV skit on him, the one with the two Brooklyn girlz. hahaha, I always think of him that way now. :)
What was that one song....the whole "I'm too sexy for my shirt....." I was in seventh grade when that song came out, and it scarred me for life.
Totally with your wife on Gwen Stefani. "HollabackGirl" was a terrible song and a totally obnoxious video.
LOL Rico Suave deserves the #1 spot....
Okay that does it! Rico & Gwen are on their way! But who will be left off?
C.M. is dead on with the "too sexy for" thing. :doh: I hadn't thought of that. *slapz head*
Also, in passing, think of the late night infomercial possibilities of such a CD.
"Billy Mays Presents: The Top 100 Worst Songs Ever! Annoy your friends, torture your enemies, get revenge on your unfair boss! Just in time for Christmas, order this amazing set of the worst of the worst and not only that you will receive..."
We NEED the Billy Mayz persona in here. I'm not funny enough to do this one. :(
But I could see it coming "pre-gift wrapped" for a small extra fee. :D
I admit to liking "Barbie Girl" and "lady in red". maybe you could replace those two. :p just a thought~
Wow, great minds like alike. Lady in Red has been rescued for 'this beauty by my side' which is a great line.
We could also probably find a few candidates her > http://hubpages.com/hub/The-100-Greatest-Hair-Meta
Anything from Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, 50-cent, and puff daddy, witney "the rock" Houston, debbie Gibson, New Kids on the Block, Markie Mark, Limp Bizzkit, Vanilla Ice,Britney,K FED,Kid Rock, J-LO, Emenem,Nelly, and other sorry ass bubble gum groups and the record companies that represent them are guilty for infiltrating the airwaves, television and worst of all my ears with noise, decibel, and mind pollution LMAO!!
TESTIFY DARRELL!!!!! LMAO2!
I agree with everyone on your list. eminem was great but that was a long long time ago.
For the love of God what is going on here.....I cannot believe what I am reading....while I agree with 97% of your list, and have a few adds of my own like "I dazzled her with science" and "The Electric Slide", I must stand in defense of Skynyrd. Pete, you lying turd, we play "sweet home" every time we jam, and you blast 20 minute solo's. If your gonna black flag a Skynyrd song, try freebird, thanks to Guitar Hero. As far as disrespecting Neil, if you research it, They all LOVED Neil young, and that line was soaked in symbolism. Poor Ronnie must be rolling over in his grave. Oh yeah...."Steal My Sunshine" needs to be abolished also. Nice hub though!
LOL LOL Rod Rod Rod... you'll notice I just mentioned it was "overplayed"... Yes we do Jam that a lot, hence my point.... I DO NOT agree it's 1 of 100 worst songs, but agree it's played all the time... I understand you feeling freebird should be above sweet home, but I actually like freebird better.. I feel it has better solos and it changes up a bit toward the end making it feel less repititious.
For the record... I love Skynyrd... I love all their songs... I feel Sweet Home is over played...
I have to go now and grab a tylenol
Peter
Was "Vanilla Ice" real, or was that a bad dream, because I don't see it here anywhere.....lol!
Okay it has come up a few times so let me just clear this up.
As a Hip-Hop DJ, we don't even talk about crap like that Rico Suave as a bad song because it's never gonna get played by any DJ anywhere anyway. It is almost better to act like in never happened.
In fact, if you wanna check out http://hubpages.com/hub/The-ABCs-of-Old-School-Hip you'll see that some people just remain nameless.
Plus, If I wanted to include every obvious one like that, then I would just look at VH-1 of somewhere else.
I wanted to pick some I hate by Big Artists.
Abominations who never get called out, if you will.
p.s. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE is a silly song, but not necessarily bad. It's quite original as pop songs go.
You know what I mean? If I pick on NSYNC, New Kids, Debbie Gibson, it's like shooting fish in a barrel.
That's why I always had a problem with the fact Eminem would pick fights with people so much smaller than him. Safe.
If Hip-Hop is not your thing and you still feel like laughing check out http://hubpages.com/hub/100-Funniest-People-on-Ear
Billy Mays Here...
I'd like to tell you about my exciting new product...
"The Mighty Horrible Song Maker"
We have taken tracks from all the worst song of all time and mixed them with our world famous "Oxy ingredients" to create a sound so horrible dogs around the world are chewing their own ears off.
By the way Billy LOVES ME SOME "Cherry Pie" by Warrant
LOL!!!!!!!!! Thank You Billy, I feel like I have really arrived now.
You Rule.
I want my own "The Mighty Horrible Song Maker". If I order in the next 2 minutes can I get 2 for the price of one?
I was just about to write "If you had Sweet Home Alabama on here, you'd be my hero", but then I just saw it, #99!! YES!!! You are offically my hero.
Though I haven't been well recieved, I would like to add that "Nights in white satin" by the Moody Blues belongs in elevators only, not on the radio.....
A-GREED! If that. I sounds like someone being tortured!
I annoint you with the Top suggestion so far.
Now You must decide who you wanna save up there besides Skynyrd which cannot come down b/c I am rb101182's hero now.
Ok, I can see where being her hero for a few might be beneficial....so let's say FootLoose is a pretty good throw-back that draws out a few good 80's chops on the dance floor....fair enough?
OKAY FOOTLOOSE FANS!!! You got it.
Kenny Loggins has been given a reprieve for now. God help you though if I hear hear "Danger Zone" at the drug store.
I wanna hear from some pissed off people who love some of these bands! A hardcore Bruce or Phil Collins fan.
go Billy Mays! have to say it would be an improvement over seeing real and aging usedtobes humiliating themselves on national tv at night. Billy Mays has class and style and nothing he can say can humiliate him any further as he has already peaked for that particular quality.
We :heart: Billy Mays!
What an awesome compilation of songs. Brought back some not so great memories of corny songs, but reading over your list made me laugh =) Let's see what about that song "who let the dogs out" and "whoomp there it is" those have to be two of the worst songs ever!
Well, not pissed off, but I have to admit I like quite a few of these songs. Please don't stone me. I guess I have bad taste. While I admit that they wouldn't win any awards, they are just fun. I'm not a music snob. I like cheesey, sappy songs sometimes. I'll take anything that makes me laugh or smile.
BUT I do hate a lot of these, too. The Sign, Barbie Girl, The Heat Is On, We Built This City- give me a razor so I can slit my wrists already. And Hollaback Girl, what the **** was that?
You forgot Meatloaf's I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That). What? What? What won't you do, man? Did you know that this POS song is over 10 minutes long?
And that 80s song I Wear My Sunglasses at Night- another amazingly stupid song. Also anything by Ricky Martin.
angela, great rant! :D
I vote for Sunglasses At Night which reminded me of that song.. "My Future's So Bright.. I gotta Wear Shades" by Timbuk3
OH... and
Phil Collins - Don't lose my number
Peter
I'll be back & we will adress these vital issues.
Wow did I kill this hub? LOL
Peter
I like sunglasses and future. they do NOT go on the list. I'll cede the riki don't lose my number though. :p
Not at all Peter, I usually don't get any hits before 3pm anyway.
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Yeah I hate to admit but I have found a purpose for both of these songs buuuuut, "Don't switch the blade on the guy in shades oh no" is the worst chorus ever.
But the strength of that song is the Intro - 1st Verse. and because it is has a digital beat I can mix it as a background noise behind anything. FYI!
Did anybody notice that last night on American Idol both ALL BY MYSELF and HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU were sung!
They had a whole decade to choose from!!!!
They mentioned that Celine Dion had done a cover which I did not know so that song is going up much higher than it's current #47! How the hell would I know what covers Celine is doing in Vegas these days?
Rikki don't lose is a good choice too...Let's see if it gets any more support!
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checking it out for my favorite DJ. can you hear me out there?
This thread was not able recieve comments at all yesterday so...let's keep the conversation going. Come back to me people!
smoke on the water should go die in a sewer one day and that's even with being the only thing I can play bass guitar part too.
Some of the songs on this list are good. I think we all just have different opinions.
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"Some of the songs on this list are good. I think we all just have different opinions."
The First statement is completely false. (You just have bad taste in music)
The Second statement is so obvious I'm laughing. Sorry Sweetiepie!
That is your opinion and I do not care if you laugh at me. I still like Nights In White Satin, I always will :)
Does that preclude it from criticism? It doesn't take away that droning OHHHHHH I LOOOO-OOOVe youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu ahhhhhhhhhh! It's awful. It sounds bad to the ear.
Since you are a sweetiepie I'll put it to you sweetly instead.
The name the MOODY BLUES is a hint on what kind of music this is. It is mood music and if you played it while a lead character in a movie jumped off a bridge it might even sound poignant but not on MY radio.
Q #2: What does Nights in White Satin even mean?
If you can answer these two questions smartly I will take it off the list!
I'm dying to put "We Don't Have to Take our Clothes Off" by Jermaine Stewart up there anyways.
Of course I will answer smartly as I am an intelligent lady. Hayward wrote this song about the end of an old love and a beginning of a new one. He said most of the words only have a true meaning to him. If you want to keep it on your list that is fine, if you think I have bad taste in music I am not upset, I was just sharing my opinion.
Not at all Sweetie Pie and that's exactly what you are.
You shouldn't be upset anyway this is all in fun!
I'm only mad at the radio stations for overplaying these songs and not giving other artist a chance or playing a different song by the Moody Blues.
They are not a bad group at all. They are just in the genre I call sleepytown along with Alan Parsons Project, Chicago, Bruce Hornsby, etc.
Thanks so much for talking about it with me. Next time I hear it I'll listen more closely to the lyrics.
I like a more soulful mellow like Sade and Simply Red and Jack Johnson's old stuff. You should look into Jack Johnson.
He has the #1 album in the country last two weeks.
Thanks for the info about Jack Johnson and I will check out his music. Hope you have a good day.
You hit the nail on the head with this list and the additions are just great. I may have missed it, but you forgot "Fly Like An Eagle".by the Steve Miller Band. What a simpering, insipid song. I am ashamed to say that my high school class changed the class song from "Dust in the Wind" to "Fly Like An Eagle" at the 20 year reunion. Talk about wusses.
Amery that is hilarious! From "All we are is dust in wind" to "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future"
LOLOLOL!
Isn't it, though? The worst of it is that I am positive that the irony of it all escaped them. ;) But, at least it affords us some amusement, yes? ;)
mmmbop, la vida loca and tubthumping round out the list of 103.
sweet home alabama is just so over-played everywhere. it's the average joe's chance to be a hick w/out sleeping w/ a family member.
LOL @ billy
I think we should take "KISS - Rock-n-Roll All Night" off the list and replace it with Ricky Martin Livin' la Vita Loca:
"she make you take your clothes off and go dancin' in the rain,she'll make you live her crazy life or she'll take away your pain, like a bullet through your brain."
Dance nude in the rain? What ta heck is that lyric all about?
~ Peter :-)
Ahem, Peter, uhh yeah uh the thing uh
WHAT ARE DOING ANALYZING RICKY MARTIN LYRICS!!!!
I am gonna havta put you on lyrics-free basis from now on?
Kiss is there for the reason it says. It's great juvenile music but come on.
The pimples are gone and so is my LOVE GUN album.
Like I said earlier, VH1 has a list like this one but it's full of obvious choices that we don't WANT to remember. Like LLV Loca. This is to expose crap for what it is. You're actually lucky it's not much much higher up there. Family Guy saved it.
"The pimples are gone and so is my LOVE GUN album."
LOL !!!!
Alright u win... hard to make a comeback to that..
~ Peter :-)
No comments in three weeks and yet it's still the most viewed hub of mine by far.
Why are there no new comments? Either you don't wanna admit you like the songs or refuse to be ashamed of your affection for them, either way it's cool. C'mon people.
One song I can't stand is Toby Keith's "I Love This Bar." That song makes me want to shove my face through knives like in saw 4. GGGRRAARRR!! If he loves that bar so much he should stay there so we don't have to listen to any more of his songs. I'm curious what you think of Toby Keith, DJ. My dad calls him a "musical gorilla" and I'm leaning towards something similar. I don't think I've heard a single song of his that made me think "oh yeah, this kinda sounds good."
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I can't really comment on COUNTRY MUSIC at all.
I'm a funk junkie from New York and we don't do country.
Except the original hank williams and of course Johnny Cash. We respect Willie Nelson & Dolly but it's all down hill after that.
Toby Keith's song that i chose here is so repulsive and opprtunistic and it sounds terrible too. He made an appearance on The colbert report and had no idea he was being mocked. It was HILARIOUS!
LOL. No Garth Brooks either, I'm guessing. Well, I can understand the whole no-country thing; I myself didn't think I liked country at all except for what my parents listened to until I heard Carrie Underwood. She's just about the only country singer I actually enjoy hearing.
DJ,
What is wrong with Laura Branigan's "Gloria"??? I love that song. Her song called "Self Control is very good too. Tell me please why you consider it one of the worst. Please!!!
Why does Gloria by Laura Branigan suck? Let me count the ways...
No I'm kidding. The second the song starts blaring those annoying synthesizers I go reaching for the Remote/Dial. The melody isn't bad but the person singing has like zero cool factor. Maybe a cover without the synths could save the song but that melody is as catchy and terrible as Mickey by Toni Basil.
I know my Laura Branigan, too. The Lucky One and How Am I Supposed to Live Without You were okay pop songs but nothing special.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS BLUEBIRD......IT'S THAT HEAVY BELTING SINGING it is so......lame. Think about the people who belt everything. The douchebag from Creed, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Ethel Merman. They know they are talented but don't know how to harness it into something creatively stimulating they just sing the notes because they know they can.
Think about it. When Whitney Houston was on top of her game did she belt it all out or did it just ooze out of beautifully. Listen to how relaxed her voice is early in her career and then listen to how she's deperately screaming towards the end as she became an irrelevant crackhead.
Look at Christina Aguilera. When she started everyone knew she could sing but they also new that after the Disney gig she turned into a bit of a whore for a little while a la Britney. But then she got older and wiser and now she is freaking awesome. Arguably the best pop singer on the planet.
The lyrics to Gloria are weak too. It's a woman hating on another woman.
NOT TO MENTION THAT "GLORIA" a/k/a G L O R I A BY THEM AND SUNG BY Van Morrison HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. Pick a different name. that one's taken.
p.s. I will agree that Self Control is a pretty cool song though.
Bluebird where have you flown off to?
I love how you tore the first lot to pieces. That was fun stuff.
Play That Funky Music is a AMAZING song!! What's wrong with you?
Nice list DJ. I think Mambo #5 and Barbie Girl should be in the top 10, but it looks good.
No, I think soulja boy songs need to be the king on this list. that kid songs suck, I wonder who ever took the opportunity and gave him a deal
FURTHER DAMNING EVIDENCE AGAINST MY CHILDHOOD
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rockinjoe says:
5 months ago
I was laughing as I was reading your list wondering what your reasoning was for some of them. I spent the entire 90's as a sidekick on a very popular morning show and a few on your list made me cringe. I'm sure as a DJ, you must be scarred for life.
Aerosmith? Dream On? If you had slow danced to that with Vicki Zompa in 8th grade, you'd change your mind about that one:)