100 Worst Songs of All-Time (Updated)
76WELCOME 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? Answer me that Bob.
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 ****** (Paraphrasing)
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"Do you believe this songs on again?
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I feel something inside me saying,
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'I think they've 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? The radio DJ bridge part is where I start to cry....or would if I ever hear it again.
This is Song #11...and it is so awful...I can't ....ugh....puke-burp!
Sometimes it's just easier to play it than to explain >>>
11. Wild Wild West ~~ The Escape Club (see above video)
*********Warning: If you play more than 20 seconds of this video, I am not responsible for you going into a fit of rage. If fits of rage ARE your thing, however, feel free to let loose in my comment section.**********
12. Uptown Girl ~~ Billy Joel ****** Now this song is awful but let's face it, it's only this high because of that disgusting video he did with then wife 'Christie Lee'. Dude, they call you Piano Man for a reason. Save your doo-wop Charlie shit for home movies, please.
13. Mickey ~~ Toni Basil ****** I don't see how anyone could need an explanation for this choice. You already have the melody on your head and resent me for bringing it up and that should be proof enough.
14. Bad Day ~~ Daniel Powter ***** This song sucks big-time and is probably only this high on the list because of American Idol who exascerbated it's suckiness to a whole new level.
15. Ghostbusters ~~ Ray Parker Jr. ***** Reasons escape me at this moment. (Seeks self-medicating devices)
16. Gloria ~~ Laura Branigan ***** The synthesizer reach a whole new plateau of evil in this dis record by some jealous ugly girl. That's what this is, the prude bitch / hater song for insecure chicks.
17. The Heat Is On ~~ Glenn Frey *****
Evidence in lyrical form:
- The heat is on, on the street
- Inside your head, on every beat
- And the beat's so loud, deep inside
- The pressure's high, just to stay alive
- Cause the heat is on (cue the most annoying horns ever)
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
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?
FURTHER DAMNING EVIDENCE AGAINST MY CHILDHOOD
Comments
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:
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.
:0)
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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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.
RE:
"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."
Whoops the comment got posted twice for some reason, so I'm editing the copy so you don't have to read it twice.
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
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WTF DUDE JOHN MAYER IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ha! Perhaps, but that song is still nauseating.
these are the best songs ever
First off gotta say no way to Sweet Home. There are way too many really terrible songs to put a song down for being overplayed. Sweet Home is a work of art. If the case were for being overplayed...(plus highly annoying anyway) any Zepplin song will do. They are the most overplayed EVER!
Anyway...love the list...just remove Sweet Home. Got one for it...Hey There Delilah-Plain White T's..My God...someone kick this kid in the nuts for this song!!!!!
hahas That IS an unusually annoyin song that my wife and I listened to once in the car and she went to turn it off and I said, "wait this is a really popular song right now" - a minute later we were perplexed as to it's appeal and I am happy to say I haven't heard it since. If it gets on my nerves, I'll add it.
I think Kokomo is definitely the worst song ever. You have more tolerance for it than me since I see you only ranked it #6. I change stations the second it comes on. Completely wretched.
I have to agree! They ones above it are inferior in their annoyingness compared to KOKOMO...
An abomination. LESSON: Stay retired and don't tarnish the image.
Old Guys > REUNION TOUR = Good
Old Guys > NEW SONGS = Bad
Speaking of Sweet Home. There is definitely a new song that already need to move to this list. Kid Rock has taken Warren Zevon's Warewolves of London, and Sweet Home Alabama...combined them, and.........................................(sorry for the gap there. Just thinking about it made me vomit just a little in my mouth) and gone on to stink up the radio waves with his song All Summer Long. I believe that's the name of it.
DJ, I'm curious what you think of my favorite bands. I'm not sure how popular they are in NY but most of them are foreign bands whose music has recently become popular in the U.S. In no particular order, my favorite bands are: Within Temptation, Melee, The Strokes, Nightwish, and Evanescence.
Kid Rock's song is so so so so bad and awful. Telling people to sing the song EVEN MORE???? .........(Puke)..........What a tool.
Cybermouse
I love The Strokes
Evanescence is lame.
The others I don't know.
Ok...so I really feel I NEED to go in defense of uncle Ted. Cat Scratch Fever is still...to this day, making kids pick up the guitar for the first time, and doing something with their lives...other that wearing out their thumbs playing some video game.
I have substitutes--Wonderful Tonight--Eric Capton (Way overplayed...plus very bad!!)
Red Hot Chili Peppers--Any song really, but that Dani California?? Why are people buying this stuff????
3 Doors down--Again...anything they do. Really to easy here, but that Kryptonite really make me want to hurt them!!! Bad!!!
Any Led Zeppelin song under the sun!!!
I can bring more if needed.
I agree about Krytonite but the others don't bother me. Although I do agree that WHEN the Chili Peppers did fall off, it was like nobody noticed it. i heard that double album and wanterd so badly to like just one song from it. Never happened.
The fact that you would defend Ted Nugent but dis Led Zeppelin makes me a little worried however.
I'm a vocalist....Robert Plants voice...even in his prime sounded like someone was killing a cat. He has/had great range, and ok vocal control...but his tone really is terrible. And being that I'm so into vocals...yeah...hate that band more than I can even say.
Besides....radio station far over play Zep compared to uncle Ted. Huge disparity there.
Yeah, well Rock-n-Roll is a rebel's game and "Uncle Ted" is a conservative republican gun nut.
Led Zeppelin have some vocally irritating songs but they were at least complex and artistic which is how I prefer things.
AND...if you were a DJ you wouldn't hate that Clapton song so much. I watch the people looking into each other's eyes at gigs to it all the time and I think it is a great gift to the world. It's so EVERYMAN.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention Collective Soul earlier. If you like them, you'd like Melee as well because they have a similar sound and style to their music. Also you said Evanescence was lame, so you probably wouldn't care for Within Temptation or Nightwish because they are in the same genre, but I'd encourage you to search www.imeem.com for some of their music anyway because they are both about twenty times better than Evanescence. It's like the same genre but a better band playing. I know what you mean about Evanescence being lame b/c sometimes I get bored easily listening to them. The singer tries too hard, I think. If she kind of rounded her voice a bit more and added some depth to it, she might sound less like a dying cow moaning. LOL.
G'day. I'm showing my age, but man you want bad, try These Boots were Made for Walking, Nancy Sinatra. Actually anything by Nancy Sinatra.
Where's "You're Beautiful" from James Blunt? I wanted to shoot myself every time I heard that awful song.
Other criminal songs would be "Shut Up" from Black Eyed Peas, "Who Let The Dogs Out" from Baha Men, "Laffy Taffy" from D4L, among others...
hey, good work here... but i diagree with some of your choices but i wonder why goo goo dolls by iris is on the list? to me, it's one of those unforgettable singles in history.
looks like you have forgotten:
Girl of my dreams - Moffats
Public Affair - Jessica Simpson
Teardrop on my guitar - Taylor Swift
any songs by atomic kitten
aerosmith? c'mon. you could at least have put one of there ''not so good songs'' on the list instead of dude looks like a lady. thats a good song! and WHY arent there any led zeppelin songs on this list? most of them are awful.
the worst music moment of all time was when celine dion performed you shook me all night long. i cryed when i watched that. she could have killed the song. but offcourse she did'nt because it's one of the best songs in history
LOL. Dude Looks Like a Lady IS THEIR HORRIBLE SONG!!!
some of the songs that I think should be on the list
"Honey", "Afternoon Delight", "Dead Skunk in the middle of the road", "Jingle Bells" by those flippin barking mutts, anything from Michael Bolton, and I am sure that I could come up with a lot more, but after working all day, I better not work my brain anymore that I have to.
You guys are all idiots. I really don't care what your opinion of music is. There are only a couple of songs on your list that are actually bad songs. How can you put Bob Segar down. One thing I noticed, you didn't put any of those rap songs down. They are the ones that really sucked. I mean any one can talk, and I don't consider them music. Just a loud bass and alot of talking about a bunch of crap. That was the music style that has been a waste on society. Billy Ray Cyrus, he started a dance craze, which is great. You probably just can't do it, that is why you are so down on Billy Ray. He worked hard to get where he is and you guys suck. I would like to know what radio stations you DJ for, because I wantto make sure that I tell everyone to not listen to you. You guys need to be fired from your jobs. Why don't you get jobs you are more suited to. Because you suck as DJ's.
LAUGH OUT LOUD! What a clueless little dickhead you must be!
This is a great list, I'm impressed with the effort you put into it. My five year old self would like to have some words with you about Ghostbusters, though.
haha thanks Len!
Have to add to this list
Mr. Roboto by Styx!!!!!
Yeah, that was one for the ages.
As Far as tracks go that I like on this list... look NO FURTHER than #5... Easy Lover!!! Yeah, it's cheesy. But think about the time period. Besides MJ there was barely any R&B on the pop charts. Collins reached out to Bailey to make this power R&B 80's jam. I do get embarrased when I watch the video though. Phil comes out rockin' gear reminincent of EWF attire in the 70's.
I love the list, it's great, but some of those songs really don't suck that bad. Follow me by Uncle Kracker is an awesome song and so is Bad Day.
this list just made my day. i work at home depot and they play the same playlist shuffled every fucking day. at least 6 or 7 songs they play are on this list. i feel like im crazy because im the only one who's ever complained about it. i agree with suvivordean, tear drops on my guitar is one of the worst songs ive ever heard, and should be added to the list, as well as all the rest of phil collins so called songs.
dude omg. some of those songs should not be on that list. bad day? or hollaback girl. the lyrics suck but its still a GREAT beat : )
Exactly the same stuff I would have said! I remember the pain of having to listen to these shitty tunes......thanks for pointing out the obvious.
dude...epic phail...
wow there are only like ten of those songs athat belong on the worst song list.......one headlight? iris? closing time? those are great songs and river of dreams by billy joel are you serious?
What can i say ellbell? You like bland commercial pop songs.
If you'd like I can name 50 songs by Billy that are better than that piece of shit. I do believe my credentials are solid on this...here's the link.
http://hubpages.com/hub/50-Essential-Songs-by-Bill
Closing Time is not only a whiny bitch of a song BUT, when you write a song with the intention of being the last song they play in the bar, you lose all credibility. That is why they are a one-hit wonder, because serious music fans see right through that crap.
As for Goo Goo Dolls... http://hubpages.com/hub/Which-Artist-Deserves-the-
well.. atleast you have shes's got a way as one of his best..i can see closing time being considered whiney i guess its just from my time era...but river of dreams is still one bilyl joels good songs...the only two horrible songs i think eh has are big shot and we didnt start the fire..i just think there are def worse songs than river of dreams and half of your list.
Fair enough Ellbell, thanks for stopping by.
OK, decent list, but you forgot:
Havin' My Baby - Paul Anka
Karma Chamelion - Culture Club
The Girl is Mine - Mike Jackson & Paul McCartney
Mornin' Train - Sheena Easton
Don't get me started on the Britney Spears, Christina Aguilara, Jessica Simpson and the rest of their ilk. Vomit. Just let me know when they're naked in a magazine, then I'm interested.
Great choices. Hilarious commentary.
Terribly troubling that Bob Seger appears on your list more than once and "Let her in" by John Travolta isn't even on the list. Dude. Travolta. Singing? Flying a jet maybe, but singing?
How about Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight"? (Skyrockets in the flight, afternoon delight). I became a DJ because of that song. It was my purpose in life to make sure that song was never, ever played again.
Anything by Paul McCartney and Wings should be high on the list ... in particular, "Hands Across the Water," "Jet" and "Silly Love Songs." Listening to these songs in a row makes waterboarding seem like a spa treatment.
Also, with the exception of "Gloria," I notice a distinct lack of Disco crap; most notably:
"Love to Love You Baby," by Donna Summer
"Dancing Queen," by ABBA
"That's the Way (I Like It)," KC & The Sunshine Band
"The Hustle," Van McCoy
"More Than A Woman," Bee Gees
"Copacabana," Barry Manilow
"Disco Duck," Rick Dees
"Macho Man," The Village People
and the ever wonderful,
"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)."
God, I miss those hits.
When it comes to exceptional, profound lyrics, I dare anyone to come up with ones that beat Chic's "Dance, Dance, Dance":
Dance Dance, dance, danceKeep on dancingDance Dance, dance, danceJust dancing' to the beat Feel the heatI'm movin' my feetHeaded towards the floor Gonna get downA-get down some moreRumba and TangoLatin Hustle tooYowsah, Yowsah, YowsahI wanna boogie wit'chooBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowOh, what a treat, feels so sweet(Ah) That body heatWhen I'm dancin' with my baby drives me crazyMakes me hazyRumba and TangoLatin Hustle tooYowsah, Yowsah, YowsahI wanna boogie wit'chooBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowDance Dance, dance DanceDance dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceKeep on, keep onDance Dance, dance DanceKeep on dancingDanceDance, dance danceKeep on, keep onDance Dance, danceDanceDance Dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance, danceKeep on dancingDance Dance, dance, danceJust dancing' to the beat Feel the heatI'm movin' my feetHeaded towards the floor Gonna get downA-get down some moreRumba and TangoLatin Hustle tooYowsah, Yowsah, YowsahI wanna boogie wit'chooBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowOh, what a treat, feels so sweet(Ah) That body heatWhen I'm dancin' with my baby drives me crazyMakes me hazyRumba and TangoLatin Hustle tooYowsah, Yowsah, YowsahI wanna boogie wit'chooBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowBop-bop-bowDance Dance, dance DanceDance dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceDance Dance, dance DanceKeep on, keep onDance Dance, dance DanceKeep on dancingDanceDance, dance danceKeep on, keep onDance Dance, danceDanceDance Dance, dance Dance
Kind of makes you want to, what? Oh yeah, Dance.
Glad you guys had fun with the list. Still prefer Starland Vocal Band over Bob Seger though....ha
horrible list.you should probably stop insulting other peoples music seeing as you probably cant make any yourself.
Nice assumption dickweed! You don't know me and know even less about music.
MMM:
If listeners do not set any standards for what kind of music (in the broadest spectrum), then they will be subjected to whatever crap the music industry decides to market. Blues, for example, has been flying under the industry radar for decades, with some of the finest examples of American music being produced and copied by others all over the world.
Conversely, disco and most recently hip-hop are examples of "music" being pushed onto an ignorant and/or non-discriminating audience. Even a lot of the lamer songs listed above are at least an attempt by the artist to express somethiing, albeit often off target. Disco, on the other hand, expressed nothing more than a pulsating beat to dance to, which, as my example above illustrates, when you take away the background noise, you are left with a meaningless pile of inane drivvel, the likes of which barely rise to the intellectual level of a 5 year old.
Hip hop is more insidious in that it glorifies misagenytic behavior and unrestrained hedonism, and appeals to basest elements of one's character; i.e. murder, drug abuse, and failure as things to be proud of. A blend of almost oppressive rhythm and superficial, oftern indecypherable def poetry as the lyrics, most of what is produced is emminently forgetable, so it is hard to even create a list of most of the crud coming out under this category.
But as you say, it isn't right to necessarily insult other people's music; however, I think people have a right to comment on anything that is being sold to the public as entertainment ... if the artists who create it can't take criticism, then they shouldn't get into the business in the first place.
Besides, don't feel too bad for some of the folks listed ... everyone bombs now and then, and overall, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Billy Joel, Dave Matthews, Pat Benatar, Aretha Franklin, Glenn Frey, Aerosmith, Journey, and the Beach Boys have done very well, in most people's estimations.
Great point at the end, funky junky. Does he really think I'm disrespecting the greatest singer who ever lived (Aretha) ? I'm insulting a dumb 80s single that she herslf prob'ly wouldn't listen to.
Chaka Khan has stated publicly that she hates her version of I Feel For You. Is she disrespecting Prince (writer) Grandmaster Melle Mel (rapper who performed the Chaka-Chaka-Khan part she hates) or Stevie Wonder who did the harmonica so in it? They all prob'ly hate it. People make mistakes.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Nik Kershaw's 'the riddle.' Not that anyone remembers the eighties. God is this song annoying, go find the original music video.
The best part: the song was written in twenty minutes, and millions of people actually throught it carried a meaning. Enough to hold a contest. They guy ended up with thousands of letters of people's interpretations of the meaning...some the size of novels!
"Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye may have very well contributed to fear of intercourse throughout high school. (I didn't EVER want to have sex, if needing it made people sound like that!)
As this is the season, "Christmas Shoes" by NewSong causes me to pray that the little girl is run over by a bus on her way home from the freaking store.
Heaven help me if I ever attend a wedding in which the bride and her father dance to Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses." Y'all will read about me in the newspapers.
Thank you so much for including "Paradise by the Dashboard Light." I once spent the entire duration of that horrid tune attempting to jump out of the window in the backseat my dad's pickup at 60 MPH. My parents NEVER agree on music, yet they love this particular number.
As for "Kokomo," I have vomit-inducing spells when I even THINK of that train wreck. I used to be a figure skater, and another girl at the rink had a program set to that song. One summer, I heard it again and again and again for hours at a time.
I don't have words for Cutting Crew. They should have left all of their lyrics on the cutting room floor...eeek.
I'm going to admit to y'all that I do enjoy "More Than Words." Everyone's entitled to a few freebies, right?
Oh Wow! I must have experienced a bad acid flashback! I just remembered what is probably the absolute WORST remake of all time -- "American Pie" as done by Madonna in 2000. I never particularly liked Don McLean's song all that much in the first place, but what Madonna did to it was certainly a crime worthy of punishment of, say, drawn and quartered?
The Material Girl common sense to pull the plug on this one is beyond comprehension. But then again, Madonna herself continues to be beyond comprehension to most intelligent human beings anyway.
e by crudely combining elements of disco and hip-hop. The result is an abomination that I would challenge anyone to listen to from start to finish. Scratching one's fingernails on a blackboard or listening to a dentist's drill for an hour is a much more satisfying and relaxing way to spend one's leisurely moments than having to endure even 10 seconds of Madonna's tripe.Why no one in the recording booth did not have the decency and common sense to pull the plug on this one is beyond comprehension. But then again, Madonna herself continues to be beyond comprehension to most intelligent human beings anyway.
I don;t know what happened to my above comment, but I certainly need to make a few corrections:
Paragraph 2:
The Material Girl butchered "American Pie" by crudely combining elements of disco and hip-hop. The result is an abomination that I would challenge anyone to listen to from start to finish. Scratching one's fingernails on a blackboard or listening to a dentist's drill for an hour is a much more satisfying and relaxing way to spend one's leisurely moments than having to endure even 10 seconds of Madonna's tripe.
Very weird ...
Here's a group that seems to fly under everyone's radar, but if you really want to be annoyed, try listening to "I'm Your Captain" and "Closer to Home" by Grand Funk Railroad while you're stuck in traffic for about an hour. If you happen to have a gun in your car, you'll be liable to:
1. Roll down your windows and go completely postal about 10 minutes into the chorus "... I'm getting closer to my home ..."
2. Use said gun to blow your brains out
3. Come to your senses and simply shoot your car radio.
Hey
I'm all for trashing bad songs but I like half the songs here. Point in case, "Play That Funky Music" Am I wrong, or is this this clown criticising the song for it's lyrics. Get real!!! Guess what, most classic songs are crap if you listen to the lyrics. Have you read the lyrics to "Brown Sugar"? They're so racist you have to think that the only reason the Stones never got into serious trouble over it is because you can't understand them. If you don't believe me, Google the lyrics and find out for yourself.
Is "Play That Funky Music" a classic? No but it totally works. And that's all you ever expect from song.
And I am a white boy who listens to real funk like George Clinton, Sly, James Brown and many others.
You know, Brettski does have a point. The lyrics of a lot of so-called classics are pretty lame. But conversely, there are some songs with decent enough lyrics that are crap due to stuff like delivery, score, etc. My guess is that the line got drawn between what was considered commercial and what was considered art. I mean, some opera diva could sing "I've got to go to the can" in Italian for five straight minutes and receive accolades from the New Yorker as the greatest impressario of all time!
Bottom line, Brettski, keep listening to whatever YOU like and to hell with all of us musical snobs who think we know better than everyone else. There is something out there for everyone, only I think your list of artists you like should also include Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Muddy Waters; if you get my drift ...
"Crank Dat" Soulja Boy!!! ABSOLUTLY HORRID song I hate it so much!!!!! And this is coming from a 16 yr-old kid
"Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth. An insufferable and awful song.
I disagree with a lot of your choices. Many of these are actually really good songs, especially those by Aerosmith.
Good. I will make a 50 worst songs of all time soon, and send it to you. My no.1 will be 'Big big world' by Emilia. Did you ever hear that? Find it on youtube...
Also high will be lots op uber-ballads. Hero by Mariah Carey, Everything I do by Bryan Adams, My heart will go on and I will always love you.
And dont forget Nickelback, the stupidest neanderthal band ever, and Zamfir, the pan flute god...
What's wrong with "Dream On" by Aerosmith?
there are much worse songs then the ones listed above, which are actually not that bad compared to some. i think you should have taken more time to review this list.
No, you're just clueless. But hey, "don't worry about it".
This is the worst song ever recorded- INTENTIONALLY!
http://davesoldier.com/mp3s/The%20Most%20Unwanted%
It's based on a poll regarding which musical styles people genuinely hate the most. I nearly died laughing the first time I heard this.
...and now I get to apologize for double-posting. D'OH!
How can put you put Kool in the Gang on this list?? Ok Fresh was not there best song but damn, show a little respect.
I nominate Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi. Joni Mitchell sounds 10x more thug in the original than the Crows easy listening cover version.
Heat is on is a great song. Beverly Hills Cop, which was the movie that highlighted this song was one of the best comedies of all time. Worst critic of all time? Well, maybe you aren't. SF was not built by music. However, SF attitude politically was perhaps built by music.
Also Babe was a great song. You have a lot of other great hubs, so I joined your fan club.
Time for an add and to hand props to another poster.
How can ANYONE still think Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" misses this list? Overplayed...of course? Meaningful.... except for the oh-so-subtle girl on girl refernces? Not a blip on the radar. When I hear (or gawd forbid, get asked to PLAY) this, Daffy Duck comes to mind, "SHOOT ME NOW!"
Big ups to Kentwood for reminding me how insipid Soulja Boy was.
Please excuse me while I jam knitting needles into my ear canal.
First of all this list was made a long time b4 Katy Parry and Soulja Boy which is horrendous and belongs on this list, EXECPT that I state in the beginning that I am not choosing any songs from Country or Hip-Hop b/c it is like shooting fish in a barrel. Almoat every hip-hop song since 2002 has been awful with a few exceptions per year, and modern country music is pathetic.
I highlighted you in my music hubpages hub. But I really also like Kokomo. I admit that I am not a fan of Old Time Rock and Roll, but Bob Seger's work is just awesome with the other songs. I can put up with one not so great song, because he is almost a musical hero to me.
Steve Perry is my age and grew up about 40 miles away from my home town of Coalinga, in Lemoore Ca. He has some great songs. I wouldn't hold Sherry against him because it isn't that bad.
Finally, Smells Like Teen Spirit is a very annoying song. Yes it was a mega hit but it is grunge, and it was like giving the finger to music. It was annoying and obnoxious. I would rather listen to the classic rock section of Guns and Roses any day. I also find the undercurrent of heavy base of Metallica and the noise and din of modern day Rock to be likewise annoying.
I actually read this week that Bob and the band HATE THAT SONG! They have vowed multiple times never to play it again. Good move. They better never play SHAKEDOWN either. LOL
You missed the point about Smells Like Teen Spirit but Kurt hated that song so maybe I'm wrong. If it was a FU to anything it was the stagnant state of MTV-Hair Band poseur music. GNR's debut was great but that's it. They fizzled out right after. Modern rock is disgusting, with you there. They are either whiny bitches who want to be The Cure or Nu-Rock jerkoffs who are trying to re-create the amazing sound of Rage Against The Machine and failing badly.
I agree with some of your choices but I think you left out one song that really deserves a special place in music hell. Wham - Last christmas. Last couple of years I stopped listening to radio in december just because of this totally overplayed song.
although i disagree with some of the choices on your list such as dream on and (yes i'll admit it) i do like the final countdown) it doesnt really bother me that they are there. what does bother me tho is how many people commenting said that every led zeppelin song should be on this list. they are one of my favorite bands, and even if they are not your type of music, you still have to respect them as one of the great rock bands.
and also dj funktual you have some pretty cool vids dude. i like classic rock reggae and old school hip hop and ive just been getting into funk and jazz and stuff and your sample videos have been really interesting and helpful. keep going dude id watch if you got a tv show
Back in high school, the guy I was dating loved "chevy van" & "sky high". Both equally 'tarded songs of the 70's.
I have no idea why I JUST NOW thought of this one:
Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton. I don't understand how this song could have made the charts! Les Fleur was SO much better and Jurassic 5 thought so too; they sampled it! It's like comparing [i]Cats[/i] to cats being strangled in E minor.
I also forgot to mention how much I like the stuff she did with Rotary Connection. It makes Lovin' You even worse by comparison!
ok 1st off i am a huge (i mean huge) berlin fan love terri nunn and thought when they disbanded the original line up that is was all over but im diggin on the new line up and the sound they are making
with that said we need to destroy all known copies of take my breath away
please can we start a campain to accomplish this feat
thank you
that was horrible
Did we forget "Don't worry be happy" by Bobby McFerrin? Also, I think "That's what friends are for" (Warwick et al.) deserves a special place because it won a grammy
I agree with the person who mentioned Butterly Kisses. I can't stand that song because it has been played at so many weddings....
The radio station I listen to plays a really diverse selection of music and rarely plays the same song more than once a week unless it is requested (and I don't listen during their request hour). I can honestly say most of these songs have never even been on the radio while I was listening :/ Which is why I can still love Centerfold and Semi-Charmed Life.
You hae absolutely no idea what you are talking about first of all several of these songs are considered the greatest songs of all time. Second of all Achy Breaky Heart is the worst song ever made written or sung end of descusion...
Oh yeah...like what? The Greatest of all-time?
Which ones and who says they are great?
i believe EASY LOVER was done by Phil Collins and one of the Isley Bros.
and DONT PAY THE FERRYMAN was done by Chris Rea
wrong and wrong!
#91, #93 and #95 I still enjoy those silly songs but the lyrics I have to admit are somewhat silly. They do bring back some memories. :):);
How can you have Bush on this list. One of the betterbands of the 90's
A lot of this list is wrong. i stopped reading halfway through because som are good songs.. whatever.
The Titanic song by Celine Dion....everytime I hear it, I go into a depression. Most. Annoying. Song. Ever!
I am a 15 year old who read this article and my mother says "you are a soul less spineless dark little creature who lives in the damp dark ass crack's of maximum security prisoners sucking on their hemi's and you wouldn't know what music was if it slapped you in your cyclopse eye!" Thank you from the family that listen to every genre of music through and through.
you're one pissed off fellow :D....in fact i love this song Mambo #5 ~~ Lou Bega ...lo0ol and I agree with most of it
You are totally gay for thinking that Hanson was good.
I think kokomo is the worst song ever
Why on earth is there no hannah fucking montana on this list? or jo bros?
I never realized I had such horrible taste in music, more than a few of my favorites are listed here. I can think of a whole lot of music selections that suck BIG TIME as opposed to your selections here. Too many for me to name, Glory Days, the Phil Collins selections, Gloria, are just a few of my favorites. I respectfully submit you don't know jack. (lol) Also, I agree with BGAMall, We Built this City is a fine piece of work. Now something like MUSKRAT LOVE, that needs to be on here.
Anyone who puts "Dream On" on this list must have a few loose screws.
Ok...DJ Funktual, first lemme say that I feel for you with these ignorant fucks who leave comments on your hub like "fuck this list" did. I have a few hubs that people just want to spew hate and talk shit...it pisses me off and I want to smash them with every fiber in my being...but I have to just pretend it didn't happen.
That being said, I like 90% of your list. One thing I wanted to say is that Escape Club song sounds like a rip off of Evis Costello's Pump it Up and then U2 just released a songs called "Get Your Boots On" which is a rip off of both of them.
You have to admitt, just like you did with MmmmBop that you used to love More than Words...stop lying. Cherry Pie is in my professional opinion, the greast hair metal song of all time. It sums up what that genre / era was all about...rocking riffs, sexual inuendos and and over the top video with a smokin hot chick.
As for the over played songs go...you said they were mediocre to bad. Dude...I have to agree with the gentleman above me that Dream on is Masterpiece; best Aerosmith song ever! I am not a Ted Nuget fan but I like Cat Scratch, I can see how it is overplayed along with Rock n Roll all Night, but they still rock. Check out Pantera's version of Cat Scratch Fever...you will be a fan again.
See ya onthe flip flop.
Thanks for opinions Adam. Don't worry about the hate spewers. They are just upset to find out they don't know jack. People have a very hard time with being told they have bad taste. They usually retort that there is no such thing as GOOD taste, because everyone's entitled to an opinion..blah blah!
i completly disagree with this.,...especially on genesis with invisible touch.....its a great great song.....also creed with my sacrifice....the final countdown...all of these are great songs
LOL renzo. Sorry to wake you up, but no, no no no idea.
DJ,
Great List. Some of these songs are not that horrible, but it's your list so I won't critique. I do have several songs to add though
You Light Up my Life - Debby Boone
Paid Paradise to put up a parking lot - (many lame artists)
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet
American Pie - Don MacLean (The next time I hear this song I will destroy the radio)
Pina Colada - Rupert Holmes
I do give you kudos for actually being able to come up with this type of list without losing your mind.
hglick,
thanks for writing, all your suggestions are very well deserved except for one. You say, "Paid Paradise to put up a parking lot - (many lame artists)" Let me just clarify a few things for you on this track.
This song was written and recorded by the great JONI MITCHELL. Now, if you don't think JONI is great, that just means you haven't listened to her yet which appears to be the case. It was covered by Counting Crows (who are indeed lame) and was sampled by Janet Jackson. The song however is only lame to you because you haven't taken the time to listen to it and understand what it is saying to you. You have the words confused here. chek it out...
The song, which is titled BIG YELLOW TAXI is about how beautiful our country is naturally and how we are losing that beauty for consumerism. Destroying parks and woods to build a wal-Mart for example. In her words, "Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone. We PAVED paradise and put up a parking lot." and yet if you listen to her version til the end you can her the playful way she sings it, even giggling on the track. no one likes to be preached to so she just keeps it light and breezy. Adam Duritz/Counting Crows' cover is all whiny which is why he was the worst person for the job, singing THIS song.
Hope you enjoyed this lil' info.
Peace
Sorry DJ,
I stand corrected. I do remember that the song is "Big Yellow Taxi"
and I do know Joni Mitchell, and she was definitely a great artist. It was just that song done by many others recently that drives me crazy.
Also, sorry for screwing up the words "Paved" with "Paid". I never really
"Paid" much attention to this tune (LOL)
Sorry to say this, but it's not the words to the song that bother me, it's just the tune, rhythm and beat and I guess it brings back some bad memories, working in a supermarket. Words to a song, for me anyway, need to be supported by something more.
Anyway, DJ, thanks for this very entertaining Hub.
PS - What the Hell were the Beachboys thinking with "Kokomo"????!!!!
That tune definitely sucks. I think it might have been recorded after Brian Wilson's 5000th day of solitary in his room.
Dj,
Also, per Joni Mitchell and her tune "Big Yellow Taxi"
Many great artists have come out with puky "songs" or should I say "tracks".
for example:
The Beatles- "Revolution #9" , "Yellow Submarine" and several others
The Doors - "Horse Latitudes"
The Beachboys - "Kokomo"
The Rolling Stones - "Parachute Woman"
etc. etc etc etc.
Finally DJ - I mentioned that not all of the tunes you list are that horrible. However I will not go as far as saying any of them are "great" as some people posted. I will say that I like "Out of Touch" by Hall and Oates only because I'm close friends with several Hall and Oates junkies who have gotten me tickets to several of their concerts in the front row. They do "Out of Touch" much better live.
Yeah, I like to mess with Hall & Oates but they wrote good songs.
Out of Touch is just so korny and if yu are going to write a song called "Out of Touch", you really should have some kind of pulse on Cool first. LOL
Thanks again for your comments.
YOU FAIL AT LIFE!
Half the songs on this list are good...I got to like #45 and got done saying FAIL everytime I saw the next song. YOU FAIL!
OOH Yeah DJ - I forgot to mention one other song that I need to defend because it is on my Top 100 list
Your #16 is my #16 - Gloria by Laura Branigan
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-100-Rock-Songs
This is a high energy powerhouse song by a pretty darn good female rock artist, the late Laura Branigan. For me lyrics to a classic rock song is not the most important factor in the rating process, otherwise I would have thrown out at least 20 hits from my top 100. Once again, I know this is your opinion only, but I felt that I needed to defend a song I included in my Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list
DJ, I would also like to defend you against some of the naysayers here. Your list is definitely mostly right on the nose when it comes to bad music. They may not be the worst 100 on some people's lists, but most of them are not on my IPOD (LOL)
Thanks Jon, you're an idiot.
hglick,
First of all, I pay you respect. I did not look at your list yet but I will mos def check it out. Secondly, regarding Laura Branigan, I must tell you that she sings one of my favorite songs of the 80's but it is not "Gloria". It is the incredible "Self Control" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IyAGpooGko
Re: Gloria
First of all, and I can't stress this enough. IT IS NOT A CLASSIC ROCK SONG. There is nothing rockin' about it. It is however a catchy POP SONG. There's a big difference. Gloria is not sang poorly at all. She kills it. The problem is the synthesizers. It is incruciating for me to listen to. I've seen many a lady, shake it this song on the dancefloor. I been a dj since that song was out. The other thing that bothers me about "Gloria" is that THAT NAME WAS ALREADY TAKEN!!! Van Morrison sang "Gloria" under the band name THEM and it is truly a classic rock masterpiece. Why do we 2 Glorias?
dude. WTF?! why is "open arms", "Cat Scratch Fever", and "dude looks like a lady" on this list. they are awesome songs u have no freakin idea what ur talking about. these were top 20 hits. some of the songs like "Wake me up be fore you go-go", "Believe", "Mickey" and "Ghostbusters" deserve to be on this list. I mean come on they suck balls.
If you think "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)" is a good song, I can't waste my breath on you. Aerosmith has so many great songs like Last Child, Same Old Song, Sweet Emotion, etc. You're telling me you can't tell the difference between good old rockin' Aerosmith and the cheezy sober MTV Aerosmith? How sad.
Do you still listen to Stryper & Extreme too? LOL
i think your right bout all of them except mambo #5. i love that song!!!! haha
Haha! That's perfectly adorable of you!!
I like a lot of dumb songs too, believe me.
I'm sorry but this list is missing a couple horrible songs. Rehab by Any Whinehouse and Call me when your sober by Evanescence have to be on there. Also missing are Nickelback's Photogragh and Hinder's Lips of a Angel for being way over played.
The only song you mentioned that I know is Rehab which is a modern classic. No matter how much they play it, it's still good. The other's you mentioned fall under "Nobody Cares".
There is one glaring omission from this list. I scanned the list for it in vain. How could you miss the abomination that is Ebony and Ivory, by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder?
Oh, and also "Hero" by Enrique Yglesias. If I'm shopping somewhere and it comes on in the store I have to stop shopping and leave. Makes me physically ill.
LOL TS, you are funny. Ebony & Ivory is bad but it don't bother me cuz nobody plays it anymore.
I love the awful music. XD Ridiculously stupid things make me smile.... I agree with you about "Dude Looks Like a Lady" and with the person who mentioned "I'm Too Sexy"... But that doesn't stop me from laughing every time I hear them.
Have you heard the song "Bleeding Love?" I liked that song the first time I heard it and the second... But not the hundredth time that month.
And "Billy, Don't Be a Hero" wins as a title that turns people away without even listening to the song. Or maybe that was just me. I've never heard it before because of that title. XD
How about Candy Shop by 50 Cent....now that is bad!
And how can anyone omit LFO "Summer Girls"? Pure musical torture...Billy Shakespear wrote a whole lot of sonnets....ouch!
old time rock n roll is a brilliant song
replace it with soulja boy - crank that, please?
brilliant huh? you must not be too smart.
How about anything in the main-stream rap category? e.g. soulja boy, 50 cent, that dude with the gay ass line sunglassesi think it was kanye west??
hahahahahahahahahahahahah, so funny. Just the type that thinks that some songs about love and such is for sissies. Just funny...some songs, yeah agreeable. Tell me what u like huh and i promise its the most ridicoulus songs ever..
Assuming we're not including rap...
The Kiss by The Cure is a trillion times worse than any song on this list. I LOVE The Cure, but that song is repulsive. Think I'm joking? Listen to it. It has a four minute intro, then he starts screaming words that sound like the soundtrack to some sleazy B-moive horror flick.
AAAAAAAAAAAACK! JUST MENTIONING THAT SONG IS MAKING ME DIE INSIDE!
You forgot Slim Shady eminem Sweet home alabama ( southerners are not all hicks that sleep with family)was a rebllion against Southern man by Neil Young. Loved the Conga. Most of the songs here are by talented musicians unlike some of the junk music today. Why is creed on the list they are excellent
If you really think CREED are excellent then you should probably refrain from commenting on music articles in the future.
r u kidding me i love some of these songs
You're a DJ and you play dance music, music that people would want to dance to on the dance floor. Um, you're not credible for such a list because DJs play dance music, and not all music are meant to be dance to therefore your opinion is off balance.
I second Victoria, "How about anything in the main-stream rap category? e.g. soulja boy, 50 cent, that dude with the gay ass line sunglassesi think it was kanye west??" They have "popular music" too.
First of all, Crystal. You don't know me. I do not just play dance music. In fact I play very little dance music at all. Does this make me a bad DJ? Not if I work at a ROCK radio station.
Julie, my list (as it says at the top) does not include COUNTRY or RAP music. Why? Because picking a bad country song or rap song (like Soulja Boy) is just too easy. The term 'shooting fish in a barrel' comes to mind.
Can this really be considered complete or definitive with no mention of the immortal Bobby Goldsboro or the 1910 Fruitgum Company? I know I am somewhat dating myself, but few of these songs can hold a candle to the rank pop of my youth.
Exhibit A: "Watching Scotty Grow." Need I say more?
They still play Beth by Kiss from time to time, which qualifies it for this list as far as I'm concerned. Yes, I'm a girl and, as such, I'm supposed to love that song, but I never did and just got more annoyed with each airing....
I can't believe that nobody has mentioned
Chick-A-Boom (Daddy Dewrop)
Cherokee People (Paul Revere and the Raiders)
Another one that's still played and I'm supposed to like and I change the channel - Picture by Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock.
I could not agree more weebairn.
I don't know if you get much call for it on the right coast but, Monie Monie, has a very high cringe factor for me. Cheesy, overplayed, pop!
U ARE A FAG WHO EVER MADE THIS LIST
WHY THE HELL IS "DREAM ON" IN THERE
Cause it sucks. Oh and I'm married but you are the one who knows about "Fags" so...
That's one dirty toiletbowl! That said, one or two are guilty pleasures.....I am not ashamed lol. Cher should definitely be at the top though. I actually have to leave places if I hear it....the vocals make me convulse with disgust. People say my music taste is weird (it really isn't). Something an old work friend said still makes me laugh.........."what the f**k is this you are listening to - The Cosby Show?"
Brilliant!
......imagine working in a bar having to listen to karaoke versions of 'paradise by the dashboard light' sung in the key of drunk Scottish people.....you Dj's still think you have it bad?!! :P ha ha
Anyways, for me the epitome of this turdfest has to be .....Dexy's Midnight Runner's - Come on Eileen........... you have GOT to agree!
You can also put anything by 'The Killers' on their too.........good lord...... even their name is tragic!
drem on???!! dude looks like a lady?!?!?!?!?! wow, just wow
heeheehee i like this list, good for annoying my brother ;)
Many of the songs on your list were huge, number ONE hits for these artists. I'm sure they will be concerned about your opinion of their songs all the way to the bank.
The kind of deduction I'd expect from someone who calls himself sasquatch. LOL
LOL, DJ Funktual. This is a GREAT list. It's so obvious you are coming from a place of oversaturation. Too many weddings and Strong Island bar mitzvahs would make me hate some of these, too. I must confess I have a soft spot for "What I Like About You." Probably the associated memories of head banging in the early '80s....
Surprised (unless I missed it) you didn't include "Rock Lobster." Good Gawd. Do people get down on the dance floor with that one? I adore the B-52s but not their uber pop songs.
Great list. Keep it going! MM
No Jack Johnson, really?
i was waiting for you to say michael jackson. boy- you lucky. but you got the hits in there, or you on e? nasty by janet... psshhhrb poshh thats the stuff and barbie girl. you crazy
Look up the lyrics to the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane" and tell me that isn't one of the worst songs ever.
And anything by Boston could be added as well.
have you listend to the new Shakira song? It should make it at least to the top 10....
what's wrong with final countdown?
I disagree with at least half the songs on your list (at a guess, I'd say you put more weight on the lyrics than I do, since a lot of the ones I like that are on your list do have abysmally stupid lyrics), but de gustibus non disputandum, as they say.
And on the subject of bad lyrics, how about "How to Save a Life?" If you can't think of better rhymes for "talk" and "right" than, well, "talk" and "right" again, then maybe you shouldn't be writing songs. And those both happen in the same verse. And it's the first verse of the song. I honestly don't know what the lyrics to the rest of the song are like, since my brain protectively shuts down its language processing center at that point.
However, there's one omission that absolutely must be corrected: A couple of people have commented on this one already, but it really is the worst song of all time: "Lovin' You" by Minnie Ripperton. It's at least a kiloHung worse than any song on the list. The sappy, half-drugged sound of most of the song is bad enough, but that off-key SCREECH she does in an apparent (and quite successful) attempt to sound like the Vienna Boys' Choir being castrated takes it over the top.
there were some songs that really sucked and made no sense haha like britney spears im not a girl. and Dude looks like a lady by aerosmith. It makes no sense haha
dj funktual do you like any songs at all coz by the looks of it you dont like any all you do is sit and bitch calling peoples taste in songs some of the songs you have mentioned are great songs and people like and all you are doing is putting people down when it comes to there taste people have different tastes in music my husband has a collection of all kinds of music on his lp's and cd's and tapes hes still collecting now its because he dj's like i said people have different tastes so you should'nt put them down about what they like everyone is allowed to express what they like and what they don't i've read nearly all your comments and they are nearly all either calling people or calling songs or calling there taste and they have there own opinion so you could be a bit nicer instead of getting into a slagging match its perthetic grow up thats what the post your comment is here for and me and my husband like all kinds of old songs by differnet people for example kenny rodgers the gambler and van morrison brown eyed girl and centerfold they are all great songs and we don't care what anyone thinks its what we like anyway like i said what are you into coz all ive read is what you hate
Trying to read your message which was completely devoid of punctuation is a waste of time, just like you.
hehehe, yes, I'M the loser sir. You clearly are the Faggot in Charge here.
And P.s. The Moody Blues fucking rock. I'm going to see them in concert soon. Let's see you write some songs that become famous eh? Put up or shut up. You've got no right to criticize when you probably couldn't write anything half as good
some of those should not be on the wrost 100 song
I hate "When a man loves a woman", original and cover by Bolton
Just to name a few off the top of my head:
Octopus's Garden and Yellow Submarine by the Beatles (Ringo's fault).
Iron Man by Black Sabbath. I just think the melody gets annoying.
Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz.
The Reason by Hoobastank.
She Hates Me by Puddle of Mud.
Photograph by Nickelback.
Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam (would be a great song if the words weren't mumbled).
Viva la Vida by Coldplay.
Paralyzer by Finger Eleven.
Addicted by Saving Abel.
Hate my Life by Theory of a Deadman.
The Space Between by Dave Matthews Band.
Vertigo by U2.
Hate Me by Blue October.
I could come up with a ton of rap/hip-hop songs but I won't even get into that, because it'd take way too long.
Man, don't tell me Fresh is 38. I mean, you can't put a K&G title in a "Worst Song" TOP#100. It's like putting Barry White in the middle of a Love Songs #100.
The same goes for R.Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly". I know that this song doesn't reach If I Could Turn Back... but this song is a great association of Kells great voice and great choir in the last part.
I agree about Powter big shit though.
Eagles. Hotel California. Awful. And Blinded By The Light, all versions. Just like American Pie. What were they smoking in the 70s to think this streamofconsciousness beer label poetry was any good? Now, Nights in White Satin, the Moody Blues were smoking something GOOD then. That song has to come off the list.
I agreed with about 1/3 of your list. Had no strong feeling about 1/3 and felt you were way off on 1/3. LOL
But how the hell did you leave these nuggets off this list
You’re Having My Baby.....Paul Anka
Afternoon Delight.......Starland Vocal Band
The Morning after......Maureen McGovern
Midnight at the Oasis....Maria Muldaur
Feelings.....Morris Albert
YMCA....The Village People
Do Ya think I”m Sexy.....Rod Stewart
You Light up my Life.....Debbie Boone
To All the Girls I’ve Loved.....Julio Iglesias
Don’t Worry .Be Happy.... Bobby McFerrin
u guys suck alot of this music rocks
YOU GUYS R IDIOTIC AS HELL! 99% of these songs are amazing. You obviously don't know music. I mean seriously, Journey? They are like one of the best efing bands ever!
Fuck this list. I mean god damn. songs on this list that deserve 2 be in the TOP 100 are : Open Arms- Journey, 8675309/Jenny- Tommy Tutone, Hit Me With Your Best Shot- Pat Benetar, We've built this city - Starship, The Finaly Countdown- Europe, Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Ghostbusters- Ray Parker Jr. You are one fucked up individual, you need to seek mental help. If you truly think that these songs are the worst, then should never listen to music again, for you obviously have NO taste. You probly like some retarded reggae shit or something. People like you don't deserve to even listen to the wonders of music. Everyone deserves an opinion, but yours is like trying to say that murder is ok. Its just simply wrong, and you are a very fucked up person. May god have mercy on your pathetic soul.
hey guess what you need to do DJ Funktual? You need to actually learn about music. Most of these are great songs. Seriously, just go fuck yourself. I doubt your mom can even love you if you don't like this music. You are a dick. And whatever you say to me, won't matter because I know I'm right and your just a confused little douche that has a 2 inch penis. If I could afford to move, I would move to Strong Island just so I could make your life hell every day. I hate you that much.
how does he know about my penis? lol.
Dude i think you seriously confused overplayed and bad. Dream On is a good song and i hate aerosmith. One Headlight is really good, Centerfold by the J. Geils Band isn't a real thinker but a good tune. Also who takes shots a Jimmy Buffet and the coral reefer band. And Semi-Charmed Life is a staple of a good 90s mix tape.
this list is very messed up not all of it just some of it,but one thing i know is that who ever made this list does not know the first thing about good music
cannot believe half of these songs made this list. you all have terrible taste in music if you think these are the worst songs made.
i am only 20 so a lot of these songs i really like and don't really find annoying. also i never listen to the radio so i don't really know what is or isn't overplayed. however i do know that at work they play this damn satellite radio thing that just plays the same songs over and over again. due to this i have found many songs that just absolutely suck.
1: lemonade by cloud 9
by far the most annoying song ever written
2: yellow by coldplay
the song makes no sense whatsoever and very annoying WTF is YELLOW???
3: anything by the dave matthews band
they suck ass.
4: photograph by nickelback
the song is horrible and chad kroeger is an awful singer
there are many more that i can't think of right now bc it is 1 a.m. but this is a start.
if there was a list of the top 100 most dumbfuck lists of all time this would surely be #1. How in the fuck do you include songs that were not only like top 10 hits at the time , but are still played today (classics).. try again R-tard this is the hugest pile of fail shit i have ever seen on the internet and that is really saying something. You put BOB SEGER OLD TIME ROCK N ROLL AS NUMBER 2 LOLOLOL what in the fuck ???? are you 16 years old??? that shit is STILL played on the radio TODAY.. god damn this list is so , so awful
Why no hip-hop and rap crap? Oh, I know--the list would go on to the six figures. Anything rap makes these songs look like symphonies. Speaking of actual melodic music, which these songs at least have, I love lots on your list. But I do hate most of them. Lots of acutal songs (with a melody vs. rap) missing, too. How about "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel, "Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gildre, and "Kiss You All Over" by Exile? Atrocious!
What about the WORST, WORST WORST by Steve Miller band (I think) Abracadabra. Good grief.
This list is an insult to music.
If you were as serious about music as you claim champ, you would be focusing on musical integrity rather than random crap.
Although in hindsight, a lot of that crap was fairly bad.
So in this sense, if this list is meant as a joke (which I fervently hope for your sake that it is) I think it's a resounding success.
this list is shit.
you put old time rock and roll at number two.
you fucking idiot.
Anyone who thinks this list is good is obviously a clown with no musical appreciation.
I mean...
This is ridiculous. I mean... Seriously.
Go to hell.
I love how upset the "little brains" get when they are told they have no taste. These songs are all awful crap. Anyone who thinks otherwise has clearly made no progress since childhood in terms of their musical palette.
It doesn't take a person who knows about music to compile a list of the worst songs of all time, or whatever, as some of these songsd speak for themselves. Shitty chart music, written to make money, should always top this list, but as for the rest of it, I cant stand people tellin me that certain songs are shit, as based on there own opinion, as its exactly that, your opinion. Music is an opinion, end.
aerosmith is a great band, and to have them on this list is completely fucked upp
LOL, this guy just said fuck 4 times, plus shit and dick and dumbass twice.
What do you think folks? Eligible to make intelligent judgments about music or not? Peace, dickweed!
So cute when 18 year olds compile these lists. Try listening to more music before determining what are the worst songs of all time. Your mom's CD collection doesn't count as everything. By the way, your mom wanted seafood last night so I gave her crabs.
hahaha, maybe if yer a crybaby it is.
rockinjoe says:
2 years 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:)