What is the worst song ever?

Posted by: woodface on 13 November 2001

My vote goes to the amazingly banal 'Heart' with 'All I wanna do is make love to you'. Heard it on the radio today and was reminded just how bad ,lyrically, a song can be. 'He brought the woman out of me, many times, easily' is just one of the many lowlights!

Posted on: 13 December 2001 by Former member

George Harrison's "Got My Mind Set On You"

Boy George has some turkeys too.

Posted on: 13 December 2001 by Steve Catterall

quote:
My nominee for worst song would be anything by Neil Diamond

How about 'I'm a believer' - very overly dramatic.

and as for Barry .... how can you not love Bermuda Triangle ... makes people disappear ... you had better watch out !!!

Posted on: 13 December 2001 by herm

macarthur park, hands down

Well, "MacArthur Park" wins hands down. I mean, what kind of man wrote these lines? "Someone left a cake out in the rain / I don't think that I can take it / 'cause it took so long to bake it"

I'd say be my guest. Eat your heart out.

Anyone remembers "Crimson and Clover (Over & Over)"? What was that song about anyway?

And a good part of the early seventies were made virtually unliveable (and those weren't too liveable times by any standards) by soft hip-swaying soul of which the worst and (obviously) most succesful song started something like: "woman - take me in your arms - rock your baby…" (2x) And on and on.

I don't even want to know who sang / swayed those lines, they are too nauseating.

Herm

Posted on: 13 December 2001 by Dean Leroy

herm, It might intrest you to know that your pick is also their's. On a recent Public Radio brodcast here McPark was chosen over a cast of thousands as the #1 song that captured most perfectly the essence of Los Angeles. Cheers. Dean

Posted on: 13 December 2001 by herm

the essence of los angeles?

Are you sure. I have never ever met anyone in the area, who even remotely knew how to bake a cake - OK, maybe take one.

But not in the rain

Bye

Herm

Posted on: 13 February 2002 by Former member

Worst song ever? Has to be "Hey Jude" - absolute cack.

In regard to an earlier post, wasn't "Una Paloma Blanca" by The Netherlands' very own George Baker Selection (of "Little Green Bag" fame)?

Posted on: 13 February 2002 by Ron Toolsie

... that no one has mentioned the banal trite that the Eurovision contest manages/d to produce. With the noteable exception of Abba, who did eventually move on to far better things, this lackless collection of ear-Nutrasweet is insufferable. Sorry, even Bucks Fizz is included.
I did sorta like that song by (was it?) Nicole, and maybe Nena. But those are two out of literally *thousands*.
As I haven't lived in the UK for 15-plus years, I have no idea if the Eurovision even still exists, except in the Archives of Cack.

Ron
Dum spiro audio
Dum audio vivo

Posted on: 13 February 2002 by Former member

JohnS wrote "Shut Up-A Your Face" by Joe Dolce which also spawned some nasty bumper stickers

Also I think I am correct in saying that the Bastard (note the capital B) kept New Order's Blue Monday of the UK's number one spot.

ps if the ' are used incorrectly or omitted in this post its (should there be a ' in its) not necessary to point it out.

Posted on: 14 February 2002 by Dave J

Has anyone mentioned "Shiny Happy People" yet? And if not, why not?

Posted on: 14 February 2002 by Pete

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Originally posted by Dave J:
Has anyone mentioned "Shiny Happy People" yet? And if not, why not?

'cause it's a good record.

I won "Manilow Magi"c in a pancake race on Tuesday (no, it wasn't last prize, that was "Hammond for Christmas by Kluas Wunderlich) and gave it a spin. If you're seriously suggesting SHP is worse than Copacabana, you need help!

All together, "very bad fashion was always a passion at the Copa, etc."

Pete.

Posted on: 14 February 2002 by JohnS

Pete

You are, of course, correct about the evil Manilow's Copacabana in musical terms. However, your post made me laugh, so I guess that Copacabana, in popular culture terms, isn't that bad. It doesn't make me grit my teeth when I hear it on the radio, unlike some of the other songs mentioned on this post e.g. Grandad, Matchstick Men, Lady In Red.

-John

Posted on: 17 February 2002 by Former member

"Scaramoosh scaramoosh shall we do the fandango?"

Why has nobody yet mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody?

Everyone raved about it, was I the only one to think it an absolute load of old b******s?

Graham.

Posted on: 17 February 2002 by Bob Edwards

Surprised it took so long to get to Barry Manilow--I'd vote for anything of his as "worst" although "Mandy" surely ranks high.

Someone else mentioned Air Supply--agreed.

For anyone in the NJ-NY area, Upsala College (now defunct) used to run the most brilliant college radio station ever--they hosted "The Atrocious Music Show" weekly, which was where I first heard William Shatner attempt to sing. Probably the worst part was not that Shatner thought he had the talent (ego override, anyone?) but that someone actually produced, recorded, and RELEASED it. I've actually got a copy; it is insanely bad and would make any of the others look like Beethoven's Fifth symphony in comparison.

Cheers,

Bob

Posted on: 17 February 2002 by Peter Stockwell

quote:
Originally posted by GRAHAM C FOULGER:
"Scaramoosh scaramoosh shall we do the fandango?"
Why has nobody yet mentioned Bohemian Rhapsody?
Everyone raved about it, was I the only one to think it an absolute load of old b******s?
Graham.

When this came out I went gaga and bought the album, listened to it and found nothing to listen to the more I listened. I didn't get Queen but, when people get nostalgic and bring out the recording of the 1985 'live aid' concert at wembley and you see Freddy Mercury up there on stage you can't help but be impressed.

Peter

Posted on: 18 February 2002 by Alex S.

Along with just about every other Queen song. I had many friends who raved about them and saw them at every opportunity. I ran a mile.

Elton John's reworking (and the original) of Candle in Westminster Cathedral ranks high on my list.

I think that to qualify for 'worst song ever' one must have had pretentions to actually write a serious song, which is why I would leave out all the novelty crap. So Bowie's Major Tom gets near the top of my list, that silly gnome song doesn't qualify.

I'm not that keen on some of Richard Strauss's songs.

Alex

Posted on: 18 February 2002 by Rico

Surely it's "The final countdown" by Europe, or "Angie" by the Rolling Stones, or "Loving You" by Minnie Ripperton?

Or what about that bloody Chicken Song?

For those of you averse to Blue Monday, you have obviously not enjoyed an altered state while listening at high levels coutesy of 12" on LP12, and comensurate Naim Amplification.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by dave brubeck

It has to be 'why does it always rain on me' by travis.

mind you they are from glasgow so they could be right.

talk about droney moaney songs

anything to do with 'friends' tv show

anything by ocean colour scene
to quote the above - 'twats'

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by woodface

Despite the many suggestions nothing comes close to that awful record by Heart.

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by Martin D

what was that bloody screeching thing from the Body Guard film - something like "still love you"
Ahhhhhhhwaaaaahhhhhh etc.
Cheers
Martin

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by Former member

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by...wait for it...James T. Kirk hisself (William Shatner).

He was serious!

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by Former member

That Travis song is complete balderdash. Pseudo adolescent cod-angst whining. A plague on it.

steve

Posted on: 28 February 2002 by seagull

it has to be a C&W version of Mull of Kintyre (singer unknown) I was subjected to when I was having the snip!

I was asked if I minded some soothing music, well it certainly took my mind off what was going on "downstairs"!