What's the WORST song ever?

[dar512]

Originally Posted by perth

And you're splitting hairs. Overplayed is one of the key factors in determining *my* personal "worst song ever".

I dunno. It makes sense to me. First, it helps to decide who to blame - the scary songwriter or the moneygrubbing stations.

Second, for some songs, if I don't listen to them for a while, I may start enjoying them again. Whereas, bad songs are bad forever. I have to admit though, that I still can't listen to almost anything by the Eagles - way too overplayed.

On the original topic. I suggest "She's Having my Baby". Many of you will be too young to remember this one, but trust me on this. This song sucks in a really big way.

[perth]

Originally Posted by dar512

I dunno. It makes sense to me. First, it helps to decide who to blame - the scary songwriter or the moneygrubbing stations.

I find it best to just lay the blame on everyone even remotely involved. Saves me a lot of thinking.

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by warch

Lookout! We seem opposites in every regard. Not that that is a bad thing, its getting eerie. I love any/all Zeppelin. Jimmy Page!

Now the Doors....any of those selections is a contender. Ick. LA Woman.

But my vote for all time worst..."Never Been to Me" by someone named Charlene.
She needs a good puck to the mouth.

the Doors? i actually like some of their stuff. i don't believe in the whole hero worship of Morrison, but they knew how to put out a decent song when they weren't completely whacked out of their gourds.

as far as Zepellin? like i said, it is completely subjective - i guarantee most of my favorite music would leave most people scratching their heads and saying "WTF?" but i don't like Zepellin's sound much, and i really hate the fact that they borrowed so much from the old blues musicians without giving the proper credit. please don't ask me to go back and give examples. i just remember one of my instructors going on and on about some of Zepellin's stuff, and i happened to be paying attention in class and thinking to myself - "bullshit - that song was straight outta Muddy Waters, and that one was Howlin Wolf!" but that has been about 15 years, so it would take some serious time for me to track down the specifics.
anyway - i am glad you enjoy the band though.

[99 44/100% pure]

[gag!]

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's soulful homage to a young girl's loss of her virginity . . .

This Girl Is A Woman Now

This girl walked in dreams, Playing in a world of her own.
This girl was a child, Existing in a playground of stone.
Then, one night her world was changed; Her life and dreams were rearranged.
She would never be the same again.

chorus
This Girl is a Woman Now; She's learned how to live.
This Girl is a Woman Now. She's found out what it's all about
And she's learnin', learnin' to live.

This girl tasted love, as tender as the gentle dawn.
She cried a single tear, A teardrop that was sweet and warm.
Our hearts told us we were right, And on that sweet velvet night.
A child had died, a woman had been born.

chorus

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[99 44/100% pure]

Darn! Now you all know how OLD I am!

[Sun_Sparkz]

Originally Posted by jdbutler

Yeah, the Dead man...He was too busy getting High in the Rocky Mountains that he forgot to gas up his Jet Plane...dumb bastard.

And that makes his music any worse how?

[melidasaur]

What's New, Pussycat? by Tom Jones - that song sends me into a blind rage!

[lookout123]

Originally Posted by Sun_Sparkz

And that makes his music any worse how?

no the plane crash was just a bonus to everyone who had to endure the music.

I don't know if anyone around here ever listen to Country Western (its one of my occasional secret vices). Here's a song by Toby Keith that's still getting some air time:

American girls and American guys will always stand up and salute;
Will always recognize
When we see ol' glory flying,
There's a lot of men dead,
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our head.

My daddy served in the army,
Where he lost his right eye.
But he flew a flag out in our yard 'til the day that he died.
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me
To grow up and live happy in the land of the free.

Now this nation that I love has fallen under attack.
A mighty sucker punch came flying in from somewhere in the back.
Soon as we could see clearly through our big black eye,
Man we lit up your world like the Fourth of July.

Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list,
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist.
And the eagle will fly,
And there's gonna be Hell,
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringing her bell!
It's gonna feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you...
Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue!

Oh, Justice will be served and the battle will rage.
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
You'll be sorry that you messed with the US of A
'Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way.

Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list,
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist.
And the eagle will fly,
And there's gonna be Hell,
When you hear Mother Freedom start ringing her bell!
And it'll feel like the whole wide world is raining down on you...
Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue!

Of the Red, White and Blue..
Of my Red, White and Blue...

This song makes me want to puke every time I hear it!

[garnet]

Originally Posted by marichiko

Here's a song by Toby Keith that's still getting some air time:

This song makes me want to puke every time I hear it!

I'm not a country music fan, but that song is definitely the worst of the worst. The "boot in your ass" line makes me cringe...embarrassing. I think this was one of the songs on VH-1's "worst" list recently.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by lookout123

but i don't like Zepellin's sound much, and i really hate the fact that they borrowed so much from the old blues musicians without giving the proper credit.

Zeps manager also named and managed Stone the Crows, who's lead singer Maggie Bell, was the best blues singer in the British Isles. If you've never heard her, you should, even if your not into blues.

Originally Posted by Sun_Sparkz

And that makes his music any worse how?

Sun Sparkz, all I can say is that you would have had to of been here. Most Americans find John Denver's music as contrived as his name (You DO know he changed his named from something like John Syndervonhammmer to John Denver, after he moved to Colorado, right?) He wrote "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" while lounging on the grounds of his palacial estate in Aspen - just about the most expensive, chi-chi place on the face of the earth. If you want to find a "country boy," you'll have better luck on the streets of L.A. than you would on the streets of Aspen. Someone (I forget who) did a parody of that song and called it "Thank God, I'm a Billionaire!" Regular Country-Western singers here in the States may sing songs about coon hounds and Mom and apple pie, but if they make it big, there's no pretense about that. They strut their stuff in all their glitter while talking about their humble roots. John Denver tried to still come off as a poor boy while raking in the cash hand over fist. The hypocrisy of this turned people off.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by 99 44/100% pure

Darn! Now you all know how OLD I am!

You dislike that song because you were traumatized by the subject matter at such an early age.

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