I would just like to mention at this juncture that the song “Eve of Destruction” played a central role in one episode of The Greatest American Hero.
“Eve of Distruction”–is that the one that rhymes “contemplating” with “my blood’s coagulating”? If it is, it gets my vote, right behind the aforementioned “Cherry Pie.”
“Losing My Religion”–I love REM. They’re one of my top five favorite bands and I’m in love with the bass player, but I hate that song so much. And I hate that video. My friend and I had this theory that whenever a music video tries to meaningful, it contains at least one of the following images–an old person, an apple, someone bleeding, and a mirror. I believe “Losing my Religion” is 3 for 4 on that one.
rraygun, thank you so much for mentioning that song. Hmmm, this is Tuesday, can I cure it by Friday? I need to go listen to some 13th Floor Elevators now…
Um, excuse me Sam. Conquistador was by Procol Harum. Barry Sadler did the Green Berets. The Eve of Destruction was by Barry McGuire
And Sam, Aqualung, in its time, was far above the rest. Methinks familiarity breeds contempt.
xizor: are you crazy? That is a good song!
I forgot one of mine: D.O.A. by Bloodrock.
Melanie had two really bad songs: this one (called Brand New Key, which most musicians believe she actually should have found a key to begin with before searching for a new one) and “I’ve Never Been To Me.” God, it brings back such bad 70’s flashbacks!
Sadly, it WAS America who inflicted that piece of tripe on the music scene. I have “History” (their greatest hits cd) at home, and it’s on there. I just wish I knew where track 7 is on the disk physically, so I could gouge it out with a knife.
I Did forget another: I Don’t Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats.
What about Steppenwolf?
“Born To Be Wild” has assaulted my ears wayyyyy too many times to be omitted from this list. Not to mention all the occasions where companions cheerfully wailed away during road trips. I have to go shower now.
Born to Run also.
You people have missed three worst songs in recorded history.
- Afternoon Delight - Starland Voical Band
- Troglodite - Don’t know don’t care it was bad
- Your So Vain - Carly Simon
For body of works there is the group Bread, and Eric Carman his stuff was he just lost the girl or he just found the girl. To me it sounds like he couldn’t stay in a relationship.
Number 1: “Young Girl, Get Out of My Mind.” In a just world, whoever sang that song is dead. The topic is questionable, and the song itself is deadly. In the same vein, “Seventeen” by Winger, “Cherry Pie” by Warrant, and any other song with a “joy of porking underage girls” theme.
“Electric Avenue”
Anything by Jose Feliciano
Anything by Barry Manilow
Anything by Leslie Gore
And I agree, “Benny and the Jets” is an annoying song. I think most of Elton’s work is either cloying or depressing.
Billy Joel is right in there with Elton. Most of his stuff just rubs me the wrong way: “Only the Good Die Young” and “Piano Man”
I know I’m going down for that. I don’t know why people love that song, but they do. Hork!
Conquistador was by Procul Harum.
Of the ones so far mentioned, I have to concur with “Islands in the Stream.” Wretched.
That Pearl Jam version of “Last Kiss” (is that the title?) was heinous. It was played so often in the last six months that I got where I could recognize the first few notes, so that I could instantaneously change the station. (I felt like I was on Name That Tune.) The original of that song was also offensive, but to intentionally drag something like that from the grave and remake it… :rolleyes:
I read and laughed hysterically at Dave Barry’s book, and I see that “MacArthur Park” is also getting shredded in this thread. I have never heard this song. My dad used to listen to the “oldies” stations 24/7, but I don’t recall it at all. I feel like I’m missing out not knowing what this song is like, since it has been acclaimed the worst of all time.
1950s - Any Pat Boone R&B cover
1960s - a lot of bad songs but the worst is
“Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” greeting from
Camp Hiawatha.
1970s - nearly all disco songs but the worst is
“Disco Duck” by Rick Dees
1980s - most hair band ballads but the worst is
“Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi
1990s - I think hands down it has to be “MMMBop” by Hanson
2000s - Anything by these assembly line boy dance groups
especially NSync
By you people’s standards I obviously have bad taste in music. I actually like In the Year 2525, although I do recognize the lack of quality that is quite apparent in it. I can’t believe that Tom Sawyer got a mention without any response from Coldfire.
Personally, my nod goes to those whiney arrogant Brits known as Oasis, and that one song of theirs that they periodically change the lyrics to and rerelease under a different title. Why the fuck are they compared to the Beatles? Even if they managed to successfully sound like the Beatles, they’d still be second-rate hacks with uninspired whiney songs.
“Billy, Don’t Be A Hero”…oh, what the hell, Billy…go ahead and get shot…otherwise, listen to what you have to come home to…
Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris
I Surrender - Whitesnake(or was it Rainbow?) the lyrics are not exactly the epitome of the rock n roll lifestyle, probably better siuted to the Corrs, or the Nolan sisters
Hey, I like some Phil Collins, at least “I Can Feel It Coming In The Air Tonight.” Admittedly, that’s the only one I can think of right now . . .
I wish I had thought of Pearl Jam’s “Last Kiss” Ugh! Gruesome.
I like the Monkees. It’s Sting who’s impossible to listen to.