The most cringeworthy moment in pop music

[Penfeather]

@Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil

This is the “winner”.

Cross-dressing may not have been as accepted in 1999 as it is now but come on, it had pretty much ceased to be seen as absolutely outrageous. So, this cover already fails if it was attempting to cause a scandal. If it was trying to be all progressive then, good for him, but his posture and facial expression totally undermines the message. He just looks embarrassed.

There are men who can wear a dress with aplomb. Bowie was one; Prince could have pulled it off with ease. Kevin Rowland, he mostly looks like he was just caught stealing panties off a washing line. And unfortunately, it wasn’t just an album cover gimmick, he performed live like that. {warning: cannot be unseen}

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@Leo_Krupe

This is the nadir of a once proud career.

I dunno–an Elvis album where Elvis doesn’t sing certainly ranks as one of the great rip-offs in record marketing–alongside the Pete Best solo album titled Best of the Beatles–but does it count as a cringeworthy moment in pop music?

[NDP]

[QUOTE=Leo Krupe]
This [Having Fun with Elvis on State] is the nadir of a once proud career
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@Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew

I dunno–an Elvis album where Elvis doesn’t sing certainly ranks as one of the great rip-offs in record marketing–alongside the Pete Best solo album titled Best of the Beatles–but does it count as a cringeworthy moment in pop music?

Also, it was my understanding Elvis hated the album and that it was pretty much all Colonel Tom’s doing.

[Soylent_Juicy]

@Superdude

Did I miss someone mentioning Celine Dion’s cover of “You Shook Me All Night Long?”

I agree, that’s just painful.

[TreacherousCretin]

@Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew

He’s credited as Robby on some albums and Robbie on others. On The Soft Parade, the album that includes “Touch Me,” it’s spelled Robbie.

Fair enough. In the spirit of irritating nitpickery I was going to point out that it’s usually “Robby”, for example on his own website, as well as every one of his solo albums. But… since I have them all within arm’s reach, I decided to double check. It’s Robby on all of them, except for his very first solo LP: Robbie Kreiger and Friends.
So much for my devastating rebuttal.
Bowing flamboyantly while mincing backwards, I withdraw my nitpick.

[WOOKINPANUB]

@Penfeather

There are men who can wear a dress with aplomb. Bowie was one; Prince could have pulled it off with ease. Kevin Rowland, he mostly looks like he was just caught stealing panties off a washing line. And unfortunately, it wasn’t just an album cover gimmick, he performed live like that. {warning: cannot be unseen}

Ack! You warned me and I big fat looked at it anyway :smack: And I thought he looked smelly in his *overalls *. . .

[Mister_Rik]

@TreacherousCretin

Fair enough. In the spirit of irritating nitpickery I was going to point out that it’s usually “Robby”, for example on his own website, as well as every one of his solo albums. But… since I have them all within arm’s reach, I decided to double check. It’s Robby on all of them, except for his very first solo LP: Robbie Kreiger and Friends.
So much for my devastating rebuttal.
Bowing flamboyantly while mincing backwards, I withdraw my nitpick.

Heh. That reminds me of the way I decided to start spelling my name “Rik” after seeing Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett’s name in print and deciding I liked it. Only to learn, 30 years later, that the spelling was actually a typo on the first Triumph album (he actually spelled it “Rick”) and he decided to just go with it.

[TreacherousCretin]

@Mister_Rik

Heh. That reminds me of the way I decided to start spelling my name “Rik” after seeing Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett’s name in print and deciding I liked it. Only to learn, 30 years later, that the spelling was actually a typo on the first Triumph album (he actually spelled it “Rick”) and he decided to just go with it.

Do you mind my asking: would spell it Riky, or Rikie?

[WordMan]

@TreacherousCretin

Do you mind my asking: would spell it Riky, or Rikie?

The drummer of Poison goes with Rikki Rockett.

ETA: But then again, his given name is *Richard Ream. *

[Gatopescado]

@Mister_Rik

Heh. That reminds me of the way I decided to start spelling my name “Rik” after seeing Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett’s name in print and deciding I liked it. Only to learn, 30 years later, that the spelling was actually a typo on the first Triumph album (he actually spelled it “Rick”) and he decided to just go with it.

Now, this is a degree of nonchalance I can get behind.

“Hey, they spelled your name wrong on the new album”.

“Fuck it.”

[gigi]

@Gatopescado

Now, this is a degree of nonchalance I can get behind.

“Hey, they spelled your name wrong on the new album”.

“Fuck it.”

Wouldn’t that be “Fuk it”? Embrace the ceaselessness!

[Mister_Rik]

@TreacherousCretin

Do you mind my asking: would spell it Riky, or Rikie?

Neither!

[WOOKINPANUB]

@Gatopescado

Now, this is a degree of nonchalance I can get behind.

“Hey, they spelled your name wrong on the new album”.

“Fuck it.”

Same here. I think that’s hilarious. Clearly he and Mister Rik do not share the same devil may care attitude.

[Jackmannii]

There are numerous cringeworthy moments in this 1950s rock n’roll song.

*wonder what radio stations were “courageous” enough to give it airplay.

[Superdude]

Ooh…when Kiss took the makeup off?

[Jim_s_Son]

For some reason Bryan Adams song “Summer of 69” about having a band, etc. He was nine years old at the time. Yeah, I know, poetic license, not autobiographical, etc. I ain’t buying it.

[installLSC]

@Jim_s_Son

For some reason Bryan Adams song “Summer of 69” about having a band, etc. He was nine years old at the time. Yeah, I know, poetic license, not autobiographical, etc. I ain’t buying it.

Well the song’s cowriter Jim Vallance claims it was about his teenage years (he was 17 in 1969). Then again, Adams has claimed it has nothing to do with the year 1969 (wink wink, nudge nudge) so believe who you want.

[Isamu]

“And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time
The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow
Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?”

Every line is a WTF of stupidity.

[Soylent_Juicy]

@Isamu

“And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time
The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows, no rain or rivers flow
Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?”

Every line is a WTF of stupidity.

OMG I just realized this. I sponsored a little girl in Burkina Faso (landlocked African country) and she would talk about “the rainy season”. Pretty sure there are lots of rivers there too.

I won’t be able to hear this song without laughing now!!

[drad_dog]

Try this cringe fest: Billy Joel, Captain Jack
Your sister’s gone out. She’s on a date
And you just sit at home and masturbate
Your phone is gonna ring soon but you just can’t wait
For that call

So you stand on the corner in your New English clothes
And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes
Ahh, but still your finger’s gonna pick your nose
After all

But Captain Jack will get you high tonight
And take you to your special island
Captain Jack will get you by tonight
Just a little push and you’ll be smilin’
Oh yeah…

So you decide to take a holiday
You got your tape deck and your brand new Chevrolet
Ah, there ain’t no place to go anyway
What for?

So you got everything, aw but nothing’s cool
They just found your father in the swimming pool
And you guess you won’t be going back to school
Anymore.