Howyadoin,
“Patches” - Clarence Carter
“We Built this city” - Starship
“All out of love” - Air Supply
“Keep On Lovin’ You” - REO Speedwagon
“Mustang Sally” - Satan And His Minions
-Rav
Dude, I think that was Spandau Ballet.
Keep on Lovin’ You??? Bad?? That’s it, I’m officially pissed off now. How in the…augh!
There have been several versions of Patches, and one of them is very good, the song itself isn’t a “bad” song. It’s a story song, like Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - another one that never should have made this list.
My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
From a Distance- Bette Midler
Finally- CeCe Peniston
It Only Takes a Minute- Take That
(I am) Number 1- Nelly
I can’t believe someone else thought of “From a Distance”. I only heard it once on the radio for about two minutes (over ten years ago, I think), and STILL remembered enough of it to include it.
And I can’t believe anyone doesn’t like Short People.
Alright, people. If you aren’t listing “Never Been to Me” at the top of your list, you’re aren’t recalling the song properly. Think harder. Think about the spoken word part. Clearly the worst song ever.
Never Been to Me - Charlene
MacArthur Park - Richard Harris
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
Puttin’ on the Ritz - Taco
From a Distance - Bette Midler
Brandy, I’m sorry. “Keep on Lovin’ You” is really bad. Not top five bad, but right up there. For what it’s worth, I have a similar soft spot for “Your Wildest Dreams” by the Moody Blues, which is clearly a terrible song. Maybe we could start a support group…
Ok there is no five worst songs… there is only one worst remake. now I dont know what the rules of the pole are I did not see any to think of it. but I would have to say… drum role
American pie - madonna
can you just say go back to england and leave america alone.
initech, I liked “Never Been to Me” I was a sappy romantic kid at the time, but still. There are much worse things. Like American Pie, by Don McLean OR Madonna. brrrrrr
- “Honey” - Bobby Goldsboro
- “In the Year 2525” - Zager and Evans
- “Horse With No Name” - America
- “Seasons in the Sun” - Terry Jacks
- “Afternoon Delight” - Starlight Vocal Band
- “Celebration” - Kool & the Gang (If someone wanted to extract a confession from me, they’d only have to play this song-I’d take personal responsibility for the Holocaust if it would get them to stop playing this POS)
2.“It’s a Heartache” - Bonnie Tyler
3.“Two Tickets to Paradise” - Eddie Money
4.“Baby Hold On” - Eddie Money
5.“Jingle Bell Rock”
Ebony and Ivory - Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney
Up Up and Away (In My Beautiful Balloon) - The 5th Dimension
After the Lovin’ - Engelbert Humperdinck
The Macarena - ?
Private Eyes - Hall and Oates
In no particular order…
“Watching Scotty Grow” by Bobby Goldsboro: I think it was Dave Barry who said that you could drill a hole in Bobby G and watch the sap pour out.
“Jonny Get Angry” by Joannie Summers: Another late 50s/early60s bouncy pop song about how girls want “a brave man…a cave man” to smack them around when they get out of line.
“Short Shorts” by the Royal Teens: Normally, I lay off novelty songs, but this one is so execrable.
“Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks; All-time high on the vomitous glurg-meter.
“Elvira” by the Oak Ridge Boys: “My hearts-a on fire-a for Elvira!” God save us from countrified doo-wop.
That’s my 5, although here are some others that deserve to be brought to your attention that I haven’t seen mentioned yet.
“Rubber Ball” by Bobby Darin: Could be used to revoke his membership in the Rock & Roll HOF.
“Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell: Nothing like nepotism to help a career.
“(Don’t Put Another Dime in the) Jukebox” by the Flirts: Good God, they couldn’t sing!
“Incense & Peppermints” by the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
“Big Bad John” by ???
“Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by War: Fat Albert’s Junkyard Band was more rhythmical and polished than these guys (at least on this track.)
“On the Darkside” by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Remember the movie Eddie & the Cruisers (or its sequel)? I guess the producers couldn’t get Bruce Springsteen for the soundtrack so they got these guys instead.
There are sooooo many of my own I could go with. I agree with about 95% of the ones listed in this thread. Here are some I haven’t seen posted yet:
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[li]“It’s a Heartache”- Bonnie Tyler (Cripes, do something about that throat before going into the studio!) (on preview I see this one is listed, but I find this pile of trash to be utterly unlistenable, so it stays on my list)[/li][li]“Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”- Culture Club [ and yes, Mr(s). George, as a matter of fact, I do! ][/li][li]“You Spin Me 'Round and 'Round (Like a Record)”- Dead or Alive[/li][li]“You Sexy Thing” (I Believe in Miracles)- Hot Chocolate[/li][li]Anything off of Styx’s Paradise Theater should be listed, but I’ll just nominate “Too Much Time on my Hands”.[/li][/ul]
The Girl Is Mine-McCartney and jackson
Born a Woman
Morning Train-Sheena Easton
Cherry Pie-hairdo band
In no particular order…
“Watching Scotty Grow” by Bobby Goldsboro: I think it was Dave Barry who said that you could drill a hole in Bobby G and watch the sap pour out.
“Jonny Get Angry” by Joannie Summers: Another late 50s/early60s bouncy pop song about how girls want “a brave man…a cave man” to smack them around when they get out of line.
“Short Shorts” by the Royal Teens: Normally, I lay off novelty songs, but this one is so execrable.
“Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks; All-time high on the vomitous glurg-meter.
“Elvira” by the Oak Ridge Boys: “My hearts-a on fire-a for Elvira!” God save us from countrified doo-wop.
That’s my 5, although here are some others that deserve to be brought to your attention that I haven’t seen mentioned yet.
“Rubber Ball” by Bobby Darin: Could be used to revoke his membership in the Rock & Roll HOF.
“Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell: Nothing like nepotism to help a career.
“(Don’t Put Another Dime in the) Jukebox” by the Flirts: Good God, they couldn’t sing!
“Incense & Peppermints” by the Strawberry Alarm Clock.
“Big Bad John” by ???
“Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by War: Fat Albert’s Junkyard Band was more rhythmical and polished than these guys (at least on this track.)
“On the Darkside” by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Remember the movie Eddie & the Cruisers (or its sequel)? I guess the producers couldn’t get Bruce Springsteen for the soundtrack so they got these guys instead.
Brandy, you’re a fine girl, but these are just people’s opinions.
We built this City - worst song ever
Born in the USA - the Boss. heinous
The Final countdown - Europe. I’ll be turning this song off in three, two, one, gone
Your momma don’t dance and your daddy don’t rock-n-roll. - So good that Poison covered it!
You oughta know. - Alanis Morrislut. can’t stand that whiny voice.
- The Bertha Butt Boogie
- Run, Johnny, Run.
- Billy, don’t be a hero
- We built this City
- and that “Like a Rock” song that Chevy has beaten to death and beyond.
Rico, Sentimental Lady was first released by F Mac on their Bare Trees album. Welch later released his solo version, after he’d left the band.
Apropos of nothing, the Bob Welch Fleetwood MAc albums are some very fine mid-70s rock. I Love em.
Great thread. I’ve got to give a resounding second to all the votes for Honey (could be the worst song ever), Seasons in the Sun, Candy Man, We Built This City, Like a Rock, and the Madonna version of American Pie. I didn’t want to just list the same songs again, so here are a few more stinkers that haven’t been mentioned yet:
- Aerosmith - Pink
- Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy
- Wayne Newton - Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast
- Helen Reddy - I am Woman
- Seals & Crofts - Unborn Child
These songs will immediately make me turn off a radio:
MacArthur Park
Mambo #5–Lou Bega
Year of the Cat–Al Stewart (Time Passages also sucks)
Seasons in the Sun
Without You–cover by Mariah Carey
I actually love the overwrought songs like Aerosmith’s “Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing.” They make me laugh.