Oh, and I almost forgot two more songs from 2002 that were shockingly bad from two formerly favorite artists; these really belong in the top five:
Peter Gabriel - The Barry Williams Show
Jackson Browne - The Naked Ride Home
Money For Nothing
SK8tr Boi - Avril Lavigne
Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake
I’m A Slave 4 U - Britney Spears
Knockin On Heavens Door - Avril Lavigne
American Pie - Madonna
Noted.
Guess I spent too much time in Top 40 radio.
I’ll update the website tonight when I get home from work. Thanks for the comments, everyone. Keep 'em coming.
Oh yes, Watcher of the Skies, “The Naked Ride Home” makes my flesh crawl!
And hey, I thought of two more too, and though I’ve already voted, they really should not be overlooked. For those older dopers with a good memory, two fetid droppings from Millie Small:
My Boy Lollipop
&
Sweet William
bleah!
How come “Who Let the Dog’s Out” isn’t on this list yet? Please add it and multiply the number of votes by the number of times they repeat that damned line over and over again.
I call FOUL!
Any “vote” in which “Joy to the World” far outranks “You Light Up My Life” HAS to be rigged.
“Landside” Lyndon would be proud of this “vote”!
2nd on “who let the dogs out”
2nd on “you light up my life”
2nd on “mambo #5”
I know. Heh. It’s just disheartening to see so many opinions calling things I really enjoy “terrible.” At least no one listed Brandy yet haha! (I shouldn’t have said that, should I?)
OK I’m starting the update now - should be done in a couple of hours I’ll list the website then.
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Sugar Sugar by The Archies: adolescent bubble gum pap.
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Old time Rock n’ Roll: I don’t remember who sang this song, but it really annoys me for some reason.
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Big girls don’t cry: I’ve always hated this song.
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Do you love me? : I’ve always hated this song as well, especially the lyrics.
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Barbie Girl by Aqua : When this song first came out, my sister listened to it over and over, to my disgust. The band said something about this song was supposed a statement about consumerism, but it just doesn’t work in that sense. Fortunately, the record label got sued by Mattel and that has ended any further radio play.
Fianl update done - I’ve compiled the top 10 worst songs as voted by YOU!
See the list here.
No more updates and scoring, but feel free to continue the discussion.
And the worst song with 30 points is:
Seasons In The Sun by Terry Jacks
Yeah for Terry Jacks! Rod McKuen, Jacques Brel and Terry. 2gether 4ever.
I totally forgot to mention a personal fave that many folks won’t remember. There was a ehovah’s Witness band called Edward Bear who scored with “The Last Song I’ll Ever Write For You.”
Oh. My. God. Rico, you must remember that one, being MR.Top 40.
Mellow Yellow - Donovan
I heard it in a moving car once and almost - seriously - jumped out.
Havin’ My Baby - Paul Anka
Insipid garbage.
Die Another Day - Madonna
Without a doubt the worst Bond theme by light years.
Ice, Ice, Baby - Vanilla Ice
I heard this tepid bilge eminating from a black SUV the other day while I was downtown. I’d forced it from my mind. I belive it causes cancer in rodents under laboratory conditions, and outside them as well.
I Want to Spend My Christmas with a Dalek - God Alone Knows But They Must Be Punished For It
I’m a big Doctor Who fan, and this song is the worst piece of fetid garbage ever recorded. I’d rather listen to an hour of Adolf Hitler gargling naked and whistling Wagner through his nose.
OK -
now that the questionable “voting” is done:
the list
Mandy Barry Manilow
Ballad Of The Green Berets Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
Summer Wine Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood
Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell
Close To You The Carpenters
I’d Like To Teach the World To Sing New Seekers
I Write The Songs Barry Manilow
A, B, C The Jackson 5
Indian Lake The Cowsills
Muskrat Love Captain and Tennille
Playground In My Mind (My Name Is Michael) Clint Holmes
All For The Love Of A Girl Johnny Horton
Shannon Henry Gross
Some Velvet Morning Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazelwood
Spiders And Snakes Jim Stafford
Sylvia’s Mother Dr. Hook
Timothy The Buoys
Watching Scotty Grow Bobby Goldsboro
We’ve Only Just Begun The Carpenters
Wildfire Michael Martin Murphy
Ariel Dean Friedman
Rose Garden Lynn Anderson
San Antonio Rose Michael Parks
Having My Baby (You’re) Paul Anka
Chevy Van Sammy Johns
Knock Three Times Tony Orlando
Last Song Edward Bear
Hey, Good Lookin’ John Davidson
I Walk The Line Telly Savalas
Back Street Affair Carol Channing & Webb Price
Reunited Peaches and Herb
Almost Persuaded Louis Armstrong
Tumbling Tumbleweeds Merv Griffin
Your Cheatin’ Heart Buddy Ebsen
Mule Train Rod McKuen
Cool Water Walter Brennan
Folsom Prison Blues Living Marimbas Plus Voices
Love Will Keep Us Together The Captain & Tennille
The Green, Green Grass Of Home Jack Palance
Deck Of Cards Wink Martindale
You Light Up My Life Debbie Boone
How Insensitive William Shatner
MacArthur Park Richard Harris
Massachusetts Bee Gees
I Gotts Get A Message To You Bee Gees
Feelings Morris Albert
Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks
Honey Bobby Goldsboro
Song Sung Blue Neil Diamond
Chances Are Johnny Mathis
Come On Get Happy The Partridge Family
Lucille The Everly Brothers
New York Mining Disaster 1941 Bee Gees
Unforgettable Nat and Natalie Cole
That’s Where I Went Wrong The Partridge Family with Susan Jacks
Rice Is Nice The Lemon Pipers
Little Red Riding Hood Sam the Sham and the Pharos
I Thank You Sam & Dave
Peace In The Valley Wink Martindale
The Candy Man Sammy Davis, Jr.
Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich
ABC The Jackson 5
Desperados Waiting For A Train Slim Pickens
A Horse With No Name America
Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast Wayne Newton
Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Dawn
Hello It’s Me Todd Rundgren
Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks
The Night Chicago Died Paper Lace
Billy, Don’t Be A Hero Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
Let’s Live For Today The Grass Roots
Midnight At The Oasis Maria Muldaur
I Am Woman Helen Reddy
Reach Out In The Darkness Friend and Lover
Angel Of The Morning Merrilee Rush
Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry & The Pacemakers
Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Leslie Gore
You Light Up My Life Debbie Boone
All Revved Up With No Place To Go Meatloaf
Paradise By The Dashboard Light Meatloaf
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Meatloaf
Thank Heaven For Little Girls Maurice Chevalier
I Enjoy Being A Girl Doris Day
I’d Lie for You (And That’s The Truth) Meatloaf
Some Day My Prince Will Come (unk)
Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through Meatloaf
Navy Blue Diane Renay
Chantilly Lace Big Bopper
Go All The Way Raspberries
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gale
Lady Willpower Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
I Feel Pretty “Maria” (West Side Story)
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet Bachman Turner Overdrive
He Liked To Feel It Crash Test Dummies
Buy for Me the Rain Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cadillac Ranch Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home Joe South
Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Come And Get It Badfinger
I Would Do Anything For Love Meatloaf
Feels Like The First Time Foreigner
I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton John
Your Mama Don’t Dance Loggins and Messina
Squeeze Box The Who
Shambala Three Dog Night
Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night
Joy To The World Three Dog Night
Lights Journey
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce
I Will Follow Him Little Peggy March
Please Mister Postman The Marvelettes
Tammy Debbie Reynolds
I Feel Pretty (unk)
Chapel Of Love The Dixie Cups
My Boyfriend’s Back The Angels
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Judy’s Turn To Cry Lesley Gore
I Enjoy Being A Girl Doris Day
Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers
Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows Leslie Gore
You Don’t Own Me Leslie Gore
I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John
Which Way You Goin’ Billy The Poppy Family
That’s Where I Went Wrong The Poppy Family with Susan Jacks
It’s My Party Lesley Gore
Ridin’ Along In My Automobile Chuck Berry
She Blinded Me With Science Thomas Dolby
Snowbird Anne Murray
Fat Bottomed Girls Queen
Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March Box Tops
Mr. Telephone Man New Edition
Julie, Do Ya Love Me Bobby Sherman
Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
Thank Heaven For Little Girls Maurice Chevalier
The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant
He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss) The Crystals
Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
Sweet Little Sixteen Chuck Berry
No Sugar Tonight The Guess Who
I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven Tex Ritter
Hanky Panky Tommy James and the Shondells
Mother Freedom Bread
People Barbara Streisand
Baby I’m A Want You Bread
I Started A Joke Bee Gees
Bottle Of Wine Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs
My Way Frank Sinatra
What I Am Emma Bunton
If You Want To Be Happy For The Rest Of Your Life Jimmy Soul
I Know A Place Petula Clark
Diary Bread
Just Died In Your Arms Tonight Richard Marx
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder
Lonely Boy Andrew Gold
Make It With You Bread
Bad Girls Donna Summer
Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra
Photograph Ringo Starr
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot
Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot
I Touch Myself The Divinyls
Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cindy Lauper
Coconut Harry Nilsson
Year Of The Cat Al Stewart
My Sharona The Knack
Run Runaway Slade
We Are The World Live Aid
WaterLoo Johnny Horton
With Arms Wide Open Creed
Only Women Bleed Alice Cooper
It’s All Coming Back To Me Celine Dion
Jackson Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
Cruel To Be Kind Nick Lowe
That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be Carly Simon
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four
Flowers On The Wall Statler Brothers
These Boots Were Made For Walking Nancy Sinatra
It Was A Very Good Year Frank Sinatra
Some Velvet Morning Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Rhapsody in the Rain Lou Christie
Somethin’ Stupid Frank and Nancy Sinatra
Lola The Kinks
Joy To The World Three Dog Night
Never Been To Spain Three Dog Night
Temple Of Love Sisters Of Mercy
Tiptoe Through the Tulips Tiny Tim
Summer Wine Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
Jolene Dolly Parton
Time After Time Cindy Lauper
Eres Tu Mocedades
Clap For The Wolfman The Guess Who
I Am I Said Neil Diamond
Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Condition Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Ruby Kenny Rodgers
Should Have Known Better Richard Marx
Lucille Kenny Rodgers
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Bee Gees
Memphis Tennessee Johnny Rivers
Atlantis Donovan
Dust In The Wind Kansas
Smoke On The Water Deep Purple
Spooky The Association
I Believe In You Don Williams
Time Passages Al Stewart
The Gambler Kenny Rodgers
Brand New Key Melanie Safka
I’ve Never Been To Me Charlene
Take It Easy The Eagles
Afternoon Delight Starland Vocal Band
Daisy A Day Jud Strunk
Please Come To Boston David Loggins
Superstar (You Are My) (unk)
Free Electric Band Albert Hammond
Ride Captain Ride Blues Image
Indian Lake The Cowsills
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Meatloaf
Master Jack Four Jacks And A Jill
Desiderata Les Crane
Jean Rod McKuen
Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant
They Way We Were Barbara Streisand
Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’ Journey
All Revved Up With No Place To Go Meatloaf
In The Year 2525 Zager and Evans
In The Ghetto Elvis Presley
Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying Gerry and the Pacemakers
By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell
What Will My Mary Say Johnny Mathis
Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring Jimmie Rodgers
For What It’s Worth Buffalo Springfield
When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt
It Must Be Him Vicky Carr
Chances Are Johnny Mathis
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Jeepers Creepers Hayley Mills
My Baby Loves Love White Plains
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes
Games People Play Joe South
Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad Meatloaf
Undercover Angel Alan O’Day
Your Wildest Dreams The Moody Blues
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey Wings
Top Of The World The Carpenters
Hooked On A Feeling B.J. Thomas
Country Roads John Denver
Angie Baby Helen Reddy
Sunshine On My Shoulder John Denver
Thank God I’m A Country Boy John Denver
The Rain, The Park, And Other Things The Cowsills
Flower Children The Fugs
Joy To The World Three Dog Night
Drop Kick Me Jesus Bobby Bare
Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor
San Francisco Scott McKinzie
Time For Living The Association
Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks
I Gotta Get A Message To You Bee Gees
Jean Rod McKuen
98.6 Keith
Let’s Live For Today The Grass Roots
Green Green The New Christie Minstrels
Master Jack Four Jacks and a Jill
Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring Jimmie Rodgers
Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette
A Little Good News Anne Murray
Today The New Christy Minstrels
Yesterday When I Was Young Roy Clark
This White Circle On My Finger Kitty Wells
Bottle Of Wine Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
I’ve Never Been To Me Charlene
I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven Tex Ritter
Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard
Waterloo Stonewall Jackson
I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Gene Pitney
Dang Me Roger Miller
Please Come To Boston David Loggins
Requiem For The Masses The Association
Little Green Apples Roger Miller
King of the Road Roger Miller
Jolene Dolly Parton
Lucille Kenny Rodgers
Ruby Kenny Rodgers
The Gambler Kenny Rodgers
Country Roads John Denver
Daisy A Day Jud Strunk
England Swings Roger Miller
Running Bear Johnny Preston
Endless Sleep Jody Reynolds
Tell Laura I Love Her Ray Peterson
Rocky Austin Roberts
Run Joey Run David Geddes
Rocky Austin Roberts
Run Joey Run David Geddes
Indiana Wants Me R. Dean Taylor
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You The Bee Gees
Patches Dickey Lee
Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
Black Denim Trousers Vaughn Monroe
Leader Of The Pack The Shangri-Las
Laurie (Strange Things Happen) Dickey Lee
Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers
Running Bear Johnny Preston
Moody River Pat Boone
The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum
Teen Angel Mark Dinning
Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
Running Bear Johnny Preston
Teen Angel Mark Dinning
Last Kiss Wayne Cochran
Goodbye Baby Little Caesar
I Want My Baby Back Jimmy Cross
Pickup, The Mark Dinning
Rocky Austin Roberts
Ebony Eyes The Everly Brothers
Leader Of The Laundromat The Detergents
Leader Of The Pack The Shangri-Las
There Is Something On Your Mind Bobby Marchan
Endless Sleep Jody Reynolds
Dead Man’s Curve Jan & Dean
Patches Dickey Lee
Oooo, nearly forgot… Forever in Blue Jeans. Its horrible.
YOW!
** Extraneous**, where in Jebus’ name did THAT come from?
Talk about your pent up music rage! You must have been holding that list in for YEARS and then it finally exploded!
Not bad picks, though, the majority of them…
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the kenny loggins album that my roomate inflicted on me mercilessly
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the wall–pink floyd pabulum inflated into a double album
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emerson lake and palmer’s entire recorded output
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bowie and sting(k)
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eight days a week–beatles
no–scratch eight days a week
add
- the eagles
sorry