Blender Magazine releases list "Worst Five Songs" (past 20 years)

[SirFozzie]

5) Ice Ice Baby
4) Rollin
3) Every Body Have Fun Tonight
2) Achy Breaky Heart

and the Worst song of recent memory

"We Built This City"

:( :mad:

[WSUCougar]

What, no Macarena?

[MrBug708]

Ice Ice Baby, while not being the greatest song, was pretty decent.

[SirFozzie]

My worst 5:

1) Ice Ice Baby (saw the MTV Uncensored thing with Ice flipping out.. funny ass shit)
2) Girl You Know It's True (Milli Vanilli)
3) Achy Breaky Heart
4) Always (Erasure)
5) Macarena

[SirFozzie]

Ice Ice Baby, while not being the greatest song, was pretty decent.


I'll pretend you didn't say that ;)

The video is what made this song so cringeworthy, IMO

[Celeval]

"We Built This City"
Damn, I kinda like that song.

[SirFozzie]

Same here. If you search for that phrase, you'd see the amount of shit I got for A) Liking the song, and B) Calling it a "classic" rock song (not Classic Rock tho)

B) Somewhat justified.. A)? Come on... ;)

[rkmsuf]

Serch] Ya stole somebody's record then ya looped it, ya looped it
[Pete] Ya boosted the record then ya looped it, ya looped it
[Serch] Aiyyo, I came from Cali, and they hooped it, they hooped it
[Pete] But now you're getting sued kinda stoopid

[cody8200]

We built this city rocks!!!!! No way it makes the list. How about "Who let the dogs out?!!" Its gotta be number one. The Macarena should definetely be in the top 5 too.

[gstelmack]

Pick any 5 songs from "Grease 2".

[rkmsuf]

Somewhat ironic since Blender has a shot at making a worst magazine list...

[Ksyrup]

We Built This City is one of the worst songs of all-time, and this is coming from someone who largely grew up in the 80's. A shameful, horrible, irritating song that personifies all that was bad about 80's pop/rock.

Plus, I think it's not just the song in and of itself, but the band that wrote it. We're talking about a legitimate, influential band from the 60's, minus nearly all of the original members, which changed its name several times to try to cash in on what they used to be. And THEN, to top it off, they released a horrible, 80's pop crap song under the bastardized name?

I still get the gag reflex every time I hear even a snippet of that damned song. Still, I'm not sure I'd rate in #1 worst.

[Subby]

Whenever I make fun of music or bands, We Built This City and Set the Night to Music are two of the songs I often pull out.

Great pick...

[KWhit]

Yeah, We Built This City is truly horrible. And I usually like most of that 80s crap.

[Ksyrup]

knee deep in the hoopla!

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Fonzie]

I truly despise "We Built This City," but there are numerous other songs I'd list ahead of them on my personal shit list. Perhaps topping that list would be the New England Patriots' musical response to the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" back in 1985. I don't recall the name of the song, but it was absolutely dreadful.

And any list that fails to include "Macarena" and "Who Let The Dogs Out?" on a compliation of the 5 worst songs of the last 20 years isn't worth the digitized packets it is sent on.

[clintl]

How could they overlook Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy?"

[Honolulu_Blue]

We Built This City is one of the worst songs of all-time, and this is coming from someone who largely grew up in the 80's. A shameful, horrible, irritating song that personifies all that was bad about 80's pop/rock.

Plus, I think it's not just the song in and of itself, but the band that wrote it. We're talking about a legitimate, influential band from the 60's, minus nearly all of the original members, which changed its name several times to try to cash in on what they used to be. And THEN, to top it off, they released a horrible, 80's pop crap song under the bastardized name?

I still get the gag reflex every time I hear even a snippet of that damned song. Still, I'm not sure I'd rate in #1 worst.

If you think the orignal "We Built This City" was bad, you should have heard the horror that was the modified version, aka "We Built This City On Red Wings Goals" thing they had going on during the 2002 Stanley Cup play-offs. It was horrible. It was a shit. I mean, those modified play-off songs (e.g., "We Want Stanley", etc.) are bad, but this was the worst of the worst. Unbelievable.

[Ksyrup]

I had no idea Detroit did something like that. That's truly offensive.

[Franklinnoble]

If you think the orignal "We Built This City" was bad, you should have heard the horror that was the modified version, aka "We Built This City On Red Wings Goals" thing they had going on during the 2002 Stanley Cup play-offs. It was horrible. It was a shit. I mean, those modified play-off songs (e.g., "We Want Stanley", etc.) are bad, but this was the worst of the worst. Unbelievable.
Ugh... I think I'd punch holes in my ears with a plastic fork if I heard that.

[Kodos]

Don't you remember, we built this city
We built this city on Rock 'n' Roll!

I liked the part where they let the local DJ's dub a little part onto the song. Great gimmick! ;)

[Franklinnoble]

Thanks to this thread, I now have that damned song stuck in my head. Bastards.

[rkmsuf]

Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio
Don't you remember
We built this city, we built this city on rock an' roll

[CamEdwards]

I have this compelling need to rent the movie "Mannequin" after reading this thread.

That movie, by the way, was the last time Kim Cattrell officially looked hot.

[Franklinnoble]

I have this compelling need to rent the movie "Mannequin" after reading this thread.

That movie, by the way, was the last time Kim Cattrell officially looked hot.
I dunno... she was kinda hot in "Star Trek VI."

[Ksyrup]

I have this compelling need to rent the movie "Mannequin" after reading this thread.

That movie, by the way, was the last time Kim Cattrell officially looked hot.
Same with Meshach Taylor. :p

[GrantDawg]

I have this compelling need to rent the movie "Mannequin" after reading this thread.

That movie, by the way, was the last time Kim Cattrell officially looked hot.
In the spirit of this thread.....Word.

[Ben E Lou]

Serch] Ya stole somebody's record then ya looped it, ya looped it
[Pete] Ya boosted the record then ya looped it, ya looped it
[Serch] Aiyyo, I came from Cali, and they hooped it, they hooped it
[Pete] But now you're getting sued kinda stoopid:D

Talk about a group that never received their due because of being before their time. America simply wasn't ready to appreciate white rappers who were 100% legit to the hip-hop sound and culture like Third Bass.

[rkmsuf]

:D

Talk about a group that never received their due because of being before their time. America simply wasn't ready to appreciate white rappers who were 100% legit to the hip-hop sound and culture like Third Bass.

I loved Third Base. Actually went to a Third Base concert at Keene St. College in NH where they debuted the Pop Goes the Weasel single. I was pumped after winning the tickets from the UNH college radio station but there were like 200 people there tops...still they put on a good show...

Prime Minister and Serch got into a big dispute after this record and that was it...

[JAG]

I guess it's the fact that I can't be artistic, intricate rap becoming so simplistic, I've got a strong mind it doesn't have to be spoonfed, and I can read it doesn't have to be read. :)

[Draft Dodger]

I loved Third Base. Actually went to a Third Base concert at Keene St. College in NH where they debuted the Pop Goes the Weasel single. I was pumped after winning the tickets from the UNH college radio station but there were like 200 people there tops...still they put on a good show...

Prime Minister and Serch got into a big dispute after this record and that was it...

3rd Bass at KSC? Damn, sorry I missed that - must have been before my time. Then again, I missed Metallica, BB King and Live when they played here as well. I'm so lame.

the most atrocious part of "We Built this City" is the "...on Rock and Roll". If you want to sell out and record a cheesy pop song, go ahead. But you are NOT allowed to call it Rock and Roll.

[rkmsuf]

3rd Bass at KSC? Damn, sorry I missed that - must have been before my time. Then again, I missed Metallica, BB King and Live when they played here as well. I'm so lame.

the most atrocious part of "We Built this City" is the "...on Rock and Roll". If you want to sell out and record a cheesy pop song, go ahead. But you are NOT allowed to call it Rock and Roll.

1991...it was quite the scene. 200 people jammed to the stage grabbing Pete's cane...

[Draft Dodger]

1991...it was quite the scene. 200 people jammed to the stage grabbing Pete's cane...

that would explain it - I didn't move her until '93 I think.

[Anthony]

how is a song that's based on "Another One Bites The Dust" considered to be in the top 5 worst ever songs? all he's doing is rapping over the beat, but for all intents and purposes it's the same song.

there's a lot of shit by Michael Bolton that's sucky. they should have started from there and worked their way to Britney Spears.

[Qwikshot]

how is a song that's based on "Another One Bites The Dust" considered to be in the top 5 worst ever songs? all he's doing is rapping over the beat, but for all intents and purposes it's the same song.

there's a lot of shit by Michael Bolton that's sucky. they should have started from there and worked their way to Britney Spears.

Actually HA, Vanilla Ice sampled from "Under Pressure". Queen and David Bowie collaboration.

[Draft Dodger]

oddly, Gerardo's Rico Suave is on my iPod right now...

[Swaggs]

5) Ice Ice Baby
4) Rollin
3) Every Body Have Fun Tonight
2) Achy Breaky Heart

and the Worst song of recent memory

"We Built This City"

:( :mad:

I told you it wasn't classic rock.

[Ksyrup]

Actually HA, Vanilla Ice sampled from "Under Pressure". Queen and David Bowie collaboration.

No no no no no no! Totally different songs...there's goes da da da da-da-da da, and his goes, da-da da da da da-da-da da!

[Anthony]

Actually HA, Vanilla Ice sampled from "Under Pressure". Queen and David Bowie collaboration.

you're right. i was thinkig about something else when i wrote that.

how can anything based off a Queen song be associated with "bad". i've heard worse songs than the 5 mentioned.

that Van Halen song that Gary Cherone sang on is horrible.

and Richard Marx? come on!

[stevew]

No no no no no no! Totally different songs...there's goes da da da da-da-da da, and his goes, da-da da da da da-da-da da!

Yes, there is that hesitant sha cymbol sound at the end of Ice's. He aint stole nothing.

And how is there this list with nothing from
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Brian Austin Green's "One stop Carnival"
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Deion's "Prime Time"
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Shaq's Greatest Hits.


This makes me laugh my ass off every time

'MAD HYPE SKILLS'

Based on this verbatim excerpt from a recent publicity notice, Beverly
Hills, 90210 star-cum-street-hard rapper Brian (Austin) Green is
definitely down with his bad self:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Defying stereotypical racial and regional rap rules, L.A.-based Brian
Green brings mad hype skills and multi-faceted flavor to the '95-'96
hip-hop table. Serving it straight up street on the hard, jazzy,
mellow, smoothed-out funk tip, One Stop Carnival, his dynamic debut
Yab Yum Records album, features that phat lead single, "You Send
Me....," a prime rhyme example of Green's ability to transcend rap's
traditional ethnic boundaries....

...Green, who produced and/or co-produced the lion's share of the
album, gives props to his CD's other studio wizards--L.A. Jay and Slim
Kid-3 (the Pharcyde).... "Slim Kid-3 and L.A. Jay are two of my closet
[sic] friends, and their production skills are all that," acknowledged
Green.... [D]ope "...Carnival" cuts include..."The Drama," a serious
tale from the hood; and "Didn't Have a Clue," a whack [sic] rapper's
worst "mic"-mare.

"Although I knew being white would make it a little harder for me to
get the props and respect all rappers want and need, I'm confidant
[sic] I can do it and still be myself," noted Brian; totally immersed
in rap's urban roots and culture....

As "You Send Me..." takes its top-chart rise, and his mind- blowing
new album continues to surprise, be assured that rap metaphor master
Brian Green has the right stuff to become a hit-making
machine...."Yeah, I'd like to really blow up someday, who wouldn't?"
he concludes.

[EagleFan]

"Love Shack", or anything by the B-52's could qualify for this list.

"She's like the Wind" (Patrick Swayze) has got to make it on the list.

Take your pick of a Celine Dion song.

"Whoop, there it is", that one causes instant gag-reflex.

[SirFozzie]

Who Let The Dogs out?

We need to have a poll on this ;)

[Ksyrup]

I can't fault Brian Austin Green for going street...I mean, I'd be all pissed and stuff and ready to lay down some made rhymes, too, if I realized that Justin Timberlake stole my career.

Actually, I found this to be hilarious. I guess they exist, but I'd never read an allmusic.com biography like his. Usually, they are straight forward and very objective, but check this out:


Actor, rapper, and has-been Brian Austin Green is truly a renaissance man for our times. The son of country session drummer George Green (javascript:z('Bknfuxql5ldfe')), he was born July 15, 1973, telling Playgirl, "I'm part Scottish, but I've got a whole lot of sh*t mixed in. I'm like A-1 Sauce." Green made his TV debut at the age of 13, guest starring on syndicated series including Small Wonder (about a wisecracking child robot, much like Green himself) and Still the Beaver (about a retarded 40-year-old named Theodore Cleaver). That same year, he also appeared on Growing Pains with that girl who was always vomiting. From 1986-1989, Green co-starred on the long-running CBS prime-time sudser Knots Landing, playing the role of Brian Cunningham (javascript:z('Bxt98b5n4tsqj')). Then, in 1990, his big break: He was cast as nerdlinger David Silver on the new Fox teen drama Beverly Hills 90210. Introduced as a young outsider to the circle of cool kids that included Jason Priestley (javascript:z('1JASON%7CPRIESTLEY'))'s Brandon; Shannen Doherty (javascript:z('Bmy08b5n49sqa'))'s Brenda; and Luke Perry (javascript:z('B8zkmu3lgan7k'))'s mad, bad, and dangerous-to-know Dylan, Silver eventually winnowed his way into the inner sanctum by DJ-ing on the high school radio station, skipping a grade, dating Tori Spelling (javascript:z('Bnorn287u055a'))'s Donna Martin, helping Donna Martin graduate, and looking on stupidly while his onetime best friend, Scott Scanlon, blew his brains out while playing with a handgun. David also battled drug, alcohol, and gambling problems, and got an accidental eyeful of stepsister Kelly Taylor's naked goodness. Influenced by A Tribe Called Quest (javascript:z('Boeazefykhgf6')), KRS-One (javascript:z('B2tvsa9igb23a')), and no doubt Vanilla Ice (javascript:z('Bzgke4j870wat')), Green began rapping — and as art must imitate life, so did David Silver. The character started kicking some hardcore gangsta sh*t that brought him to the attention of Icon Records, but evil music mogul Serge Menkin soon forced David to forsake his vision for a mawkish ballad called "Precious"; the fledgling superstar balked, and the deal went sour. Silver pursued various showbiz careers throughout 90210's ten-season run, among them club owner, music video director (helming a clip for Powerman 5000 (javascript:z('Bcyem97bkkrat'))), manager for racist hatemonger grunge-wannabes Cain Was Able, music critic for the Beverly Beat, and — most notably — one-hit wonder as a member of the group Jasper's Law, which scored a payola-funded chart smash with the Silver-penned "Keep It Together." Meanwhile, in real life, Green began work on his Yab Yum label solo debut, produced by the Pharcyde (javascript:z('Ben2uak8k5m3p'))'s Tre (javascript:z('Bzl5m968ogep2')). "People will trip, but I tell you, Brian's dope," Tre (javascript:z('Bqiazqj7iojha')) told URB magazine. Indeed, Tre (javascript:z('Bcyz8b5n4msqa')), indeed. When Green dropped his debut, One Stop Carnival (javascript:z('A3ojveae24x07')), in 1996, he also dropped his middle name — sadly, some early promos mistakenly credited the disc to "Brain Green." No matter. "[The album] is kinda like dem little carnivals that come to town with the dog-faced boy — it's just a jumble of sh*t," Green reportedly told INsider upon the album's release. "It's not like going to Disneyland where there's a theme. There's no real direction to the album." No doubt this radical lack of focus contributed mightily to The Onion naming One Stop Carnival (javascript:z('A39klu3rhan5k')) one of the least-essential albums of the 1990s. Luckily, Green didn't quit his day job: In the 1996 TV movie Stolen Youth, he starred a young man seduced by his best friend's mother, and in 1997's Unwed Father, he played an unwed father. Beverly Hills 90210 ended production in 2000, and Green has no doubt been totally busy and stuff since.

[CraigSca]

Thank you Stevew and Ksyrup for the laugh out loud looks at Brian Austin Green's career.

Apparently, he was just a shade too dope for me to understand.

[Ksyrup]

"L.A.-based Brian Green brings mad hype skills and multi-faceted flavor to the '95-'96 hip-hop table."



This made me laugh out loud. I didn't realize the hip-hop culture had seasons.

"Hey man, you got any '00-'01 50 Cent? I'll trade you for some '92-'93 Arrested Development."

"Hell no, '03-'04 50 Cent is where it's at. 50 Cent sucked in '00-'01."

[CraigSca]

I still treasure my '96 Brian Austin Green rookie card. That's the year he had the handle-bar mustache.

[Axxon]

No no no no no no! Totally different songs...there's goes da da da da-da-da da, and his goes, da-da da da da da-da-da da!

Being a huge Queen fan I couldn't let this one pass. It indeed was "under pressure" not another one bites the dust. Sorry.

hxxp://www.rollingstone.com/features/featuregen.asp?pid=1901

He even admits it.

[SirFozzie]

Apparently it was a Worst 50 list. I want to get my hands on the whole thing ;)

[Draft Dodger]

there were actually some decent songs on the list.

Corey Hart's Sunglasses at Night, for example.

[Ksyrup]

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3 width=170 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_light>1. </TD><TD class=notch_light>We Built This City</TD><TD class=notch_light>Starship</TD><TD class=notch_light>1985</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_white>2. </TD><TD class=notch_white>Achy Breaky Heart</TD><TD class=notch_white>Billy Ray Cyrus </TD><TD class=notch_white>1992</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_light>3. </TD><TD class=notch_light>Everybody Have Fun Tonight</TD><TD class=notch_light>Wang Chung</TD><TD class=notch_light>1986</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_white>4. </TD><TD class=notch_white>Rollin'</TD><TD class=notch_white>Limpbizkit</TD><TD class=notch_white>2000</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_light>5. </TD><TD class=notch_light>Ice Ice Baby</TD><TD class=notch_light>Vanilla Ice </TD><TD class=notch_light>1990</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_white>6. </TD><TD class=notch_white>The Heart of Rock & Roll</TD><TD class=notch_white>Huey Lewis & The News</TD><TD class=notch_white>1984</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_light>7. </TD><TD class=notch_light>Don't Worry, Be Happy</TD><TD class=notch_light>Bobby McFerrin </TD><TD class=notch_light>1988</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_white>8. </TD><TD class=notch_white>Party All the Time</TD><TD class=notch_white>Eddie Murphy </TD><TD class=notch_white>1985</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_light>9. </TD><TD class=notch_light>American Life</TD><TD class=notch_light>Madonna</TD><TD class=notch_light>2003</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=notch_white>10. </TD><TD class=notch_white>Ebony and Ivory</TD><TD class=notch_white>Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder </TD><TD class=notch_white>1982</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Ksyrup]

The May issue, a sequel to the 2003 roundup of history's worst bands, coincides with a Blender/VH1 special, The 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever, which airs May 12.

Harvesting clunkers that range from The Doors' The End to Aqua's Barbie Girl entailed more digging than expected.

Each dud had to be a hit to make the hit list. Though Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy got in, such novelties as Macarena and Who Let the Dogs Out, which by design are cheesy, were nixed. The jury also whittled down the bulk of "rotten, excruciatingly bad low-hanging fruit from the '70s," Marks says.

Blender had no qualms about riding herd on sacred cows, inducting The Beatles' Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, R.E.M.'s Shiny Happy People and John Mayer's Your Body Is a Wonderland. The entry most likely to peeve fans is Simon & Garfunkel's The Sounds of Silence.

"It's the freshman-poetry meaningfulness that got our goat," Marks says. "With self-important lyrics like, 'Hear my words that I might teach you,' it's almost a parody of pretentious '60s folk-rock.

"If Frasier Crane wrote a song, this would be it."

To accommodate coming horrors, the list can't be considered definitive. Noting that Clay Aiken's Invisible landed at No. 11, Marks predicts that "as soon as the American Idol season is finished, there will be a new entry."

[Ksyrup]

I would have chosen REM's Stand. Those are some of the worst lyrics EVER.

[TLK]

I would have chosen REM's Stand. Those are some of the worst lyrics EVER.

but..... it was the theme song to perhaps the most underrated televison show ever......

[Draft Dodger]

Heart of Rock and Roll - that's the other one I was thinking. That has no business being anywhere on this list.

[Leonidas]

They said Madonna had the worst rap ever on "American Life". I guess they never heard Rush do "Roll the Bones". Yeah, Rush doing rap. Every bit as bad as one might think.

As for REM, they did have "Shiny, Happy People" at 35, but I agree that "Stand" is truly horrible.

I'm wondering why the hell Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" didn't make it. Rock band does disco 5 years after disco was dead. That really needed to make the list.

[Ksyrup]

but..... it was the theme song to perhaps the most underrated televison show ever......
True. But I freakin' hated that theme song. In fact, having to hear it every week is probably one of the reasons I hate the song as much as I do.

[Axxon]

They said Madonna had the worst rap ever on "American Life". I guess they never heard Rush do "Roll the Bones". Yeah, Rush doing rap. Every bit as bad as one might think.

As for REM, they did have "Shiny, Happy People" at 35, but I agree that "Stand" is truly horrible.

I'm wondering why the hell Queen's "Radio Ga Ga" didn't make it. Rock band does disco 5 years after disco was dead. That really needed to make the list.

Like I said, I love Queen but I agree 150%. It was horrible. So horrible I've tried to purge it's existence from my memory.

[finkenst]

I would have chosen REM's Stand. Those are some of the worst lyrics EVER.
But it generated a great song by Weird Al!

[thetrilogy]

Sorry folks, but any song played at wedding receptions makes the list:

i.e. Bob Seger - Old Time Rock 'n Roll

That song makes me chomp on my gut!

[Ksyrup]

Sorry folks, but any song played at wedding receptions makes the list:
Spoken like someone too young to realize that in 10-20 years, the songs you like now will be played at wedding receptions.

[Ksyrup]

Other songs on the list: Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" (No. 22); Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" (No. 30); Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (No. 39); Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" (No. 41); Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence" (No. 42); The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (No. 48); and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" (No. 50).

This should no doubt please Quiksand.

[QuikSand]

Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" (No. 41)

This should no doubt please Quiksand.

...sounds underrated to me.

[Desnudo]

5) Ice Ice Baby
4) Rollin
3) Every Body Have Fun Tonight
2) Achy Breaky Heart

and the Worst song of recent memory

"We Built This City"

:( :mad:

We Built This City is a great pick. It seemed like that song was everywhere, radios, elevators, events for an incredibly long time. So damned annoying. Just thinking about it now gets me annoyed.

[Ksyrup]

...sounds underrated to me.
Yes, well considering Celine Dion barely made the list, you should consider that a victory.

[CraigSca]

but..... it was the theme song to perhaps the most underrated televison show ever......

hehe - when I get drunk and we have guests over, I still pull out the collection of past episodes. It's always nice to get a convert, 13 years after the fact...

[Franklinnoble]

If you think the orignal "We Built This City" was bad, you should have heard the horror that was the modified version, aka "We Built This City On Red Wings Goals" thing they had going on during the 2002 Stanley Cup play-offs. It was horrible. It was a shit. I mean, those modified play-off songs (e.g., "We Want Stanley", etc.) are bad, but this was the worst of the worst. Unbelievable.
I shit you not, this morning on the way in to work, the local sports talk radio station here in Sacramento dug out an old modified version of this song from 1985 or something, entitled "We Built This City On Basketball."

My knuckles are still bleeding from having to punch a hole in my stereo.

[JeeberD]

The entire Top (Bottom?) 50:


1. We Built This City, Starship, 1985

2. Achy Breaky Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus, 1992

3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Wang Chung, 1986

4. Rollin', Limpbizkit, 2000

5. Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice, 1990

6. The Heart Of Rock & Roll, Huey Lewis and The News, 1984

7. Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin, 1988

8. Party All The Time, Eddie Murphy, 1985

9. American Life, Madonna, 2003

10. Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, 1982

11. Invisible, Clay Aiken, 2003

12. Kokomo, The Beach Boys, 1988

13. Illegal Alien, Genesis, 1983

14. From A Distance, Bette Midler, 1990

15. I'll Be There For You, The Rembrandts, 1995

16. What's Up?, 4 Non Blondes, 1993

17. Pumps And A Bump, Hammer, 1994

18. You're The Inspiration, Chicago, 1984

19. Broken Wings, Mr. Mister, 1985

20. Dancing On The Ceiling, Lionel Richie, 1986

21. Two Princes, Spin Doctors, 1992

22. Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American), Toby Keith, 2002

23. Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart, 1984

24. Five For Fighting , Superman, 2000

25. I'll Be Missing You, Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112, 1997

26. The End, The Doors, 1967

27. The Final Countdown, Europe, 1987

28. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer, 2001

29. Breakfast At Tiffany's, Deep Blue Something, 1995

30. Greatest Love Of All, Whitney Houston, 1986

31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies, 1994

32. Will 2K, Will Smith, 1999

33. Barbie Girl, Aqua, 1997

34. Longer, Dan Fogelberg, 1979

35. Shiny Happy People, R.E.M., 1991

36. Make Em Say Uhh!, Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal, 1998

37. Rico Suave, Gerardo, 1991

38. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex, 1995

39. She Bangs, Ricky Martin, 2000

40. I Wanna Sex You Up, Color Me Badd, 1991

41. We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel, 1989

42. The Sounds Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel, 1965

43. Follow Me, Uncle Kracker, 2000

44. I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), Meat Loaf, 1993

45. Mesmerize, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, 2002

46. Hangin' Tough, New Kids On The Block, 1989

47. The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You, Bryan Adams, 1996

48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, The Beatles, 1968

49. I'm Too Sexy, Right Said Fred, 1992

50. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion, 1998


I'm sad about #29. That was the Denton band's lone hit and now it's considered one of the worst of all time. :(

[Tigercat]

I would like to see their justification for having The End on there, especiall in front of Celine Dion. Jim Morrison is going to come out of hiding with Elvis in his posse to slaughter some editors at blender magazine.

And Spin Doctors at 21... Ok so Spin Doctors isn't the smarters of rock at all, but for what it is, and it wasn't recycled rock at ALL, Two Princes was a good song.

[Draft Dodger]

Breakfast at Tiffany's was "our song" when my wife and I started dating.

[Easy Mac]

And here you said they you've got nothing in common, no common ground to start from.

[SirFozzie]

and they're falling apart.

And I say what about, Breakfast At Tiffany's?

[Easy Mac]

My computer is telling me its been 6 months since I listened to that song.

[Easy Mac]

dola, and I think I remember the film and as I recall I think... we both kind of liked it.

[SirFozzie]

and SkyDog said that's one thing, we got

[Butter]

Those are the worst fucking lyrics I've ever heard. Bar none.

[SplitPersonality1]

Those are the worst fucking lyrics I've ever heard. Bar none.

You must be too young to remember "MacArthur Park".
Believe it or not, this stupid song was a hit...twice.
Some sample lyrics:


Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
And it took so long to bake it
and I'll never have that recipe again....AGAIN.

[Butter]

You must be too young to remember "MacArthur Park".
Believe it or not, this stupid song was a hit...twice.

Yeah, that is stupid, but there's something about the non-committal way the lyrics are phrased in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"... I mean, that's supposed to be the salvaging of a relationship?

As I recall, I think we both kinda liked it...

Drives me up a friggin' wall. Sorry to whoever said it was he and his wife's "song". I'm sure you have good reasons for it.

[Ksyrup]

It's upsetting to me that I'll Be There For You is on that list, simply because the song had the misfortune of being tied to a TV show that ran for so friggin' long that everyone got sick of it. I've been a huge fan of Danny Wilde for years, and the fact is, he and Phil Solem hated that the song was so popular that it prevented them from having anything other than a novelty career as the Rembrandts.

At one point at the height of its popularity, they would pull an "Andy Kaufman" and refuse to play it live, and people would chant for it and boo them for not playing it, just because they wanted to play some of their other (far more deserving) songs and wanted to be known for something other than That Song. They even tried to keep the song from being added to their "LP" album, but of course, the record company would have none of it. That's why it's the last song on there, because it got added over their objections.

Anyway...I can understand why it's there, but it's unfortunate.

[Butter]

So, did they just hate the song? Or did they hate being popular? Or did they just hate the show?

Because I know a lot of artists who have a "hit", and then want to distance themselves from it, but other people luck into a hit and have no other shred of talent and ride that hit into the ground.

Both sides of the coin are curious to me.

[Abe Sargent]

I don't think that songs that are meant as a parody, a fun little number, but get overplayed because of dance exposure should count. In other words, a song like Barbie Girl might be annoying, but it is a social commentary that is meant to be annoying. Another example is Macerena, a light hearted song that was played way more than it should have been. People don't like it because it was overplayed, not because it is one of the worst songs ever.

-Anxiety

[rkmsuf]

I don't think that songs that are meant as a parody, a fun little number, but get overplayed because of dance exposure should count. In other words, a song like Barbie Girl might be annoying, but it is a social commentary that is meant to be annoying. Another example is Macerena, a light hearted song that was played way more than it should have been. People don't like it because it was overplayed, not because it is one of the worst songs ever.

-Anxiety

By definition it almost has to be a popular overplayed song in addition to lousy. There tons of bad songs that briefly or never make the light of day but that wouldn't make for a very interesting list.

[Abe Sargent]

I have several of these songs on MP3 and a few on CD. Just goes to show that not everybody agrees.

(songs I have on MP3: We Built This City, Broken Wings, What's Up?, Sunglasses at Night, Final Countdown


(songs I have on CD: You're the Inspiration, Cotton Eye-Joe, Barbie Girl)

-Anxiety

[ahbrady]

I would have to think that Mmm Bop deserves to be on there somewhere.

[rkmsuf]

Heartbeat by Don Johnson not being on the list casts doubt on the whole thing.