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steve2470

(37,457 posts) Sat Aug 2, 2014, 05:52 PM Aug 2014

Absolute worst song of all time, in your opinion only, of course [View all]

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For me, it's hard to top Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. That song makes dead cats caterwaul.

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Absolute worst song of all time, in your opinion only, of course [View all] steve2470 Aug 2014 OP

We Built This City (on Rock and Roll) by Starship. Coventina Aug 2014 #1

*hides* steve2470 Aug 2014 #4

I do too! femmocrat Aug 2014 #6

Ha! flying rabbit Aug 2014 #49

yes, different strokes, makes the world MUCH more interesting :) steve2470 Aug 2014 #62

I like it too RFKHumphreyObama Aug 2014 #277

You know mimi85 Aug 2014 #25

I don't listen to music much NJCher Aug 2014 #200

Number 1 with a bullet hibbing Aug 2014 #54

Satan's asscrack bwahahahaaha ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #255

The mike break from KFRC DQ's it from all-time worst status KamaAina Aug 2014 #171

I can still remember the Jazzercise exercise we did to that song...the movement cancelled out CTyankee Aug 2014 #181

In a TV interview years ago, Grace Slick frogmarch Aug 2014 #224

"Winchester Cathedral" femmocrat Aug 2014 #2

I have not heard that in 40 years wow nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #3

The hate lingers on! femmocrat Aug 2014 #5

I was 16 when Carl Douglas caterwauled...I'm still getting therapy for it ! steve2470 Aug 2014 #7

LOL Even the video is annoying as hell! femmocrat Aug 2014 #9

I actually loved disco back then but.... steve2470 Aug 2014 #10

We'll have to differ on this one, Femmocrat.:) malthaussen Aug 2014 #90

I never knew the name of that annoying little ditty! femmocrat Aug 2014 #106

Allen Sherman Did a Hilarious Parody Called Westchester Hadassah Wolf Frankula Aug 2014 #113

When I was in junior high, way back when that song was popular, Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #148

I have such a great memory around this song that I could never hate it. My 2 brothers and I seaglass Aug 2014 #162

I roller skated to that song Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #192

"She's having my baby." Hands down. vanlassie Aug 2014 #8

not a fan, yep nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #11

spectacularly awful easychoice Aug 2014 #14

IF I were a woman, and IF my man sang that song to me... BlueJazz Aug 2014 #24

HA HA HA HA *gasp* easychoice Aug 2014 #45

No shit. He thinks she's having the baby so he vanlassie Aug 2014 #51

he had to change the lyrics when he sang it live,to having"our" baby Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #207

You beat me to it! Heard that stupid song on the radio yesterday. nt raccoon Aug 2014 #163

Need some ear-bleach? vanlassie Aug 2014 #164

oh yeah, totally nauseating NJCher Aug 2014 #201

macarthur park---Hork--- I'd like to show that guy where the cake goes.. easychoice Aug 2014 #12

Not a fan of Ruby, yep nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #13

"It's my Party" was Lesley Gore. femmocrat Aug 2014 #15

I was only 4 years old when that song came out but I like it, whoda thunk nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #17

Leslie hit one out of the park with "You Don't Own Me" easychoice Aug 2014 #23

never heard that one nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #41

You have some catchin up to do! easychoice Aug 2014 #44

Yeah, very uncharacteristic of her "type" malthaussen Aug 2014 #87

Still love Leslie doxydad Aug 2014 #73

Glad to see... CanSocDem Aug 2014 #92

you would cry, too NJCher Aug 2014 #202

I actually liked the version by Donna Summer steve2470 Aug 2014 #110

Original sucks, Donna Summer's version is great... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #269

I've Never Been to Me... joeybee12 Aug 2014 #270

Billy don't be a hero/zero easychoice Aug 2014 #16

yep, disco duck sucked nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #19

Oh, no! There's some great disco and I'm thinking of the BeeGees... CTyankee Aug 2014 #175

I love almost all disco but not that one song lol steve2470 Aug 2014 #182

Maybe it's just the fabulous dancing by Travolta...jeez...gotta love it... CTyankee Aug 2014 #183

yes I do, Tragedy is my fave of their songs steve2470 Aug 2014 #184

Why Tragedy? How about Stayin' Alive? CTyankee Aug 2014 #185

I was very very hard core into disco in the 70's.... steve2470 Aug 2014 #187

It seemed to me to be a rather pedestrian song compared to Stayin' Alive and You Should be CTyankee Aug 2014 #188

What Travolta did, Robert Hays did better. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2014 #215

I was only 4 when this came out, and I could tell it was total crap muriel_volestrangler Aug 2014 #18

was never a fan of him nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #20

aw geez easychoice Aug 2014 #22

One of Donny's covers of Paul Anka. malthaussen Aug 2014 #88

Barney (I Love You Song) , lawdamercy, help us steve2470 Aug 2014 #21

I love Great Quality sharp_stick Aug 2014 #83

I'm sure when I was 6, I would have loved that song lol steve2470 Aug 2014 #84

The dad of one of my patients... 3catwoman3 Aug 2014 #146

haha ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #155

That's actually not so bad...when you compare it to the tune at a certain Disney ride pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #260

oh wow lol I think I heard of that case too nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #261

No surprise. It was reported in a lot of media, AFTER ALL. :) nt pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #262

was it in Anaheim or Orlando ? I forget nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #263

I don't remember... pinboy3niner Aug 2014 #264

............ steve2470 Aug 2014 #265

How.about this one? Brigid Aug 2014 #26

I'll have a listen later on nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #27

Oh! That one was their big hit! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #60

They also did "Crimson and Clover" TexasTowelie Aug 2014 #151

I remember! Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2014 #152

what has been heard cannot be unheard awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #28

I like the original studio version by Europe nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #30

yeah, I just had to post this video awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #31

Egads, what a voice! TuxedoKat Aug 2014 #174

and let's not forget American Pie awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #29

back in '72 they played it so much, I got sick of it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #40

There were two versions. Anyhow, I think it was a great song. HERVEPA Aug 2014 #168

I could certainly relate to the "February made me shiver, Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #193

There is just something about it... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #240

My Pal Foot Foot, by the Shaggs SeattleVet Aug 2014 #32

will listen later on nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #33

I've often felt that "Billy Don't Be a hero" is a disgrace to music. In fact, I hesitate nirvana555 Aug 2014 #34

Billy did suck, I'm ok with disco nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #35

WOW --- I'm sorry for their parents... easychoice Aug 2014 #46

Their parents are the ones that put them up to it! SeattleVet Aug 2014 #58

Austin couldn't pray them into Led Zeppelin I guess... easychoice Aug 2014 #61

You owe me two minutes and thirty-six seconds of my life, SeattleVet. malthaussen Aug 2014 #97

What did you expect when you clicked on something... SeattleVet Aug 2014 #103

"I said whee-ooh! Whee-ooh!" malthaussen Aug 2014 #104

none of the cheesy bubblegum songs on this thread rise to the suckiness of... wyldwolf Aug 2014 #36

hm never heard that nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #38

"Take me to the pwace I wuuvve..." Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #124

They have done much worse since... LeftOfSelf-Centered Aug 2014 #160

i love under the bridge orleans Aug 2014 #254

yellow polka dot bikini locks Aug 2014 #37

suckage, yes nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #39

What's wrong with that one??? HERVEPA Aug 2014 #169

Tiny Tim: Tip Toe Through the Tulips... GReedDiamond Aug 2014 #42

yep, all suckage nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #43

He played it left-hand, just like Ziggy Stardust derby378 Aug 2014 #257

I do appreciate Tiny more than... GReedDiamond Aug 2014 #267

I gotta laugh pipi_k Aug 2014 #47

yea suckage there, I liked the original by ABBA nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #48

Great Celestia save us!! hifiguy Aug 2014 #236

Teenage Enema Nurse antiquie Aug 2014 #50

what a title LOL nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #63

It's actually antiquie Aug 2014 #74

bwahaha ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #112

My entry will surely win. nt antiquie Aug 2014 #114

oh, yeah...that's the worst...ugh... CTyankee Aug 2014 #176

Reminds me a lot of the Dickies, hifiguy Aug 2014 #238

My next band libodem Aug 2014 #139

Lots of bad here...but I gotta say "Honey" likesmountains 52 Aug 2014 #52

never heard it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #64

Well, here's your chance! likesmountains 52 Aug 2014 #134

You beat me to it :) n/t phylny Aug 2014 #131

Clearly one of the absolute worst. amandabeech Aug 2014 #144

Thank Dog NJCher Aug 2014 #203

I'll go with Afternoon Delight Skittles Aug 2014 #53

I kinda liked it....but yea, I can understand your disdain nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #65

I WILL KICK AFTERNOON DELIGHTING STEVE2470 ASS Skittles Aug 2014 #99

*smiles* steve2470 Aug 2014 #100

That is a truly horrible song. potone Aug 2014 #250

Rock Lobster Reter Aug 2014 #55

hm I was ok with it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #66

Loved it! amandabeech Aug 2014 #143

Not as much as I loved "love shack"...I got me a car as big as a whale... CTyankee Aug 2014 #177

Jeremiah was a bullfrog Ino Aug 2014 #56

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public, H.L Mencken nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #67

please don't shudder but...for sentimental reasons I cry whenever I hear CTyankee Aug 2014 #217

"I Shot the Sheriff" was probably popular... malthaussen Aug 2014 #94

Sooo many from teen-pop sakabatou Aug 2014 #57

"I've Never Been to Me" by Charlene. Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2014 #59

yea that was pure cheese nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #68

Thank you for that caraher Aug 2014 #165

Minnie Ripperton: Loving you doxydad Aug 2014 #69

lmao nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #71

Did you know that Minnie Ripperton's daughter is Maya Rudolph? Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #149

That song at least led to an awesome track by The Orb cemaphonic Aug 2014 #246

Good gawd. doxydad Aug 2014 #248

Easy Bosonic Aug 2014 #70

yea suckage nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #72

Lou Reed. Metal Machine Music CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #75

what song do you dislike the most ? nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #76

There really is no such thing as the worst song. Not objectively CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #81

of course it's all subjective steve2470 Aug 2014 #82

Yep, definitely pipi_k Aug 2014 #96

completely agree steve2470 Aug 2014 #98

Speaking of classical music Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #275

don't agree NJCher Aug 2014 #204

Dude, even Lou Reed didn't like that one! malthaussen Aug 2014 #95

Side 3 is the best Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #126

Bah, you philistine! malthaussen Aug 2014 #159

I used to work Sundays in a friend's record shop in the 1990s. hifiguy Aug 2014 #237

Anything by Steve Miller Archae Aug 2014 #77

yea not a fave of mine nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #78

Bzzzzzzzt! KamaAina Aug 2014 #172

"Cut the Cake" by the Average White Band Glorfindel Aug 2014 #79

I was ok with that nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #80

No, no! KFF is brilliant! malthaussen Aug 2014 #85

call me Steve, please :) steve2470 Aug 2014 #86

Any time. malthaussen Aug 2014 #89

nope, will have to listen, thanks ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #91

That's Kevin Kline and Linda Ronstadt in The Pirates of Penzance. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #150

Another DUer turned me on to this one a few months ago: malthaussen Aug 2014 #93

I demand a second nomination Bosonic Aug 2014 #101

will have to watch nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #102

This one is not only shitty Texasgal Aug 2014 #105

have to confess, totally ignored the lyrics, so it must be creepy nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #109

Muskrat Love kairos12 Aug 2014 #107

not one of my faves either nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #108

I absolutely agree Cadfael Aug 2014 #133

Right there with "Honey." amandabeech Aug 2014 #145

Man, that was one strange song...muskrats? really? CTyankee Aug 2014 #186

Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves mikeargo Aug 2014 #111

that's my complaint about Cher NJCher Aug 2014 #206

When Achy Breaky Heart came out, I felt like leaping through the windows of cars next to me aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #115

not one of my faves either nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #116

whatsamattayou? Un-American or something? You gotta LOVE Achy Breaky Heart! CTyankee Aug 2014 #178

American? It's Mirkin aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #190

Hey, I'm a 3rd generation Texan here...born and raised in Big D litle a double ll s. CTyankee Aug 2014 #191

You win. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #256

Weird Al Yankovic did a brilliant parody of Achy Breaky Heart Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2014 #274

Two way tie DFW Aug 2014 #117

hm I missed those two somehow lol steve2470 Aug 2014 #118

Sitting in a suburban Chicago hotel room, ugh! DFW Aug 2014 #127

aw poor you.... glad you got that all straightened out ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #154

”Simple Simon Says" was geared toward little kids like me Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #194

Gotta stop you there - I appreciated the risks Kate took with WUTHERING HEIGHTS... derby378 Aug 2014 #258

ok you made me laugh in real life, you win ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #266

William Shatner covered Bohemian Rhapsody. alphafemale Aug 2014 #119

thanks for the warning, I'll skip it lol nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #120

I may require therapy Aerows Aug 2014 #125

lmao alphafemale Aug 2014 #129

I find this site works well in helping recover hifiguy Aug 2014 #239

Is the brain damage I'm suffering from watching that Aerows Aug 2014 #123

I made it though about fifteen seconds. But the kicker is: mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 #227

Torn by Natalie Imbruglia Aerows Aug 2014 #121

had to google it, forgot it, I see your point ! nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #122

Natalie Imbruglia missed her shot at pop stardom... wyldwolf Aug 2014 #128

"Danny's (Dumb) Song" by Anne Murray, lastlib Aug 2014 #130

Puberty Love Dr. Strange Aug 2014 #132

This one libodem Aug 2014 #135

not one of my faves, yep nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #136

Come on libodem Aug 2014 #137

oh I remember it well from way back steve2470 Aug 2014 #138

I was a teen in the 70's libodem Aug 2014 #140

yea, it's interesting to hear everyone's favorite "dislikes" lol nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #141

Barry libodem Aug 2014 #142

"I Write the Songs" is a multilayered hell for me caraher Aug 2014 #167

It's sappy and gross libodem Aug 2014 #170

I empathize NJCher Aug 2014 #208

I suppose I should save this... 3catwoman3 Aug 2014 #147

It's hard to top Wing or the shaggs but consider this corn speckled lawn rocket... easychoice Aug 2014 #153

never heard it nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #156

By one of the greatest bands to ever exist Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #198

I hope that was said in jest rather than heresy Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #197

Yeah,my brother said I just didn't understand easychoice Aug 2014 #199

Did I miss it? No one posted "Seasons in the Sun"???? pink-o Aug 2014 #157

Seasons in the Sun, I got really sick of that one nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #158

That Goyte song that came out a few years ago LynneSin Aug 2014 #161

this one ? steve2470 Aug 2014 #166

No, no, no MountainMama Aug 2014 #173

"Little miss, little miss..." Kill me now Boom Sound 416 Aug 2014 #179

Lee Ann Womack's "I'll Think of a Reason Later" is the song you seek jmowreader Aug 2014 #180

Has someone said "Walk Like an Egyptian"? CTyankee Aug 2014 #189

Nobody nominated that one NJCher Aug 2014 #209

Oh, I like it in a strange way...I can still remember the dance move we did to it in CTyankee Aug 2014 #212

I actually like that nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #219

The absolute worst song has got to be Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #195

this one was ok: Coolio ft. L.V - Gangsta's Paradise (Official Music Video) steve2470 Aug 2014 #220

This was better. Amish Paradise. Liberal Veteran Aug 2014 #226

Weird Al rules. hifiguy Aug 2014 #234

Everything that's good about that song is Stevie Wonder though. cemaphonic Aug 2014 #247

Friday by Rebecca Black sakabatou Aug 2014 #196

yep not a fan nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #221

OH, HERE WE GO... derby378 Aug 2014 #259

midnight at the oasis, discoe duck, that trucker song from 70s, dont worry be happy Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #205

trucker song NJCher Aug 2014 #210

There were lots of trucker songs back then Art_from_Ark Aug 2014 #211

that's it! omg Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #214

yes,the one about cb radios. darn ur friend! Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #213

yeah, he teamed up with some ad exec NJCher Aug 2014 #216

Midnight and Happy are ok with me nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #222

"Happy" from 2014 is a great song. "dont worry be happy" from the 1990s? sucks Liberal_in_LA Aug 2014 #232

I like both nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #233

"Maggie May" what an Earworm for me and "Blackwater" ArnoldLayne Aug 2014 #218

got sick of Maggie, Blackwater was ok nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #223

Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525" Submariner Aug 2014 #225

Oh, GACK! why did you have to bring up THAT one?!?! kath Aug 2014 #244

Futurama had a good spoof sakabatou Aug 2014 #268

Impossible to determine, mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 #228

agreed, what was a song you dislike intensely ? nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #229

It depends on the context. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 #231

The Name Game. n/t Paper Roses Aug 2014 #230

Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey" is one of the most powerful musical hifiguy Aug 2014 #235

+1 kath Aug 2014 #243

I'll probably get flamed, but... narnian60 Aug 2014 #241

My Sharona = The Knack, I was ok with Squeeze and Sharona nt steve2470 Aug 2014 #242

anyone else ? steve2470 Aug 2014 #245

Dream On, Aerosmith. miyazaki Aug 2014 #249

disco duck. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #251

Paul McCartney's Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime NightWatcher Aug 2014 #252

That PALES in comparison to Lennon's: Smarmie Doofus Aug 2014 #276

Fix up, Look Sharp - Dizzy Rascal taught_me_patience Aug 2014 #253

anything by Pink Floyd kwassa Aug 2014 #271

Sail Away by Enya IrishEyes Aug 2014 #272

"Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO n/t Unvanguard Aug 2014 #273

"American Pie" by Madonna RFKHumphreyObama Aug 2014 #278