The WORST songs of all time

Originally Posted By Mr X

**Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette**

I kinda like this one.

 

Originally Posted By Goofyernmost

>>>while I think he's a great composer/arranger, Neil Diamond DRIVES ME UP THE WALL (not in the good way) so I'll throw in most of his songs.<<<

Yea, great composer/arranger except that every song he ever did sounds exactly the same as the previous one and as for lyrics...all I can say is "songs she sang to me, words she brang to me" and what about that one that has him talking to a chair and he seems upset that the chair isn't answering back.

With that said chalk me up for EVERYTHING Neal Diamond ever did, sang, wrote or even thought about writing. I know that will get me killed because ND fans are violently loyal.

Oh, and "I will always love you" sounds from the heart when Dollie sings it but anything but sincere when Whitney ruins it.

 

Originally Posted By peeaanuut

<<**Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette**

I kinda like this one.

>>

I like the Blues Brothers version better.

 

Originally Posted By u k fan

"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt.

To quote Joey Tribbiani it makes me want to rip of my own arm so I have something to hit him with!!!

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

<<Sailin' - Christopher Cross>>

Didn't like it when it was released, but now I do. Not that I own a copy of it, but if it's on the radio, I don't tune to another station.

 

Originally Posted By Liberty Belle

A second vote for James Blunt's "You're Beautiful".

I always hated the song "I'm Kissing You" by Des'Ree or someone. It was so slow and interminable and pretty much unlistenable.

Recently for me, I really can't stand the Pink song "Dear Mr President". I'm not a Pink fan so I guess I'm biased, but I know a lot of Pink fans who also don't like this one. I wrote a whole rant in my blog about all the reasons this song annoys me. I could go on for days.

 

Originally Posted By Liberty Belle

^^ Should add, that wasn't a political statement, I don't know enough about American politics to comment either way! The song just has a major "ick" factor for me on so many levels.

 

Originally Posted By DAR

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9NkBxxHxAc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=j9NkBxxHxAc</a>

This is for Lisann.

Just think Christopher was a "rock star" and had groupies.

 

Originally Posted By Lisann22

<shivers> Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Anything by Bruce Hornsby, god a double billing of Christopher Cross and Bruce Hornsby would put me in a coma.

 

Originally Posted By Dave

>>>I'm shocked no one has as yet mentioned Tiny Bubbles!
<<<

EXCUSE ME!

That's our Hawaiian National Anthem

 

Originally Posted By DlandDug

Downtown by Mrs. Miller is a deathless classic, surpassed only by her rendition of These Boots are Made for Walkin'.

WORST of all time?

I have such a big collection of dreadful songs... But then, no one expects Jack Klugman to deliver You're So Vain all that well (from the album The Odd Couple Sings).

And Donny Most's album is full of clinkers, but no one has ever heard of them. (Larry Hovis, on the other hand, is quite good!)

I would nominate What is The Thing Called Amway from the album Sing Out for Free Enterprise. Here it is (I contributed this to the site):
<a href="http://www.hostropolis.com/april/mp3/AMWAY.MP3" target="_blank">http://www.hostropolis.com/apr
il/mp3/AMWAY.MP3</a>

 

Originally Posted By MissCandice

I am listening to the link for C. Cross right now. I like that song


"Kokomo" though, makes me want to punch a Beach Boy in the face.

 

Originally Posted By Goofyernmost

Ah, yes, MissCandice, but, if you lived up here in the frozen north you would find Kokomo to be the anthem for all of us daydreamers. "Off the Florida Keys, there's a place called Kokomo, that's where I want to go, to get away from it all, way down in Kokomo" We'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow, down in Kokomo!

From my lips to God's ears!

 

Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819

Does anyone remember that Paul Anka song, "You're Havin' My Baby?" Oh, that was just dreadful.
(sheepishly adds:I like Kokomo, too! and I REALLY like C'Mon Eileen! lol)

 

Originally Posted By Inspector 57

<<"Kokomo" though, makes me want to punch a Beach Boy in the face.>>

LOL! I can just see you getting up from your dining room table, assaulting one of the Wilson brothers, and then sitting back down and finishing writing your check to Amnesty International!

FWIW, I like "Kokomo." And I don't even feel bad about it.

"C'mon Eileen," I love. And feel majorly guilty about loving it.

 

Originally Posted By jdub

There's a Ska version of "C'mon Eileen" I just love--but ska in general is just like dat for me, I guess.

Actually, I opened this thread thinking it was referring to the radio story I heard this morning about the world's worst song lyrics award, or something along those lines. Sting & Carly Simon got the bulk of the honors, & I gotta say I concur. Post-Police Sting, especially? URGHHHH, gag me with a sitar.

 

Originally Posted By Inspector 57

Bad Lyrics awards, huh? That reminds me of the Bad Duets awards list I read recently. Which reminds me of a few more nominees for Worst Song Ever:

"Ebony and Ivory"
"That Girl Is Mine"

And, while thinking of Paul...

A whole bunch more, but worst of all...

"Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas-Time"

 

Originally Posted By jdub

Ooooof, "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas-Time"--AWFUL! And you can always count on the lite "rock" we-play-Christmas-music-every-day-from-Hallowee-n-'til-Returns-Day station to play that PIECE at least 4 times daily!

 

Originally Posted By vbdad55

<"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt.

To quote Joey Tribbiani it makes me want to rip of my own arm so I have something to hit him with!!!<

oh yeah -- add this one to my list -- this would make anyone nuts

 

Originally Posted By beamerdog

I Told the Witch Doctor-- Ooo Eee Ooo Ah Ah , Ting Tang Wallah wallah bing bang

I hated that song.

Thanks for the link, DAR. I had my Christopher Cross moment when I saw him a few years ago with a few other artists doing a Beatles concert. He did sing Sailin', though I don't remember it being a Beatles tune, lol.