Comments on: CONTEST: 10 WORST SONGS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS

By: Scipio

Scipio — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Billy Ray Cyrus- Achy Breaky Heart
Starland Vocal Band- Afternoon Delight
(Everybody Do) The Dinosaur
Hall & Oates- Maneater
Vanilla Ice- Ice Ice Baby
Alan Jackson- Chattahoochie
Brooks & Dunn- Boot Scootin' Boogie
Britney Spears- Oops I Did It Again
Starship- We Built This City
Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You

By: John Lemon

John Lemon — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Can employees of Michael Jackson take part, or is that a conflict of interest?

By: mmunich

mmunich — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

10. Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy -my "actor" vote since Swayze was already taken
9. Muskrat Love - Captain and Tennille - The name alone gets it in here
8. Music Box Dancer - an instramental song that got a lot of play about 15(?) years ago
7. Candle in the Wind - Elton John - Remake of another song I don't like
6. You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone - Just Eeewwww
5. Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (had to look up the name) A song about suicide that gets stuck in your head?
4. I Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison - The ENTIRE chorus is these six words repeated over and over and over and...
3. The ORIGINAL "American Pie" by Don McLean (was it in the last 25 years?). This song is WAY overrated, is not about Buddy Holly and is simply irritating
2. Levon - Elton John - I DO like some songs from Sir John, but this one just sucks (Levon wears his war wound like a crown/He calls his child Jesus? Who writes this #$(%? )
1. *ALL* Rap. I would also put "Most Disco", but I don't want two disqualifications

By: Dylan Wilbanks

Dylan Wilbanks — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Just for the record, I did consider Madonna's "we'll sing verses 1 and 5" version of American Pie, but I had a hard time convincing myself it was worse than any of the 10 songs I listed. I mean, it's completely unlistenable, but I don't feel instantly nauseous at the sound of the song (like I do with God Bless The USA or Songbird or Achy Breaky Heart). I DID out-and-out forget about Starship, and I'm kicking myself over that.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

There are a lot of bad ones, to be sure. And I'm with you on Greenwood. I heard that one so many times while in the Army that I'm sick of it.

By: O. F. Jay

O. F. Jay — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

10. cher - believe
9. anything brian mcknight. sorry, your counting skills don't count.
8. lionel richie - all night long
7. bon jovi - livin on a prayer
6. bonnie tyler - holding out for a hero
5. P. Diddy, etc - *that sting sampler song*
4. Mariah - Can't take that away
3. Britney - Oops I did it again [first snipe]
2. lolly - Viva la radio
1. Styx - The best of times

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

"All Night Long" is Richie's best song. At least it isn't "Dancing on the Ceiling." Strange song, stranger video.

By: Eric Lindholm

Eric Lindholm — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

In reverse order: 10.) "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty 9.) "Waterfalls" by TLC 8.) "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo 7.) "Nothing's gonna stop us now" by Starship 5.) "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams 4.) "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by the Crash Test Dummies 3.) "Just a Gigolo" by David Lee Roth 2.) "Broken Arrow" by Rod Stewart 1.) "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

mmunich you are getting old fast ;-) The Music Box Dancer was a hit in 1979. (Frank Mills, reached 2 or 3 I forget)

And my top 10 list is all pressed into one and it is THE worst song ever made....

"People Who Need People" by Barbara "I can't spel Gephart" Streisand.

By: JW

JW — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

10: "Big Pimpin'"by Jay Z 9: remake of "Angel in the Morning" by Shaggy and sidekick Bombastic 8: "tubthumping"(?) by a band with a crazy name 7: "ray of Light" by Madonna 6: "Rico Suave" 5: anything by Corn 4: anything by Marilyn Manson 3: "vacation" by the Go-Gos 2: "Silent Night" duet by David Bowie and Bing Crosby 1: "scream" by Janet and Micheal Jackson

By: Eric Lindholm

Eric Lindholm — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I think I'm going to win this contest because everyone (except, I think, OF Jay) has violated one rule or another. Madonna songs, copies, and pre-1978 songs are all invalid.

BTW, "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba was, like, #11 on my list.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Eric,

Heh. Good point on the pre-1978 songs. Madonna songs other than the American Pie remake are eligible, however.

By: mmunich

mmunich — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

From Paul:

> mmunich you are getting old fast ;-) The Music
> Box Dancer was a hit in 1979

(In best Homer voice): Doooh! I just hated that song running in my head. If anyone here is a Star Trek TNG fan, there was this episode where Dianna was almost driven crazy with a song running through her head...oh, never mind.

Hey, I LIKE the entry of Rico Suave by JW. And a few others would have made my list if I thought about them. The thing about bad songs is that you don't WANT to remember them, so you do forget some that might make the list.

I would suggest a competition for Worst Music Video ever (Rico Suave made me think of it), but I haven't watched MTV in probably a decade or more so would be out of date.

By: Timmer

Timmer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Day 2 of the contest and NO ONE has entered the Spice Girls yet? Baillif! ...

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I can proudly say I don't know any Spice Girls songs!