Worst songs of eras
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There's an awful lot of songs I've not minded in this thread, but this one I hated.
@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
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@dogmeat said in Worst songs of eras:
I already posted yummy yummy on another thread but here are some more from the so called golden age of pop
God, that song is so bloody awful its actually funny. Or to paraphrase Oscar Wilde: You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the demise of Honey...
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@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
I'll disagree with that one.
As much as I'm not a fan of anything else O'Connor has done I think she did a perfect rendition of this. Even Prince couldn't top it and he wrote it.
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
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@crucial said in Worst songs of eras:
@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
I'll disagree with that one.
As much as I'm not a fan of anything else O'Connor has done I think she did a perfect rendition of this. Even Prince couldn't top it and he wrote it.
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
Prince wrote a whole lot of songs that other artists did better.
This song was awful though, chrome dome sure had an annoying voice.
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@victor-meldrew Yeah It's why I was keen to put up a version that showed the lyrics so people could .... enjoy ... the ... full poetic majesty of them
slipped and almost hurt herself
and I laughed until I criedI mean it resonates with teh romantics the twig, the tears,
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@hooroo said in Worst songs of eras:
Such a fern thread. Gone to essentially "i don't like this band so this is the worst"
So any song by that Canadian band with the long hair and the lead singer has the teeth of a horse
Wait, what? Jacinda was in a band?
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@crucial said in Worst songs of eras:
@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
I'll disagree with that one.
As much as I'm not a fan of anything else O'Connor has done I think she did a perfect rendition of this. Even Prince couldn't top it and he wrote it.
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
I'll stick up for Sinead as well. This is a really interesting article on that song, as a part of a wider series into every US number 1. Sinead ripping up a picture of the Pope on SNL looked insane at the time, but has aged remarkably well. https://www.stereogum.com/2160540/the-number-ones-sinead-oconnors-nothing-compares-2-u/columns/the-number-ones/
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@crucial said in Worst songs of eras:
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
I'd say that's true for a lot of successful songs. Looking at this list (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Year-End_number-one_singles_and_albums) I don't see a lot of songs that have replayability for me.
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@antipodean Jesus wept.
Lot of novelty songs feature in the 60's.
A very high proportion of the top selling sounds could feature in this thread.
Adele did well to have the same album top seller two years running
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@barbarian said in Worst songs of eras:
@crucial said in Worst songs of eras:
@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
I'll disagree with that one.
As much as I'm not a fan of anything else O'Connor has done I think she did a perfect rendition of this. Even Prince couldn't top it and he wrote it.
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
I'll stick up for Sinead as well. This is a really interesting article on that song, as a part of a wider series into every US number 1. Sinead ripping up a picture of the Pope on SNL looked insane at the time, but has aged remarkably well. https://www.stereogum.com/2160540/the-number-ones-sinead-oconnors-nothing-compares-2-u/columns/the-number-ones/
This entire thread feels like his column when he gets whiny about a song he doesn't like because it's not cool enough.
Me, I second @crucial nomination of that 4 Non Blonde song. I can't stand listening to that.
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@dogmeat said in Worst songs of eras:
@victor-meldrew Yeah It's why I was keen to put up a version that showed the lyrics so people could .... enjoy ... the ... full poetic majesty of them
slipped and almost hurt herself
and I laughed until I criedI mean it resonates with teh romantics the twig, the tears,
Man, you missed out those lush, oh-so-tasteful heavenly choirs at the end
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Bloody amazed no-one's mentioned this steaming pile of horse manure
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@nepia said in Worst songs of eras:
@jc Never heard or heard of that song.
Well, aren't you the lucky one...
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@barbarian said in Worst songs of eras:
@crucial said in Worst songs of eras:
@taniwharugby said in Worst songs of eras:
I'll disagree with that one.
As much as I'm not a fan of anything else O'Connor has done I think she did a perfect rendition of this. Even Prince couldn't top it and he wrote it.
Was massively overplayed to the point of annoying though.
I'll stick up for Sinead as well. This is a really interesting article on that song, as a part of a wider series into every US number 1. Sinead ripping up a picture of the Pope on SNL looked insane at the time, but has aged remarkably well. https://www.stereogum.com/2160540/the-number-ones-sinead-oconnors-nothing-compares-2-u/columns/the-number-ones/
Wow that's a catalogue of awful memories. Just look at the crap that made number one in 1989 (https://www.stereogum.com/category/the-number-ones/?chart_year=1989)
Phil Collinsâ âAnother Day In Paradiseâ
Billy Joelâs âWe Didnât Start The Fireâ
Milli Vanilliâs âBlame It On The Rainâ
Bad Englishâs âWhen I See You Smileâ
Roxetteâs âListen To Your Heartâ
Janet Jacksonâs âMiss You Muchâ
Milli Vanilliâs âGirl Iâm Gonna Miss Youâ
Gloria Estefanâs âDonât Wanna Lose Youâ
New Kids On The Blockâs âHanginâ Toughâ
Paula Abdulâs âCold Heartedâ
Richard Marxâs âRight Here Waitingâ
Princeâs âBatdanceâ
Martikaâs âToy Soldiersâ
Simply Redâs âIf You Donât Know Me By Nowâ
Fine Young Cannibalsâ âGood Thingâ
Milli Vanilliâs âBaby Donât Forget My Numberâ
Richard Marxâs âSatisfiedâ
New Kids On The Blockâs âIâll Be Loving You (Forever)â
Bette Midlerâs âWind Beneath My Wingsâ
Michael Damianâs âRock Onâ
Paula Abdulâs âForever Your Girlâ
Bon Joviâs âIâll Be There For Youâ
Madonnaâs âLike A Prayerâ
Fine Young Cannibalsâ âShe Drives Me Crazyâ
Roxetteâs âThe Lookâ
The Banglesâ âEternal Flameâ
Mike + The Mechanicsâ âThe Living Yearsâ
Debbie Gibsonâs âLost In Your Eyesâ
Paula Abdulâs âStraight Upâ
Sheriffâs âWhen Iâm With Youâ
Phil Collinsâ âTwo Heartsâ
Bobby Brownâs âMy Prerogativeâ