Worst song of all time

[Folsom_god]

ok so there was a list a while ago saying the worst songs of all time. It was done by blender magazine. The 10 worst songs were

10)Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder-"Ebony And Ivory"
9)Madonna-"American Life"
8)Eddie Murphy-"Party All The Time"
7)Bobby McFerrin-"Don't Worry,Be Happy"
6)Huey Lewis And The News-"The Heart Of Rock And Roll"
5)Vanilla Ice-"Ice Ice Baby"
4)Limp Bizkit-"Rollin'"
3)Wang Chung-"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
2)Billy Ray Cyrus-"Achy Breaky Heart."
1)Starship-"We Built This City"




Ok so this list is pretty accurate BUT i bet some people could make better ones so go for it

[chymos]

I'm not sure I agree with all of the songs on that list......or at the very least, the order they're in :P

I have to admit, though, my musical exposure is probably a bit more.....diverse.......than most

[makidas]

I totally ripped this off of http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net, but its pretty accurate.

The eleven worst songs of 2004.
Narrowing down the worst songs of 2004 to a mere eleven was possibly the hardest thing I've ever done. What, with Jessica Simpson's "ReJoyce" Christmas-exploitation album, Lindsay Lohan's aural holocaust, "Speak," and Celine Dion's pretentious bullshit "Miracle," and by the way, I didn't think it was possible for me to hate Celine Dion anymore than I already did until I saw the cover of her newest album and accompanying calendar for the modern "grrrl power" super-bitch who finds solace in Dion's brash self-righteous smuggery. Alas, I used some restraint and narrowed the list down to eleven. Here they are:

1. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Vertigo

The only thing worse than U2 is a snobby U2 fan. They think they're so hip now that U2 has their own iPod commercial. Wow, you're on an iPod commercial?



Other than the shitty song (which I'll get to shortly), the U2 Vertigo commercial uses the same black silhouette style as every other iPod commercial with one exception: Bono's face (the lead singer) is visible along with the rest of the band. Every iPod commercial was the same until U2 came along and took a shit on convention.



As sanctimonious as U2 tries to be, the reason their faces are lit during the commercial isn't because they're larger-than-life rock stars, but rather, because they're not. When was the last time U2 had a hit? Or a flop? Or anything for that matter? Their last major release was in 2000, an album which was so inconsequential that merely labeling it as such bumps it into a lesser category of sucktitude (but just barely, so eat shit). If their faces weren't lit up, nobody would know who they were except for the most diehard U2 fans, and nobody cares what they think.

As for the "Vertigo" song itself, it's a mix of twangy guitars, unnecessary spanish, and Bono's stupid glasses. By the way, just because a singer wears stupid goggles doesn't mean that they're suddenly cool or hip. Oooh look! Bono the rock star is wearing redneck Nascar goggles, let's all fellate him for being so rebellious; take that Hollywood! They're still the same goggles that dumbass Nascar fans wear to every boring Nascar "event." Man I hate Nascar. And while I'm at it, here's a quick open letter to the NASCAR community: quit writing poems about Dale Earnhardt. Nobody cares. And no, it wasn't NASCAR's fault for not making the tracks wide enough. Nobody would watch NASCAR if it weren't for the wrecks because it's BORING. You love the wrecks because it gives you people something to talk about in your boring lives; don't get all teary eyed when one of your redneck heroes bites it, you hypocritical turds. The wall won, get over it.

Anyway, back to Vertigo: this song sucks so much because of the unique tag-team trio of shitty music, the forced chic of iPod ads, and its stupid fan base. I looked around on some U2 message boards to see what the fans were saying about this song and its turgid lyrics, here's what fan member "Bob" has to say:


Vertigo actually has some seriously heavy lyric - but I bet most of mainstream radio listeners will never know what they mean - I love that! It makes me feel priviledged [sic] to know what the man has to say - there are so many invaluable messages in their albums, certainly this one will be another thought provoking and life influencing scripture.
Here's a sample of the "seriously heavy lyrics" in Vertigo:


WoooAoo! WoooAoo! WoooAoo! WoooAoo! Click here to listen (49k mp3):
And who could forget this poignant verse:


Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah,
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
Click here to listen (96k mp3):
Yeah, real heavy lyrics, dipshit. When Bono's not mumbling like an idiot, he's trying to be emotional by flailing his arms in the air like he's so overcome that he can't help but bellow out a limp-dick line like "I can feeeeEEEEEEeeeeeel." Pussy.

2. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Miracle Drug

Coming in at #2 is "Miracle Drug" from the same album. When this album first came out, people wouldn't shut up about the hype that "U2 has made a triumphant return to its rock and roll roots." Triumphant? What exactly has U2 "triumphed" over? The only thing triumphant about U2 is their uncanny ability to produce the same cookie cutter sound that's slowly crippling originality and innovation on airwaves around the world. Congratulations you hacks, you've made FM radio unlistenable.

Bono is 44. He's too old to "rock." I know people have been saying the same thing about Rolling Stones for years now, and every time the Rolling Stones go on tour, they prove their critics right. Give it a rest. I don't even blame U2 for this, it's you stupid fans. Maybe they'll stop annoying us with obnoxious commercials if you morons would stop lapping this shit up like anti-freeze at a petting zoo.

Yet another fan on a message board had this to say about "Miracle Drug:"


I think that Bono turns pop culture upside down with the line "I've had enough of romantic love."
Wow, how profound. Look out pop-culture! Bono has had enough of "romantic love." Here comes Bono and his idiotic fans to make ambiguous jabs at you.

3. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own

zzZZZZZzz.... YAWN. So let me get this straight: U2's "triumphant return to its rock and roll roots" includes a teary song about his dad's struggle with cancer? Rock on you frauds.

4. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Love And Peace Or Else

If there was a list of things a pacifist should never say, "or else" would probably top it. Everything about this song is stupid. Love and peace or else? Or else what, you pussies? What are you going to do about it? Sing another crybaby song for your crybaby fans? Tough shit bitches, war kicks ass.

Can't you hippies just piss off and surrender somewhere quietly for once without singing a song about it?

5. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - City of Blinding Lights

New age mystic bullshit.

6. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - All Because Of You

This is the one song on the album that U2's arrogant fans can't come to a consensus about. Some believe it's a song about life, some death, and others God. One thing I think everyone can agree on is: nobody cares.

7. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - A Man And A Woman

Great song, if you ignore the ho-hum music and the fact that "romance" doesn't rhyme with "distance." This song exemplifies the reason I hate songs with lyrics. Listen you dolts: if a song has a "message," then it probably doesn't matter because more often than not, song writers compromise their message for the sake of making a song that sounds good, or they compromise the music for the sake of pushing their shallow agenda. Maybe U2 wouldn't suck so hard if they stopped preaching and started rocking instead. Of course, that's difficult to do with Pantera holding a near monopoly on all things that rock.

8. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Crumbs From Your Table

This song is about how America and its wealthiest people don't do enough to help solve world hunger. The title suggests that crumbs from our table could help starving people in Africa. Bono indicts America for being hypocritical with these lines:


Would you deny for others
What you demand for yourself?
Bono could not be reached for comment as he was stepping off his private jet and into his limousine.

9. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - One Step Closer

This sounds like the soundtrack of a coma.

10. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Original Of The Species

This song was supposedly written about the daughter of guitarist "The Edge." Yeah, that's his nickname: The Edge. I used to think names like "The Edge" or "Spike" were cool, but then I turned 12.

The only way I could ever respect him is if he shouted some stupid catch phrase before every concert like "WATCH OUT! THE EDGE WILL CUT YOU!" That might almost be stupid enough to be cool again with the dumbass hipster crowd, until the next stupid trend shows up at Hot Topic for you to oversaturate and ruin.

11. How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - U2 - Yahweh

This quote epitomizes U2's pious, holier-than-thou attitude:


"I don't know why, but we always had this belief that there was something sacred about our music, that it was almost holy."

-Bono, pompous asshole and lead singer of U2
Cocky, high-handed, imperial assholes.

That wraps up the list of the top 11 worst songs of 2004. I wanted to list a few honorable mentions, such as "Maroon 5" and their crappy synthesized vocals, but I don't have the time or the patience to listen to any more of this garbage. Piss off.

[lostrose]

Dave Barry had a Bad Song Poll once, and I don't remember what songs won in his various categories, but the overall winner was MacArthur Park, which truly is awful. He took the results and used them to write [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0740706004/qid=1117952568/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-6944794-1034404?v=glance&s=books&n=507846]Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs[/url].

[danmalara]

All I can say is that the worst song in the world is not from Korn. :D

[makidas]

What about word up and play me, those are some pretty shit-tastic songs, lol! :lol: :lol:

[Linja]

The video for word up made up for it, besides, that was one of their best songs chart-wise. Over here in Australia anyway, I think I heard that song on the radio a fair few times. Which is wierd for Korn, but judging for the shit I hear on the radio, I guess it is pretty pop-shit.

Anyway, worst songs ever:

1. Hillary Duff's songs. Whatever the song, they're all really shit.
2. Spice Girls- Goodbye. Nearly meets Hillary Duff for cornyness.
3. Aaron Carter- I want Candy. Annoying little brat. Shame, cos I liked crush on you.
4. Massive Attack- Hymn of the big wheel. Don't get me wrong, Massive Attack are great. But this song is trash.
5. Lindsay Lohan- Rumours. I've never heard a single rumour about this girl, although I'm not really in with the pop news. It seemed to me she was just jumping on the "media are out to get me" bandwagon.
6. Britany Spears- Not yet a woman. More corn than a cob.
7. Christina Aguilera- Can't hold us down. She bitches about how guys can have multiple girls and be cool, but as soon as a girl tries to have some fun she's dissed. The sad thing is that she tries to blame this on the guys. Girls hate sluts more than guys do, that's a fact. She needs to get her facts straight.
8. Christina Aguilera- Beautiful. This song is enough to make me puke. Beauty is not on the inside, it's on the outside, for all to see. And whether you think you're beautiful or not isn't likely to make a difference.
9. Justin Timberlake- Senorita. This guy thinks he's so smooth. Little prick.

Man, it felt good getting that off my chest. You can probably see that I hate pop music and all those bitches. I'm sorry if I hate the music you like, record sales would suggest I'm wrong, so whatever. It's just how I feel.

Oh yeah, I also can't stand any of that "Gangsta fo Life!" shit either. But it's not on the list because at least it makes me laugh my arse off.

-Linja

[britannica]

1. I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me
2. Havin' my Baby
3. Loving you is easy 'cause you're beautiful
4. Anything by Yoni or John Tesh
5. Don't Like Monday's (Boomtown Rats)
6. You got what I need (BizMarkey)
7. Muskrat Love - Captain & Tenille
8. Party all the Time - Eddy Murphy
9. Anything by Air Supply
10. Paradise Theatre-Styx

[makidas]

6. You got what I need (BizMarkey)

I love that song! LOL Its so stupid it's great!

[Agriff]

I think you got what I need was meant to be comical, not romantic. Im serious, if I thought it was supposed to be romantic than it would suck, but its pretty funny.

PS- Makidas, I think you meant to post links in the U2 post but they don't work. And I completley agree about U2 as well...

[sandy82]

Britannica, you certainly got it right on Yani and John Tesh. I had blocked those out of memory. Maudlin elevator music without the elevator...and without the music. :wink:

[Folsom_god]

Linja those are all songs that are very similar. We could go on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about how gay all those people are BUT....they all sound the same.....so count them as like one giant hunk of bad music put together.They are so bad they dont deserve to dominate the whole list so dont give them that much credit.

[makidas]

I need to add The Backstreet Boys, because for some reason, those fucking idiots have come out with another album. I'm pretty sure most of the people who listened to these guys at the height of their popularity have hit puberty, grown up and/or gotten over them.

[Folsom_god]

or are sitting home alone watching gay porn and thinking about when the next cd will come out.

[danmalara]

or are perfectly normal, like me.

[Folsom_god]

when i think of perfectly normal i dont think of backstreet boys.

[danmalara]

...well somepeople do :)

[Folsom_god]

the not normal ones dan....the not normal ones

[sandy82]

This site is a real oasis for a wide variety of people. I know of two concert pianists here who play Chopin and Bach at virtually the professional level. We have among others Netherlanders, Icelanders, Danes, and Germans who write better English than many of the Americans. The Australians are no slouches, either. The state school system there must be doing a creditable job; it turns out people who can think and write...and are able to express a coherent opinion. I know of at least one who is in a very good university and doing well, and I'm sure there are many others.

And what do we Americans do? We argue about "singing" groups whose names anybody other than pre-pubescent middle schoolers should be ashamed to know.

Fortunately, things aren't as bleak as they seem. We have some board-certified hypnotists in our midst who try to maintain a reasonable dialogue on a subject with which they have more than a passing familiarity. That is the main purpose of this site, after all. These professionals often have a rough go of it, and I give them credit for their tenacity and dedication.

What troubles me greatly is the lack of concern...even the lack of awareness...that this site is the private property of someone who donates hours of his time and expertise to foster knowledge of hypnosis--and what happens? Guests complain that he doesn't give away free files fast enough, and they take up time and space discussing who are the worst pop groups on the airwaves.

We went through a phase recently in which one of our number, exercising a minute amount of authority, warned various registered users/posters that they were off-topic. That particular arbiter of the germane need have no fear here. This thread meets the criteria admirably: it's idle and it's chatter. Read on: it's like two old maids talking over the back fence.

The back fence would work admirably, since the two are neighbors. They ride the same bus to school. One hopes that it's a city bus, so at least they have to pay fare when they board. I have a suspicion that it's a school bus, and they view free transportation--like free hypnosis files--as an entitlement for which they don't even have to say thanks.

This site is a haven for all sorts of people--God bless us all. Straights, lesbians, gays, cross-dressers, transgendered M2F and F2M; people with every conceivable fetish, from feet to rhinestone collars. People who have known long illnesses, people who face the future with courage, young people who know the preciousness of life as they take medication to preserve it. That's what makes the site tick. All sorts of people, from all sorts of backgrounds, with their own interests and a willingness to share their impressions and their experience. I came here in mid-April, and the tolerance was alive and well and flourishing.

We are all of us guests in someone else's house. He has welcomed us all...a motley assortment about whom even Noah might have had second thoughts. :) It is all the more distressing, therefore, when one sees in print the disparaging remarks made by the immature and ungrateful against those who already bear their share of the world's weight.

Why here? Why now? Why ever?

Surely our public schools, that teach students without tuition or fees, can do better than that.

...(they) are sitting home alone watching gay porn and thinking about when the next cd will come out.

or are perfectly normal, like me.

when i think of perfectly normal i dont think of backstreet boys.

...well somepeople do :)

the not normal ones dan....the not normal ones

[PapaLazarou]

The worst song of all time ever is Avril Lavigne's version of Chop Suey. Ugh!

[Folsom_god]

ummm sandy im not exactly what youd call uhhhhhh old?

and the teachers are doing a fine job. its just simple quibble between old friends. I respect your thoughts.. and your looooooooooong writing. But honostly you like the backstreet boys dont you?


and the public airways are public so i can write about whatever i want.

and the bus is 50 cents.....damn the city bus damn it to hell

[danmalara]

Sandy, I'm sick you implying that I have no respect for EMG. I love EMG for everything he has done for me. Free hypnosis files are not just hard to find on the nets, but from what I have found, they are impossible to find outside of this site. I respect the hell out of EMG!!! I would never want to disrespect him in anyway. So please Sandy, stop bashing me on these forums. :x

[sandy82]

Sorry, Dan. I don't think you have much respect for anybody.

Some of our colleagues--one in particular--might be surprised to know what you really think of them.

You're great at bashing people, some in public and others behind their backs. If you would like to continue this thread, I will oblige you...but reluctantly so.

Sandy, I'm sick you implying that I have no respect for EMG. I love EMG for everything he has done for me. Free hypnosis files are not just hard to find on the nets, but from what I have found, they are impossible to find outside of this site. I respect the hell out of EMG!!! I would never want to disrespect him in anyway. So please Sandy, stop bashing me on these forums. :x

[demigraff]

The 10 worst songs were

10)Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder-"Ebony And Ivory"
9)Madonna-"American Life"
8)Eddie Murphy-"Party All The Time"
7)Bobby McFerrin-"Don't Worry,Be Happy"
6)Huey Lewis And The News-"The Heart Of Rock And Roll"
5)Vanilla Ice-"Ice Ice Baby"
4)Limp Bizkit-"Rollin'"
3)Wang Chung-"Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
2)Billy Ray Cyrus-"Achy Breaky Heart."
1)Starship-"We Built This City"

!!!!

I like most of those songs :S I've got 7 of the 10 on my playlist right now

[sandy82]

demigraff, I have three of the 10. It's a matter of personal taste.

I admit to a prejudice: I do like to hear an occasional lyric or sequence of notes in what's supposed to be music. Your choices qualify. Shows good choices, in my view.

That_guy_812, maybe we should broaden the scope here to include worst lyrics.

There's a great old Motown recording with a solid tune, but with some of the worst lyrics in existence.

Here's a sample:

Love came to me
And out through the door
Now I'm lonely
Forever more.

You came, you saw,
You conquered my heart.
Etc., etc.

- - - - - - -

If nothing else, I would have put the last three verbs in a more realistic, real-world order. :)