The Worst Song Of All Time - Official

[Voidoid Surrealist]

Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
One time it was used in a commercial, and after it played I had to replace all the windows in my house...

I really like this song



(but there's something wrong with me anyway as I also love 'viva forever' )

I just recently found out that her daughter is Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live. I wonder if her voice can make your balls retract up into your chest cavity, too?

[paradiddle]

ebony & ivory from Stevie Wonder/Paul Mcartney

Has much has I liked what they have done in the past,this is total crap.

[jens]

Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You
One time it was used in a commercial, and after it played I had to replace all the windows in my house...

I really like this song



(but there's something wrong with me anyway as I also love 'viva forever' )

I just recently found out that her daughter is Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live. I wonder if her voice can make your balls retract up into your chest cavity, too?

I don't care so much about her voice - I just think the song is 'cute'...


and after all the name of this thread isn't 'the worst voice of all time' , or is it?

[wrench45us]

Minnie Ripperton's
'Lovin You'

people hate it
'cause she twisted the lyrics
it was supposed to be
'lovin you is beautiful because you're easy'

those descending minor 7ths always sounded so good on my tenor banjo
'la la la la la' etc.

[Meffy]

"Snooker Loopy" -- Chas and Dave (?)

[edit]

I believe at the same time the above was on "Top of the Pops" (IIRC) so was...

"It's 'Orrible Being in Love When You're Eight and a Half" -- Claire and Friends

Meffy

[McLilith]

meatloaf didn't make the top spot?
c'mon now

by the third time he repeats 'I would do anything for love' I'm ready to throw the gaddam stereo out the friggin window

and what the hell is 'that' anyway?

If you actually listened to the entire song, you would know. "That" basically refers to betraying the woman's trust. If you want two specific examples, he sings that he wouldn't "screw around" and that he wouldn't leave her (two examples of romantic betrayal.)

To be fair, there were at least two versions of this song on the radio, at least in the USA. The shorter version might have left out the particular lines I'm referring to, but you can hear them on the album version, and you can also read them online.

I think what is confusing some people is the structure of the lyrics. It helps to skip to the duet part, and then consider that the start of the song. Then, listen to the lyrics leading up to the duet. The bulk of the lyrics can be considered an "answer" to the questions asked later in the the duet. Placing the answer before the question gives the song more lyrical tension, and keeps the listener wondering and interested. (At least, that's my theory as to why the answer comes before the question.)

It's certainly kept you wondering all these years.


later,
McLilith

[whyterabbyt]

Any fuckin' football song. Especially the Scottish ones. And that David Baddiel shit.

[McLilith]

"Brand New Pair of Roller Skates" -- Melanie

I do believe the title of this is "Brand New Key".

I can remember hearing a parody of this on a BBC shortwave radio station. Instead of roller skates, I believe it mentioned something about a battleship? I don't remember much about that version, but I remember liking it a bit better than the original. Does anyone in the UK remember the parody? I think I'm possibly the only one in the USA that remembers it.

take care,
McLilith

[SecondSkin]

"We Built This City" and "The Warrior" definitely bottom out the charts for me, but how about a worst song by bands that didn't otherwise suck:

I nominate "Friday I'm In Love" by The Cure

I don't care if Monday's black
Tuesday Wednesday heart attack
Thursday never looking back
It's Friday I'm in love

Monday you can hold your head
Tuesday Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday watch the walls instead
It's Friday i'm in love

[McLilith]

Dare I suggest "Daniel" by Elton John?

I remember Elton explaining in an interview, that this song originally was longer, but had to be cut down (possibly to fit on the album, or more likely, within radio airplay restraints.) He said there is a missing verse that would explain all the other cryptic lyrics of that song. As far as I know he's never released the full, original version of the song (with the missing verse restored.)

I just don't like listening to long tedious songs, which have a missing verse that would have at least made sense of the whole ordeal.


take care,
McLilith

[ew]

Oh my...we ARE dragging the depths here,aren't we?
I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned Sugar Sugar by the Archies or the whole Hanson catalog...
ew

[McLilith]

Oh my...we ARE dragging the depths here,aren't we?

We are now:

"Run Joey Run" - David Geddes


McLilith

[luCiPHer]

bruce springsteen - streets of philadelphia

it's SO bad, i don't even know WHY it's bad, it's SO boring that it makes me angry

[ravasb]

As a member of the clergy I am forced to attend a lot of truly tasteless celebrations. I think to be considered the worst song of all time it must be a song that will just not die on its own, but is played at every wedding celebration I have ever attended, though for no particular reason. That song is New York, New York. I am practically in favor of banning all marriage just to not have to hear that again.

[clueless]

The Goombay Dance Band "7 Tears"

Opus "Live is Life"

John Farnham [hnnnggggAAAAAAARRRGGH!!!] "You're the voice"

[not sure how much longer I can do this...]

The Rah Band "Clouds Across the Moon"

safety dance, anyone? or whatever it was called...

Whistle "Buggin'"

[help!help!]

Jennifer Rush "The Power of Shite"

Karel Fialka "Hey Matthew"

[I'm slipping away!]

Wang Chung "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight"

[hmmmm..most of these seem to be from the 80's...]

Annika "Japanese Boy"

Toto Coelo "I Eat Cannibal"

Cast "Wok Away"

The Farm "All Together Now"

The Mighty Wah!/Pete Wylie - absolutely anything

[shit! It's all gone scouse!]

I'm tired now...must...rest...