Most hideous song

[bags27]

 

[Huskee11]

MacArthur Park is truly hideous. Especially the lyrics.

We are supposed to get all bent outta shape because someone left a cake out in the rain? Really?

And worse than that, he`ll never have that recipe again! Oh, the horror!

 

[CL82]

Yikes!

Yeah you can't unhear that can you?

A song of drunken murdering moonshiners? What kind of people would use it to represent themselves?

Uh, nevermimind.

 

[tomcat]

About Danke Schoen: I don't know whether to be happy (that it's on the list of awfulest) or sad (that I was reminded of it). It certainly belongs on the list, though.

 

[JordyG]

MacArthur Park is truly hideous. Especially the lyrics.

We are supposed to get all bent outta shape because someone left a cake out in the rain? Really?

And worse than that, he`ll never have that recipe again! Oh, the horror!

Well, not having that recipe again was a good thing.

 

[JordyG]

I think Wayne Newton, in both the younger androgyn and older dyed haired macho made man copies deserves this list in perpetuity.

 

[Alydar]

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

It was the No 1 song for 5 weeks in 1968 and ended up No 3 for the year. I had to hear it every hour on AM radio & it even just thinking about it after nearly 50 years makes me nauseous.

CNN.com - The worst song of all time - Apr 21, 2006.

 

[wire chief]

Il Divo Smaltz

 

[wire chief]

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro

It was the No 1 song for 5 weeks in 1968 and ended up No 3 for the year. I had to hear it every hour on AM radio & it even just thinking about it after nearly 50 years makes me nauseous.

CNN.com - The worst song of all time - Apr 21, 2006.

While you're back there, throw Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton and Frankie Avalon on the dump heap.

 

[JordyG]

While you're back there, throw Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton and Frankie Avalon on the dump heap.

Dung heap.

 

[tomcat]

MacArthur Park was memorable not because it was good, but because those of us who were listening to the FM side of things (remember "alternative" radio?) loved it when the AM disc jockeys would have to play it because of its popularity and at nearly 7 1/2 minutes, it would destroy the boring and corporate 3-4 minute-song format that AM radio tried to strictly adhere to. We used to think that if you had even a shred of musical anarchy in you, you had to cheer for MacArthur Park because of all the time it took up.

 

[meyers7]

A lot of these songs I have in my library. eek

But for me the song I can't stand is Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen or any other artist who covers it). Unfortunately it is a very popular song to cover. Makes me sick.

 

[Waquoit]

This song is truly hideous

 

[BIGMAC]

I am shocked no one mentioned "Tip Toe Through The Tulips" by Tiny Tim

 

[pinotbear]

Well, without getting into specifics, I actually like 11 of the various songs that folks have mentioned so far. Maybe this is some sort of audible Rorschach Test.

Here's my nominee for a song I detest

 

[JordyG]

MacArthur Park was memorable not because it was good, but because those of us who were listening to the FM side of things (remember "alternative" radio?) loved it when the AM disc jockeys would have to play it because of its popularity and at nearly 7 1/2 minutes, it would destroy the boring and corporate 3-4 minute-song format that AM radio tried to strictly adhere to. We used to think that if you had even a shred of musical anarchy in you, you had to cheer for MacArthur Park because of all the time it took up.

Yes it destroyed the boring 3-4 minute corporate song format and in one fell swoop added the long, boring, overindulgent, R & R hedonistic concept format.

 

[JordyG]

Well, without getting into specifics, I actually like 11 of the various songs that folks have mentioned so far. Maybe this is some sort of audible Rorschach Test.

Here's my nominee for a song I detest

Sorry. I saw Rodney 3x before I saw him perform this. Loved (love) him, loved the song.

 

[Rocket009]

There has to be a special place in everyone's "Worst" list for this

 

[Rocket009]

Sorry. I saw Rodney 3x before I saw him perform this. Loved (love) him, loved the song.

BTW - His name is not Rodney.

Rod Stewart - Wikipedia "Sir Roderick David Stewart"

 

[JordyG]

BTW - His name is not Rodney.

Rod Stewart - Wikipedia "Sir Roderick David Stewart"

An error of age. When I was young fans and friends called him Roddy, not Rodney.

 

[Blueballer]

Anything from James Taylor - horrible nasal whiney garbage - uggh!!!

Whoah - Blasphemy ("Whiney" ??)

 

[Bigboote]

Okay, these are all amateurs. I give you the Shaggs.

 

[Bigboote]

MacArthur Park is truly hideous. Especially the lyrics.

We are supposed to get all bent outta shape because someone left a cake out in the rain? Really?

And worse than that, he`ll never have that recipe again! Oh, the horror!

They lyrics are corny, but it's a beautiful song. It's one of very few songs to be taken to #1 by two different acts.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

A lot of these songs I have in my library. eek

But for me the song I can't stand is Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen or any other artist who covers it). Unfortunately it is a very popular song to cover. Makes me sick.

Sadly, Hallelujah is one of my favorites I'm afraid. Particularly the later recording by Leonard Cohen that I saw on YouTube. I do think that some artists drag it out too much.

Like you, however, I don't mind all the songs mentioned. There are some real turkeys listed, but a few that, if not great works of art, aren't so hard on the ears.

 

[meyers7]

There has to be a special place in everyone's "Worst" list for this

You may have just won with that one.