OT - worst song ever

[Bronxjeff]

I went to CVS this evening and the background music the entire visit was this HORRIBLE song! Now I have a rotten ear worm - shame on you Diana, you disgraced your Supreme legacy.

 

[nwhoopfan]

That's the worst you can do? I won't post anything by them, but pick any song by 2 Live Crew. That's truly horrendous "music."

 

[UCAP_Fan]

And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.
Robert Frost

 

[JordyG]

Frankly I love Ross' "Upside Down" and the reverse side hit, "I'm Coming Out". For me? Anything by Guns and Roses or Nirvana. Pick 'em.

 

[lne001]

Not too sure about this one so I did a little research. Here's what I picked from the trash heap. Richard Harris attempting to 'sing' 7 1/2 minutes of the most pretentious lyrics ever written.

 

[FridaFriend]

Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame.

 

[bantamlaker]

Frankly I love Ross' "Upside Down" and the reverse side hit, "I'm Coming Out". For me? Anything by Guns and Roses or Nirvana. Pick 'em.

Count on Weird Al to make something good out of Nirvana.

 

[Orangutan]

Not too sure about this one so I did a little research. Here's what I picked from the trash heap. Richard Harris attempting to 'sing' 7 1/2 minutes of the most pretentious lyrics ever written.

This is not very good but Donna Summer's "MacArthur Park Suite" is excellent. Yes, all 18 minutes.

Donna Summer - MacArthur Park [Suite] (Casablanca Records 1977)

 

[triaddukefan]

Well one good thing came outta that Diana Ross Upside down song ..... the sample was used in a pretty good dance song of the mid-late 90s

 

[ProSkeptic]

As someone who lived through the 70s and lived to tell the tale, the choices for worst song are endless. “Disco Duck,” “Afternoon Delight,”—the list goes on and on. La Ross simply does not measure up—or down. The worst song of that, or any, decade is “You’re Having My Baby” by Paul Anka. It has the special added bonus of being extremely sexist in addition to sounding like elevator/cruise ship/doctor’s office music. Just my $0.02. Thanks for letting me share.

 

[cabbie191]

Seriously? Ten responses in so far and no one’s chosen Rocky Top????

 

[JustinesGuy]

Informer by snow

 

[HuskyNan]

I hated this the first time I heard it. Maybe the end of the song is good - I wouldn’t know because I’ve never been able to listen to the whole thing

 

[Bama fan]

I hated this the first time I heard it. Maybe the end of the song is good - I wouldn’t know because I’ve never been able to listen to the whole thing

I did the research for you. The end is much like the beginning, and the middle.

 

[Bama fan]

This one is pretty bad. There are so many choices, but I will offer this one.

 

[SVCBeercats]

I went to CVS this evening and the background music the entire visit was this HORRIBLE song! Now I have a rotten ear worm - shame on you Diana, you disgraced your Supreme legac

For me it is CRAP, any CRAP. When pronounced why is the "C" silent?

 

[Purduke]

According to Geno himself, this is the worst sentiment ever expressed.

 

[gipke1]

There are some great choices in this thread for worst song ever. In particular Mac Arthur Park, (except the Donna Summer version is listenable). I actually downloaded this particular and play it in the car occasionally just to hear my wife complain "Honey...STOP!" While I sing it..."And I'll never have that recipe agaaaaiiinnnn....oh NOOOOO!!"

But in the genre of insipid, vapid songs, one IMHO reigns supreme: "I WILL SURVIVE" by Gloria Gaynor!

 

[Waquoit]

The worst song of that, or any, decade is “You’re Having My Baby” by Paul Anka. It has the special added bonus of being extremely sexist in addition to sounding like elevator/cruise ship/doctor’s office music. Just my $0.02. Thanks for letting me share.

You win the thread.

 

[stillinstorrs]

Honey by Bobby Goldsboro. Shannon by Henry Gross.

 

[Purduke]

As someone who lived through the 70s and lived to tell the tale, the choices for worst song are endless. “Disco Duck,” “Afternoon Delight,”—the list goes on and on. La Ross simply does not measure up—or down. The worst song of that, or any, decade is “You’re Having My Baby” by Paul Anka. It has the special added bonus of being extremely sexist in addition to sounding like elevator/cruise ship/doctor’s office music. Just my $0.02. Thanks for letting me share.

Sounds like a theme for a future "OT: Most sexist song" thread. Wonder what the all time record is for posts in one thread?

 

[ProSkeptic]

You win the thread.

:::beaming::::

 

[gipke1]

One more addition.

My wife and I are avid KARAOKE junkies. We go at least 2-3 times a week. In karaoke circles, the song that if we NEVER hear it again, it still won't take away all the PAIN and suffering of being subjected over and over to the most popular karaoke song in the universe:

CALL TYRONE!

 

[Plebe]

I was a kid when "Inside Out" came out (pardon the pun) and it was an immediate hit with me.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Coconut by Nilsson.