Bob Geldof: Feed the world, just shove my song...what other songs shall we shove

[printdust]

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/326331/whats-the-worst-song-in-history/

Said he hated it. I didn't think it was bad, nor an ancient one (someone's really dense that told him that).

But it makes me wonder: What's the worst song you've ever heard?

1, "Muskrat Love" by Captain and Tennille, hands down.

2, Billy, Don't Be a Hero ~~ Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods

3, 'Whoomp! (There It Is)' Tag Team

4, "Disco Duck" -- Rick Dees

5, "Afternoon Delight"...Starland Vocal Band.

Honorable mention: Most John Denver songs.

 

[spnited]

We've done this before printdust and there are some pretty good picks on your list but the all-time worst song is...

The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace.

Followed by Copacabana and most of the rest of Barry Manilow's dreck (Hi IJAG ).

And the best bad song ever recorded is Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass ... especially if you know the backstory of the band and the song.

 

[BYH]

Afternoon Delight is one of those songs that's so bad, it's good. That goes for most of the songs recorded in the 1970s. I mean, that's the decade Kiss did disco, for Christ's sake.

"Do They Know It's Christmas" is pretty far from awful--the best of the end hunger songs, for sure. I like the understated nature of it, as opposed to everyone in "We Are The World" trying to outscream each other.

 

[Starman]

Daddy was a cop
on the east side of Chicago.

Uhmmm... the "east side of Chicago" is about 5 miles out in Lake Michigan.

 

[Iron_chet]

I love Whoomp, There It Is, and not in some wannabe hipster way.

I can dig it.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

Afternoon Delight is one of those songs that's so bad, it's good. That goes for most of the songs recorded in the 1970s. I mean, that's the decade Kiss did disco, for Christ's sake.

"Do They Know It's Christmas" is pretty far from awful--the best of the end hunger songs, for sure. I like the understated nature of it, as opposed to everyone in "We Are The World" trying to outscream each other.

Yeah, it actually sounded like a cohesive song, and not a series of 15-second soundbites weaved ham-handedly through a chorus that makes the Sesame Street theme sound like Surfjan Stevens.

It's easy to bust on I Would Do Anything For Love, but if you want true Meat Loaf wretchedness, I submit Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are:

 

[93Devil]

Anything by these guys...

But Chop Suey is dreadful.

 

[imjustagirl]

Followed by Copacabana and most of the rest of Barry Manilow's dreck (Hi IJAG ).

Off the Christmas card list.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Count me among those who loves "Do they know it's Christmas"

One of my favorites.

 

[93Devil]

Count me among those who loves "Do they know it's Christmas"

One of my favorites.

I have a hard time understanding how this song can be disliked.

 

[WildBillyCrazyCat]

I nominate Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me" as the worst song ever.

What a steaming load of ****.

 

[forever_town]

Count me among those who loves "Do they know it's Christmas"

One of my favorites.

I have a hard time understanding how this song can be disliked.

Uh, because it's overwrought, self important preaching in the guise of a Christmas song?

I can understand hating the song, but Geldorf should be grateful at the royalty checks those two songs keep sending his way.

And NOTHING compares to "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris in the conversation for Worst. Song. Ever. Nothing.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I nominate Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me" as the worst song ever.

What a steaming load of ****.

I always thought that song was pretty funny.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmas Time."

Instant station flipper for me.

 

[terrier]

"My Heart Will Go On" can drone on on somebody else's radio, Celine. Not mine.
Kid Rock's "All Summer Long": Nails on the chalkboard.
Mariah Carey's Christmas tune sends me scurrying to the head.

 

[shockey]

Count me among those who loves "Do they know it's Christmas"

One of my favorites.

I have a hard time understanding how this song can be disliked.

Uh, because it's overwrought, self important preaching in the guise of a Christmas song?

I can understand hating the song, but Geldorf should be grateful at the royalty checks those two songs keep sending his way.

And NOTHING compares to "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris in the conversation for Worst. Song. Ever. Nothing.

haters of 'do they know it's christmas' have no soul. whatsoever. BY FAR the best song of its genre, blowing 'we are the children' to smithereens.

all you haters bend over backwards to give curmudgens a bad name. it's among a scant handful of xmas songs i look forward to hearing repeatedly during the holiday season.

lord help the artists whose hearts are in the right place....

 

[Captain_Kirk]

The worst song ever is the ****ing Pina Colada song.

And spnited, would be interested to hear the Looking Glass/Brandy backstory you mention.

 

[Huggy]

The worst song ever is the ****ing Pina Colada song.

SCTV's Bill Needle goes off on "The Pina Colada Song":

 

[dooley_womack1]

I choose not to feel guilty that I like most of the 1970s songs mentioned on here. And Looking Glass, as was the case for a lot of late 60s-early 70s bands, did one song (Brandy) to create a hit, a song that sounded nothing like the rest of their stuff

 

[HandsomeHarley]

* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" -- Makes me want to kill somebody.
* "Everybody Dance Now" -- You can't come up with any more lyrics than that? Jesus.
* "Achy Breaky Heart"
Almost any country and western song, for that matter.
Any song sung by TWhitney Houston or Christina Gagulera.