― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)
― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― Adam A. (Keiko), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)
I used to think this was up (as in down) there, too, until Electric 6 covered at the Bowery Ballrom two weeks ago. It sounded surprisingly good, once I figured out what it was. So now I'm not so sure.
― chuck, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― j.a.e., Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:24 (twenty-two years ago)
instead of Queen, i nominate King - 'Alone Without You' is an insult to the splendour that is 'Love And Pride'
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― s woods, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 20:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 20:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― chuck, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)
I have fourteen other candidates.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)
By the way, "Sexy Motherfucker" is a GREAT song!
― Davlo (Davlo), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― brg30 (brg30), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)
The whiz kids had won it,Bobby Thomson had done it,And Yogi read the comics all the while.Rock 'n roll was being born,Marijuana, we would scorn,So down on the corner,The national past-time went on trial.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― Burr (Burr), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― buttch (Oops), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 21:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)
That one was a record, not a song. It was actually a medley of several songs.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)
As a music composition made up of several parts of other songs, it was the worst composition made up of several parts of other songs of all time.Better?
― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris herrington, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 23:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― heywood jablomi (heywood), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― fletrejet, Wednesday, 23 April 2003 23:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 23 April 2003 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin (robin), Thursday, 24 April 2003 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― s woods, Thursday, 24 April 2003 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― 4mateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 24 April 2003 00:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― William R Henderson (Cabin Essence), Thursday, 24 April 2003 00:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 24 April 2003 00:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 24 April 2003 01:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 24 April 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)
The worst song in the world is the 12 bar blues, because it is only one song that gets sung over and over by people with no melodic complexity.
Yrs. Truly, Geir Hongro
― Mike Taylor (mjt), Thursday, 24 April 2003 02:26 (twenty-two years ago)
Honorable mention to "Bicycle Race."
― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Thursday, 24 April 2003 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Thursday, 24 April 2003 03:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Thursday, 24 April 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― chuck, Thursday, 24 April 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)
― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― chuck, Thursday, 24 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)
*Hey Baby (whoever the fuck it is that sang it, allowing a bunch of pissed up arseholes to shout "OOOOH AAHHHH" whenever it comes on)
*The Ketchup Song - Las Ketchup
*Life is a Rollercoaster (or any Westlife/ Ronan/ Boyzone etc)
*Look at Me - Geri Halliwell (OK, I'm laying off the manufactured shit now, onto the real crap...)
*Yellow - Coldplay (or any Coldplay for that matter, but this IS probably the worst song ever written IMO)
*Why Does it Always Rain on Me? (or any Travis for that matter)
*Mr Writer (or any Stereophonics for that matter)
*By the Grace of God (or any latter day Manics for that matter)
*Californication by the Chilli Peppers (and most of their shit too)
*November Rain (or any Guns n Roses)
And another five bubbling under:
*The new Madonna song*Beautiful Day (or any U2)*Hey Baby (No Doubt)*Pretty much any Foo Fighters song*Rollin' - Limp Bizkit
― Calum, Thursday, 24 April 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin (robin), Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:08 (twenty-two years ago)
BAAAWWK!! BAAAWWWK!! BAAAAWWK! B'GAAAWWWK!!!
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― Kim Tortoise, Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Carey (Carey), Thursday, 24 April 2003 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)
― 4mateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 24 April 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 24 April 2003 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― chuck, Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)
There is this amazing version of the song that Tracer Hand gave me, it's by DJ Frenchbloke and it backs the vocal with polka music. That is the greatest thing ever recorded. I go insane for it. Unfortunately I cannot find it on MP3, so if anyone ever comes across "Unidentified Flying Thong" on a file sharing service, please let me know ASAP because, quite honestly, I'll never be happier.
Oh, and the worst song ever is definitely "I Love You Period", you morans.
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 24 April 2003 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― Charles McCain (Charles McCain), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)
The Macarena is so much better than Hey Jude that it's not even funny.
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:41 (twenty-two years ago)
― buttch (Oops), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)
DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 24 April 2003 20:58 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:21 (twenty-two years ago)
Sure!! (Though there are even better songs on that album, admittedly.)
>>Is anyone ready to defend "Kokomo"?<<
Um....No.
― chuck, Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris herrington, Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin (robin), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― 4mateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:38 (twenty-two years ago)
Maybe not the worst song ever, but DEFINITELY the worst song to hit #1 ever.
― Evan (Evan), Thursday, 24 April 2003 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 24 April 2003 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)
"Under The Bridge" is the obvious choice, but there is something almost uniquely obnoxious about the Chili Peppers' "Aeroplane".
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Friday, 25 April 2003 01:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)
Ally - when that song was a big hit one of my friends (while we were having a spat) insulted me at a party by announcing loudly "JAMES LOOKS LIKE TOM COCHRANE" which people found amusing for some reason although I DID NOT look like Tom Cochrane other than having blond hair and wearing a leather jacket sometimes (but I wore a brown bomber jacket and Cochrane wore a black biker jacket)
Siegbran - I will definitely defend "Man! I Feel Like A Woman", which is the best single from that album, albeit not her best single (that would be "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"). Anyhow, that song was a huge hit and one thing I love about it (and to an extent "That Don't Impressuh Me Much") is that it sounded soooooo pop when you heard it on country radio and soooooo country when you heard it on pop radio, it was like the anti-Zelig or something (haha 'Shania's got her own sound, ma-an'). But what I really loved about it was it was so catchy it was very difficult not to sing along to and whenever I did (alot) I always pictured myself as a part of a brotherhood of men driving around the southland in our pickup trucks, singing "Man - I Feel Like A Woman" loudly, proudly, belting out the final authoritative ta-da "I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN" Shania closes it out with. It's a great song.
― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 25 April 2003 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ian SPACK (Ian SPACK), Friday, 25 April 2003 18:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― mike a (mike a), Friday, 25 April 2003 19:31 (twenty-two years ago)
I still doubt any of the ILM readers have ever heard the worst song of all time.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)
― amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:19 (twenty-two years ago)
Sure, a lot of crap has entered the hitlists throughout the years, but the worst crap never get that far.
If I'd pick one single that I actually know then I'd probably go for either "Move Your Ass" by Scooter, "Seven Tears" by Goombay Dance Band or "Cheri Cheri Lady" by Modern Talking (all three of these are German efforts - the Germans are good at sucking musically when they try)
But I am certain that there are worse efforts than those three to.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)
the worst boyband song
― Evan (Evan), Friday, 25 April 2003 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)
If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it... blah blah. If no one hears a song, can it truly be the worst of all time? Surely the awfulness of a bad song is magnified by the number of people who are forced to listen to it.
― o. nate (onate), Friday, 25 April 2003 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)
I recall that they polled a bunch of people and had them check off the characteristics they most and least wanted in a musical piece - so the "Least Favored" song they put together, using all the least favored elements, was like a 20-minute complex orchestral drone or something. Probably still can't touch "Little Boxes." (They also did a "most favored" version using all the most popular elements - it was less than four minutes long, etc.)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Friday, 25 April 2003 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Friday, 25 April 2003 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)
If that many people are forced to listen to it, then the song is at least enjoyed by some listeners. The worst song of all time wouldn't be enjoyed by anybody.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 25 April 2003 22:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 25 April 2003 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 26 April 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)
― OleM (OleM), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)
Sure, Norwegians are able to suck really bad when they want to too. :-)
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 27 April 2003 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Sunday, 27 April 2003 04:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― bob snoom, Sunday, 27 April 2003 10:58 (twenty-two years ago)