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Beatles classic voted worst song
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Posted by Steve 2004-11-10 8:39:55 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 What? Not MacArthur Park?
Posted by Eric Jablow  2004-11-10 8:54:49 AM||   2004-11-10 8:54:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly they weren't sufficiently exposed to We Built This City.
Posted by eLarson 2004-11-10 9:04:42 AM|| [http://larsonian.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 9:04:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I thought the "Barbie Girl" song would surely win. Or any handful of songs from Britney Spears.
Posted by Jarhead 2004-11-10 9:17:40 AM||   2004-11-10 9:17:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 or expose to chers wondrus hit "halfbreed".
Posted by muck4doo 2004-11-10 9:31:04 AM|| [http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]  2004-11-10 9:31:04 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Where's "Disco Duck?" Where is "Afternoon Delight?" "Stayin' Alive?" The Cyndi Lauper discography? "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes? "Boogie Oogie Oogie?" "Eve of Destruction?" "In the Year 2525?" "Chuck E.'s in Love?" "99 Red Balloons?" John Mayer's "No Such Thing?" The Cure, "[insert song title here]?"
Posted by Mike  2004-11-10 9:36:02 AM||   2004-11-10 9:36:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Anything by Yoko Ono
Posted by Frank G  2004-11-10 9:52:37 AM||   2004-11-10 9:52:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Dropkick me, Jesus
Witchita Lineman
Rhinestone Lineman
Posted by Chuck Simmins  2004-11-10 9:55:41 AM|| [http://blog.simmins.org]  2004-11-10 9:55:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Aaaaarrrrruuuuggghhh! Earworms!
Posted by Mike  2004-11-10 9:55:53 AM||   2004-11-10 9:55:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Someone left the cake out in the rain
And I'll never have that recipe again,
Oh, woe!"

That's not the worst song ever written?
Posted by Fred  2004-11-10 10:02:06 AM||   2004-11-10 10:02:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Dave Barry's readers thought so a few years ago, Fred. And I'd agree, except for one thing. Have you heard any of the "contemporary *Christian* pop"? It's terrible. Forget a single song - just stick the whole genre in there.
Posted by The Doctor 2004-11-10 10:05:14 AM||   2004-11-10 10:05:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 fred is that the same tuner as the one that is go:

ima saw you (and him)
walker in the rain
you were holdin hands
and ima never be the same
Posted by muck4doo 2004-11-10 10:12:08 AM|| [http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]  2004-11-10 10:12:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Ab-La-Di, Ob-La-Da isn't that bad even if it has nonsensical lyrics. I would put Revolution #9 as the worst song of all time.
Posted by RJ Schwarz 2004-11-10 10:30:38 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 10:30:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 3. I'll Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf
5. We Will Rock You - 5ive featuring Queen

These too songs may not be the best that the artists have to offer but they are a long, long, long shot from the worst songs ever recorded. I'm starting to think online polls are untrustworthy.
Posted by RJ Schwarz 2004-11-10 10:32:55 AM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 10:32:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 anything by bob dylan. im cant believer all that money that guy is made he is never take a singin lessin. >:(
Posted by muck4doo 2004-11-10 10:34:15 AM|| [http://meatismurder.blogspot.com/]  2004-11-10 10:34:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 Don't be so hard on yourself, bob. I mean muck.
Posted by Crikey 2004-11-10 11:23:32 AM||   2004-11-10 11:23:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Indigo Girls.
Morrisey.
Moby.
John Gorkum.
Pete Seeger.
Annie Lennox.
Posted by Mike  2004-11-10 11:26:51 AM||   2004-11-10 11:26:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 Gotta be "Imagine" by John Lennon. I wish ol' Catcher in the Rye-guy had got him before he could write this POS.
Posted by BH 2004-11-10 12:03:02 PM||   2004-11-10 12:03:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 The Doctor:

Worse than contemporary Christian pop must be rock songs by former "Christian pop" acts. I mean, do we really want to hear Amy Grant sing about the big yellow taxi taking away her old man?

Mike, do you mean John Gorka? He's not so bad.
Posted by Eric Jablow  2004-11-10 12:27:54 PM||   2004-11-10 12:27:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album
Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-10 12:37:42 PM||   2004-11-10 12:37:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 How about "best" bad song? Arlo Guthrie's "Pickle Song."
Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-10 12:42:36 PM||   2004-11-10 12:42:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Anything by B.Manilow and R.Stewart.
Posted by raptor 2004-11-10 1:06:32 PM||   2004-11-10 1:06:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Two words: Muskrat Love.
Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-11-10 1:50:45 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 1:50:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Oh, thanks alot, Angie. Now before I break out the electric drill to remove that earworm, here's one for you:

"In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.."
Posted by Steve  2004-11-10 2:55:35 PM||   2004-11-10 2:55:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#24 Fishheads, fishheads
itty bitty fishheads
fishheads, fishheads
eat 'em up, yum!
Posted by mojo  2004-11-10 3:54:29 PM||   2004-11-10 3:54:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#25 Steve,

They Might Be Giants does a great adaptation of that one in The Guitar.
Posted by Eric Jablow  2004-11-10 4:00:28 PM||   2004-11-10 4:00:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#26 Mojo! Barnes and Barnes! My college years came rushing back...and lets not forget Cemetery Girls (sang to California Girls).
Posted by Jules 187 2004-11-10 4:23:46 PM||   2004-11-10 4:23:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#27 What's that one song that goes, "You're having my baby, what a wonderful way to say how much you love me..."? *HURL*
Posted by BH 2004-11-10 5:53:28 PM||   2004-11-10 5:53:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#28 Anything ever played to death on Dr. Demento qualifies, Jules...
Posted by mojo  2004-11-10 6:04:19 PM||   2004-11-10 6:04:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#29 "Dragostea din tei"... in the U.S. you might not know it but many Europeans call this Romanian summer hit of 2004 "Ceaucescu's Revenge"!
Posted by True German Ally 2004-11-10 6:27:32 PM||   2004-11-10 6:27:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#30 Steve:
In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle, the lion sleeps tonight..

But I like that song. Did you know that it's just some extra lyrics on top of a song called "Wimoweh"? I think I have the Yma Sumac version around here somewhere...

And you, Weird infidAl dog, shall die for insulting the honor of the glorious John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album! Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat/please to put a penny in the old man's hat Ha ha! Choke on that!

You're having my baby...

Ia! Ia! Paul Anka fhtagn!
Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-11-10 6:48:16 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 6:48:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#31 Badger Badger Badger…
Posted by Korora  2004-11-10 6:57:59 PM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 6:57:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#32 Billy Don't Be a Hero
Evergreen

Gads, there's so much dreck, it's hard to decide...

Posted by Pappy 2004-11-10 8:29:29 PM||   2004-11-10 8:29:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#33 And Cthulhu fntagn right back at you. I would not have you think for a minute that I insult the Muppets. No, only that they lowered themselves to play with one of the most gaggy of entertainers of all time. Sort of like forcing Aerosmith to perform with Desi Arnez.
Posted by Weird Al 2004-11-10 8:38:58 PM||   2004-11-10 8:38:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#34 A third vote for "Having My Baby". And anything by Bobby Goldsboro as a runner up.
Posted by tu3031 2004-11-10 8:40:55 PM||   2004-11-10 8:40:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#35 Oogah chaga
oogah chaga
ooga oogah oogah chaga...

(Hooked on a feeling)

AAAUUUUGGGHHH! Earworm and bad song! Floorwax and a dessert topping...
Posted by OldSpook 2004-11-10 8:45:07 PM||   2004-11-10 8:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#36 Old Spook, that one is definitely Gitmo quality :-)
Posted by True German Ally 2004-11-10 8:49:56 PM||   2004-11-10 8:49:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#37 Anything by Celin Dione
Posted by Rafael 2004-11-10 9:06:53 PM||   2004-11-10 9:06:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#38 ...they lowered themselves to play with one of the most gaggy of entertainers of all time.

I like him too. Rocky Mountain HiIIIIIIgh, Coloradoooooo....

The hydrogen bomb of bad songs is, of course, "It's a Small, Small World". Don't force me to use it.
Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-11-10 9:51:24 PM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com]  2004-11-10 9:51:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#39 Stevie Nicks: Stand Back.....repetitive melody, unintelligent lyrics, it's got it all...
Posted by Frank G  2004-11-10 10:26:42 PM||   2004-11-10 10:26:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#40 "My Momma told me, you better not mess around"

Shivers ...
Posted by Beau 2004-11-10 10:29:18 PM||   2004-11-10 10:29:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#41 
#28 - Mojo,
Surely you're not referring to "Thank God I'm a Pubic Hair"?
Posted by Fred  2004-11-10 10:34:58 PM||   2004-11-10 10:34:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#42 Good King Sauerkraut, Look out!
On your feet so porous
While the snoo lay round about
Deep with Crispness Chorus

---Churchy La Femme
Posted by Alaska Paul  2004-11-10 10:49:08 PM||   2004-11-10 10:49:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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