tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8464396677047177829..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The Worst Songs of All-Time 2By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90710606520974868032021-09-29T09:34:24.231-07:002021-09-29T09:34:24.231-07:00How could you Chick A Boom on a worst songs list?...How could you Chick A Boom on a worst songs list? Just kidding.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25415165788385047542012-10-31T00:36:22.342-07:002012-10-31T00:36:22.342-07:00you posted Patches by Dickie Lee twice.you posted Patches by Dickie Lee twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80830757677808332472012-03-18T10:12:11.798-07:002012-03-18T10:12:11.798-07:003/18/12
RobGems.ca wrote:
I used to hate "Mac...3/18/12<br />RobGems.ca wrote:<br />I used to hate "MacArthur's Park" as a child, until I've heard the many other cover versions of it. Serious jazz musicians like Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson both took a crack at the song, and came up with some interesting arrangements with it that made me appreciate the song as an adult. On the other hand, if you ask Tony Bennett about his cover version of it, he'll just complain about it, it must have been a miserable experience for him. "Honey" usually makes just about everyone's list of least favorites, unless you are a middle-aged woman who wants to annoy men with the song, just like Peg Bundy annoyed Al Bundy with it. Along with "Dominique" and "I Am woman", these were Ed's three most despised songs. However, when it comes to Bobby Goldsboro, how come nobody mentions his more decent songs like "Voodoo Woman" or "If You've got A Heart" anymore? These songs were enormously popular in the Detroit area along with the numerous Motown songs. If you want my unfavorite songs here they are:<br />1)Greatest Love of All (sorry to intrude on the recent passing of Whitney Houston,but there was a time in the early 90's I thought she was too overexposed and wished she would go away for a few years, if not die for unexpected reasons. The fact she out-sold Elvis and The Beatles alone made me nervous.)<br />2)Anything by Garth brooks until he issued that Chris Gaines album.(Just like Houston,Garth's publicists claimed he sold more records than Elvis and The Beatles,so for a good ten years or so, I'd wish he'd vanish. A lot of people hate the Chris Gaines concept, but I say it's faiulure made him more human. He witnessed a giant bomb for the first time in his career, and has been cautious in the decade that followed ever since.)<br />3) If you Wanna Be Happy(catchy, but misogynistic by today's standards. It was considered a parody of Harry Belafonte's calypso song "Ugly Woman".)<br />4)Arlo Guthrie's "The Motorcycle Song" from 1977 with the emphasis placed on describing the pickle.(The original 1967 version was great, the 1968 live version was okay, if a little long in detail and a bit drug-oriented.However, the 1977 live version , where Arlo goes into a batty converstion with hitting a guy with a giant pickle, all I can say is ...WTF?!..what does that have to do with motorcycles? Arlo must have been really stoned out at the time before he took up Roman Catholocism.)<br />5.Mr. Moonlight (my choice for the worst Beatles' cover. The original version done live at the Cavernin 1962 is superior,for it goes with a steady beat, with no overt-dramaticism with the organ.)<br />6)Old McDonald (The worst Elvis song. Catchy, but the words are ridiculous.)<br />7)Get your Biscuits out of the oven and get your buns in the bed(Okay, is there any other reason why the world has a pissed-off organization like NOW who wants to take over Congress, than for the exsistence of stupid novelty songs like this. Come on, Kinky, you can be funny, but like Ray Stevens, you've turned into a smug right-winged bore of late.)<br />8)She's Goin' Bald (the worst Beach boys song, and a reason a lot of Beach Boys fans hate Mike Love. Honestly, he turned down the collaborations of Brian & Van Dyke Parks for silly little ditties like this? As the just-released "Smile" sessions show, this one started out as a ditty called "He Gives Speeches", and that song seems slightly better than the re-write.)<br />9)The Legendary Stardust Cowboy A/K/A Norman Oden's "Paralyzed"(This wasn't even a song, just two-and a half minutes of noise pollution.What was George Schlatter thinking (or smoking) the day he decided to give this no-talent a shot on "Laugh-In"?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17394277561546169302012-02-07T11:45:58.295-08:002012-02-07T11:45:58.295-08:00I must have real bad taste in music because I like...I must have real bad taste in music because I like almost all of these songs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20433596462112403222011-11-04T12:32:44.458-07:002011-11-04T12:32:44.458-07:00I'm actually pretty fond of One Tin Soldier. I...I'm actually pretty fond of One Tin Soldier. It's fun to (try to) sing.Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72090106737484290392011-11-04T12:28:37.265-07:002011-11-04T12:28:37.265-07:00The anonymous talking about the Edmund Fitzgerald ...The anonymous talking about the Edmund Fitzgerald was me.<br />The banned youtube account was *not* mine.<br />Sad that it's gone, though.Pamela Jayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06135379188588301400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73293935564330389832011-06-05T04:33:31.659-07:002011-06-05T04:33:31.659-07:00I did not see some of my causes of torture:
Elvir...I did not see some of my causes of torture: <br />Elvira by the Oak Ridge boys,<br />Grandma got ran over by a reindeer by Elmo & Patsy (probably pseudonyms),<br />Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley,<br />Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland,<br />and anything by Weird Al Yankovic.<br />Ew ew ew!! How did those get any airtime anyway?Montana Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1671325690535133862011-01-01T10:07:09.392-08:002011-01-01T10:07:09.392-08:00Closet Culture Club fan here. Still have Colour b...Closet Culture Club fan here. Still have Colour by Numbers on vinyl!<br /><br />The worst ones I can remember:<br /><br />Hyperactive by Thomas Dolby<br />Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz<br />And...<br /><br />"I-I-I-In Vietnam he was 19.<br />N-n-n-Nineteen"<br /><br />19 by Paul Hardcastle.B-more B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55705578578187207362010-03-20T07:54:03.907-07:002010-03-20T07:54:03.907-07:00"Well, good mornin'captin!"- A very,..."Well, good mornin'captin!"- A very, very cool song..! great list though,cracked me up - but where's In the Year 2525?! And Pushin' Too Hard - the Seeds, though I liked others they did. We have Don Kirschner to thank for crap that took over airwaves post-Beatles. Thanx to FM album radio we were saved..!PJtheDJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82006692564708121842010-02-25T12:40:41.252-08:002010-02-25T12:40:41.252-08:00Is this for real or a sarcastic thread?? If for re...Is this for real or a sarcastic thread?? If for real you ppl are fucked up. Some of those songs are actually some of my all time FAVORITES!! Must be some heavy metal no talent rock noise bullshit worshippers. Cause a lot of these songs are mellow pleasant songs, which of course would be hated by no talent lovers. I cannot believe some of the artists that even made it to this list of "worst songs" ever. I did not read the whole list but definitely Macarena should be on there. And any heavy metal and punk song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3611667449454671892009-09-20T08:56:51.920-07:002009-09-20T08:56:51.920-07:00A couple of songs that I didn't see( and maybe...A couple of songs that I didn't see( and maybe I missed), that people seem to hate:<br /><br />You Light Up MY Life-Debby Boone<br />Wildfire-Michael Martin MurphyTierupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81391836746649680602009-09-20T08:54:53.959-07:002009-09-20T08:54:53.959-07:00I like a lot of these songs, and I suspect, that a...I like a lot of these songs, and I suspect, that a lot of these other people do, as well. Here's a couple of my all time gaggers:<br /><br />Tattoo-Novo Combo<br />Fortress Around My Heart-Sting<br />Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves-Aretha Franklin<br />and the all time worst gagger, which should never ever be played anywhere: Tomorrow ( from 'Annie').Tierupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66438816674142037322009-08-25T18:10:57.723-07:002009-08-25T18:10:57.723-07:00Ok, here's a few I'd like to add to the li...Ok, here's a few I'd like to add to the list: <br /><br />"Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus<br />"All By Myself" by Eric Carmen<br />"Maggie May" by Rod Stewart<br />"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago<br />"Up Up and Away" by Spanky and Our Gang<br /><br />There are many more absolutely vile songs I could add, but these are off the top of my head.<br /><br />Brian from Long Island<br /><br />BTW, "Little Green Apples" on the original list was sung by Brook Benton, not O.C. SmithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59850478936356715752007-11-23T01:08:00.000-08:002007-11-23T01:08:00.000-08:00Thanks for the inspiration. Many of these records ...Thanks for the inspiration. Many of these records have been included in sales or auctions, and I kept them. Now they are being released <A HREF="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?key=hot+wax%3F&submit4=Go" REL="nofollow">"into the wild"</A>King Boreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00570092789770574637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2770779310523239092007-09-17T19:29:00.000-07:002007-09-17T19:29:00.000-07:00How about this list of "songs " on a terrible day....How about this list of "songs " on a terrible day. Sheer torture !<BR/><BR/>1. Brand New Key by Melanie<BR/> Lock this up and throw away the<BR/> key !<BR/>2. Ode To Billy Joe by Bobbie <BR/> Gentry<BR/> See the bridge Bobbie !<BR/>3. 99 Luftballons by Nina<BR/> Up, Up and Away please !<BR/>4. Who Let The Dogs Out by The<BR/> Baja Men<BR/> Michael Vick around ?<BR/>5. Loving You by Minnie Ripperton<BR/> Sheer agony ! Quite possibly<BR/> the worst of all time. No <BR/> question, not sponge worthy !<BR/><BR/>Bob S.Bob S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00495471753604383749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34884095567381053492007-09-11T15:42:00.000-07:002007-09-11T15:42:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm the mealy minded twit who runs this site....Yes, I'm the mealy minded twit who runs this site. And you can tell that because I GIVE MY NAME. <BR/><BR/>I have no use for anyone who criticizes then signs in as anonymous. If you don't have the balls to leave a name I have no interest in your opinion. <BR/><BR/>You are always welcome to disagree with me. Lord knows a lot of commenters do. But my one rule is they you must leave your names. <BR/><BR/>Ken LevineBy Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48586124937301466842007-09-11T15:23:00.000-07:002007-09-11T15:23:00.000-07:00I'm sort of curious here. Whoever is running this ...I'm sort of curious here. Whoever is running this site is claiming what is the worst songs of all time. Has this person ever written a song or performed on stage? I doubt it. So that leaves me to think this person is nothing more than an over opinionated dreg of society. As for the Ohio Express. They turned out some #1 hits. I grew up with the brother of the drummer for the band and got to watch them putting their songs together before it ever went to the studio. I can't say they ever did a bad song. Just different from the main stream songs. Yet they hit the top of the charts. So they must not have been the worst songs after all huh? Which proves my point about the mealy minded twit who runs this site. Moron!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74934794243497533482007-07-22T18:33:00.000-07:002007-07-22T18:33:00.000-07:00I stumbled upon this site and have to say that the...I stumbled upon this site and have to say that there are more horrible songs remembered here then I cared to recall. I would like to take you back a few years, some of you weren't even born then, to some more really horrible songs. When I was a child, my mom had these as 45's and I would listen them over and over...no wonder I'm so screwed up today. There's Dolly Parton's "Jeannie's Afraid of the Dark" and there's Porter Waggoner's "Carroll County Accident". No wonder I had nightmares as a child. Those are songs that a kid just shouldn't be listening to. If you haven't heard these 'gems' from yesteryear you are in for a real treat!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42036387978982333262007-07-20T16:13:00.000-07:002007-07-20T16:13:00.000-07:00The Barbie Girl song by Aqua.The Barbie Girl song by Aqua.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11226114757396181932007-07-03T09:58:00.000-07:002007-07-03T09:58:00.000-07:00"FWIW, Terry Jacks was the brother of Susan Jacks,..."FWIW, Terry Jacks was the brother of Susan Jacks, singer for the Poppy Family, which made Ken's list with "Which way you going, Billy". The family must be so proud."<BR/><BR/>Uh, no, actually Terry & Susan were married. And Terry played many of the instruments on The Poppy Family tracks. They did do one genuinely great song together: "Where Evil Grows", a Poppy Family hit that only charted in their native Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90423755293587171622007-06-25T03:05:00.000-07:002007-06-25T03:05:00.000-07:00How about "POPOZAO" by K-Fed?!How about "POPOZAO" by K-Fed?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-80821651464058029432007-06-22T18:18:00.000-07:002007-06-22T18:18:00.000-07:00"Sorry jbryant. I was the one dissing Webb's actin..."Sorry jbryant. I was the one dissing Webb's acting, and I HAVE seen the 50s DRAGNETs, IN the 50s, and almost none of the 60s DRAGNETs because I'd hated the 50s ones so much."<BR/><BR/>I don't know your age, but were your critical faculties fully developed by the '50s? I mean, if you were something like 9 years old at the time, I'll take your comments with a pretty big grain of salt. :) The Dragnet eps I've seen from that era have really interesting direction (by Webb), and the acting is not as "zombiefied" as the 60s version. Though I haven't seen the 60s stuff in ages, I'll make no case for it. What I recall was indeed heavy on the anti-counter-culture theme, as has dated in a way the earlier series hasn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78217737710982635192007-06-21T03:45:00.000-07:002007-06-21T03:45:00.000-07:00To d. mcewan, Hey, I've not only seen both the '50...To d. mcewan, <BR/><BR/>Hey, I've not only seen both the '50s and '60s versions of "Dragnet," I've seen the '50s movie (some really cool camera work in that, BTW, including a fistfight shot from below) and listened to the original radio shows. On radio, Joe Friday was a serious hardass. You damn dirty hippies of the '60s were lucky because Joe had seriously mellowed out for TV by then. Check those radio shows out sometime; we could use him at Gitmo now. <BR/><BR/>And of course, the radio shows really show off the mellifluous voice that we all later came to know from the classic "You're My Girl" LP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59394770410147110612007-06-21T01:39:00.000-07:002007-06-21T01:39:00.000-07:00How old are you because those songs are not very n...How old are you because those songs are not very new if you know what I mean.Cheerleader_Cutiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15029870032132892900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32059264416103076882007-06-20T20:25:00.000-07:002007-06-20T20:25:00.000-07:00"anyone who disses Dragnet has seen only the '60s ..."anyone who disses Dragnet has seen only the '60s version. The '50s episodes are excellent"<BR/><BR/>Sorry jbryant. I was the one dissing Webb's acting, and I HAVE seen the 50s DRAGNETs, IN the 50s, and almost none of the 60s DRAGNETs because I'd hated the 50s ones so much.<BR/><BR/>What I have seen of the 60s ones really puts the blame on Webb, as Harry Morgan, whom we all know is a terrific actor, is just as bad as Webb in them, as he's been straight-jacketed by Webb the director into aping the zombie-mode of Webb the actor. Why, I wonder, did Webb feel that cops were zombies?<BR/><BR/>He had one emotion he could play in those shows: disgust. Of course, I was a hippie, counter-culture type college student guy in those days, and as I recall, the 60s DRAGNETs were obsessed about how all the counter-culture was revolting (To him), so it was a show that every week insulted everything I believed in and loved. Why would I watch it?<BR/><BR/>Why did anyone watch it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com