Worst songs of all time

[Manfred]

I hadn't heard the song "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band in, like, 20 years when I suddenly came across it on the radio about 3 years ago and was horrified to learn that this cheesy ditty from childhood was about getting a quicky cuz you have a free minute in the afternoon.

Am I the only person who spent a childhood thinking it was a song about fireworks? (skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight!)

 

[BB73]

I hadn't heard the song "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band in, like, 20 years when I suddenly came across it on the radio about 3 years ago and was horrified to learn that this cheesy ditty from childhood was about getting a quicky cuz you have a free minute in the afternoon.

Am I the only person who spent a childhood thinking it was a song about fireworks? (skyrockets in flight, afternoon delight!)

Yes, Manfred, you're the only one.

Congratulations on the innocence of your youth, however.

 

[WoodyWorshiper]

In no particular order, the three worst song's I've ever heard are:

Dog & Butterfly- Heart
Cruel To Be Kind- Nick Lowe
Seasons In The Sun- Terry Jacks

 

[Ginn & Juice]

Uncle Cracker - Follow Me

 

[ScarletBlood31]

"MmmBop" by Hanson.

 

[Thump]

Indian Outlaw.

 

[cincibuck]

Almost anything by Bobby Goldsboro, especially Honey, or Bobby Sherman. And let us not forget the Monkees and the Archies for their ability to turn out market analyzed crap. Oh, and You Light Up My Light which some one tried to cover with You Decorate My Life.

 

[vrbryant]

I've Got Friends in Low Places or whatever the fuck, by Garth Fucko Brooks.

 

[OSUsushichic]

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Siphilus
Thong Song - Sisqo
Mmm, Mmm, Mmm - Crash Test Dummies
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Shiny Happy People - R.E.M.
Afroman - I Got High
Cherry Pie - Warrant
Pop Goes The Weasel rap song - don't know who sang it
Rico Suave - Gerardo
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Limp Bizkit - Nookie (stick a cookie up your ass?)
Manfred Mann - Blinded by the Light (do they say douche in this song?)

and anything by Michael Bolton, Yoko Ono, or New Kids on the Block

 

[scooter1369]

I've Got Friends in Low Places or whatever the fuck, by Garth Fucko Brooks.

I agree with this. The original version by Mark Chestnut was better.

I'll have to add to the list

I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Safety Dance - Men without Hats
Come on Eileen - Some sorrible 80's 1 hit wonder
Our House(in the middle of our street) - Mad house
Lucky Star - Madonna
Anything on the billboard charts between December 79 and Jan 89

 

[OilerBuck]

I agree with this. The original version by Mark Chestnut was better.

I'll have to add to the list

I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Safety Dance - Men without Hats
Come on Eileen - Some sorrible 80's 1 hit wonder

Wow Scoot...I love these songs. I have an entire CD dedicated to the 80's, however. I guess they are examples of "It's so bad it's good".

 

[vrbryant]

Yeah, ditto on digging the 80s. There's bad shit, just like any other era, but a lot of those songs are just plain fun to listen to. (in my humble opinion, of course)

 

[Buckin' A]

Anything off of that damned Shaq Diesel album.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

At the time, I hated 80's music. Listened to nothing recorded after 1976 for a long time. Then came the Black Crowes and Pearl Jam, and "modern music" became bareable for me again.

All that said, even the worst 80's song now gives me fond memories. Cheesy, but fond.

 

[GoBucks89]

I agree with this. The original version by Mark Chestnut was better.

I'll have to add to the list

I Ran - Flock of Seagulls
Safety Dance - Men without Hats
Come on Eileen - Some sorrible 80's 1 hit wonder
Our House(in the middle of our street) - Mad house
Lucky Star - Madonna
Anything on the billboard charts between December 79 and Jan 89

Pretty funny that you remember all the titles. I don't mind "Our House". That one at least has a sense of humor to it. But the rest of them are terrible. And you can put all of Madonna's other stuff in there too.