I think it's a safe bet that if they recorded any songs between 1959 and 1965, and their first name is "Bobby," they're going to suck. Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton, Bobby Goldsboro, and Bobby Rydell. Ugh!

I like Bobby Darin and the Bobby Fuller Four, though.

     Last week on XM I heard a really bad song by Pat Boone from the mid-60's. It was called "Wish You Were Here," and the lyrics were from the point of view of a soldier in a foxhole in Vietnam, basically saying how "all you dammed hippies burning your draft cards and growing your hair long are a bunch of cowards and that you should be thankful that I'm out here fighting for your freedom..." Yes, Pat, I am eternally grateful to you for your courageous service to your country, and I admire you for having the guts to put your life at risk by bravely stepping into that recording studio.  You know, we're really short on troops in Iraq right now, go on Pat, put your money where your mouth is.  A**hole.  >:( >:( >:(

I can't stand most of those 'death' records that came out in the 60's, like "Honey" or "Last Kiss" (didn't care for Pearl Jam's cover version either, although I may be in the minority on that one)

Worst song of the 60's:

Born to be Wild- ¿? >:(

I love him, i love him, i love him, and where he goes I'll follow, i'll follow, i'll follow....
I'm gonna find my true love, my true love, my true love,...

that one gets annoying after a while.


I forgot what the name of that song and group was ...

If someone can help me, I'd appreciate it.

I forgot what the name of that song and group was ...

If someone can help me, I'd appreciate it.


The song is "I Will Follow Him" by Little Peggy March.

First thing that popped into mind was by Dale and Grace singing (if that's wht you can call it) I'm leaving it all up to you - feh :P

First thing that popped into mind was by Dale and Grace singing (if that's wht you can call it) I'm leaving it all up to you - feh :P


Donny & Marie Osmond remade that song in the 70's.

Worst song of the 60's:

Born to be Wild- ¿? >:(


Steppenwolf. :)

If you were 30 years older you would probably feel differently about it. Unless of course, you spent way too much time in a motorcycle club... ;)

Steppenwolf. :)

If you were 30 years older you would probably feel differently about it. Unless of course, you spent way too much time in a motorcycle club... ;)


I am 15 years old, of course I'm a young lass!

But I'm one of those girls who like music from other generations.

I don't like this song. I think it's too bad for me. AND I DON'T SPEND MY TIME IN MOTORCYCLE CLUBS!!!!  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

I JUST DON'T LIKE THAT SONG!!!! I'm more into Beatles, Beach Boys, Janis Joplin and 60's rock and roll in Spanish (obviously from the 60's)

I don't think "surf rock" is bad (it is for woops), Yellow Submarine and Obladi Oblada are classics for me, and I haven't listened to Elvis in the 60's.

I am 15 years old, of course I'm a young lass!

But I'm one of those girls who like music from other generations.

I don't like this song. I think it's too bad for me. AND I DON'T SPEND MY TIME IN MOTORCYCLE CLUBS!!!!  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

I JUST DON'T LIKE THAT SONG!!!! I'm more into Beatles, Beach Boys, Janis Joplin and 60's rock and roll in Spanish (obviously from the 60's)

I don't think "surf rock" is bad (it is for woops), Yellow Submarine and Obladi Oblada are classics for me, and I haven't listened to Elvis in the 60's.




Chill out - I was just trying to be silly...... see >>>>  :)

This is hard since most of the songs in the 50's and 60's were horrible......But I'd have to say I can't stand The Beatles so yeah anything by them is the worst.

This is hard since most of the songs in the 50's and 60's were horrible......But I'd have to say I can't stand The Beatles so yeah anything by them is the worst.


YOU GO GIRL!!! tell it like it like it is...by the way, how's the asylum doing for you?

Hot Wax

I can't stand most of those 'death' records that came out in the 60's, like "Honey" or "Last Kiss" (didn't care for Pearl Jam's cover version either, although I may be in the minority on that one)
::)You know that song "I Want My Baby back" by Jimmy Cross.?Well Chili's has a song for their ads with the same name,but thankfully not the same lyrics.It would be funny if the Jimmy Cross song played on the radio at Chili's.Cheers! ;D

The songs that are the worst and most annoying to me are

anything by Roy Orbison
He's so fine- The Chiffon
will you love me tomorrow -the shirelles
everything by the supremes with the exception of ' you keep me hanging on'especially 'Love Child'
Stand by me- Ben E. King
'Twist and shout'
Loco Motion-Little Eva
Just one look-Doris Troy
Chapel of love- The dixie cups
The house of the rising sun- the animals
dancing in the street- martha and the vandellas
my boy lollipop-Little Millie Small (THIS IS THE WORST AND MOST POINTLESS SONG EVER)
Wild thing-  The troggs
you really got me- the kinks
wishin and hopin- Dusty springfield
I can't help myself- the four tops
I got you babe- sonny and cher
you've lost that loving feeling- The Righteous Brothers
like a rolling stone- bob dylan
what the world needs now is love- jackie deshannon
wouldn't it be nice/barbara Ann- the beach boys
rescue me- Fontella Bass
anything by Aretha Franklin
apples , peaches , pumpkin pie-Jay & The Techniques
'Build me up buttercup'
I think we're alone now- Tommy James and the shondells
Gimme some lovin- the spencer davis group
soul man- Sam & Dave
My girl- the temptations
anything by James Brown
cry like a baby- the box tops
magic carpet ride-Steppenwolf (one of the most pointless songs ever sung by a man with an annoying voice)

ATM, the only one I can think of is "What A Difference A Day Makes" by Dinah Washington.  It's too slow of a song for my tastes

These are more cheesy than the worst:

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
Three Coins In The Fountain - Four Aces/Frank Sinatra (too schmaltzy)
Moonlight Bay - Doris Day
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
Ballad Of The Green Berets
Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen (ugh)
Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
Toys - A Lover's Concerto
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry And The Pacemakers
Have I The Right - Honeycombs
Jean - Oliver

There were lots of corny songs in the early '60s.

The songs that are the worst and most annoying to me are

anything by Roy Orbison
He's so fine- The Chiffon
will you love me tomorrow -the shirelles
everything by the supremes with the exception of ' you keep me hanging on'especially 'Love Child'
Stand by me- Ben E. King
'Twist and shout'
Loco Motion-Little Eva
Just one look-Doris Troy
Chapel of love- The dixie cups
The house of the rising sun- the animals
dancing in the street- martha and the vandellas
my boy lollipop-Little Millie Small (THIS IS THE WORST AND MOST POINTLESS SONG EVER)
Wild thing-  The troggs
you really got me- the kinks
wishin and hopin- Dusty springfield
I can't help myself- the four tops
I got you babe- sonny and cher
you've lost that loving feeling- The Righteous Brothers
like a rolling stone- bob dylan
what the world needs now is love- jackie deshannon
wouldn't it be nice/barbara Ann- the beach boys
rescue me- Fontella Bass
anything by Aretha Franklin
apples , peaches , pumpkin pie-Jay & The Techniques
'Build me up buttercup'
I think we're alone now- Tommy James and the shondells
Gimme some lovin- the spencer davis group
soul man- Sam & Dave
My girl- the temptations
anything by James Brown
cry like a baby- the box tops
magic carpet ride-Steppenwolf (one of the most pointless songs ever sung by a man with an annoying voice)
Even 'Twist and shout' by The Beatles?

Even 'Twist and shout' by The Beatles?


no, I guess I should exclude the beatles cover.

These are more cheesy than the worst:

Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
Three Coins In The Fountain - Four Aces/Frank Sinatra (too schmaltzy)
Moonlight Bay - Doris Day
Tammy - Debbie Reynolds
Ballad Of The Green Berets
Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen (ugh)
Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
Dance To The Music - Sly And The Family Stone
Toys - A Lover's Concerto
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits
Ferry Cross The Mersey - Gerry And The Pacemakers
Have I The Right - Honeycombs
Jean - Oliver

There were lots of corny songs in the early '60s.


haha, I had forgotten about 'ferry cross..' and the 'lovely daughter' song. Those are definitely annoying. I actually like 'Johnny Angel' though, but I have to admit it's not a song I can listen to on repeat.

The songs that are the worst and most annoying to me are

anything by Roy Orbison
He's so fine- The Chiffon
will you love me tomorrow -the shirelles
everything by the supremes with the exception of ' you keep me hanging on'especially 'Love Child'
Stand by me- Ben E. King
'Twist and shout'
Loco Motion-Little Eva
Just one look-Doris Troy
Chapel of love- The dixie cups
The house of the rising sun- the animals
dancing in the street- martha and the vandellas
my boy lollipop-Little Millie Small (THIS IS THE WORST AND MOST POINTLESS SONG EVER)
Wild thing-  The troggs
you really got me- the kinks
wishin and hopin- Dusty springfield
I can't help myself- the four tops
I got you babe- sonny and cher
you've lost that loving feeling- The Righteous Brothers
like a rolling stone- bob dylan
what the world needs now is love- jackie deshannon
wouldn't it be nice/barbara Ann- the beach boys
rescue me- Fontella Bass
anything by Aretha Franklin
apples , peaches , pumpkin pie-Jay & The Techniques
'Build me up buttercup'
I think we're alone now- Tommy James and the shondells
Gimme some lovin- the spencer davis group
soul man- Sam & Dave
My girl- the temptations
anything by James Brown
cry like a baby- the box tops
magic carpet ride-Steppenwolf (one of the most pointless songs ever sung by a man with an annoying voice)


Lucky we're seperated by a computer screen and about ten thousand miles of ocean...or else I'd have shot you on the spot (just kidding  :))

Not liking 'Like A Rolling Stone' should be punishable by having to listen to a marathon of Bobby Vee, Barry Manilow and the like...then you'll really know what suffering is!

Lucky we're seperated by a computer screen and about ten thousand miles of ocean...or else I'd have shot you on the spot (just kidding  :))

Not liking 'Like A Rolling Stone' should be punishable by having to listen to a marathon of Bobby Vee, Barry Manilow and the like...then you'll really know what suffering is!


I just think the song is overrated and nothing brilliant , in my opinion, even though I know a lot of people think differently. Dylan is just one of those either you hate him or love him people.... I never was much of a fan of Dylan's. I was more into Donovan.

"Inna Gadda Da Vida"-Iron Butterfly. That song is HORRIBLE.

"Inna Gadda Da Vida"-Iron Butterfly. That song is HORRIBLE.


I hate that song as well. Always reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where Bart starts singing it in Church lol...

I hate that song as well. Always reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where Bart starts singing it in Church lol...


"Bart Sells His Soul", Season 7.

Has Unchained Melody been mentioned yet?

EVERYTHING, not anything, by Tommy James and The Shondells. (And any other falsetto voiced "men") From the 1970's / '80's, this would ESPECIALLY include The Bee Gees.

Has Unchained Melody been mentioned yet?


Unchained Melody wouldn't be so annoying if it wasn't played so much in the last 15 years or so.

This is hard since most of the songs in the 50's and 60's were horrible......But I'd have to say I can't stand The Beatles so yeah anything by them is the worst.

This is hard since most of the songs in the 50's and 60's were horrible......But I'd have to say I can't stand The Beatles so yeah anything by them is the worst.



You must be crazy.

This is hard since most of the songs in the 50's and 60's were horrible......But I'd have to say I can't stand The Beatles so yeah anything by them is the worst.
It was The Beatles that set a new trend in song writing, it was they that performed their own songs where before it was the writer then perfomer partnership.

Some of my least favorite songs from the '60's & '50's:

Anything from The Beach Boys (except "Good Viberations)  & Jan & Dean
"Hooray For Hazel" (don't know artist & also don't care for the tv show)
"These Boots Are Made For Walking" Nancy Sinatra
"White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane
"Mr. Sandman" & "Lollipop" The Chordettes
"Dingaling" Chuck Berry
Anything from Leslie Gore
Anything from Sonny & Cher
The song about Atlantis from Donovan
"Tip Toe Through The Tulips" Tiny Tim
"Splish Splash" Bobby Darin
"To Sir With Love" Lulu

Well, Lesley Gore was particularly damnable. I hated most of the music of my youth. The 60s sucked, musically, except for Simon & Garfunkel.

Oh some of it was OK, but largely a period of my life I just want to forget. Some of the British Invasion stuff was actually pretty good, and "Whiter Shade of Pale" was a standout, but other than a few good songs from the Stones, Beatles, Animals and a few other British  Invasion acts, I really think 60s music was wretched, especially the American acts.

Some of my least favorite songs from the '60's & '50's:


Anything from The Beach Boys (except "Good Viberations)  & Jan & Dean
"Hooray For Hazel" (don't know artist & also don't care for the tv show)
"These Boots Are Made For Walking" Nancy Sinatra
"White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane
"Mr. Sandman" & "Lollipop" The Chordettes
"Dingaling" Chuck Berry
Anything from Leslie Gore
Anything from Sonny & Cher
The song about Atlantis from Donovan
"Tip Toe Through The Tulips" Tiny Tim
"Splish Splash" Bobby Darin
"To Sir With Love" Lulu



Well, Lesley Gore was particularly damnable. I hated most of the music of my youth. The 60s sucked, musically, except for Simon & Garfunkel.

Oh some of it was OK, but largely a period of my life I just want to forget. Some of the British Invasion stuff was actually pretty good, and "Whiter Shade of Pale" was a standout, but other than a few good songs from the Stones, Beatles, Animals and a few other British  Invasion acts, I really think 60s music was wretched, especially the American acts.

How does one resign from one's "generation"? I really have so little in common with my Baby Boomer cohort.

It's funny that the worst songs of the 50s and 60s are so, so much better than the best songs of today, and far better than any rap song ever created.

Gone are the good old days of nice songs, now we have garbage.

It's funny that the worst songs of the 50s and 60s are so, so much better than the best songs of today, and far better than any rap song ever created.

Gone are the good old days of nice songs, now we have garbage.


Agreed, but the 80s songs were the best, the New Wave stuff. The third British Invasion. I am Michael Scarpitti by the way. I have decided to renounce my "generation". That's why I am No Longer Boomer. I am not particularly fond of songs from the 50s and early 60s, but at least they were not disgusting noise.

Agreed, but the 80s songs were the best, the New Wave stuff. The third British Invasion. I am Michael Scarpitti by the way. I have decided to renounce my "generation". That's why I am No Longer Boomer. I am not particularly fond of songs from the 50s and early 60s, but at least they were not disgusting noise.

The new wave bit of the early 80s had some very good songs, and yes, it was not disgusting noise, which is what we have now, mostly.

The new wave bit of the early 80s had some very good songs, and yes, it was not disgusting noise, which is what we have now, mostly.


Yes, I hardly listen to pop, and I never liked any kind of loud rock, ever, not the Who, Led Zeppelin or any of them. Pink Floyd showed what was possible in the "rock" genre.

Agreed, but the 80s songs were the best, the New Wave stuff. The third British Invasion. I am Michael Scarpitti by the way. I have decided to renounce my "generation". That's why I am No Longer Boomer. I am not particularly fond of songs from the 50s and early 60s, but at least they were not disgusting noise.


The 50's and early 60's was the era of doo wop. It can get annoying after a while so I can understand why you don't like it.  :D

Today's music isn't any better 1999 and after sucks.

80s music rocks, but the fashion is Ugh!  8-P

I abhor all those teen "death" songs....

Moody River
Tell Laura I Love Her
Teen Angel
Last Kiss
Laurie (Strange Things Happen)

I'm sure I'll get a LOT of flack for this and technically they're from the 70s but I'm gonna be honest.  I despise Stairway to Heaven and  The Immigrant Song.  Seriously.....Vikings??????
                                                 
                                                   
                                                   

I f*cking hate this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU2Yb0HcqUs

^ He sings like he acted on T.J. Hooker ... very badly ;D

I hate that song as well. Always reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where Bart starts singing it in Church lol...


You mean this?

;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ9J1RfoYjQ

I really hate with a passion, Having My Baby.

I really hate with a passion, Having My Baby.


Written and performed by Paul Anka, who was one of the most prolific songwriters of that era.




He was also one of the sh!ttiest. Pretty much everything he wrote was total crap.  8-P

I really hate with a passion, Having My Baby.

Well you'll have to hate it in the 70's it came out in '74 ;D

Written and performed by Paul Anka, who was one of the most prolific songwriters of that era.

He was also one of the sh!ttiest. Pretty much everything he wrote was total crap.  8-P


Sounds like some of you could use some Anka, so here ya go...
(and it's a '70s song in a "before the '70s" thread)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4CIBHLPjBI
Times Of Your Life - Paul Anka (1975)

Has Unchained Melody been mentioned yet?




I'm going to say this one, Unchained Melody. I think it's his voice the way he sings, maybe it isn't one of the worst but I just never liked the song for some reason.

I'm going to say this one, Unchained Melody. I think it's his voice the way he sings, maybe it isn't one of the worst but I just never liked the song for some reason.
Which version, for there are plenty of covers to chose from?

Which version, for there are plenty of covers to chose from?


That there are...but not many people have heard this version (as it was deemed 'unsuitable' for release for some reason! Can't think why!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqqNsyHajb0

Which version, for there are plenty of covers to chose from?


The only version I have heard is the one by the Righteous Brothers.

"Mr. Sandman" & "Lollipop" The Chordettes







I agree these aren't that great either.

The only version I have heard is the one by the Righteous Brothers.
Over the years there has been plenty of covers versions.

Check out here on wiki

Over the years there has been plenty of covers versions.

Check out here on wiki





I had no idea lol. The version from the 60s is the song everyone's more familiar with here.

I had no idea lol. The version from the 60s is the song everyone's more familiar with here.
Made popular again with the movie Ghost in the early 1990s.

ye and because of that I can't ever watch the movie lol.

i can't believe somebody listed "house of the rising sun". i LOVE that song!

Here's my list:

"Running Bear"---Johnny Preston
"Big Girls Don't Cry"---Four Seasons (yet it's so bad that it's almost funny)
"Sherry"---Four Seasons (probably worse than the above because it's just lame)
"Wishing and Hoping"---Dusty Springfield ("do the things he likes to do...raise you're hair just for him...")
"Tip Toe Through the Tulips"----Tiny Tim
"Judy's Turn to Cry"---Leslie Gore (the lyrics are lame and i hate sequel songs)