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The worst song ever to be taken seriously at the time is easily Captain and Tenniles Muskrat Love. What were they thinking,  ??? what were we thinking ;)
Augh!
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lol-It is funny you mentioned that because I was just saying something very similar to my honey about that song the other day-DEFINATELLY up there on the list.

Cat

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The Cheeky Girls - The Cheeky song - if your from England and saw popstars, then you know what i mean!!!
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"Loving You" by Minnie Ripperton gets my vote for worst song! Absolutely annoying as all get out!!!  ::)
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Yeah,I heard that song the other night,that is ear-piercing alone. :P -howard-

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"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. comes to mind.  Also, "Cool it Down" by New Edition.  Ugh.

And a lot of the music they play in Old Navy.
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If I may correct you,the song was called"Cool It Now".That song was pretty nice but too cheesy.-howard- :)

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"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr. comes to mind.  Also, "Cool it Down" by New Edition.  Ugh.

And a lot of the music they play in Old Navy.
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Funny you should say that.. I was watching a program last night about the top 100 pop songs (UK) and Ray Parker was talking about Ghostbusters and basically said he made it up as he went along..

Like, no really? No way!!!!!

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Funny you should say that.. I was watching a program last night about the top 100 pop songs (UK) and Ray Parker was talking about Ghostbusters and basically said he made it up as he went along..

Like, no really? No way!!!!!
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Yeah, except for the baseline he stole from Huey Lewis and the News.

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If I may correct you,the song was called"Cool It Now".That song was pretty nice but too cheesy.-howard- :)
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Well, either way, I couldn't understand what they were saying in the song ;D

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Funny you should say that.. I was watching a program last night about the top 100 pop songs (UK) and Ray Parker was talking about Ghostbusters and basically said he made it up as he went along..

Like, no really? No way!!!!!
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Yeah, except for the baseline he stole from Huey Lewis and the News.
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I saw the Behind the Music on HL&TN and they actually sued Ray for that song b/c it's a direct rip off of "I Want A New Drug".....they settled out of court but Huey wouldn't say for how much....

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WORST SONGS?? How about TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS by Tiny Tim! GROSS! hey Catwoman, are you a fellow CAT LOVER, like myself!

Peace,Vivian
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I didn't get my name from Cat Stevens if that is what you mean. I do love his music though. My favorite is "Father and Son." My 7th grade English teacher introduced the song to us and I loved it ever since. Even though the gender is wrong-it does discribe the relationship between me and my parents when I was a teen.

Cat

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Key Largo - Bertie Higgins

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I actually like Key Largo quite a bit. It's very nostalgic to me.

As for my opinion on what the worst song is -

The Captain & Tenille's "Love Will Keep Us Together".  :P Great subject, but the music's too buoyant for me.

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She never really left from this side of the pond TB! She was my childhood idol so I guess I'll always kinda like her :)

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OK folks - how about Little Willy Wont Go Home by Sweet!  OMG how tacky can it get??
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That was one of my favorite songs when I was a little girl. I still like it to this day, even though I  now know that the lyrics can have another meaning to them!

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Worst song by a genuinely great artist:

Lay Lady Lay by Bob Dylan.

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Everyone has their own opinions, but I've always liked that song.  Not necessarily for the lyrics but for the music.  My dad played that tune a lot when I was little and it always brings back childhood memories when I hear it. :)

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I can't believe that no one mentioned Seasons In The Sun for being the worst song ever! ???
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I liked that song when it first came out-that is until my sister got the 45. She played it over and over and over and over. Now, I can't hear that song without cringing.


Another song I can't hear without cringing is "Smoke on the Water." When I was a kid, we had a band who lived next door. That was the only song they knew how to play (or should I say knew how to massacre). Can't listen to it to this day.



Cat

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Hope I don't get flamed for this one but
"Afternoon Delight" argh!!! I hated that as a child and I must say I cannot stand it now. And..I am being punished for my karma because it seems every time I go to the grocery store that song is playing.  :P

BTW it is another one that gets stuck in your head forever... Skyyyyrrooocckkettss in flight......afternnoooon deliyiyiyite!
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I liked that song when it first came out-that is until my sister got the 45. She played it over and over and over and over. Now, I can't hear that song without cringing.


Another song I can't hear without cringing is "Smoke on the Water." When I was a kid, we had a band who lived next door. That was the only song they knew how to play (or should I say knew how to massacre). Can't listen to it to this day.



Cat
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You can list that one with a clear consious.  How about
Still the one with the worst line ever written, "Your still the one, you can scratch my itch, still the one, and I won't twitch"  :P :P :P

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I'm not too fond of Still The One myself.Whoever came up with silly lyrics???

howard ;D

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What is truly amazing is that a whole bunch of  executives at a whole bunch of  record companies actually invested a whole bunch of money into having all of these awful songs recorded onto vinyl, then onto tape, then again onto CD, to be presented for sale to a public that is  actually spending their hard earned dollars to purchase these horrible songs, and other equally or even more horrible songs that come along with them. It's incredible! :-/
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The thing is this is all subjective. For those hundred who don't like certain songs there are hundreds more who do like them. Everyone has unique likes and dislikes and we all have to be targetted, when it comes to producing product in the music business. Why do you think certain genres of music are still around? Country, Religious music, Jazz & Classical - to name a few.  ;D ;)

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The thing is this is all subjective. For those hundred who don't like certain songs there are hundreds more who do like them. Everyone has unique likes and dislikes and we all have to be targetted, when it comes to producing product in the music business. Why do you think certain genres of music are still around? Country, Religious music, Jazz & Classical - to name a few.  ;D ;)

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You have hit the nail on the head, Hairspray!

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bruce springsteen..... ;D
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:o

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bruce springsteen..... ;D
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Your picking on THE BOSS -  how could you? ???

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Springsteen was excellent thru his first 4 albums. After that he just got repetitive -- how many times can you sing about your car and your job (or lack thereof)...? ::)
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BLASPHEMY.

To say that he sings about nothing but his car and job... my god, what was his fourth album, that'd be Darkness on the Edge of Town, right?  He put so much great stuff after that!  What about Hungry Heart?  What about Brilliant Disguise?  Are those about cars and joblessness?  What about Dancing in the Dark?  What about Tunnel of Love?  What about The River?  What about Lonesome Day?  What about... what about... ERRGGHHHH!!!

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BLASPHEMY.

To say that he sings about nothing but his car and job... my god, what was his fourth album, that'd be Darkness on the Edge of Town, right?  He put so much great stuff after that!  What about Hungry Heart?  What about Brilliant Disguise?  Are those about cars and joblessness?  What about Dancing in the Dark?  What about Tunnel of Love?  What about The River?  What about Lonesome Day?  What about... what about... ERRGGHHHH!!!
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As a teenager, I loved Springsteen. Yes, Darkness was his fourth album and I love that one, as well as the three earlier ones. He seemed to be able to capture a certain something that went way down into the depths of one's soul...

But after 4 albums, suddenly it all became like a formula IMHO. All the soulfulness was sucked out of his later music and it just seemed repetitive and mechanical. It may be an age thing too. Springsteen's songs seem very romantic when you are a teen, then when you suddenly find yourself a bit older and actually living in the world he sings about, it gets very old very fast... :P

....it ain't so teenage, anymore...

That said, I think the '4 album' rule applies to a lot of artists -- it is very difficult for music to sound fresh and innovative after #4 -- the formula thing kicks in! Some artists can manage to change and grow, but most cannot...

I could never listen to the Pschedelic Furs past their fourth album, nor Marianne Faithful either (and I had great admiration for her), nor Patti Smith, just to name a few.

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"Pilot Of The Airwaves" by Charlie Dore

That song sucks.... >:(
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You got that right!!!  :P

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You got that right!!!  :P
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The ironic thing is that one line of the song is :

You Don't Have To Play It....

Why didn't they simply listen to her ?  :'( :'( :'( :'(

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The ironic thing is that one line of the song is :

You Don't Have To Play It....

Why didn't they simply listen to her ?  :'( :'( :'( :'(
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What amazes me is that that song actually made it into Billboard's Hottest Hot 100!!  ::)

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-Rick Dees...."Disco Duck" (what the hell was he thinking?)

Totally agree...

My pick would be Starlight- Moonlight Feels Right

that song is really cheesy