Another bad list...

"Top 40 Awesomely Bad #1 Songs"...


"Lost In Your Eyes" by Deborah Gibson was ranked at 31, higher than Puff Daddy, Nelson, & Rick Astley!!!





And more greats lke "Maneater" (Hall & Oates), "Wild Wild West" (Escape Club), "Unbelivable" (EMF), "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" (Yes), "More Than Words" (Extreme), "I Want To Know What Love Is" (Foreigner) ...and a couple "worst faves" that VH1 also added on their other "Awesomely Bad" lists...  ::)  :P  And a couple guilty pleasures...probably why some are on the list like Debbie Gibson & Paula Abdul.
Though I also agree on a couple like Color Me Badd, Hanson, & Vanilla Ice.  :P


Atleast I agreed on the entire "40 Awesomely Bad Songs of 2004"...  :D

I agree with you. This list was bad b/c they placed good songs with cheesy songs. I do agree with Debbie's Lost in Your Eyes (although it's much better than Electric Youth). Frankly, I liked "Foolish Beat" over Lost...

Tanya

Here's the list for thos who are interested or curious:

Mostly from the 1980's & 1990's...few from this decade. (There's also a special on "Awesomely Bad Songs of 2004"  :D )



"VH1 40 Most Awesomely Bad #1 Songs"        Source: The infamous VH1 special & site

40. Puff Daddy "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Ruined a classic hip hop beat & new wave song!!!
39. Nelson "(Can't Live Without Your) Love & Affection" Funny how this wasn't on the "40 Awesomely Bad Metal Songs"...  ::)
38. Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
37. Snow "Informer"
36. Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting"
35. EMF "Unbelievable" Disagree, OK song
34. Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dream, Get Into My Car"
33. Daryl Hall & John Oates "Maneater" Disagree, a classic
32. Ciara "Goodies"
31. Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes" Disagree, a classic
30. Genesis "Invisible Touch" Disagree, OK song
29. Color Me Badd "All 4 Love"
28. Escape Club "Wild Wild West" Disagree, OK song
27. Rick Astley "Together Forever"
26. Peter Cetera "The Next Time I Fall"
25. Roxette "The Look" OK song, personal guilty pleasure
24. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" Disagree
23. Hanson "Mmm Bop"
22. Steve Miller Band "Abracadbra" Disagree
21. Paula Abdul "Opposites Attract"OK, I've heard worse...
20. Marky Mark & The Funly Bunch "Good Viberations"
19. Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" Disagree
18. Extreme "More Than Words" Disagree
17. Shaggy "It Wasn't Me" Disagree...though I like "Boombastic" better
16. George Harrison "Got My Mind Set On You" Personal guilty pleasure
15. Foreigner "I WantTo Know What Love Is" Disagree, a classic
14. Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
13. Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"
12. Huey Lewis & The News "Stuck With You" Disagree, OK song
11. Spice Girls "Wannabe"
10. Lionel Richie "Hello" Not one of my faves, but shouldn't be on the list.
9. Ace Of Base "The Sign"
8. Beach Boys "Kokomo"
7. Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain"
6. Cher "Believe"
5. Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" Disagree, classic...Shouldn't be on this list!!! Especially the Top 5.
4. Olivia Newton John "Physical" Personal guilty pleasure... :-X
3. Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends Are For"
2. Vanilla Ice "Ice, Ice, Baby"
1. Los Del Rio "Macarena"

40. Puff Daddy "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" Agree
39. Nelson "(Can't Live Without Your) Love & Affection" Pure pop, nothing metal there! Agree. 
38. Kool & The Gang "Celebration" I understood what they are saying, but still a good song! Disagree
37. Snow "Informer" I liked it so I'm neutral
36. Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting" Disagree
35. EMF "Unbelievable" Disagree
34. Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dream, Get Into My Car" Neutral
33. Daryl Hall & John Oates "Maneater" Disagree
31. Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes" Disagree
30. Genesis "Invisible Touch" Disagree
29. Color Me Badd "All 4 Love"neutral
28. Escape Club "Wild Wild West" neutral
27. Rick Astley "Together Forever" Disagree
26. Peter Cetera "The Next Time I Fall" neutral
25. Roxette "The Look" Disagree - it was differently on my mixtape when it came out!
24. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" Disagree
23. Hanson "Mmm Bop" AGREE!
22. Steve Miller Band "Abracadbra" Disagree
21. Paula Abdul "Opposites Attract"neutral
20. Marky Mark & The Funly Bunch "Good Viberations"Agree, didn't like it when it came out, don't like it now
19. Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" Disagree
18. Extreme "More Than Words" Disagree, though my liking of it waned a bit
17. Shaggy "It Wasn't Me" Disagree, though I too like Boombastic better
16. George Harrison "Got My Mind Set On You" Disagree (please see avatar!)
15. Foreigner "I WantTo Know What Love Is" Disagree, a classic
14. Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" Agree
13. Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"neutral
12. Huey Lewis & The News "Stuck With You" neutral, not my fave from them
11. Spice Girls "Wannabe"neutral
10. Lionel Richie "Hello" Disagree, don't understand why this is on the list!
9. Ace Of Base "The Sign"neutral
8. Beach Boys "Kokomo" Agree
7. Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain"neutral
6. Cher "Believe"neutral
5. Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" neutral, but after hearing it for more than 20 years something's got to give.
4. Olivia Newton John "Physical" Disagree
3. Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends Are For" neutral, I just got sick of it when it originally came out
2. Vanilla Ice "Ice, Ice, Baby"neutral, I liked it (like so many others)
1. Los Del Rio "Macarena" Strongly agree

Was I the only one fascinated by the host's gap in between his teeth? I don't think I looked him in the face more than five times during the show.

Tanya

Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting"
EMF "Unbelievable"
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dream, Get Into My Car"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Steve Miller Band "Abracadbra" 
Paula Abdul "Opposites Attract"
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch "Good Vibrations"
Extreme "More Than Words"
George Harrison "Got My Mind Set On You"
Foreigner "I WantTo Know What Love Is"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy"
Huey Lewis & The News "Stuck With You"
Ace Of Base "The Sign"
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

I don't agree with these. I love to listen to a bit of Billy Ocean or Rick Astley (what's the thing with 'Eye of the tiger' being on the list?). Saying that, I am not blessed with the best musical taste.  ;D

Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting"
EMF "Unbelievable"
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dream, Get Into My Car"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Steve Miller Band "Abracadbra" 
Paula Abdul "Opposites Attract"
Peter Cetera "The Next Time I Fall"
Roxette "The Look"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" 
George Harrison "Got My Mind Set On You"
Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
Huey Lewis & The News "Stuck With You"
Ace Of Base "The Sign"
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"
Beach Boys "Kokomo"

None of these belong on that list. OK, in a few cases it's not their BEST song, and with others I have to say 'good song from a bad artist', but I wanna know where these people get off calling some of these songs "Awesomely Bad"? That's just mud-slinging.

Personally, I'd like to find the editor & writers of these lists, who seem to write them for the sake of being nasty, publicly call on them the mat and ask them, flat out,
When was the last time YOU had a hit song?
And since Blender magazine has never made the charts, I think that would effectively shut them up. Thanks for your time, and let's all resolve never to listen to these mean-spirited crtitics again.

Happy New Year!

Your Pal,
Doc

It's an odd list.

Here's three I don't think belong there

24. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
19. Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
9. Ace Of Base "The Sign"

Some of the others are by people who, well, to be honest have done better or who have other songs I like, such as Spice Girls, Foreigner, George Harrison, Beach Boys...

I think these lists are basically "songs we don't like but have videos for" lists.
:(

None of these belong on that list. OK, in a few cases it's not their BEST song, and with others I have to say 'good song from a bad artist', but I wanna know where these people get off calling some of these songs "Awesomely Bad"? That's just mud-slinging.


I think a lot of these songs are easy targets, Doc. That is why they get picked on by cheap critics.

It's an odd list.

Here's three I don't think belong there

24. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
19. Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
9. Ace Of Base "The Sign"

Some of the others are by people who, well, to be honest have done better or who have other songs I like, such as Spice Girls, Foreigner, George Harrison, Beach Boys...

I think these lists are basically "songs we don't like but have videos for" lists.
:(




Good choices z_ 

and very well put  ((giggle))

I'm suprised that they didn't rank New Kids On The Block.  :P Since they're another pop group that people loved to hate.  And actors/singers like Don Johnson, Eddie Murphy, & Bruce Willis.



Not to mention that the only two songs from this decade are "Goodies" from Ciara & "It Wasn't Me" from Shaggy.

Though there's way too many songs from this decade to list...  :P


Including current "artists"  like Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, N'Sync, Christina Aquilera, J. Lo, Maroon 5, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, etc.  :P

And not to forget "The Thong Song" by Sisqo & "Who Let The Dogs Out" by Baha Men.

And I demand to know why Bros' "When Will I Be Famous?" and NKOTB's "The Right Stuff" are not even on the list! They should be way up the top!

I'm surprised that Lulian Lennon's "Much too late for goodbye"....Hey Julian, just because your father is John Lennon, it does not mean you have talent, too!

I can't stand that Ciara song, somebody tell her that even though her song is about a guy not being able to get her "goodies", she shouldn't get the message wrong by looking like she's dressed in a bathing suit with pants on and not wearing a bra. >:(

There's one song I would've included on that list - I'll Be Your Everything by Tommy Page  :P

The only reason that song ever became a hit is because New Kids on the Block sang backup vocals on it