Topic: The #1 Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever

[falsealarms]

Starship - We Built This City

From wikipedia: "In April 2004, the song was awarded "the #1 Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by Blender magazine, [1] in conjunction with a VH1 Special of The 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever . In order to qualify for the distinction, the songs on the list had to be a popular hit at some point, thus disqualifying many songs that would by general consensus be considered much worse. Blender editor Craig Marks said of the song, "It purports to be anti-commercial but reeks of '80s corporate-rock commercialism. It's a real reflection of what practically killed rock music in the '80s."

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I actually like it, though... it's catchy enough and some of the lyrics are just insanely great:

"Marconi plays the mamba,
Listen to the radio -
Don't you remember?"

Your milege may vary.

[JazzBill]

Starship - We Built This City

From wikipedia: "In April 2004, the song was awarded "the #1 Most Awesomely Bad Song Ever" by Blender magazine, [1] in conjunction with a VH1 Special of The 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs...Ever . In order to qualify for the distinction, the songs on the list had to be a popular hit at some point, thus disqualifying many songs that would by general consensus be considered much worse. Blender editor Craig Marks said of the song, "It purports to be anti-commercial but reeks of '80s corporate-rock commercialism. It's a real reflection of what practically killed rock music in the '80s."

[youtube=425,350]IxoqzhgKReY[/youtube]

I actually like it, though... it's catchy enough and some of the lyrics are just insanely great:

"Marconi plays the mamba,
Listen to the radio -
Don't you remember?"

Your milege may vary.

That ain't nothing, check this out.
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Top this for bad.

[falsealarms]

That Volga song sucks, but if you watch the video for the Starship song.... the bits from the radio announcer oddly add so much to the song.

[JazzBill]

Actually the Indian Thriller song has to disqualified because it was never a hit. It is a remake of a hit. I just played the Starship video again. To be honest, it's the first time I ever noticed the announcer in the background. I would have guess that is because it's probably the first time I played the song till the end. ( I had to force myself ).  It really is a lame song and video.   

[falsealarms]

Maybe so, but it's so 80s. Sometimes that's not too bad.

[Giff me dat fill-em!]

Here's a fella that made a direct, conscious effort to make a bad song ...
(of course, this was probably NOT on the top 5000 list either)

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[stooged and confused]

I can't resist contributing to this topic (even though it's not Stooge related). As a professional DJ for thirty years, I've heard my share of REALLY BAD SONGS!!

I'm going to go John Cusack from "High Fidelity" here and list my top 10:

1. You're Having My Baby/Paul Anka
2. Muskrat Love/Captain & Tennille or America's version
3. Playground In My Mind/Clint Holmes
4. Billy, Don't Be A Hero/Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods
5. Bread And Butter/The Newbeats
6. Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb/Edd "Kookie" Byrnds and Connie Stevens
7. The Girl is Mine/Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney
8. Run, Joey, Run/David Geddes
9. Brand New Key/Melanie
10. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia/Vicki Lawrence

Runner ups:

Afternoon Delight/Starland Vocal Band
Simon Says/1910 Fruitgum Company

All were huge hits for some unexplainable reason.

Of course, there are so many others, but these have that nails on a chalkboard effect. The Starship song is bad, to be sure, but nothing compares to these train wrecks!!

All of these songs are the equivalent of  "Plan 9 From Outer Space" in the music world. For those of you too young to have heard any of these, you owe it to yourself to check them out. If anyone gives you a hard time about the hip hop/rap being bad (and there are many here as well), just use these songs in your defense and you'll win your argument hands down!!

[jrvass]

It was painful just to read that list of turds. Thanks S&C... I'll defend you no mo'! 

James