Worst song of all time

I like REM, but "Everybody Hurts" is God-awful.

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I really don't understand the OP's point at all, but I don't really like "Everybody Hurts" either. Listen to "Murmur" if you want good REM.

But that's neither here nor there, since the worst song of all time is without a doubt Billy Joel's craptacular "We Didn't Start the Fire."

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I liked Stipe in the early REM days of "Murmur". But I don't like his persona or the things he stood for later on. Maybe I even recognize things in him that I don't like in myself.

Give me a break. I've kept this to myself for over 10 years, however long this song has been out. I guess it's just been slowly eating at me all this time.

I hope I didn't offend anyone. You should take what I say lightly if you don't agree.

I dunno homesly.
In your op..it doesn't sound like his "soul" has much to do with your argument (even though you mention it).
You seem to begrudge his gayness (though he is bisexual). You have a very REAL problem with the fact that he may (or may not) act condescendingly towards "joe blow".

If you have a problem with Stipe, then you should call the thread "my problem with Stipe" or "Stipe sucks" or (perchance) something even wittier.

But I gotta tell you, Everybody hurts is WAY far away from the worst pop song ever.

He's friends with BIG artists of the last decade (Natalie merchant, Kurt Cobain, Thom Yorke, old friend of River Phoenix). He recently released a single for the Hurricane Katrina Benefit with Chris Martin.


when you say "what he stands for" or "his persona" do you think you could describe it a bit more? Maybe even give the name of a decent book to read?

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Are you serious? This song is not that difficult to hate.

No song can be worse than 'Glory, Glory Man United'. Due to the general ignorance about football (sorry, soccer!) in the US, most will be blissfully unaware of this dire, disgusting piece of 'musical' bile.

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whoa is everyone forgetting that in 1996 the macarena came to light? not to mention it spent 14 weeks at #1 *shudders*

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Thanks Adiya.

True, but I was 11 at the time and totally learned the dance to that.

I can still do it too. And I know all the lyrics.


*hides*

Also : YES! For once I'M not the one getting in trouble!

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