50 Worst Songs of All Time

[mathias1979]

This was all over the local news yesterday...I don't know why...I figured I'd post. Anyway...Blender Magazine has compiled a list of the 50 worst songs ever. It's obvious most of the songs on the list are just there to get a rise out of people and create some attention for the magazine. So like most Top 50/100 lists put out these days...I wouldn't take it too seriously. I'm not ashamed to say I like all the songs I put in bold...yes...even Celine Dion and Meatloaf. Anyway...here's the list:

50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion ... 1998
49. I'm Too Sexy ... Right Said Fred ... 1992
48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles ... 1968
47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You ... Bryan Adams ... 1996
46. Hangin' Tough ... New Kids on the Block ... 1989
45. Mesmerize ... Ja Rule featuring Ashanti ... 2002
44. I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ... Meat Loaf ... 1993
43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker ... 2000
42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel ... 1989
40. I Wanna Sex You Up ... Color Me Badd ... 1991
39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin ... 2000
38. Cotton Eyed Joe ... Rednex ... 1995
37. Rico Suave ... Gerardo ... 1991
36. Make Em Say Uhh! ... Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal ... 1998
35. Shiny Happy People ... R.E.M. ... 1991
34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg ... 1979
33. Barbie Girl ... Aqua ... 1997
32. Will 2K ... Will Smith ... 1999
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies ... 1994
30. Greatest Love of All ... Whitney Houston ... 1986
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something ... 1995
28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer ... 2001
27. The Final Countdown ... Europe ... 1987
26. The End ... The Doors ... 1967
25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 ... 1997
24. Five for Fighting ... Superman ... 2000
23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart ... 1984
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith ... 2002
21. Two Princes ... Spin Doctors ... 1992
20. Dancing on the Ceiling ... Lionel Richie ... 1986
19. Broken Wings ... Mr. Mister ... 1985
18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago ... 1984
17. Pumps and a Bump ... Hammer ... 1994
16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes ... 1993
15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts ... 1995
14. From a Distance ... Bette Midler ... 1990
13. Illegal Alien ... Genesis ... 1983
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys ... 1988
11. Invisible ... Clay Aiken ... 2003

10. "Ebony and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. They "want the races to get along as peacefully as the white and black keys on a piano ... [but] the white keys didn't enslave the black keys for hundreds of years."

9. "American Life," Madonna. "Hands down, the most embarrassing rap ever recorded."

8. "Party All the Time," Eddie Murphy. "Beverly Hills cop commits felony pop."

7. "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin. "Oh great, a bumper sticker set to music."

6. "The Heart of Rock & Roll," Huey Lewis and the News. "A craven attempt to curry favor from drunken arena crowds trained to roar on cue."

5. "Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice. "Mindless white rap for mindless white people."

4. "Rollin'" Limp Bizkit. "The song is meaningless and embarrassing in equal measure."

3. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight," Wang Chung. "If this song was a party, you'd lock yourself in the bathroom and cry."

2. "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus. "It was trite. It was inane, it was big in trailer parks and it was thoroughly enjoyed by the obese."

1. "We Built This City," Starship. "Sexless and corporate, it sounds less like a song than something built in a lab by a team of record company executives."

-Matt

 

[KristianJ]

Ah good, someone found the list! They neglected to include some crackingly poor tunes in there, but I do agree it's a waste of time.

 

[nadroj1985]

41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel ... 1989

Here's my vote for worst ever. That or the Beatles "Yellow Submarine." Can't believe that wasn't on this list.

29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something ... 1995
26. The End ... The Doors ... 1967
25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 ... 1997
24. Five for Fighting ... Superman ... 2000

What??? These are great songs! Especially The End. I cannot believe that was picked as one of the worst songs ever. Pitiful.

 

[Hound]

43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker ... 2000
41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel ... 1989
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies ... 1994
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something ... 1995
24. Five for Fighting ... Superman ... 2000
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith ... 2002
16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes ... 1993

These songs I like. You have to make up your own mind.

 

[KristianJ]

That or the Beatles "Yellow Submarine." Can't believe that wasn't on this list.

Maybe in the 50 worst movies list, Nadroj!!

 

[oldrooster]

Yellow Submarine is a great song, good movie too.

 

[KristianJ]

I knew I'd get slammed for that!! I never really liked Ringo's voice, and I thought the movie was really really weird (not only because J, P, G and R were voiced by other people), but I will retract my comment yet leave it there for a while and replace it with a picture of said Submarine.

 

[blackwasp]

What a horrible list. There are many good songs on there. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Mmm Mmm Mmm" are not only good songs, but also both come off of very good albums. Those songs even have pretty cool lyrics/themes. If they wanted to compose a list of the worst songs ever, where are the modern christian hits?

 

[oldrooster]

All a matter of opinion, kristianj. There were other songs on the list that I thought were good. Most of my 50 worst would be rap.

 

[blackwasp]

All a matter of opinion, kristianj. There were other songs on the list that I thought were good. Most of my 50 worst would be rap.

Then again, some rap is great. "Changes", "Ghetto Cowboy", and "Crossroads" could probably vie for a spot on a list of great songs.

I agree that "Yellow Submarine" is better than people credit it. It is just too well known, and thus overrated. (I can't believe they put Ob-La-Di on the list!!! )

 

[mathias1979]

Yeah...I was looking for the whole list yesterday and couldn't find it...only the top 10. Then somebody on another message board posted a link...I think it was from the Houston Chronical or something.

-Matt

 

[nadroj1985]

(I can't believe they put Ob-La-Di on the list!!! )

Ahhhh just forget about it blackwasp. Life goes on

 

[blackwasp]

Ahhhh just forget about it blackwasp. Life goes on

hahaha

 

[brettnolan]

Maybe the title of this list was actually supposed to be "50 Most Overplayed and Therefore Annoying Songs of their Time."

I say 40 of these songs have at least some redeeming quality. Even "Achy Breaky Heart" is nice to hear every 20 years or so, just not every 20 minutes as was the case in the early 90's.

 

[oldrooster]

Ob,la,di Ob,la,da is also a great song. I am a Beatles fan though.

 

[DontWorryBeHappy]

7. "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin. "Oh great, a bumper sticker set to music."

-Matt

Personally, I'd be offended if I didn't agree 100%. This has been my personal Motto/Nickname since High School, but the song has got to go.

 

[nadroj1985]

I liked "Don't Worry be Happy," and still do. I fart in the general direction of the people that made this list.

 

[blackwasp]

I liked "Don't Worry be Happy," and still do. I fart in the general direction of the people that made this list.

Ha. Good ole Monty Python.

 

[Arwen Undomiel]

28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer ... 2001

I fart in the general direction of this song. Lord, it is annoying. Just MO.

 

[12volt_man]

I'm kind of surprised "Feelings" didn't make the cut. For years, that was generally considered to be the worst song ever recorded but the truth was that it wasn't so much a bad song as an awful performance of an average song.

Then there's always "Seasons in the Sun". A truly awful song but admit it, you can't stop singing it.

I'm happy to see that "Kokomo" was on the list.

When I lived in Key West, there was a parody song that went...

"Off the Florida Keys
There's no such place as Kokomo
At least as far as the locals know
No, no, no
Such place as Kokomo

(chorus)

Baloney, Baloney,
Man that song's so phony..."

That's all I remember but you get the point.