Best worst (or worst best) pop song

[Bossy Monkey]

Poll question: Best worst (or worst best) pop song

You know the ones: songs so awful they're almost good again. Over-produced, over-sung, or under-written, they're traffic accidents with guitar solos. My personal weakness is for the first two below; Alice and I sometimes claim that we're going to use "Don't Stop Believin'" in our wedding (assuming we ever have one).

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[indigo32]

1. Her name was LOLA

she was a showgirl
yellow feathers in her hair
and a dress cut down to there...

the sad thing is that I did not have to google those lyrics

[NewYorkerfromMass]

14. sad? give credit to the former jingle writer

for that Hap Happy Place- MacDonalds's!!!

[indigo32]

15. true

I think I've been too conditioned by my older brothers who used to tease me mercilessly for listening to him
:)

[NewYorkerfromMass]

16. "I write the songs that make the whole world sing"

you have to admit, though syrupy and kind of shallow....he's pretty good at what he does, and it works.

[forgethell]

2. sukiyaki

and "the bird is the word". thank any gods there be that I have long forgotten the artists.

[On the Road]

3. I Love Daydream Believer

I happened upon Peter Tork and his current band ("Shoe Suede Blues") at a Greenbelt MD fair a year ago. He was pretty good. The crowd loved it, and "DB" took the cake.

[BlueJazz]

4. Probably 2 of the most hated songs by Professional Musicians:

Louie, Louie
Wipe-Out

Any person learning to play an instrument could play these songs (and I use the term lightly)
on their 3rd day of instuction....and do them better then the originals!

And the "Bunny-Hop" rates a close third... :)

[Beer Snob-50]

5. YES!!!

Seasons in the Sun. One weekend a radio station in my area played that damn song all day long!!!

[Bossy Monkey]

8. I ought to take this and "Suddenly" by Billy Ocean and replace a couple

of the ones that don't have votes yet, but I'm not sure either strictly speaking qualify. (In other words, I'm not sure they aren't just bad-bad, especially "Seasons In The Sun," unless it's the delightfully whacked Too Much Joy version.)

[Beer Snob-50]

11. It's one of those songs

that are sooo bad that you just have it in the back of your mind all day after hearing it!!

[Brucey]

6. I never heard of those songs. My vote for the BEST of the worst is

Gloria. G - L - O - R - I - A. Gloria.

[Bossy Monkey]

7. Good gracious! Where have you been not to have heard these,

and can I move there?

[Brucey]

21. I only listen to classical stations and CDs.

So, I never hear pop music.

[GumboYaYa]

9. If you like Pina Coladas,

getting caught in the rain....

"Escape" has to be the worst of the worst or at least among them.

[iamalevi2]

10. Help me

There was a song in the 80's with the words, "Oh Ricki your so fine, you so fine you blow my mind". I hate it and couldn't get it out of my head for months. Thanks alot, it's back!

[Bossy Monkey]

13. The only cure: Police On My Back by The Clash

It can save you from any bad song, I swear. If you don't know it, or the emergency backup (Train In Vain), um, I dunno, Ticket To Ride or Day Tripper might help.

[Kolesar]

19. Written by Eddie Grant!

Of the "Electric Avenue" fame.

[KamaAina]

18. Originally it was "Oh, Mickey, you're so fine..."

by Toni Basil, an ex-Las Vegas High cheerleader of no further consequence.

It was bad enough that Weird Al Yankovic (or a kindred spirit) felt compelled to do the "Ricky" version -- in the voices of Ricky and Lucy Ricardo!!

[iamalevi2]

20. Thanks

Now I have them both going on in my head!

[HEyHEY]

12. Alive by Edwin

What an insincere piece of shit that song is

[joeybee12]

17. Never Been to Me--Heard it differently after watching Priscilla, Queen of

the Desert.

Those of you who have seen the movie know what I mean!

It is by far the worst song ever written and the worst record ever recorded, BUT what they do to it in Priscilla somehow redeems it and makes it terrible good!

[arwalden]

22. Hey Lady! You Lady! Cursing At Your Life...

It's a draq queen standard now.

-- Allen

[mvd]

23. Baby One More Time

Not a Britney fan, but this is one of the most appealing pop songs, despite the dumb lyrics.

[mvd]

24. Note that I chose this because..

Abba's songs are just plain genious!

[Swede]

25. Milli Vanilli

gone but not forgotten