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    Quote Originally Posted by oldiesmusicfan View Post
    My vote -

    Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen [[especially at 1:45!!!!!!) It just sounds like someone's got a bad case of the crazies. Nice guitar work though. I can't believe this song got to #5 in 1960.
    To understand how it got to #5, one must understand the world in which it was produced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    Yes, but many people are not comfortable with those who stray too far from the tribal values.

    What's funny is that it seems like the vast majority of people here don't much care for rock music. But, on the other forum I frequent, the majority don't really care for R&B. Both sides frown on too much mention of what they don't like, and expect you to march to their drum. Musical segregation sucks.
    How strange. Most people I know have pretty varied tastes. Maybe people who post on specialist forums have to be protective of their music . I almost picked Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as my worst song because I think it's just pretentious drivel, but there are plenty of other Queen songs [[Somebody to Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love) that I do like.

    There are a lot of songs from the 60s that I didn't like at the time, but when I hear them now, they sound good. I guess I just grew out of my narrow-mindedness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 144man View Post
    I almost picked Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as my worst song because I think it's just pretentious drivel,
    Would it help to know that they wrote the song in the studio on the spot, you know, made it up as they went along? They were just having fun. Kind of kills that charge of pretentiousness.

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    I don't see the conflict. Ostentation was part of Freddie Mercury's character. I have to admit that I love "Barcelona". That really comes off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 144man View Post
    How strange. Most people I know have pretty varied tastes. Maybe people who post on specialist forums have to be protective of their music . I almost picked Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" as my worst song because I think it's just pretentious drivel, but there are plenty of other Queen songs [[Somebody to Love, Crazy Little Thing Called Love) that I do like.

    There are a lot of songs from the 60s that I didn't like at the time, but when I hear them now, they sound good. I guess I just grew out of my narrow-mindedness.
    Im not sure I would call it narrow mindedness. If you dont like something you dont like it although I do understand that tastes can change over time. Having said that I vehemently hate every record Queen ever made and know that feeling will never change. On the other hand, I feel no need to defend my music - soul - from what others think. It always amuses me when people get upset - and they really do - because someone has the temerity to dislike a song on Youtube. Who cares what negative things other people say about songs one loves ?

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    Worst Motown song:
    The Happening-The Supremes-totally wretched.

    Worst song overall:
    I'd Do Anything For Love [[But I Won't Do That)-Meatloaf

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    @soulster about musical apartheid: same can be said for some R&B lovers [[lurk on prince.org, you see how much love rock music gets over R&B, i.e., not much).

    Anyways worst songs ever written include:
    My Neck, My Back
    Friday [[one of the worst ever lol)
    Anything by Justin Bieber
    I agree about "I Never Been to Me", Motown was going through a weird phase then
    Anything by Adam Lambert
    Sorry 2004 by Ruben Studdard
    Janet Jackson's later recordings
    Madonna's American Life
    Anything from Mariah Carey's post 1997 recordings [[I like Beautiful with Miguel though)
    Most of Lady Gaga's songs lol
    Beyonce's "I Been On/Bow Down"
    MacArthur Park I never cared for either
    Claire by Gilbert O'Sullivan [[not only bad but creepy in a pedophiliac way)
    ALL Pat Boone songs except the covers

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    That's all I can think of atm.
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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    Would it help to know that they wrote the song in the studio on the spot, you know, made it up as they went along? They were just having fun. Kind of kills that charge of pretentiousness.
    That's what I would like to think. But Queen [[particularly FM) could be pretentious... that's why I couldn't get into Queen that much, no matter how hard I tried to. Another One Bites the Dust and We Will Rock You are the CUTS though!

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    Tip Toe Through The Tulips" ~ Tiny Tim ~ Just may be the WORST!!!


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    First song that came to my mind....yes !

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    @soulster about musical apartheid: same can be said for some R&B lovers [[lurk on prince.org, you see how much love rock music gets over R&B, i.e., not much).

    Anyways worst songs ever written include:
    My Neck, My Back
    Friday [[one of the worst ever lol)
    Anything by Justin Bieber
    I agree about "I Never Been to Me", Motown was going through a weird phase then
    Anything by Adam Lambert
    Sorry 2004 by Ruben Studdard
    Janet Jackson's later recordings
    Madonna's American Life
    Anything from Mariah Carey's post 1997 recordings [[I like Beautiful with Miguel though)
    Most of Lady Gaga's songs lol
    Beyonce's "I Been On/Bow Down"
    MacArthur Park I never cared for either
    Claire by Gilbert O'Sullivan [[not only bad but creepy in a pedophiliac way)
    ALL Pat Boone songs lmao

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    That's all I can think of atm.
    I just don't get it. Are you really saying that Fats Domino's original version of Pat Boone's "Ain't That A Shame", for instance, is one of the worst songs ever written?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 144man View Post
    I just don't get it. Are you really saying that Fats Domino's original version of Pat Boone's "Ain't That A Shame", for instance, is one of the worst songs ever written?
    Besides the cover versions. I should've said all of his songs that weren't covers of rock and roll hits lol

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    I'm sorry, I just don't associate Pat Boone with Ain't That a Shame and Tutti Frutti/Long Tall Sally so those songs are not his.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    @soulster about musical apartheid: same can be said for some R&B lovers [[lurk on prince.org, you see how much love rock music gets over R&B, i.e., not much).
    I'll never understand how or why most people limit themselves to only one or two types of music. There is something good in everything. I do generally hate opera and reggae, but there are a few things I do like in those genres as well.

    Anyways worst songs ever written include:
    My Neck, My Back
    I like x-rated stuff like that. I just think of that song [[and the male version of it) as a harmless joke.
    Friday [[one of the worst ever lol)
    People really hate the song. I don't see why. It's a parody, not to be taken seriously.

    I agree about "I Never Been to Me", Motown was going through a weird phase then
    The only thing Motown had going in 1981-1982 was Rick James, Jermaine Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Dazz Band. Teena Marie was suing, they were trying to find ways to capitalize on Michael Jackson's back catalog, and DeBarge didn't yet become a hit machine. Solar Records was kicking Motown's butt. Maybe it was around the time Berry Gordy started thinking about getting out of the game. Who knows...

    Janet Jackson's later recordings
    "All For You" was the last listenable album she made.

    Anything from Mariah Carey's post 1997 recordings [[I like Beautiful with Miguel though)
    To hell with her artistic freedom. She made her best recordings at Columbia. Maybe she never should have married Tommy Mattola.

    Most of Lady Gaga's songs lol
    I like most of her hits, mostly from "The Fame Monster". "The Edge Of Glory" is good too.

    MacArthur Park I never cared for either
    I always liked it, but Richard Harris' singing is over the top.

    Claire by Gilbert O'Sullivan [[not only bad but creepy in a pedophiliac way)
    Haha! I like songs like that! But, it is about him babysitting his little niece. I'll bet he never thought about how creepy it sounded, though.

    ALL Pat Boone songs except the covers
    After discovering he's a damn tea-bagging birther, I even got rid of that CD of metal covers. Too bad it was good.

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    ^ You seriously bought that record? LOL

    I think My Neck My Back is catchy. I doubt Khia was thinking about creating a masterpiece, she knows she's ratchet at least lol I like it too but it's argued it's a badly written song lmao

    As for Gilbert, yeah but the lyrics still doesn't explain it lmao... I'm sure Gilbert is asked "what did you really MEAN?" Hahaha

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    That's what I would like to think. But Queen [[particularly FM) could be pretentious... that's why I couldn't get into Queen that much, no matter how hard I tried to. Another One Bites the Dust and We Will Rock You are the CUTS though!
    But, it's a fact that's how the operatic part went down. They were all having a good time in the studio. There was no goal of trying to be pretentious.

    I love bombastic music with drama, except for Meatloaf. That dude is just over the top. "Another One Bites The Dust" was a direct ripoff of Chic's "Good Times". Queen's bass player was in the studio when Bernard Edwards was doing that famous bass riff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    ^ You seriously bought that record? LOL
    The Pat Boone metal album? Yeah! It really is good stuff. Turns out 'ol white-bread likes Alice Cooper and Led Zepplin. If that album had been released today, I would never buy it. Asshole birther.

    I think My Neck My Back is catchy. I doubt Khia was thinking about creating a masterpiece, she knows she's ratchet at least lol I like it too but it's argued it's a badly written song lmao
    But, I like some bad songs. That one isn't really bad, it's just stupid, in a fun way.

    As for Gilbert, yeah but the lyrics still doesn't explain it lmao... I'm sure Gilbert is asked "what did you really MEAN?" Hahaha
    He's the same guy who wrote the song "Get Down" "You're a bad dog baby, but I still want you around!". LOL!
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    Hi!

    I have Tiny Tim's single "Tip Toe to the Gas Pumps." What a wonderful record!

    Best regards
    Heikki

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    Just a little note about "I've Never Been To Me" .. the song by CHARLENE was actually from 1977 .. it even crept into the Billboard Hot 100 when released that year on the [[Motown Distributed) Prodigal label. The 1982 Motown release was prompted by the song having become a popular spin on a number of late night radio shows.

    As a song I think "I've Never Been to Me" is quite good [[I do find the version by CHARLENE to be a bit saccharine but have to confess that I did always give it the "benefit of the doubt" due to its Motown connection). It is a song that is trying to point out that people who constantly chase the "good life" aren't necessarily happy and at least I can understand the sentiment involved.

    This does make me wonder about what is meant by a "song", are we talking about the lyrics, the melody? the arrangement? the performance?

    If we are talking about silly lyrics I don't think you can beat "Pinball Wizard" by THE WHO .. what on earth would motivate someone to write a song about someone who is deaf, dumb and blind and yet has a natural talent playing pinball [[something that doesn't seem possible)is something I just don't understand. Yet there are elements of the music and performance that would prevent me from including it on any list of "worst song ever".

    I've been amused by Soulster's spirited defence of "Bohemian Rhapsody". I'd heard that Mr Bulsara made it up on the spot and NO, it doesn't make me like the song any more, though it probably does explain why it sounds to me like such a disjointed mess. I also accept that they weren't attempting to be pretentious, but that is the whole point of pretentiousness, nobody TRIES to be pretentious, they just end up being so!! Perhaps it would have been better if they were just trying to have a joke by feigning pretentiousness as then people such as myself could criticise the whole thing without QUEEN fans getting all huffy!!

    Interesting to see "Clair" by GIBERT O'SULLIVAN coming in for some flack .. perhaps those who find the song "disturbing" should give this one a listen ..



    It reached #7 in the U.K. charts around Christmas 1974, as one side of a "Double A Sided" 45 .. funnily enough it never seems to get played on the radio nowadays ....

    Roger

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    Goodies! Goodie-Goodie-Yum-Yum!

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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    But, it's a fact that's how the operatic part went down. They were all having a good time in the studio. There was no goal of trying to be pretentious.

    I love bombastic music with drama, except for Meatloaf. That dude is just over the top. "Another One Bites The Dust" was a direct ripoff of Chic's "Good Times". Queen's bass player was in the studio when Bernard Edwards was doing that famous bass riff.
    Good point lol I did see a session Queen was in [[I think in the '80s), looked like they were having fun so maybe you're right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roger View Post
    Just a little note about "I've Never Been To Me" .. the song by CHARLENE was actually from 1977 .. it even crept into the Billboard Hot 100 when released that year on the [[Motown Distributed) Prodigal label. The 1982 Motown release was prompted by the song having become a popular spin on a number of late night radio shows.
    They were ALL on drugs!

    As a song I think "I've Never Been to Me" is quite good [[I do find the version by CHARLENE to be a bit saccharine but have to confess that I did always give it the "benefit of the doubt" due to its Motown connection). It is a song that is trying to point out that people who constantly chase the "good life" aren't necessarily happy and at least I can understand the sentiment involved.
    I know what the song is about, but it's still bad.

    This does make me wonder about what is meant by a "song", are we talking about the lyrics, the melody? the arrangement? the performance?
    All of it. Terrible! I can just see some ditz swooning to it.

    If we are talking about silly lyrics I don't think you can beat "Pinball Wizard" by THE WHO .. what on earth would motivate someone to write a song about someone who is deaf, dumb and blind and yet has a natural talent playing pinball [[something that doesn't seem possible)is something I just don't understand. Yet there are elements of the music and performance that would prevent me from including it on any list of "worst song ever".
    You never saw the film?

    I've been amused by Soulster's spirited defence of "Bohemian Rhapsody". I'd heard that Mr Bulsara made it up on the spot and NO, it doesn't make me like the song any more, though it probably does explain why it sounds to me like such a disjointed mess. I also accept that they weren't attempting to be pretentious, but that is the whole point of pretentiousness, nobody TRIES to be pretentious, they just end up being so!! Perhaps it would have been better if they were just trying to have a joke by feigning pretentiousness as then people such as myself could criticise the whole thing without QUEEN fans getting all huffy!!
    The whole band made it up as they went along. Do you ever go to musicals? If you think about it in those terms, it makes more sense. The song is about a man on trial for killing a man. That middle part is the trial.

    Interesting to see "Clair" by GIBERT O'SULLIVAN coming in for some flack .. perhaps those who find the song "disturbing" should give this one a listen ..
    It's too stupid to take seriously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timmyfunk View Post
    Worst Motown song:
    The Happening-The Supremes-totally wretched.

    Worst song overall:
    I'd Do Anything For Love [[But I Won't Do That)-Meatloaf
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    I'll admit that that song is not good. But there are worse Motown releases.

    "Randy The Newspaper Boy" by Ray Oddis comes to mind. And you can't claim seriously that "The Happening is worse than "Happy Ghoul Tide".

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    I think "The Happening" is a great song and production. It isn't soul at all.

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    I couldn't disagree more. That was easily the most embarrassing attempt to maintain a crossover audience that has ever been made into a record. Only Dancing On The Ceiling could compare in terms of wretchedness. I cringe every time I hear that crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robb_k View Post
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    I'll admit that that song is not good. But there are worse Motown releases.

    "Randy The Newspaper Boy" by Ray Oddis comes to mind. And you can't claim seriously that "The Happening is worse than "Happy Ghoul Tide".
    Maybe not. But in terms of hit singles, few compare that waste of wax.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timmyfunk View Post
    I couldn't disagree more. That was easily the most embarrassing attempt to maintain a crossover audience that has ever been made into a record. Only Dancing On The Ceiling could compare in terms of wretchedness. I cringe every time I hear that crap.
    "Dancing On The Ceiling " gets my vote for worst Motown record if you call that "Motown" yuk~!

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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    I think "The Happening" is a great song and production. It isn't soul at all.
    It's a great pop record. I don't think it's bad either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marv2 View Post
    "Dancing On The Ceiling " gets my vote for worst Motown record if you call that "Motown" yuk~!
    I don't think anyone will argue with you about that lmao

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    Quote Originally Posted by robb_k View Post
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    I'll admit that that song is not good. But there are worse Motown releases.

    "Randy The Newspaper Boy" by Ray Oddis comes to mind. And you can't claim seriously that "The Happening is worse than "Happy Ghoul Tide".
    Yeah, but I'm going to assume that the song you speak of wasn't released as a single. You have to purchase the album that contains that particular song. The Happening was a huge hit. Unfortunately.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    It's a great pop record. I don't think it's bad either.
    That song [[and that's a generous description) is too painful to listen to sober. Unfortunately, I don't drink.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timmyfunk View Post
    That song [[and that's a generous description) is too painful to listen to sober. Unfortunately, I don't drink.
    LOL it's that bad for ya huh?

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    Nah, the WORST Motown song ever is a tie between I Just Called to Say I Love You and Everybody Rejoice. EEEEEEYuk,

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    Quote Originally Posted by chidrummer View Post
    Nah, the WORST Motown song ever is a tie between I Just Called to Say I Love You and Everybody Rejoice. EEEEEEYuk,
    EW... especially IJCTSILY... that was when Stevie jumped the shark imho...and never really recovered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chidrummer View Post
    Nah, the WORST Motown song ever is a tie between I Just Called to Say I Love You and Everybody Rejoice. EEEEEEYuk,
    I never heard the latter, but I don't care how popular it was, that was one of Stevie Wonder's worst songs ever! The only things that saved the "Woman In Red" soundtrack album was "It's You" and "Love Light In Flight".

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    Quote Originally Posted by soulster View Post
    I never heard the latter, but I don't care how popular it was, that was one of Stevie Wonder's worst songs ever! The only things that saved the "Woman In Red" soundtrack album was "It's You" and "Love Light In Flight".
    Shoot "Love Light in Flight" was way better than that junk... *sigh*

    "Everybody Rejoice" was that song Diana, Michael and 'em sang near the ending of "The Wiz" [[before "Believe in Yourself" and "Home").

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    My votes go to Afternoon Delight, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Endless Love, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, Me and You and A Dog Named Boo AND D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Oh yeah, that rap song by that Korean rapper SUCKS too.
    Last edited by Kamasu_Jr; 05-27-2013 at 10:23 PM.

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    You're killin' me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamasu_Jr View Post
    My votes go to Afternoon Delight, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Endless Love, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, Me and You and A Dog Named Boo AND D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Oh yeah, that rap song by that Korean rapper SUCKS too.
    HAHAHA!!! You win all the internets. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by midnightman View Post
    LOL it's that bad for ya huh?
    Damn straight. Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

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