Worst Songs Ever

[Rageaholic]

1. Assuming the human voice is an instrument, those are some lovely vuvuzelas those kids got.

That would make a great torture technique, cause if I was forced to listen to that noise, I would talk in an instant.

I managed to make my way through the Friday song. I admit I didn't think it was that bad at first, and it actually started to grow on me, but I only listened to the first minute. The visuals become seizer inducing and the lyrics get worse. It gets really stupid later on when she starts telling us that Thursday comes before Friday (slows it down for us brain dead). Worst. Lyrics. Ever.

But as bad as that song is, it's still a masterpiece compared to "Video Games". I think Rebecca Black can blame autotune for her voice sounding messed up.

I'm also starting to dislike Justin Bieber even more. His voice is annoying, his songs are stupid, and like shit, he's everywhere.

[AdminAssistant]

I actually feel bad for Rebecca Black. She seems like a genuinely sweet kid who took the opportunity to feel like a "star," and who among us would have turned that down when we were 13? Yes, it was posted to Youtube, along with countless videos of babies drooling, and cats meowing, and dogs doing tricks.

Don't get me wrong, it's an awful song. But this kid doesn't deserve the collective hate of the internets. Hell, she's even donating her proceeds to Japan. And the song isn't nearly as bad as whatever the hell it was Will Smith put together for *his* kid.

[Ginger Tea]

Yes as derided as the song is and virtually unlistenable without a heavy dose of happy pills, she had no hand in the production of it bar being infront of the microphone, she said in the wiki on it that the options were that or a song about 'adult love' and at 13 it's probably not the best subject matter.
You could liken it to those find/replace books from the 80's (probably older) where you and 3 friends could star in a book where you meet santa and for that book to end up in a public forum for all to deride.

Maybe in a few years she might learn song writing hersself and redo this whole thing, if not, she got a party at her house as part of the video and what 13 year old wouldn't want a party the size implied?
Hell I have both of Alanis Morrisette's Canadian release's both are cringeworthy and I only got them for shits and giggles, hell I'm not even sure if they are genuin or counterfiet, but I'm sure she denies all knowledge of each and every song listed.

Willa Smith however burst onto the scene with a song about ignoring haters only for it to be so bad that if anything it made people hate her for a reason.

[Rageaholic]

I actually feel bad for Rebecca Black. She seems like a genuinely sweet kid who took the opportunity to feel like a "star," and who among us would have turned that down when we were 13? Yes, it was posted to Youtube, along with countless videos of babies drooling, and cats meowing, and dogs doing tricks.

Don't get me wrong, it's an awful song. But this kid doesn't deserve the collective hate of the internets. Hell, she's even donating her proceeds to Japan. And the song isn't nearly as bad as whatever the hell it was Will Smith put together for *his* kid.

I agree with this. Song sucks, but the amount of verbal abuse spewed her way went well beyond criticism of the song. I think she even got death threats (not sure, but not surprising). I know people will say "It's the internet" but that doesn't excuse amount of hate she got. Hell, she's still better than Bieber.

And I gotta hand it to her, she did handle the hatedom pretty well. Much better than a lot of adults I know would have handled it. So I give her props for that.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Hell, she's still better than Bieber.

And I gotta hand it to her, she did handle the hatedom pretty well. Much better than a lot of adults I know would have handled it. So I give her props for that.

I'm sorry, the above image struck me funny for some reason.

Also on the subject of Justin Bieber--somebody's making Justin Bieber t-shirts that rip off the Black Flag logo.

Words cannot express how deeply I loathe this person. How dare you rip off the logo of one of the greatest bands ever to promote some stupid teeny bopper!

[fireheart17]

OK, i have two lists: the "I think it's just overrated/overplayed" stuff and the "OMG this is SHIT" list.

Overrated/Overplayed:

I'll agree with whoever said American Pie and Sweet Home Alabama. While the latter has a catchy riff, it does get played quite a bit. The former is way too long though.
Ashlee Simpson: While I was writing this I had "L.O.V.E" and then "La la" playing through my head and I want her to burn in hell.
Pussycat dolls: While we've used "Buttons" in my Zumba class, the rest of the songs make my head go all hurty. I don't mind their remix of "Jai Ho" as it's the only version I can find that's long enough to be used as a dance piece or similar, that's about all I can tolerate.
Miley Cyrus: OK, her dad was famous. BIG DEAL.
Justin Bieber: This could probably go into the "Complete shit" list, but I can tolerate SOME pop, just not all of it. This guy's just overhyped and overrated.


This is Complete Shit List:

Achy Breaky Heart: Yes I'll agree, absolute shit.
My Humps, Don't Lie and Let's Get Retarded by the Black Eyed Peas: First one drives me bonkers-even Will Ferrell sang a few bars and he did a better job (this was in Blades of Glory). Second one is boring and sounds like crap. Third one is partially offensive (who "wants" to get retarded?) but it just sounds horrible. Their remix was actually BETTER.
Sweet About Me By Gabriella Climi: Partially overrated, but horrible as well. Her voice sounds way too thick.
Her Diamonds and ANYTHING off of Rob Thomas's second album: Just sounds repetitive and crap. I liked his first album but the rest sounded crap. He was GOOD with Matchbox 20.
MOST rap artists: A lot of them sound like rip-offs of one another. Note I specify RAP artist. I can tolerate some hip-hop, but a lot of them try too hard.

[AdminAssistant]

Her Diamonds and ANYTHING off of Rob Thomas's second album: Just sounds repetitive and crap. I liked his first album but the rest sounded crap. He was GOOD with Matchbox 20.

I actually like "Her Diamonds" and a couple of other songs from the more recent album, but his work with matchbox twenty is much better. The band is still together, by the way, and last I heard they were working on a new album. I don't think they'll ever have the success they had with "yourself or someone like you" but I also appreciate the fact that they're changing things up as they (and their fanbase) age.

[telecom_goddess]

I'll add to the over rated/over played list...

anything by Eric Clapton. Sorry I don't consider him that great.

Stairway to Heaven. 'nuff said.

Now American Pie is a long song granted but that's a good thing. Songs have always been short because of short attention spans but I like long rambling songs.

[Ginger Tea]

The radio doesn't like long songs, iir the only reason 'Spin the black circle' by Pearl Jam got released, in the UK anyway, was it was the only song that was short enough for air play without drastic editing.

They did play Bohemian Rhapsody and November Rain full length, maybe one or two others, but American Pie I didn't know had these extra verses as my version on CD is short and some guy did it on Karaoke and wondered where the extra verses came from, so did I at the time.

Re Eric Clapton, iir it was him in Derrick and the Dominoes and Layla is a good song once the piano and guitar duet kicks in at the end, radio rarely plays it full lenght, but I do love that half of the song.
I'm sure Clapton did another song called Layla, but as I normally skip the lyric half I cannot say which lyrics or music go to which song.

[Andara Bledin]

Words cannot express how deeply I loathe this person. How dare you rip off the logo of one of the greatest bands ever to promote some stupid teeny bopper!

He's not actually promoting Bieber. It's more a parody than anything else.

Plus, he's amused that you're pissed.

^-.-^

[telecom_goddess]

Ginger Eric Clapton did an acoustic version of Layla that sucked. The original is way more heartfelt and has some emotion.

I know radio hates long songs and once upon a time I was surprised by the extra lyrics in American Pie, and Lyin' Eyes by the Eagles and some others. That's what was so great about the Album Oriented Rock format that stations used to have, they played alternate tracks and longer songs...that's how Stairway to Heaven got to be a hit btw...it was never a single I don't think. Anyway that format no longer exists and everyone on radio is playing it safe these days, which means they are boring.

[Ginger Tea]

Even though you could split Bohemian Rhapsody into parts as it is 3 different styles in one song, I don't think it would work, but in the 70's I don't think commerical radio was strict on song lengths infringing on songs between breaks.

Mind you for the most part, it was rare even in the 80's to get anything close to 5 minutes, without checking 3 minutes might have been the norm, 2 for the 50's if my 100 hit's cd's are anything to go by.

[Skunkle]

Andara, my "plink plank plink plank... weeeooooweeeoooo..." was supposed to represent music, not nonsense lyrics like scat singing, which I actually like. A number of hip hop songs use these repetitive (and very unlike anything else in the song) riffs to add musical flair(?) to the backbeat. They usually seem to consist of two different types of riff repeated in a one-two-one-two order with empty spots between. Plinky piano or keyboard notes and a sliding, high-pitched portamento I textually represent as "weeeooooweeeoooo" seem to be the most popular, and to me they sound absolutely laughable. Why would you think that enhances your song, Mr. rapper? It actually sounds much better WITHOUT it. As noted, the Homestar Runner character "Peacey P', a rapper stereotype, uses these hooks, and if that's not enough his songs have the other rap must-have: a feature sit-in in the form of warbly R&B singer "Tenerence Love".

My boyfriend despises "Bohemian Rhapsody" with a fiery passion, due to extreme overplay. I enjoy it, despite its overplay (and there ARE songs I can't stand because of overplay). Its use in an exceptionally beautiful fountain/fireworks show a few years ago gave it a boost for me - almost moved me to tears, and that was just seeing it in video form on YouTube. (R.I.P. "Bohemian Rhapsody" show. You ran for less than a year, and I never got to see you in person).

[Greenday]

My Humps, Don't Lie and Let's Get Retarded by the Black Eyed Peas: First one drives me bonkers-even Will Ferrell sang a few bars and he did a better job (this was in Blades of Glory). Second one is boring and sounds like crap. Third one is partially offensive (who "wants" to get retarded?) but it just sounds horrible.

You do realize getting retarded means getting drunk/high, right?

[Rageaholic]

Here's a song I forgot to list, Single Ladies by Beyonce.

repeating "I'm a single lady, I'm a single lady, I'm a single lady I'm a single lady" "if you like it put a ring on it if you like it put a ring on it" ad nasuem does not make a good song!!!