Tux of Borg Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 My Webpage 50 Worst Songs Ever: The Bocephus Edition The series on VH1 premiers this Wednesday, so I figured it's high time we here at the BC dot C took a look at this list, compiled by the tools over at Blender magazine of the 50 worst songs ever. My opinion: It's a buncha bull sh--. Not even in the way that most of these VH1 lists are bull sh--. At least with, say the Rolling Stone 50 (or was it 100?) Greatest Pop Songs, they were kinda on to something and gave you something you could sit around with friends and B word about (or sit alone in the dark and B word at the TV). Who really gave a !@#$ about any of these songs in the first place? 50 CÉLINE DION “My Heart Will Go On” 1998 49 RIGHT SAID FRED “I’m Too Sexy” 1992 48 THE BEATLES “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 1968 47 BRYAN ADAMS “The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You” 1996 46 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK “Hangin’ Tough” 1989 45 JA RULE FEAT. ASHANTI “Mesmerize” 2002 44 MEAT LOAF “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” 1993 43 UNCLE KRACKER “Follow Me” 2000 42 SIMON & GARFUNKEL “The Sounds of Silence” 1965 41 BILLY JOEL “We Didn’t Start the Fire” 1989 40 COLOR ME BADD “I Wanna Sex You Up” 1991 39 RICKY MARTIN “She Bangs” 2000 38 REDNEX “Cotton Eye Joe” 1995 37 GERARDO “Rico Suave” 1991 36 MASTER P FEAT. SILKK, FIEND, MIA-X AND MYSTIKAL “Make Em Say Uhh!” 1998 35 R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” 1991 34 DAN FOGELBERG “Longer” 1979 33 AQUA “Barbie Girl” 1997 32 WILL SMITH “Will 2K” 1999 31 CRASH TEST DUMMIES “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” 1994 30 WHITNEY HOUSTON “Greatest Love Of All” 1986 29 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” 1995 28 JOHN MAYER “Your Body is a Wonderland” 2001 27 EUROPE “The Final Countdown” 1987 26 THE DOORS “The End” 1967 25 PUFF DADDY FEAT. FAITH EVANS AND 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” 1997 24 FIVE FOR FIGHTING “Superman” 2000 23 COREY HART “Sunglasses At Night” 1984 22 TOBY KEITH “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” 2002 21 SPIN DOCTORS “Two Princes” 1992 20 LIONEL RICHIE “Dancing On The Ceiling” 1986 19 MR. MISTER “Broken Wings” 1985 18 CHICAGO “You’re the Inspiration” 1984 17 HAMMER “Pumps and a Bump” 1994 16 4 NON BLONDES “What’s Up?” 1993 15 THE REMBRANDTS “I’ll Be There For You” 1995 14 BETTE MIDLER “From a Distance” 1990 13 GENESIS “Illegal Alien” 1983 12 THE BEACH BOYS “Kokomo” 1988 11 CLAY AIKEN “Invisible” 2003 10 PAUL McCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER “Ebony and Ivory” 1982 9 MADONNA “American Life” 2003 8 EDDIE MURPHY “Party All the Time” 1985 7 BOBBY McFERRIN “Don’t Worry Be Happy” 1988 6 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” 1984 5 VANILLA ICE “Ice Ice Baby” 1990 4 LIMPBIZKIT “Rollin’” 2000 3 WANG CHUNG “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” 1986 2 BILLY RAY CYRUS “Achy Breaky Heart” 1992 1 STARSHIP “We Built This City” 1985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I think at least one of these songs is vying for a spot on TSW all-time greatest songs... Anyways, hard to argue with most of these choices (except maybe "Ob-la-di-la-da"), but who really cares. Trying to come up a list of the 50 worst songs of all time, is even more difficult than coming up with a list of the 50 worst.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothrop Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 26 THE DOORS“The End” 1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jq1ders Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 840969[/snapback] Agreed...wheres some of the real crap, like most of your rap/hip hop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 840969[/snapback] agreed... the top 10 i agree is pretty much garbage. but the doors didn't deserve to be on that, Billy Joel and John Mayer shouldn't be either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 2 BILLY RAY CYRUS“Achy Breaky Heart” 1992 840965[/snapback] Hey I like Achy Breaky. When someone complains about my taste in heavy metal (Metallica/Slayer/Pantera) I play them some Achy Breaky and they STFU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YardRat Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 42 SIMON & GARFUNKEL “The Sounds of Silence” 1965 I disagree.....vehemently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 48 THE BEATLES“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 1968 44 MEAT LOAF “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” 1993 42 SIMON & GARFUNKEL “The Sounds of Silence” 1965 41 BILLY JOEL “We Didn’t Start the Fire” 1989 40 COLOR ME BADD “I Wanna Sex You Up” 1991 35 R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” 1991 33 AQUA “Barbie Girl” 1997 29 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” 1995 27 EUROPE “The Final Countdown” 1987 26 THE DOORS “The End” 1967 24 FIVE FOR FIGHTING “Superman” 2000 23 COREY HART “Sunglasses At Night” 1984 20 LIONEL RICHIE “Dancing On The Ceiling” 1986 16 4 NON BLONDES “What’s Up?” 1993 15 THE REMBRANDTS “I’ll Be There For You” 1995 12 THE BEACH BOYS “Kokomo” 1988 10 PAUL McCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER “Ebony and Ivory” 1982 7 BOBBY McFERRIN “Don’t Worry Be Happy” 1988 1 STARSHIP “We Built This City” 1985 840965[/snapback] I definitely must be strange....I don't mind-quite like all of these ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Who's the retard who compiled THAT list? Probably the same retard who said that "Livin' on a Prayer" was the best song of the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 pretty impressive. some others to consider: "babe" styx "dust in the wind" kansas "the entertainer" billy joel "fly away" lenny kravitz anything from yanni, enya and kenny g My Webpage 50 Worst Songs Ever: The Bocephus Edition The series on VH1 premiers this Wednesday, so I figured it's high time we here at the BC dot C took a look at this list, compiled by the tools over at Blender magazine of the 50 worst songs ever. My opinion: It's a buncha bull sh--. Not even in the way that most of these VH1 lists are bull sh--. At least with, say the Rolling Stone 50 (or was it 100?) Greatest Pop Songs, they were kinda on to something and gave you something you could sit around with friends and B word about (or sit alone in the dark and B word at the TV). Who really gave a !@#$ about any of these songs in the first place? 50 CÉLINE DION “My Heart Will Go On” 1998 49 RIGHT SAID FRED “I’m Too Sexy” 1992 48 THE BEATLES “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” 1968 47 BRYAN ADAMS “The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You” 1996 46 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK “Hangin’ Tough” 1989 45 JA RULE FEAT. ASHANTI “Mesmerize” 2002 44 MEAT LOAF “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” 1993 43 UNCLE KRACKER “Follow Me” 2000 42 SIMON & GARFUNKEL “The Sounds of Silence” 1965 41 BILLY JOEL “We Didn’t Start the Fire” 1989 40 COLOR ME BADD “I Wanna Sex You Up” 1991 39 RICKY MARTIN “She Bangs” 2000 38 REDNEX “Cotton Eye Joe” 1995 37 GERARDO “Rico Suave” 1991 36 MASTER P FEAT. SILKK, FIEND, MIA-X AND MYSTIKAL “Make Em Say Uhh!” 1998 35 R.E.M. “Shiny Happy People” 1991 34 DAN FOGELBERG “Longer” 1979 33 AQUA “Barbie Girl” 1997 32 WILL SMITH “Will 2K” 1999 31 CRASH TEST DUMMIES “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” 1994 30 WHITNEY HOUSTON “Greatest Love Of All” 1986 29 DEEP BLUE SOMETHING “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” 1995 28 JOHN MAYER “Your Body is a Wonderland” 2001 27 EUROPE “The Final Countdown” 1987 26 THE DOORS “The End” 1967 25 PUFF DADDY FEAT. FAITH EVANS AND 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” 1997 24 FIVE FOR FIGHTING “Superman” 2000 23 COREY HART “Sunglasses At Night” 1984 22 TOBY KEITH “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” 2002 21 SPIN DOCTORS “Two Princes” 1992 20 LIONEL RICHIE “Dancing On The Ceiling” 1986 19 MR. MISTER “Broken Wings” 1985 18 CHICAGO “You’re the Inspiration” 1984 17 HAMMER “Pumps and a Bump” 1994 16 4 NON BLONDES “What’s Up?” 1993 15 THE REMBRANDTS “I’ll Be There For You” 1995 14 BETTE MIDLER “From a Distance” 1990 13 GENESIS “Illegal Alien” 1983 12 THE BEACH BOYS “Kokomo” 1988 11 CLAY AIKEN “Invisible” 2003 10 PAUL McCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER “Ebony and Ivory” 1982 9 MADONNA “American Life” 2003 8 EDDIE MURPHY “Party All the Time” 1985 7 BOBBY McFERRIN “Don’t Worry Be Happy” 1988 6 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” 1984 5 VANILLA ICE “Ice Ice Baby” 1990 4 LIMPBIZKIT “Rollin’” 2000 3 WANG CHUNG “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” 1986 2 BILLY RAY CYRUS “Achy Breaky Heart” 1992 1 STARSHIP “We Built This City” 1985 840965[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 why the hell whenver someone makes a long post why does someone have to quote the long post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoondckCL Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 why the hell whenver someone makes a long post why does someone have to quote the long post? 841043[/snapback] Irritates the hell out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 The S&G and Doors inclusions are bizarre to say the least. Those are both classic songs that are light years from this list. You can put 99.9% of everything written this decade behind those two songs. But overall there are some serious duds there. Except for 'Illegal Alien' I liked that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 some more: "pina colada song" rupert holmes "stumblin in" Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (the video is particularly gross) "jump" van halen w/ dlr "I LOVE YOUR WAY/free bird medley" Will To Power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNglt80xQIM pretty impressive. some others to consider: "babe" styx "dust in the wind" kansas "the entertainer" billy joel "fly away" lenny kravitz anything from yanni, enya and kenny g 841040[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 some more: "pina colada song" rupert holmes "stumblin in" Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (the video is particularly gross) "jump" van halen w/ dlr "I LOVE YOUR WAY/free bird medley" Will To Power http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNglt80xQIM 841054[/snapback] killin me here. pina colada song.... it is the shiznit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 "Who Let The Dogs Out " Baha Men should have a place on list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 "Superman" by Five for Fighting??? I disagree. I kinda like that Crash test dummies song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Ridiculous, I say. How can any list of "Worst Songs" not include Bob Carlisle's sickeningly syrupy 'Butterfly Kisses'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 MMMBop Hanson Ridiculous, I say. How can any list of "Worst Songs" not include Bob Carlisle's sickeningly syrupy 'Butterfly Kisses'? 841119[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Anything off William Shatner's album The Transformed Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Wow, no chumbawumba? I'm Hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 THey forgot that dreadfull "Peaches" song. THe one with the lyrics that took the guy less than ten minutes to write... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Has anybody seen that new Time Life Soft Rock Classics infomercial hosted by Air Supply. That thing is a frickin' train wreck of bad songs. The next one is worse than the last. 5 easy payment of 29.99. There is a reason you can't find that crap in stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 The worst song of all time is "She Drives Me Crazy" by the Fine Young Cannibals, the worst band of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 britney spears-hit me baby one more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I vote for Achy Breaky... What about "Feelings" or Richard Harris singing "MacArthur Park" WTF is it with that cake out in the rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 pretty fine list, though gringo's FYC nod has to take the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2020 Our Year For Sure Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 What is R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" doing on that list? Even if it isn't your cup of tea, there's nothing terrible about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 how about suck my d..k by lil' kim--- most rap songs suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 pretty fine list, though gringo's FYC nod has to take the cake. 842984[/snapback] Thanks. Oh God, they suck so bad it makes me angry. I think I just puked up some bile just thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hey I like Achy Breaky. When someone complains about my taste in heavy metal (Metallica/Slayer/Pantera) I play them some Achy Breaky and they STFU 840986[/snapback] So you're saying you have bad taste in heavy metal AND country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 What is R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" doing on that list? Even if it isn't your cup of tea, there's nothing terrible about it. 843022[/snapback] It's pretty freakin bad. "Stand" could make that list, too. Bubblegum music, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_from_north_buffalo Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 LOL!!! I kept scrolling down the list and getting through it thinking, 'How can Everyone Wang Chung Tonight' not be on the list??? There it was at number 3. God I hate that song! Good to see any Toby Keith song on there, but bummed out about the Beatles song, love that, The End by the doors is classic, especially at beginning of Apocolyps Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_from_north_buffalo Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I definitely must be strange....I don't mind-quite like all of these ones. 840990[/snapback] You like the Final Countdown? That song sucks soooooooo bad! It sucks a@@ big time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 You like the Final Countdown? That song sucks soooooooo bad! It sucks a@@ big time 843323[/snapback] No way, that song rocks. The brilliant lyrics... We're heading for Venus (Venus) And still we stand tall Cause maybe they've seen us And welcome us all (yeah) With so many light years to go And things to be found (to be found) I'm sure that we'll all miss her so It's the final countdown... ...then the keyboards are all like... Doona noo noo Doona noo noo noo Doona noo noo Doona noo noo noo Breathtaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 2 songs that should really be on the list: "Muskrat Love" - Captain and Tennille - good God almighty - who writes a overly-sweet bubble-gum pop love song about 2 smelly swamp rats falling in love and dancing? More importantly, who the hell cares? Whoever wrote that gem should have put down their pen and put a gun in their mouth.... "When the Children Cry" - White Lion - A touchy-feely anti-war utopian ballad lamenting the current state of the world and how the children will cry - wow. Not only did the song suck, but the lyrics were overly sweet and melodramatic. All this from a "metal" band my grandmother could have beat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungee Jumper Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 THey forgot that dreadfull "Peaches" song. THe one with the lyrics that took the guy less than ten minutes to write... 841201[/snapback] http://www.singingfool.com/default.asp?fra...edid%3D00205093 Brilliant music video, though. It has ninjas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 Some more honorable mentions, from the special "Embarrasingly Bad Simile" department... Bryan Adams - "Cuts Like A Knife" Dokken (rhymes with Rockin') - "Burnin' Like A Flame" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 It's pretty freakin bad. "Stand" could make that list, too. Bubblegum music, IMO. 843320[/snapback] Difference is it's bubblegum music that's in on the joke, at least. They are not the best R.E.M. songs by a country mile, but 50 worst-ever should be reserved for sh-- like "Save the Best for Last" or Rod Stewart's "Have I Told You Lately?" which has got to be the phoniest piece of musical drivel ever committed to tape. I want to simultaneously hang myself and light myself on fire every time I hear that sappy dreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 No way, that song rocks. The brilliant lyrics... We're heading for Venus (Venus) And still we stand tall Cause maybe they've seen us And welcome us all (yeah) With so many light years to go And things to be found (to be found) I'm sure that we'll all miss her so It's the final countdown... ...then the keyboards are all like... Doona noo noo Doona noo noo noo Doona noo noo Doona noo noo noo Breathtaking! 843499[/snapback] Around Y2K they were going to re-issue that song but the final pressings had a glaring issue: The first letter "o" was missing from the word "countdown" in the cover art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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