Preliminaries: The DU Worst Song Ever Tournament

[Arkana]

OK, people, here's the deal. There are a LOT of bad songs out there. We've all heard one--Bobby Goldsboro's "Honey," anything done by William Hung, hell--even "MacArthur Park" has had a mention. So, I thought I'd hold a tournament to determine DU's WORST SONG EVER.

Here are the rules:
1. Your song, in order to be nominated, must get at least two additional votes. If you could, reply to the post where the song is mentioned with a "Second!" or "Third!" so it's easier to locate votes.

2. This tournament has room for 32 songs. I was going to do an NCAA-size bracket, but that was a bit much, so I decided to do half. Therefore, if you don't get yours in before I accept the 32 required, it doesn't get accepted. Maybe when we get to the Worst Song NIT.

3. You have to mention specific tunes, not blanket statements like "Anything by the Doobie Brothers" or something like that. Give me a specific song that stands out in its crapfulness.

Well, that's it! Let's begin the selection process!

EDIT: I know that there's another thread out there that looks similar to this with my name on it--but this idea popped into my head AFTER that thread got approximately 20 responses, so changing it would have been a bit confusing.

EDIT 2: I also should mention that if you have nominated a song, you can still second or third another song--it just, um, can't be your own, cause that would be stupid.

EDIT 3: I will post a reply to the last vote on a song to say that it has been seeded. Just wanted to clear that up too.

EDIT 4: Also, you can vote for a song that you didn't necessarily think was the WORST ever, but one that you thought was bad enough to make it into the tournament.

[Wickerman]

1. We Built This City

Jeff Starship

[bobthedrummer]

14. "We Built This City" by The Jefferson Starship-seconded.

:puke:

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Holy shit, I'll second that one!

And that one gets special mention because not only is it a pure piece of shit song, it's a pure piece of shit song done by a band that used to mean something. Unlike most pop drivel, that's done by useless clueless fucks to begin with, "We Built This City" was done by a band that used to rock, that used to be cool, that used to, as I said, mean something.

[Wickerman]

26. Bingo

I nearly cried when I heard that song for the first time. The band that represented so much of the 60's cashing is so freakin' hard and with such lame material.

[Arkana]

20. And we have our third song!

"We Built This City," by Jeff Starship--congratulations, you're the first seed in DU North.

[Wickerman]

28. ah, the always competitive North bracket

:scared:

thanks, excellent tourney.

[donheld]

71. Not a bad song

Thanks to Elton's lyrist, Bernie Taupin for a great lyric.

[LSdemocrat]

85. Is this song hated because it's by the remnants of Jefferson Airplane?

I personally don't think the song is that bad (I admit the lyrics are cheesy as hell, but it has a decent beat), but then again I like good cheesy 1980's pop.

Is this song only really hated because it was done by the remnants of Jefferson Airplane or would people strongly hate this song just as much if it was done by some random one hit wonder?

[Midlodemocrat]

130. Hey! I like that song.

[jmowreader]

2. "Let the Eagle Soar" by John Ashcroft

"America We Stand As One" and "America's Shame 2005" are nearly as bad.

America's Shame 2005 would take the title but for one minor sticking point: if you leave out us, and about nine freepers, no one has ever heard Gloria Jane's unlistenable song. Everyone in America has had the opportunity to hear "Let the Eagle Soar."

[VelmaD]

33. I'll second this one...

John Ashcroft should be ball-gagged for the rest of his life.

[Orsino]

38. Thirded. n/t

[Arkana]

39. And it has the votes.

Congratulations, Mr. Ashcroft, your song has won the 1st seed in the DU South division. All the #1 spots are now filled.

[donheld]

72. Let the Eagle

:puke:

[johnnie]

3. Don't worry be happy

[GOPisBAD]

172. seconded

.

[johnnie]

183. There ya go

I was starting to think people really liked that song. It was horrible in my opinion.

[MADem]

4. You Light Up My Life

AWFUL, awful, awful. If you lived during the days that was on radio, it was on radio EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

It was a "grab the radio, toss it across the room" song!

[Fenris]

7. God hates Debbie Boone.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. I will second that

OMG, yes, I did want to throw my radio across the room when it was on the radio. And I will argue it was more like every THREE minutes, not five. :puke:

I am sooo thankful it came out before the dawn of music videos. Can you imagine?

[Arkana]

16. And we have another seeded song!

First seed in DU West goes to "You Light Up My Life," by Debbie Boone!

[Coyote_Bandit]

5. Flushed from the Bathroom of Your Heart

Johnny Cash

[achtung_circus]

6. Teen Angel

by Mark Dinning

That fateful night the car was stalled upon the railroad track
I pulled you out and we were safe, but you went running back

Teen angel, can you hear me?
Teen angel, can you see me?
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love?

What was it you were looking for that took your life that night?
They said they found my high school ring clutched in your fingers tight

Teen angel, can you hear me?
Teen angel, can you see me?
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love?

Just sweet sixteen, and now you're gone
They've taken you away.
I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today

Teen angel, can you hear me?
Teen angel, can you see me?
Are you somewhere up above
And I am still your own true love?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. America We Stand As One

by Dennis Madalone

http://www.americawestandasone.com/video.html

And here are a bunch of posts from DUers who agree this song sucks. Do they count as seconds?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3066805

[Arkana]

12. I'm gonna have to say yes

because that video was so vomit-inducingly bad that ANYONE in their right mind would second it. First song nominated in the DU East region!

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. HOORAY

I am pumped now.

[Nevernose]

80. Seconded, or thirded, or whatever!

[Zero Division]

84. Fourth. I guess not enough people have heard this yet.

I suppose that's a good thing. And, yes, it's actually worse than "Proud to be an American".

Pay attention to the lyrics, if you haven't already, for another gut-busting laugh (or a slight touch of nausea, perhaps). "I touched the rain...I felt a tear...U-S-AAAAAAA....AMERUHCUH!"

[proud2BlibKansan]

100. I know it's early and the brackets aren't filled yet

but I am putting my money on this song. It has winner written all over it.
:bounce:

[jmowreader]

I'll second Dennis Madalone

Someone learned to make angels in Final Cut Express and just had him a whale of a time.

[elshiva]

9. My Ding A Ling

By Chuck Berry

[marions ghost]

58. yeah OK--seconding that

:puke:

drunken ding-a-ling sing-a-long

[Nicole]

105. third!

[Arkana]

153. This one is Seed 3 in DU East

[donheld]

239. What the hell is wrong with My Ding-A-Ling

You've never seen my ding-a-ling, chuck berry never even saw my ding-a-ling. Just leave my ding-a-ling the hell out of this. :evilgrin:

[last_texas_dem]

244. Well

It is hard to justify the fact that it is Chuck Berry's sole number one single. But it's kinda vulgarly funny and fun to sing with.

[jmowreader]

247. I LOVE My Ding A Ling

Not only because it's a fun, bouncy ditty, but because of the sheer balls Chuck Berry displayed by recording a song about his dick and getting it played on every radio station in the world.

[Gyre]

10. "Hey hey, we're the Monkies..."

:woohoo:

Gyre

[DemoTex]

11. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree" .. Tony Orlando and Dawn.

It is about a convict coming back from prison! It has nothing to do with soldiers, or hostages, or kidnap victims. Bad! Egregious! Woefully tasteless! Know whut ah mean, Vern?

[rhino47]

139. I 2nd Tie a Yellow Ribbon

arggghh poking my minds eye out at the visual of poly suits.

[Skip Intro]

17. Convoy

Uh, Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You got a copy on me Pig-Pen? C'mon

Uh, yeah 10-4 Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sure
By golly it's clean clear to Flag-Town, C'mon

Uh, yeah, that's a big 10-4 Pig-Pen,
Yeah, we definitely got us the front door good buddy,
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy

Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth, pullin' logs
Cabover Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh
'Bout a mile outta Shaky-Town
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
An' I'm about to put the hammer on down

Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...

I couldn't bear to post any more of the lyrics

[rhino47]

145. I 2nd Convoy

because the song so sucked.Anything country I will 2nd (well most anything)

[SOteric]

18. Feeeeeeeelings. Whoa whoa whoa, feeeeeeeeelings.....

trying to forget myyyyyyyyyyyyyy
feelings of luuuuuuuuuuuuv.....

[marions ghost]

53. i second that

Feelings, nothing more than feelings,
Trying to forget my feelings of love.
Teardrops rolling down on my face,
Trying to forget my feelings of love.

(is that the one?)

[SOteric]

57. Yep.

[Arkana]

67. Well, that's song #8, and our last #2 seed

"Feelings..." who's the creator of this sap-oozing piece of dreck?

[VelmaD]

21. "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood

Bad music. Bad lyrics. Jingoistic pap.

[Plaid Adder]

152. Seconded!!!! n/t

[Arkana]

154. This song has made it!

Seed 3 in DU West!

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. "Pruoud to be an American" by whatever fuckass useless clown southern

piece of shit it was who wrote the goddamned thing.

I know Jesus is rolling in his grave - well, would be, if he hadn't been raised - about that excoriatingly miserable bit of nationalistic cum Christian triumphalist bullshit.

Plus, it's just a suck ass song, musicologically speaking.

[Arkana]

27. That, I believe, is "God Bless the USA," by Lee Greenwood

and it was previously mentioned, so I'm going to count this as a second.

[donheld]

73. Not "god bless the USA although that indeed is bad

yes they ment "proud to be an american" by lee greenpuke.

[Left Is Write]

228. But it isn't called "Proud To Be An American."

It is indeed called "God Bless The USA" by Lee Greenwood. I gagged every time someone called in to request that song when I was working radio, and that was even before the days of Gee Dubya and patriotism as a commodity.

[jakefrep]

69. I'll second that...

...as it is compelling evidence that Lee Greenwood is in cahoots with Al Qaeda. The only time that talentless hack earns any royalties is when something bad happens to America.

[rhino47]

141. I 3rd Lee Greenwoods travesty! eom

[Left Is Write]

23. I'd like to nominate the aforementioned "Honey."

That song is utterly, utterly hideous.

[Joe Power]

160. I'll second "Honey" n/t

[marions ghost]

173. 3rd for "Honey"

"see the tree how big it's grown but friend it hasn't been too long it wasn't big..."

DELETE DELETE wipe brain

[sakabatou]

24. Barbie Girl by Aqua

[xmas74]

25. I'm still sticking w/ Ween and "Push the Little Daisies".

Come on Beavis and Butthead fans-they spit out their soda while watching the video!

(check out these lyrics!)
when u lie
kiss your baby bye bye bye
and if you're true
the whole wide world will laugh with you
when we see
nothing's wrong with you and me
with you time will tell
it might even bring a wedding bell
if u think that i'm a loser
well you suck, cause u know i ain't nothin'
but a user of your love
can't get enough
girl it's true
the whole wide world is smilin' with you

push th' little daisies and make em come up

sometimes i know
sometimes i'm on the go
but i'm comin' back
so don't give me no flack
it's all you
and it's me too
it's your world
you're the girl
happier than shit
things that might go click with me
click with you
is that love?
is that love? oh.

push th' little daisies and make em come up (x8)

watch the litle daisies grow, little daisies grow
now just push th' the little daisies and make 'em come up
watch them grow watch them grow
as i push the little daisies and make 'em come up
make 'em come up
make 'em come up
make 'em come up, say

push th' little daisies and make em come up (x7)

(edit: added lyrics. Come on-this song really sucks!)

[Wickerman]

29. Never

that Ween would even get airplay was a wonder unto itself. That was a fantastic B&B episode.

[xmas74]

32. It was a fantastic episode.

And I did hear the song on the radio the other day. The DJ said that he wanted to torture everyone. He received many hateful calls and emails directly afterwards.

[Wickerman]

36. I'm a huge Ween Fan

and I have to admit the joke of Daisy's has worn really thin for me, too. The good news is except as you noted its rarely ever played. I cannot, though, out of deference to Ween do the 2nd.

[xmas74]

37. I like Ween but really hate the song.

I think that if more people here knew what song it was, it would run away w/ the vote!

[ffm172]

237. I second that

awful song. Gets my vote

[Arkana]

30. Come on, guys! We've got a couple songs that just need one vote

to get them into it.

"God Bless The USA," Lee Greenwood

"Push the Little Daisies," Ween

[HeeBGBz]

31. Achey, Breaky Heart by that mullet wearin dude

What was his name?

[Arkana]

35. Billy Ray Cyrus

[Nevernose]

78. They gave tix away 4 free; Did you know it's a cover song?

here in Vegas, during the National Finals Rodeo, they booked him, and advertised him in every medium conceivable for months. They ended up refunding the money to the ticket holders (both of them?) and giving them away free. A first-hand source of mine, an employee there, tells me that they still only had half the seats filled.

Now that I think about it, I actually saw him open for Garth Brooks a few years prior to that, and he sucked even then.

And it's not even an original song, it's a cover.

[LSdemocrat]

81. Second! Awful song actually plagiarized by Billy Ray Cyrus

There was actually an almost identical earlier country song called "Achin' Breakin' Heart"

[rhino47]

143. I 3rd achy breaky heart

Ok im off to get that horrible song out of my head with a little green day.

[Arkana]

156. And it enters the tournament at #3 in DU North

Congratulations, Mr. Cyrus.

[iconoclastic cat]

34. Any original composition by Beware the Beast Man.

:evilgrin:

[HeeBGBz]

40. Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

Seasons In The Sun

Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We´ve known each other since we
Were nine or ten
Together we´ve climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and abc´s
Skinned our hearts and
Skinned our knees

Goodbye my friend it´s hard to die
When all the birds are singing
In the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and i´ll be there

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed were
just seasons out of time

goodbye papa please pray for me
i was the black sheep of the family
you tried to teach me right from wrong
too much wine and too much song
wonder how i got along

goodbye papa it´s hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky
now that the spring is in the air
little children everywhere
when you see them i´ll be there

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the wine and the songs like the
seasons have all gone
we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the wine and the song like
the seasons have all gone

goodbye michelle my little one
you gave me love and helped
me find the sun
and every time that i was down
you would always come around
and get my feet back on
the ground

goodbye michelle it´s hard to die
when all the birds are singing in
the sky
now that the spring is in the air
with the flowers everywhere
i wish that we could both be there

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the hills that we climbed were
just seasons out of time

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the wine and the song like the
seasons have all gone

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the wine and the song like the
seasons have all gone

we had joy we had fun we had
seasons in the sun
but the wine and the song like the
seasons have all gone

[KamaAina]

46. Second, with props for the Rod McKuen (!) lyrics

this has GOT to be a 2 seed!

[masshole]

49. yes

#1 on my all-time worst list.

[Arkana]

50. And we have our fourth song!

"Seasons In The Sun," Terry Jacks

It's now seeded #2 in DU East.

[ghostsofgiants]

41. "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne

Do I really need to explain why?

[Arkana]

42. OK, I have to push this one on principle.

My sister and her friends went through an Avril phase a while back, and they listened to this song...over...and over...and over...and over...and over...and over...and over...and over again until I wanted to force feed them the CD.

[DBoon]

51. I'll vote for this one too!

truly terrible

[Arkana]

52. Yes! I had hoped this one would make it.

It's now our sixth entry and the #2 in DU West.

[Wickerman]

43. Wind beneath My Wings

Bette Midler. :puke:

[VelmaD]

44. Definitely gotta second this one

Absolute pure dreck.

[donheld]

75. I love that song

O8) can we not say skinner is the wind beneath our wings :rofl:

[fishwax]

45. Have you forgotten? By Daryl Worley

bad deceptive jingoistic and more ...

[Wickerman]

47. I'll give that my second

:puke:

[AzDar]

79. thirded! (for disinformation and blatant fundie pandering...)

[Arkana]

158. And this one is in at #3 in DU South

[jmm]

48. I Write The Songs

that make the whole world sick :puke:

[rhino47]

148. I have to 2nd barry manilow !

[marions ghost]

54. The Impossible Dream

To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star

This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far

To -- etc etc blah blah --overblown romantic narcissist crescendo

[Hand]

189. Second that--a true reeker! nt

[derbstyron]

255. Nooo! Dissing a Don Quixote song

What are you thinking?

:shrug:

[sendero]

55. Afternoon Delight..

.... sung by folks that you could never imagine having sex anyway. :)

And BTW, I like my delight at night :evilgrin:

[marions ghost]

56. OK I'll second Afternoon Delite

but isn't it about on a par with MacArthur Park?

Someone left the cake out in the rain
I dont think that I can take it
Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have the recipe again--ooooo Noooooo (earsplitting finale)

[sendero]

59. Truthfully...

.... I never found McArthur Park that hard to get. It is about a relationship that is over and that the protagonist thinks he'll never see the likes of again.

Melodramatic? Definitely. Bombastic? Sure. But not on the 7th level of insipidness like songs such as "Afternoon Delight".

[Arkana]

65. And we have number seven

"Afternoon Delight." I've never heard the song before, so I need the original performer. It will take #2 in DU North.

[yardwork]

102. That would be "Starland Vocal Band" - and be grateful you don't know it.

It's the worst song I can ever remember hearing, and we heard it over..and over...and over....again in the mid-1970s.

[Metatron]

60. "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy

The only thing worse than the song is the video.

[Hand]

190. WTF was he thinking??? Second! nt

[derbstyron]

256. Annoying. I'll cast a third it sucks n/t

[the Princess]

61. I nominate "Wives and Lovers"

"Wives And Lovers"

(Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

Hey! Little Girl
Comb your hair, fix your makeup
Soon he will open the door
Don't think because there's a ring on your finger
You needn't try anymore

For wives should always be lovers too
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you
I'm warning you...

Day after day
There are girls at the office
And men will always be men
Don't send him off with your hair still in curlers
You may not see him again

For wives should always be lovers too
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you
He's almost here...

Hey! Little girl
Better wear something pretty
Something you'd wear to go to the city and
Dim all the lights, pour the wine, start the music
Time to get ready for love
Time to get ready
Time to get ready for love

***********************************************

Excuse me while I go PUKE!!!!

[CO Liberal]

188. Second

This song may have INSPIRED the Women's Lib Movement.

[Dogmudgeon]

207. That's a GREAT song

According to Hal David, it was written tongue-in-cheek, and he should know -- he wrote the lyrics.

Incidentally, I never see "Run for Your Life" nominated for worst-song lists. It's a masterpiece of misogyny and violence.

But Saint John Lennon always gets a pass for it.

--p!

[CO Liberal]

62. "Indiana Wants Me" by R. Dean Taylor

Indiana wants me, Lord I can't go back there
Indiana wants me, Lord I can't go back there
I wish I had you, to talk to

If a man ever needed dying he did
No one had a right to say what he said about you
And it's so cold and lonely here without you
Out there the law is coming
I've been so tired of running



It hurts to see the man that I've become
To know I'll never see the morning sunshine on the land
I'll never see your smiling face or touch your hand
If just once more I could see
You, our home and our little baby



I hope this letter finds it's way to you
Forgive me love for the shame I've put you through and all the tears
Hang on love to the memories of those happy years
Red lights are flashing around me
Good Lord it looks like they found me



Indiana wants me, Lord I can't go back there (This is the police. You are surrounded. Give yourself up)


http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/r_dean_taylor/indiana_wants_me.html

[marions ghost]

66. OMG yeah OK 2nd that

wherever you dredged that up from some bad muck

[CO Liberal]

63. "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" by Wayne Newton

And try to start a new life with the mother of my child
I couldn't bear to hear those words again
She cried and said

Daddy, don't you walk so fast
(My daughter cried)
Daddy, don't you walk so fast
Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Daddy, don't you walk so fast

Daddy, slow down some 'cause you're makin' me run
Oh, daddy, don't you walk so fast

http://www.lyricsjunkie.com/Wayne+Newton+lyrics/Daddy+Don't+You+Walk+So+Fast.html

[NomoBreaks]

108. SECOND

[marions ghost]

64. Little Green Apples (Roger Miller?)

...And if that's not loving me, then all i've got to say, God didn't make little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time. And there's no such thing as dr. seuss or disney land and mother goose, no nursery rhymes. God didn't make little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time. And when myself is feeling low, i think about her face and go and ease my mind.

Sometimes i call her up, at home, knowing she's busy. And ask her if she can get away, meet me and maybe we can grab a bite to eat. And she drops what she's doing and she hurries down to meet me, and i'm always late. But she sits waiting patiently, and smiles when she first sees me, because she's made that way.

[Bossy Monkey]

103. OC Smith hit with it, though Roger Miller did it, too

I don't know who the Bobby Russell who wrote it is, but he must be a little love. Google indicates he inflicted at least one Gary Lewis & the Playboys number on us as well. Also (ding ding ding) Honey by Bobby Goldsboro.
http://www.top40db.org/Songs/ID_68278.shtml

[marions ghost]

163. "Honey"

by Bobby Goldsboro I hope is officially on the list.

thanx undisclosed for the background on Little Green Apples--I know it's something of a classic, but in hindsight...gives me the shivers

[Arkana]

175. It is now! I just found a second and a third.

"Honey" is now seeded #5 in DU West.

[Torgo Johnson]

68. "Young Girl" by Gary Puckett and Union Gap

Most disturbing song I have ever heard.

[HeeBGBz]

92. The pedophile song

Sorry posted wrong area.

I wonder if Gary Puckett still sings that?

On edit: Yeah that deserves a vote.

[jakefrep]

70. I nominate "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle nt

[fishwax]

74. Seconded

can't stand that sappiness ...

[Patiod]

157. THIRD That song creeps me out

[Arkana]

176. It's in! Seeded 5th in DU North!

[AzDar]

76. "(You're) Having My Baby" by Paul Anka ......... *shudders*

[wovenpaint]

86. Eeewww-I'll second this one

worst. song. ever. :scared:

[wovenpaint]

89. Cocacabana by Barry Manilow

Never could listen to that one-made my teeth hurt...I still do whatever it takes to make it go away when I hear the first notes.

[marions ghost]

90. OK put it on the list

:puke:

ODIA: I'm a woman in love and I love what it's doin' to me
BOTH: Havin' my baby
ODIA: I'm a woman in love and I love what's goin' through me

PAUL: Didn't have to keep it
Wouldn't put ya through it
You could have swept it from you life
But you wouldn't do it, no, you wouldn't do it

BOTH: And you're havin' my baby
ODIA: I'm a woman in love and I love what it's doin' to me
BOTH: Havin' my baby
ODIA: I'm a woman in love and I love what's goin' through me

PAUL: Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
What a lovely way of sayin' how much you love me

[GoddessOfGuinness]

91. I'll give that baby another vote

:puke:

How about a sequel?
"Havin' my period"
"Havin' Viagra"...

[alittlelark]

106. Having My Baby is indeed the WORST ever.

[rhino47]

150. I 3rd it .. i posted it srry i didnt see this posting

[Arkana]

159. It's in--#4 in DU East

[Phentex]

206. This gets my vote.

[marions ghost]

77. Margaritaville?

I always picture some loser stumbling around in a stupor looking for salt shakers

Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
Now I think Hell, it could be my fault

I blew out my flip-flop
Stepped on a pop-top
Cut my heel had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on

[imenja]

118. don't say that in Florida

Jimmy Buffet is a loyal Democrat. Plus, I think the song is okay.

[marions ghost]

131. Cheesebugger in Paradise?

OK OK I know Jimmy's got his fans, esp in FL, and he did make a lotta money off of wastin' away in Margaritaville so it must have hit a nerve...I'll go easy on him since he's a loyal Dem and leave his signature song alone--OK but what about this jingle that goes with his chain of hamburger joints? ...see last line --"I'M just a cheeseburger in Paradise"...(!?!) --is there a more terrible line in musical history? I suppose you could argue he achieved his goal of being deliberately laughably bad and therefore maybe immune to criticism. -----------

Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Medium rare with mustard ’be nice (paradise)
Heaven on earth with an onion slice (paradise)
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer
Well good God almighty which way do I steer for my

Chorus:
Cheeseburger in paradise (paradise)
Makin’ the best of every virtue and vice (paradise)
Worth every damn bit of sacrifice (paradise)
To get a cheeseburger in paradise
To be a cheeseburger in paradise
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise

[imenja]

235. that's bad

I'm not a Jimmy Buffet fan myself, so I'm not familiar with all of his songs. Those lyrics do look terrible. Buffet, however, has done concerts to raise funds for Democratic politicians, John Kerry among them. Perhaps they served cheeseburgers.

Still, my vote has got to be Paul McCartney's "Frog Song" from 1984, the terror of it all made worse by the fact that he has re-released it.

[rhino47]

151. I like buffet

[Joe Power]

162. I'll second this piece of crap

And anything else by Buffett anyone cares to nominate. Ugh!

[RubyDuby in GA]

203. You anti-Buffet people are going to HELL!

:P

You obviously haven't done a Buffet event with me or you'd worship the man like the Summer God he really is.

I'll have to get a picture of my Buffet hat...

[Joe Power]

205. Listening to Buffet...

...IS Hell! :evilgrin:

I'm sure that you are quite adorable in your Buffet hat, though. ;)

[Arkana]

209. Well, while I like Buffet, there's enough haters here

to get him on the list. He's number 6 in DU South, and we now have 8 slots left to fill.

[Nevernose]

82. Apache!

http://mmslb.eonstreams.com/b/ccri/tn_memphis/fb3720bvf74bf487ebu/apache.wmv

[TroubleMan]

97. OMG!!! That video is disturbing

It deserves it's own thread.

[Scooter24]

112. going to third that nomination...

:scared:

[Arkana]

161. It's in! #4 in DU West.

[Nevernose]

83. Leonard Nimoy -- Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

http://www.ussjoshua.org/bbaggins.mov

[marions ghost]

87. the 70's seems to be winning

a lotta songs from then here

after that, things got more debatable and bad became more subjective? Or bad became even more forgettable?

[zooloobush]

88. Domanica, Domanica

as he gayly walks along

He sings his Daily song


Never asking for reward. He sends praises to the lord.

And he gayly walks along. (Words might not be exact but my parents used to play that all the time.

[HeeBGBz]

93. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
Of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleeping
I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns
There was this letter I read

"If you like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes on the Cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape."

I didn't think about my lady
I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady
Have fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper
Took out a personal ad
And though I'm nobody's poet
I thought it wasn't half bad

"Yes I like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red-tape
At a bar called O'Malley's
Where we'll plan our escape."

So I waited with high hopes
And she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant
I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady
And she said, "Oh it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment
And I said, "I never knew."

That you like Pina Coladas
Getting caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean
And the taste of champagne
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the Cape
You're the lady I've looked for
Come with me and escape

[blue neen]

95. I think Rupert Holmes wrote Timothy, too!

Maybe we should have a special category for worst songwriters ever!

I'll second the Pina Colada song. I sincerely hate this song.

[Bossy Monkey]

101. He did.

http://www.top40db.org/Songs/ID_71222.shtml
By all accounts, Timothy was the mule. But still.

[Joe Power]

165. "Timothy" is a GREAT song!

But "Pina" blows dead goats.

[MrsCheaplaugh]

125. Seconded

Gross gross gross

[blue neen]

94. Timothy

You know:

"Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows
The only ones left were Joe and me and Tim

<snip>

Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?

<snip>

My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around to finding Timothy!"

It's a nice little ditty, isn't it.

WORST SONG EVER!

[Bossy Monkey]

98. Ignore; I put this in the wrong place nt

[blue neen]

96. Muskrat Love by The Captain and Tennille

"Muskrat Suzy
Muskrat Sam
Do the Jitterbug
Out in Muskrat Land"

What drugs were they taking when they wrote this song?

[Nicole]

104. second!

[NomoBreaks]

109. I mussbee a geek I like that song

nm

[imenja]

117. definitely should be on the list

:puke:

[Bridget Burke]

127. Actually, Willis Alan Ramsey wrote it...

He called it "Muskrat Candlelight" & it was an amusing little tune on his debut album, "Willis Alan Ramsey"--also his only album so far. There are some excellent tunes on that album--now available again, I believe.

He was a fine Texas singer-songwriter who fled to Scotland just as the Cosmic Cowboy thing began. The royalties from "Muskrat Love" certainly aided his escape. He's back in the USA, still performing & writing.

Yes, the version by Captain & Tennille truly sucked.

[marions ghost]

134. Notable Contender

BUT maybe it's SO bad it's good? I guess I have more tolerance for the bizarre than the sappy. Muskrat Love concept is unique in the history of music, reaching the Pinnacle of Absurdity. (I could imagine some Dr Seuss illustrations to go with the lines above)
Or maybe Kermit would sing it...

My criteria for Worst is that I wish that a certain song had never entered my consciousness on any level. I don't feel that way so much about Muskrat Luv.

Don't Captain and Tenille have an even worse contribution?

[Arkana]

164. It's in, and it claims the last #4 seed!

It's in the DU South region.

[LoZoccolo]

99. "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes

It's the one where the dad tries to go shoot his daughter's boyfriend but the bullet hits his daughter instead!

Daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me
Daddy please don't, we're gonna get married...just you wait and see.

[NomoBreaks]

107. 'JEAN' by Oliver

Jean, Jean, Roses are Red...

I actually heard this recently somewhere and I promise you if I ever remember where it was, I will return and revenge myself upon them. :)

[WilliamPitt]

110. MacArthur Park

Someone left their cake out in the rain...

*bang*

*thump*

[SharonRB]

194. I'll second that one, Will

The worst ever!

[Arkana]

195. There is a third for this one up farther on the board, so it's now in

Seeded 6th in DU East. Now I just need to remember who sang this one...

[SharonRB]

200. Richard Harris, I believe

[BlueJazz]

253. I like MacArthur Park......not the words but the chord patterns...

[barackmyworld]

111. "My Neck, My Back" by Khia

come on, some younger DU'ers back me up here. This is the most explicit/stupid song ever. And Khia is ugly.

[rhino47]

155. I like that song for sentimental reasons

I have the visual of my drunken 29 year old stepson singing that in the middle of a dancefloor at seymore ducks in conneaut lake pa . lol
Long story .So I laugh every time I hear that song.
my neck my back my P*ssy and my crack.

[warrens]

113. A Horse With No Name

Built this City is bad, this is worse

[last_texas_dem]

142. Why do you hate America?

:D

[Joe Power]

167. LMAO!!!

Perfect. :headbang:

[donheld]

238. Speaking of America

i think they did the original for "muscrat love." It's on there Greatest hits if i'm not mistaken.


ps i like horse with no name.

[last_texas_dem]

243. Yeah

They had the first hit single of it, though there is an original version by the songwriter Willis Alan Ramsey, who I think was mentioned on here recently. Their version is slightly better than Captain and Tenille's, but I'm not particularly a fan of the song.

I do like most of America's stuff, though, including "A Horse with No Name." I'm not one of those "blame America first"-types. :-)

(Sorry, I can't resists repeatedly making silly puns on the name "America"!)

[HeeBGBz]

252. That was good

You rock, Last

[maveric]

114. Akon - Lonely Chipmunk song.

:puke:

[Seabiscuit]

115. "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (1960)

"{Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
It's finger pop poppin' time
Finger poppin' poppin' time}
I feel so good
And that's a real good sign

{Here comes May and here comes Sue
Here come Johnny and Bobby too
It's finger pop poppin' time}
I feel so good
And that's a real good sign

{Here comes May and here comes Sue
Here come Johnny and Bobby too
It's finger pop poppin' time}
I feel so good
And that's a real good sign

{Hey now, hey now, hey now, hey now
It's finger pop poppin' time
Finger poppin' poppin' time}
I feel so good
And that's a real good sign"

OK, I'm showing my age, and yeah, there were some pretty mediocre songs in the 50's & early 60's, but this one made me and all my friends in ninth grade want to puke.

Dumbest lyrics ever, worst song of all time.

[Bridget Burke]

128. But it had a good beat & you could dance to it.

The lyrics weren't meant to be fine literature.

[Seabiscuit]

216. LOL!!! Someone here actually remembers that song???

[imenja]

116. "The Frog Song" (1984), Paul McCartney

Truly awful. And while you may think that children's songs shouldn't be judged so harshly, it was a top 20 song in the UK in the 1984 and therefore was inflicted on the general population with horrifying regularity.

[Hand]

249. Second that!

Anyone who detests "My Sharona" plainly knows a bad song when it rears its ugly head! :toast:

[uhhuh]

119. The Superbowl Shuffle

By the Chicago Bears

That's gotta get in the tournament!!

[Arkana]

181. As a Patriots fan, I will symbolically flip off several thousand

Bears fans and personally second this one.

[Sugar Smack]

120. I'm nominating "Wasn't Me" by Shaggy-

already did another anti-wasn't-me rant in the other thread. Hives, I'm getting hives just thinking about it.

[last_texas_dem]

137. I'll second that one

I love seventies AM pop too much to support lots of these nominations, but that song sucked incredibly!

[HeeBGBz]

138. I'll third it

I hate that fkn song.

[Arkana]

166. It's in! Seeded 5th in DU East.

[Arkana]

169. Sorry, I put this in the wrong place.

[last_texas_dem]

170. "Feelings" is by Morris Albert

I kinda like it, though... :cry:

[SKKY]

121. I'm nominating "Heartbeat" by Mr. Miami Vice himself Don Johnson...

...if that song doesn't personify "crapfulness", I really don't know what does.

[Hand]

193. Second! And I've never even heard it! nt

[shawmut]

122. "I've Never Been To Me"

Charlene



:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :thumbsdown:

[Arkana]

230. I do believe two other people mentioned this in my previous thread

so I'm giving it the nod. It claims the last #7 seed, in DU South.

[Catchawave]

123. "Ooops, I did it again"

Because Brittany needs to be represented here :)

[auburngrad82]

126. Seconded

Britney sucks in a trailer trash kind of way.

[Arkana]

178. I'm going to add my own second to this, and put it into the tournament

because it is SO bad that no one in their right mind should listen to it. It claims the last #5 seed--DU South.

[Shoedogg]

124. Tubthumping by Chumbawumba

I hate this song with a seething, burning passion.

[DelawareValleyDem]

129. "Wildfire" - Michael Murphy

The guy sitting next to me is playing it as I read this thread.

[HeeBGBz]

140. No, not the sad horse song!

Sad horse songs have their place in the world.

[Joe Power]

168. Seconded! n/t

[Midlodemocrat]

132. I nominate - Billy, Don't be a Hero.

:puke:

[rhino47]

133. Dominque By the Singing Nuns

:puke:

The Singing Nun is actually Sister Luc-Gabrielle, member of a Belgian Dominican order convent. She also recorded as Sister Sourire, French for "Sister Smile." This song, about St. Dominic, Spanish-born priest and founder of her order, has French lyrics:
Dominic....anic, anic
Il parcourt l'Europe a pied,
Scandinavie au Provence
Dans la sainte pauvrete.

which translate to:
Dominic....anic, anic
He travels all around Europe on foot,
Scandinavia to Provence (France)
In saintly poverty
Alternate Version -- Lyrics from “The Singing Nun” (Movie lyrics) sung by Debbie Reynolds

Dominique, nique, nique I will tell of Dominique
His goodness to acclaim
And I pray the song I sing
Will some simple pleasure bring
That the world shall know his name!

I will tell of Dominique as I sing this little song
And when I sing the chorus all the world will sing along!

Dominique, nique, nique it was good Saint Dominique
He lived for you and me
From his labors long ago
Came a better world I know! And his love shall always be!

“Though I’m poor”, said Dominique as he spoke unto the Lord,
“I will be your humble servent and your love is my reward”!

Dominique, nique, nique I will follow Dominique
His burdens will I share
For his courage will I pray
His teachings to obey! His words shall be my prayer!

By the kindness of his heart and the labor of his hand
He brought love and understanding as he wandered through the land!

Dominique, nique, nique I will tell of Dominique
His goodness to acclaim
And I pray the song I sing
Will some simple pleasure bring! All the world shall know his name!

Dominique the mighty warrior was a soldier of ther Lord
His armor was devotion and the Gospel was his sword!

Dominique, nique, nique it was good Saint Dominique
He lived for you and me
From his labors long ago
Came a better world I know! And his love shall always be!

Through the blazing heat of summer and the chill of winter snow
I will follow Dominique! In his footsteps I will go!

Dominique, nique, nique I will follow Dominique
His burdens will I share
For his courage will I pray
His teachings to obey! His words shall be my prayer!

[rhino47]

136. Having My Baby Paul Anka

this was just plain horrible.
:puke:
when I make it to hell being the god hating liberal I am
that song will be on the jukebox in hell.


Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin'
What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes
I'm happy you know it


That you're havin' my baby

You're the woman I love
And I love what it's doin' to ya

Havin' my baby

You're a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through ya


The need inside you
I see it showin'
Whoa, the seed inside ya
Baby, do you feel it growin'
Are you happy you know it
That you're


Havin' my baby


I'm a woman in love
And I love what it's doin' to me


Havin' my baby


I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me


Didn't have to keep it
Wouldn't put ya through it
You could have swept it from you life
But you wouldn't do it
No, you wouldn't do it
And you're havin' my baby


I'm a woman in love
And I love what it's doin' to me

Havin' my baby


I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me


Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
What a lovely way of sayin'
How much you love me


Havin' my baby
(havin' my baby
I'm a woman in love
And I love what's goin' through me

[LynneSin]

135. Rock Me Amadeaus by Falco

No worse way of introducing Mozart to the brain dead than this song!!

[Magrittes Pipe]

144. Hotel California

[marions ghost]

149. oh yeah

second that

--got the "yikes, get that OUT of my head" response on that one

[Arkana]

146. Wow! Looks like I got a few responses while I was sleeping...

Gotta do some catching up now.

[last_texas_dem]

147. "Yeah!" by Usher

Boggles the mind that that was one of the biggest songs of last year. It's basically hookless and totally obnoxious but, along with "In Da Club" (another good contender for horrible status) I learned both of them because I used to work with a bunch of high school kids with middling to horrible taste in music. Pretty much all modern hip-hop/pop radio crap sucks ten times worse than all the seventies AM pop that is mostly getting nominated here, IMHO.

[Arkana]

171. Here's the bracket so far:

East
1. America We Stand As One--Dennis Madalone
2. Seasons In The Sun--Terry Jacks
3. My Ding-A-Ling--Chuck Berry
4. You're Having My Baby--Paul Anka
5. Wasn't Me--Shaggy

West
You Light Up My Life--Debbie Boone
Sk8er Boi--Avril Lavigne
God Bless The USA--Lee Greenwood
Apache Music Video (artist name or creator needed)

North
We Built This City--Jeff Starship
Afternoon Delight--Starland Vocal Band
Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus
The Pina Colada Song--Rupert Holmes

South
Let The Eagle Soar--John Ashcroft
Feelings--Morris Albert
Have You Forgotten--Daryl Worley
Muskrat Love--Captain & Tennille

[marions ghost]

184. What ABout Honey arkana

"Honey" definitely made it
see posts 23, 160, 173

-------------
also
"MacArthur Park" got 2 votes (110, 56)-- does it not deserve a third vote? Last call for MacArthur Park...("I'll never have the recipe again" dripping pathos)

[Arkana]

185. Honey is already in. I posted the brackets before I found the second

and third needed for acceptance. As for MacArthur Park, it needs one more vote to get in.

Here's the UPDATED bracket...we need 12 slots filled.

East
America We Stand As One--Dennis Madalone
Seasons In The Sun--Terry Jacks
My Ding-A-Ling--Chuck Berry
You're Having My Baby--Paul Anka
Wasn't Me--Shaggy

West
You Light Up My Life--Debbie Boone
Sk8er Boi--Avril Lavigne
God Bless The USA--Lee Greenwood
Apache Music Video
Honey--Bobby Goldsboro

North
We Built This City--Jeff Starship
Afternoon Delight--Starland Vocal Band
Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus
The Pina Colada Song--Rupert Holmes
Butterfly Kisses--Bob Carlisle

South
Let The Eagle Soar--John Ashcroft
Feelings--Morris Albert
Have You Forgotten--Daryl Worley
Muskrat Love--Captain & Tennille
Oops, I Did It Again--Britney Spears

[Sabriel]

174. "The Edmund Fitzgerald," the 17 minute extended version

My local radio station used to play it EVERY day as the run-up to the noon news. I guess the DJ had to go get lunch at that time or something.

[SharonRB]

196. Oh, yeah, gotta second this one

[WilliamPitt]

197. THERE'S AN *EXTENDED* VERSION?????

What, does he sing about every lake in the country?

"Okeefenokee steams like a young man's dreams, Crystal Lake in Newton Mass. is for sportsmen..."

Egads.

[SharonRB]

201. Believe me, if you've never heard it, you're lucky

The short version is bad enough!

[Arkana]

199. *Sniff* as much as I like GL, I can't step in the way of popular opinion

and "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" slips into the second 6th seed in DU West.

[Redstone]

177. "Cat in the cradle" by Harry Chapin,

nominated for general awfulness;

"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen, nominated for unspeakable dreariness.

Redstone

[DeaconBlues]

179. Okie from Muskogee by Merle Haggard

Its an oldie but I thought it would be a natural for a DU worst song ever tournament:

We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee;
We don't take our trips on LSD
We don't burn our draft cards down on Main Street;
We like livin' right, and bein' free.

I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
A place where even squares can have a ball
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all

We don't make a party out of lovin';
We like holdin' hands and pitchin' woo;
We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy,
Like the hippies out in San Francisco do.

And I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
A place where even squares can have a ball.
We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.

Leather boots are still in style for manly footwear;
Beads and Roman sandals won't be seen.
Football's still the roughest thing on campus,
And the kids here still respect the college dean.

We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
In Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA....


Bleech...

[rhino47]

180. Splish Splash Taking a bath Bobby Daren

[terrya]

182. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston

That song makes my ears bleed everytime I hear it.

[Hand]

250. Second that!

Sounds like she recorded it while in labor... :puke:

[Wickerman]

186. Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves

By Cher

was born in the wagon of a travellin' show
My mama used to dance for the money they'd throw
Papa would do whatever he could
Preach a little gospel, sell a couple bottles of Doctor Good

CHORUS
Gypsys, tramps, and thieves
We'd hear it from the people of the town
They'd call us Gypsys, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down

Picked up a boy just south of Mobile
Gave him a ride, filled him with a hot meal
I was sixteen, he was twenty-one
Rode with us to Memphis
And papa woulda shot him if he knew what he'd done

-edit-- and it just goes on...

[Cannikin]

192. Mmmm Bopp.

[Arkana]

229. Oh, dear GOD. Please, someone third this! It was AWFUL!

Seconded!

[mnmoderatedem]

233. Consider it thirded!

If bush can make up words, so can I. :)

[Jersey Devil]

187. "She Got a Nose Job" - Alfred E. Neumann

Alfred E. Neumann's "She Got a Nose Job" is a cardboard flexi-disc that was included as a free Mad Magazine giveaway around 1962. Later compiled on the Mad vinyl album compilation they put out a year later ("Mad 'Twists' Rock 'n Roll"), to capitalize on the dance craze 'o the day with more cheesy greasy rock 50's rock-type filler and snide lyrics (sample: "She got a nose job/She got a nose job/ It's now turned up/ instead of hangin' down/ She got a nose job/ She got a nose job/ and now she's the prettiest gal in town!"). In a vocal arrangement reminiscent of The Ravens, with a great basso profundo intoning "Nose Job!" ever now and then. But most likely, an Italian doo-wop group. Righteous, Retro, and Retroussee...

http://www.squidsear.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=98

[Hand]

191. My Sharona...

The quintessential 1970s derivative POS.

Anyone who disagrees deserves death by Wonga Wonga. All very simple. :nuke:

[marions ghost]

198. 2nd "My Sharona" --

Check out these lyrics..... (I was foggy about what comes after "My Sharona" so looked it up) Seems to be a car/woman analogy with a hint of pedophile, but also brings appliances to mind--Sharona, by Eureka
----------

Ooh my little pretty one, pretty one.
When you gonna give me some time, Sharona?
Ooh you make my motor run, my motor run.
Gun it comin' off the line Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up.
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

Come a little closer huh, ah will ya huh.
Close enough to look in my eyes, Sharona.
Keeping it a mystery gets to me
Running down the length of my thighs, Sharona
Never gonna stop, give it up. Such a dirty mind.
Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

When you gonna give it to me, give it to me.
It is just a matter of time Sharona
Is it just destiny, destiny?
Or is it just a game in my mind, Sharona?
Never gonna stop, give it up.
Such a dirty mind. Always get it up for the touch
of the younger kind. My my my i yi woo. M M M My Sharona...

[Arkana]

204. Personal for My Sharona...I heard that song once and wondered

WTF was up with the lyrics. It's in at #6 in DU North.

[imenja]

236. Didn't you hear? That song is on Bush's ipod

for that reason alone it should be included. Actually I don't mind the song.

[Hand]

241. I rest my case. nt

[imenja]

245. and a convincing case it is

Will you do me a favor and support my nomination of "The Frog Song" by Paul McCartney? I assure you that it is one of the worst songs ever known to human kind. I know the only reason it hasn't been seconded is that most DUers have been spared the horror of listening to it, but it was a top 20 song in the UK in 1984. I'm trying to find an audio file to support my case.



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3076572&mesg_id=3078266ecordings
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[Hand]

248. Done! nt

[SharonRB]

202. They're Coming to Take Me Away

hee hee, ha ha
To the funny farm....

[Dogmudgeon]

208. The Christmas Shoes

By NuSong.

Thankfully, we are only inflicted with it once a year.

--p!

[DinahMoeHum]

210. "Billy, Don't Be A Hero"

n/t

[Arkana]

211. This is a second for one that was nominated earlier...

[DelawareValleyDem]

212. "Wonderwall" by Oasis

[ImpeachBush]

213. In the Year 2525 .....

Won't need no bones if you've got viagra .... something like that.

[DelawareValleyDem]

215. second

"Now it's been 10,000 years, Man has cried a billion tears", most of which were caused by listening to the song.

[Arkana]

224. Another personal third. This song was definitely disturbing.

Seeded #7 in DU West.

[Dan-W]

214. Post #119, "The Superbowl Shuffle"... consider

it THIRDED!

On edit: Seconded by #181.

[Arkana]

219. And it's in! First #7 seed, DU East!

We're almost to the end of the prelims...just seven slots left to fill.

[DinahMoeHum]

217. "C'mon, Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners. . .

Lawd, I wince every time I hear it on the radio.

:evilgrin:

[Commendatori]

223. I'll second this wretched, inexcuseable song, and

I'm almost tempted to whip up another username to third it.

[Cornjob]

246. I'll third that turd!

Horrible band, horrible song!

[KFC]

218. American Pie

I win.

[HamstersFromHell]

220. Muskrat Love

Enough said.


:puke:

[Arkana]

221. Already in.

DU South Region, seeded #4.

[Telly Savalas]

222. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

Anybody responsible for that song should be savagely beaten with a basebell bat.

[DelawareValleyDem]

225. Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

There was funky Billie Jim and little Sammy John
He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on
We took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me stiff, now we're into a brand new trip ...

[marions ghost]

231. I understand why you nominate...

but Kung Fu Fighting is so stupid it makes me laugh. If I can still laugh, then it doesn't meet my criteria...I have to feel queazy and want to hit the "puke" or argh

[HamstersFromHell]

226. Macarena

More things to lose lunch over.

[marions ghost]

227. YAY McPark has 3 votes

OOPS sorry arkana--I see you got it

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[Arkana]

232. The final results before the play-ins for the 8 seeds:

East
America We Stand As One--Dennis Madalone
Seasons In The Sun--Terry Jacks
My Ding-A-Ling--Chuck Berry
You're Having My Baby--Paul Anka
Wasn't Me--Shaggy
MacArthur Park--Richard Harris
The Super Bowl Shuffle--Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew

West
You Light Up My Life--Debbie Boone
Sk8er Boi--Avril Lavigne
God Bless The USA--Lee Greenwood
Apache Music Video
Honey--Bobby Goldsboro
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald--Gordon Lightfoot
In The Year 2525--Zager & Evans

North
We Built This City--Jeff Starship
Afternoon Delight--Starland Vocal Band
Achy Breaky Heart--Billy Ray Cyrus
The Pina Colada Song--Rupert Holmes
Butterfly Kisses--Bob Carlisle
My Sharona--The Knack
Horse With No Name--America

South
Let The Eagle Soar--John Ashcroft
Feelings--Morris Albert
Have You Forgotten--Daryl Worley
Muskrat Love--Captain & Tennille
Oops, I Did It Again--Britney Spears
Margaritaville--Jimmy Buffett
I've Never Been To Me--Charlene


Play-Ins for 8 seeds

East
Push The Little Daisies--Ween
Wind Beneath My Wings--Bette Midler

West
Copacabana--Barry Manilow
Heartbeat--Don Johnson

North
Mmm Bop--Hanson
Hotel California--The Eagles

South
Finger Poppin' Time--Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Young Girl--Gary Puckett & Union Gap

You'll see the polls shortly. They'll be open until about midnight tonight. :P

[chaska]

234. Hot Child In The City

[Dr Fate]

240. "Escape(The Pina Colada Song)" By Rupert Holmes

I cant believe no one has mentioned this one yet.

[chaska]

254. I second....

I tried to post this in this very spot but got blocked by some weird cookie thing.

[charlyvi]

242. Windy by the Association

Worst piece of shit ever.

Who's peekin' out from
Under a stairway
Callin' a name
That's lighter than air?
Who's bendin' down to
Give me a rainbow?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.

And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy

[tinfoilinfor2005]

251. Whichever song is the chimpster's favorite...