OT: What's the Worst Song Ever?

[Rory Sparrow]

That song sucked long before that

Disagree. "Gloria" was the perfect song to bridge the gap between disco and 80's synth pop. I think it was written in 1981 and came out in 82...it has a disco beat but its more of a pop song than a dance song. Laura Branigan had a great voice, and the video is from the time where you put the camera on the singer and hoped that sex would sell itself. Classic.

 

[LordKOTL]

I remember hearing three different Mellencamp songs, and thinking they were all actually "Jack & Diane". Kind of like how Adam Sandler did the "Cryin Crazy Amazing" song of Aerosmith.
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I don't like Mellencamp much at all, but even with respect to the fact that my tastes don't really align to the population en masse, I cannot fathom at all how people in general like that song so much. Maybe I'm not supposed to know. As Tom Lerher would say (some of you might recall his love song: "The Masochism Tango"), "It's devoid of any and all artistic merit."

And your post does remind me of the Jimmy Fallon bit where he does ever 80's song to the tune of "U can't Touch This"

 

[Penny Traitor]

Okay maybe not the worst song ever but it irritates the hell out of me

'No Rain' irritates me only because it caused a lot of people to completely write off Blind Melon as "the band that did that stupid video with the bee girl" when they were actually spectacular. Really bluesy stuff at its heart. They have this great number about Ed Gein that would have been a great single and their live show was LIT. Although Shannon Moon never urinated on anyone...so it may have been an off night.

 

[ruprecht]

Disagree. "Gloria" was the perfect song to bridge the gap between disco and 80's synth pop. I think it was written in 1981 and came out in 82...it has a disco beat but its more of a pop song than a dance song. Laura Branigan had a great voice, and the video is from the time where you put the camera on the singer and hoped that sex would sell itself. Classic.

Lol. We'll agree to disagree hoss

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Lol. We'll agree to disagree hoss

Sorry...if you don't like "Gloria", you just don't like people.

 

[ruprecht]

Sorry...if you don't like "Gloria", you just don't like people.

Now you're on to something

 

[Rory Sparrow]

I don't like Mellencamp much at all, but even with respect to the fact that my tastes don't really align to the population en masse, I cannot fathom at all how people in general like that song so much. Maybe I'm not supposed to know.

I remember Huey Lewis had a huge, short run of popularity in the mid-80s. He was so popular, that he made Ray Parker Jr. a star. But it makes/made no sense. The songs are nothing. Heart & Soul is just two notes repeated over and over.

 

[Penny Traitor]

Sorry...if you don't like "Gloria", you just don't like people.

I think it is a fun track and a strange one to single out. Maybe there is more backstory?

Like I never had any strong feelings about Carly Simon until bagging groceries at Dominick's in the 80s. Now she makes me all Clockwork Orange nauseous.

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Like I never had any strong feelings about Carly Simon until bagging groceries at Dominick's in the 80s. Now she makes me all Clockwork Orange nauseous.

I had a summer job in HS where the place had Annie Lennox "Walking on Broken Glass" on a constant loop. Not really a fan.

 

[Penny Traitor]

I had a summer job in HS where the place had Annie Lennox "Walking on Broken Glass" on a constant loop. Not really a fan.

Ouch.

I love Annie and that would have Ludovicoed me into seizures.

 

[CRM 114]

I think it is a fun track and a strange one to single out. Maybe there is more backstory?

Like I never had any strong feelings about Carly Simon until bagging groceries at Dominick's in the 80s. Now she makes me all Clockwork Orange nauseous.

He hates it solely because the Blues use it as their victory song. I bet he hates Country Roads too.

 

[HeHateMe]

I remember Huey Lewis had a huge, short run of popularity in the mid-80s. He was so popular, that he made Ray Parker Jr. a star. But it makes/made no sense. The songs are nothing. Heart & Soul is just two notes repeated over and over.

Huey Lewis really dominated the coke fueled era and IMO because of the News, the saxophone solo disappeared from pop music for decades...

 

[Penny Traitor]

He hates it solely because the Blues use it as their victory song. I bet he hates Country Roads too.

LMAO

The hockey team???

The strangeness continues.

 

[Rory Sparrow]

Huey Lewis really dominated the coke fueled era and IMO because of the News, the saxophone solo disappeared from pop music for decades...

Agreed. Kind of like how pop groups stopped having flute solos after Men At Work became big time.

 

[CRM 114]

LMAO

The hockey team???

The strangeness continues.

Hockey team and 2019 Stanley Cup Champions.

 

[Penny Traitor]

Huey Lewis really dominated the coke fueled era and IMO because of the News, the saxophone solo disappeared from pop music for decades...

You may be onto something there. I just always it was assumed it was because an entire generation had their eyes bleached out after witnessing this on the Big Screen.....

I could watch that movie a thousand times in a row and I would still absolute lose it every time this scene comes onscreen.

 

[nvanprooyen]

I remember Huey Lewis had a huge, short run of popularity in the mid-80s. He was so popular, that he made Ray Parker Jr. a star. But it makes/made no sense. The songs are nothing. Heart & Soul is just two notes repeated over and over.

God I hate Huey Lewis. And now I have Power of Love stuck in my head. I hate you so much.

 

[Rory Sparrow]

You may be onto something there. I just always it was assumed it was because an entire generation had their eyes bleached out after witnessing this on the Big Screen.....

I could watch that movie a thousand times in a row and I would still absolute lose it every time this scene comes onscreen.

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[number51]

God I hate Huey Lewis. And now I have Power of Love stuck in my head. I hate you so much.

Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
In '87, Huey released this; Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip To Be Square". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the band itself.

And now I fucking have "Hip To Be Square" stuck in my head.