spiny norman Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 But who would that get a rise out of? Beatles fans? There might be a few left, but none of them really care anymore. See, that's a far more effective way of getting a rise out of Beatles fans. I commend you!
Anorak Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 TOP 5 'WORST' SONGS 1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles 2. Fog on the Tyne - Gazza and Lindisfarne These two are probably in my 'top 5 songs I sing to myself most' list. Liverpool's Anfield Rap, featuring John Barnes, also makes the top 10. One of my favourite videos as well. The original Goldie Lookin' Chain.
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 This, of course, begs the question of what actually is the worst hit song ever. "You Light Up My Life," anyone?
Boner Kawanger Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 URBAN LEGEND: If you continue to let The Beatles (aka The White Album) play after "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", a much worse song called "Wild Honey Pie" comes on.
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" is really awful. That's the only one I remember.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Sometimes I think "Rocky Racoon" is the worst song on the the White Album; sometimes I like it.
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 URBAN LEGEND: If you continue to let The Beatles (aka The White Album) play after "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", a much worse song called "Wild Honey Pie" comes on. For what it's worth, "Honey Pie" from the second record in that set gets my vote as the worst Beatles song ever.
Nighthawk Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 If Wild Honey Pie were on a Mr. Bungle album it would be called a great song.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 What are you people talking about. About half of Sgt. Pepper's is worse than anything on the White Album.
Nighthawk Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends was better than Ringo's. Sad and terrible.
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 It really boggles the mind as to how that album got such a good reputation. That said, I'll take "When I'm 64" or even the dreaded "Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite" over "Honey Pie" any old day of the week.
Giuseppe Zangara Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I like "Honey Pie," but your denigration of it doesn't upset me like the time goodhelmet said "Good Night" was the nadir of the Beatles' entire career or some such nonsense.
Slayer Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" is really awful. Yeah well... she was still pretty bangin though Hell, she and Debbie Gibson still are. Compare that with Britney who's already falling to waste.
Nighthawk Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Hey, remember when Kotzenjunge said Nick Cave was one of the Pet Shop Boys?
Giuseppe Zangara Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 He might as well be, what with his last couple of albums, lolz
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I don't really like that song, either. I usually stop the album after the weird semi-song in between "Cry Baby Cry" and "Revolution #9." I would definitely never argue the point that that album should have been condensed to one record, but there really is some pretty worthless stuff on there. Edit: In reference to "Good Night."
Kinetic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Hey, remember when Kotzenjunge said Nick Cave was one of the Pet Shop Boys? Yeah. I remember making a joke about Nick Cave's "slightly darker" original version of "West End Girls" that I thought was just outrageously funny. Those were more innocent times, I guess.
Guest Brian Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I like "Wild Honey Pie", if just for that little piece of guitar at the end.
Jorge Gorgeous Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Obla Dee always gets the shaft on stupid lists like this. Personally, I like it, always sort of cheers me up.
starvenger Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" is really awful. That's the only one I remember. We need to revisit "worst cover songs". Jessica Simpson has two - "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) and "Angels" (Robbie Williams). In both she manage to take a couple of good songs and take all that was wonderful about them out and replace it with Mariah Carey-esque overemoting. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da is not a good song, but it's one of those great drinking songs along with, "Home For A Rest" and "Fiesta". What 5ive song made the list, out of curiousity?
Guest Cerebus Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 One would think Anyway You Want It by Journey or Can't Stop the Music by The VIllage People would be well below this list.
Mecha Mummy Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 I dislike Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (outside of the actual "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da life goes on" line), but it isn't worse than "Revolution No. 9" or "Blue Jay Way."
The Czech Republic Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Jessica Simpson has two - "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) and "Angels" (Robbie Williams). How do you cover a song that can't be more than five years old?
Zack Malibu Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 5. We Will Rock You - 5ive featuring Queen I've never heard this, but remembering 5ive as a third-rate boy group during the peak of Boy Group Mania, I can only imagine how horrible this must be Do not speak ill of those who brought us "Baby When The Lights Go Out". Go figure that you would defend even the worst of the boy groups I could defend NSync... maybe even the BSB *shudder*... but not 5ive. They were to boy groups what Pretty Boy Floyd was to hair metal I don't hold 5ive on a pedestal or anything, but "When The Lights Go Out" was damn catchy. The follow up song was meh, and I can't recall anything else of note by them. So it's not OMG YOU MADE TEH FUN OF 5IVE, I'm more of a fan of their single than anything. NSYNC actually got better with time as opposed to worse, like most boy bands. I feel the same way about O-Town, actually, because the second CD was more pop/rock than boyband-ish. BSB stayed consistent, but they were better for ballads than pop songs. 2Gether cannot be looked at as an actual group, but something that was pretty funny and got popular by mocking a trend. And Laz has my back on 2Gether, so it's all good.
Slayer Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Why is it that even though most boy groups sing about love and shit, in all their videos there's always some shot involving all the guys slowly and menacingly walking towards the camera as if they're about to kick some dude's ass?
DCMaximo Posted November 12, 2004 Report Posted November 12, 2004 Anyone who voted for Diamond Lights obviously hasn't heard some of the other terrors that lurk on "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur". The fact that "Diamond Lights" and "Fog On The Tyne", alongside the assorted Chas N Dave Songs, are the best songs on that CD says a lot.
Rob E Dangerously Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 "American Pie" - Madonna and "Boys of Summer" - The Ataris are both horrible. But "Ob-La-Di, Ob-la-da" is good
Guest Vitamin X Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 5. We Will Rock You - 5ive featuring Queen I've never heard this, but remembering 5ive as a third-rate boy group during the peak of Boy Group Mania, I can only imagine how horrible this must be Do not speak ill of those who brought us "Baby When The Lights Go Out". Go figure that you would defend even the worst of the boy groups I could defend NSync... maybe even the BSB *shudder*... but not 5ive. They were to boy groups what Pretty Boy Floyd was to hair metal I could defend NSync... maybe even the BSB I could defend NSync... maybe even the BSB I could defend NSync... maybe even the BSB Could you really, Slayer?
Kardo Posted November 13, 2004 Report Posted November 13, 2004 LFO - Summer Girls, worst hit song ever...
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