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Blender Magazine: Top 50 Worst Songs of All Time

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  1. SmeggySmeg

    SmeggySmeg Contributing Member

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    great call SSG

    sub in Richard for Right Said Fred!!!
     
  2. SmeggySmeg

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    what about Bryan Adams, Britney, 50 cent... there so many more deserving
     
  3. KingCheetah

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    The only song I don't really think belongs on that list is 'The End' (it fits so well with Apocolypse Now) - why is it so panned?

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    The only other problem I have is that Prince didn't make the list he should have at least 2 top tens...
     
  4. peleincubus

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    they cant put brittney spears and Nysnc crap on the list because that is exactly what they put on the cover of there magazine. that wouldnt make much sense if they did that.
     
  5. Rasselas

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    More candidates!



    Hero -- Enrique Iglesias

    Heaven -- Warrant

    Happy Xmas (War is Over) -- John Lennon

    Cold Hearted Snake -- Paula Abdul

    That Smell -- Lynyrd Skynyrd

    And if we must choose a song from Simon and Garfunkel, it certainly wouldn't be Sound of Silence. That's a great song. Instead I respectfully submit: "Feeling Groovy"
     
  6. vj23k

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    I like :
    21. Two Princes, Spin Doctors, 1992
    25. I'll Be Missing You, Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112, 1997
    26. The End, The Doors, 1967
    28. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer, 2001
    29. Breakfast At Tiffany's, Deep Blue Something, 1995
    41. We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel, 1989
    42. The Sounds Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel, 1965
    43. Follow Me, Uncle Kracker, 2000
    45. Mesmerize, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, 2002
     
  7. AntiSonic

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    Top 50 Worst Magazines of All Time

    1. Blender
    2. Stuff
    3. Maxim
    4. FHM
    5. Slam
     
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    Among others.
     
  9. Hippieloser

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    I can't believe people are defending Starship. Freaking STARSHIP! The only reason that band existed was so Grace Slick could continue to afford drugs!

    The only song I found on the list worth defending is "The End." The rest are all at least annoying, if not the worst ever. But many of you are right, Creed should have been well represented.
     
  10. francis 4 prez

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    so here's the 18 songs i don't like.

    "My heart will go on" makes the list? overplayed, yes. bad, of course not. "We Didn't Start the Fire" and "We Built this City," two of my favorite songs ever make the list. dammit. I just had to put on "I'd do anything for Love" (and it's just in it 11th miinute right now) to remind myself how stupid this list is. Sound of Silence? weird list I'll say.

    and Jessica Simpson isn't on the list because she doesn't have any song as famous as any of these to put on there. Britney and Backstreet don't have many that are that famous and the ones that are are usually good pop songs (unless you're just one who hates fast, catchy pop songs to begin with). Manny, don't sound so indignant that all the stuff you used to like isn't on the list.
     
  11. BMoney

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    Starship is one of the worst bands ever. I am sorry. "We Built this City" is just gawdawful. I would take an hour covered in bacon grease with a wolverine injected with angel dust before I would listen to that song again. Bleeegh.
     
  12. SmeggySmeg

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    take that back ManRam :(
     
  13. KingCheetah

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    US troops torture Iraqi insurgents with this song.
     
  14. Gutter Snipe

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    Yeah, I liked (and still like) a lot of them

    1. We Built This City, Starship, 1985
    7. Don't Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin, 1988
    9. American Life, Madonna, 2003
    12. Kokomo, The Beach Boys, 1988
    13. Illegal Alien, Genesis, 1983
    14. From A Distance, Bette Midler, 1990
    15. I'll Be There For You, The Rembrandts, 1995
    21. Two Princes, Spin Doctors, 1992
    23. Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart, 1984
    28. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer, 2001
    31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies, 1994
    33. Barbie Girl, Aqua, 1997
    35. Shiny Happy People, R.E.M., 1991
    38. Cotton Eye Joe, Rednex, 1995
    42. The Sounds Of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel, 1965
    44. I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), Meat Loaf, 1993
    48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, The Beatles, 1968
    49. I'm Too Sexy, Right Said Fred, 1992


    I'm not saying they were great songs, but very likeable. Maybe some people don't want to admit that they liked them when they came out and now want to say that they were too cool to like such a popular (but bad) song, but that's their business.

    Me? I like songs that put me in a good mood, songs that are catchy, songs that sound cool or unique. I don't like songs that are too country, sappy, or just sound like a bunch of noise with no discernable melody.
     
  15. candycane

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    Here are two that I can think of that are definately top 50 worthy:
    Hanson-MMM Bop and Spice Girls-Wannabe
     
  16. Surfguy

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    Okay...any list like this without "Jesse's Girl" by Rick Springfield is a no go in my magazine.

    "...cause she was Jesse's Girl....(da na na na na na na na na na)"
     
  17. Surfguy

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    Don't forget about Night Ranger's "Sister Christian".

    Sister Christian
    Oh the time has come
    And you know
    That you're the only one to say
    O.K.
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    .
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    You're motoring
    What's your price for flight
    In finding mister right
    You'll be alright tonight

    :D
     
  18. MacBeth

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    These are all ok to good, or at least self-depracatingly funny*. A tad cheesy, some, but decent.

    Sounds of Silence is very good, and that and Ob-La-Di are, in my mind, on the list so as to appear that they have no sacred cows.

    Number 50 should be competing with Papa Don't Preach for number 1, IMO. Scratching a chalkboard.
     
  19. Deckard

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    I'm not sure if I'd go the "bacon grease with a wolverine" route, but I wasn't crazy about them myself. (no offense to fans... I can't stand most of the groups many of you like anyway, lol!)

    I saw the Jefferson Airplane the first time back when they were touring for Surrealistic Pillow. They were incredible! And I got a piece of a barricade that was across the front of the stage the next time they played Houston.There was a minor riot because the cops made the folks running the concert turn off the electricity at midnight, right in the middle of a song. You should have heard the Airplane raise hell! It was surprising they stayed out of jail that night. The Airplane were an awesome group. The later groups just sounded a bit tired and didn't have the same explosive creativity.
     
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    Songs that I think should have been included.

    Under Pressure by Queen and David Bowie - The individual parts aren't bad, but they were put together like a train wreck. Both Freddie and Bowie sound like they're just screwing around and the band totally clams the bombastic rock buildup toward the end.

    Hell is For Children by Pat Benatar - A song that should have been targeted for censorship by the Christian right, due to some of the stupidest lyrics ever known to man. They're so inane (HELL!!!! HELL IS FOR HELL!!! HELL IS FOR HELL!!! HELL IS FOR CHILDREN) that I tend to start laughing, but you're not supposed to laugh at a song about child abuse.

    D'yer Maker by Led Zepellin - I know alot of people like this song, but it is the epitome of one culture (British Isles) butchering the culture of another (Jamaica). Even John Paul Jones agrees with me (seriously).

    Ray of Light by Madonna - Despite having heard my sister play Like a Virgin non-stop for two years on her Fisher-Price turntable, I have grown to appreciate some of Madonna's music. That said, this song is awful. She can't hit the high notes. It's like a dog whelping.

    Flame away.
     

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