The WORST Songs of All Time

When I first heard "American Pie", I thought it was cool, but I find it too maudlin. Compared to "Kashmire" by Led Zeppelin, another long song, "American Pie" just goes on as a graceless movie star who doens't want to realize her carreer is over, and tries to make a comeback. "American Pie" lost it's grace. first time I heard it, maybe it was the hook or a novelty or turns of phrases that was endearing, but now it just is a overblown piece of work.

"Kashmir" ain't no great shakes either.

And Lynerd Skynerd's "Freebird" is the most overrated song ever. Long live "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed"!

 

"Kashmir" kicked ass, but yeah, "Freebird" is overrated...

 

American Pie is a great song, Freebird is a great song, Kashmir is a great song (although by Zeppelin standards, I'd say it's the most overrated song, it's good for Zep, but EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING off the second disc of Physical Graffeti is better...), and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed is a freaking AWESOME song.

Ever heard the acoustic version?

(I agree, for southern rock guitar jams, Allman Bros put LS to ShAME!)

 

I just heard it in a store this weekend. I don't know what the name of the song, but I am sick of it. repeats "Cats in the cradle and the silver spoon ran off....when are you coming home soon dad...."about a guy too busy for his son and his son grows up and ends up like him (I can't imagine a feminist liking it, with the first line "a new life came in the world the usual way"....I mean, the guy was too busy to stand by his wife in labor to give moral support).

Anyway, maudin also.

 

ok- this thread is a riot

I am one to agree w/ Grand_Duchess_Olga - I just loathe The Dave Matthews Band. His songs all sound EXACTLY the same. I think it also comes down to the fact that he's got those African drums in the background- and that reminds me way too much of that African albumn Paul Simon did in the 80's ("You can call me Al") - that was all way overplayed and I got sick of it. Dave just reminds me too much of that albumn. I also think he sounds like he's whining instead of singing.

Who else? Phil Collins. Anything by him. He's just so annoying to listen to- he also whines and sounds exactly the same w/ each song. I really enjoyed the Disney movie "Tarzan" but had to stop watching because I thought I was going to kill someone because of all of Phil Collin's damned annoying songs interrupting the movie

Fleetwood Mac ranks up there on my list. They are overplayed and grate on my nerves. John Mellancamp is the same way.

I think anything by J-Lo, Brittany, N-Stink etc goes w/o saying also.

(I know- I didn't pick a specific song- but my group choices are completely offensive -to me at least- all around.)

 

Stairway to Heaven is on my ****list, just because for the past year I've had to put up with this kid telling me how incredibly deep it is, how it's about some girl addicted to heroin...or something. And yet amidst all his random babblings, he STILL can't explain "There's a bustle in your hedgerow, It's just a spring clean for the may queen"

I can't believe somebody listed "Institutionalized".[face_shocked] "All I wanted was a Coke...AND YOU WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME!!!!!"

Marilyn Manson's cover of "Tainted Love" is indeed incredibly painful.

However, there is an even more insidious evil than Manson could ever hope to be:

Bryan Adams - "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)"

I have heard this song in EVERY waiting room I've ever visited, and every time I want to kill myself.

 

I agree- anything by Bryan Adams is painful to listen to.

 

I have no idea what Stairway to Heaven is about, and most of the time, I don't want to know. it's like that scene in Shashank Redemption with the opera singing.

I never much liked Zeppelin, but when I heard Stairway to Heaven for the first time, I was changed man, and now they are second only to the Beatles in my mind.

But I would like to get some theories on what Stairway means, cause the heroine thing is kind of interesting (buying a stairway to heaven,) not that i believe it or anything.

 

"Hello" by Lionel Richie

 

Fleetwood Mac ranks up there on my list. They are overplayed and grate on my nerves.

Well, they don't grate on my nerves, but I suppose Stevie Nicks is a great role model or something. what is it with her, Wicca? No, I'm not ragging on her, though isn't she in her 50's and she's pretending she's 20 year younger? but anyway, the role model thing. She doesn't dress to messed up...you can say it is creative. And not like J-lo or Madonna, always on tv, or getting a lot of press by saying things, like the Dixie Chicks. But really, I have no real idea of Stevie Nicks or Fleetwood Mac, so for all I know they are very annoying.

La Cucaracha drives me nuts. About the only thing people can sing in spanish, though it was funny on the old Tom and Jerry cartoon. At least no one is brain-dead enough to do a cover of it.

 

Songs that make me turn off the radio or change the station.

"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera. What a terribly sung song. So overwrought. I can tolerate her earlier stuff, but when it comes to this song, I just take her advice -- if you don't want to hear it, don't listen to it. If I happen across a music video (which is very rare) of hers, I make sure I quickly pass by her slut show.

"Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. It is so sugary sweet that it give me cavities just listening to it. [face_wretch] If it wasn't for women requesting this song at their weddings for the dance with daddy, this song would have stayed below the radar and unrequested where it belongs.

Anything by Macy Gray. If this woman can get a record contract, anyone can. She can't sing in my opinion. Plus she sounds likes she's stoned.

"I Believe I Can Fly" by R 'I love underage girls' Kelly. Another song where I don't think the singer can sing worth a darn. I can sing that bad. I can draw out I... I... I... I... at the end of the song just as badly as he does, and I'm tone deaf.

"I Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones. I don't understand her appeal. Everyone talks about how she's got this smokey blues voice, but her voice is too high and tinny to be smokey.

I also don't understand the appeal of John Mayer -- well, I do understand, the teen girls love him, but still... He sings like he's got cotton stuffed in his mouth. "Your Body is a Wonderland" is so superficial.

And finally, I've heard some Dave Matthews stuff, but I just don't get it. Over-rated.

 

One popular song I can not stand is Heart's Barracuda. I nearly wreck my jeep everytime it comes on the radio because changing the station becomes a priority over avoiding other cars.

 

The Safety Dance.

 

Tainted Love by Softcell

 

Stairway to Heaven by Led Zep.

Tom Sawyer by Rush. I double dog dare anybody to correctly explain the meaning of that song.

 

Don't forget having to hear "From this Moment" and that one Kenny G song (you know which one I'm talkin' about) at every wedding.

 

While not wishing to insult anyone I have to say that anyone who truely believes that Stairway to Heaven is one of the worst songs of all time must be completely and utterly tone deaf.

 

I forgot, something like this in South Park:

Stanley's Grandpa is playing some record. Stanley doen't like it and asks to be let out, and Grandpa is saying this is how it is being old. Stanley's grandpa was playing Enya.

Oddly, Enya is not the worst artist I ever heard, but she should be mentioned.

 

I do LIKE Stairway to heaven, but i really don´t like anything by this "eminem"! I think he were better making choclates....

 

Almost everything that sells today is 100% crap.

"Beautiful" by that cheep piece of mercandice Christina Aguilera.

"Girl that All Guys Want" by I don't know who but if I never hear that "song" again it will be too soon.

Hanson...... the horror, the horror.

"Slave for you" "Hit Me Baby one more time" or anything by that Brittany Spears.

Anything my N sync.

Macarana... so.many.bad.memories.

 

Anything by those pop artist.

Hilary Duff- that girl cannot sing to save her life and the sad thing is she thinks she can and has millions of little pre-teen girls thinking the same thing.

Avril Lavinge- annoying as hell.

Nsync- cannot sing a note.

Britney Spears- I don't really have a problem although she has no vocal range.

 

Okay, some songs are really annoying, some artists should just know that they can't sing, some bands were just a mistake from the beginning...

BUT HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER LISTENED TO LEONARD NIMOY'S "BALLAD OF BILBO BAGGINS"?!?!?!?!?!?

That song's got "worst" it hasn't USED yet!

I swear to all of you, you will be rolling in agony! Brittney will be Aretha Franklin and Eminem will be Tony Bennet before this song ever gets good!

 

I demand you retract Safety Dance and Tainted Love from this thread! I like both of those songs.



I think the artists were called Ween but I'm not sure but the song went Push the little daisies and make them come up.

THE worst song ever.

 

"Mambo # 5" sucks.

anything &hitney Spears sings is crap, but especially "Not A Girl, Not Yet a Woman"

DON'T DISS VANILLA ICE!!!! =-) He may have been a pathetic white boy trying to rap, but his song's cool. Even my stiff-upper-lipped uncles loved it! Imagine a bunch of middle-aged Indian guys singing it. HILARIOUS!!!

I love Soft Cell's version of "tainted Love" but Marilyn Manson's cover of it was awful.

 

I don't think you've listened to terrible music until you watched Eurovision. It is pain, and nothing but pain. If you've ever wanted to listen to Latvia sings an inane pop ditty, this is the show for you. To give you an idea of the horror, one of the leading countries this year was Belgium. Their song, 'Sanomi', involved two scary women 'singing' while accompanied by a man playing the bagpipes, a man playing the recorder and a man playing the accordian. I wanted to DIE.

It's fitting then, that I suggest one of the worst songs of all time would be Cliff Richard's 'Congratulations' as it *won* Eurovision. Yes, it that's bad.

And I can't believe no one here has suggested 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion. Pain personified.