"Billy Don't be a Hero" didn't even make the top 10?

Do NOT mack on STYX!

How could any song possibly be worse than "The Christmas Shoes"?

FOUL.

The worst song of all time is "Sweet Child O'Mine," which is a proven scientific fact.

Followed closely by "MacArthur Park" and "Sittin' in La-La Waitin' for My Ya-Ya."

Aw, I liked U Can't Touch This.

And you know that you were jamming to Ice, Ice Baby back in 1990. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

"Come Sail Away" was not a bad song.

"Mr. Roboto," on the other hand...

I'm not a fan of the Eagles, but I can let most of their music slide. Hotel California, however, drives me into a red rage.

As to the actual list, say what you will about U Can't Touch This and Ice Ice Baby, there isn't one of us alive in the 80s that doesn't hear the word "Stop" followed by a line from one or the other of those songs.

What's wrong with Hotel California? I mean..don't get me wrong. I'm not a fan or anything, but I see a lot of people who just loathe the song.

"Greatest Love of All" should be on that list.

I don't know why I enter these threads. All it does is put crappy songs into my head that I can't get rid of for two or three days. Goddamnitall.

/hates self

TheGrayCat: How could any song possibly be worse than "The Christmas Shoes"?

Thank you. Oh very thank you!

Oh Baby You
You got what I need
But you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend

Styx' "Come Sail Away"

Putrid. Just horrible. One of the many reasons I can't listen to classic rock radio. How are they still playing this song???

No "Imagine"?

bugenhagen: "Greatest Love of All" should be on that list.

This ⁿ.
Whiney Houston: most overrated vocalist ever.
Followed immediately by Ani DiFranco...like nails on a freakin' chalkboard.

Helen Redey worse than Celine Dion?! Shenanigans!

Could you imagine if the Titanic soundtrack featured "I Am Woman" instead of "My Heart Will Go On"?

/seems hilarious to me for some reason

this list is bullshiat without starship's "we built this city."

C'mon pretty mama, no "Kokomo?"

Seasons In The Sun
Terry Jacks

Break My Stride
Mathew Wilder

What's wrong with Hotel California? I think it's a great song. Honestly, my friend has played for me the Jethro Tull song it's supposedly based off and I can't hear anything similar.


FlashHarry: this list is bullshiat without starship's "we built this city."

I agree.

WE BUILT THIS CITY ON ROCK AND ROLL

Procedural Texture: Whiney Houston: most overrated vocalist ever.

See, I've heard from recording engineers that pre-Crack she was perfect; no using machines to make her sound better than she was. You just plugged her mic into the soundboard, adjusted the levels, and you had gold on wax.

So you may not like her, but her performances were PERFECT. One take, always on.

No "Final Countdown"? For shame.

Huh?? Hotel California makes a list of worst songs? WTH?

badgerb: Seasons In The Sun
Terry Jacks

damn you!

How about anything by Captain and Tennille?

Hammer 2 Legit also comes to mind.

"Love Touch" by Rod Stewart
"Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge
"Sweet Freedom" by Michael McDonald

...and you have a 1986 movie trifecta

Also, that "Dear Mr. Jesus" song that made the rounds during Christmas 1987. And votes for the aforementioned "Break My Stride" and "Kokomo".

Not to mention "Havin' My Baby" and "In The Year 2525".

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
gonna grab some afternoon delight.


.........Sky rockets in flight (zooooooooooooom) Afternoon Delight

RELAX

DON'T DO IT

WHEN YOU WANNA GO TO IT

RELAX

DON'T DO IT

WHEN YOU WANNA COME

...

...

COME

A Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney

Every time that farking song starts playing in the local mall at the end of October, I feel like taking a bowel movement on Santa's lap.

The worst song ever featuring not just one, but TWO ex-Beatles (new window)

I grew up thinking a woman sang this tune. So bad.

No Ziggy Stardust? Horrible song.

Or just about any gangsta rap song ever made by anyone ever.

I like The Last Resort better than Hotel California, but it isn't that bad.

Hey, I like come sail away.

/hiss

99 red balloons?

_{/sucked up a whole decade}

Confabulat: C'mon pretty mama, no "Kokomo?"

I came in here to say this

The Dude: Jesus, man, can you change the station?
Cab Driver: fark you man! You don't like my farking music, get your own farking cab!
The Dude: I've had a--
Cab Driver: I pull over and kick your ass out, man!
The Dude: --had a rough night, and I hate the farking Eagles, man

rocinante721


Do NOT mack on STYX!

Yeah, what he said!

Sybarite: I'm not a fan of the Eagles

Agrees.

Confabulat: I grew up thinking a woman sang this tune. So bad.

I made it to 0:39

Awful.

What about that one country crap song "don't step on my toot-toot" What the hell

/parents listened to country...I WILL NOT!

Christmas shoes is not even on the list? Bull! Glad celine dion is on there.

//just paid $300 for nose bleed Coldplay tickets.
/// i'm a moran. i know i know

JerseyTim: Styx' "Come Sail Away"

Putrid. Just horrible.

I'm with you. It is OK for a bit and then it completely falls apart in some extraterrestrial spasm, ruining any prior redeeming quality

No "Holla Back Girl" or "Breakfast at Tiffany's?"

The_Sponge: The Dude: Jesus, man, can you change the station?
Cab Driver: fark you man! You don't like my farking music, get your own farking cab!
The Dude: I've had a--
Cab Driver: I pull over and kick your ass out, man!
The Dude: --had a rough night, and I hate the farking Eagles, man

Damn! Ninja'd by 20 seconds!

TheGrayCat wins. outback_rebel loses.

These lists really need to have the qualifier of "popular". There's so many absolutely horrid songs that are far worse than any of these, but that just never were popular. Mostly because of how horrid they were. These songs all at some point were at or near the top of the charts.