Worst song?

[Bangkok]

The Beatles' 1968 song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da has been voted the worst song ever in an online poll.  Whilst this is clearly nonsense (Queen's We will Rock You was in the top 5), what is the worst song(s) ever?

[jakesi]

In my opinion Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da was pretty poor in beatles terms but it was'nt the worst by a long shot. Novelty songs get my vote the likes of The birdie song or Mr blobbly but they are just one ofs thank god, but my worst song is that Celine Dion titanic song.

[andy hughes]

I like McCartney's sense of whimsey - as evidenced by that song, but one that really sets my teeth on edge is Ronan Keating singing 'I Love It When We Do', I mean, that is just horible!

[kags]

I agree with andy hughes about that Ronan Keating song - shudder - but the one that gets me really mad is Shiny Happy People by REM and the B52s.  I can't see any redeeming features at all in it, it's just rubbish and annoying, and all the worse for being by 2 otherwise decent bands.

[Delta7777777]

The worst song is SOO Simple it's any song from Celine Dion  *shivers*

[Casey]

Vanilla-No Way No Way. This was the poorest of songs ever!! Anyone remember it? The girls got sacked right after this song came out!

[jenstar]

Vanilla were "sacked right after this came out" in what sense? Dropped by the record company? I think not considering they put out a second single, the frankly-no-better "True To Us" a few months later. (Mainly remembered, if at all, as the basis of a truly pointless Blue Peter April fool spoof that fooled exactly NO VIEWERS AT ALL.)

[CiderMonkey]

In my opinion it's Orinoco Flow by Enya. i hate that song

[romko]

i hate all the songs mentioned so far in this thread.

also:

- Bitch by meredith brooks - chick rock -just say No!

-anything by alanis morissette for that matter - whiny toss , like we give a **** about her neuroses and emotionally retarded drivvel!

 

And more recently...-Life -Des'ree - is that a **** take? surely no-one could write lyrics as ***** as "i dont want to see  a ghost,... i 'd rather have a piece of toast"? a 4 year old could do better.  

[romko]

and as for vanilla - any track ripping off P�ero Umiliani's cheesy hit  Mah-nah, mah-na has got to be suspect.

[Hyphen]

One terrible one is I wanna be a Hippy by Technohead!!! Why would people listen to that if they weren't blitzed on drugs!! Also, any songs performed by a footballer or a football team, don't sing boys, just do what you're paid for.

[Casey]

jenstar I completely forgot about that song! No surprise there though! Yes I mean they were dropped by their record label not long after.

[Tweed]

There's too many crap songs to list, but one that sticks in my mind and used to drive me crazy is Hangin' Tough by New Kids On The Block. Also the coke advert where the black bird comes out onto the street, handing everyone a coke and singing about how she'd like to share her love about or something like that.

[icklepickle]

although all the songs mentioned so far are valid contenders for worst song/s ever - the ones that get me annoyed the most are the ones by pop idol wannabes the cheeky girls ( gritting teeth as i write ) they should be shot for crimes against humanity.  Also most of the manufactured s**t as it is just repetitive rehashed horse sh*t.

[stan300]

cheeky girls - touch my bum

[BigDogsWang]

'And IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, will always.....love youuuuuuuuuu.'

There was also a song out about 4 years ago, by the Hamsters or something? It was bobbins.

[damien86]

little james by oasis

 

even though i am thier biggest fan

[Numbers]

Romko - couldn't agree more about Morrisette.

 

Least favourite? There are many, but I've always had a particular loathing for Baby I Don't Care by Transvision Vamp and Change His Ways/Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer,

[Bangkok]

All novelty records by default, but particularly St Winifreds Girls School Choir (scarred for life).  Most covers, particularly Rolf Harris, Stairway to Heaven.  Almost all North American ladies with big voices (Carey, Dion etc etc). 

Of the 'serious' songs, Edwin Collins, a Girl Like You has always resulted in serious abuse of the radio. (Before / Yore?)



The worst?  Police, Don't stand so close to me.  It was the worst couplet ever.  'He starts to shake, he starts to cough, just like the old man in the book by Nabakov'

[Sheriff]

Hey Baby, by DJ Otzi, that song could make me kill.

[Dusky]

I'd have to put forward "Ride on Time" by Black Box.  For goodness' sake, woman, if you can't remember the words, don't just stand there screaming.

Incidentally Romko, Lodekka and any other faithful avoiders of Alanis Morisette, just how much irony was there in her playing the part of God in the film "Dogma", much of the later stages of which centred around the fact that no mortal could bear to hear the sound of her voice?  Couldn't have been better cast - with the possible exception of Chrissy (get a job you like) Hind.