So I happened upon this list via another thread and when I analysed, well I did laugh OR, bit of a protest going on here at some of the inclusions (particularly the number one which I hail as one of the greatest songs of the eighties). all such things to be discussed heron in. But first, what was Blender magazine? From Wikipedia...


I think generally we take a lot of these lists with a pinch of salt, but they do make for some contentious discussion!

Here's the list of songs first of all...


Now if the list were upside down and My Heart Will Go On was voted worst, I'd be happy with that! But there are songs here that I'm not familiar with at all, Mesmerize - Ja Rule featuring Ashanti, Follow Me - Uncle Kracker and Five For Fighting - Superman to name but three.

But we can see it's an American list and so us Brits aren't going to know some of the songs - still, a fair reason to explore them. By comparison, everyhit.com have a list of 100 here...

http://www.everyhit.com/worstever.html

this is where 5,6,7,8 and Mr. Blobby come in, both of which I would expect to see in any definitive list.

The other thing I'm sure people will pick up on is inclusions like The Sound Of Silence, like, a classic? What is there to hate about that song (even if it was The Dickies cover!). And in keeping, Breakfast At Tiffany's, I happen to think that this is one great polished pop song... ah but that's just me.

What are your likes and dislikes from this motley crue of supposedly rubbish songs please!

Sorry this list is awful compiled by some hipsters obviously, I know the US charts dont have the same extreme novelty tracks and bad songs that Uk charts has but sorry half these songs are great

Billy Joel,Crash Test Dummies, The Doors, Europe, Huey Lewis and dont get me started on Wang Chung and Starship hate that is so hipster they are 80s classics, bet the compilers werent even born when most of these were out.

Think 'worst' is the wrong word 'Cheesy' or 'Guilty Pleasures' maybe but most of these are not bad.

Totally agree Thorney and no need to be sorry.

What we can do is collectively eliminate some of these anomalies and throw in our own choices that aren't in this list.

In the everyhit.com table, apparently Mariah Carey and Westlife murdered Against All Odds - thankfully I have never heard this.

It's terrible!!!!

Oh good!

I'm throwing this one in to the mix because I don't see it in either list and it's just... well... what do I know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roPQ_M3yJTA

Oh and this, definitely...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIQRZn-JvPs

A lot of typical cheesy rubbish, that maybe a guilty pleasure for some. However I honestly have no idea why 'The Sounds Of Silence' is on the list, I've never heard anything bad said about that song, in fact it's considered a bonafide classic. Unless people have got confused by that cover that's been doing the rounds.

We Built This City was also the number 1 worst song of the 80's as voted for by Rolling Stone readers a few years ago, saying The song's winning margin was so large that the magazine reported it "could be the biggest blow-out victory in the history of the Rolling Stone Readers Poll" So I don't think it's very well loved

I can't imagine what they dislike about We Built This City. Why, just playing it takes me right back to '85...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1b8AhIsSYQ

I am surprised about Madonna American Life being on there

Half of these are more guilty pleasures then they are awful.

You could compile a list of a thousand worst songs before you needed to include any of those. It's not a worst songs list at all and I doubt that the magazine really believed it was.

Many, many years ago when Kenny Everett was on Capital Radio he used to feature a world's worst record on his show and eventually compiled a Bottom 30......

#30: Hughie Green — The Puppet Song”
#29: Ray Sharpe — “Hey Little Girl”
#28: Adolph JG Babel — “My Feet Start Tappin’”
#27: Don Duke — “Made You”
#26: Raphael — “Going Out Of My Head”
#25: Daniel — “Revelation”
#24: Floyd Robinson — “My Girl”
#23: Eamonn Andrews — “The Shifting Whispering Sands”
#22: Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman — “Kinky Boots”
#21: Mickie Most — “Dottie”
#20: Jess Conrad — “Cherry Pie”
#19: Duncan Johnson — “The Big Architect”
#18: Steve Bent — “I’m Going To Spain”
#17: Bent Bolt and the Nuts — “The Mechanical Man”
#16: Hayley Mills — “Let’s Get Together”
#15: The Trashmen — “Surfin’ Bird”
#14: Equipe 84 — “29th September”
#13: Jess Conrad — “Why Am I Living”
#12: Adam Faith — “Runk Bunk”
#11: Ferlin Husky — “The Drunken Driver”
#10: Tanya Day — “I Get So Lonely”
#9: Mrs. Miller — “A Lover’s Concerto”
#8: Dickey Lee — “Laurie (Strange Things Happen)”
#7: Mel & Dave — “Spinning Wheel”
#6: Jess Conrad — “This Pullover”
#5: Nervous Norvus — “Transfusion”
#4: Pat Campbell — “The Deal”
#3: The Legendary Stardust Cowboy — “Paralyzed”
#2: Zarah Leander — “Wunderbar”


and at Number 1.....

#1: Jimmy Cross — “I Want My Baby Back”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo8DhbQw_O4

With a list like that you do run the risk of naming songs that are "so bad they're good". Whereas most of the ones on the Blended list are just plain good.

Why? Critics panned it upon release and still consider it one of Madonna's worst songs. It's tuneless, juvenile rubbish. And don't get me started on the ridiculous rapping, that alone makes the song deserving of its place in the top 10 on the list. The album didn't fare any better with critics.

Die Another Day should have been on the list as well.

oh "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker is a tune!

I like quite a few songs on this list!

For me, I would have Robbie Williams' Angels as number one. Can not stand that song!

I agree with every song on that list apart from 'Party all the time'.

I'd trade it with Take That - These days

Strangely my iTunes brought up the album yesterday and I found myself skipping tracks to see what songs I liked, if any. On American Life I'm in agreement with you, heck I don't even care for the keyboard arrangement on this. I have copies of 17 of her albums and I wouldn't put American Life in the top ten I suspect largely.

I used to think and feel the same until an episode of Early Doors featured it and probably due to the storyline it seemed to work and I was left thinking that, despite not getting it, it's a pretty decent pop song after all.

What a crock of pop, most of those songs did very well and were loved by people who bought music at the time,why are there no songs in there after the early 2000's?? its basically a list taking the mick out of old music, whoever devised the list is an idiot who know nothing about music.

I must add that 'illegal lien ' is a very good song, it tells a story , it has the right feel for the story and Collins' accent is spot on for the story he is telling.

I wouldnt mind that list turned into a cd compilation!

What's Rollin doing at number 4. I could go on there's quite a few songs I like on that list.

Yes... what's it doing on the list!

Two Princes by the Spin Doctors is a notoriously hated song

I Like songs 1,49,50 on this list

Linkin' Park? I'd say they're spot on with that one.

No limp bizkit get Rollin Ann!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYnFIRc0k6E

Likewise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSvFpBOe8eY

or any stuff like that.