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Worst song?
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?
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There's just so many but a few which spring to mind are Paul McCartney's frog song - What was he thinking ?Mull of Kintyre .... boring ! Oh yes and Shania Twain's Kerching. I think that she's lost the plot now. I loved her earlier work such as her 'Woman in me' album but it's as if she just sat down one day and tried to find anything at all to rhyme for that song , no matter how naff it sounded. My seven year old daughter could probably have written a better song. Mind you , it's not entirely her fault , I believe that hubby co-writes her songs - or more accurately writes her songs. Not sure how much input she actually contributes. Time for her to quit I think.
Dusky - You're spot-on here ."Ride on time" is another one of my pet hates -it is a rip -off of a Loletta Holloway track called Love sensation, from the late 70s, which I quite like. Black box didn't even rip off the good bits! Unimaginative dross, and on the back of someone else to boot.
Reminds me of "u can't touch this" by MC Hammer -same era, another ******.... ripped off a classic Rick James (RIP) track, put a self important rap over it....and rightly got taken to the cleaners for it. And Vanilla Ice -ice ice baby , ripped off a Bowie song. And not even one of his better ones!
And another thing whilst i'm ranting ;-) on the subject of Alanis Morrissette- What the f*** is "ironic" about rain on a wedding day? Or anything else in that track's lyrics? Just goes to prove that many North Americans have NO idea about what irony actually is.
Off to vent my spleen elsewhere now!
On line polls always have to be taken with a pinch of salt. During the 1980s the BBC ran a poll of the greatest singles of all time. I think "She Loves You" by the Beatles came top, which is not unreasonable, but there were three Bros singles in the top ten. As for the worst ever, everyone has their own rogue's gallery. Mine's includes "Banks of the Ohio" by Olivia Newton John, "Pipes of Peace" and "Mary had a Little Lamb" by McCartney and anything by Celine Dion.
Online polls need to taken with a large pinch of salt. During the 1980s, the BBC carried out a poll to identify the best single of all time. I think the winner was "She Loves You" by the Beatles, which is not too outrageous, but there were also three Bros songs in the top ten. Everyone will have their own rogue's gallery. Mine's includes "Banks of the Ohio" by Olivia Newton John, "Pipes of Peace" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Paul McCartney, and anything by a solo Osmond.
