Well, I think I'd vote for Neil Diamond's Play Me as the Worst Song in the Digital Tradition. I think that Dick Greenhaus, for whom I usually have the highest respect, was thinking Truly Evil Thoughts when he included that one in the database. Even worse is Neil's "I Am...I Said," which I couldn't find posted or in the DT. Could it be that nobody has posted that sappy masterpiece here?
-Joe Offer, throwing his head back to howl-

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I AM... I SAID

Written by Neil Diamond

L.A.'s fine, the sun shines most the time
And the feeling is 'lay back'
Palm trees grow, and rents are low
But you know I keep thinkin' about
Making my way back

Well I'm New York City born and raised
But nowadays, I'm lost between two shores
L.A.'s fine, but it ain't home
New York's home, but it ain't mine no more

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried

"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a king
And then became one
Well except for the names and a few other changes
I you talk about me, the story's the same one

But I got an emptiness deep inside
And I've tried, but it won't let me go
And I'm not a man who likes to swear
But I never cared for the sound of being alone

"I am," I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair
"I am," I cried
"I am," said I
And I am lost, and I can't even say why
Leavin' me lonely still

1971 Prophet Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Posted as a Public Disservice, Copied from http://www.neildiamondhomepage.com/lyricpag.htm, where you can find all of them. I found a page that described Neil as the "Rodney Dangerfield of pop music." I can see the wisdom of that description....