Worst song you have ever heard?

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 01 May 21 - 06:11 AM

That bloody McCartney frog one. Now come on, people...

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Helen
Date: 01 May 21 - 05:09 AM

Sorry, I should narrow the field of the young people I was referring to when I said " I wonder whether some young people even know what music is". I mean the ones who listen to the current popular genres where the music appears to be electronically generated or manipulated, and the beat is repetitive and the vocalist seems to be talking more than singing.

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Helen
Date: 01 May 21 - 04:51 AM

Or, fat B****rd, when there is only one melody line repeated every single line of the song. I keep saying to my Hubby that I wonder whether some young people even know what music is.

I must be getting old. :-)

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: fat B****rd
Date: 01 May 21 - 04:41 AM

The worst songs to me are the ones which seem to involve somebody banging 4-in-a-bar on a big cardboard box in the back of a boy-racer mobile.

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 01 May 21 - 04:09 AM

For me, the worst song is the one that is being played over the supermarket tannoy. I don't care if it is the best song ever written - I don't want to hear it while I am shopping. Context is everything.

DC

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Helen
Date: 01 May 21 - 03:47 AM

Oh my! I think I would start slinking towards the door as soon as I heard the first line.

My experience of The Other Side song is not as bad as that. It is just on a repeat playlist at a cafe we visit a lot, so in the last few months I've heard it way more than I want to. It's made worse by being partially drowned out by surrounding noises so the only words I hear repeated ad nauseum are "the other side, the other side...." in that droning toneless voice.

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Jos
Date: 01 May 21 - 03:37 AM

Yes, that's the one.
Whenever I have come across it, it would be in a room or pub full of people. One person would stand on a chair and sing until they got to "You and I". They would then point to another person, while repeating "You and I", until that person stood on a chair and the song would be repeated with them both pointing to a victim. This would be repeated until everyone was standing on a chair - even those who obviously didn't want to join in were forced to, by being pointed at and harangued by the whole crowd, who would not stop until they triumphed.

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Helen
Date: 01 May 21 - 03:11 AM

Jos, I haven't heard that song. Is it this one:

'Sunshine Mountain'

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Jos
Date: 01 May 21 - 02:52 AM

I wouldn't go overboard with the criticisms. It's dull and dreary. I don't hate it but I would be happy never to hear it again.

For me, the worst song ever is 'Sunshine Mountain'.

Subject: RE: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 01 May 21 - 01:21 AM

sounds ok to me,,

average enogh for indie, nothing special, but certainly not amongst the worst..

Subject: Worst song you have ever heard?
From: Helen
Date: 30 Apr 21 - 11:30 PM

Hi all,

I know this will spark up some "interesting" discussions, but I was at a cafe and heard this song.

Personally, I'd be prepared to say it is - this is my opinion only! - the worst song I have ever heard:

Beat Happening - "Other Side"

To explain, my personal preference criteria always revolve around musical elements like melody, harmony if any, musical arrangements, accompaniment, rhythm, the instruments which are used in the piece etc.

I rarely relate initially to lyrics unless I like the music to start with and listen enough to "get" the lyrics.

(Note: I am dyslexic. That may or may not explain why I have trouble hearing lyrics, so don't even think about having a go at me about leaving lyrics out of my personal criteria. Like Popeye, I yam what I yam.) LOL

So that song comes at the top of my awful list. In my opinion, it is boring, repetitive, the singing is flat, and the accompaniment is very mechanical and unmusical. Out of all that, singing below pitch probably ticks my "worst" category the most.

Feel free to disagree with me, but I'd also be interested in what you consider to be the worst song you have every heard and how you made that decision.