Awful songs that somehow made it.

koneguitarist · February 20

Thinking of doing a couple of fun recorded shows where I play some of those songs everybody loves to hate. For instance Joe Dolce shaddup a ya face.

What would be your song on the list?

Rowby1 · February 20

Birdy Song.

koneguitarist · February 20

I gigged that once

Roland · February 20

Rowby1 said:

Birdy Song.

Most annoying pop song of all time

Gandalph · February 20

Macarena - Los Del Rio

EricTheWeary · February 20

Rowby1 said:

Birdy Song.

When I was dating the future MrsTheWeary we had a romantic weekend in Paris. We were in a candle lit restaurant and an accordion player came to the table, realised we were English and proceeded to play the Birdie Song.

Been watching more of those TOTP 1990s episodes, Jive Bunny and the Master Mixers - bloody hell, who was buying those?

Also meant I’ve heard the Candy Flip version of Strawberry Fields Forever. FFS.

Whilst I’m on - anything by Boney M.

Cinderella Rockefella by Esther and Abi. I don’t hate it but much like Shaddupa Yer Face ( that kept Vienna by Ultravox off the number one slot!) it was a major hit that we seem to have made a collective decision to try to forget.

Rowby1 · February 20

koneguitarist said:

I gigged that once

The bass player is actually a mate of mine.....he’s gigged it more than a few times......in a bird costume!!!

poopot · February 20

Comfy numb

not_the_dj · February 20

Rock DJ

munckee · February 20

Hey jude.

wesker123 · February 20

American Pie

Rowby1 · February 20

Rowby1 said:

koneguitarist said:

I gigged that once

The bass player is actually a mate of mine.....he’s gigged it more than a few times......in a bird costume!!!

It’s just occurred to me that the costume was a blessing in disguise......

poopot · February 20

Tears in heaven by Clapton...

scrumhalf · February 20

Leaving On A Jet Plane and 59th Street Bridge Song; both were sung every sodding day at the American summer camp I worked on in 1981. I used to pray for the plane to crash into the bloody bridge.

axisus · February 20

Agadoo
Matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Grandma we love you
Ketchup song

Hurling_Fruitmig · February 20

The Chicken Song.

Philly_Q · February 20

MMMBop.

But I'm not sure it is awful. I like it. I also like some of the other songs mentioned already.

JCA2550 · February 20

Gonna write a Classic

Neill · February 20

Whenever someone asks this question the song that always springs to mind is Karma Chameleon, for some reason. I thinks it's an awful song yet it was at number one for eons wasn't it.

Honorable mention to Brian Adams and Everything I do blah blah blah.

EricTheWeary · February 20

Ooh, more TOTP inspired crap:

Tonight by New Kids on the Block, partly because it contains one of the worst lyrics of all time...

Remember when we traveled 'round the world
We met a lot of people and girls

...so the mystery of why girls aren’t people.

Neill said:

Whenever someone asks this question the song that always springs to mind is Karma Chameleon, for some reason. I thinks it's an awful song yet it was at number one for eons wasn't it.

Honorable mention to Brian Adams and Everything I do blah blah blah.

I quite like Karma Chameleon although I’d agree on the Adams one. Possibly even worse was the one he did with Sting and Rod Stewart ( All for One?).

sev112 · February 20

My Lovely Horse
goes down very well

Nitefly · February 20

Gimme Dat Ding, by The Pipkins.

Go on, I dare ya!

phil_b · February 20

Physical ONJ

Wired for sound fron Cliff

koneguitarist · February 20

Nitefly said:

Gimme Dat Ding, by The Pipkins.

Go on, I dare ya!

That's already in list

koneguitarist · February 20

phil_b said:

Physical ONJ

Wired for sound fron Cliff

I liked wired for sound, bought album on cassette

scottypro · February 20

No one has mentioned Star Trekin

as a Trekie I hated that song.

fob · February 20

Livin' On A Prayer

LastMantra · February 20

fob said:

Livin' On A Prayer

I loved slippery!

Neill · February 20

Long Haired Lover from Liverpool by Jimmy Osmond

Unchained Melody by Robson and Jerome

Mull of Kintyre

Yellow Submarine

Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris

Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) by Benny Hill

Mouldy old Dough by Lieutenant Pidgeon

Annie's Song by John Denver

Save Your Love by Renee and Renato

Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard

If you haven't heard any of the above then sink to your knees and thank whatever God you believe in.

Tannin · February 21

The damn Hokey Pokey!

EricTheWeary · February 21

Neill said:

Long Haired Lover from Liverpool by Jimmy Osmond

Unchained Melody by Robson and Jerome

Mull of Kintyre

Yellow Submarine

Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris

Ernie (the fastest milkman in the west) by Benny Hill

Mouldy old Dough by Lieutenant Pidgeon

Annie's Song by John Denver

Save Your Love by Renee and Renato

Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard

If you haven't heard any of the above then sink to your knees and thank whatever God you believe in.

I think you have to exempt xmas songs from this list as they are almost by definition awful.

I don’t mind Mouldy Old Dough but you do wonder how the hell it ever became a hit. Which teenagers in 1972 were spending their pocket money on that and listening to it over and over on their dansettes.

My sister had the James Galway version of Annie’s Song on a single, that’s a real test of grit and determination to listen to all of that.

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