Worst 80's Song Ever!!

[troutbreath]

You all have done such a fine job of pointing out the flaws of the 80’s that I almost can’t add to the list. Never the less, Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell has to get a mention. Maybe my distain for the song is that it was on the airwaves just as KYYX was going under and the trickle of wave that had been sneaking though was drying up. Is the song that bad – IMHO yes, but its place in history is even worse.

TB

[jumpshift]

While i do like somebody's watching me, i like his other song obscene phone caller better. Of course radio stations these days would never play it because it would be violating their stupid clear channel code. I totally agree, commercial radio these days are horrendous. Absolutely atrocious. The stations out here in Southern Clifornia have to be the worst pieces of shit known to mankind. All they do is YAK YAK YAK and play the same 20 songs over and over and over and over. It's gotten to the point where i can't even listen to the radio anymore. And i agree about john mayer (while i did like no such thing) but other than that What a Butt-wipe. I used to like Outkast's hey ya, but after hearing it the trillionth time. Just make it stop! Los lonely boys make me wanna puke. Can you believe they're still playing backstreet boys/N sync on AC stations. HA HA HA. And get rid of kelly clarkson and avril lavigne already. [}:)] [}:)]

[Dave]

[quote][i]Originally posted by DayGloJo[/i]
<br>When I read the title of the topic the first song to go through my mind was Toto's "Rosanna"
DayGLoJo

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I'm with DayGlo... another write-in vote for "Rosanna" That song ba-lows!

[kola]

how about any song by laurie anderson, or yoko ono((without john lennon)?
...you can only cut me down if you've got an album by either and have played it more than ONCE ... i should know, i have an album by both of them, and they're atrocious (funnily enough they both feature major funk musicans, but it still sounds dreadfull!)

[Frank_Chickens]

Black Lace - Agadoo

Easily the worst song of the 80's if not all time.

Dishonourable mention must be made to Jive Bunny, a bunch of soulless graverobbers you yet to meet.


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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

[kola]

does any of the "stars on 45" stuff count?
remember "beatles on 45" etc... and other sacreligious abominations of otherwise good tunes from the 60's![:(!]
this is from the liner notes of a "stars on 45" comp:
"The story started in the early 1980s with a bootleg (illegally pressed) 12-inch single combining many hit songs of the 1960s. Offering over ten minutes of non-stop dancing, it was unsurprisingly popular with disco DJs in Holland. One of the songs it sampled was Shocking Blue's 'Venus', and it was when the copyright owner of that song decided to bootleg the bootleggers that Stars On 45 was born. Producer Jaap Eggermont, former drummer of Golden Earring, selected the cream of Dutch singers to contribute vocals to a new, legal version for public release - and in doing so altered the medley of songs to give it a decidedly Beatle-esque flavour.
The individual numbers, sometimes just a verse and chorus, were recorded separately and edited together, quite a feat in the days before current digital sound technology. When the resulting medley, all eleven and a half minutes of it, topped the Dutch chart, it seemed the bootleggers had been beaten fair and square... But that was just the start of the story as Stars On 45 went world- wide!
When released in the States, the single made Number 1 in the Billboard chart (though with a couple of songs dropped for copyright reasons), having already reached Number 2 in Britain and charted as far afield as Mexico and New Zealand. More than that, it started a medley craze that saw the Beach Boys, Hollies and even the Beatles themselves (a mix of movie music) jump on the bandwagon. Then-current teen heart-throbs Wham! followed suit with a 'Club Tropicana' megamix, while others to sample a winning formula included Boney M and Technotronic.
But the Stars On 45 hit machine rocked on regardless, with three more British Top 20 entries during 1981-82: most successful was a tribute to Abba which reached Number 2, the same position as the original, while other efforts included a second Beatles medley, Stars On Stevie (Wonder), the Rolling Stones, Supremes and more. Its continuing success even gave rise to a live act, the Star Sisters, who took the whole thing on the road.
Like any successful pop phenomenon, the format had its critics, who considered Stars on 45 'faceless' - the most polite of several adjectives used. But it was certainly far from voice-less, and while all the vocalists you'll hear here have an uncanny likeness to the originals it was the abilities of the very first 'Fab Three' that gave the concept the impetus it needed for lift-off.
So take a bow Bas Muys (Lennon), Hans Vermeuien (Harrison) and Okkie Huysdens (McCartney) - the original stars of Stars on 45!"

now you know who to blame...[}:)][}:)]

[Frank_Chickens]

Really enjoyed reading that, thanks kola. [:)]

Just to add a couple more:

Royal Philarmonica <sp> Orchestra had a UK hit by doing the same with classical music over a drumbeat.

They were most displeased when the original classical music funsters Portsmouth Sinfonia did the same thing and called it "Classical Muddly" [:D]


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"As chairman of the Cradle of Filth fanclub I'm the most insensitive man in Britain, but even I can see there's tension there"

[General Boy]

[quote][i]Originally posted by ExRat[/i]
<br>Is it just me or is the Escape Club's "Wild West" a TOTAL rip-off of Elvis Costello's "Pump it Up"?
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Yup, I thought that too.

And [b]both[/b] songs are a total rip-off of Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues."

[General Boy]

As for the the poll, it was a close race between "Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird" and "Dancing On The Ceiling." In the end, I went with the latter.

[trekds947]

Toss up between Michael Jackson For Africa and Culture Club's "War Song" but, I voted the MJ for Africa cuz, it was just MJ and all the other folks played second, third- or 100th fiddle to MJ's whiney voice. "War Song," I pick as a disapointment because of its substandard Culture Club fare. They could've produced a much better piece of music than that drivel. Sounds like they ran out of ideas and grabbed a five-yer-old out of kindergarten to write a song.

[vco]

Agree w/ Frank Chickens' selection of "Hip to be Square." Good god...I hate that song.

Some others were left off the list:

Wham! "Credit Card Baby"
Scott Baio "How Do You Talk to Girls?"
Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright.."
Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me"
Survivor "Eye of the Tiger"
El Debarge "Who's Johnny" (drives me into a rage)
Phil Collins "Sussidio" what the hell is a "sussidio?"
Edie Brickell "What I Am"
Paul Simon "You Can Call Me 'Al'"

[marie3]

I really hate that song "What I am" to.
[:(!]
The rest on your list I agree with to. [:)]

[jumpshift]

I though of another one. Keeping the faith by billy joel.

[Panorama]

[quote][i]Originally posted by vco[/i]
<br>Some others were left off the list:

Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright.."
Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me"
Phil Collins "Sussidio" what the hell is a "sussidio?"[/quote]Oh yeah...well, what the hell is a "vco?" <img src="http://www.cooganphoto.com/invboard/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif"> <img src="http://www.cooganphoto.com/invboard/html/emoticons/tongue.gif"> <img src="http://www.cooganphoto.com/invboard/html/emoticons/wink.gif">
And I like Timbuk 3 "The Future's So Bright.." and Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me" <img src="http://www.cooganphoto.com/invboard/html/emoticons/thumbsup1.gif">

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[carlo]

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