the title speaks for itself.....

what is the worst rock song ever written?

This is a trickey question. I would tend to put some of my most hated songs down. But are the really the worst, or do they really just get on my nerves? Either way, it gotta be Aerosmith. Anything by them....

(Edited by iwantelvis at 10:47 am on Sep. 2, 2003)

Gosh, I'll have to give this one some major thought, but it'd probably be by some bad eighties hair band...actually no...maybe some kind of Creed song...I don't know yet.

I'm thinking of all kinds of songs I despise but wouldn't consider "rock"...such as, "Lean on Me" (absolutely dreadful song).

(Edited by Sexy Sadie at 9:58 am on Sep. 2, 2003)

sussudio by phil collins

phil collins ruined genesis, and therefore i hate him

You're just trying to call me out, aren't you? Phil's songs, while bad, are still entertaining and fun.

I would say "We Built This City on Rock & Roll." That's pretty bad. And "With Arms Wide Open."

oh god... that was a horrid, horrid song. my uncle used to listen to it all the time...

I'd say that piece of shit that Fred Durst and that douchebag from Stain'd collaborated on. What was that called? I See Through You? True Colors? Whatever. You know what I'm talking about.

If we were talking about country-related songs, I would say anything that Toby Keith has ever released or the "www." song that Alan Jackson performed. As far as pop, Cher's "Do You Believe In Life After Love" take's my cake. Or maybe the Mockingbird song that Carly Simon sang...

I found a new appreciation for that song when the Luxury Liners did a power-pop cover of it. Outstanding. I believe the title is simply "Believe".

That's ok though, because I think I'm more of a man for not knowing the proper title. Sissy. Nah, I can't say that while Carl is sporting the week-old beard. He can barely go out in public with so many ladies at his feet.

(Edited by richarddawson at 2:32 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

I'll go with this as long as we are are talking post 1980 Aeroshit....But have no doubt that the early 70's Aerosmith by no means falls into this catagory....Listen to the self titled album from 1972 before you make that call...

I think you mean weak, old beard

This is by far the hardest question I have encountered on this forum....

I will start with "The Plantman" by Gary Young....remember the video with Ringo Starr on drums?! Unfortunately I do......

List to follow....so many bad songs that need acknowledgement

Is that the one that goes: "Plantman goes where the plants will grow" about 1000 times? If so, good answer.

holy shit! i remember watching that video on 120 minutes back when i was in 7th grade........it just goes to show you that anyone can get a recording contract......even gary young

(Edited by ray davies at 3:47 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

No, it only proves that Gary Young can put out anything he wants because he's Gary Young.

gary young is a great drummer, yet a mediocre songwriter......but i must respect a man who hands out salads before pavement concerts.....

i just did a handstand for gary young

i know that no one will agree with me, but, mine is "wild thing."

tone loc?

or the troggs?

or the jimi hendrix version?

or the X version from the movie "major league"?

With Wild Thing, I'm at the point that too much more overexposure by Oldies 96.3 will cause me to hate it. It's a fun song, but it gets old. There are parts of it that I never have, nor ever will like.

And, I think she means the Troggs version or any in general.

(Edited by richarddawson at 3:02 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

I can't think of "Wild Thing" without thinking of the remake they did for the Swamp Thing cartoon of the early 90s. That was cool stuff...

Surely to Daigle she wasn't referring to the Sam Kinison remake. Oh! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

all remakes. i hate them all. fuck wild thing.

Even the one where Doogie Howser sings it to Wanda from the top of Vinnie DelPino's van????? NO WAY!! I won't accept it!!!!!

Already did...it still has the same problem that it does now: it is either a bad rip-off of Led Zeppelin or the Beatles or both. Now it's overly commercial on top of that.

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In answer to the question at hand, I enjoy putting collecting the worst gems in history...sort of like when TF used to collect computer visuses.

Anyway, in appreciation of the terrible, the worst songs I have found are

"I Wanna Be Your Man" by Zapp & Roger
and
"Don't Pull Your Love Out on Me Baby" by Hamilton Joe Frank Reynolds

how about the worst song ever written that i love and listen to all of the time?

that would be "afternoon delight."

Ouuch!!! Damn YDDD you put the smack down on the boys from Boston. I don't agree, but I do respect....

Kudos on the handstand Ray.....

its not a very good song......there are many other troggs songs that are much better than wild thing such as "with a girl like you" or "love is all around" or "lost girl".....but fuck wild thing indeed.......

I have to say that there are few things that Y3D and I agree on, but we see eye to eye when it comes to Aerosmith.

No offense to Flat Chop.

(Edited by richarddawson at 5:05 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

And I must say that sharing hatred for Aerosmith and love for the Features is enough to call you "friend," friend.

(Edited by YaDaDaDa at 5:58 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

Aw, that's so sweet of you. A mutual hatred of something really can bring two people together, friend. Hell...freezing...over...

Fuck post-70's Aerosmith.

(Edited by richarddawson at 6:04 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

Now that this topic has really come to life, I would like to throw another crap master on the pile that truly makes my balls hurt.....


Anything, and I mean ANYTHING by Bob Seager....

God what an Asshole.....

(Edited by Flat Chop To The Throat at 8:21 pm on Sep. 2, 2003)

i dislike mr. seger overall, but i do enjoy ramblin' gamblin' man every now and again...

a very good song from his pre-night moves era.......he used to open for iggy and the stooges for christ sakes, as well as the MC5......

haha...i like the "pre-night moves" distinction. indeed it is a good song. i consider it his equivalent of kenny rogers' just dropped in (to see what condition my condition was in)...

not really.

I haven't listened to Bob Seger in about 5 years, but I used to like it. I really don't think it's that bad, there's just better stuff to listen to. And yes, Ramblin Gamblin Man kicks ass. I used to love that song.

Anything that Poison made sucks (I will make an exception for "Talk Dirty To Me"), as goes with most hair-music. I don't like Industrial Metal, or just about any metal for that matter. I think most of this goes without saying.

(Edited by richarddawson at 12:54 pm on Sep. 3, 2003)

oh dear god. Bob Seager is terrible. My boyfriend loves him. If I hear like a rock one more time, I think I'll kill myself.

so yeah, "Like a rock" gets my vote. very close runner up would have to be Nookie by limp bizkit. what a stupid song.

goddamn, this thread is making me giggle. and i agree with all of yous answers.

wild thing is a truly truly shitty song.

american woman gets my vote. although i havent' heard the original in a long time, its got to be the most boring and repetative song ever.

also, ANYTHING by aerosmith. AT ALL. except dream on. i like that song. but only bc it sounds like queen, who also have merit.

we built this city on rock and roll is a TERRIBLE song but i can't vote for it bc it reminds me too much of my childhood and that makes me happy.


and the winner is . . .

"CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON. THERE WILL BE PEACE WHEN YOU ARE GONE. .. DON'T YOU CRY NO MORE."

Although probably not the worst song in history, that Good Charlotte song with the old folks on the video makes me want to go on a murderous rampage at the local Hot Topic.

Good call on Good Charlotte. I hate them and their shit music. Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous annoys me so much.

Bread's "Baby I'm a Want You, Baby I'm a Need You" is very annoying.

Of all time? That's tough. In the past couple of years, "Follow Me" by Uncle Kracker has consistently been the song that I hate the most.

Man, Seger had some great songs..."Hollywood Nights"..."Main Street"...and the previously mentioned "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". BUT I will say that "Old Time Rock'n'Roll" makes me want to vomit.

Two criteria for bad songs:

1) any country song that mentions a juke box

2) any rock song that mentions "rock n roll" (INCLUDING God Save...)

All this Phil Collins talk reminds me of how much I hate that dreadful "I can't dance, I can't sing" song. I absolutely despise that song.

yet another example of why genesis was ruined by phil collins

That was one of my first favorite songs ever, alongside "Life is a Highway."

Me too, on both accounts.

There once was a fake commercial on SNL that advertised a CD compilation of "good songs that ruined great artists" including

Rod Stewart - "If You Think I'm Sexy"
Paul McCartney/Michael Jackson - "Ebony & Ivory"
Steve Miller - "Fly Like an Eagle"
and others.

It was really funny.

Nooo, I love that song. It is so excellent. It's on an 8-track compilation that I got the other day. SNL is a bunch of bastards for that. Maybe they should have a segment called "shitty comedians that ruined a great tv show", but I don't think that they'll be airing that 2-hour special anytime soon.

(Edited by richarddawson at 7:19 pm on Sep. 4, 2003)

For now, we'll just have to settle for the weekly 90 minute installments.

sting. im sorry. i love the police. freakin hate sting.

I'm gonna have to defend this song for the mere fact that it is a woman singing and it's just so hard to believe.