'We Built This City' ranks as the worst record ever

USA TODAY ^ | Mon, Apr 19, 2004 | Edna Gundersen,

[presidio9]

We Built This City is the single worst single ever constructed, according to Blender's ranking of reeking tunes.

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The magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever," which hits newsstands Tuesday in New York and Los Angeles and April 27 nationwide, distills the lamest popular rock-era records into one sonic landfill.

Starship's 1985 anthem, the runaway No. 1 stinker, "seems to inspire the most virulent feelings of outrage," editor Craig Marks says. "It purports to be anti-commercial but reeks of '80s corporate-rock commercialism. It's a real reflection of what practically killed rock music in the '80s."

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[lugsoul]

Never, ever would've gotten that one.

[TheBigB]

Actually I'm -from- Alabama. I live in TN now, though.

[lugsoul]

Yep, but we do border TN, ya know.

Ah - if your top band is the ABB, then I think we have id'd some common ground that should get us through any contentious discussion of a political topic.

[presidio9]

Agreed. Anybody who digs the Allmans can't be all bad.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

What #1 song had the LONGEST TITLE?

Not too sure if it ever made #1 (or even the top 100 for that matter) but the song with the LONGEST TITLE on record is:

"Several species of small, furry animals, gathered together in a cave, and grooving with a Pict" Mike Oldsfield, "Tubular Bells" Album

[lugsoul]

Actually, that's a Pink Floyd song.

[camle]

Chorus:
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Say you don't know me, while adding up the cum
Say you don't care who votes to that kind of bum
Knee deep in the hoopla, spending all your cash
Too many democrats smoking up the stash
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Chorus:
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Someone's always playing corporation games
Who cares they're always changing corporation names
We just want to be free, someone sold the stage
They call us irresponsible, write us off the page
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Chorus:
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
It's just another Sunday, in a tired old car
another bad election, and we just lost the war!
Who counts the money underneath the bar
Who makeses fundrasing balls with big movie stars
Don't tell us you need us, 'cos you're just simple fools
Looking for America, coming through your schools
Don't you remember (remember)
Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio, don't you remember
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Chorus:
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Chorus:
We bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
Bilked this city, we bilked this city of all it’s dough
(We bilked, we bilked this city) bilked this city (we bilked, we bilked this city) (repeats out)

[camle]

OOPS! typo alert

that line should read "adding up the Sum" sorry

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

I humbly stand corrected.
Chalk another one up to my mis-guided youth!

[TheBigB]

See Post #73.

[TheBigB]

You bet! We don't need a 12-step program or anything, do we? :)

"Hi, my name is TheBigB and I have 'Air Supply's Greatest Hits' on both CD and vinyl."

[RckyRaCoCo]

Yummy, Yummie, Yummie I've Got Love in My Tummie

I remember my sister had the single. And our record player was a piece of junk that was not only warped, it couldn't play at a constant speed.

Made a bad song worse.

I'll add to the(garbage)collection.

1. having my baby-Paul Anka(?)

2. don't go breaking my heart-elton john

3. IIIIII, will always love me you-Whitney Houston

4. you light up my life-debbie gibson(?)boone(?)dallas ;)

5. Theme music from "The Sting"

6. anything disco\anything rap

[martin_fierro]

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for ... oh, you know the drill.

<|:)~

[Knute]

Can't believe that "Yummy, Yummy Yummy (I've Got Love in my Tummy)" didn't make the list!
My sister used to play that over to the point that I was ready to smash her record player.

[the OlLine Rebel]

LOL I like "Human" (and I LOVE Seasons in the Sun - I still have a 45 we had for our jukebox).

But I didn't much pay attention to the lyrics. Heck, I never understood the woman much - I thought it was "...they're only to hide my golden chain..." - not "guilt and shame", which may have clued me in more!

[Vigilantcitizen]

Well, when I saw her, it was at the Southern Star Amphitheater at Six Flags.

Dude...you caused me to have a flashback..

Seeing Cheap Trick(twice), Joan Jett(twice), Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, all sitting on Kudzu Hill.

Damn I feel old.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Crud! I was going to answer that if no1 had already - "Stay" is a great song, but very short. But I didn't know if it hit #1; was only going to guess.

[TheBigB]

Hey, over the past few years I've seen Journey twice, Styx, Foreigner, Survivor, and REO Speedwagon. Tlak about retro!

And how many times have we used the word "Dude" in this thread? I can almost see the '75 Camaro with Skynyrd and Molly Hatchet blasting out the windows. :)

[Vigilantcitizen]

Anybody who digs the Allmans can't be all bad.

Sweet Melissa, Stormy Monday.... Thomaston, Georgia bump.

[HairOfTheDog]

"The tears I cry, they aren't in pain, they're only to hide my guilt and shame... I forgive you, now I ask the same of you.... While we were apart, I was human too".

Oh please..... Both of you just shut up! HA!