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

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

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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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[TheBigB]

Kajagoogoo, Human League, Dexy's Midnight Runners, and Men Without Hats

Some fun songs there...Too Shy, Don't You Want Me, Come On Eileen, and The Safety Dance. I like 'em all. Doesn't matter to me if anyone else does or not. Afraid to list your own favorites?

[Corporate Law]

We have a running joke around here about where to go to see the "gathering of the mullets": Bengals games, Bass Pro Shop-Outdoor World (which is a great store, once you get past the mullet convention), certain sections of town....

[HairOfTheDog]

Ah - It's you....

We know the conversation didn't ~end~ there. :~D

[TheBigB]

I like The Allmann Brothers, too. To each his own. :)

[TheBigB]

It's the bow tie that puts the whole look together, IMHO. ;)

[Xenalyte]

I would think your fave would be "The Warrior" by Scandal. ;)

Scandal was a fun band, if you could get past the fact that their singer sounded a lot like the chick from Quarterflash.

[Xenalyte]

"I am Henry the Eighth, I am . . . Henry the Eighth, I am, I am . . ."

[Xenalyte]

If you like makin' love at midnight
In the dunes of the cape
You're the lady I hope for
Come with me and escape

GAAAAAAH!

[TheBigB]

Scandal, The Motels, Quarterflash, The Go-Gos, Vixen, and Nu Shooz were all the same band, weren't they?

[Xenalyte]

Have you ever been to MulletsGalore.com? You'll find the most amazing mullet collection ever. One of my favorites is the Meximullet (also known as the Mullatino).

[TheBigB]

BTW, I also like The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most, you know. ;)

[Blue Scourge]

*goes blind*....

Worse song ever...hmm...I have to go with Ice Ice Baby...still haunts my youth..

[Freedom4US]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Your post reminded me of another, terrible song, I bet it's played by pickle smoochers on special occasions the world over.

"Time Passages..." Was that guy a flamer, or what?

[Xenalyte]

The Go-Gos weren't in that bunch . . . they were lots cuter than the Scandal and Quarterflash singers. But I notice you omitted Girlschool from the list!

The best girl band around right now is L7. I'll never forget watching them trash the Letterman stage. They ROCK.

[Xenalyte]

And the crew and good captain were well-seasoned but that didn't keep the beast afloat, now did it? :)

[Freedom4US]

Is a recording extant of the Beach Boys recording Charles Manson's (yes) "Never Learn Not To Love"?

[Corporate Law]

"...if you could get past the fact that their singer sounded a lot like the chick from Quarterflash."

I remember seeing somewhere that she is in some group in Oregon called "The Trail Band" that plays songs of the pioneers to the Pacific Northwest (or something along those lines).

[TheBigB]

*sigh* No, the pride of the American side took on water...

[TheBigB]

[Freedom4US]

I had "The Battle of New Orleans" by the great Johnny Horton, on 45 and would play it constantly, over and over and over, till my older brother broke it in a fit of rage. Probably an early indication of his mental illness.