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'We Built This City' ranks as the worst record ever
USA TODAY ^ | Mon, Apr 19, 2004 | Edna Gundersen,

Posted on 04/19/2004 9:59:48 AM PDT by presidio9

Edited on 04/19/2004 11:47:34 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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

• Kevin Spacey sorry for mugging confusion • Vince Neil sued by former prostitute • Hurdle cleared for James Brown annulment • Frat brothers avoid jail in MTV-taped killing of koi • Worst song... Ever

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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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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: abb; graceslick; hallandoates; jeffersonairplane; macongeorgia; poison; starship; wasnotwas; webuiltthiscity
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
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?

181 posted on 04/20/2004 10:12:34 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
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....
182 posted on 04/20/2004 10:13:06 AM PDT by Corporate Law (<>< -- Xavier Basketball - Perennial Slayer of #1 Ranked Teams)
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To: Xenalyte
Ah - It's you....

We know the conversation didn't ~end~ there. :~D
183 posted on 04/20/2004 10:13:52 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (I am HairOfTheDog and I approved this message.)
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To: presidio9
I like The Allmann Brothers, too. To each his own. :)
184 posted on 04/20/2004 10:13:55 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: Xenalyte
It's the bow tie that puts the whole look together, IMHO. ;)
185 posted on 04/20/2004 10:14:47 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: TheBigB
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.
186 posted on 04/20/2004 10:16:39 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: TheBigB
"I am Henry the Eighth, I am . . . Henry the Eighth, I am, I am . . ."
187 posted on 04/20/2004 10:17:14 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: TheBigB
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!
188 posted on 04/20/2004 10:18:02 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Xenalyte
Scandal, The Motels, Quarterflash, The Go-Gos, Vixen, and Nu Shooz were all the same band, weren't they?
189 posted on 04/20/2004 10:19:38 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: TheBigB
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).


190 posted on 04/20/2004 10:20:18 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: Xenalyte
BTW, I also like The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. As the big freighters go, it was bigger than most, you know. ;)
191 posted on 04/20/2004 10:20:24 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: Xenalyte
*goes blind*....

Worse song ever...hmm...I have to go with Ice Ice Baby...still haunts my youth..
192 posted on 04/20/2004 10:20:58 AM PDT by Blue Scourge (Off I go into the Wild Blue Yonder...)
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To: macamadamia
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?
193 posted on 04/20/2004 10:21:37 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: TheBigB
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.


194 posted on 04/20/2004 10:22:38 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: TheBigB
And the crew and good captain were well-seasoned but that didn't keep the beast afloat, now did it? :)
195 posted on 04/20/2004 10:23:31 AM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I shall defend to the death your right to stick it)
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To: ThreeYearLurker
Is a recording extant of the Beach Boys recording Charles Manson's (yes) "Never Learn Not To Love"?
196 posted on 04/20/2004 10:24:34 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Xenalyte
"...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).

197 posted on 04/20/2004 10:25:23 AM PDT by Corporate Law (<>< -- Xavier Basketball - Perennial Slayer of #1 Ranked Teams)
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To: Xenalyte
*sigh* No, the pride of the American side took on water...
198 posted on 04/20/2004 10:27:05 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: Xenalyte

199 posted on 04/20/2004 10:31:05 AM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)
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To: Knute
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.
200 posted on 04/20/2004 10:31:45 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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