"We Built This City" voted as the worst single ever

News.Com.AU | April 21, 2004 | Patrick O'Neil

[dfwgator]

That was actually Phil leaving his second wife that he sent the fax.

Love "Selling England," Hackett's finest moment (and Phil's too as far as his drumming was concerned). Probably my favorite non-Lamb Genesis song is "Battle of Epping Forest."

[Lady Composer]

What? I don't see "Knock Three Times" or "Happy Together"

[glock rocks]

not that there's anything wrong with that.

[mabelkitty]

LOL!!! No way! I can't believe they made the rolls for that song! The image of that is awesome.

Kinda like the church piano player in the Simpsons playing Iron Buttery's "Ina Godda Da Vida" (sp).

[rintense]

Their very first album (the yellow album) self-titled has 'Rock Lobster' on it. They also have a greatest hits CD- which is a MUST for any party.

[oncebitten]

What about "Watching Scotty Grow" by Bobby Goldsboro? The most execrable, saccharine, POS ever!

[miloklancy]

For the record, Genesis did actually produce some very good music when Peter Gabriel fronted the band in the 70's and everything by the Police is absolutely great.

[Protagoras]

It didn't work.

Yeah, it never does. And when ya have kids of your own you realize why. :^}

(I bet it was fun though)

[alnitak]

Rock Lobster is on the debut album, "The B52s".

The AMG All Music Guide seriously rocks: http://www.allmusic.com/

[m87339]

200+ posts and nobody has mentioned "Snoopy and the Red Baron"

Or the Christmas version -- SSDL.

[rintense]

"I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock and roll" ~ Donny and Marie

PUKE!

[NCPAC]

Yes, very cool tune. If it wasn't for "Thunder Island" and Cheap Trick's "Surrender" - rock music would have been dead in the summer of '78.

[AgentEcho]

Airplane became Starship around 74/75 when the band split up (Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna formed with the splintered members)

Jefferson was dropped in 84/85 with revolving musicians.

Though I didn't care for Starship I did get their last (I believe) album as a gift "Love Among the Cannibals" and loved it. Several good, um, mood songs (I Didn't Mean to Stay all Night, Healing Waters, It's Not Enough, I'll be There for You) I also think it was the only album done without Slick.

Æ

[-YYZ-]

LOL! Thanks, that's pretty good. I must never have seen that episode. "Rammed by the Cat Stevens" - classic.

[mabelkitty]

Honey, he left her.
He's on three now.
Try and keep up.

; )

[djf]

I, too, am an old Airplane fan. The very first vinyl lp I ever owned was "The Best of Jefferson Airplane".

Still think ABA Baxters was the best, Balin belts it out in "Young girl Sunday Blues (And all her sorrows)"

Jorma cuts lose on the other side and plays some of the BEST GUITAR EVER PLAYED!

What a trip.

[Snowy]

Probably my favorite non-Lamb Genesis song is "Battle of Epping Forest."

"I know what I like" is my favorite. I still listen to Gabriel, but he passed his prime. :(

[MotleyGirl70]

ONE of the worst ever, Gloria (1982) by Laura Branigan. I was 12 years old at the time and all my friends liked that song. I couldn't stand it. I saw the video on VH1's 80's show and it was worse than the song.

[mabelkitty]

"Lifeline" was a good song by them.

[expatguy]

"Float On" by The Floaters was extreemly vile.