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Obviously somebody needs to have better taste in music, because some of these selections have no business being on this list. Let's take a look at them:

1. We Built This City ... Starship ... 1985
Oh, please. I find this song high-spirited and a genuine toe tapper.

6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News ... 1984
What the hell is so bad about a song about Rock & Roll? I've yet to hear one.

7. Don't Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin ... 1988
Another inspiring toe-tapper, this one is surpassed only by its video.

8. Party All the Time ... Eddie Murphy ... 1985
Why is this one here? Because Eddie is known for something other than singing?

15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts ... 1995
How about this one? Because it is a TV theme?

18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago ... 1984
Not only a good love song, but possibly the last hit for Chicago before Peter Cetera left and the band jumped the shark.

22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith ... 2002
Here is where we begin to get downright offensive. What reason could this song be on here other than its patriotic subject matter?

23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart ... 1984
A good song, a fun song, a song of nostalgia.

34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg ... 1979
Here is another example of where we get offensive. This song is, without question, one of the greatest love songs of all-time, right up there with the Beatles' Something.

41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel ... 1989
An uptempo trip through history. Good and fun.

42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
And yet another example of the offensive. Will whoever put this list together kindly put down the crack pipe?

48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles ... 1968
Remember when I mentioned the Beatles? Well, I read some years ago that a survey was conducted amongst Beatle fans on which songs they liked the least. They were, in no particular order:

1) Helter Skelter
2) Don't Let Me Down
3) Revolution 9
4) You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)

You may notice the song that made it into this list is not one of those. In fact, one could argue quite convincingly to pick such a song for such a list is patently absurd. I would be rather inclined to agree.

50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion ... 1998
Yes, the song is sugar sweet. But it was perfect for the movie for which it was written (James Cameron's Titanic), and Celine Dion's vocals added just the right touch to make it the #1 best-selling single of 1998. It also picked up an Oscar the following year.

Obviously there are songs that should have been on this list. I will mention them later. For right now, I turn to you: What songs do not belong on this list? What other songs do?

1 posted on 04/20/2004 3:43:19 PM PDT by Houmatt

They forgot Horse With No Name...America

2 posted on 04/20/2004 3:45:57 PM PDT by NYpeanut (gulping for air, I started crying and yelling at him, "Why did you lie to me?")

Who could truly despise the No. 1 song on their list -- Starship's We Built This City

Although I don't know if I'd place it at the very top, it's definitely top-10 material. Painful listening.

3 posted on 04/20/2004 3:46:31 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

Where's Having my Baby? Not to mention, MacArthur Park.

4 posted on 04/20/2004 3:48:35 PM PDT by PMCarey

To: Houmatt; HenryLeeII

Helter Skelter

I like "Helter Skelter," although it's nearly impossible to listen to without thinking of Charles Manson.

5 posted on 04/20/2004 3:48:45 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

Any "Worst Songs" list that doesn't include "Midnight at the Oasis" is not to be taken seriously.

6 posted on 04/20/2004 3:49:26 PM PDT by wimpycat ("The road to the promised land runs past Sinai."-C.S. Lewis)

"I am I Said" Neil Diamond

7 posted on 04/20/2004 3:50:06 PM PDT by WKB (3!~ Term Limits: Because politicians are like diapers., need to be changed for the same reason.)

This is a ridiculous list! Some good stuff on there!!

OK, so where is Melanie and "Brand New Key" and what about that song "Loving You (Is Easy 'Cause You're Beautiful) by someone whose name escapes me at the moment. Both of these are so awful that they should be used to drive insurgents out of Iraq.

10 posted on 04/20/2004 3:52:02 PM PDT by Kirkwood

Hey, "Cotton-eyed Joe" keeps me awake when I drive at night.

11 posted on 04/20/2004 3:52:18 PM PDT by Dante3

Save some bandwidth...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1121130/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1120485/posts

12 posted on 04/20/2004 3:52:27 PM PDT by TheBigB ("If my deepest, darkest despair had choreography -- *this* would be it." -Tom Servo)

Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer ... 2001

I just don't understand the appeal of this guy. ......Perhaps the most annoying new(ish) musician out there. Nearly every single one of his songs is unlistenable.

16 posted on 04/20/2004 3:53:28 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo

39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin ... 2000

Not "She Bangs" by William Hung?

17 posted on 04/20/2004 3:53:33 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well...there you go again.")

What, Kung Fu Fighting and You're Having My Baby didn't make this list? What about the single most pretentious song in all of rock 'n' roll, Styx's Superstar? Or William Shatner's rendition of MacArthur Park? Come on, people, you want bad music, check out BtD's eight-track collection...

18 posted on 04/20/2004 3:53:34 PM PDT by Billthedrill

22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith ... 2002

In their liberal dreams

19 posted on 04/20/2004 3:53:53 PM PDT by Vision (Always Faithful)

6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News ... 1984

What the hell is so bad about a song about Rock & Roll? I've yet to hear one.

Dude, this song is quite possibly the worst song of 84. And thats saying something-84 was the year that brought you Cyndi Lauper, Powerstation, and Van Halen's Jump..

20 posted on 04/20/2004 3:53:58 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Terrence Maculiffe-Ariolimax columbianus (hint- its a gastropod.....)

1. We Built This City ... Starship ... 1985
Oh, please. I find this song high-spirited and a genuine toe tapper.

You expect people to take you 'seriesly' after THAT?

21 posted on 04/20/2004 3:54:16 PM PDT by zoyd (Hi, I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)

"Honey" Bobby Goldsboro (sp)

24 posted on 04/20/2004 3:54:51 PM PDT by gorush

What is the purpose of such lists? To earn a few bucks for Clifford Pugh (does he pronounce it pee-you'?), to stir up the readers of the Houston Chronicle and the viewers of VH1, so that they feel compelled to purchase the products and services of the advertisers, and so on. Such lists from questionable sources such as these are highly subjective, and in the end totally meaningless, and if we here can't agree on Billy Joel, we probably couldn't get a consensus on Terry Jacks either!

28 posted on 04/20/2004 3:57:15 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything!")

I agree with many of the entries but, yeah, there are as many bad choices as proper ones.

30 posted on 04/20/2004 3:57:21 PM PDT by pogo101

Hard to decide which 50 Joanie Mitchel tunes, if you can call them that, should be on the list.

There is no rhythm, no melody, the lines don't scan, much less rhyme or make sense, and she whines it all.

So9

31 posted on 04/20/2004 3:57:28 PM PDT by Servant of the 9 (Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)

Whoever put this list together is smoking crack.

How can any Beatles song be on this list???

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a great song.

Two Princes is pretty good.

Every time I've heard Kokomo I've been hammered, so how bad can that be?

The End? R U kidding me?

33 posted on 04/20/2004 3:57:44 PM PDT by motzman (Remember Fabrizio Quattrocchi - Hero)

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