[inkling]

The worst song ever isn't rock, it's country: "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine.

OOO, that's a good one! Or a bad one. I mean... good pick... for this list.

It's hard to define "rock" because the played so much light rock crap on "rock" stations in years past. My pretty obvious choice for REALLY Bad Song is "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band. But you could add in anything by Air Supply, Seals & Croft, Christopher Cross and all the other wussy-rockers played on the radio in the 70s and 80s.

[Euro-American Scum]

My pretty obvious choice for REALLY Bad Song is "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band. But you could add in anything by Air Supply, Seals & Croft, Christopher Cross and all the other wussy-rockers played on the radio in the 70s and 80s.

Well, they're all excellent choices. But I cast my vote for anything by K. C. and the Sunshine Band, particulary that monstrosity That's the way (uh-huh, uh-huh) I like it.

Now you've done it. It will be two days before I get that disgusting tune out of my head.

[skinkinthegrass]

My pretty obvious choice for REALLY Bad Song is "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band. But you could add in anything by Air Supply

*sniff* I like those songs... :((

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I have a greeting card that says, "It is better to have lost in love than to have to listen to 'Lost in Love' by Air Supply."

I have always found that to be true.

I think "Afternoon Delight" is a fine choice. I usually go with "99 Luft Balloons" (after thoughtfully considering "Walkin' on Sunshine" and "My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"), but I had successfully blocked that one from my memory or I might have chosen it, also.

(Full disclosure: I am a professional musician. I hate lots of tunes, for a variety of reasons.)

[Axenolith]

Rock, by default, should be defined as being by bands that have a high propensity for one or more members to choke to death on their own vomit, OD, or get maimed or killed doing majorly stupid things or BY people doing the same or ordered to do so by the rocker (that latter covers most of the aircraft wrecks). Using that as a benchmark you start getting lists that weed out all of the wussy bands and end up with real rock bands like AC\DC, Jimmy Hendricks, Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Lynard Skynard, Ozzy, etc...