Posted on 03/02/2005 12:30:39 PM PST by sully777
What is the most awesomely bad love song ever? The one that makes you cringe when you hear it, but you just can't turn it off. What love song makes you shake your head, roll your eyes, laugh, gag, shed a tear, or just punch something because it's so horrendously great that you love to hate it. Or is it vice versa? VH1 is counting down the 40 Most Awesomely Bad Love Songs....The kind of songs that might end a relationship rather than enhance it. You get the drift.
Join us as we count down and celebrate fantastically cheesy lyrics, the best and worst metaphors, awkward and confusing themes, and of course, those strange, misguided flukes from our favorite artists, while our team of experts help explain why we've deemed these songs so (un)worthy. We've been covering our ears, shutting off the radio, and running from the room screaming for too long. It's time to ban these songs to our awesomely bad Hall of F(Sh)ame!
(Excerpt) Read more at vh1.com ...
"I don't know. I guess 'The Jack' qualifies." --- Angus Young when asked if AC/DC ever recorded a love song.
You might wanna create a special canteen, just for fun. Try playing these and see what reaction you get. :^)
ROTF
sw
Hey - I got another horrendous act for you. It was Alabama's "Old Flame"
We gave it the varied lyrics of: "I saw you staring at my brother. I saw your eyes begin to roll."
Oh gosh, I remember that song... the speech impediment drove me Nuts!
It was popular in about '72, '73 I think... can't put a title on it though...
Not bad, not bad........
AAAaaaauuuuugggghhhhhh!!!!!!
Make it stop!!!
Thats like stompin' on my foot cuz my finger hurt!
Oh yeah, I remember that. He really did sing "fawwing" too. Can't remember who did it, though. I think I try to block these things out.
"LADY I am your knight in shining armor..."
I can tolerate that one.
But I sure as heck wish he'd a caught a good dose of something and never recorded "Roxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxannnnneee....."
Gawd, what a groaner!!!
One of the most overdone songs was "You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge. The Supremes' version was passable, but VF overplayed it with layers of fake soul and fake emotion with contorted facial expressions. I have an old Ed Sullivan video of them playing that song, and it's embarrassing to watch.
Given that the babe in the song gets hit by a train I have always altered this line:
"I'll never kiss your lips again
They buried you today"
TO
I'll never kiss your lips again
We buried them todayyyyaaaaayayyyyyy...!
I hate it when that happens..
sw
That's the damnedest thing I've seen in awhile!
Hey, one of my favorites. It ended up being the perfect C&W song.
"Billy, Don't Be A Hero" had to be near the bottom of the barrel for sure.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.