40 Most Awesomely Bad Love Songs

vh-1/viacom ^ | 3-02-05

[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!

[freedumb2003]

"eleanor gee I think you're swell!"

What! You're not a Turtles fan?

"You're my pride and joy, etcetera"???

How romantic is THAT? "Honey, I love you and, well, yada yada yada -- you get the gist."

[F16Fighter]

"With the possible exception of the UFO of the late 70s."

You may have mentioned them before, but I can't place them.

What made them different, or palatable, even good?

[international american]

Okay, I saw your profile.....typical verbose lawyer.
I'll finish reading it by Friday. Good thing you are a Grant fan. I have all his films, as well:)

[lawgirl]

Which is your favorite Cary movie? You should join the Warbrides- the online fan club I am a part of. We traveled to Bristol England for his centenary last year- it was great fun to see all the places he grew up.

[Mr. Mojo]

UFO were serious rockers. ....especially when lead guitarist Michael Schenker was with the band. Very good musicians, very good songs. .....AND one of the few bands that could pull off the "power ballad" (although they didn't play too many of them).

Their 1979 release Strangers in the Night is one of the top 10 live albums in the genre's history, imo.

[freedumb2003]

Brandy by Looking Glass was done by a reconfiguration of Blues Image ("Ride Captain Ride")

[crude77]

"get your tongue outta my mouth cause I'm kissing you goodbye"

[Krodg]

Another song in that genre, allegedly a love song about someone:

"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon

I've heard that it was about Warren Beatty.

[motor_racer]

OK,

Let's get back to basics.

Any song where the singer had to pronouce the word "love" as if it has 3 or more syllables ( as in LUH UH UH UV) MUST be on this list.

So I guess that puts all the Carpenters' songs in (sorry I have no idea who wrote them)

[Marauder]

I read that today, too, and I agree that they were a great group.

I just remembered a bad song from the early 60s: "The Bird is the Word" by the Trashmen.

[jocon307]

"Worst That Could Happen" by Brooklyn Bridge


Oh yeah, that's bad, I agree. Another song undermining the social order, and without artistic redemption!

Much rather be hearing, oh Purple Haze, I don't know, anything!

But how about "Until you marry me Bill" whatever the actual title is, there is a song upholding the social order that also pretty well stinks, but it does have the "hook" thing going on.

[international american]

I would have to say " North by Northwest", but there are so many great Grant films it seems ludicrous to single one out. You have FReepmail.

[jocon307]

"When I think about you
I touch myself"

LOL, is that the song from Austin Powers?

[yarddog]

The Searchers re-did a lot of old songs and did them better than the originals which is really rare.

They did "Love Potion Number Nine" way better than, was it the Eisley's?

[jocon307]

"You remember the one that was something about a horse getting lost."

ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH! WILDFIRE!

That's it, YOU WIN! The number 2 worst love song of all time (after muskrat love, of course).

Oh, bad you, I had forgotten all about that song. I once almost dumped a guy because I found out he liked that song. I should have dumped him, later he dumped me.

[T'wit]

I haven't had time to catch up with all the reading in this thread, but will mention Hooty Sapperticker, by Barbara and the Boys, in the unlikely event it has been overlooked for the worst song ever.

[jocon307]

Never minded standing in the rain, BTTT!

[Jedidah]

Yes. Absolutely.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Dancing Queen, by ABBA. I hate even to mention it, because once it goes off in your head, it will turn into an "earworm" and never go away.

Damn you! You'll smoke a turd in purgatory for that.

[jocon307]

"Honey" ...used to make me cry"

I love that song. I know it is goopy, but I love it. Always made me cry too. I think it is written by Roger Miller.

How about "Red Roses for a Blue Lady"? my original fave jukebox hit. I've only ever seen it on the little tiny jukeboxes in diners. Which, for years, until I was like 30!, I thought had little tiny records in them.

Yes, yes, I DID think that!