What's the worst song of all time?
For Blender, it's 'We Built This City'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Starship may have built this city on rock and roll, but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on the "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list were selected for their melodies, others "are wretchedly performed" and "quite a few don't make sense whatsoever," the magazine said.
The list, which appears in the May issue, includes songs by New Kids on the Block, Meat Loaf, The Doors, Lionel Richie, Hammer and The Beach Boys, among others.
Blender describes 1985's "We Built This City" as "the truly horrible sound of a band taking the corporate dollar while sneering at those who take the corporate dollar."
Starship lead singer Grace Slick says, "This is not me," when the magazine reminds her of the tune. "Now you're an actor. It's the same as Meryl Streep playing Joan of Arc."
Rounding out the top 10: "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus; "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung; "Rollin'," Limp Bizkit; "Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice; "The Heart of Rock & Roll," Huey Lewis and the News; "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby McFerrin; "Party All the Time," Eddie Murphy; "American Life," Madonna; and "Ebony and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
Other songs on the list: Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" (No. 22); Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" (No. 30); Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (No. 39); Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" (No. 41); Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence" (No. 42); The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (No. 48 ); and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" (No. 50).
50 Worst Songs Ever:
1. We Built This City ... Starship ... 1985
2. Achy Breaky Heart ... Billy Ray Cyrus ... 1992
3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight ... Wang Chung ... 1986
4. Rollin' ... Limp Bizkit ... 2000
5. Ice Ice Baby ... Vanilla Ice ... 1990
6. The Heart of Rock & Roll ... Huey Lewis and the News ... 1984
7. Don't Worry, Be Happy ... Bobby McFerrin ... 1988
8. Party All the Time ... Eddie Murphy ... 1985
9. American Life ... Madonna ... 2003
10. Ebony and Ivory ... Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder ... 1982
11. Invisible ... Clay Aiken ... 2003
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys ... 1988
13. Illegal Alien ... Genesis ... 1983
14. From a Distance ... Bette Midler ... 1990
15. I'll Be There for You ... The Rembrandts ... 1995
16. What's Up? ... 4 Non Blondes ... 1993
17. Pumps and a Bump ... Hammer ... 1994
18. You're the Inspiration ... Chicago ... 1984
19. Broken Wings ... Mr. Mister ... 1985
20. Dancing on the Ceiling ... Lionel Richie ... 1986
21. Two Princes ... Spin Doctors ... 1992
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) ... Toby Keith ... 2002
23. Sunglasses at Night ... Corey Hart ... 1984
24. Superman ... Five for Fighting ... 2000
25. I'll Be Missing You ... Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112 ... 1997
26. The End ... The Doors ... 1967
27. The Final Countdown ... Europe ... 1987
28. Your Body Is a Wonderland ... John Mayer ... 2001
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's ... Deep Blue Something ... 1995
30. Greatest Love of All ... Whitney Houston ... 1986
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm ... Crash Test Dummies ... 1994
32. Will 2K ... Will Smith ... 1999
33. Barbie Girl ... Aqua ... 1997
34. Longer ... Dan Fogelberg ... 1979
35. Shiny Happy People ... R.E.M. ... 1991
36. Make Em Say Uhh! ... Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal ... 1998
37. Rico Suave ... Gerardo ... 1991
38. Cotton Eyed Joe ... Rednex ... 1995
39. She Bangs ... Ricky Martin ... 2000
40. I Wanna Sex You Up ... Color Me Badd ... 1991
41. We Didn't Start the Fire ... Billy Joel ... 1989
42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
43. Follow Me ... Uncle Kracker ... 2000
44. I'll Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) ... Meat Loaf ... 1993
45. Mesmerize ... Ja Rule featuring Ashanti ... 2002
46. Hangin' Tough ... New Kids on the Block ... 1989
47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You ... Bryan Adams ... 1996
48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da ... The Beatles ... 1968
49. I'm Too Sexy ... Right Said Fred ... 1992
50. My Heart Will Go On ... Celine Dion ... 1998
there's no room "afternoon delight" by starland vocal band?
what about john mayer and jack johnson?
I actually liked we built this city.
26. The End ... The Doors ... 1967
Are they serious???
Vanilla - No way, No Way
Has to be heard to be believed.
http://www.creen.demon.co.uk/vanilla.html
Only in the UK pop charts. A kick in the face for britpop from a steel-tipped work boot.
any song you like.....
42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
wtf???!
someone deserves to die
Quote from: SoNowThen42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
wtf???!
someone deserves to die
Yeah, to have that but not "The Hustle" is ludicrous. That goddamned "The Hustle"... once you get that infernal, cheap and horrible little melody in your head, it'll never leave.
Quote from: godardianThat goddamned "The Hustle"... once you get that infernal, cheap and horrible little melody in your head, it'll never leave.
haha... do the hustle!!
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffranklarosa.com%2Fvinyl%2FMiscImg%2Fhustle.gif&hash=34646e91e1de80ee4fbb67df201eb8a06b4d0578)
Quote from: 82
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys
But I like this song... :oops:
Quote from: 822. Achy Breaky Heart ... Billy Ray Cyrus
I met him before when he was on tour. He was at a restaurant in my city late at night. It was a surreal experience.
I agree that whomever placed "Sound of Silence" on there should be killed, or, at the very least, have their ears sliced off.
Where's some of the horendous music like "In the Zone" by Britney Spear and that horrible song by N.E.R.D.? Plus this list need much more Celine Dion.
Quote from: CinephileQuote from: 82
12. Kokomo ... The Beach Boys
But I like this song... :oops:
No shame in that. It's a great song :oops:
Instead of calling this a "worst" list, they should have called it something like "annoying" or "unexpectedly inadequate."
51. marilyn manson-sweet dreams
52. tubthumping-chumbawumba
53. smells like teen spirit-nirvana
54. faith-limp bizcut
55. damn yankees-high enough
56. nothing compares two you-sinead o conner
57. ironic-alanis morrisette
58. it must have been love-roxette
59. poison-bel biv devoe
60. jenny from the block-j 2 da LO
I just heard Jason Mraz for the second time--that guy can suck my mrazberry.
She Bangs-Will Hung
She Bangs- Ricky Martin
anything clay aiken...that voice :evil:
But...but...half of those songs are great! Especially We Built this City!
On a similar subject , the Guardian wrote:
The 10 novelty songs
Silly? Childish? Irritating? Well, yes... but who's to say that there isn't excellence in every field?
1 Bob the Builder: Can We Fix It? (2000)
It's no exaggeration to say that much of Bob The Builder's success as a programme was down to a cracking theme tune. The ready-made fanbase meant that 'Can We Fix It?' was bound to be a hit, but it boasted production values that no children's TV theme had known since the heady days of The Wombles. Much of its appeal was down to Neil Morrissey having a thoroughly decent singing voice. Indeed, heard away from the telly, on a child-appeasing car compilation, his oddly soulful depictions of camaraderie in the workplace were rather moving - at least if you allowed yourself to forget that he was singing about his friendship with some slightly camp road maintenance vehicles.
2 Paul Mccartney And The Frog Chorus: We All Stand Together (1984)
'Play the game/Fight the fight/But what's the point on a beautiful night?' Three heartfelt minutes in an otherwise sloppy decade for Macca. Clearly those old Rupert annuals meant a lot to him - although recent interviews in which he admitted he was taught to kill toads when a cadet suggest this may have acted as a kind of belated apology.
3 Splodgenessabounds: Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please (1980)
It's a mantra we have all forlornly repeated as last orders approach and the bar staff appear not to even register your existence. Note how the will to live gradually drains away from Max Splodge's voice as the song nears its conclusion. Lest we forget, the B-side to this was called 'Michael Booth's Talking Bum'.
4 Bobby Mcferrin: Don't Worry, Be Happy (1988)
A perfect example of how a song can be stupid and profound at the same time. McFerrin lists a number of unfortunate predicaments but offers no word of advice on how to solve them. Instead, he just commands you to accept the present in order to deal with the future - while at the same time making funny noises with his diaphragm.
5 No Way Sis: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1997)
Given that Oasis always had an ersatz air, there's little to distinguish the crunchy guitars on this sole release by these Scots chancers from the real thing - especially as this is the riff which the Gallaghers were sued for using on 'Shakermaker'. Bizarre postscript: regular work in Saudi Arabia has made millionaires of them.
6 Falco: Rock Me Amadeus (1986)
Two years after Milos Forman's Amadeus, Falco brought his genius to bear on the life of Mozart. That he managed to compress into four breathtakingly over-the-top minutes what Forman took three hours to achieve is not to be sniffed at. Following up such arrant pop absurdity proved difficult, although his duet with Brigitte Nielsen, 'Body Next To Body', was a creditable attempt.
7 Joe Dolce: Shaddap You Face (1981)
Now resident in Australia, the Ohio-born Dolce was inspired to write this by childhood memories of his Italian mother. Two years later, Dolce returned with the slightly less inclusive 'You Toucha My Car, Breaka You Face'. Strangely, it didn't do as well.
8 Right Said Fred: I'm Too Sexy (1991)
Why do focus groups suck? Because no focus group in the world could ever tell you that a gay skinhead and his brother could reach Number One in the UK and US by listing a load of things for which they're 'too sexy'. Alas, they weren't too sexy for Bryan Adams, who kept them off the top spot for six weeks with his crap Robin Hood song.
9 Doop: Doop (1994)
Isolates the exact thing about big band music that makes it menacing, in the process creating a whole new strain of lysergic terror with it. On 1993's 'Didgeridoo', The Aphex Twin managed to achieve a similar effect with aboriginal pipes - to considerably great critical acclaim. But then he wasn't Dutch.
10 Jilted John: Jilted John (1978)
In which the future John Shuttleworth articulated a truth that most teenagers have to square up to at some point. Good-looking girls don't care how clever you are if you've got a face like a car crash. Such was the popularity of Jilted John's refrain, 'Gordon is a moron', that it prompted (the unrelated) Julie and Gordon to release flop riposte 'Gordon's Not A Moron'.
61. sigur ros - Vidrar vel til loftarasa
62. the beatles - sexy sadie
63. mogwai - 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
64. U2 - the fly
65. London Suede - Beautiful Ones
66. bjork - hidden place
67. pink floyd - echoes
68. radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
69. aimee mann - save me
70. air - Femme d'Argent
Quote from: Fernando61. sigur ros - Vidrar vel til loftarasa
62. the beatles - sexy sadie
63. mogwai - 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong
64. U2 - the fly
65. London Suede - Beautiful Ones
66. bjork - hidden place
67. pink floyd - echoes
68. radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
69. aimee mann - save me
70. air - Femme d'Argent
If you were saying all those are bad, you're 10 for 10.......at being wrong!
:lol:
Maybe "Worse" means "Good" wherever Fernando comes from.
and once again Neon Mercury has issues with his tastes in some things.
I'd like to mention:
-"Shoop"
-"mmmm Bop" by Hansen
-any song by Creed
Quote from: RegularKarate-any song by Creed
Which reminds me:
Nickelback.
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanQuote from: RegularKarate-any song by Creed
Which reminds me: Nickelback.
oh, those superhero movies are infested with Nickelbacks and Limp Bizkits
Quote from: 8250 Worst Songs Ever:
42. The Sounds of Silence ... Simon & Garfunkel ... 1965
my girlfriend wants to slice your balls off uma-style....
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanQuote from: RegularKarate-any song by Creed
Which reminds me: Nickelback.
yes! the lead singer really looks like Jesus too! also anything by Puddle Of Mudd
then we need staind and linkin park.
on a side note: the screamer from linkin park went to my high school.
Speaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
Quote from: RaikusSpeaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
here's that link (http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/archives/000475.php) you couldn't provide us with.
Quote from: mogwaiQuote from: RaikusSpeaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
here's that link (http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/archives/000475.php) you couldn't provide us with.
Wow, that 'song' is just sad.
Quote from: mogwaiQuote from: RaikusSpeaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
here's that link (http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/archives/000475.php) you couldn't provide us with.
I tried, but the link I originally listened to was down. Thanks for finding it.
That is amazing.
:!:
Reason #689 as to why I don't like Nickelback...
What ever happened to talented singing and songwriting? Not just commercial music, but artistic music?!?!
wow, they are cheesy as fuck.
Quote from: MacGuffin"The Sounds of Silence" (No. 42).
This is not true. Sounds of Silence is a great song. Especially when you're in the midst of depression and trying to write your memoirs. :twisted:
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanInstead of calling this a "worst" list, they should have called it something like "annoying" or "unexpectedly inadequate."
"Unexpectedly inadequate" ... that describes me to a tee...
But it's also a great description of this list. ...
Quote from: Find Your MagaliQuote from: Jeremy BlackmanInstead of calling this a "worst" list, they should have called it something like "annoying" or "unexpectedly inadequate."
"Unexpectedly inadequate" ... that describes me to a tee...
But it's also a great description of this list. ...
Hey Magali, how's "The Unexpectedly Inadequates" for a band name ??? :wink:
Quote from: cronopio l'inrockuptibleHey Magali, how's "The Unexpectedly Inadequates" for a band name ??? :wink:
Hmmm, not bad at all.
Everything from the dance genre makes me throw up!
Quote from: rocky dennisQuote from: RaikusSpeaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
here's that link (http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/archives/000475.php) you couldn't provide us with.
That is hilarious and yet so very sad. Try switching the balance from left to right with the beat.
Quote from: El Duderinoon a side note: the screamer from linkin park went to my high school.
... :roll: linkin park suck majpor asssssssssssssssssssssssssss
.........i think musically they are alright...but the rapper in the group is on par w./ vanilla ice......its suck so pucking much..and its cheesy as hell when the screamer finishes his lines then the rapper starts spewing cheesy, moronic pseudo-pop-punk-teen-angst lyrics...like this "my life sucks and i feel at lost with the world around me.... etc. etc. etc. "..such garbage..if someone owns one of their cds. would you kindly let us know why you like it>>?
Quote from: NEON MERCURYQuote from: El Duderinoon a side note: the screamer from linkin park went to my high school.
... :roll: linkin park suck majpor asssssssssssssssssssssssssss
.........i think musically they are alright...but the rapper in the group is on par w./ vanilla ice......its suck so pucking much..and its cheesy as hell when the screamer finishes his lines then the rapper starts spewing cheesy, moronic pseudo-pop-punk-teen-angst lyrics...like this "my life sucks and i feel at lost with the world around me.... etc. etc. etc. "..such garbage..if someone owns one of their cds. would you kindly let us know why you like it>>?
AGREED
wanna hear something really awful?
click on this link (http://www.cdfuturity.com/music.php) and click on the song "firestarter" (the prodigy) covered by gene simmons of kiss.
Quote from: ThrindleQuote from: MacGuffin"The Sounds of Silence" (No. 42).
This is not true. Sounds of Silence is a great song. Especially when you're in the midst of depression and trying to write your memoirs. :twisted:
This may be the truest thing ive ever read on the board...
Quote from: mogwaiQuote from: RaikusSpeaking of Nickelback, there was a link about two months ago that had "Someday" play out of the left speaker and "This is How You Remind Me" out of the right.
The sounds synched up exactly. Even the pitches, rises and drum crescendos were the same. Talk about your cookie cutter music.
here's that link (http://www.nintendorks.com/brandon/archives/000475.php) you couldn't provide us with.
My eyes are tearing from this, I'm laughing so hard. But it's disappointing, because the person who put this together has finally found a legitimate entertaining use for Nickelback.
Any song from Don Henly's solo career.
Any song by Kenny Loggins.
Take These Broken Wings (Mr. Mister, I believe).
there's no end for nickelback. they're writing songs for other bands too.
there's this song by default (really...) called "deny", i even have a video linked to prove it. just check the lead singer when he badly lip synchs and the maniac drummer whose last name is probably bonzo.
"deny" (http://www.tvtrecords.com/video/2310/v2310_1_02_300.mov)
I just read the list again, and realized that it's impossible for the worst songs of all time to be all in english, and 90% of them coming out between 1992-2002. That's just too good to be true.
Quote from: mogwaiwanna hear something really awful?
click on this link (http://www.cdfuturity.com/music.php) and click on the song "firestarter" (the prodigy) covered by gene simmons of kiss.
wanna see something
really awful?
gene simmons "firestarter", the video (http://play.rbn.com/?url=realguide/music/s/video/genesimmons_thefirestarter_sanctuary_rv10hi.rm&proto=rtsp) (real player only)
that is one of the worst things i have ever seen.
awesome.
10000 post in this forum
You owe me three and a half minutes mogwai.
Quote from: WithnailYou owe me three and a half minutes mogwai.
gene simmons does, not me. don't go blame the lads in the prodigy for writing the original song.
Fuck you mogwai! You shouldn't post shit like that. Now you've ruined my day!
Quote from: mogwaithere's no end for nickelback.
There is hope though...
Creed Calls It QuitsEdited By Barry A. Jeckell. June 04, 2004, 9:25 AM ET The members of Creed have confirmed that they will split after almost a decade together. The announcement comes three months after Creed songwriter/singer Scott Stapp told Billboard that his bandmates would take a break.
In a statement issued today (June 4) and posted on the band's official Web site, Stapp says, "Creed was one of the most amazing journeys through music and friendship I am blessed to say I was a part of."
Creed's last studio album, "Weathered," debuted in December 2001 at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has more than 6.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A spokesperson for the Wind-up Records act says the band's three albums have accrued worldwide sales to date in excess of 30 million units.
Going forward, Creed songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti will collaborate with the band's drummer Scott Phillips, original Creed bassist Brian Marshall and former Mayfield Four singer/songwriter Myles Kennedy on a new project called Alter Bridge. The band's debut album will be released Aug. 10 through Wind-Up.
"It's kind of sad to end a chapter of your life, but it's also exciting to be starting a new one," Tremonti says in the statement. "We'll always be proud of the music we made with Creed, but Alter Bridge gives me the opportunity to start over with a different perspective and a more evolved direction. This band begins and ends with the love of the music."
An Alter Bridge promotional acoustic tour of radio stations is planned for the summer. A worldwide tour will begin in late August or early September. The band has already established a Web presence at alterbridge.com.
As previously reported, Stapp will contribute material to a compilation of compositions inspired by the film "The Passion of the Christ." The set is due Aug. 31 via Wind-Up.
The singer will also continue to work with producer 7 Aurelius, best known for his work with such hip-hop heavyweights as Nelly and Ja Rule, on his solo debut. Canadian rock act the Tea Party has been tapped to work on the set. Stapp has also claimed his own Web space at scottstapp.com, which promises a full site is coming soon.
Finally, Wind-Up will release a Creed greatest hits compilation later this year.
-- Lars Brandle, London from billboard.com
My nomination:
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/51203/
Fergie "Big girls don't cry". No youtube link, nothing. Zip!
Reading my old post in this thread concering Nickelback I actually liked their recent album "Dark Horse". :yabbse-grin:
I think this is it:
Rebecca Black "Friday"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0)
God, don't listen if you love your ears. It's like "The Room" of songs.
lol. I kind of like the song. I heard it last week after the hoopla broke and it stuck in my head. I then came home and watched the video a billion times. I had to come home to watch it because I didn't want to watch it at work and have it on my history making me look like a pervert. I'm really not.
The best part is when Ray Lewis starts rapping.
I just clicked it to see what you two were talking about, not knowing anything about the artist or song. I kid you not, as I watched it, the Dislikes counted up below the video. It went up by about 400 or so by the end of the song.
The best part is that in the description of the video is a link to her twitter, titled "Rebeccafanclub."
So, is this a joke?
Not a joke, just a sad state of affairs.
http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181 (http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181)
Quote from: polkablues on March 22, 2011, 03:40:17 AM
Not a joke, just a sad state of affairs.
http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181 (http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181)
LOL.
This has been happening for the last 50 years. It's just that with the internet, it's sped up to take place over the course of a weekend instead of years.
It got stuck in my head too with how awful it sounds, that's why I gave you fair warning. The chorus is so bad it's good, the rest of the song doesn't rhyme at all but I might have to learn it anyway. AGGGGGHHH! What am I saying?!?
Five beloved pop songs with lyrics more derivative than "Friday" (http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/21/songs_worse_friday_rebecca_black_lady_gaga_ke_ha)
Jeez xixax is really behind the times these days.
Quote from: P on March 22, 2011, 10:47:22 AM
Jeez xixax is really behind the times these days.
I've noticed that lately, but that might be partly because I pay too much attention to dumb shit like this and not enough to real stuff like the News. What's this about Libya?
Quote from: The Perineum Falcon on March 22, 2011, 07:56:04 AM
Five beloved pop songs with lyrics more derivative than "Friday" (http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/feature/2011/03/21/songs_worse_friday_rebecca_black_lady_gaga_ke_ha)
They forgot Train.
Any Train song, really.
Repetition and simplicity can be effective... It's mostly meaningless and cliche crap that bothers me. (Again, see: Train.)
Quote from: polkablues on March 22, 2011, 03:40:17 AM
Not a joke, just a sad state of affairs.
http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181 (http://www.bohemian.com/citysound/?p=7181)
Catching up on this thread...
I watched all of those videos. Obviously "Friday" stands out. So yeah, I'm not sure if I have a soul left. I was completely prepared to enjoy them, and if not enjoy them maybe be amused, but instead I find myself depressed... and it takes a lot to make me depressed.
Remember when people were shooting down Avril Lavigne's debut album? Holy crap, that is a masterpiece compared to this. At least Avril was sincere, and honestly I feel much better now about genuinely liking some of her songs. In the same way that Michael Pollan talks about "edible food-like substances," we need to call this a music-like substance. What disturbs me most is the soullessness of it. Not the soullessness in Rebecca Black's face, necessarily, or even the soullessness of the whole arrangement—it's the soullessness of the song/video itself. The whole vacuous fun/party theme has ruled pop music for at least several years now. I thought Lady Gaga and Kesha were the logical extremes of that... but no, it's this. When her ultra-nasal voice sings "fun fun fun fun" through that forced-at-gunpoint smile, I honestly want to start crying. The most fascinating part is that they seemed intent on culturally transplanting her into some sort of synthetic pseudo-ghetto, wherein 13 year old rich white girls say "my friend is by my right, eyyy" and "we so excited, we so excited, we gonna have a ball today." Also see: Kesha. (Seriously though, was cultural appropriation ever so blatant? And why is no one talking about this?)
No one is talking about it because its last weeks news. are you under the impression that this is popular music? Its just some rich girl who got to pretend to be a pop singer for one day in one video and the only reason it got huge last week was because it SUCKED.
That's all... its an internet meme. Like a million other memes that appear every week.. it's irrelevant now, it never meant anything, it was never taken seriously even as a pop song.
Gifs were made, we all had a good laugh.. that's all it is.
I get that. And I get that people realize it's bad. The reason it's troublesome is that it wasn't created in a vacuum. The pure nakedness of what they're going for (Party/party/fun/fun/randomvacuousgarbage? Check. Suburban white girl pretending to be black? Check. You can go on...) is almost gut-wrenching. This may be an absurd version, but it's not all that different. If the lyrics were better written, if she could put on a better fake smile, if the cultural appropriation were slightly better camoflouged, it would fit in nicely with what is popular. The fact that young people (teenage girls in this case) have accepted (at least on some level) that this is approximately what a pop star is, that this is roughly what you go for, that these are the legitimate ingredients of popular music... that is what's depressing.
FUN FUN FUN FUN, looking forward to the weekend. That's what it's all about, isn't it?
This is what I'm saying, in terms of comparison. (And it's especially stark when the "vocals" and lyrics are front and center.) Take early Avril Lavigne—some of her lyrics are (understandably) a little cliche-teen-angsty, but good God, at least she was trying to say something! Why aren't the kids into that anymore?
Furthermore, get off my lawn.
Avril Lavigne better have 1% better music. She has songwriters, producers, vocal coaches, pro tools, etc. All this girl has is a 13th birthday, her dads credit card and a couple of perverts with final cut pro.
Yeah, but even in the earliest live acoustic performances, Avril doesn't miss a note. And she did co-write her songs (probably the lyrics more than the music).
Skill is not the issue anyway, though. The point is that at least she was trying to express something that was somewhat human. And Avril was certainly not alone in that at the time. Feels like a different era.
What are you, like her biggest fan? :yabbse-tongue:
especially for you, JB:
Rebecca Black's "Friday" As Radical Text (http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/arms-so-freezy-rebecca-blacks-friday-as-radical-text)
read it, it's funny!
Haha great link!
OMG, lolzies! thanks P, I literally have been thinking about this song almost that much
nice James Spader in Crash reference. hilarious.
Quote from: P on March 24, 2011, 03:14:09 AM
especially for you, JB:
Rebecca Black's "Friday" As Radical Text (http://www.theawl.com/2011/03/arms-so-freezy-rebecca-blacks-friday-as-radical-text)
read it, it's funny!
Relinked for the new page, coz it deserves it.
its actually of a cover of that Dylan song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM)
"Friday" as interpreted and re-sung by bad lip-readers. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaKaGwch0U) I know you don't think you want to see this, but you're mistaken. You do very much want to see this.
"How am i gonna show that cowboy i'm alive?"
HAHA it's all too good! The Bob Dylan version oh man...
Quote from: Reelist on March 24, 2011, 08:27:42 PM
its actually of a cover of that Dylan song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FISHEO3gsM)
If you ignore the desperation on the video description, this is pretty funny, but boy-oh-boy did he miss a perfect opportunity to have Allen Ginsburg do a guest poem in the middle.
Needs harmonica, too.
a challenger appears....
Jenna Rose - "Jeans Like Me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DwT_2QQU64 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DwT_2QQU64)
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff149%2Fsquints06%2Fjeans.jpg&hash=81dd0cb8f359e99de314884c4a472e33326928f5)
That challenger appeared two week ago.
Friday is still better because of the list of when days come and in what order.
abc 123, rk wishes he had jeans like me
I think he just jacked your swag.
I couldn't get past about 0:50 on this one. Just not worth it.
Quote from: squints on March 30, 2011, 03:56:03 PM
abc 123, rk wishes he had jeans like me
LOL.
But fer realz, us grown ass men need to leave these little girls alone. Just let them be! That awkward stage we all go through is usually confined to our parents VHS tapes, but YouTube has made it so everyone's awkward stage is always on display.
Quote from: Stefen on March 30, 2011, 08:34:59 PM
Quote from: squints on March 30, 2011, 03:56:03 PM
abc 123, rk wishes he had jeans like me
LOL.
But fer realz, us grown ass men need to leave these little girls alone. Just let them be! That awkward stage we all go through is usually confined to our parents VHS tapes, but YouTube has made it so everyone's awkward stage is always on display.
especially when your parents can afford to make you a pop star or at least a wanna be. What i like about rebecca black is that she doesn't REALLY seem to wanna be in the video but it seems like her parents made her. Jenna Rose seems like she demanded her parents front the $1,000,000 to make her a sensation and so i despise her dumbass and her weird mouth twitch.
its like when i was a kid and i demanded my dad build me a WWF wrestling ring in the back yard. He said no, and i'm a better person because of it.
shorter and sweeter, same idea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqhiRRJ1vOk
haha is Jason Mewes on drugs again?
Crying for America (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdirIfmcuRg)
Poor kid probably has no idea how much of an idiot his parents have forced him to look like.
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eatliver.com%2Fimg%2F2012%2F8508.jpg&hash=3fa642ee07996513a91c4aa9ade1d8616c952063)
1 - 5. There were more people buying CDs or paying for single Itunes tracks in the years 2000+ than there were hippies and teens buying records in the sixties or cassettes in the 80s and 90s. also elvis and Hendrix suck.
6 & 7. So what, they obviously had wider appeal.
8. marketing.
9. Who gives a fuck, they are all still millionaires. Except the dead ones.
10. Reggae SUCKS.
11. See 1 - 5.
12. No one actually cares.
Sorry to report, I have a pretty solid nomination.
Fun test: If you can make it through the final stretch (from about 3:17) without killing yourself, you have a strong will to live.
Actually, the pretty girl licking her necklace is probably too much of a distraction (yes, that happens). It sort of mitigates the soul-destroying effect of hearing "way way way way too looong" whimper-croaked by Adam Duritz over and over again (which has an unexpected meta meaning). The best way to hear this is from the speakers in a home improvement store while you're trying to find something and have no power to turn it off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARiiO_41Id8
Bad song? Yes. Worst Counting Crows song? Probably (I haven't heard their last few albums). Worst song of all time? Not even in spitting distance of this:
(NSFW, unless your work is like, super chill)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRiI4C0EyW4
A song about sex by a bunch of dudes who probably think babies come out of a woman's butt, and that breasts feel like squeezing a bag of sand. You can contract HPV just from looking at these dudes. And the worst part, the very worst part of all, is that this piece of crap will be stuck in your head for the rest of the week.
...I can smell the Axe body spray through my speakers
"I can smell the V.D. in the club tonight."
I think I may have found the worst male vocalist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPbJAv3J-dE
Oh God make it stop. Hated it before he even opened his mouth and then it got even more awful. Terrible. Just terrible.
Edited in the Youtube video. Comments were disabled on Youtube and on their main site. LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5cOvyDpWfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfBBA1WAA0Q