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Is this '80s rock and roll anthem really the worst song ever?
Posted on 9/8/16 at 10:05 am
Posted on 9/8/16 at 10:05 am
Posted on 9/8/16 at 10:10 am to tarzana
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I can name hundreds of songs that are worse.
If you can, please keep that information to yourself
Man, I remember buying that album when it came out, and I was foolish to assume that "We Built This City" would be the outlier, and the other songs would be heavier. Then "Sara" came on, and by then I knew I wasted my money, lol...
Posted on 9/8/16 at 10:28 am to tarzana
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Is this '80s rock and roll anthem really the worst song ever?
YES!!! And that has been my opinion since long before these lists started coming out naming it as so.
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It's not great, but I can name hundreds of songs that are worse.
Not possible.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 11:26 am to tarzana
The motivation behind naming it the worst song ever is purely based on notions of integrity and purity of inspiration and the goofy idea that lyrics and video presentation mean more than they actually do. It's meant to be held up as a cautionary tale by over-thinking neckbeard types who feel they need to defend music with esoteric appeal by tearing down music with only superficial appeal. Only it's not really that black and white.
Fact of the matter is, you could take the EXACT same melody, alter the lyrics a bit, remove the dated 80s sounds and production, bypass the woeful video, plop it into the setlist of some critically acclaimed artist and those same people would fall all over themselves praising it.
The criticism is about everything but what really matters; the fact that the band went from inspired Aquarian idealists to commercial product manufacturers, the ages of the band members and their cynical attempt to appear youthful and "with it", the awkward radio station interludes, the undeniably terrible video, etc. When you catch just a snippet of the chorus, the vocal melodies and the backing music and the forward momentum of it actually works pretty effectively. In contrast, you can name songs all day long where even that minimal accomplishment doesn't happen.
It's a pretty bad song overall, yes. But anybody who really and truly asserts that it's the "worst ever" exposes himself as simply not knowing very much about music and has no business presuming to make that judgment.
Fact of the matter is, you could take the EXACT same melody, alter the lyrics a bit, remove the dated 80s sounds and production, bypass the woeful video, plop it into the setlist of some critically acclaimed artist and those same people would fall all over themselves praising it.
The criticism is about everything but what really matters; the fact that the band went from inspired Aquarian idealists to commercial product manufacturers, the ages of the band members and their cynical attempt to appear youthful and "with it", the awkward radio station interludes, the undeniably terrible video, etc. When you catch just a snippet of the chorus, the vocal melodies and the backing music and the forward momentum of it actually works pretty effectively. In contrast, you can name songs all day long where even that minimal accomplishment doesn't happen.
It's a pretty bad song overall, yes. But anybody who really and truly asserts that it's the "worst ever" exposes himself as simply not knowing very much about music and has no business presuming to make that judgment.
This post was edited on 9/8/16 at 11:28 am
Posted on 9/8/16 at 11:51 am to tarzana
It was laughed at even when it came out then.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 11:55 am to RockAndRollDetective
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RockAndRollDetective
That's a darn good take there.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 2:24 pm to AlxTgr
It's horrible.
But pretty much any modern country song that has "hey girl" in the opening lines is worse, IMO
But pretty much any modern country song that has "hey girl" in the opening lines is worse, IMO
Posted on 9/8/16 at 2:51 pm to RockAndRollDetective
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But anybody who really and truly asserts that it's the "worst ever" exposes himself as simply not knowing very much about music and has no business presuming to make that judgment.
It's the song that has caused me the most irritation, due to the fact that it gets played quite a bit. So I'd say it's the worst song ever relative to the amount of airplay it gets. Sure, there are worse songs. And they've been buried by obscurity.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 3:03 pm to Tigris
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It's the song that has caused me the most irritation, due to the fact that it gets played quite a bit. So I'd say it's the worst song ever relative to the amount of airplay it gets. Sure, there are worse songs. And they've been buried by obscurity.
This x1000.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 3:06 pm to tarzana
am i crazy or did all the local radio stations around the country dub in their own little 'station callout' during that portion of the song where the DJ cuts in?
seems like i remember this being a thing...
seems like i remember this being a thing...
Posted on 9/8/16 at 3:13 pm to Tigris
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It's the song that has caused me the most irritation, due to the fact that it gets played quite a bit. So I'd say it's the worst song ever relative to the amount of airplay it gets
This is like saying I don't like onions but dog crap must taste way better than onions because I eat it less often.
The songs that were "buried by obscurity" got that way because they were... wait for it... BAD! Duh. Therein lies the entire error in thinking. It's all a circular falsehood. You call the song out because you know it immediately when you hear it. The original goal was to write a catchy song. Therefore the original goal was achieved. The falsehood comes when you try to relabel a relative success as a failure.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 3:31 pm to tarzana
I didn't realize that Bernie Taupin was involved with this song.
That's a long fall from the classic Elton John tunes of the early/mid 70's.
You learn something new every single day here on Td.
That's a long fall from the classic Elton John tunes of the early/mid 70's.
You learn something new every single day here on Td.
This post was edited on 9/9/16 at 11:03 am
Posted on 9/8/16 at 5:12 pm to bleeng
He fell before We Built this City. Remember "Island Girl"
Posted on 9/8/16 at 5:19 pm to tarzana
I hate Union of the Snake a lot more than I hate that song.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 7:13 pm to chillfam
MacArthur Park
"Someone left my cake out in the rain...I'll never have that recipe again!"
Or
She's Havin' My Baby
"Someone left my cake out in the rain...I'll never have that recipe again!"
Or
She's Havin' My Baby
Posted on 9/8/16 at 7:47 pm to tarzana
It's not even the worst song of 1985.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:51 pm to tarzana
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