[Music] Worst song ever by a respected artist/band

[jonnyrovers]

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.

The winner is...


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[jonnyrovers]

The Cure - Friday I’m in Love


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[pearl]

The Cure - Friday I’m in Love


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WTF!?

 

[Pevenseagull]

There are couple of Can singles that are unnecessary

 

[studio150]

Much of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career consisted of trite shite. I'm thinking The Frog Song, Mull Of Kintyre, just about everything Wings.

Really?

Live and Let Die - The best ever Bond theme song
Band on the Run
Maybe I'm Amazed
Jet
Let me Roll It
Juniors Farm
Hi Hi Hi
Temporary Secretary (12")
Waterfalls


Yes

Give Ireland Back to the Irish - Always best to leave these types of things to John
Mary Had a Little Lamb - OK a protest against the radio banning of Give Ireland...

 

[studio150]

Chuck Berry - My Ding-A-LIng

WTF

If you don't like this, you must be playing with your ding a ling

 

[Postman Pat]

The story I heard was that he and his mates were in the pub one night talking about making lots of money. One suggested releasing a daft single that could get them some instant sales. Pissed as farts they decamped there and then to the studio and recorded it.In the background you can still, very faintly hear CS shouting out "I'm such a happy ****".

Do you think in the long term 'Happy Talk' helped or hindered your career?
[C] It depends which way you look at it. I would never have done that karaoke programme on Sky TV, with Suggs, if it hadn't been for 'Happy Talk'.

So it brings a bit of money in?
[C] Well yeah But on the other hand I'm a reasonably good guitar player and I could be doing recording sessions for people. I'm flying over to Detroit in two weeks to do an album with another band. People in America recognise that I'm a reasonably good musician. Whereas in Britain I'm a joke. Because of 'Happy Talk', which is a real shame. Having said that Terry Wogan asked me to do Blankety Blank (U.K gameshow) and I told them to **** off. I do get offers like that, but I never do them. You'll never have seen me do anything like that. I've had so many offers but I've never done 'em. 'Happy Talk' I did because we needed an extra track on the album I'd recorded about nine songs on the album and the producer said to me "Well if you haven't got any more songs we'll do a couple of cover versions. I went home and found 'Happy Talk' in me mum and dads record collection and said lets do that.

And it got to number one in the charts ?
[C] It did yeah, but I didn't want it released as a single. When the record company said "Can we shelve doing one of your own songs as the first single and do 'Happy Talk' instead". I said no. So they went away, had a think about it and then phoned me about a week later and said "Look Captain someone from EMI has heard your version of 'Happy Talk' and they're in the studio now with one of there artists doing a very similar version. If you don't let us at A&M release this on your behalf you won't be at number one, someone else will. And I must say you might regret this for the rest of your life!". And I said (panicked voice) I always said I didn't want it released. What shall I do, what shall I do, err, Yeah release it, release it, ok. They were lying, there was no one from EMI in the studio or anywhere else. They were lying and they conned me into No1. I was hoodwinked. John Peel though thought it was brilliant. He was the first D.J to play it. He said "Listen to this, from Captain Sensible of all people". As before that I had a reputation for scrapping and drinking and stuff. I did all the kids TV programs but I went on pissed as parrot. I whacked someone round the ear'ole with a broom once, if I remember rightly and then passed out on the floor. I had to be carried off on a stretcher, live on Saturday morning kids TV.

https://www.kemptown.co.uk/freerad/captain/sensible.htm

 

[Gwylan]

Are you sure it wasn't Spinal Tap?

It's hard to tell the difference isn't it?

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Lots of mentions for Bowie's Laughing Gnome but I reckon that Drummer boy thing he did with Bing Crosby is right up there (or down there) too. And it's a seasonal pick

 

[Fungus]

Really?

Live and Let Die - The best ever Bond theme song
Band on the Run
Maybe I'm Amazed
Jet
Let me Roll It
Juniors Farm
Hi Hi Hi
Temporary Secretary (12")
Waterfalls


Yes

Give Ireland Back to the Irish - Always best to leave these types of things to John
Mary Had a Little Lamb - OK a protest against the radio banning of Give Ireland...

Oi, you forgot "C Moon"

 

[Megazone]

Hats off to Roy Harper- Led Zeppelin

 

[clapham_gull]

For those slating Bohemian Rhapsody you should really listen to The Invisible Man.

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[Raleigh Chopper]

As its Christmas I will throw in that steaming cow pat of a song by The Pogues/Kirsty McCall song, something about New York Police.
It seems that plenty like it but I don't, it's shitty.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Much of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career consisted of trite shite. I'm thinking The Frog Song, Mull Of Kintyre, just about everything Wings.

I liked MoK

 

[pearl]

https://youtu.be/TZtiJN6yiik

 

[Perry Milkins]

Chuck Berry - My ding-a-ling.

 

[pearl]

offensive and shite

https://youtu.be/jzsxOniv0fk

 

[El Presidente]

Happy Talk - Captain Sensible

What was that all about?

It's the only song EVER to get to number one in the charts featuring the word 'c*nt', when the Captain changed the lyrics from 'golly baby I'm a lucky guy' to 'golly baby I'm a lucky c*nt'.

For that reason he's got a free pass on the song, and also I've heard the song 'Croydon' from his debut album, and that was shit.

 

[kevo]

Got to be The Beatles with Ob-la-di Ob-la-da, hasn't it?

It's bad, though Yellow Submarine is worse.

Paul McCartney Frog Chorus and Bowie's Laughing Gnome surely can't be topped.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Bowie and bing .....little drummer boy.

Aaaaaaaaaghhhh