Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Does liking bad songs make me uncool?
Answer to rhetorical question: No, the fact that you're a huge geek makes you uncool.
Anyhoo, Maxim's Blender is coming out with a list of the worst song's of all time. I'm sure this will be a huge discussion topic, so here are the bottom ten, with my thoughts on same:
1. "We Built This City" - Jefferson Starship - Apparently, what's wrong with this song is it's a sellout from Starship's more radical 60's days. I thought it was a decently catchy little pop tune. Moral of the story: If this song offends you, you are old.
2. "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus - OK, I have no defense of this one. This song got real annoying, real quick.
3. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung - I kind of liked this one. "Everybody Wang Chung tonight" is still a funny line. I suppose this song's on the list because the band wasn't kidding. They genuinely wanted everyone to Wang Chung, and they wanted it done tonight!
4. "Rollin'" - Limp Bizkit - Not defending Limp Bizkit, but there are songs who badness eclipses this one.
5. "Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice - Sorry, but this was a damn good song. If you must put the Iceman on the list, try "Every Other Song Vanilla Ice Recorded Ever".
6. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" - Huey Lewis and the News - OK, now me and these folks are going to fight. Not Huey's best work ("Power of Love"), but still a perfectly good pop song.
7. "Don't Worry Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin - Don't kid yourself. Think back. You liked this song the first 500 times you heard it.
8. "Party All the Time" - Eddie Murphy - This one had it coming.
9. "American Life" - Madonna - Ditto
10. "Ebony and Ivory" - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - This is a nice song. Don't blame these guys because they've done better in the past.
Let the great debate begin.
Anyhoo, Maxim's Blender is coming out with a list of the worst song's of all time. I'm sure this will be a huge discussion topic, so here are the bottom ten, with my thoughts on same:
1. "We Built This City" - Jefferson Starship - Apparently, what's wrong with this song is it's a sellout from Starship's more radical 60's days. I thought it was a decently catchy little pop tune. Moral of the story: If this song offends you, you are old.
2. "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus - OK, I have no defense of this one. This song got real annoying, real quick.
3. "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung - I kind of liked this one. "Everybody Wang Chung tonight" is still a funny line. I suppose this song's on the list because the band wasn't kidding. They genuinely wanted everyone to Wang Chung, and they wanted it done tonight!
4. "Rollin'" - Limp Bizkit - Not defending Limp Bizkit, but there are songs who badness eclipses this one.
5. "Ice Ice Baby" - Vanilla Ice - Sorry, but this was a damn good song. If you must put the Iceman on the list, try "Every Other Song Vanilla Ice Recorded Ever".
6. "The Heart of Rock & Roll" - Huey Lewis and the News - OK, now me and these folks are going to fight. Not Huey's best work ("Power of Love"), but still a perfectly good pop song.
7. "Don't Worry Be Happy" - Bobby McFerrin - Don't kid yourself. Think back. You liked this song the first 500 times you heard it.
8. "Party All the Time" - Eddie Murphy - This one had it coming.
9. "American Life" - Madonna - Ditto
10. "Ebony and Ivory" - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - This is a nice song. Don't blame these guys because they've done better in the past.
Let the great debate begin.
