"What were they thinking?" - Worst Song by the Best Bands

[drminky]

Not a 'band' per se, but although most of us erased it from our 80s memories, the Bowie/Jagger duet Dancing in the Street' has to be one of the worst What-were-they-thinking's of all time (or at least since Lionel Richie slaughtered the memory of the commodores with 'Dancing on the Ceiling')

..probably was even the same producer, mafai don, or coke dealer who was resposible for both!

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by drminky Not a 'band' per se, but although most of us erased it from our 80s memories, the Bowie/Jagger duet Dancing in the Street' has to be one of the worst What-were-they-thinking's of all time (or at least since Lionel Richie slaughtered the memory of the commodores with 'Dancing on the Ceiling') ..probably was even the same producer, mafai don, or coke dealer who was resposible for both!

That's not even the worst Bowie duet! Think Bowie/Bing Crosby, "Little Drummer Boy!" Bad move, Ziggy!

 

[Murdoch]

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Originally Posted by drminky Not a 'band' per se, but although most of us erased it from our 80s memories, the Bowie/Jagger duet Dancing in the Street' has to be one of the worst What-were-they-thinking's of all time (or at least since Lionel Richie slaughtered the memory of the commodores with 'Dancing on the Ceiling') ..probably was even the same producer, mafai don, or coke dealer who was resposible for both!

Wow and I thought I had finally managed to forget about that travesty. Thanks alot.

That song is awful awful awful.

 

[chadbang]

This one came to me last night. "Boris the Spider" by The Who. I know a friend who likes it, but I think it's a major stinker -- embarassing.

 

[kramer5150]

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Originally Posted by UserNotFound personally, i wanat to shoot Lars for that new snare drum he uses on the Saint Anger cd i've NEVER heard a more annoying snare, and he abuses the **** out of it, too.

Agree 100%.

Their guitar tone sucks too IMHO... sounds just like any other nu-metal Mesa tripple rectifier, big buck endorsee.

IMHO their best tones were ADA MP1 preamp=>mesa colliseum=>rectifier 4x12 cabinets (celestion black shadow loaded I believe....)

 

[zoboomofo]

Blondie's Rapture

Debbie's rhyming of Subarus sounds to me more like a ditzy inarticulate version of a rabid Old Yeller howling "Shoot me now!". I'm just saying, though

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by JMT Revolution #9 - The Beatles I can't think of any Beatles songs that I truly dislike except this one (not that you can really call it a song). Been listening to it for over 35 years and still don't get it.

No kidding. This was before they gave us "outtakes" as bonus tracks or as "previously unreleased" songs in boxed set collections. Talk about a major editorial error! It's not like they needed more material as "filler" to take up time - it's the White Albulm we're talking about!!!

 

[Wmcmanus]

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Originally Posted by Jahn Think Bowie/Bing Crosby, "Little Drummer Boy!" Bad move, Ziggy!

Gotta disagree on this one. Bowie's voice is amazing in that duet. I'm blown away by the beauty of it every time I hear it. Oh well, different strokes.

 

[Leporello]

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Originally Posted by GoRedwings19 D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin. Every time I hear this I wish I never had a cd player....well almost.....totally gets on my nerves that song.

Funny, I thought about exactly the same song upon reading the title of this thread!


Regards,

L.

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by Wmcmanus Gotta disagree on this one. Bowie's voice is amazing in that duet. I'm blown away by the beauty of it every time I hear it. Oh well, different strokes.

Maybe it's because I heard for the first time when it hit TV - just the image of Bing with the Thin (and VERY) White Duke was just a creep-fest. Hmm, what would be the equivalent these days? Something like Tony Bennett with Marilyn Manson.

 

[Nak Man]

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Originally Posted by GoRedwings19 D'yer Maker by Led Zeppelin.

I'd rather listen to this than Revolution #9 any day ...

 

[gregr507]

Twisting By The Pool by Dire Straits

 

[averydonovan]

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Originally Posted by kramer5150 Nothing else matters - Metallica After they puked that chum out in 89' nothing else mattered.

Apoptygma Berzerk did a good cover of it, but the original one stinks. But I don't like Metallica much anyway...

Project Pitchfork dropped a big dud on their Alpha Omega album with the track "The Animal". I normally can at least listen to less than stellar PP tracks, but this track is just awful. Then again there is a lot of fluff on their last album, Inferno, but nothing on there sinks that low.

 

[GirgleMirt]

"do do do, da da da is all i want to say to you"

really, what were they thinking... Well we're talking about a band called "The Police" so I'm not sure what you shouldn't be expecting..

I think its one of the worst... ever...

Others include songs by Alanis rip my ears out morisset.. I'm a bitch by the other chick.. oh god why am I thinking about things like that, getting shivers just thinking about it...

[edit] luckily, I'm trying to think of others, and I can't remember them... I'm sure thats a very good thing..!

oh oh... Some of the song covers by Tori Amos........ omg im gonna barf... Some of the most annoying stuff I've ever heard..