Friends,
Jorge asked to see a list of all the songs ever to be included on Bad Music Sunday, and I thought, yeah, good idea. I've been worrying over whether or not I've been duplicating songs on this list, so if I have a running list that I can check against, then that will make my life easier. And, I have duplicated songs, twice, on this: Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart and Third Eye Blind's Jumper. Doesn't make them worse than the other songs, just that I fell down on the job. (EDIT: It's actually 3 songs...Puddle of Mudd's Blurry was also on this list twice, I didn't even realize it until I read over the list just now)
So, here's the list, and let me ask you a question. If you were to boil down this list to the Top Five Bad Songs, as in the worst 5 songs I have given small tribute to here, what would they be...and also, give me a Top Five, if you can, of songs that should not be on here, songs wrongly tributed on Bad Music Sunday. Behold, the list!:
1. .38 Special – Back Where You Belong
2. `Til Tuesday – Voices Carry
3. 20 Fingers featuring Gillette – Short Dick Man
4. 311 – All Mixed Up
5. 69 Boyz – Tootsee Roll
6. Adam Ant – Stand and Deliver
7. Aerosmith – Pink
8. A-Ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV
9. Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing at All
10. Al Denson – Arms of My Lord
11. Alan Jackson – Where Were You (Live Version)
12. Alan Parson’s Project – Don’t Answer Me
13. Anberlin – Godspeed
14. Apocalyptica – I’m Not Jesus (Live Version)
15. Aqua – Barbie Girl
16. Armored Saint – Can U Deliver
17. Asia – Only Time Will Tell
18. Avenged Sevenfold – Bat Country
19. Bad Boys Blue – I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat
20. Bad4Good – Nineteen
21. Baltimora – Tarzan Boy
22. Bananarama – Cruel Summer
23. Bell Biv Devoe – Do Me
24. Bette Midler – The Rose
25. Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself
26. Billy Ocean – Get Out of My Dreams (Into My Car)
27. Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart
28. Bjork – Hunter
29. Bobby Brown – Every Little Step
30. Bobby Brown – On Our Own
31. Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry Be Happy
32. Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out for a Hero
33. Bonnie Tyler – Sweet Child O Mine
34. Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart
35. Boyz II Men – Motown Philly
36. Britney Spears – Satisfaction
37. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting – All for Love
38. Buckner & Garcia – Pac Man Fever
39. Bulletboys – Smooth Up In Ya
40. Buster Pointdexter – Hot Hot Hot
41. C&C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat (Live in Japan)
42. Cadillac Don – Peanut Butter & Jelly (ft. J Money)
43. Cameo – Word Up
44. Catherine Wheel – Waydown
45. Charlie Daniels – Simple Man
46. Chicago – 25 or 6 to 4 (1986 Version)
47. Chicago – If You Leave Me Now
48. Chris De Burgh – Lady in Read
49. Chris Rea – I Can Hear Your Heartbeat
50. Cinderella – You don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)
51. Class of 99 – Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
52. Color me Badd – I Want to Sex You Up
53. Corey Hart – Sunglasses at Night
54. Crazy Town – Butterfly
55. Custom – Hey Mister
56. Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight
57. Cyndi Lauper – She Bop
58. Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
59. Darryl Worley – Have You Forgotten
60. Dave Matthews Band – The Space Between (Live Version)
61. David Hasselhoff – Jump in my Car
62. Days of the New – Shelf in the Room
63. DC Talk – Nu Thang
64. Def Leppard – Armageddon It
65. Def Leppard – Rocket
66. Depeche Mode – Barrel of a Gun
67. Digital Underground – Same Song
68. Dio – Holy Diver
69. Disturbed – Land of Confusion
70. Don Johnson – Heartbeat
71. Earth, Wind and Fire – Boogie Wonderland
72. Eddie Money – Baby Hold On
73. Eddie Money – Shakin
74. Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight
75. Eddie Murphy – Party All the Time
76. Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue
77. Eiffel 65 – Blue
78. Electric Six – Gay Bar
79. Elton John – Nikita
80. Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Fanfare for the Common Man
81. Eminem – Without Me
82. Enya – Orinoco Flow
83. Erasure – Ship of Fools
84. Eric Carmen – All By Myself
85. Europe – Carrie
86. Extreme – More than Words
87. Fall Out Boy (ft. John Mayer) – Beat It
88. Family Ties Theme
89. Fergie – Fergalicious
90. Filter – One
91. Five for Fighting – 100 Years
92. Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
93. Forest for the Trees – Dream
94. Gary Glitter – Rock and Roll Part One
95. Genesis – Invisible Touch
96. George Harrison – I’ve Got My Mind Set On Your
97. George Michael – Careless Whisper
98. Geraldo – Rico Suave
99. Go West – The King of Wishful Thinking
100. Great White – Once Bitten Twice Shy
101. Gretchen Wilson – Redneck Woman
102. Growing Pains Theme
103. Gummi Bears Theme
104. Haddaway – What is Love?
105. Hall & Oates – Out of Touch
106. Hank Williams, Jr. – McCain/Palin Tradition (Live)
107. Heavy D and the Boyz – Don’t Curse
108. Henry Rollins – Liar
109. Hinder – Lips of an Angel
110. Hinder – Take Me Home Tonight
111. Ini Kamoze – Here Comes the Hotstepper
112. Insane Clown Posse – Another Love Song
113. Insane Clown Posse – Hall of Illusion
114. Insane Clown Posse – Hokus Pokus
115. Insane Clown Posse – Homies
116. Insane Clown Posse – Let’s Go All the Way
117. Iron Maiden – Run to the Hills
118. Jackyl – I Stand Alone
119. Jackyl – The Lumberjack
120. Janet Jackson – Escapade
121. Janet Jackson – What Have You Done for Me Lately
122. Jefferson Starship – Sara
123. Jewel – Sweet Home Alabama
124. Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes – Up Where We Belong
125. Joe Jackson – Stepping Out
126. John Rich – Raisin McCain
127. John Tesh – Breathe (Live at Red Rocks)
128. John Waite – Missing You
129. Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
130. Kelis – Milkshake
131. Kid Rock – All Summer Long
132. Kid Rock – Bawitdaba
133. Kids Incorporated – Cover Me
134. Kids Incorporated – Friday I’m in Love
135. Kids Incorporated – Let’s Hear it For the Boy
136. Kids Incorporated – Locomotion
137. Kids Incorporated – Pump Up the Jam
138. Kids Incorporated – Say You, Say Me
139. Kids Incorporated – Sunglasses at Night
140. Kids Incorporated – Tell It To My Heart
141. Kids Incorporated – Uptown Girl
142. Kids Incorporated – We Built This City
143. Kids Incorporated – You Keep Me Hanging On
144. Kids Incorporated – You Spin Me
145. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hanging On
146. Kiss – Heaven’s on Fire
147. L.A. Raiders Football Team – Silver and Black Attack
148. Lee Greenwood – God Bless the U.S.A (Live Version)
149. Leonard Nimoy – The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
150. Limp Bizkit – Rollin
151. Lionel Richie – Dancing on the Ceiling
152. Lionel Richie – Hello
153. Lita Ford – Close My Eyes Forever (ft. Ozzy Ozbourne)
154. Lita Ford – Hungry
155. Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
156. LL Cool J – Doin It
157. LL Cool J – Rocking with the G.O.A.T
158. Lou Bega – Mambo Number 5
159. Loverboy – Turn Me Loose
160. Ludacris – Stand Up
161. M.A.S.K Theme
162. Madonna – American Pie
163. Marvelous 3 – Freak of the Week
164. Master P – Make Em Say Uhh
165. MC Hammer – Addams Family Rap
166. MC Tourettes – Loveable Losers
167. Metallica – St. Anger
168. Metallica – Turn the Page
169. Michael W. Smith – Friends
170. Mick Jagger & David Bowie – Dancing in the Street
171. Modern Talking – Cheri Cheri Lady
172. Mr. Big – Baba O’Riley
173. Mr. Big – To Be with You
174. Mungo Jerry – In the Summertime
175. Murray Head – One Night in Bangkok
176. My Two Dads Theme
177. Natalie Imbruglia – Torn
178. Natalie Merchant – Carnival
179. New Kids on the Block – Funky, Funky Christmas (Live Version)
180. New Kids on the Block – Please Don’t Go, Girl
181. New Kids on the Block – This One’s for the Children
182. Newsboys – He Reigns
183. Nickelback – Photograph
184. Nickelback – Rockstar
185. Nickelback – This Is How You Remind Me
186. Night Ranger – Sister Christian
187. Oingo Boingo – Little Girls
188. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science
189. OMC – How Bizarre
190. Ozzy Ozbourne – Dreamer
191. Ozzy Ozbourne – Take Me Out to the Ballgame (Live!)
192. Panic at the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
193. Paris Hilston – Nothing in This World
194. Pat Benatar – We Belong
195. Patrick Swayze – She’s Like the Wind
196. Paul Engemann – Push It to the Limit
197. Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al
198. Paula Abdul – Opposites Attract
199. Paula Cole – Where Have All the Cowboys Gone
200. Perfect Strangers Theme
201. Peter Cetera – The Glory of Work
202. Petra – Beyond Belief
203. Phil Collins – Can’t Stop Loving You
204. Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight
205. Poison – Nothing But a Good Time
206. Public Image Limited - Rise
207. Puddle of Mudd – Blurry
(duplicate song deleted)
209. Punky Brewster Theme
210. Queensryche – Silent Lucidity
211. REM – Shiny Happy People
212. REO Speedwagon – I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore
213. Republica – Ready to Go
214. Richard Harris – MacArthur Park
215. Richard Marx – Right Here Waiting
216. Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots – Disco Duck
217. Rockwell – Somebody’s Watching Me
218. Rod Stewart – Infatuation
219. Rod Stewart – Ruby Tuesday
220. Rodney Dangerfield – Rappin Rodney
221. Roxy Music – More than This
222. Saliva – Click Click Boom
223. Salt N Pepa – Shoop
224. Salt N’ Pepper – Push It
225. Sam Kinison – Wild Thing
226. Sammy Hagar – Three Lock Box
227. Sandfrog – LITL
228. Savage Garden – I Want You
229. Savage Garden – Truly Madly Deeply
230. Saving Abel – Addicted
231. Scandal – Goodbye to You
232. Seal – Kiss from a Rose
233. Seether – Remedy
234. Shania Twain – Man, I Feel Like a Woman
235. Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair
236. Simply Red – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
237. Sisqo – Thong Song
238. Skid Row – Monkey Business
239. Small Wonder Theme
240. Snow – Informer
241. Soundgarden – Blow Up the Outside World
242. Stabbing Westward – What Do I Have To Do? (Live Version)
243. Stacey Q – Two of Hearts
244. Starpoint – Object of My Desire
245. Starship – We Built this City
246. Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose that Number
247. Steve Goodman – Go Cubs Go
248. Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra
249. Steve Perry – Oh Sherry
250. Steven Seagal – Girl It’s Alright
251. Stone Temple Pilots – Days of the Week
252. Sugar Ray – RPM
253. Superdrag – Sucked Out
254. T’Pau – China in Your Hand
255. Taco – Puttin on the Ritz
256. Tag Team – Whoomp There It Is
257. Talking Heads – Love for Sale
258. Tears for Fears – Sowing the Seeds of Love
259. The Cars – Drive
260. The Cure – Caterpillar
261. The Cure – Friday, I’m in Love
262. The Divinyls – I Touch Myself
263. The Eagles – New York Minute
264. The Flys – Got You (Where I Want You)
265. The Hogan Family Theme
266. The Ordinary Fear of God – Weight of a Man
267. The Outfield – Your Love (Live Version)
268. The Pussycat Dolls – Buttons
269. The Rolling Stones – Emotional Rescue
270. The Smiths – This Charming Man
271. The Vapors – I Think I’m Turning Japanese
272. Theory of a Deadman – Bad Girlfriend
273. Third Eye Blind – Jumper
274. Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now
275. TLC – No Scrubs
276. Tom Jones – Black Betty
277. Toni Braxton – Unbreak My Heart
278. Tony Orlando & Dawn – Knock 3 Times
279. Toto – Africa
280. Trace Adkins – I Got My Game On
281. Tricky – Christiansands
282. Trio – Da Da Da
283. U2 – Original of the Species
284. UB40 – Red, Red Wine
285. Ugly Kid Joe – I Hate Everything About You
286. V.A.S.T – Touched
287. Van Halen – Pretty Woman
288. Vanilla Ice – Cool as Ice (Everybody Get Loose)
289. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby (2001)
290. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby (Gigi D’Agnostino Remix)
291. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby (Live in 2005)
292. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby (Metal Version)
293. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby (Original)
294. Vanilla Ice – Ice, Ice Baby Salsa (ft. Reanimator & Big Daddi)
295. Vanilla Ice – Ninja Rap
296. Vanilla Ice – Play that Funky Music
297. Velvet Revolver – Ain’t Talkin Bout Love / Runaround (Live)
298. Vitamin C – Graduation Song (Friends Forever)
299. W.A.S.P – Wild Child
300. Warrant – Cherry Pie
301. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around
302. Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag
303. White Lion – Wait
304. White Town – Your Woman
305. Whitesnake – Is This Love
306. Wicked Wisdom – Bleed All Over Me
307. Will Smith – Getting Jiggy With It
308. William Shatner – Rocket Man
309. Wilson Phillips – Hold On
310. Winger – Seventeen
311. Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart
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That is a damn impressive list. I didn't know you were doing it for so long.
Here's my top 5 (actually, 10 or 11. I couldn't slim it down anymore) for each category:
Stays on list:
1. Madonna – American Pie
2. Alan Jackson – Where Were You (Live Version)
3. Billy Ray Cyrus – Achy Breaky Heart
4. David Hasselhoff – Jump in my Car
5. Eiffel 65 – Blue
6. Fall Out Boy (ft. John Mayer) – Beat It
7. Gretchen Wilson – Redneck Woman(Fuck this song)
8. Hank Williams, Jr. – McCain/Palin Tradition (Live)
9. John Rich – Raisin McCain
10. Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl
Shouldn't be on list:
1. Mr. Big – Baba O’Riley
2. Cinderella – You don’t Know What You Got (Til It’s Gone)
3. Great White – Once Bitten Twice Shy
4. Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly
5. Poison – Nothing But a Good Time
6. Starship – We Built this City
6. The Cure – Friday, I’m in Love
7. The Outfield – Your Love (Live Version)
8. Tony Orlando & Dawn – Knock 3 Times
9. UB40 – Red, Red Wine
10. Winger – Seventeen
You should have categories for the worst songs. Like the worst Country song, worst boy band song, worst song sung by a member of the Starship Enterprise....
Stays on: Leonary Nimoy and his Bilbo Baggins ballad.
Taken off: Nickelback's "This is How You Remind Me." It brings back fond memories of getting my first speeding ticket.
Mitch
Shouldn't Be On the List:
Billy Idol – Dancing With Myself [instant HS memories, funny double entendre]
George Harrison – I’ve Got My Mind Set On You [he died to young; give him a break]
Joe Jackson – Stepping Out [decent song from a great album]
Natalie Merchant – Carnival [I just like her]
Oingo Boingo – Little Girls [consider the spirit of the band/song]
Paul Simon – You Can Call Me Al [so-so song from a great album-- it's not his fault the song was overplayed on radio/MTV]
Roxy Music – More than This [I dig it; and B Ferry is so suave, he might help you get laid]
Scandal – Goodbye to You [saw 'em live the year this came out. Patty Smythe was hot back then and it's a catchy little number]
Simon & Garfunkel – Scarborough Fair [historical pass--and by "historical" I mean the melody & lyrics of the song go back about 350 years]
Steve Goodman – Go Cubs Go [see G. Harrison comment--and I'm a White Sox fan, fer chrissakes!]
Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now [strong HS memories, evokes young drunken petting memories]
William Shatner – Rocket Man [a classic]
Should Be On The List:
All of the rest [how can I narrow down that pile of dung?]
Oh man, I was just reading Tom's list and I didn't realize some of those songs were on there. I agree with him as well as my list. And I agree with Mitch about categories.
This is your new job, Bryan.
You know, sometimes I come to your blog because I want to hear some good music. I just look through your Bad Music Sunday posts and find just what I need.
BMS has saved my soul more than a few times.
Wow. Ok... let's see.
Five worst:
1. Steely Dan – Rikki Don't Lose that Number (fuck anything Steely Dan did, I hate those bastards). I hope they burn in a fire.
2. Starship – We Built this City... this really goes without saying.
3. Tears for Fears – Sowing the Seeds of Love... they're so much better than this, that this song sickens me.
4. The Cars – Drive... the same goes for this song. "Best Friend's Girlfriend," "Just what I needed," and "Drive"? God, it's fucking awful.
5. The Cure – Friday, I'm in Love... and this song. How do you go from "Killing an Arab," "Jumping somebody else's train," "Love Cats," etc, to this? Robert Smith really should be ashamed of himself. Perhaps if he had changed his 'do and wiped off the make-up I could accept it as a "departure from earlier work..."
Five that shouldn't be on list:
1. Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight... this is a classic 80s song. I love it.
2. Eddie Money – Shakin'... really? Man, Eddie Money seriously is underappreciated. "Her tits were shakin' 'til the middle of the night, Snappin' her fingers..." Come on! That's a great song.
3. Hall & Oates – Out of Touch... Hall & Oats, while mocked by many, were really VERY funky ass white men. Listening to them now, I really enjoy them. If you can bring yourself to ignore the vocals (most of the time), the beats and music are dope.
4. The Divinyls – I Touch Myself... masturbation songs should never be deemed "bad music"--there's so few of them.
5. Toto – Africa... again, classic 80s.
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