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Worst song ever?
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I can see both sides of this argument. On one hand, it's an innovative blend of rock and opera. On the other hand, it's annoyingly bombastic at points and overplayed to the point of cliché.
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I never was keen for their main hit, but I did like Chumbawumba's followup single, "Amnesia", which got pretty much zilch airplay here in the US.
...ahem... "Boombastic" was recorded by Shaggy, not Shabba Ranks (close, though). I have that album, and there are definitely better songs on it than "Boombastic", although it's what got him noticed on the dancehall charts. Its use in a Levi's commercial helped quite a bit, too.
I do not know if it is the worst song but I can't stand this "We No Speak Americano" song or how it is called. Terrible.
The DJ who made "Chacarron" was disheartened with the reggaeton scene, saying that it had devolved to a bunch of stupid Spanglish recited over tired Latin hip-hop beats, and that anyone could make a reggaeton hit if they put enough scantily-clad dancers in the video. To prove his point, he recorded himself saying absolute gibberish along with one made-up word (the title) over generic Latin and club beat loops, and made the video with several young, near-naked ladies.
The resulting single went straight to #1, vindicating his statements.
Nope, it's not dead. It's been remade by several vocalists, most notably 90's dance/pop star Nicki French, who scored a minor hit in the USA and UK.
As insipid as the music used in Barney may be, I wouldn't necessarily include children's songs or children's show themes in this discussion, as they are intended to be relatively simple, whimsical and repetitive in order to capture and keep kids' attention. I only mentioned the Wiggles remix in an earlier post, because the song and video went way beyond regular children's fare.
Yeah, but kid's shows don't have to have crappy music like that. Look at some of the cool 70s kid's shows. Sesame Street and The Electric Company had cool intro music. And of course, most of the Krofft stuff had uh, non-boring, music. Then again, it was an era of heavy drug use.
Of course, they may just seem cool because I grew up with them. Maybe I'm just old.
Yeah, but kid's shows don't have to have crappy music like that. Look at some of the cool 70s kid's shows. Sesame Street and The Electric Company had cool intro music. And of course, most of the Krofft stuff had uh, non-boring, music. Then again, it was an era of heavy drug use.
Of course, they may just seem cool because I grew up with them. Maybe I'm just old.
I was a kid during the 70s, and I watched SS, TEC, The New Mickey Mouse Club (featuring Lisa Whelchel, who later starred in The Facts Of Life), The SuperFriends and several of the Krofft productions. My fave Krofft production is Electra Woman and Dyna Girl-- and that had a seriously funky wakka-wakka guitar theme.
Barney is of another era. Unfortunately, it was produced during the height of the "PC" years; in order to avoid offending anyone or triggering seizures, it excites very few. The Wiggles and other shows are like that, too, because a great portion-- perhaps a majority-- of their audience is very young (less than four). My daughter outgrew the Wiggles by age five. (Strangely enough, she still occasionally watches Max and Ruby. Go figure.)
all current pop is such crap, except for lady gaga, because she is amazing.
BUT EVERY SINGLE SONG SOUNDS THE SAME THESE DAYS!!!!!!
like, 'fo serious, pop stars use the same track from one another, slightly alter it, add their singing, and it's a hit.
so i guess the worst song would be all pop made recently, except for lady gaga
BUT EVERY SINGLE SONG SOUNDS THE SAME THESE DAYS!!!!!!
like, 'fo serious, pop stars use the same track from one another, slightly alter it, add their singing, and it's a hit.
so i guess the worst song would be all pop made recently, except for lady gaga
That's not my name by the Ting Ting's is pretty annoying. I recall a drunk girl singing this at a bar and she was attempting to add every name from A-Z in the song .
Billionaire by Bruno mars is pretty bad too. Seems like most of this pop crap with the exception of a few artist is pre-packaged stuff. Maybe it's written by the guys in sweden who penned some of Britney spears music.
.Billionaire by Bruno mars is pretty bad too. Seems like most of this pop crap with the exception of a few artist is pre-packaged stuff. Maybe it's written by the guys in sweden who penned some of Britney spears music.
all current pop is such crap, except for lady gaga, because she is amazing....so i guess the worst song would be all pop made recently, except for lady gaga
Are you serious?
I can't stand her music. But different strokes for different folks I suppose. *puts his iPod on*Those are good examples too. Especially the latter. When they come up on the music channel here, I change the channel immediately.
This. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ x 10
That's what made Weird Al's version so great.
Bookmarked, for later, with ale.
Thanks.