What do you think is the worst pop song of all time?

This week: more likes and dislikes. Tell us the name of the worst pop song of all time.

What do you think is the worst pop song of all time?
We have a winner!
53% (96 votes)
How can I pick just one?
47% (85 votes)
Total votes: 181

COMMENTS
Brankin's picture

We Are the World - Travesty! "Tip Toe Through the Tulips" - With an axe! "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - Please, shoot me!

Gary Smith's picture

Early Iggy Pop.

tony esporma's picture

For starters, let's pick William Shatner's and Leornard Nemoy's solo LP efforts . . . Move on to the entire gansta rap genre . . . and top it off with the Brady Kids and The Partridge Family.

Ralph A.  Perrini's picture

Some candidates: every song by ABBA, Brrr-It-Nay Spears, Tiny Tim, every rap song I ever heard, Bon Jovi, The Bee Gees (disco and beyond), Elton John (from "Philadelphia Freedom" on), Tom Jones, N'Sync, The Backstreet Boys and the rest of that candy-ass pop music movement. So much garbage, so little time!

James Larson's picture

Anything from Phil Collins.

Todd R's picture

Wannabe from the Spice Girls. Anything from a "Boy Band", or Kid Rock.

Noofus's picture

ANYTHING from the likes of "Brittany", "98 degrees" "N'Sync" Its just horrible :(

Jim Sanders's picture

Finger Poppin' Time (so forettable I can't remember who sang it around 30 years ago)

C.  Simon's picture

Anything by Matchbox 20 . . .

jvink99@hotmail.com's picture

Are you kidding. It would be easier to pick the best pop songs of all time. On what grounds are the opinions formed? Recording, artist, lyrics... Im just curious. I think that pretty much anything from Bob Dylan. Anything from N'Sync, Backstreet Boys Christina Agulera, Brittney Spears or Ricky Martin. When was the last time I actually liked a pop song?

Dennis Poggenburg's picture

Stevie Wonder: "I Just Called To Say I Love You" Execrable under any circumstances, made more so as it was written and performed by a true pop music genius.

David L.  Wyatt jr's picture

Afternoon Delight sinks deeper into the tar pit than all others. I spent its big summer as a lifeguard, and it happened to be on the jukebox. If that band makes a comeback, I'm emigrating to Iran.

Steve N's picture

I Will Allways Love You!!! The Whitney Houston re-make is absolutely terrible.

Teresa Goodwin's picture

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy I've Got Love in My Tummy by the Ohio Express.

walkertm's picture

I couldn't begin to list the number of POP songs that have lame lyrics coupled with lousey oversynthesized vocalist. Most Modern artist do not seem wholly devoted to their craft. It seems more about producing dumbed down saleable drivel that the most consumers buy, because they don't know better. With all the cuts in arts and music programs kids today aren't taught to be critical listeners like it used to be. Therefore any rap or grunge band with angry and offensive lyrics can lay down a few gutiar licks add a few an synth bass and drum tracks and it will top the charts. Who cares if they can play or sing.

Paul Bigelow's picture

Playground in My Mind - yeeech!

Geordy Duncan's picture

You Oughta Know by that no-talent Alanis. What a joke.

Lee Smith's picture

Hound Dog sung by Elvis.

Alex Vargas's picture

any spice girls song

tp's picture

just about every stupid new teen pop song is soo annoying. They have no meaning at all other than a "hip" beat that gets impregnated into your brain.

too.  So is Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings." Wind Ben's picture

The Logical Song by Supertramp. No explanation needed. And what was the name of that hideous piece of crap about pina coladas and getting caught in the rain? How about "Sailing" by Christopher Cross? Gotta be in the top ten all-time worst. Whitney Houston's "The Greatest Love of All" is right up there

Martin Bruczkowski's picture

It was called "Robol" and I wrote it myself when I was 14 years old. Be grateful you have not heard it.

Geno's picture

Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." I think it was a big hit at the time.

Vilhelm Ehrstr's picture

Will Smith - Wild wild west

Vilhelm Ehrstr's picture

Will Smith - Wild wild west

Eirik's picture

The problem is that just about every C/W son is bad, so to pick one is impossible.

Gavin's picture

The cover version of "Father and Son" by Boyzone has got to be one of the most pathetic. (No wait, maybe it's "I have a Dream" by Westlife!)

alan matheson's picture

da do do do POLICE da da da TRIO or the cover of da do ron ron by Shaun Cassidy.

Patrick D'Annunzio's picture

When I worked in "Quality Control" at IBM in Boulder . . . I was SO bored doing nothing . . . that a coworker and myself came up with a list of the worst songs in our lives . . . and at the top of the list we find "Shattered" from the Rolling Stones. Was EVERYONE in the 70's to early 80's on drugs?

John Lasater's picture

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

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