Worst song by a band you like.

[Risteard]

To avoid the likes of Barbie Girl.
Contenders for me would be a few songs off Be Here Now,
You're tender and you're tired.
and You stole the sun from my heart.
I wouldn't really be considering the early Beatles stuff so I'll go with Kokomo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPDB9hDsos) by the Beach Boys.
What were they thinking?
Ooh, I want to take ya. Come on pretty Moma.

[GavinZac]

anything written by u2 after 12pm, September 4th, 1995.

If i have to choose one, it'll be the bland and pathetically lyric'd Vertigo.

"Unos dos tres catorce!

Lights go down, it’s dark
The jungle is your head
Can’t rule your heart
A feeling is so much stronger than
A thought
Your eyes are wide
And though your soul
It can’t be bought

I can’t stand the beats
I’m asking for the cheque
The girl with crimson nails
Has Jesus round her neck
Swinging to the music
Swinging to the music
Oh oh oh oh"

Its fourth class stuff in fairness, and the "u2 by numbers" backing track is little better.

[Risteard]

anything written by u2 after 12pm, September 4th, 1995.
:eek: :eek:
One second before i became a teenager. Freaky.
Why then?
When they started writing Pop?

Just thought of another one that I'd probably be on my own on.
Fools Gold.
I just don't like to consider the Roses as a dance band.

[gustavo]

Oasis - She is Love
Nirvana - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Strokes - Evening Shade

[Lionel Ritchie]

How Soon Is Now by The Smiths

Suedehead by Morrissey

Circlesquare by The Wonderstuff

Wherever I May Roam by Metallica

Praise You by Fat Boy Slim

Friends In Time by The Golden Horde

[endabob1]

Just thought of another one that I'd probably be on my own on.
Fools Gold.
I just don't like to consider the Roses as a dance band.

You're deffo on your own, Fools Gold is a classic.

Others to consider
James, Born of Frustration where Tim Booth thought he was in Simple Minds for 5 minutes.

Prince - Whole chunks of his slushy psuedo R&B rubbish, stick to the funk man.

[dcfc_1928]

The current single from the Manics (with Nina from The Cardigans).

I don't know what it is called, but i cringe when I hear it on the radio.

[ifk101]

Pretty much everything from David Bowie between the mid-80s to the late 90s.

[gustavo]

How Soon Is Now by The Smiths

Suedehead by Morrissey

Circlesquare by The Wonderstuff

Wherever I May Roam by Metallica

Praise You by Fat Boy Slim

Friends In Time by The Golden Horde
I like that one! I nominate William , it was really Nothing , never liked that tune

[noby]

Suedehead by Morrissey


*Chokes on coffee* What!?

Not withstanding Suedehead is a great song, there's a lot of stuff on Kill Uncle, Maladjusted, and the album before last that I would nominate for Morrissey.

[the 12 th man]

The Cure-Love Cats or Friday (I'm in love).
Echo & the Bunnymen-Killing Moon-Dancing Horses
Killers-Somebody told me.

[gustavo]

Killers - Midnight Show
Coldplay - Twisted Logic
Arctic Monkeys - Perhaps Vampires...
Eminem - Kim
Manic Street Preachers - Intense Humming of Evil

[Dodge]

The Cure-Love Cats or Friday (I'm in love).
Echo & the Bunnymen-Killing Moon-Dancing Horses
Killers-Somebody told me.

So basically anything that gets overplayed. All 4 are good songs IMO

All of Be Here Now by Oasis...

[the 12 th man]

So basically anything that gets overplayed.



Not really,The Cure & Bunnymen songs I quoted are too light-weight imo compared to
a lot of their other stuff.

I suppose its a personal preference:) .

[Dodge]

Well I'm not a fan of either band (maby the bunnymen a little) so I know they're totally out of sync with their other stuff... (And I wouldn't be a huge fan of those songs either)

[Dublin12]

Cut The Crap album from The Clash,how they could come up this after everything that went before.

[gustavo]

So basically anything that gets overplayed. All 4 are good songs IMO

All of Be Here Now by Oasis...
To be fair it did contain D'ya know what i mean , Dont go Away , My Big Mouth , Stand by Me and even All Around the world , which imo were all good Oasis songs . probably could have done with tighter production and cutting at least 2-3 minutes from the first and last songs i mentioned.

[Bluebeard]

*Chokes on coffee* What!?

Not withstanding Suedehead is a great song, there's a lot of stuff on Kill Uncle, Maladjusted, and the album before last that I would nominate for Morrissey.

Thank God I'm not alone on the Morrissey thing. Malajusted was terrible. Haven't listened to it since I was out. Bengali In Platforms is pretty bad too.

As regards David Bowie, rather than a song, I'll pick a decade. With some very honourable exceptions, 1981 to 1991 could be easily misplaced.

[endabob1]

To be fair it did contain D'ya know what i mean , Dont go Away , My Big Mouth , Stand by Me and even All Around the world , which imo were all good Oasis songs . probably could have done with tighter production and cutting at least 2-3 minutes from the first and last songs i mentioned.

No it was crap from start to finish

[Dodge]

Only D'ya know what I mean cuts it for me...

[noby]

As regards David Bowie, rather than a song, I'll pick a decade. With some very honourable exceptions, 1981 to 1991 could be easily misplaced.

1983 being the exception in question.

[Wolfie]

Straight to the Man - Stone Roses - Just about the only Roses tune I never really warmed to. Ian Brown wrote it but I get the impression that John Squire just couldn't be arsed recording it.

Ernold Same - Blur - Blur threatened to become a parody of themselves on certain moments on "The Great Escape". Luckily the eponymous "Blur" album pulled them back from all of that Cockney Cheeky Chappie / musical score nonsense.

[dcfc_1928]

The Smiths - Golden Lights

Awful, awful song!

[stann]

*Chokes on coffee* What!?

Ditto. Tea though, this time. :)

Some oddball choices on here already.
Suedehead, How Soon Is Now, Fool's Gold?
??
??????

Anyway, off t'top o' t'head...

Eels - Fresh Feeling.
Groove Armada - Lovebox.
Kaiser Chiefs - Time Honoured Tradition.
Pixies' - Head On, in fact most of Trompe Le Monde.
Anything done by previously pretento-rockers U2 before they got sense in 1991, except Gloria and New Years' Day (for giving Mint Royale that idea).
Radiohead.
(Like the band, don't like any of the music. Except Karma Police maybe.)

[gustavo]

Ditto. Tea though, this time. :)

Some oddball choices on here already.
Suedehead, How Soon Is Now, Fool's Gold?
??
??????

Anyway, off t'top o' t'head...

Eels - Fresh Feeling.
Groove Armada - Lovebox.
Kaiser Chiefs - Time Honoured Tradition.Pixies' - Head On, in fact most of Trompe Le Monde.
Anything done by previously pretento-rockers U2 before they got sense in 1991, except Gloria and New Years' Day (for giving Mint Royale that idea).
Radiohead.
(Like the band, don't like any of the music. Except Karma Police maybe.)

Always enjoyed that one , thought there were some funny lyrics in it , throwaway yea but its what they do best.

[jebus]

Anything off of Radioheads last album

[SligoBrewer]

America - Razorlight
Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Cash Machine - Hard-fi

[Risteard]

Some oddball choices on here already.
Suedehead, How Soon Is Now, Fool's Gold?


In fairness, my explanation was perfectly rational.

[stann]

In fairness, my explanation was perfectly rational.

You're alright, Risteard, no point in arguing as musical tastes are so subjective.
But to say Sally Cinnamon, say, is >>> Fool's Gold is just crazy talk! ;) :D

Oh, and one 'Funky Drummer' beat certainly does not a dance band make. More rational please! :D

[superfrank]

David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome, absolutely ridiculous stuff & Little Wonder, he can't do drum & bass.
Prince - Automatic, Lolita, Sexuality, Kiss, all annoying.
Parliament - Give Up The Funk, The Placebo Syndrome
Cameo - She's Mine
Sun Ra - Shadow World, For The Blue People, all just too much.
OutKast - Greatest Show On Earth, I hate Macy Gray.
Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At? , I hate that song.
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead, I just hate the Black Eyed Peas.

Best thread ever. :D

[superfrank]

1983 being the exception in question.
Agreed.

[Lionel Ritchie]

Profoundly disagree. Can't stand 'Lets Dance' which sounds like he's trying to be Duran Duran or 'China Girl' for that matter either. I liked Absolute Beginners (1986).

Little Wonder is a classic track.

Re: Morrissey - Suedehead has a dodgy intro, mid 8 and outro as well as an unremarkable melody. It is not a patch on any of the subsequent singles ....Every Day is Like Sunday, Last Of The Famous International Playboys, Interesting Drug, Ouijja Board Ouijja Board ....

[Pauro 76]

Country House - Blur. Actually add Parklife to that. Far too chirpy.
Alright - Supergrass. Far too chirpy.
Neon Bible - Arcade Fire. (the title track, the rest of the album is amazing)
Candy - Ash. Far too sappy.
Bigger Than Me - Bell XI. Awful song.
Where Is Home - Bloc Party
Jetstream - New Order
We're Gonna Boogie -PRimal Scream

[the 12 th man]

Candy - Ash.


That was a Rightgeous Brothers Rip-off song(Take It Easy On Yourself) by Ash.Not sure was it ever acknowledged?

[Lionel Ritchie]

That was a Rightgeous Brothers Rip-off song(Take It Easy On Yourself) by Ash.Not sure was it ever acknowledged?

It was. They ponyed up the dough. Not sure it was the righteous brothers though ...walker brothers maybe?

[the 12 th man]

It was. They ponyed up the dough. Not sure it was the righteous brothers though ...walker brothers maybe?

You're right Lionel,and it was actually called Make It Easy On Yourself.







.



.



PS I hated "Hello, is it me you're looking for?":D

[Risteard]

Burt Bacharach it was.

[Lionel Ritchie]

You're right Lionel,and it was actually called Make It Easy On Yourself.
PS I hated "Hello, is it me you're looking for?":D

What could possibly be wrong with an old fashioned tale of an ageing pervert college lecturer rubbing his thighs as the remarkably fit blind student brings her milkshake to the yard? :eek:

PDZcqBgCS74

[Pauro 76]

You're right Lionel,and it was actually called Make It Easy On Yourself.
PS I hated "Hello, is it me you're looking for?":D

Think they ripped off the piano loop in the background from Dr. Dre, 'Still DRE' too. I may be wrong. Another few:

Linkin Park: Cure for the Itch (Mr. Hann my @rse)
Arctic Monkeys: Only Ones Who Know (they just cant do ballads)
Pixies: Here Comes Your Man (hated it when it appeared on Shrek)
QOTSA: Little Sister (Little Sister can i come inside there... A bit wrong surely?)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Hump de Bump. Awful monstrosity of a track. (Come to think of it most of their last album)
Prodigy: Charly (hated their first album)
Strokes: Last Night (the song that broke them, but not my favourite by a long shot)
White Stripes - Little Ghost (banjos.. WTF?)

[Marked Man]

Career Opportunities (Sandinista version): The Clash.

I defy you to come up with a worse tune by a good(ish) band.

[Risteard]

Career Opportunities (Sandinista version): The Clash.

I defy you to come up with a worse tune by a good(ish) band.

Here.

Kokomo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPDB9hDsos) by the Beach Boys.

[Marked Man]

Here.

Nope.

Not by a long shot. (I agree that it's awful though).

[Lionel Ritchie]

Career Opportunities (Sandinista version): The Clash.

I defy you to come up with a worse tune by a good(ish) band.

See you and raise you The Monkees 1987 comeback jaw-dropper "That Was Then This Is Now".


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n32SmW3x57k

[Marked Man]

OK, that was bad. Couldn't make it past about 30 seconds.

But it was The Monkees. So, um, what did you expect?

[BohsPartisan]

Ernold Same by Blur

[monzo]

Dig For Fire by Pixies, Femme Fetale by Velvet Underground & Nico

[BohsPartisan]

Femme Fetale by Velvet Underground & Nico
Have to say I love that song. Nico's dispassionate voice really suits the subject matter, the song was probably written about her too!

[Risteard]

Isn't Sandinista version just a version re-done by someone else though?
It doesn't really count so.

[McShels]

U2 - Still havent found what Im looking for

Oasis - Little James (enough said)

Radiohead - Karma Police

Blur - MOR

[The Good Son]

Isn't Sandinista version just a version re-done by someone else though?
It doesn't really count so.

It is indeed, as far as I know, it's Blockhead Mickey Gallagher and his kids.