WORST pop songs EVER!!!! - Progressive Rock Music Forum

siLLy puPPy wrote:

TCat wrote:

Remember "Jack and Jill" from Ray Parker Jr? How about "Solid as a Rock" by Peaches and Herb? Two of the many on my garbage list.

"Ghostbusters" often makes worst lists but don't know that one. I have heard that Peaches and Herb song. That is pretty bad. In fact i think i agree enough to add it. Dead

"Jack and Jill" is much worse than Ghostbusters. At least Ghostbusters had a decent hook, but Jack and Jill had such a bad synth part in it and was just stupid.

And you were right, "Solid" was not by Peaches and Herb, it was "Ashford and Simpson", but you can add "Reunited" to that list too. Some of these pop bands can sound alike, it's still garbage.

Edited by TCat - February 12 2019 at 10:56

Oh, and add "Islands in the Stream" and any other Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton duet.

TCat wrote:

siLLy puPPy wrote:

TCat wrote:

Remember "Jack and Jill" from Ray Parker Jr? How about "Solid as a Rock" by Peaches and Herb? Two of the many on my garbage list.

"Ghostbusters" often makes worst lists but don't know that one. I have heard that Peaches and Herb song. That is pretty bad. In fact i think i agree enough to add it. Dead

"Jack and Jill" is much worse than Ghostbusters. At least Ghostbusters had a decent hook, but Jack and Jill had such a bad synth part in it and was just stupid.

And you were right, "Solid" was not by Peaches and Herb, it was "Ashford and Simpson", but you can add "Reunited" to that list too. Some of these pop bands can sound alike, it's still garbage.

fun fact
Both Ray Parker Jr of Ghostbuster song fame and Michael Sembello, composer of the song "Maniac" of Flashdance fame, were part of Stevie Wonders band in the 70s. Which I find is a cool coincidence, both played on integral albums by Stevie of hes classic period.

Edited by Icarium - February 12 2019 at 11:47

Another hideous one, by an artist I usually appreciate, comes to my mind:

Boys Keep Swinging - David Bowie

Very difficult for me as my brain tends not to make a note of songs it doesn't like, and that is a shedload of songs since my childhood in the 60s.

The first time I remember actively disliking a song on the radio was when I was about 8 years old, lying in hospital in London and I had to endure Bridge Over Troubled Water at least twice a day. I still hate that song.

Then in the early 70s I also remember really disliking hearing early Beatles songs. They were just bloody awful.

The early and mid-70s disco period spewed up so much crap it is hard to remember any particular horrors.

Then the 80s....oh dear...the 80s...after the last vestiges of solid synth, new romantics, new wave and post-punk hits had died away in about 82 we were subjected to about 7 years of absolute sh*te! Until indie, dance and techno kicked in round 89-90.

Since the late 90s after Britpop and Indie went stale I simply haven't bothered listening to modern pop or radio pop.

And since the advent of MySpace, Youtube, Spotify, BGT, AGT, Fame Factory, X factor, Idol and so on, the battle has been well and truly lost in that there are now far more crappy pop songs sand crappy bands out there than good ones.