tbuck
22 Apr 2004, 08:36
As usual this a real stupid list, but Blender is funny. Here's the AP release on it. Guess which Meat Loaf song made this list? (hey at least Meat got coverage, better than being forgotten)
These are silly lists, but at least Blender does it w/ humor. There are some real stinkers on there and some truly GREAT songs.
They did make a few good calls, included Whitney Houston for "Greatest Love of All". Tho I'm not sure if that's the one of hers I hate the most, I think it was called "I'll Always Love You" or something. Dunno, it's so horrible I'm blocking it out of my memory.
First one to guess the correct Meat song wins a prize, email me...
Here's the story-
NEW YORK (AP) -- Starship may have built this city on rock and roll,
but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built
This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on the "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list were selected for
their melodies, others "are wretchedly performed" and "quite a few
don't make sense whatsoever," the magazine said.
The list, which appears in the May issue, includes songs by New Kids
on the Block, Meat Loaf, The Doors, Lionel Richie, Hammer and The
Beach Boys, among others.
Blender describes 1985's "We Built This City" as "the truly horrible
sound of a band taking the corporate dollar while sneering at those
who take the corporate dollar."
Starship lead singer Grace Slick says, "This is not me," when the
magazine reminds her of the tune. "Now you're an actor. It's the
same as Meryl Streep playing Joan of Arc."
Rounding out the top 10: "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray
Cyrus; "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung; "Rollin'," Limp
Bizkit; "Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice; "The Heart of Rock & Roll,"
Huey Lewis and the News; "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby
McFerrin; "Party All the Time," Eddie Murphy; "American Life,"
Madonna; and "Ebony and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
Other songs on the list: Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White
and Blue" (No. 22); Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" (No.
30); Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (No. 39); Billy Joel's "We Didn't
Start the Fire" (No. 41); Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of
Silence" (No. 42); The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (No. 4; and
Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" (No. 50).
Blender and VH1's TV special "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever"
airs May 12.
These are silly lists, but at least Blender does it w/ humor. There are some real stinkers on there and some truly GREAT songs.
They did make a few good calls, included Whitney Houston for "Greatest Love of All". Tho I'm not sure if that's the one of hers I hate the most, I think it was called "I'll Always Love You" or something. Dunno, it's so horrible I'm blocking it out of my memory.
First one to guess the correct Meat song wins a prize, email me...
Here's the story-
NEW YORK (AP) -- Starship may have built this city on rock and roll,
but Blender magazine is tearing it down, naming the band's "We Built
This City" as the worst song ever.
Some tunes on the "50 Worst Songs Ever!" list were selected for
their melodies, others "are wretchedly performed" and "quite a few
don't make sense whatsoever," the magazine said.
The list, which appears in the May issue, includes songs by New Kids
on the Block, Meat Loaf, The Doors, Lionel Richie, Hammer and The
Beach Boys, among others.
Blender describes 1985's "We Built This City" as "the truly horrible
sound of a band taking the corporate dollar while sneering at those
who take the corporate dollar."
Starship lead singer Grace Slick says, "This is not me," when the
magazine reminds her of the tune. "Now you're an actor. It's the
same as Meryl Streep playing Joan of Arc."
Rounding out the top 10: "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray
Cyrus; "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" Wang Chung; "Rollin'," Limp
Bizkit; "Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice; "The Heart of Rock & Roll,"
Huey Lewis and the News; "Don't Worry Be Happy," Bobby
McFerrin; "Party All the Time," Eddie Murphy; "American Life,"
Madonna; and "Ebony and Ivory," Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
Other songs on the list: Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White
and Blue" (No. 22); Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All" (No.
30); Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (No. 39); Billy Joel's "We Didn't
Start the Fire" (No. 41); Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of
Silence" (No. 42); The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (No. 4; and
Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" (No. 50).
Blender and VH1's TV special "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever"
airs May 12.