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Reply #60 posted 08/20/04 2:02am

Mazerati

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NWF said:

Y'all better leave them damn New Wave songs alone. Those are classics! mad

Here's my list:

Anything by those corporate Rock garbage bands like Styx, REO, Starship, etc. barf

Oh yeah, and "Celebrate" by Kool & The Gang. You have no idea how sick I am of that song.
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Reply #61 posted 08/20/04 2:04am

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vainandy said:

Jam Tonight - Freddie Jackson
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Sweet Love - Anita Baker
Casanova - Levert
I Want Her - Keith Sweat
Super Woman - Karen White?
I Wanna Be Rich - Richie Rich
K-I-S-S-I-N-G - Siada Garret
Saving All My Love - Whitney Houston
Whip Appeal - Babyface
You'll Fall And Hurt Yourself - Anita Baker
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFarrell
You Got What I Need - Biz Markie
Love Under New Management - Mikki Howard?...Regina Belle?
Soon As I Get Home From Work - Babyface
Night And Day - Al B. Sure
You Can Have A Piece Of My Love - Guy
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
Bedtime Stories? - Anita Baker

pretty cool i hate EVERY song you listed!! i mean theres not 1 there i liked!
thumbs up!

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Reply #62 posted 08/20/04 6:18am

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NWF said:

flipwilson said:

To each their own, but I quite like both of those songs, thank you very much...

Madness were a phenomenal band - their debut album is as enjoyable an album as you could ever hope to hear - and the first two Dexy's albums are chock-full of quality songs.

I agree. Both bands are great, and I don't see how anyone could not like the heavy, heavy, heavy monster sound. The nastiest sound around! wink

I also agree. Madness is great. Although I don't know any of Dexy's Midnight Runners other songs, I always liked Come on Eileen.

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Reply #63 posted 08/20/04 6:22am

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flipwilson said:

minneapolisgenius said:

But I just saw this HORRID video....someone named Feargul Sharkey or something?? I don't know if that's a band or a person, but it doesn't even matter. shake

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You must be thinking of "A Good Heart" by Feargal Sharkey - you're right, that is a dreadful song...

BUT - Feargal Sharkey (before the Eurythmics Dave Stewart got a hold of him) was the lead singer of the band who produced the greatest pop-punk album of all time: the Undertones self-titled debut album. Words cannot do this album justice. Teenage Kicks is John Peels favourite song of all time, and with good reason - I think it's the most perfect two minutes and twenty five seconds of music ever made.

Feargal went on to have a terrible and mercifully brief solo career - the rest of the band went on to form That Petrol Emotion, who released two great Captain Beefheart-style modern rock records in the mid-eighties, but kind of tailed off after that...

Sorry for going off on a tangent...

Yes, that's who I'm talking about. And thanks for all the info I never thought I'd need. lol

All I know is that it is a horrible song with an equally horrible video.

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Reply #64 posted 08/20/04 6:46am

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"Unskinny Bop" by Poison. Possibly the DUMBEST song ever written. What the hell is "unskinny" anyway?? Is he saying he's into sex with fat girls? Fine dude, whatever floats your boat, but don't write a piece of shit like this one.

For that matter, most of the Poison catalogue should be included.

Good call! thumbs up!

I was watching VH1 and they did this countdown of bad songs. They listed "She Bang!" and someone pointed out the it was a lame attempt to coin a catch phrase. I'm wondering if Poison was trying to do the same thing. That title is straight-up corny. I'm not questioning the "unskinny" part. I don't know what the "bop" is all about. Hanson's guilty of using it too. ("Mmm Bop") WTF???

tA, good call on "Ebony & Ivory." That song just plain sux!

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Reply #65 posted 08/20/04 7:04am

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Here are some other "questionable" 80s songs.I'm not sure if they belong on a "Worst songs" list,but they're not exactly what I would call good songs...lol...

"State Of Shock" by the Jacksons featuring Mick Jagger (1984)
"Part Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder (1985)
"Sussudio" by Phil Collins (1985)
"Workin Overtime" by Diana Ross (1988)
"Heart Don't Lie" by LaToya Jackson (1984)
"Girls Are More Fun" by Ray Parker Jr. (1985)
"Pretty Mess' by Vanity (1984)
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Reply #66 posted 08/20/04 7:11am

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"Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole.

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Reply #67 posted 08/20/04 7:22am

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Mazerati said:

psychodelicide said:

Just thought of another song: "Don't You Want Me", by the Human League. Get sick of the lead singer singing, "Don't you want me baby...don't you want me.....ooooohhhhh" like he's dying or something. rolleyes

Idiot.

are you feeling ok?? i think is our 1st 80's disagreement!!!! mad

I feel fine. smile

We can't agree on everything, there are going to be songs that one of us likes and the other dislkes. smile

RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.

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Reply #68 posted 08/20/04 7:31am

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Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the FRICKEN' U.S.A."!!!! mad

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Reply #69 posted 08/20/04 9:43am

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minneapolisgenius said:

Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the FRICKEN' U.S.A."!!!! mad

I definitely agree with that. mad

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Reply #70 posted 08/20/04 10:02am

Number23	theAudience said: Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners Now you're just being silly.
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Reply #71 posted 08/20/04 10:32am

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Number23 said:

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Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

Now you're just being silly.

Not at all.
The songs I listed are the worst to ME.
There's no edict that says that others can't like them. wink

As I explained to flipwilson, many pop songs become disliked just because of being over played.

tA

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Reply #72 posted 08/20/04 10:34am

Number23	theAudience said: Number23 said: Now you're just being silly. Not at all. The songs I listed are the worst to ME. There's no edict that says that others can't like them. As I explained to flipwilson, many pop songs become disliked just because of being over played. tA True and the rest of your list was spot on.
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Reply #73 posted 08/20/04 10:53am

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Number23 said:

True and the rest of your list was spot on. smile

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Reply #74 posted 08/20/04 11:26am

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Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Every Rose Has It's Thorn, Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
We Built This City - Starship
Can't Fight This Feeling, Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
Say You Say Me, Penny Lover, Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (It's a right I defeeeeend)
Mr. Roboto, Don't Let It End - Styx
Foolish Beat, Lost In Your Eyes, Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi (I know Supernova loved this one evillol

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Gloria, Solitaire - Laura Branigan
Coming Up - Paul McCartney
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
Morning Train - Sheena Easton
Hearts - Marty Balin
It's Now Or Never - John Schneider
Ebony And Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
Heat Of The Moment - Asia
You Can Do Magic - America
Vacation - Go-Go's
Kids In America, You Keep Me Hangin' On - Kim Wilde
Puttin' On The Ritz - Taco
("but it has part time lover. Which is according to my opinion the greatest song ever to has been released except Tacos, putting on the ritz.")
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
I've Got A Rock 'N' Roll Heart - Eric Clapton
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Joanna - Kool & The Gang (Damn, WTF happened)
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Glory Of Love - Peter Cetera
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
Cruel Summer, Venus - Bananarama
Rock Me Tonite - Billy Squier
On The Dark Side - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
All I Need - Jack Wagner
Amanda - Boston
Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q
Love Touch - Rod Stewart
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
She's Like The Wind - Patric Swayze
I Found Someone, If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
Baby, I Love Your Way-Freebird - Will To Power
Hangin' Tough, You Got It - New Kids On The Block
After All - Cher & Peter Cetera

I'm sorry I did this.

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Damn most of the songs I was going to say are already on your list sooooo CO-SIGN lol

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Reply #75 posted 08/20/04 11:33am

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Reply #76 posted 08/20/04 12:30pm

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HollowellSA said:

theAudience said:

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Damn most of the songs I was going to say are already on your list sooooo CO-SIGN lol

THe Worst song was "THE Final COuntdown by Europe. That synth like was so wack.

"Thinking like the Keys on Prince's piano, we'll be just fine"

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Reply #77 posted 08/20/04 12:38pm

RipHer2Shreds	Heart Light by Neil Diamond
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Reply #78 posted 08/20/04 4:34pm

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theAudience said:

Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Eye Of The Tiger - Survivor
Every Rose Has It's Thorn, Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
We Built This City - Starship
Can't Fight This Feeling, Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles shocked

Say You Say Me, Penny Lover, Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand (It's a right I defeeeeend)
Mr. Roboto, Don't Let It End - Styx
Foolish Beat, Lost In Your Eyes, Shake Your Love - Debbie Gibson
You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi (I know Supernova loved this one evillol

You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
All I Need - Jack Wagner
Amanda - Boston
Two Of Hearts - Stacey Q
Love Touch - Rod Stewart
Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
She's Like The Wind - Patric Swayze
I Found Someone, If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
Baby, I Love Your Way-Freebird - Will To Power
Hangin' Tough, You Got It - New Kids On The Block
After All - Cher & Peter Cetera

I'm sorry I did this.

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Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go...c'mon now. that's one of my fav. 80's songs and the Bangles. Plus Total Eclipse of the Heart smile

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Reply #79 posted 08/20/04 4:48pm

UptownDeb	mochalox said: "Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole. I liked the house version!
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Reply #80 posted 08/20/04 9:51pm

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Mazerati said:

CinisterCee said:

My signature a few days ago was:

The Worst Song Of The 1980s: "Don't Worry Be Happy"

you are 100000% right on that! i was just about to type it myself until i saw your message! I HATE THAT SONG!

I can't stand that song either

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Reply #81 posted 08/20/04 10:35pm

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I LOVE NEW EDITION, BUT HATE

CANDY GIRL! mad

I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ!

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Reply #82 posted 08/21/04 7:39am

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UptownDeb said:

mochalox said:

"Pink Cadillac" by Natalie Cole.

I liked the house version! dancing jig

Me too! I HATE the original version but I LOVE the house version.

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Reply #83 posted 08/21/04 7:41am

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debbiedean2 said:

I LOVE NEW EDITION, BUT HATE

CANDY GIRL! mad

I've always loved "Candy Girl" and the all of their first album but can't stand the rest of New Edition's stuff.

Andy is a four letter word.

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Reply #84 posted 08/21/04 7:47am

PurpleCharm	DavidEye said: Here are some other "questionable" 80s songs.I'm not sure if they belong on a "Worst songs" list,but they're not exactly what I would call good songs...lol... "Pretty Mess' by Vanity (1984) No way...that used to be my jam
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Reply #85 posted 08/21/04 12:21pm

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'nother bad one: "True", Spandau Ballet.

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Reply #86 posted 08/21/04 12:30pm

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theVelvetRoper said:

'nother bad one: "True", Spandau Ballet.

When I listed Gold, I was tempted to just say All Spandau Ballet.

Yuck.

tA

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Reply #87 posted 08/21/04 12:31pm

VoicesCarry	theVelvetRoper said: 'nother bad one: "True", Spandau Ballet. ha ha ha HAAAAAH HAAAAAH, I know this much is true.
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