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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Jun 5, 2015 23:42:03 GMT -5
Totally agreed with both of those! "Feelings" is just way too sappy, and Morris Albert just can't sing! I knew I had something when I warned you about how bad it was... the only good thing that came out of it was the Offspring's cover. As for "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", it still would've been "No. Just no." in the solo versions, neither of which I've actually heard. But putting two boring geezers together... you get IMO the worst song of the 70's! So incredibly boring, depressing and painful to listen to! Like JessieLou said, there's a reason why nobody brought them flowers! I'd be happy with either "Why Me" or "Muskrat Love" at #1, I can't stand either of those. I hate the Helen Reddy song still to come too, but compared to the others I mentioned, it's brilliant.
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Post by Matt on Jun 6, 2015 1:28:57 GMT -5
I have been silently "Yippee!"ing each time Smellen and the muskrats going at it like... well muskrats... haven't appeared, because it means they are up high! Right? If they have missed the list entirely, I will NOT be happy. As for "Feelings", oh dear God. I wish I had a time machine to go back in time 40 years and let this Morris guy know my feelings toward this song. I can just see my parents slow-dancing to this *shudder* Oh yay Barbra and Neil! I've heard this one a few times. What makes me laugh about it is that Neil talks through the whole thing, and Barbra belts out her notes And c'mon, "songs" like this up this high on the list deserve a video link. 6.5 Million people tuned in to see Barbra's amazing perm (so far), don't deny her that
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Post by Courage on Jun 6, 2015 2:29:52 GMT -5
Definitely agree with Copacrapbana. LEAVE MORRIS ALBERT ALONE!!! And Melanie's "Lay Down" is good. Has Gimme Dat Ding appeared yet?
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 6, 2015 20:27:47 GMT -5
idk what that is
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 6, 2015 20:44:44 GMT -5
3. Helen Not Reddy - Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone (Ugly Red Dress) (1973)I wrote "Leave Me Alone" 43 times, which is the same amount of times she says it in this song! This has got to be one of the most REPETITIVE songs ever heard - if I had to choose between listening to nothing but this and those other lyrical masterpieces "Day By Day" and "The Hanging Tree" for 24 hours or never buy or wear anything leopard print ever again, I think I would have to part ways with my beloved leopard print. THAT is how shitty this song is. This drove me absolutely INSANE when I first heard this. The only thing worse than a Helen Reddy song is a Helen Reddy song that's repetitive as F*ck! BY FAR her worst song. And here's the kicker - I was reading a pretty recent interview with Helen Reddy (please don't ask me why I was reading an interview with an artist that I don't even like ), and she refuses to play this song live as she hates this song too for the EXACT same reason I do!! You know your song blows when the artist who recorded it hates it too.
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Jun 6, 2015 20:46:49 GMT -5
LOL A lot of Helen Reddy songs suck, and that has to be one of her worst! You know you're repetitive when even Dickie Goodman knew it.
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Post by Courage on Jun 6, 2015 22:40:52 GMT -5
I had a feeling you hadn't heard Gimme Dat Ding. Otherwise, we'd be waiting for it's reveal in the top 2.
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Post by Matt on Jun 7, 2015 1:47:09 GMT -5
Helen! Oh well, I'm glad Australia has taken the bronze medal That's hilarious that she won't play it live either. Meanwhile, who is going to see Helen live!?? Meanwhile, she has a Youtube channel called ReddyRockedThe70s. Errm, rocked?
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 7, 2015 17:58:21 GMT -5
Meanwhile, she has a Youtube channel called ReddyRockedThe70s. Errm, rocked? LMFAO.
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Post by JessieLou on Jun 7, 2015 18:27:09 GMT -5
2. Kris Kardashian - Whiny (1973)Actual title is "Why Me", actual artist is Kris Kristofferson. I heard this song for the first time last summer when I was listening to Casey count down the top hits of 1973, and I was in complete shock when he said that this song only peaked at #16, but because of it's longevity in the top 40, it placed as the #2 song of that year! I didn't care for the song, but honestly, I wasn't paying too much attention to it at the time. Then a couple months later in October, that weekend's AT40 show was a 1973 show that featured "Why Me" (the song was in the top 40 from July to December of 1973, I refer to that time period as "Why Me" season). When I was listening to it that morning, I paid more attention to it and realized what a shitty ass song it was. From the vocals, to the cringeworthy "why me Lord?" intro, to the fact that it's SO f*ckING BORING. After the show when FreakyFlyBry signed on Skype, I went on a Skype tirade about the song making fun of how bad and geezerly it was and how Kris couldn't sing, but every time I wrote his name, Kris Kristofferson, I kept misreading it as "Kris Kardashian", and thus the Kardashian nickname was born. Seriously, this is soooooo bad. LORD HELP ME JEEEEEEEEEEEESUS MY SOUL'S IN YOUR HAAAAAAAAAAAAAANDS!!!111~ Dude, just... no. 1. Craptain & Tennille - Muskrat Hate (1976)Do I really need to tell you guys what the actual title of this song is? More importantly, do I have to EXPLAIN why this is my #1 worst song of the 70's? I know a lot of people on here were starting to think "Why Me" would be #1, but the second I decided to compile this list I knew right away this would be at the top. I'm sorry, but how can you top (or in this case, bottom) a song about MUSKRATS DOING IT?! Believe it or not but I first started calling them "Craptain & Tennille" back in 2007 or 2008 after hearing "Do That To Me One More Time" for the first time, but I started calling them that even more ever since I heard this for the first time on December 1, 2013 (yes, another @wife moment, I know). When I first started listening to AT40: The 70's reruns every Sunday, the first show I heard was a show from October 1976 that had this song on there; however, I never got to hear it because when I looked at the chart and saw that Craptain & Tennille and the Kiss song "Beth" were back to back, I figured it was the perfect time to leave the room and make coffee. On December 1st, however, I couldn't escape from the muskrat f*ckers. My brother and I decided to take a drive to Tampa that day to do some shopping, so I listened to the last hour of that week's AT40 show in the car with him. I couldn't believe what I was listening to was actually a THING. The song was incredibly boring, the lyrics were disturbing - I mean, come on, who wants to hear a song about MUSKRATS DOING IT?! And to add insult to injury, my brother and I freaked out during the infamous "synth" solo, which was basically supposed to be muskrat orgasms. Like WHY IN THE f*ck would someone put that in a song? Dude, are you for real right now?! And to add even MORE insult to injury, I found out not that long ago that the Craptain himself, Daryl Dragon, was the one making those noises. Just an all around terrible and very disturbing song, and without a doubt, in my opinion, the worst song of the 70's. Well, that's the end of my top 100 worst songs of the 70's countdown! I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Pipa requested that I make a Spotify playlist of the entire top 100 for your listening (dis)pleasure, so here it is!
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Post by Matt on Jun 7, 2015 21:25:59 GMT -5
Why, how lovely of you to compile the entire 100 craptastic songs for our listening pleasure After reading through these 100 70's songs, I am quite content that I was born in the early 80's
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Post by FreakyFlyBry on Jun 7, 2015 21:58:22 GMT -5
I knew it could've gone either way, but really, both were absolutely terrible. I, much like you, first heard "Why Me" on the 1973 year-end (this was in like 2008 or 2009), and immediately thought, how boring and whiny. And this was the #2 song of the year? Gimme a break! Needless to say, it has no redeeming factors whatsoever, and just dragged on and on. Well worthy! As for your #1... where do I begin? The idea of a song about muskrat love (to put it lightly) is just ridiculous and gross. I definitely agree with both you and Hervard that it is an absolute "No. Just no." What is worse is that the 45 is warped so that the muskrat noises just go on forever if you listen on there! Shame on the Craptain & Tennille for doing one of the worst "songs" of all time, it's definitely worthy of all the trash talk it gets. Great list overall, can't wait for whatever you have planned next
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 9:29:06 GMT -5
I grew up with "Why Me" as a child. It was one of, if not the first country song I heard. It's no club banger, but the emotion is there.
What was I saying? Oh yes, worst song ever made, completely terrible, etc.
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