Porcupine Pie vs. Cowboy Star

[John Junk]

this isn't mine, but it's up there:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLYRdWxJ7zY

I like Railroad Jerk's cover of this song.

[Gentleman Jim]

The truly amazing and horrible part about Cowboy Star is that in the first part the strings and brass are obviously played on a 70's synth; the middle 'Aaron Copeland' part features an actual orchestra. Since it's really 3 or 4 terrible mini-songs spliced together there's no consistency at all.

And I'm going to mention the Bee Gees' "New York Mining Disaster, 1941" as a possible challenger.

[buffcoat]

Gentleman Jim,

Tom played New York Mining Disaster 1941 on the show one time, and my parents used to listen to that (and "Muskrat Love") on 8-track in our living room, so BACK OFF.

Really, though, Muskrat Love is one of the worst songs of all time, so you may be right about the Brothers Gibb number, too.

buffcoat

[dave from knoxville]

Gentleman Jim,

Really, though, Muskrat Love is one of the worst songs of all time, so you may be right about the Brothers Gibb number, too.

buffcoat

The single edit, maybe, but the "album version" was the rat's meow.

[TL]

I still say "Piano Man" is the nadir of songwriting for me.  I would add "My Humps" again, too, but I've realized that it's dignifying it too much to call it a "song," so...

[Laurie]

About a dozen people in my office currently have this song as their ringtone:

[youtube=425,350]x_mi8dC-Lts[/youtube]

This song is vomit inducing. AWFUL.

[Josh]

worst song candidate?
[youtube=425,350]VFUGZpKXWiI[/youtube]

[Martin]

Holy s hit, Josh - I had completely forgotten about that one! 

(I don't think it's worst song worthy though.)

[dave from knoxville]

[youtube=425,350]qknoN-mZAFE[/youtube]

This has to be in the ball park, and if I did this right, you can see what I am talking about

[Tim K in DC]

About a dozen people in my office currently have this song as their ringtone:

[youtube=425,350]x_mi8dC-Lts[/youtube]

This song is vomit inducing. AWFUL.

Wow. That would be enough to make me grow a beard, change my name to something biblical, and purchase several firearms.

[buffcoat]

[youtube=425,350]qknoN-mZAFE[/youtube]

This has to be in the ball park, and if I did this right, you can see what I am talking about

Do people who hang themselves think about other people who hung themselves?  Maybe Michael Hutchence saw this video that fateful night and realized, like Herve, that he would never top that performance.

Oh, yeah, I forgot what MH was really doing.  Uh, never mind.

[Amplituden]

I think Cowboy Star is worse just because its so long and tuneless.

A good candidate for worst song ever (But I have grown to love it) is the hairdresser song from TV Carnage.

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The middle "Teasey Louise" section is super fantastique.

[dave from knoxville]

Your taste is on my mind

[youtube=425,350]PJQVlVHsFF8[/youtube]

[dave from knoxville]

And there is always this

[youtube=425,350]Q-xo-pdwmPI[/youtube]

[erika]

It might just be me, and maybe this isn't the worst song ever, but I can't stand Averil Levigne (sp?) and this song tops it off for me:

http://www.youtube.com/v/rGkV6HB1gck

A sample of the lyrics:

I hate it when a guy doesn't get the door
Even though I told him yesterday and the day before
I hate it when a guy doesn't get the tab
And I have to pull my money out and that looks bad (yeah)

Where are the hopes, where are the dreams
My Cinderella story scene
When do you think they'll finally see


Also, she sings a little anagram of her name somewhere towards the middle of the song. Gross.