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4th March 2009, 04:55 PM
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Worst number one song ever
I'm gonna keep throwin shit at the wall 'til something sticks.
What was the worst number one song of the rock generation? I submit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWTz3zY1WY 
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#3
4th March 2009, 05:26 PM
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The worst UK no. 1 is either 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma' from St Winifred's School Choir or Sir Cliff Richard - Millenium Prayer.
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4th March 2009, 07:23 PM
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Oh, that hurt. I was a Monkee junkie when they were hot--planned my Saturday mornings around their show--and Michael was my heartthrob. But, i was very young then, and wholely disillusioned now.
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4th March 2009, 08:11 PM
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I would nominate "Dominique" by The Singing Nun but I'm not sure it hit #1. I think it did. Or maybe it's too old? THere was good rock 'n' roll that year ("Louie Louie") but lots of crap ("Sukiyaki" "Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh").
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5th March 2009, 06:37 PM
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6th March 2009, 04:26 AM
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I'm not sure of the worst song itself, but the worst year for #1's had to be 1974. Songs hitting #1 in '74 included, Seasons in the Sun, Hooked on a Feeling, The Night Chicago Died, Billy, Don't be a Hero, and Kung Fu Fighting.
Now, I have a warm feeling for all of these songs because I was 16 and had discovered how much fun girls were, but I know that those of you without that history probably have a more realistic view. 
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6th March 2009, 09:29 AM
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'74--year of the Rally Nova. What was the name of that cute guy who had an apple green one, with white striping...?
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6th March 2009, 10:44 AM
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Haha, watching that gave me goosebumps.
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6th March 2009, 05:19 PM
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stiill plug it in, has the nights went out in georgia
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10th March 2009, 06:47 AM
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Did Ballad of the Green Berets ever top the charts?
Along the same lines (i.e., Nam), there was Billy and Sue.  Doubtless the most depressing "love song" ever written.And then there was In-a-Gadda-da-Vida, baby. All twenty-odd minutes of it. Remember how we all thought it was the coolest thing? I came across a copy of it some years later, bought it, listened, and thought, "This crap sucks maggots!" For some inexplicable reason, though, my heart still holds a warm spot for Napoleon XIV's one-hit-wonder, They're Coming to Take Me Away! (which somehow calls to mind Little Red Riding Hood. And Henry the Eighth ["She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam . . ."].) Would anything by the Dave Clark Five count? Gad. The crap just keeps coming: Rain on the Roof. I'm leaving before I have to be hospitalized. ETA: As you can see above, Art, we have our very own Barf Smiley in these parts. A good one, too, since it doesn't actually puke up the place. Last edited by BJMoose; 10th March 2009 at 06:51 AM.
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10th March 2009, 12:23 PM
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Oh, the horror. That has my vote, by a parsec. Come on over and pull up all the shrubberies you like (bring gloves if you're after the barberry.)
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10th March 2009, 03:01 PM
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(seconds the vote for "You Light Up My Life")
And it was the #1 song from 1977 until 1991 (acc to Wiki)
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10th March 2009, 03:04 PM
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Hrm. Are you looking at this page? That says it was #1 from 10-15-77 to 12-17-77. Or am I not seeing something you saw?
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10th March 2009, 03:12 PM
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10th March 2009, 04:13 PM
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Undercover Angel By Alan O'Day. You may close this thread now.
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10th March 2009, 05:57 PM
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Not by a long shot. Disco Duck
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10th March 2009, 06:30 PM
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Oh no, Disco Duck at least tries to be funny (and succeeds, IMHO). Undercover Angel and Afternoon Delight are just awful, because they SUCK and they're trying so damned hard to be legit.
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11th March 2009, 06:32 AM
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You're all wrong- it's In The Year 2525, which was #1 for six weeks in 1969!
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11th March 2009, 06:51 AM
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But I'm still going with "Dominique" because it was in French. Nobody even knew what it said!
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11th March 2009, 11:53 AM
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11th March 2009, 03:26 PM
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I submit Herman's Hermits with two, count 'em two awful number one's!
Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter and I'm Henry the Eighth I Am Both of which the band thought were so bad they weren't released in the UK. I win.
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#30
11th March 2009, 06:57 PM
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I have to third "You light up my life". Damn this song sucks hard. What makes it worse for me is that when I was stationed in Okinawa every Japanese band that played at the enlisted club felt the burning need to play this song at least twice a night.
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#31
11th March 2009, 08:17 PM
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Seriously, dude, if you don't change your avatar I'm gonna have to turn them off. That's just too fucking freaky for me to have to look at unexpectedly this late at night.
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#32
11th March 2009, 08:42 PM
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♫ Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight Gonna grab some afternoon delight My motto's always been when it's right it's right Why wait until the middle of the cold, dark night... ♫
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11th March 2009, 09:05 PM
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That explains so much.
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12th March 2009, 05:41 PM
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Was Seasons In the Sun ever number one?
That song's popularity unnerved me. They played it on the rock stations. HUH?!
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12th March 2009, 07:18 PM
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(sorry, I'm still getting used to sharing a computer with my lovely wife and I keep posting under her login. I officially suck. Anyhoo...)
Wow, 33 replies and I'm the first to inflict upon you... We Built This City on Rock and RoooooOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLL!! Objectively terrible song, equally terrible video, and it turns Grace Slick - one of the all-time great Rock Stars - into a lame-ass Pat Benetar wannabe. Strong runner-up: We Didn't Start the Fire Yes, the 20th Century was the Most Awesomest Century in the History of Centuries, Billy Joel, and Baby Boomers lived through some Totally Crazy Times. But reciting a rhythmic list of all the crazy things that happened is not only not lacking in any of the sort of analysis or introspection that might make Boomer navel gazing vaguely interesting, it makes your generation look every bit as shallow as we've always suspected. Last edited by The Superhero; 12th March 2009 at 07:24 PM.
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12th March 2009, 07:34 PM
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Wow Superhero, you might have taken the lead with those two. I'm pretty sure that song by Billy Joel is when he officially jumped the shark.
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12th March 2009, 09:29 PM
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13th March 2009, 07:52 AM
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13th March 2009, 08:55 AM
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For whatever reason, Stevie B's "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" stands out to me as the worst number one song ever.
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13th March 2009, 09:31 AM
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J.J. Barrie's "No Charge" - unbelievably annoying and saccharine ode to motherhood about some brat presenting his mum for an invoice for doing his chores to which she in saintly fashion tells the kid all she's done for him without expecting payment.
Hit Number one in Britain in June 1976. No wonder everyone took to the Sex Pistols and The Clash with such fervour. ETA: Good LORD - checking wikipedia, I see it was followed to the number one slot by "Brand New Key (Combine Harvester)" by the Wurzels. A novelty cover of the song by Melanie sung in rustic voices with altered lyrics to reflect the life of stereotypical yokels. That's possibly even worse. Last edited by Promethea; 13th March 2009 at 09:43 AM.
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13th March 2009, 09:48 AM
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13th March 2009, 02:34 PM
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Since I scewed up the link in the OP and cuz I can. I'm sure this didn't hit #1, it definately got air play. Sorry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8KQ6TLsQDA
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14th March 2009, 09:03 AM
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I just don't know what it is about a link that I just can't not click it.
You'd think I would know better by now.
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15th March 2009, 08:21 AM
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Has no one else mentioned Bobby Goldsboro? "Honey (I Miss You)" practically invented glurge - and it was #1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Not to mention the follow up, "Watching Scotty Grow". ~shudders~
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15th March 2009, 09:47 AM
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15th March 2009, 11:18 AM
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For my money, the shrubbery is still yours. I can actually listen to most of the other songs.
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15th March 2009, 06:29 PM
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