The worst pop song ever

[MisterCreosote]

I remember watching this at the time thinking that Lou had never heard "Sweet Jane" before they played it much less written it

It reminds me of Tom Petty doing "Free Fallin'" with Axl Rose at one of those MTV awards shows back in the day.

Both are great, and both did what brought them to the dance, so to speak, but they were like oil and water trying to do it together.

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

Since the holidays are coming up shortly:

 

[I Should Coco]

It reminds me of Tom Petty doing "Free Fallin'" with Axl Rose at one of those MTV awards shows back in the day.

Both are great, and both did what brought them to the dance, so to speak, but they were like oil and water trying to do it together.

Speaking of "Free Fallin" … for those of us who still frequent the graveyard of commercial radio stations, you'd think that was the only song Tom Petty ever wrote based on what is played today.

 

[outofplace]

We got in trouble for booing this at a middle school dance. I stand behind our decision.

That was the first song that popped into my head when I saw the thread title.

 

[I Should Coco]

Think it was a Yamaha. Because of the era, I was thinking Moog, but I'll take a wild guess that Tony Banks didn't sign off on it.

Yeah, McCartney's Christmas dreck isn't exactly "Watcher of the Skies."

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

The mid-90s were an abyss of woe.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I'll still hold with Lee Greenwood as No. 1, but this song has creeped me out for a half-century. It just brings up eerie feelings.

 

[BTExpress]

Great song
Worst cover ever

Speaking of covers, I hate this trend where people take nice, normal old songs and add an unnecessary beat to it. Club Nouveau's "Lean on Me" and Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" are two that come to mind. If anyone does that to "Bridge Over Troubled Water," they're forking dead.

"The Night Chicago Died." I won't even link it.

That made for our headline in Fort Lauderdale the night the Dolphins beat the undefeated Bears in 1985.

"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro.

Was my mom's favorite song.

All that being said . . .

 

[Oz]

 

[Songbird]

If Zeke was still here ...

 

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