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Subject: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Petunia on 10/09/02 at 11:32 a.m.

Vote on the worst, most truly horrble, cheesiest song of the 80's! My vote goes to Video Killed the Radio. It the the EZ-Cheese of the 80's! Vote!

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: f21newyork on 10/09/02 at 11:50 a.m.

How can u say that about the first video played on MTV!!!  

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 10/09/02 at 11:56 a.m.

Not only was Video Killed the Radio Star was one of the finest and most beautifully produced pop singles of the new wave era, it also came out in '79.

The worst is Starship's "We Built This City."

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: JHC on 10/09/02 at 01:37 p.m.

Anything by Debbie Gibson has my vote.  I hated that chick.

Subject: Come On Eileen by Dexter's Midnight Runners

Written By: EightiesMusicDJ on 10/09/02 at 07:53 p.m.

you'll never hear that song played on my radio show.. haha.. also, Please Don't Go Girl by NKOTB!!!!!

-Thomas

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/09/02 at 09:48 p.m.

Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz

Wall Of Vodoo - Mexican Radio

:P :P :P :P

:)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: DJJimbo on 10/12/02 at 02:15 p.m.

Personally, the "worst" song of the 80's had to be a tune by Q Feel, "Dancing in Heaven".  It was first released as a single in 1982 and then included on their self titled album in 1983.  Granted, I'm sure there are many, many more songs that are "worse", but my feelings about worst songs are songs that are bad, but you can't stop listening to it when it comes on the radio or on your computer.  Not necessarily songs that made top 40 and people are shaking their heads because of it (see: Nelson).

Jimbo

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Race_Bannon on 10/13/02 at 00:06 a.m.

ROE Speedwagon, I hated them in 9th grade when they were everywhere-all the time.  Also Styx with Mr. Roboto, god that was bad, they were much better in the '70s when the were more heavy metal.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Joy_Division on 10/13/02 at 01:52 a.m.

I hated having to listen to my mom playing - Brass in Pocket by the Pretenders.....UHHHH the long car trips....it was horrible...ahahah ;D

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/21/02 at 06:21 p.m.

I Think I'm turning japanese -howard-(I'm back!)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Classic80sArcade on 10/21/02 at 08:46 p.m.

Easy.  "I'm Your Man" by Wham!

-Fletch

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/21/02 at 08:48 p.m.


Quoting:
Easy.  "I'm Your Man" by Wham!
-Fletch
End Quote



I'm sure you could come-up with something worse than that.  ;)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: southernspitfire on 10/21/02 at 08:54 p.m.

Mickey by Toni Basil!!!!!!

How I HATE that song!!!!!!!!! >:(

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/21/02 at 08:56 p.m.


Quoting:
Mickey by Toni Basil!!!!!!

How I HATE that song!!!!!!!!! >:(
End Quote



Oh, my!  :o

That song brings me some "warm fuzzies" (memories).  ;D  ;)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Katrina on 10/22/02 at 08:26 a.m.

DJJimbo, I have to agree with you about "Dancin' in Heaven".  "Slow, slow, quick, quick slow".  AAAARRRGGGHHH.  But, I have to say that I liked the movie that it was featured in, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".  Cheezy, but good!

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: ChuckyG on 10/22/02 at 08:30 a.m.

"Shiny, Shiny" by Haysi Fantasie
"I Eat Cannibals" by Total Coleo

I like most of the other songs people have mentioned so far..

Wall of Voodoo was a great group that never got enough credit.. Stan Ridgeway was an excellent writer.. "Goin' Southbound" was a very cool song he did as a solo artist.. plus, how can you not love a line like, "I wish I was in Tijuanna, eating barbecued Iguana"

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: retrovamp on 10/22/02 at 11:25 a.m.

I have to agree with Chucky. "I Eat Cannibals" was awful!!

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Indy Gent on 10/22/02 at 01:27 p.m.

As far as remakes go, Tiffany is the worst. As far as original songs, "Endless Love" by Ritchie and Ross grates my ears.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/22/02 at 05:48 p.m.

She Drives Me Crazy By The Fine Young Cannibals was worse! :D -howard-

Subject: Am I The Only one here who likes Dancing In Heaven

Written By: EightiesMusicDJ on 10/22/02 at 05:54 p.m.

haha.. isn't it off the movie Girls Just Want To Have Fun??

worst 80's song:

Mickey: Toni Basil
I agree with Spitfire all the way

-Thomas

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: 80smusicfreak on 10/23/02 at 00:00 a.m.

Quoting:
"Shiny, Shiny" by Haysi Fantasie End Quote



Agreed, 100%. In fact, I personally rank that one among the 10 worst of the entire decade! Of course, I do have their lone '83 album w/ that song, though - you wouldn't want to hear the rest of it, either... ;)

Quoting: "I Eat Cannibals" by Total Coleo End Quote



Sorry, but I gotta disagree w/ you on this one, ChuckyG. While corny (like "SS" above), "IEC" was a fun song - not to mention catchy! :-) I have a couple of import albums of theirs on cassette w/ the song, in addition to the original '83 U.S. 12" vinyl single! (They were British, and never released an album here in the U.S. Unfortunately, an EP was shelved by their U.S. label, Chrysalis, at the last minute!)

Quoting: I like most of the other songs people have mentioned so far.. End Quote



While some of the other picks were definitely wa-a-ay overplayed back in the day (e.g., "Mickey", "She Drives Me Crazy", etc.), I can pretty much say the same thing...

Quoting: Wall of Voodoo was a great group that never got enough credit.. Stan Ridgeway was an excellent writer.. "Goin' Southbound" was a very cool song he did as a solo artist.. plus, how can you not love a line like, "I wish I was in Tijuanna, eating barbecued Iguana" End Quote



Hmmm, then I'll assume you must have that "Vintage 80s" video collection from Geffen Home Video, too (which includes SR's original '89 video for "Goin' Southbound")? :-) Not a huge WoV fan, but I agree that they didn't get enough credit, beyond "Mexican Radio"...

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: GenesiNJ on 10/23/02 at 07:55 a.m.

Worst song ever!

"Elettrica Salsa"
I don't remember the singer (and I'm glad I don't)

About "Video Killed the radio star" , it was cool for that era.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/23/02 at 05:25 p.m.

George Michael-I Want Your Sex.Now that's awful. :o :P -howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Race_Bannon on 10/23/02 at 10:25 p.m.

My blood runs cold, my menories have just been sold my angel is the centerfold....

Need I say more!  Horrible horrible song!

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Rice Cube on 10/23/02 at 11:32 p.m.

Does anyone know what that song was where that chick with the low voice goes "duh-duh-duh-duh duh-duh-duh-duh" all the time and doesn't actually sing?  something about "sitting by the window" and "pouring out the milk" too, it had no relevant lyrics and it was just annoying but memorable enough that it stuck in your head until you wanted to destroy a radio...

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: DJ Midas on 10/24/02 at 06:08 a.m.


Quoting:
Does anyone know what that song was where that chick with the low voice goes "duh-duh-duh-duh duh-duh-duh-duh" all the time and doesn't actually sing?  something about "sitting by the window" and "pouring out the milk" too, it had no relevant lyrics and it was just annoying but memorable enough that it stuck in your head until you wanted to destroy a radio...
End Quote



That's "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/24/02 at 11:47 a.m.


Quoting:


That's "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega.
End Quote



That song's been talked about a lot lately. It's almost 80's - 1990.  ;D

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Rice Cube on 10/24/02 at 11:51 a.m.


Quoting:


That song's been talked about a lot lately. It's almost 80's - 1990.  ;D
End Quote



Worst song known to humanity...

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: pell on 10/24/02 at 12:31 a.m.

Quoting:


That song's been talked about a lot lately. It's almost 80's - 1990.  ;D
End Quote



That's an interesting point. By counting, 1990 is the last year of the decade that began with 1981, but shouldn't "the 80s" refer to 1980 to 1989?

Here's the whole "What year began the new millennium?" thing all over again. ;)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/24/02 at 06:37 p.m.

"Come On Eileen"was practally awful.sounded too country. -howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Gecko on 10/25/02 at 07:21 a.m.

Worst song - "When Will I Be Famous" by Bros, followed closely by any song sung by The Proclaimers.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: 80sRocked on 10/25/02 at 03:53 p.m.

My vote goes to that song by Blondie(I think) that talks something about eating cars?  Anyone know what I"m talking about?  It was a really early version of rap.  Come to think of it, it was just as bad as modern day rap.  I saw the video on VH1 Classic yesterday and wow, was it bad.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/25/02 at 04:09 p.m.


Quoting:
My vote goes to that song by Blondie(I think) that talks something about eating cars?  Anyone know what I"m talking about?  It was a really early version of rap.  Come to think of it, it was just as bad as modern day rap.  I saw the video on VH1 Classic yesterday and wow, was it bad.
End Quote



"Rapture"

That video was one of the first ones played by MTV and in regular rotation. That was what helped boost "Rap" as a music genre into the mainstream. DJ Fab 5 Freddie was included in Debbie Harry's video.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Rice Cube on 10/25/02 at 07:45 p.m.


Quoting:
"Come On Eileen"was practally awful.sounded too country. -howard-
End Quote



Was it a guy or a girl who did the lead vocals?  It was trippy

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/25/02 at 09:52 p.m.


Quoting:


Was it a guy or a girl who did the lead vocals?  It was trippy
End Quote



It was a guy. The song's actually well done, in my opinion,  and the music original. The only thing wrong with it, is the fact that it gets ridiculously overplayed everywhere where there's an opportunity to have 80's music played.  :-/

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: brandon on 10/26/02 at 08:05 a.m.

I'm sorry, I think some of those earlier songs were OK.  Not great but tolerable.  These are some songs that really sucked in my book and should go down in history as some of the suckiest songs ever produced:

1)  Footloose - Kenny Loggins

2)  Let's Hear It For the Boy - Deniece Williams

3)  The Heat is On - Don Henley

And the problem is not that they are poorly written.  The problem is that I find myself singing them even though I despise their cheesiness.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/26/02 at 09:08 a.m.

Jump N'The Saddle-Curly Shuffle was bad.I remember hearing that song on the radio.awful. -howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Jonman on 10/26/02 at 12:39 a.m.

I thought Rod Stewart's "Infatuation" was particularly bad...although I did love the video ;)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Hairspray on 10/26/02 at 05:24 p.m.


Quoting:

3)  The Heat is On - Don Henley

End Quote



This one's actually by Glen Frey(sp?)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Gecko on 10/26/02 at 05:25 p.m.


Quoting:

1)  Footloose - Kenny Loggins

2)  Let's Hear It For the Boy - Deniece Williams

End Quote



How can you pick on songs from Footloose!  I LOVED Footloose.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: max_power on 10/26/02 at 06:23 p.m.

I think one of the worst 80's songs has to be "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. It sucked. :P  

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: wipeoutgirl on 10/27/02 at 02:31 a.m.

;DI loved the songs from footloose too! but the worst songs have to be any thing from bros and B52's

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Criz on 10/27/02 at 05:11 a.m.


Quoting:
;DI loved the songs from footloose too! but the worst songs have to be any thing from bros and B52's
End Quote



Not the B52'S - Love Shack is like my party anthem - I wa to get up and dance when I hear that song in a club or at a party! :)

I agree on the 'I Eat Cannibals' front - that's definitly my choice

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/27/02 at 05:01 p.m.

oh man,you just got to hate"I want your sex"By George Michael! Did anyone ever see that video by any chance? Just seeing that Chinese woman lounging around in lingerie made no sense at all. -howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jp on 10/29/02 at 12:35 a.m.

in mtv's early days they played the worst song i had ever heard. i think it was called "fish heads". the video mainly consisted of a pot of fish head soup.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 10/29/02 at 04:35 p.m.

How about"She drives Me Crazy"was an awful song.Does anyone agree that Roland Gift sounds like a wuss when he sings? ;D -howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: MusicfortheMasses on 11/25/02 at 09:16 a.m.

The Romantics "That's What I Like About You."

Another one that's absolutely horrifying to me: "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean....I'm pretty sure that's who it was, anyway. It went
'I wanna be your
lover
lover
loverboy.'

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: jamminoldies on 11/25/02 at 06:07 p.m.


Quoting:
The Romantics "That's What I Like About You."

Another one that's absolutely horrifying to me: "Loverboy" by Billy Ocean....I'm pretty sure that's who it was, anyway. It went
'I wanna be your
lover
lover
loverboy.'

I saw the video of Billy Ocean's"Loverboy"and it does suck.
End Quote

-howard-

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: mr_crowly on 06/18/03 at 09:42 a.m.

cliff richard wired for sound  
bross silent night (i liked when will i be famous )
tight fit  lion sleeps tonight
devo whip it
any thing by new kids on the block  
footloose was awsome (the song havent seen the movie)

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Bobby on 06/18/03 at 11:18 a.m.


Quoting:
How about"She drives Me Crazy"was an awful song.Does anyone agree that Roland Gift sounds like a wuss when he sings? ;D -howard-End Quote



I'm not too fond of Roland Gift's singing but the tune is excellent!

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Shaz on 06/18/03 at 11:42 a.m.

"Shiny Shiny" by Haysi Fantayzee or whatever they called themselves.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Digitales on 06/18/03 at 12:48 a.m.


Quoting:
Not only was Video Killed the Radio Star was one of the finest and most beautifully produced pop singles of the new wave era, it also came out in '79.
End Quote



DITTO! that song is perfect and the video is a historical event since it was the first to be played on MTV.

the song from the eighties that i can't stand is that one:
DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY by Bobby McFerrin
not sure it was because of the stupid video, or because it was a song played to death in the radios... maybe the plistrings... gosh i hate that song.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Digitales on 06/18/03 at 12:57 a.m.


Quoting:
I have to agree with Chucky. "I Eat Cannibals" was awful!!
End Quote



LOL i like that song!
i like also "turning japanese" by the vapors
and  always loved 'whip it' by devo, those were song mentioned as worst, that i totally disagree, but taste is difficult to discuss... but really really, in my opinion bad stuff was Michael Bolton, his songs made me barf everytime it was played on the radio. Just my 2 cents

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Shaz on 06/18/03 at 02:15 p.m.


Quoting:
but really really, in my opinion bad stuff was Michael Bolton, his songs made me barf everytime it was played on the radio. Just my 2 cents
End Quote



Yes. Bolton must be stopped. He is evil. One of his songs played on a certain internet radio station  ;) one time and my plant died. TOXIC I tell you TOXIC!!! There is some kind of connection here...I just know it.

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Digitales on 06/18/03 at 03:26 p.m.


Quoting:
Yes. Bolton must be stopped. He is evil. One of his songs played on a certain internet radio station  ;) one time and my plant died. TOXIC I tell you TOXIC!!! There is some kind of connection here...I just know it.
End Quote



OH MY GOSH! LMAO!!! you cracked me up, you owe me a new keyboard! coffee all over the poor thing :o
it was the laugh of the day! I guess you hit the spot...did you know that Bolton had some hits in Brazil?... and the Amazon forest started to be devastated in the 80s, literally die... hmmmm.. that guy is powerful. LOL
I hope he retires soon otherwise in a decade we won't have any oxigen left after all the dead plants! HAHA
thanks again for the laugh ;D

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Bobby on 06/18/03 at 03:27 p.m.


Quoting:
Yes. Bolton must be stopped. He is evil. One of his songs played on a certain internet radio station  ;) one time and my plant died. TOXIC I tell you TOXIC!!! There is some kind of connection here...I just know it.
End Quote



Your plant didn't die, it swooned at the prospect of listening to Bolton singing 'Your all that matters to me . . .' Ha! Ha!  ;D

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: Criz on 06/18/03 at 04:39 p.m.

Easy!!

Renee and Renata - Save Your Love

Subject: Re: Worst 80's songs of all time!!

Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 06/18/03 at 04:44 p.m.

This thread seems to have dug up almost nothing but good songs.