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"What I Am" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians because it's long, boring, stupid, and I have to go to the ER every time I hear it because it makes my ears bleed.

"Mother" by the Police because it scares the crap out of me.
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I've got to go along with 'What I am'. It is rubbish and stupid. Well done Lebeiw15.

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"A Good Heart", by Feargal Sharkey. Because the guy simply can't sing.
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I liked that one - Maybe they could have changed the singer though.

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I liked that one - Maybe they could have changed the singer though.
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On second thought, you're right. Because the singer wasn't worth a dime doesn't mean the song's wrong, but still... it has an irritating synths arrangement

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What is, in your opinion, the stupidist song from the 80's? Anything is welcome.



...You also have to have a reason why.  ::)
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Don't know if anyone outside the UK had this inflicted on them, but the 'Birdie song' (by The Tweets, I think) has to be a strong contender for dumbest song of all time- why??? Well, if you've been to a wedding/ function disco in the UK in the last 20 years, you will have witnessed the appalling spectacle of elderly (often drunk) relatives crowding the dancefloor to join in with this song (always shouting the last verse as 'AND YOU SHAKE YOUR A*S' ). Whilst those involved may feel the benefits, sadly those benefits are hard to quantify for those viewing this behaviour. How can one song be responsible for so much embarrassment :o ???

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There were so many.


Rumors-Can't remember who sang it
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Timex Social Club sang it.
It's an OK song. (in my opinion)

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I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry

  Oh, and my reason...have you listened to it?!
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That would be my second pick.

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'Stutter Rap' by Morris Minor & The Majors (don't know if anyone outside the UK will have heard of this) was a well silly song. Ostensibly a parody of the Beastie Boys, it did well in offending people with a speech impediment nationwide; that being said, political correctness wasn't widespread in the UK during the 'smash and grab' years...  ::)
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Tee Hee! Oh dear! I loved 'Stutter rap' (No sleep 'till bedtime)by Morris Minor and The Majors. At the time I thought it was very funny but I do understand why it could offend people.

One of the lyrics that did crack me up was the line "It's worse than Benny Hill and that's bad enough." During the song they gently deride '19' by Paul Hardcastle and 'I feel for you' by Chaka Kahn.

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Don't know if anyone outside the UK had this inflicted on them, but the 'Birdie song' (by The Tweets, I think) has to be a strong contender for dumbest song of all time- why??? Well, if you've been to a wedding/ function disco in the UK in the last 20 years, you will have witnessed the appalling spectacle of elderly (often drunk) relatives crowding the dancefloor to join in with this song (always shouting the last verse as 'AND YOU SHAKE YOUR A*S' ). Whilst those involved may feel the benefits, sadly those benefits are hard to quantify for those viewing this behaviour. How can one song be responsible for so much embarrassment :o ???
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I understand Goodsin - I was a victim of this once.

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I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry
Oh, and my reason...have you listened to it?!
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I have just recently heard it for the first time. You are right, Davester - it is awful!  ;D

As for 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Jnr, I absolutely love it!

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(I think it was called) Rappin' Ronny-someone sounding like Ronald Reagan.

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Rap Master Ronnie - Reathel Bean & the Doonesbury Break Crew

Right before the 1984 presidential election. It was a very funny piece of social commentary: conservatives, out to capture the minority vote, but missing the mark.

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I think a pop group did a similar song in the late '90s or maybe this century; along the lines of Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, I want you in my room...was it the puzzlingly named Venga Boys?
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Yes - and as vacuous as the 80s named one!  :)

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"Boom, Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)" Paul Lekakis

...Another dumb song, hard to expalin how dumb this song is.
Just listen to the music and follow the lyrics.


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I remember that song-unfortunately.  ::)


Cat

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I vote for I Touch Myself by I thing the Devinals or something like that.  As for why, it has an irritating melody, insipid lyrics and the only reason anyone paid attention to it was the topic.  
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I love this song and John Cougar Melloncamp's 'Hurt so good'. OMG I love most of the dumbest songs of the 80s.  :-[

Hang on though, Kellswitch. Didn't 'I touch myself' come out in 1991? I know it was released in Britain in that year.

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I Wanna Be A Cowboy - Boys Don't Cry

  Oh, and my reason...have you listened to it?!
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I'll second that one!  A truly horrible song!

My name is Ted.....and one day, I'll be dead.....Yo Yo

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Rap Master Ronnie - Reathel Bean & the Doonesbury Break Crew

Right before the 1984 presidential election. It was a very funny piece of social commentary: conservatives, out to capture the minority vote, but missing the mark.
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I'll admit that I'm not familiar w/ the song you named above, but I believe the one that CatwomanofV was referring to is actually "Ronnies Rapp" by Ron and the D.C. Crew, which was a minor hit here in the U.S. in the Winter of '87...

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now i'm a rick fan, but that song is just plain dumb. I keep thinking he's talking about Bruce Springsteen. They were both huge at the time. LOL..

-Thomas
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Um, that's because he was referring to Springsteen. And although it didn't become a hit here in the U.S. until the Winter of '85, Springfield actually wrote "Bruce" in 1978 - while his music career was at a low, and people he met at the time kept confusing his name w/ Springsteen's...

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"A Good Heart", by Feargal Sharkey. Because the guy simply can't sing.
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LOL!! It is an awful song and I can't hear it without laughing. This has probably got more to do with the fact that when I was about 2, my mother used to play it so I'd stop crying - true story!

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I agree with the Birdie Song and Shaddapa Your Face! Has no-one mentioned 'Agadoo' by Black Lace' - that song is shocking!

There's also another that I remember, goes something like 'Hands up, baby hands up, gimme your heart, gimme gimme your heart' Anyone know it? That was pretty dumb.
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I know the song. It's called 'Hands up' by a group called Ottawan. I like that song and 'Agadoo' by Black Lace.

I am now going to lie in the corner and twitch uncontrollably.

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I'll admit that I'm not familiar w/ the song you named above, but I believe the one that CatwomanofV was referring to is actually "Ronnies Rapp" by Ron and the D.C. Crew, which was a minor hit here in the U.S. in the Winter of '87...
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As Homer Simpson would say, "D'oh". Sorry for spreading disinformation. I don't remember (or never heard) "Ronnies Rapp". Maybe I can find it on KaZaA if I can avoid the RIAA gestapo. Then again, if it's in this thread, Dumbest Songs of the 80's, maybe I shouldn't. Just my luck, I'd hear it, it would be truly God-awful and it'd get stuck in my head.  ;)

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Um, that's because he was referring to Springsteen. And although it didn't become a hit here in the U.S. until the Winter of '85, Springfield actually wrote "Bruce" in 1978 - while his music career was at a low, and people he met at the time kept confusing his name w/ Springsteen's...
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Just a side note, Kazaa Lite just released a new version (v2.4) that has an IP blocker and blocks out RIAA and dozens of other organizations.

http://www.kazaalite.tk/

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Just a side note, Kazaa Lite just released a new version (v2.4) that has an IP blocker and blocks out RIAA and dozens of other organizations.

http://www.kazaalite.tk/

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Yea! Striking a blow for freedom!  ;)
Thanks for the info. I've avoided p2p software for the last few months for fear of reprisals. Now if they only had DSL in my area...

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I would have to say -

1) Men without hats - Safety Dance
2) Matthew Wilder - Break my stride

Both aren't too bad to listen to, really, but the lyrics / premise of both songs are ridiculous!!
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George Michael- Father Figure and Elton John-Candle in the Wind..both sooo annoying!!
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Hey, now, Candle in the Wind's awesome!

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'Stutter Rap' by Morris Minor & The Majors (don't know if anyone outside the UK will have heard of this) was a well silly song. Ostensibly a parody of the Beastie Boys, it did well in offending people with a speech impediment nationwide; that being said, political correctness wasn't widespread in the UK during the 'smash and grab' years...  ::)
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Excellent song  8) I doubt it was intended to offend people with speech impediments

"Something must be wrong with your vocal technique, when the 12 inch mix goes on for a week"

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::) ::) ::) What about" Rock On" by Michael Damian I believe
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lol, yea that was pretty bad  :-/

how about

turning japanese by ?

annoying song  ::)

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turning japanese by ?

annoying song  ::)
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That was from The Vapors in 1980.

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::) ::) ::) What about" Rock On" by Michael Damian I believe
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This was a cover of the song originally done by David Essex in the 70's.

My nominations:

- What's Your Name? - Depeche Mode
- Boys Say Go! - Depeche Mode
- Anything by The B-52's could be considered stupid but they were fun songs
- Mickey - Toni Basil
- Most (if not all) songs written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman...mindless, fluffy pop drivel (Sorry, Bobby ;D)
- She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby (Hyperactive was much better)
- Genius Of Love - The Tom Tom Club
- Wot - Captain Sensible (but I still love it!)
- Happy Talk - Captain Sensible (ditto)
- The Chicken Song - Spitting Image (love this one as well!)
- Holiday Rap - MC Miker "G" and Deejay Sven
- Bad Boys - Wham! (still a fun song to listen to though)

That's about it for now. As you can see, some songs, though stupid, are still great for their comic value and fun to listen to...and others are just moronic beyond comprehension. Both have been indicated appropriately. (i.e. No comment = moronic.)

Absolutely Vile

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I would have to say -

1) Men without hats - Safety Dance
2) Matthew Wilder - Break my stride

Both aren't too bad to listen to, really, but the lyrics / premise of both songs are ridiculous!!
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Well flippin' eck! I thought I was the only person that has heard this song (I actually have it on CD but don't tell anyone). The song relies on Falco's 'Rock me Amadeus'.

It also goes through a pointless commentary on a Boris Becker match at one point - It's a really dumb song but I quite like it for reasons unknown to myself.

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- Most (if not all) songs written and produced by Stock/Aitken/Waterman...mindless, fluffy pop drivel (Sorry, Bobby ;D)
- She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby (Hyperactive was much better)
- The Chicken Song - Spitting Image (love this one as well!)
- Holiday Rap - MC Miker "G" and Deejay Sven
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I love all these! 'The Chicken Song' by Spitting Image is so class - especially at the end when they all sing out of tune! 'Holiday Rap' by MC Miker and Deejay Sven borrows heavily from Madonna but I can forgive it - Just about. 'She blinded me with Science' is stupid but I love it. Especially when the old psychiatrist says the key line.

As for calling Stock, Aitken and Waterman 'mindless fluffy pop drivel' young lady, I've got no choice but to forgive you as you forgave me for disliking The Smiths - Humph!  ;)

As it turns out, I've been downloading Smiths songs to find out whether they are a band that I could get into - they are slowly growing on me (doh!).

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I love all these! 'The Chicken Song' by Spitting Image is so class - especially at the end when they all sing out of tune! 'Holiday Rap' by MC Miker and Deejay Sven borrows heavily from Madonna but I can forgive it - Just about. 'She blinded me with Science' is stupid but I love it. Especially when the old psychiatrist says the key line.End Quote

"The Chicken Song" is the best one out of the three. "Holiday Rap" is a rather fun song...but I'm just sick to death of "She Blinded Me With Science."

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Well, thank you...I'm honoured...I think...;) But just to be clear, you do like Depeche Mode, yeah? Do you? :D

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Well, It's about time. I knew you'd smarten up!!! ;) YAY! I've converted another one!!!!!! ;D

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:o :o :o :oWhat about the Curly Shuffle?Can't remember the name of the artist,though.Cheers! ???
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That was the "Jump In The Saddle Band".

And no, I did not look it up.  I was a big Dr. Demento fan back then, and just remembered it because the name of the group was so unique.

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"Oh, and anything by Vanilla Ice"


Wasn't he 90's?


I have to admit anything by John Cougar Mellencamp (Melon camp) sounds stupid....Why?  He sounds like a country singer, and he's totally TONE-DEAF!!!!
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That doesn't make his songs stupid.  He is a great songwriter/musician who doesn't need to add computerized effects to his music like most artists today.  Have you ever heard "Wild Night", "Peaceful World"?  "Pink Houses"?  Those songs are anything but dumb.