And to think this was #1...

[littlelies7]

Something that caught my eye today...

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'We Built This City' ranks as the worst record ever
Mon Apr 19, 6:42 AM ET

By Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY

We Built This City is the single worst single ever constructed, according to Blender's ranking of reeking tunes.

The magazine's list of "The 50 Worst Songs Ever," which hits newsstands Tuesday in New York and Los Angeles and April 27 nationwide, distills the lamest popular rock-era records into one sonic landfill.


Starship's 1985 anthem, the runaway No. 1 stinker, "seems to inspire the most virulent feelings of outrage," editor Craig Marks says. "It purports to be anti-commercial but reeks of '80s corporate-rock commercialism. It's a real reflection of what practically killed rock music in the '80s."


Also sealing the song's fate were Starship's steep fall from grace as the admired Jefferson Airplane and "the sheer dumbness of the lyrics," Marks says.


The May issue, a sequel to the 2003 roundup of history's worst bands, coincides with a Blender/VH1 special, The 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever, which airs May 12.


Harvesting clunkers that range from The Doors' The End to Aqua's Barbie Girl entailed more digging than expected.


Each dud had to be a hit to make the hit list. Though Right Said Fred's I'm Too Sexy got in, such novelties as Macarena and Who Let the Dogs Out, which by design are cheesy, were nixed. The jury also whittled down the bulk of "rotten, excruciatingly bad low-hanging fruit from the '70s," Marks says.


Blender had no qualms about riding herd on sacred cows, inducting The Beatles' Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, R.E.M (news - web sites).'s Shiny Happy People and John Mayer (news)'s Your Body Is a Wonderland. The entry most likely to peeve fans is Simon & Garfunkel's The Sounds of Silence.


"It's the freshman-poetry meaningfulness that got our goat," Marks says. "With self-important lyrics like, 'Hear my words that I might teach you,' it's almost a parody of pretentious '60s folk-rock.


"If Frasier Crane wrote a song, this would be it."


To accommodate coming horrors, the list can't be considered definitive. Noting that Clay Aiken's Invisible landed at No. 11, Marks predicts that "as soon as the American Idol season is finished, there will be a new entry."

[darklinensuit]

I hate the song, but I'm sure there are worse.
I'm glad that Your Body Is A Wonderland song made it. I think it's terrible and overrated.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I hate the song, but I'm sure there are worse.
I'm glad that Your Body Is A Wonderland song made it. I think it's terrible and overrated.

- Jake

John Mayer is annoying and a total whiner. I don't understand what the big rage over him is. His voice isn't anything stellar...his songs are mediocre at best. Am I missing something?

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

John Mayer is annoying and a total whiner. I don't understand what the big rage over him is. His voice isn't anything stellar...his songs are mediocre at best. Am I missing something?

I agree that his voice is weak.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I agree that his voice is weak.

- Jake

To me, he's like any other male songwriter with a guitar. There's nothing that makes him a standout.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

To me, he's like any other male songwriter with a guitar. There's nothing that makes him a standout.

You mean like tall curly hair and a Fruit Of The Loom tee?

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

You mean like tall curly hair and a Fruit Of The Loom tee?

- Jake

*buys plane ticket to Houston*
*finds your apartment*
*knocks on your door*















*kicks your ass*

What? Did you think I was going to say something else?

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I hate the song, but I'm sure there are worse.
I'm glad that Your Body Is A Wonderland song made it. I think it's terrible and overrated.

- Jake

OHH, that song makes me ILL!!

[ryan8472]

A lot of the girls in my school are in love with John Mayer. They also think his music is so profound and deep, and basically perfect. I haven't said anything to them yet about exploring better musicians (I can think of five off the top of my head ) or about how sucky he is, and I probably won't, but I always want to just throw a FM CD at their heads or something Always glad when he makes a degrading list

[golden braid]

I don't get John Mayer either. He opened up for Stevie at the Concert for Kids show and I thought he was just so boring. I can't believe now he is headlining big outdoor venues.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by ryan8472

They also think his music is so profound and deep, and basically perfect.

He's about as deep as a shot glass.

[dissention]

I always thought Mayer looked like a heroin junkie. The dark eyes, man.

His voice is as soothing as a week of yellow **** storms. Very whiny and whispery. Bleh.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by dissention

I always thought Mayer looked like a heroin junkie. The dark eyes, man.

His voice is as soothing as a week of yellow **** storms. Very whiny and whispery. Bleh.

Oh, he totally does.

"Yaaabaaaaaaahdyisawaandaaahlaaand...."

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by littlelies7

"We Built This City is the single worst single ever constructed, according to Blender's ranking of reeking tunes.
Starship's 1985 anthem, the runaway No. 1 stinker, "seems to inspire the most virulent feelings of outrage," editor Craig Marks says. "It purports to be anti-commercial but reeks of '80s corporate-rock commercialism. It's a real reflection of what practically killed rock music in the '80s."
[/B]

I can clearly remember when my Mother & myself drove to Colorado (From Oklahoma...A short 8 hour trip) for vacation back in 1985 and every rock/pop radio station in Kansas were playing this steaming piece of pop crafted crap.

We kept track of how many times it was played during a day's drive and we were up to at least thirty air plays.


We Built This City

[wondergirl9847]

I like John Mayer. My fave song is Neon, followed by Daughters. I agree, his voice is nothing special, but I like his jazzy guitar playing.