“Worst song ever” discourse

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious to know everyone’s thoughts on this! Recently this Tweet (Xeet? What are they called now …) went viral where a guy dug up an old Tiny Desk clip of a “2010s stomp clap hey folk revival” song called Home, by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and called it the worst song ever made.

Now I mean I don’t think it’s great and I wouldn’t seek out this song to listen to. It’s annoying, even the studio version is annoying, this performance is particularly annoying. I associate the song now with TV commercials and stuff. But I don’t think you can say it’s in the conversation for “worst song ever made” when we have stuff like MmmBop, James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful,” most of the songs that the American Idol winners released after they won - remember Sorry 2004 by Ruben Studdard??? What about everything that’s ever come out of Megan Trainor’s mouth? Dance Monkey??

What are your thoughts on the worst song ever made?

He’s just rage-baiting and getting hits online. Maybe not the best song but definitely not the worst. The message is beautiful actually.

This song/aesthetic is just at the point in time where it is dated but not yet nostalgia bait, thus maximum cringe. Apparently zoomers think Nickelback is cool. 80s music was a tacky joke until around 2005 when millennials decided they liked it and every bar started doing 80s night.
In 10-15 years this indie folk thing will have a revival and guys will be wearing scarves and skinny jeans again.

As someone who was actually young at that time and into music, I feel like someone needs to do a deep dive for Gen Z about early hipsters, who would have absolutely hated the indie folk revival stomp clap music scene, vs. later hipsters who popularized it into the mainstream. Sometimes these were the same people just grown up. But both types definitely existed at different periods in time - maybe 2004-2008ish for early and 2009-2013 for later. With the “scene kids” in there in the middle as well.

[Anonymous]

I always thought early indie captured and continued the beat of whfs’ listeners like me.

[Anonymous]

Love shack. It’s just screaming by two people with the most annoying voices ever.

[Anonymous]

🎶ba-by shark doo doo doo doo doo doo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything by Chicago and every other band in that genre.

veto

Especially the Peter Cetera years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Physical
Hello
Uptown Girl
Think of Laura
We Are the World
Midnight Blue
Wind Beneath My Wings
Shiny Happy People
One
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Streets of Philadelphia
Closing Time

I love this one (and all Meat Loaf)!

[Anonymous]

You are all winners. These songs are all horrible! So many bad songs we were subjected to- so obvious why individual choice streaming music was invented!

[Anonymous]

"I have type 2 diabetes and I manage it well..."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love shack. It’s just screaming by two people with the most annoying voices ever.

THIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sussudio. From the very first drum beat, I can’t get it switched off fast enough.

I love that one because the summer it became ubiquitous my mom noticed she was speeding every time it came on during a 12 hour multi-state drive.

My vote is for "In The Air Tonight". Oh Lawd!!!

yes

"in the Air Tonight" is a trash song that is only held together by Phil Collins' epic drum solo. The only purpose was to provide cook background for a hot looking Don Johnson on "Miami Vice."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I have type 2 diabetes and I manage it well..."

Stop! That's the ultimate banger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I have type 2 diabetes and I manage it well..."

And we have a winner!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious to know everyone’s thoughts on this! Recently this Tweet (Xeet? What are they called now …) went viral where a guy dug up an old Tiny Desk clip of a “2010s stomp clap hey folk revival” song called Home, by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, and called it the worst song ever made.

Now I mean I don’t think it’s great and I wouldn’t seek out this song to listen to. It’s annoying, even the studio version is annoying, this performance is particularly annoying. I associate the song now with TV commercials and stuff. But I don’t think you can say it’s in the conversation for “worst song ever made” when we have stuff like MmmBop, James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful,” most of the songs that the American Idol winners released after they won - remember Sorry 2004 by Ruben Studdard??? What about everything that’s ever come out of Megan Trainor’s mouth? Dance Monkey??

What are your thoughts on the worst song ever made?

He’s just rage-baiting and getting hits online. Maybe not the best song but definitely not the worst. The message is beautiful actually.

This song/aesthetic is just at the point in time where it is dated but not yet nostalgia bait, thus maximum cringe. Apparently zoomers think Nickelback is cool. 80s music was a tacky joke until around 2005 when millennials decided they liked it and every bar started doing 80s night.
In 10-15 years this indie folk thing will have a revival and guys will be wearing scarves and skinny jeans again.

As someone who was actually young at that time and into music, I feel like someone needs to do a deep dive for Gen Z about early hipsters, who would have absolutely hated the indie folk revival stomp clap music scene, vs. later hipsters who popularized it into the mainstream. Sometimes these were the same people just grown up. But both types definitely existed at different periods in time - maybe 2004-2008ish for early and 2009-2013 for later. With the “scene kids” in there in the middle as well.

I feel like this was the ultimate cultural appropriation -- a bunch of rich LA kids pretending to be hillbillies. The early hipster stuff was lot of boy-girl vocals and twee instrument but more melodic than this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I have type 2 diabetes and I manage it well..."

And we have a winner!

+1000

[Anonymous]

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