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30. This may not be the worst song ever, but it's definitely in the top five.

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 05:28 PM

Aug 2025

She's a Lady sung by Tom Jones. "She's got style, she's got grace. She always KNOWS HER PLACE." WTAF? Oh, HELL no!

You're Having My Baby sucks too. Both written by the same man, Paul Anka. Imagine that.

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Is this the worst song ever? [View all] CTyankee Aug 2025 OP

It's all so subjective, of course True Dough Aug 2025 #1

that is a cover of a classic blues song DBoon Aug 2025 #3

I like that a lot! efhmc Aug 2025 #45

What is the name of that first song? efhmc Aug 2025 #57

Not really representative justaprogressive Aug 2025 #6

I find that no better True Dough Aug 2025 #12

Yep. Musical taste is completely subjective. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2025 #66

No. johnp3907 Aug 2025 #2

nope this is justaprogressive Aug 2025 #4

Oh, I remember that one! Grim Chieftain Aug 2025 #23

Oh, my goodness 😄 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #36

Lee Greenwood song Trump always plays "Proud to be an American" Walleye Aug 2025 #54

The title is actually "God Bless the USA" and that gets my vote Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #68

Thanks I knew I had the title wrong Walleye Aug 2025 #71

Not by a stretch malaise Aug 2025 #5

Amen. chouchou Aug 2025 #72

Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #7

Theme from The Titanic on Recorder dgauss Aug 2025 #27

MacArthur Park gets my vote. Dulcinea Aug 2025 #67

I humbly nominate Mari Wilson's "Telephone Man." cloudbase Aug 2025 #8

Yoko Ono Donkees Aug 2025 #9

Can someone please put her out of her misery? NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2025 #21

This one is way worse catbyte Aug 2025 #10

How could I forget that one, catbyte! Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #15

Not as bad as Johnny Fever's playing the version House of Roberts Aug 2025 #17

That wasn't Johnny Fever Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #25

Previously known as Heavy Early. callous taoboy Aug 2025 #31

That was a later episode Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #41

He wasn't Heavy Early until he changed shifts House of Roberts Aug 2025 #43

Sugar Sugar by The Archies Keepthesoulalive Aug 2025 #11

To my profound disgust and embarrassment, this dreck was the song of the year in 1969... 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #19

WTF Skittles Aug 2025 #29

I used to call it The Age of Malaria... yorkster Aug 2025 #56

oh dear Skittles Aug 2025 #58

Awww. That's a fun song NameAlreadyTaken Aug 2025 #22

Well... 2naSalit Aug 2025 #13

My worst: I'm Ambivalent About You The Blue Flower Aug 2025 #14

Oh my gawd, what a great title! Iggo Aug 2025 #35

It's many decades old The Blue Flower Aug 2025 #61

It's a top 5 for sure Bristlecone Aug 2025 #16

Actually worst songs ever: punk rock and mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #18

... Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #26

I never liked that song, but that's just my opinion. Americanme Aug 2025 #20

Not even close Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #24

The first half of Free Bird makes me want to badly murder myself. Iggo Aug 2025 #34

Other way around Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #40

I get annoyed about claims of best/worst whatever TexLaProgressive Aug 2025 #28

This may not be the worst song ever, but it's definitely in the top five. MIButterfly Aug 2025 #30

"She always knows her place" ??? 😬 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #38

The oldies station I listen to in my car has this one from time... 3catwoman3 Aug 2025 #46

It's excellently produced. So, no, not even close to the worst song ever. Iggo Aug 2025 #32

Really? We Built This City is worse than LogDog75 Aug 2025 #33

OMG. It was kinda scary, it was so awful. CTyankee Aug 2025 #48

These were not hits but I intensely dislike them.... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #37

This is pretty bad Florida Dem Aug 2025 #39

Lol...I had a buddy back in the 80s that sang a version of that. Iggo Aug 2025 #42

"A Disgusting Parody of the Lighthearted Classic 1973 Country Music Song 'I Love' by Tom T. Hall" sl8 Aug 2025 #50

Worst? ProfessorGAC Aug 2025 #44

"Is this the worst song ever?" LudwigPastorius Aug 2025 #47

And Mickey Thomas, who had a magnificent voice. ms liberty Aug 2025 #51

Thought of another one. Wives and Lovers sung by Jack Jones. MIButterfly Aug 2025 #49

Tiptoe Through The Tulips gab13by13 Aug 2025 #52

The Tiny Tim version? LogDog75 Aug 2025 #59

People sing to dump their angst on you bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #53

From "The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records": sl8 Aug 2025 #55

Sounds like a pair of albums Dr. Demento would play LogDog75 Aug 2025 #60

CTyankee .......... Upthevibe Aug 2025 #62

I think if 1960's Jefferson Airplane never existed, Aristus Aug 2025 #63

What is it? Cannot get through all the goop to get to it. efhmc Aug 2025 #64

"We Built this city" CTyankee Aug 2025 #65

Jordy - � Dur dur d'tre un bb Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #69

Another candidate -anything by Wild Man Fischer Wiz Imp Aug 2025 #70

There's people who know the language OF music and then there's people who think that words are music. chouchou Aug 2025 #73