"You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" better make the top songs rollout.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:10 (nine years ago) link
I do or have sometimes actively enjoyed 9 or 10 of the songs on this list, and this is probably my favorite:
4. Billy Joel – Piano Man55 points, 7 votes, 2 worst place votes
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
this is like the Eagles making the worst list for Hotel California ... so many worse Billy Joel songs to choose from
glad they are both represented tbh
― Brad C., Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:19 (nine years ago) link
starting to get nervous that we may not see the Doors on this list at all
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:19 (nine years ago) link
YES! Forgot to vote for this because I assembled my worst ballot hastily, but I fucking despise every second of this song's miserable existence.
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:20 (nine years ago) link
Chill out, man. Have a tonic and gin.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
Do you mind if I make love to it?
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link
I was the #1 Vote for DSB. It's rise to a "Stairway.../Freebird/Hotel California"-level CR Staple is one of the worst things to happen to the format. Plus, since it's popped up on some TV shows, the thing has become a go-to shorthand for a great 'old song' by a lot of younger people I know.
FWIW, I'm just not that into Journey on the whole.
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:28 (nine years ago) link
also: wtf complaiing about hearing too many tangos in 1978?
The Evita musical was a big deal at the time
― Josefa, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
this one was a widely tipped favorite for #1, which should give you an idea of just how hated the other 2 songs are...
3. Don McLean – American Pie68 points, 8 votes, 3 worst place votes
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
don't do hate lists but this is sort of fun.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
Saved by the Mott the Hoople live version "The day the music died...OR DID IT?"
― relentlessly pecking at peace (President Keyes), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
legit suspense here tbh! what could be worse?
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:35 (nine years ago) link
okay wait i can think of one: Defend the Indefensible: "Wonderful Tonight"
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
"Margaritaville", "Old Time Rock and Roll", and "Takin' Care of Business" are the ones I dislike from this list. "Old Time..." is by far my least favourite.
Interesting: 10 years ago, I would have picked DSB as a top Journey song and it would have easily made my favourites list. When I listened to things this time around, I realized that there were several other Journey songs that I enjoy far more now. Probably just a result of overplay over the last 5-8 years or so.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:37 (nine years ago) link
I don't do 'worst' lists though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
so the last two "Piano Man" and "American Pie" made my main list.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:42 (nine years ago) link
and now, a song that I've heard far too many amateur guitarists proudly show off their ability to play:
2. Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight72 points, 11 votes, 3 worst place votes
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:43 (nine years ago) link
I think what makes "Wonderful Tonight" especially loathsome is that it's this 'romantic' song that seems to be unwittingly told from the perspective of a hopeless drug addict whose girlfriend has to drag him home and put him to bed at the end of the night
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
my worst Clapton selection was "I Shot the Sheriff" but on reflection this is more representative
― Brad C., Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:47 (nine years ago) link
― some dude, Saturday, July 26, 2014
EXACTLY
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:52 (nine years ago) link
::tips shades:: I think we're ready for #1
1. George Thorogood – Bad To The Bone73 points, 9 votes, 1 worst place vote
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:53 (nine years ago) link
Was a "do not play" at my recent wedding, DJ played it anyway, such is the song's awful power
― intheblanks, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:54 (nine years ago) link
Xp, obviously
― intheblanks, Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:56 (nine years ago) link
bu bu bu bu bu bu barf
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 26 July 2014 17:59 (nine years ago) link
here is your Spotify playlist of (most of) the 25 worst classic rock songs of all time, should you dare to listen:http://open.spotify.com/user/1219464571/playlist/0scmjFFi4ZPkfaCFpFzPGA
2. Eric Claptop – Wonderful Tonight72 points, 11 votes, 3 worst place votes
5. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Takin’ Care of Business45 points, 7 votes, 1 worst place vote
6. (tie) The Eagles – Hotel California39 points, 5 votes
6. (tie) Bob Seger – Old Time Rock & Roll39 points, 7 votes, 1 worst place vote
8. (tie) Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’33 points, 4 votes, 1 worst place vote
8. (tie) Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville33 points, 5 votes
10. The Guess Who – American Woman31 points, 4 votes, 2 worst place votes
11. (tie) Blood, Sweat & Tears – Spinning Wheel26 points, 3 votes, 2 worst place votes
11. (tie) Billy Joel – Captain Jack 26 points, 3 votes, 2 worst place votes
11. (tie) Glenn Frey – The Heat Is On26 points, 7 votes
14. (tie) Joe Cocker – With A Little Help 25 points, 5 votes, 1 worst place vote
14. (tie) Eric Clapton – I Shot The Sheriff25 points, 5 votes
14. (tie) Led Zeppelin – D’Yer Mak’er25 points, 4 votes
14. (tie) The Eagles – Heartache Tonight25 points, 4 votes, 1 worst place vote
18. Styx – Come Sail Away21 points, 3 votes, 1 worst place vote
19. (tie) Foreigner – I Want To Know What Love Is19 points, 3 votes
19. (tie) John Lennon – Imagine19 points, 4 votes, 1 worst place vote
21. (tie) Don Henley – Dirty Laundry18 points, 3 votes
22. (tie) Billy Joel – It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me18 points, 3 votes
22. (tie) Dire Straits – Walk of Life18 points, 3 votes
22. (tie) Steve Miller – The Joker18 points, 4 votes
25. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach Your Children17 points, 3 votes
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:00 (nine years ago) link
best albums countdown on Sunday btw
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
"Bad To The Bone" invented Blueshammer.
― Randall "Humble" Pie (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
god bless the other three votes for "d'yer maker"
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
absence of Doors is highly suspicious though
not angry, just disappointed that no one shares my endless burning hatred for
Paul McCartney/Wings - Silly Love Songs
― Brad C., Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
The Doors were 'victims' of vote-splitting -- 6 different songs got votes, only "Roadhouse Blues" got more than one.
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
OK, nos. 1 and 2 are pretty indefensible. I've long wondered if Clapton intended "Wonderful Tonight" to be darkly humorous/ironic.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:04 (nine years ago) link
yeah, i can get behind not liking those two songs.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
I had different songs by Thorogood (Move It On Over) Clapton (I Shot The Sheriff) and Joel (Captain Jack). Also chose Glen Frey (The Heat Is On) over any Eagles.
Don't Stop Believin', however, was my #1 107.7 jam, which is the rare song that gets better for me every single time I hear it.
― campreverb, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:09 (nine years ago) link
b-b-b-b-but b-b-b-bo diddley in the "b-b-b-b-bad to the bone" video!
― fact checking cuz, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
Here's my worst ballot:
Styx – Come Sail AwayKansas – Dust in the WindBoston – Foreplay/LongtimeAmerica – Horse With No NameEmerson Lake and Palmer – Lucky ManForeigner – Hot BloodedBachman Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ YetBryan Adams – Summer of 69Jimmy Buffett – MargaritavilleREO Speedwagon – Keep On Loving You
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
Can't complain cause I didn't vote, but no "Hey Jude?"
― You know something? He *did* say "well, yeah" a lot. (cryptosicko), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:11 (nine years ago) link
I truly hate Come Sail Away.
Also, where's the hate for "Horse With No Name"? Do people think of it fondly cause it was in that one episode of Breaking Bad?
― voodoo chili, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
i don't hear "Hey Jude" on CR radio that much anymore. "Get Back" is the scourge of my existence now.
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link
My Please Die list. Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning WheelJethro Tull-AqualungEric Clapton-I Shot the SheriffAlan Parsons Project - Eye in the SkyThe Moody Blues-I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll BandBilly Joel-Captain JackRam Jam-Black BettyGeorge Thorogood-Move It On OverGlen Frey-The Heat Is OnLinda Rondstadt When Will Be Loved
― campreverb, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:13 (nine years ago) link
(xp) would love to live in a world in which there is no "get back."
― fact checking cuz, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:13 (nine years ago) link
"Horse With No Name" got some votes
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
The Heartache Tonight worst-place is mine. So many to choose from though, I definitely had at least one other limp Eagles classic in there.
But xp I don't understand how Roadhouse Blues can be a multiple pariah. Even if you hate The Doors, that's still pure untouchable essence of rock surely? There are so many better candidates. It'd be like, I dunno - hating Zeppelin, especially Rock And Roll; or hating drinking, especially water.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
― Brad C., Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:03 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
someone does; i just didn't vote in this subpoll
― Lee626, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
Was going more by the (justifiable) hatred for HJ expressed elsewhere on ILM, but good point.
― You know something? He *did* say "well, yeah" a lot. (cryptosicko), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:02 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"Peace Frog" made my ballot. So many to choose from, though.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
Where now stands the Sake Bar Decibel on 9th Street in NYC there used to be a karaoke bar with a live backing band. They had very thick Japanese accents that were pretty much impenetrable, with which they would sing a number of their own covers now and then but would also announce the customer selections. One of these I heard as '"Where Are You, Donna?" by Eddie Cochran' which turned out to be "Wonderful Tonight," by Eric Clapton. That is all I have to say about that song.
― Sorry Somehow Forgot To Take Out The Trash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
Aw, I love "Aqualung" and "Eye in the Sky".:(xposts
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:15 (nine years ago) link
"Heartache Tonight" hate surprised me, that's totally one of the best Eagles tonight
― some dude, Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link