THE WORST SINGLES OF THE 90s

38. jill sobule ?I kissed a geir?

ah yes, the high level of discourse circa 2002, kudos!

62. the heights, ?how do you talk to an hongro?

hongro no 5

a+

I've heard "How Do You Talk To An Angel?" two times in the past two weeks, after not having heard it since the promo for The Heights was shown in movie theaters in '94. I heard it either at Subway or a supermarket -- must be part of a new Muzak playlist.

lol oh man this list

5 years ago

wtf

Elephant in the room on this thread:

http://www.carterusm.co.uk/photos/lianne_clickintogear.jpg

Yeah right like they were ever going to get into this list.

who the fuck is that

curtis otm

(even though i know)

"Lenny And Terence" wd fit right in Matt.

Carter singles poll for tuesday

i am kinda happy to see that most of these songs really are TERRIBLE

(tom and i also discovered that night that rock was the worst music ever, complete with hilarious scenario of uh ? the mysterians or whoever coming to our near and horrible future and looking at what they had wrought.)

lol

i agree that informer does not belong on that list.

and not just because snow beat up one of my friends in high school. in fact, DESPITE it.

replace Informer with Boombastic

i'll always have a soft spot for informer cuz it reminds me of when i left hebrew school and decided to go to a really multi-culti junior high where i met like the first non-jewish friends in my life and discovered rap music, running shoes and reese's pieces

very good list, but these are misses, the first especially

14. spin doctors ?two princes?
31. digable planets ?rebirth of slick?
59. beastie boys ?bodymovin (fatboy slim remix)?
68. fugees ?no woman, no cry?
78. radiohead ?creep?

also rong
* Cher "Believe"
* Public Enemy "911 is a Joke"

Informer very much belongs on this list

that's a hell of a monday morning

xpost?

Boombastic > Informer though.

Has Jesus Jones' "Right Here, Right Now" not been mentioned?

It came to mind when Songs About The Fall of the Iron Curtain came up with the Scorps, but I don't mind it. I think of "Right Here, Right Now" and "Unbelievable" as two songs that I never heard apart from each other.

There's nothing wrong with "Buddy Holly" or "Black Hole Sun." Unless you hate life, of course.

in fact, that list is a piece of crap straight up.

unless you're just too cool to listen to the radio, maybe

Seriously, considering ILM at the time was a bunch of dudes praising the Manics and fucking Magnetic Fields

this thread is appalling. you are all a bunch of idiots.

Indie rock guilt is so stupid. Why be guilty of music you used to like?

Tom and Jess coming up with that list:

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/images/homepage/2303_jewel_header.jpg

I like some of the songs on this list (“More Than Words” is just a great tune!) but it's still quite funny. Lots of hate for college rock gone pop stuff.

You also missed out Fun Lovin' Criminals' "Scooby Snacks" or whatever it was called.

-- N. (nickdastoor), Saturday, 2 November 2002 16:23

Hahaha... I expected this on there as well.

"or whatever it was called." = "Errr... not that I would know, of course."

paul jewell porn arghhhhhhhhhhh

What about the Wedding Present as they neared the end of their "hit parade" experiment (and running out of inspiration/money)? They could pretty much release anything at that stage and it would be a Top 40 hit, with something like "Shaft", or the theme from "Twin Peaks" on the B Side.

Wait Dom you don't like the Magnetic Fields? I thought you were all about lame indie shit like that?

Why be guilty of music you used to like?

even if it was Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots?

I'm not embarrassed to have liked Pearl Jam. Infact i still like those records. Always hated Stone Temple Pilots(apart from that 1 song that sounded like Redd Kross). ST always seem more liked on ILM than PJ for some reason.

Or are you admitting you like Pearl Jam and STP and feel guilty?

the latter

i think i just picked completely the wrong year to get into US rock but it coiuldn't really be helped

Wait Dom you don't like the Magnetic Fields? I thought you were all about lame indie shit like that?

-- Matt DC, Sunday, 30 March 2008 12:35 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

I like pussy indie shit, not lame indie shit.

Ahh blueski I think you're a (good?)few years younger than I am so im sure you can be excused for liking that stuff in your early teens. I liked U2 at that age. And i've no guilt, even though I've hated their last few albums with a passion.

Was the sweetest thing a 90s single? if so that's one of the worst(of any decade)

it was an 80s b-side and a 90s a-side. go figure.

unless you're talking about Refugee Camp Allstars 'The Sweetest Thing' which was pretty good (it's OK i know you're not)

Worst use of breathy singing.