'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

[Penk!]

Google tells me it should actually be HannaH's Field, which somehow makes it even worse.

[Show Biz Kids]

At least they can cut it live...

The Ting-Tings have certainly seen better days.

[Show Biz Kids]

Organic Gypsy Reggae apparently.

[trans-chigley express]

At least they can cut it live...

Holy fuck! I came on here to say that the I thought the Gary Numan was the worst thing on the thread but then I clicked on this. I'm crying with laughter here.

[Geezee]

The Four Non Blondes (or are they called 4 Non Blondes) track is bound to crop up time and again - certainly, as I see it, by being some sort of "perfect storm" of "irksome virtues". I could probably make a "Top 10 attributes of that song which make me cringe" list every day for a year with very few repeats.

I mean, that's something of an accomplishment for the artist.

But, yes - of course, by virtue of it being such a perennial in these discussions, people are bound to get sick of seeing it mentioned in this context.

I always enjoy these threads (and the Bizarro Cup) - mostly for the occasional undiscovered nugget of lousiness that we occasionally unearth.

It won't be new to BCB (I discovered it here thanks to...who was it again?), but this has given me a lot of "choked on my own vomit" joy through these past few years - and, in many ways, seems like a child of "What's Up" (among the innumerable odious similarities is the use of an acoustic guitar technique I call "the college strum").

Surely that's an outtake from Flight of the Conchords?

[Goat Boy]

HannaH’s Field is growing good vibes. This gypsy reggae duo, fronted by female vocalist, guitarist and percussionist, HannaH, created their unique style when the two came together living in Portland, Oregon. HannaH and her sidekick, Bongo Bliss, the gypsy Rasta that plays bass, African drums and sings(often all at the same time), are spreading their modern-hippie-Rasta-folk all over the country.

Their new release "Music Magic Medicine" is accompanied by a vegetarian/vegan cookbook written by Chef Bliss who is a Nutritional Healer and former owner of the restaraunt "Fabadesiac". The food we ingest is the medicine that heals our bodies. The music we listen to is the magic that heals our spirits.

“HannaH goes a cappella to showcase her award winning voice, evoking of a blending of Joan Baez and Grace Slick or a somewhat subdued Janis.”
“HannaH*s Field’s latest recording, is a ‘gypsy reggae’ homage to the optimist in us all, carrying the torch of the free love generation into a new era.”
-Trevor Dye Review


“When those guys worked those drums ... all hell was breaking loose. The audience was going wild.”
Hogmama
Owner, Hogfather’s
Almost Famous Dinner Theater

[randy_lavanga]

Of course, last time we did this we established that for all the banal badness of 'What's Going On', the connoisseur's choice for the most truly evil bad song ever is 'Hey Matthew'.

Does anyone else feel a horrible amalgamation of stress, unease, nervousness and nausea while watching this? It almost feels like you're not supposed to be watching it...

[Penk!]

HannaH’s Field is growing good vibes. This gypsy reggae duo, fronted by female vocalist, guitarist and percussionist, HannaH, created their unique style when the two came together living in Portland, Oregon. HannaH and her sidekick, Bongo Bliss, the gypsy Rasta that plays bass, African drums and sings(often all at the same time), are spreading their modern-hippie-Rasta-folk all over the country.

Their new release "Music Magic Medicine" is accompanied by a vegetarian/vegan cookbook written by Chef Bliss who is a Nutritional Healer and former owner of the restaraunt "Fabadesiac". The food we ingest is the medicine that heals our bodies. The music we listen to is the magic that heals our spirits.

“HannaH goes a cappella to showcase her award winning voice, evoking of a blending of Joan Baez and Grace Slick or a somewhat subdued Janis.”
“HannaH*s Field’s latest recording, is a ‘gypsy reggae’ homage to the optimist in us all, carrying the torch of the free love generation into a new era.”
-Trevor Dye Review


“When those guys worked those drums ... all hell was breaking loose. The audience was going wild.”
Hogmama
Owner, Hogfather’s
Almost Famous Dinner Theater

[Quaco]

I think it was toomanypillowz who introduced BCB to "Puff Puff Give", or who is always talking about it. I actually kind of like the song!

[algroth]

Has this one been mentioned yet?

[der nister]

Has this one been mentioned yet?

no, i think Coan may be actually dating her
with permission from her parents

[Count Machuki]

I think it was toomanypillowz who introduced BCB to "Puff Puff Give", or who is always talking about it. I actually kind of like the song!

[Short Goalie]

I'm a bit worried about the mentions of 'What's going on' as a bad record. We're not talking about Marvin Gaye here are we?

[bobzilla77]

Stairway to Stardom was pretty awesome in general but this is a rare example of an original composition. I have a feeling she sent it off to one of those "we set your lyrics to music" kind of services.

[harvey k-tel]

I think it was toomanypillowz who introduced BCB to "Puff Puff Give", or who is always talking about it. I actually kind of like the song!

Yeah! Yeah! It was her! Get her!


*looks nervously around*

[the masked man]

I'm a bit worried about the mentions of 'What's going on' as a bad record. We're not talking about Marvin Gaye here are we?

Not at all. These are references to the 4 Non Blondes song, which is actually called 'What's Up'. I doubt that anyone here thinks that Marvin Gaye song is a bad record.

[Bungo the Mungo]

[Piggly Wiggly]

Yeah, Lord knows why, but this has been a pretty consistent request for all of my DJ events since it was released.

I'm not sure why any one person (let alone dozens) would feel that:

a) I would like to hear this song voluntarily a second time in my life

or

b) I would like to voluntarily have this played during my wedding reception.

[Count Machuki]

I like that song. I deliberately shielded myself from overexposure to it.

[Goat Boy]

Hole Doll Parts.

I heard it on the radio and couldn't believe how awful it was.