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

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

Postby Count Machuki » 10 Nov 2018, 21:04

Getting back on topic I heard a snippet of this dreck today and it occurred to me that it must be the worst song ever.



Absolute garbage.
A number one hit in the USA!
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby The Red Heifer » 10 Nov 2018, 22:19

Count Machuki wrote:Getting back on topic I heard a snippet of this dreck today and it occurred to me that it must be the worst song ever.



Absolute garbage.
A number one hit in the USA!


They're like the only British band to have a US #1 without even charting in the UK. It was a big song in Australia too, I was like 6 when it came out, and the floating arms in the clip freaked me the fuck out.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby naughty boy » 10 Nov 2018, 22:27

it's ok
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby The Red Heifer » 10 Nov 2018, 22:28

Yeah I don't mind it either, but I was going to wait until somebody else said it first :lol:
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Postby naughty boy » 10 Nov 2018, 22:29

:lol:
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Postby Robert » 10 Nov 2018, 23:05

'oh bee' wrote:Moroder will be in touch...


It has a John Cale like quality.

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Postby GoogaMooga » 10 Nov 2018, 23:11

Freddie & The Dreamers is the one British Invasion band that no one will admit to liking now, for they are considered to be a total embarrassment. And yet their "Nightcap" album is going for big bucks as a CD reissue, and when you sit down and have an unguarded listen to a career comp, all sorts of surprises leap out of the speakers. Take for instance a B-side from '66, "Short Shorts", which was a cover of a song by Royal Teens. It is the Dreamers at their zaniest, most out there. Just completely idiotic, and yet you cannot help but warm to it in all its tautological glory, relish that cretinous, falsetto-like call-and-response: "Who's real crazy?" No wonder it became a concert staple for them.

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

Postby Count Machuki » 10 Nov 2018, 23:55

'oh bee' wrote:it's ok


The Hell it is.

You guys are nuts.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby naughty boy » 11 Nov 2018, 00:15

I mean, it's trash, and the singer is about the biggest dick ever to hold a microphone, but I've heard a LOT worse.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby The Red Heifer » 11 Nov 2018, 01:23

Yeah I finally heard that stupid Prefab Sprout song mentioned in Polishgirl's sig and that's a million times worse than Escape Club, horrendous on every level.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby algroth » 11 Nov 2018, 01:56

The Red Heifer wrote:Yeah I finally heard that stupid Prefab Sprout song mentioned in Polishgirl's sig and that's a million times worse than Escape Club, horrendous on every level.


Nah, that's a great tune, daft lyrics and all.

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

Postby fange » 11 Nov 2018, 02:22

The Red Heifer wrote:
Count Machuki wrote:Getting back on topic I heard a snippet of this dreck today and it occurred to me that it must be the worst song ever.



Absolute garbage.
A number one hit in the USA!


They're like the only British band to have a US #1 without even charting in the UK. It was a big song in Australia too, I was like 6 when it came out, and the floating arms in the clip freaked me the fuck out.

Wow, they're British?! I never knew that.
It's not that bad, Count :) A harmless bit of dumb fun, not close to 'What's Up' level.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby sloopjohnc » 12 Nov 2018, 19:17

Count Machuki wrote:
'oh bee' wrote:it's ok


The Hell it is.

You guys are nuts.


That is terrible.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

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Postby sloopjohnc » 13 Nov 2018, 19:14

Georgios wrote:


The lyrics are really stupid, but other than that, I kinda like it.
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Re: 'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever

Postby Georgios » 13 Nov 2018, 19:18

It's dreadful and has the faint whiff of 'contractual obligation' record about it.

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

Postby Lord Rother » 13 Nov 2018, 19:27

Count Machuki wrote:Getting back on topic I heard a snippet of this dreck today and it occurred to me that it must be the worst song ever.



Absolute garbage.
A number one hit in the USA!



Yeah it’s garbage.

But this afternoon I heard 10 seconds of Bowie and Jagger doing Dancing In The Street before I could hit the switch-that-fucking-shit-off button so there is definitely worse stuff out there.

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

Postby Diamond Dog » 13 Nov 2018, 20:34

Troy Aikman (ex Dallas Cowboys Quarterback & NFL Hall-Of-Famer) in 1993.



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

Postby Lord Rother » 13 Nov 2018, 20:45

Not sure if I dare click Play.

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

Postby sloopjohnc » 13 Nov 2018, 21:09

Diamond Dog wrote:Troy Aikman (ex Dallas Cowboys Quarterback & NFL Hall-Of-Famer) in 1993.



Nice.


I'd rather listen to another ex-Cowboy, Walt Garrison, rap.

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