"Africa" by Weezer. I want to run off the road when I hear this crappy version of a great song.
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dtximages, I have to agree with you about their version of Africa. I don't find it annoying, but they certainly didn't add anything to it. The guitar has a little more crunch to it, but the vocal harmonies are not mixed in the correct balance, which is everything with that song. I'm sure that they meant well, but this time, they should have left it to the experts. |
Gotta love this thread and jump on. Call me crazy but Eddie murphy's Roxanne in the movie 48 hours when he's in jail singing with headphones on is a better version than the Police. And a warning to y'all, do NOT put Kung Fu Fighting on this list, that's a classic. And what's that song about the boss who cheats with his secretary Maria... Oh yeah, Take a letter Maria, don't recall artist. |
@rockysantoro I was about to play "Frampton Comes Alive" last night on Tidal and I literally said to myself, nah too annoying. @jacksky When I was planting trees up in northern Canada close to 30 years ago I decide to serenade the rest of the tree planting crew with Roxanne and other Police hits while we waited for a helicopter. The looks on the crews faces made me think that I had done the best rendition of Roxanne or the most annoying. Agree, Eddie singing in the cell in 48 Hours is a classic scene. |
I've been avoiding this thread because I knew it would be painful; but, thankfully, the humorous comments have more than made up for it. After scouring the recesses of my memory, I came up with a song called: "Gimme Dat Ding." I can't remember who did it (I refuse to call them an "artist"), nor do I want to know. I think that it came out in the late 60's or early 70's (probably 68 - 72). |
Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. -- What was the point of that song? Endless Love by Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross. No reason, it just irritated me. |
@shtinkydog, are you familiar with the Nick Lowe song "All Men Are Liars?" If not, I think you'll appreciate the following lyrics: Well, do you remember Rick Astley? He had a great fat hit, it was ghastly. He said I'm never gonna give you up or let you down, Well, I'm here to tell you that dick's a clown! |
The most Annoying song of all time has to be The Annoying Song by The Butthole Surfers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI9D4q8pLuw |
"A Horse With No Name" - America. Nothing else even comes close.I don't think that means what you think it means.... |
I’m sorry falconquest, while I’d agree to most of what Bread did, "Baby-I’m-A-Want You" of course qualifies here, Incredibly, Mother Freedom is definitely one of the better songs, directly preceding it on the album. There used to be a live version on YouTube when they performed Mother Freedom at an Ohio radio station, but that’s gone now. I happened to find a couple of records at a store, and I told the manager when I was buying them that I’d try not to hold it against him that he had not one, but two albums by the Starland Vocal Band. One of those songs it was almost OK to listen to once, but not after 10K times, and in the spirit of the barking dogs Jingle Bells Song, I’ll nominate "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer." Unfortunately I’ll hear it another 10K times before Thanksgiving if I turn the radio on. |
audiozen, That was then, Yoko has refined her art considerably. Just check this out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsEuKAstpOQ |