Wait, you're telling me that Seasons in the Sun is a cover?

AFAIK yes, Le Moribond is the original (it's from '61, according to AMG and some lyrics sites).

Wow. The English lyrics are by Rod McKuen. No wonder.

You don't like Starship?? Cheesy 80s pop at its finest, along with Live it Up by Mental As Anything.

Wow. Okay, so it disqualifies it as a contender for the worst "song" of all time, just as one of the worst covers of all time.

I had no idea.

I'm glad I was of some use today

Tony, assuming we find a winner, will you be adding the worst song of all time to the faq?

Sure, why the hell not?

Better yet, when you FAQ people you can force them to listen to it . . .

In a similar thread (weak songs by great bands), I can’t stand “Black Hole Sun.” I don’t know why because I really like Soundgarden, but it just drives me nuts. I also realize I’m probably the only person who feels this way.

I like Superunknown, but loathe this song. Too much play, and the video was pretty disturbing.

Covers better than originals
I like the Type O Negative covers:
Summer Breeze (Isley Bros.)
Cinammon Girl (Neil Young)
Hey Pete (Hey Joe - Hendrix)
Day Tripper (Beatles)

Worst song ever
I'd have to go with Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good. I can't stand that... [whiny voice] My Maserati does 185 ... [/whiny voice]

"Nothing Compares 2 U"- Sinéad O'Connor

The Me First and the Gimme Gimmes cover is awesome though

I can't even think of where to start there are so many bad songs out there. A few that will send me into convulsions...

Criss Cross - Jump Around
Any song performed on South Park (particularly by Cartman)
Another vote for Seasons in the Sun
Aqua - Barbie Girl
ABBA - SOS (and most of the rest of their songs)
I Will Survive (Cake's version is terrible, the original is so much worse)
Anything from the movie Grease

EDIT: Forgot one, Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. I haven't heard that song in at least 10 years and the damn thing is stuck in my head just from typing out the name. Definitely the work of Satan.

-Mike

Annie Lennox does "Don't Let it Bring You Down" far better than Neil Young.

Don Walser does a great Long Black Veil over Johnny Cash

Reverend Horton Heat does a better Fulsom Prison Blues than Johnny Cash.

The Derailers to a better Rasberry Beret than Prince.

I love the Gourds' Gin and Juice, much more appealing than Snoopy Dog Dog.

Greg

Seasons in the Sun isn't as bad, because you casn get drunk enough to ignore it, and it hasn't tainted the idea of luchtime nookie". But it is a hard call.

I can't believe I'm the only person to-date whose stomach turns to a couple of muskrats having lunchtime nookie (i.e., Muskrat Love) I suspect it's possible that many of the people on this forum may have "tuned-in" after this work of art was finally pulled off the air.

Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby. I haven't heard that song in at least 10 years and the damn thing is stuck in my head just from typing out the name. Definitely the work of Satan.

And what makes it worse is that the only part of the song that's anything close to a catchy tune is a looped sample from a much older Queen + David Bowie song ("Under Pressure"). Which in itself should be a nominee IMHO.

but have you heard HIS heavy metal "cover" of it?
don't know what you'd think if it but it made a song I enjoyed when i was 10 into a song i could enjoy when i was 17.....but it's kinda run out of steam now

stop
colaborate and listen
ice is back, i've got a brand new invention
something
grabs ahold of me tightly
flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
will it ever stop
yo, i don't know
turn off the lights
and i glow
to the extream
i rock the mike like a vandal
light up the stage
and wax you chump like a candle
dance
while the speakers go 'boom'
i'm filling your brain like a poisonus mushroom
deadly
when i play my cold mellody
anything less than the best is a felony
love it or leave it
you bet i can't wait
better hit the bullseye
kid don't play
if there was a problem
yo, i'll solve it
check out the hook
while my DJ revolves it
ice ice baby.....

but have you heard HIS heavy metal "cover" of it?
don't know what you'd think if it but it made a song I enjoyed when i was 10 into a song i could enjoy when i was 17.....but it's kinda run out of steam now

Nah, hasn't run out of steam at all. You play that song at a party, wedding, or whatever, and you're virtually guaranteed to get any male in my age range (I'm 26) to the dance floor, singing along, and knowing absolutely every word of the song.

There are some songs that are so bad, they're good.

Goodbye to you my trusted friend
We've known each other since we were nine or ten
Together we climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and A B C's
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees. ....

Again, the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes cover is aweomse. Ah hell, the MFATGG cover of anything is likely to be better than the original Mind you, its not true for ALL their songs, but the vast majority.

Mind you, its not true for ALL their songs, but the vast majority.

Well, occasionally, they do a cover of a *good* song (Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard, Blowin' in the Wind, Hotel California to name a few.) I think their songs are better (more fun) when they take a cheesy song (Country Road, Walking on Sunshine, Mandy, I Get Around come to mind) and make them cheesier.

Hotel California

Surely you've put this in the wrong category.

Surely you've put this in the wrong category.

Hey, different strokes for different folks. I think it's a decent tune. I do admit it was the one that I just threw in to make 3, but I wouldn't consider it as bad as the others on my list.

Any song sung by Barney.

-Zeke

Hotel California is one of the greatest songs of all time, for a multitude of reasons. If you wish to debate this topic, I would be happy to, but let's start another thread for that purpose.

(i.e., Muskrat Love) I suspect it's possible that many of the people on this forum may have "tuned-in" after this work of art was finally pulled off the air.

Yup. Never heard it. I have seen references to the song pop up in places.

But I have no idea what a muskrat is.

Muskrat attached.

-Zeke

Muskrat attached.

Thanks. Not one of those things you see too often in The Bronx.

It looks physically like halfway between a beaver and an opossum. But it has stink glands like a skunk.

Can't believe I've missed out 'Saturday Night' but not sure if Whigfield covered it or not.

And who remembers that Tetris song? Aaaaaaaghh!

Edit: And although not bad in its own right, Chris De Burgh's Lady in Red has been played so much that its got a hate following. Its not even that bad... just overplayed.

If you wish to debate this topic, I would be happy to, but let's start another thread for that purpose.

I don't have anything to debate, as it's obviously subjective. I haven't met anyone else outside a redneck in the last ten years or so who doesn't also find it annoying. All I have to say is that it's musically insipid (to me).

If you really feel like debating it, though, I'm sure I can get my polemic swerve on.

"I don't have anything to debate, as it's obviously subjective"

Aren't all debates?