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Hello there. I stumbled upon your response to this 50 worst lists and figured I'd add my $.02. While the original author almost universally dumps on what appears to be your musical era of choice (the 80s), I figured that a third party's opinion might be merited. Take no offense to any of my comments, as my taste will be quite different than yours as well. BUT.........I've got some time on my hands, so let's begin.

My opinion is that much of what John says in this column are opinions, on the whole, shared by the majority, and for good reason. You'll note many of the artists have not stood the test of time, and there are fairly good reasons for that. Many of the others are completely derivative of other far more talented musicians, thus justifying their position here. He's commented, you have, now I will add mine.

Opening statement by John Fortunato:

Whether completely sterile and totally homogenous or just overrated and overplayed (Led Zeppelins' snore-inducing "Stairway to Heaven"), these are only a handful of the Worst Rock Songs of All Time. No '60s stuff comes close to making the list, because back then even the most banal rock had an innocence, naiveté or light hearted catchiness that evoked some passionate emotion.

This list embellishes the contrived dreck and disingenuous, bloodless bile the nondescript lowest common denominator eats up, while listening to dismal "modern" radio stations whose collective di¢ks get sucked by a thankfully shrinking number of major label drips.

Okay, so now he's completely discredited himself (in my view anyway). read-on, it gets better.

1) "We Built This City" - Jefferson Starship

When singer Grace Slick led '60s psychedelic legends Jefferson Airplane, she flipped the bird to Nixon and broke out her big boobs for the press, confronting hypocrites and shouting for political rebellion like a savage hippie. But this warmed over '80s #1 hit proved she was now an aging, pandering twit. If Starship "built this city on rock and roll," it'd fall down with a huff and a puff. Mechanical $hit like this confirms pessimists' thoughts on why '80s pop-rock sucked the big one.

I kinda liked this one...

This song may not be the worst of all time, but certainly merits a high ranking due to the overwhelming hypocrisy of its entire content, not to even mention its sheer lyrical dribble. No REAL revolutionary would have anything to do with such a song, no matter how many years had past.......and aside from Grace Slick, how many of the latter-day incarnate known as "Starship" (NOT Jefferson Starship, as Fortunato incorrectly indicated here) had ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the "building" of the San Fran music scene. The answer is NONE, and if this sort of "musical direction" is, in fact, the reason Kantner, Balin, et al left Slick alone to "carry the franchise", they made the right move. For what it's worth, "Sara" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" were utterly horrific as well, but lacked the unmerited self promotion and overwhelming faux-rebellion of this bad mamajama.

2) "Rock You Like A Hurricane" - Scorpions

Not bad on first hearing, but dull and one-dimensional with repeated play. Reprehensible third-string imitation aggro-rock from angry, late-blooming krauts.

This is a great song! (What a moron!)

ALSO a bit too high on the list, and perhaps shouldn't be on it at all, but some of John's descriptions of it are fair, and to call this monotony a "great song" when the band uses the SAME RIFF on one of their other big hits of the time ("Still Loving You") makes me question your definition of "great song". 50 worst ever? No, probably not........but certainly not great either.

3) "We Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel

Even if "it's still rock and roll" to him, this insulting, half-baked political pabulum puked out stupidity nearly as insipid as his insulting "Allentown." His assessment of why America falters due to pre-hippie conservatism is misguided, and dimwitted. Those nimrods at IBM parodied this asinine garbage at some dull conference where I wasted time. That says enough about the type of pu$$ie$ who'd listen to this phony Elton John castoff from Bong Island.

Okay, not one of Billy's best...

And we're all in agreement here........

4) "Cumbersome" - Seven Mary Three

Song title's dictionary definition says it all: burdensome, unwieldy, clumsy. Stupid post-grunge hurled out by a very limited, unexciting, inept vocalist.

I admit I like this one. Go ahead, you can admit it too.

No, this song is a prime example of mid-90's garage rock bands trying to buy into the "grunge" trend. Again, perhaps not one of the worst songs of all time, but a prime example of one of the worst musical trends ever.......blatant plagiarism.........this song is faux-grunge with a southern rock twist, and that's a cocktail that'll turn ones stomach if overindulged in.

5) "Everything I Do, I Do For You" - Bryan Adams

Maybe this worthless turd doesn't qualify as rock, but Adams began his career as a better than average Canadian rocker. Now he serenades boring, heavyset housewives with MOR filler. I wouldn't wipe my a$$ with this puerile sentimental drivel.

This whole album is pretty good...(no 45s in sight!) But if it doesn't even qualify as rock, what's it doing on the list?

Likely made his list because Bryan Adams came out of the gates as a straight-up rock musician and then destroyed his credibility with hogwash like this........and (the God awful) "All For Love" with other FORMER rock musicians Rod Stewart and Sting

6) "Danger Zone" - Kenny Loggins

"Fall into the Danger Zone," my butt. Loggins lived in the safety of a limo backseat since his pimply '70s days on the road with once-talented former Buffalo Springfield member Jim Messina.

This is definitely part of my 45 collection (stop laughing!).

Sorry, no can do. While "Take My Breath Away" might be as good of a representative of the Top Gun soundtrack on this chart, I assume "Danger Zone" makes the cut as the worst of the songs that Loggins built his solo career around, THE THEME SONG.

7) "Kryptonite" - Three Doors Down

How many fake-grunge rip-offs could saturate the stale teen market? Feckless, outdated piss water that gives blues empire Mississippi a black eye. "Loser" was properly titled follow-up.

Love it, and "Loser" too! As a matter of fact, I like the whole dang record.

"Loser" and "Duck and Run" were both far better songs than this lead single, which came a few years too late to capitalize as well as it potentially could have on the grunge market. This song has just always reeked of "soccer mom", a subject which will no doubt be touched on later in this chart.

8) "(I Hate) Everything About You" - Ugly Kid Joe

Arguably the worst popular '90s group ever. Trashy, insecure vile.

I don't know this one, but if it fits the rest on the list, I would probably like it (or at least I wouldn't hate it.)

No, seriously, you wouldn't. This song was "teen angst" before Kurt and company made teen angst "cool". Nonsensical rant about how he hates EVERYTHING, not just about "you" but about life in general. Follow-up was a God awful cover of "Cats In The Cradle", then this band died a sudden and well deserved death.

9) "Dust In The Wind" - Kansas

Trying to make a heavy statement about spiritual meaninglessness was way out of the grasp of these shrill-singing art-rock hacks. Only lame philosophical potheads tried to understand its dumfounded lyrics.

I loved this song in the '70s and I still love it today. It was the first 45 I purchased for myself.

And you admit this publicly? I KNOW there's supposed to be some meaning to this dribble, but I can't grasp it, and I'd like to believe that I am slightly more intelligent and better educated than the members of Kansas, the men who tried to enlighten the thinking of the youth of the '70s.........and ended up just confusing most of them.

10) "Mr. Roboto" - Styx

It's okay to be sensationalistic, second-hand '70s art-rockers when you come up with something as delicious as "Lady" or "Come Sail Away." But an unwarranted seriousness perpetuated their '80s material, leading these soft-headed Chicagoans to have "Too Much Time On Their Hands," resulting in this dehumanized, emotionless, cyber-futuristic crud.

Okay, so Styx forgot where they came from with this record - they admitted it in their VH1 Behind the Music. We know they're sorry!

Styx' ENTIRE CATALOG is pretty much inexcusable.

11) "Comedown" - Bush

Sterile British grunge knockoffs are safer than milk. Bush's songs lure you in with catchy introductions, then hammer home the same unoriginal, inconsequential riffs over and over ad infinitum.

Don't know it...

If you are going to tear apart a critics' thoughts, you should probably have knowledge as to what it is you are critiquing. However, this one you are better off not knowing.........although I'd have to believe that if you know some of this other played out garb on the list, you've certainly heard this song more than you care to remember. Bush had the semi-unique distinction of attempting to rip off both Nirvana and Pearl Jam EQUALLY, or at least did so with the most success. Their music was almost universally bad, their popularity and record sales were undoubtedly spiked by the lead singer, Gavin Rossdale, who I'm secure enough to admit is a very good looking man. Hell, he's Mr. Gwen Stefani, so I MUST be right.

12) "Sunglasses At Night" - Corey Hart

Bone-headed tripe lacks ironic sense of Timbuk 3's witty "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)." Drippy pop posing as soft rock.

Corey's cute, and I liked the song too. (Yes, it's part of the 45 collection...)

Corey is probably no longer cute, and this song was absolute rubbish.

13) "Candle In The Wind" - Elton John

Overused, meandering ballad in remembrance of Marilyn Monroe, a Hollywood whore the mafia killed off for JFK. Elton wrote about a tramp, then used it as sagging career fodder by attaching it to a dethroned, decapitated princess. Irony?

Elton is a music genius but even he recorded some duds. This classic should be replaced by "Ain't No Shoe Strings on Louise," which is truly Elton's worst.

Can we actually update this and altogether replace the original with the excruciating reworked Diana tribute version? THE BODY WAS STILL WARM, FOR GOD'S SAKE!

14) "Story Of A Girl" - Nine Days

It took me no time to hate this flaccid, saccharine-stained wimp rock. Another hackneyed, routing, and inconsequential K-ROCK hit forced down the throats of undersexed post-teens by corporate majors.

I agree it's overplayed, but not list-worthy.

Yes, it's VERY list worthy. I'd like to point out that the song never ACTUALLY tells much of a "Story of a Girl", but more of a description of said girl through this whiny bastard's eyes. This was one of those songs that, UPON FIRST HEARING IT, I KNEW I was going to hear all too much, and I KNEW that'd be all I ever heard from the band. Thankfully, I'm right about the latter so far.

15) "3 A.M." - Matchbox 20

First Hootie & the Goldfish rob Pearl Jam, then these pretentious Floridian knuckleheads pilfer the leftovers.

John Fortunato deserves to be tortured for this faux pas, but at least he didn't say anything too nasty (check out number 21 for a dose of real insults).

DESERVES TO BE TORTURED? This, my dear, is no faux pas. Since their arrival onto the musical scene, Rob Thomas and company have added nothing original nor truly memorable to the musical landscape. How this band became so commercially successful is truly a mystery to myself and, quite frankly, the majority of the music industry. Like Hootie and the Blowfish (albeit less dramatically) before them, Matchbox 20's popularity has steadily declined as the masses have become more enlightened to the fact that they truly are not worthy of the substantial sums of money they were pelted with so early on.......having paid no real musical dues, nor offering anything of any substance since. More musical fodder for middle aged sheep.......or those who remain loyal to their hopeless "leaders". The only thing that is debatable here is which of Matchbox 20's musical tragedies MOST belong on this list.

16) "Missing You" - John Waite

Putrid smarm for those suffering from premature ejaculation but afraid to admit it.

This reeks of "45 collection," doesn't it?

Well, it reeks anyway. John Waite was a pretentious Steve Perry-wannabe who later reclaimed a dash of fame with former Journey members......more on that later. This song was truly deplorable.

17) "When The Children Cry" - White Lion

This limp-wristed hair metal was so inconsequential, it faded into dust faster than it rose to No. 1. Faux-strings underscore a "serious" Societal theme these oafs could never comprehend.

Good tune, John and I definitely don't have the same musical tastes. He probably loves "Afternoon Delight." (Needless to say, I HATE that one!)

This song attempted to convey a message........and failed dismally, for if it hadn't failed, perhaps White Lion would not have faded almost immediately into obscurity. One of many cheesy ballads by all too many cheesy hair bands that polluted MTV and the radio in the late 80's........and one of the worst ones at that. As far as "Afternoon Delight" is concerned, I think we're all in agreement there.

18) "Heaven" - Warrant

Flaccid faux-metal ballad drips forth like sperm on tissue.

I'm not crazy about John's description here. Seems a little personal to me.

YET ANOTHER of the ballads I described above, minus the failed or aborted attempt at social relevance. John seems to have it out for the hair bands, as well he should. The late 80's into 1990 was one of the worst periods of music in the history of pop culture. Need further proof?

19) "When I See You Smile" - Bad English

Sappy, indistinguishable tripe cops John Waite's humdrum epic style.

Sappy works for Bad English (hmmm, 45 anyone?)

NOTHING John Waite or the Journey castoffs EVER DID "worked". The music of this era would have been a total wash were it not for acts like.........

20) "Zooropa" - U2

An early '80s guiding light, U2 became an increasingly insipid band. Led by Bono, stuck-up jerk with bad body odor who believes his own bull$hit, these crass Irishmen maintain press relations with Spin and Rolling Stone because their label buys expensive ads.

Zoo-what? U2's not my favorite anyway...

Having not heard of this song is another strike against your not-all-too credible argument. This certainly does rank as one of U2's worst, but I'd spare it from any "worst of" lists, because it did expand musical boundaries and was slightly ahead of its time.

21) "Bad Medicine" - Bon Jovi

Disgustingly juvenile Joisy band with pretty boy pretensions and, I imagine, small penises.

Ouch!

Ouch! is often my response when this or any other Bongiovi-Sambora compilations is forced into my eardrums. This band has more than worn out their welcome at this point, and have released worse songe than this one since.

22) "With Arms Wide Open" - Creed

Cloddish "noodnicks" hurl Eddie Vedder-like vocals, shave chest hair for Spin cover, and become more famous than Jesus.

Okay, we're all sick of it, but 50 worst? I doubt it!

Creed.........are...........UNDOUBTEDLY.........the most derivitave, annoying group of self righteous "rockers" to ever come down the pike in quite some time, and since this is perhaps the very worst and very definitly the most universally known of their catalog, it very definitly deserves a spot on this list.......in fact, this isn't ranked high enough.

23) "Open Arms" - Journey

Steve Perry screeches like a girl and gives submissive passivity a bad name.

Just another same-old Journey tune, how can you pick one over another? (They all sound the same...)

Journey were just sad, really. The disgusting thing is, not that long ago there were as many vocalists ripping off Steve Perry's sound as there are ripping off the stylings of Vedder or Matthews today.

24) "Memory Remains" - Metallica

When an old, tired, Napster-stifled metal punk outfit outgrows usefulness, they record covers, while only the memory remains fertile.

I'm not sure I recognize this one...

Again, not surprised to hear that, and again, I can't say you are missing much. Metallica have not produced any worthwhile music of their own in nearly a decade now. The spot is merited because of their unneeded self serving fight against MP3 sharing and what have you. MUSIC is not seeded in the past anymore, but Metallica and THEIR music most assuredly are.

25) "New Kid In Town" - Eagles

Limited country-rockers initially infatuated by Poco and Buffalo Springfield grow up rich, discover an electric piano, and deliver maudlin crud like this. The lyric's right: "I don't wanna hear it."

Yeah, this is a boring tune.

I do not care for this song one iota, but feel it is wasting a spot that has been more rightfully earned by a lesser one.

26) "Russians" - Sting

After The Police conquered the world, Sting became a bad poet with lifeless, pretentious lyrics. And his unrealized thoughts about the Commies sputter and warble like a flat tire.

Before this song, I didn't know who Sting was! Yeah, it's a 45 tune for sure.

BEFORE HE LEFT THE POLICE, YOU DID NOT KNOW WHO STING WAS? There goes the bulk of what is left of your credibility in an argument of anything rock-and-roll related. YOU WERE A CHILD OF THE 80'S, you claim..........YOU MUST HAVE SEEN THE "EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE" and "WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER" videos on countless occasions. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE that you would not have recognized the singer of "Russians" as the voice behind those..........or "If You Love Somebody.........." and several solo Sting singles that dropped BEFORE this one. REGARDLESS........."Russians"...........yes, very definitly Sting's lowest moment.

27) "Ironic" - Alanis Morissette

What's "Ironic" is how a dull scarecrow who ripped off Lisa Del Bello's phrasing ever had a follow-up to the enlightening "You Oughtta Know."

Alanis isn't among my top ten either, but this isn't her worst.

I DEPLORE YOU, then, to find me any song of hers that is any worse than this. Her lack of any real knowledge of irony and things that are, in fact, ironic, merit a spot for this song on this or any "worst-of" list. Lyrically, this is one of the worst songs ever set out to assualt eardrums around the world.

28) "17" - Winger

Still looking for underage girls to spread, but with crow's feet, these relics only induce snickers.

So personal John! (How many 45s do I own anyway?)

There was no excuse for WInger. There really wasn't. This anthem of pedophelia could ONLY be appreciated by girls who were attracted to this Kip Winger jackass and were, in fact, relatively close to the age of 17 in 1988. THAT is a fairly small target audience. No musical talent (or at least none displayed on this or their other "hits") no lyrical content and no staying power make you one of many obstructions that got flattened out by the rock revolution of the early '90s..........and good riddance.

29) "The Flame" - Cheap Trick

No. 1 hit finds singer Robin Zander's once-mighty voice flickering over a drippy ballad as soft as Bob Dole's pre-Viagra erections.

Not only a 45, but on CD too!

Sappy as hell, sure. One of Cheap Trick's lower moments? Absolutely. However, this comeback hit paved the way for the even worse, truly horrible and almost sacreligious cover of "Don't Be Cruel," which was, in many ways, even worse than "The Flame."

30) "Heat of the Moment" - Asia

Former Yes members tried to shove their generic art-rock swill up radio's lubricated a$$. Second album died a horrific, deserved death.

Love it! (Better than YES in my view - no 45s here (okay, I lied!).

I saw this video on VH1 Classic just today. This song, while nothing to write home about, doesn't belong on a "worst ever" list. However, Asia in no way, shape or form, were better than Yes..........although Yes isn't much of anything to write home about either.

31) "Notorious" - Duran Duran

After the new wave success of "Rio," these Brit pretty boys became sniveling $hits catering to teen girl market.

I can't say I remember this one...so it couldn't possible make a "worst" list for me!

So, in your opinion, a song can only merit consideration for a list if you, personally, have heard it? That is senseless, really. I'd vote to remove "Notorious" from the list, but since Duran Duran do deserve to be represented here, I would suggest their horrific cover of "White Lines", or, perhaps, the insepid "Ordinary World" to replace it.

32) "November Rain" - Guns N' Roses

Overextended neo-classical mishmash, pudpounding, pimply, overripe virgin males found compelling.

Where have these guys gone?

Away. Far, far away. Except Axl. He tried to stage a "Gn'R reunion" tour in late 2002.........EXCEPT HE WAS THE ONLY ACTUAL MEMBER OF THE BAND PRESENT. Realizing that he missed out on his window for a comeback by..........oh, AT LEAST 8 years, and noticing that the concert going public no longer seemed to care about "Guns N' Roses", Axl flipped out and abruptly (mercifully) cancelled the remainder of the tour after just a few shows. This song was horrific.........referred to by many as "Guns' 'Stairway'"........except Guns and Roses didn't have 1/40th of Zeppelin's talent or charisma.

33) "Drive" - Cars

By the mid-'80s, these new wave pioneers were dabbling in twee pop ("uh oh, it's magic") and this soupy somniferous balladry.

Remember the Cars? Wonder what they're doing now...

Ben Orr, the voice behind this monstrosity, died a few years back. Ric Ocasek, the "other" lead singer, has released several solo albums (none tremendously memorable or successful) and has carved himself a reputation as a highly sought after producer, working with acts like Weezer and Bad Religion, among others. The Cars' earlier music I did quite enjoy. By this point they were trying all too hard to be a pop-culture and MTV staple, releasing "neat-o" videos and/or Godawful ballads like this.

34) "You Can't Hurry Love" - Phil Collins

Can't hurry love? No. You just masturbate. An embarrassing, soulless, faux-string version of the Supremes' classic.

This is very catchy - I like it.

Phil Collins really had no buisness covering this..........or, for that matter, ANY OTHER legendary song. I'll go so far as to say this song was originally sung by a woman for a reason. This remake lacked the harmony and heart that made the original so very unforgettable.

35) "Eye Of The Tiger" - Survivor

Debut '78 single, "Only in America," saluted unknown girl with gleeful spirit. Four years hence, this overplayed, tenor-shrieked Rocky theme mistook pride for redundancy.

I saw survivor in concert when they opened for Journey and the were much better than the headline act...

That's not saying much. I could run around Boston with a heavy head cold assembling drunken toothless amputees.......and as an opening act, we would blow Journey off the stage. This song needs to be removed from rotation every, lest 12 year old kids with their first guitars butcher that "tricky" 3 chord intro forevermore.

36) "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin

Overplayed hippie gibberish intended as elongated throwaway on Zeppelin IV becomes FM staple thanks to lunkhead pot-smokers.

Dis'ing a classic, how rude!

While I could easily go the rest of my life without hearing "Stairway" (PERHAPS THE MOST PLAYED OUT SONG IN THE HISTORY OF ROCK RADIO) again and not lose any sleep over it, I must agree that this song certainly doesn't belong on this list.

37) "Nookie" - Limp Bizkit

What's so disturbing is how sex-starved pinheads molested female counterparts at Woodstock to this "take this cookie and stick it up your..." nonsense.

I agree with John here - that makes...one?

No arguments here, either. Fred Durst is a pollutant in the element we call music.

38) "One Of Us" - Joan Osborne

Banal NYC singer with warbly, rainy day song about the Lord's myopic vision.

Joan who?

THERE IS SIMPLY NO CONCIEVABLE WAY THAT YOU HAVE HEARD THE BULK OF THIS OTHER GARBAGE AND NOT THIS SONG.........which very definitly merits a spot here.........and it's too damned bad, because otherwise, Joan's pretty damned talented. Too bad this song made it so most people will never get to find that out.

39) "Two Princes" - Spin Doctors

Due most likely to overexposure, Chris Uhl proclaims, "If you wanna see me vomit, play this song NOW."

Overplayed but tolerable...

Yeah, definitly tolerable, but not much more. I'd remove this from the list and find something more worthy.

40) "Take It To The Limit" - Eagles

These humorless snobs would rather save the environment than admit their disdain for their wrinkling audience. As if the Earth wouldn't shake the human race off like a flea if it did enough damage.

Eagles strike-out again!

Replace this with, basically, ANY Glenn Frey or Don Henley solo song. "You Belong To The City" would make a suitable replacement.

41) "Close You Eyes" - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford

Metal king meets "Kiss Me Deadly" squealer for a sellout worse than Suzi Quattro's "Stumblin' In."

I don't know this one either....

Further proving you have no future as a music critic. This song was unavoidable in 1988. Believe me, many of us tried. I'm sure once Ozzy sobers up, he'll regret this one the most.

42) "Stay" - Lisa Loeb

Bespectacled nerd died a thousand deaths when belated, inflated debut surfaced.

Or this one - what's going on here!?

This is ANOTHER song you cannot possibly have not heard. Seriously. In fact, I'm assuming you don't know it as "Stay" and, in fact, quite like it..........which is really too bad, because it's absolutely terrible.

43) "Can't Fight This Feeling" - REO Speedwagon

Moribund arena rockers with mediocre power ballad for hairless vaginas.

This was a great "makeout" song back in the day. Do kids still "makeout" these days?

Yeah, just usually to much better music. The "visual metaphors" Kevin Cronin attempted to paint with this one were just far too rediculous to hear without either laughing or vomiting. Boo to REO Speedwagon in general.

44) "Turn Me Loose" - Loverboy

Anthemic "Working for the weekend" blew doors open for North of the Border sissies, convinced tinfoil is actually metal.

I'm reliving my teens here! The '80s were great!

The 80's were pretty great..........except, perhaps, for the terrible clothes, television shows, music, movies.......you get the idea. Any era where "Webster" is a top 10 show, acid washed ANYTHING is fashionable, Molly Ringwald is a household name and the theme from any movie she even so much as appeared in was a top single is an era best forgotten. And while we're here, this song could stand to bump up the chart a few spots. Simply atrocious.

45) "What's Going On" - Four Non-Blondes

Bald sociopolitical neo-folk ain't their schtick.

You tell me!

The voice behind that song is now the pen behind Pink and Christina Aguilera. Make of that what you will. Both are more attractive, I can say that for sure.

46) "Fly Away" - Lenny Kravitz

Eclectic brother has ripped off more Hendrix/Beatles/Earth Wind and Fire ideas than a truckload of skinny white kids.

Lenny, Lenny - what a shame.

This song doesn't really belong here. Kravitz has never shied away from the criticism that he's too derivitave......in fact, he agrees with it to a point. SInce this isn't even Lenny's worst "hit single", I'd propose that this be removed.............as, it appears, #47 was. Moving right along...........

48) "She's A Beauty" - Tubes

Avant-rockers go soft then stale on commercial '80s move.

This takes me back a few years!

As well it should. It's a 20 year old song. This is, bar none, one of the best examples of "selling out" in the history of music. Look into The Tubes a bit. You'll agree.

49) "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" - Queen

Bubblegum-schlock jock anthem unfairly given "Rock & Roll Part 2" rotation at football stadiums.

Freddy must be turning over!

Queen have done far worse than these arena anthems. I'd remove these songs from the list, but perhaps find something else from the latter-day Queen catalog to replace them with. "Radio Ga-Ga" would be a good suggestion.

50) "Talking In Your Sleep" - Romantics

After vibrant, Beatle-esque "What I Like About You," Romantics dabbled in innocuous dribble.

True, it's not as great as "What I Like About You" that's so popular at weddings, but certainly it has no place here!

No, I agree...........but nor does it belong anywhere near any "best of" charts. There were undoubtedly 25 worse songs than this in heavy rotation at the time this one was a big hit. While it's a bit older, I would like to reccomend "Bette Davis Eyes" as its replacement. That song is torturous.

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