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by Verbatim » Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:57 pm
So Eric and I sat through another endless countdown last week on VH1 of the
40 most awesomely bad love songs . Funny yes, through the usual crap of Celine Dion, REO Speedwagon, Britney Spears and such. Then came the end, mind you I waited till 3:30 am, to hear them say something that was not only hurtful to me but sooooooo off base. VH1 deemed Lionel Ritchie's Truly as the worst love song ever. I mean are they insane? Lionel Ritchie is worse then Britney Spears, Ricky Martin, or whatever watered down crap they are trying to sell this week? I was just wondering if anyone else caught the show or perhaps had an opinion of naming his song as the worst love song ever.
http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/40_awesome ... ries.jhtml
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by fodroy » Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:15 pm
i stopped watching vh1 a couple months ago. i got tired of the nonstop countdowns that they play. all they do is make fun of things and that gets annoying reeeaaaalllly quick.
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by jack » Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:46 pm
my worst would be a toss up between morris albert's "feelings" and olivia newton john's "i honestly love you".
i have kind of a soft spot for "truly".
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by Adam! » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:07 pm
Gretchen Wilson - When I Think About Cheatin'
Worst. Love song. Ever.
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by fodroy » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:35 pm
Puce wrote: Gretchen Wilson - When I Think About Cheatin'
Worst. Love song. Ever.
i've never heard that, but....
best. song title. ever.
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by Verbatim » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:54 pm
jack shite wrote: i have kind of a soft spot for "truly".
at least someone gets me, I guess my anger had a lot to deal with my
mom loving lionel when I was a kid, since she's not with me anymore I hate to see anyone say anything about a song she loved so much
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by Caravan Ray » Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:19 pm
jack shite wrote: my worst would be a toss up between morris albert's "feelings" and olivia newton john's "i honestly love you".
i have kind of a soft spot for "truly".
Olivia Newton-Johns father, Brin was the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Newcastle, where I got my first degree. That has nothing to do with her singing crap songs though.
BTW: It's cruel nobody told Ray Charles in your avatar that he is singing into the wrong end of his microphone
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by Eric Y. » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:46 am
jack shite wrote: olivia newton john's "i honestly love you".
yeah that one makes me especially ill.
i was really upset that i didn't see "the wind beneath my wings" on the list.
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by Justincombustion » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:23 am
No, "In the Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics makes me VIOLENT when I hear it!! Seriously it's so bad I get mad at the radio!
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by john m » Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:00 pm
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by Verbatim » Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:50 pm
Is that eddie furlong as in
Terminator 2 eddie furlong oh how I pray I am wrong considering I had a crush on him in 7th grade...
(after listening)
Oh my god it is him... this is so bad... so bad its good...
no wait its just bad...
can't wait to make
eric sit through it heh!
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by Verbatim » Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:51 pm
Justincombustion wrote: No, "In the Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics
Also a song I can't stand... what is wrong with Vh1???
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by c hack » Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:36 pm
Did Mike & the Mechanics do "Broken Wings?" That might be #1 on my list of best/worst inspirational songs.
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by Verbatim » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:42 am
c hack wrote: Did Mike & the Mechanics do "Broken Wings?" That might be #1 on my list of best/worst inspirational songs.
No I believe that was mister mister... yeah pretty bad too
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by Kapitano » Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:12 pm
I'm trying to think of some awesomely good love songs. And can't.
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by j$ » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:01 pm
Kapitano wrote: I'm trying to think of some awesomely good love songs. And can't.
"You Say You Don't love Me" by Buzzcocks. "I Think I Love You" (Andy Williams version).
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by Kamakura » Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:36 am
Kapitano wrote: I'm trying to think of some awesomely good love songs. And can't.
Well Duh!
'I'm not in love' 10cc
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by roymond » Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:41 am
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
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by Kapitano » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:05 am
roymond wrote: Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
That's not a love song. That's a pelvic grinding raunchthing. Grace Jones is the man Barry White dreamt of being.
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by roymond » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:14 am
Kapitano wrote: roymond wrote: Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
Grace Jones is the man Barry White dreamt of being.
That's awesome.
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by HeuristicsInc » Sat Apr 16, 2005 9:27 am
Gordon Lightfoot's "Beautiful" I think is very nice.
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by JonPorobil » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:29 am
I don't understand the appeal behind this whole "awesomely bad" craze. It's like VH1 wants to like stuff that they know people hate, so they give it this title of "awesomely" bad, when really most of it is just shit. And then, just to piss off the few people they haven't yet, they stick a genuinely good song on the list and call it "aweosmely bad" as well. Grah.
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