LNADJKMD Pod 16 - The Worst Music Ever
I made this!
Same link I posted a little earlier, only it's working now. Sorry for the invcnvenience.
To continue the "music" theme of this Sunday, though barely, I present by popular demand a collection of the worst music ever recorded. Most of the 'bad music' compilations I found contained large quantities of novelty records and other deliberately bad or wacky music, which in my opinion isn't really fair. I set myself a rule with these that only genuinely non-ironically bad music was allowed - the performers must have at least tried, in fact often they are trying a little too hard. The only other rule I decided upon was that only universally bad music was allowed. My personal choices of Westlife, Celine Dion, James Blunt and Michael Learns To Rock were a temptation I had to resist. Here instead are 21 songs I'm sure everybody will hate. I for one hope to never hear any of them again.
1. Portsmouth Sinfonia - From The Nutcracker Suite
2. Elvis Presley - Old MacDonald
3. Vanilla - No Way No Way
4. Barney - I Love You
5. Nola Campbell - Searching For My Baby
6. The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Paralyzed
7. St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
8. Pat Campbell - Mother Went A Walking
9. Devastatin Dave - Zip Zap Rap
10. Eli Kaniel - The Impossible Dream
11. P.J. Proby - Only You (And You Alone)
12. Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing!
13. Maguerita Pracatan - Hello
14. Reginald Bosanquet - Dance With Me
15. Gloria Balsam - Fluffy
16. Roy "Chubby" Brown with Smokie - Alice
17. The Blue Smarties - Take A Look
18. Gypsy Boots and The Nature Boys - These Boots Are Made For Walking
19. William Shatner - Rocket Man
20. Peter Andre & Jordan - A Whole New World
21. Keith Harris & Orville - Orville's Song
Podblog is as ever here, and as an extra special feature this fortnight I also have full notes on each track available to download as a text file here.
If you have any further ideas for songs to go in this mix please gaz them to me last week.
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Zuowan, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:11,
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I'd say it's pretty much unlistenable.
The last song is the worst one.
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Zuowan, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:28,
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I got to number 4.
I then considered calling the Hague for a breach of my rights.
(, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:30, Reply)
I reckon I could've just put silence after the 5th or 6th track
instead of spending a week making the thing.
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Zuowan, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:34,
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:)
All credit to you for bringing these songs together - you must have ears of steel.
(, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:37, Reply)
It certainly was trying.
Next one is my theme choice. Democracy has been suspended.
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Zuowan, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:49,
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William Shatner - Rocket Man
Best song evar!
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:25,
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These may be the worst songs you have ever heard,
but its a great night out with a huge smile on my face for me ;-)
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@RBFesquire Good luck b3ta, was nice knowing you. So long., Sun 28 Sep 2008, 15:41,
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Ah, the Potsmouth Sinfonia
Brings the mammories flooding back.
Would this have qualified ? (Wait for the awesome guitar solo...)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0XnqWGhjo8
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Tepid_Halibut felt like a cold, empty shell of a human...until, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 17:16,
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Agreed
...but so is the Portsmouth Sinfonia. Have you heard theiur version of Also Strach Zarathustra ? (Main theme from 2001.)
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Tepid_Halibut felt like a cold, empty shell of a human...until, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 17:22,
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The difference is between comedy music, which can be deliberately bad for effect, and genuinely out of tune, poorly played music, which can also be funny and therefore good.
The Portsmouth Sinfonia actually tried their best, though as they could hardly play the instruments it was always going to turn out like that.
That's why they can go in and the Bonzos can't.
Also Strach Zarathustra is good, the best is the Willam Tell Overture, which I can't seem to find, unforunately.
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Zuowan, Sun 28 Sep 2008, 17:52,
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