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NDTeve wrote: Anything by Steve Miller or Boston is up there.

aknowledgeableperson wrote: Nothing so wrong about those songs but what about the bubblegum music (Yummy, Yummy, Yummy) and the novelty songs (Snoopy vs the Red Baron), or songs by TV stars (Ringo) - not counting the Monkees.  MacArthur Park should be on the list for various reasons.

Some of the songs on the list I feel shouldn't be there (like Tubthumpting), however I probably know only about half of the songs.

Boognish wrote: Let's all remember the date that akp's contrary nature led him to defend a Chumbawumba song, even if halfheartedly.

trailerkid wrote:it's interesting that everyone apparently hates hair metal and 70s arena rock songs.

LenexatoKCMO wrote: AKP's points get knocked down
but he gets up again
logic's never going to keep him down

chrizow wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPJgnOXjy8

crucial.

chrizow wrote: no, i'm serious, i love that song.  and many others like it.

trailerkid wrote: ok...i thought you were posting it as worst.

NDTeve wrote: Anything by Steve Miller is up there.

Boognish wrote: Let's all remember the date that akp's contrary nature led him to defend a Chumbawumba song, even if halfheartedly.

The album version of the song opens with a sample of a monologue performed by Pete Postlethwaite in the 1996 film Brassed Off: "Truth is, I thought it mattered. I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks! Not compared to how people matter."

The original UK version of Gladiators used the song when a Gladiator won a game, replacing Another One Bites The Dust in 1998 and 1999. It was also used in their flashback of the 1997 series.

In television, the song made an appearance in The Simpsons episode "Little Girl in the Big Ten" where Homer can be heard singing part of the song drunk. However, he sings his own version.[4]

In the Home Improvement series finale, the song was set to a montage of the main character's many pratfalls and accidents.

In episode 8.1 of CSI: Miami, Eric Delko is seen in a 1997 flashback scene driving his truck and singing along to this song.

The song was also used in a flashback to 1998 in the Chuck episode Chuck Versus the Cougars.

A fast eurodance version of the song was created in 1998 as the beginning track for Dancemania SPEED.

In the Warehouse 13 episode "Merge with Caution" the song is heard at Myka's class of 2000 ten year high school reunion.

"Weird Al" Yankovic covered portions of this song in his song "Polka Power!". Mixed martial artist Forrest Griffin chose this as his entrance song in UFC 106 against Tito Ortiz.

Rock band Phish played a cover of this song as their encore, which made an appearance on their live album Hampton Comes Alive. The song was used in the Children in Need Charity Single by Peter Kay and it was sung by members of the Animated All Star Band.

The song is featured briefly in the movie, Fired Up.

In the 2009 film "Fanboys" which is set in 1998, the song is heard playing at a Halloween party.

aknowledgeableperson wrote: It has been a popular song though.

Boognish wrote: A song being popular is one of the critical elements to it being one of the worst.

If it weren't, the list would be entirely populated by 15 year olds who threw together a metal album in their garage.

LenexatoKCMO wrote: It must also only be taking into account adult popularity or I would have to think the thing would be dominated by Bieber/Miley Cyrus/Jonas Brothers/Disney Channel pre-teen pop du jour.  Most of us manage to successfully tune that crap out unless you live with a pre-teen, otherwise it would have to take the lion share. 

LenexatoKCMO wrote: It must also only be taking into account adult popularity or I would have to think the thing would be dominated by Bieber/Miley Cyrus/Jonas Brothers/Disney Channel pre-teen pop du jour.  Most of us manage to successfully tune that crap out unless you live with a pre-teen, otherwise it would have to take the lion share.