Least Favourite Songs of the 1990s
Nov 23, 2017 15:43:29 GMT 10
Post by #Infinity on Nov 23, 2017 15:43:29 GMT 10
List your most hated or uninteresting songs from the 1990s. I'll start off with my usual top 10:
10.
What should have been an epic collaboration between two musical siblings who were both superstars at the time instead turned out one of the biggest musical flops of the whole decade. Not only is the intro butt-ugly and the production bitter, the lyrics are absolutely atrocious. Set peculiarly to a melody that sounds like it's trying to be joyful but failing, it brings up social issues but comes up with a response primarily of screaming, rather than proactive backlash. It's natural to feel enraged in the face of unfair adversity, but this song just sounds like a temper tantrum neutered by its awful composition and stiff production. It's one of the worst protest songs of all time, in my opinion. Janet doesn't even sound like herself here. It's really no wonder this fell off the charts extremely quickly in spite of its solid debut.
9.
The early 90s produced a lot of middle-of-the-road dance songs, but this enters a special level of bad due to its cringey vocals, which could work with a song lively enough, ala "Supermodel (You Better Work)," but instead it's just a lousy house track with vocals that make it far worse than just elevator music.
8.
This definitely wins the award for most obnoxious chorus in an r&b song. It's ironic that a singer as talented as Whitney Houston was releasing a song as lifelessly robotic as this by the time the millennial generation was taking over.
7.
I have no idea how this was a top 10 single, but Snoop Doggy Dogg this hack ain't. It's bad enough this guy's flow and lyrics are worse than what a middle school amateur could pull off, but his singing voice is even worse.
6.
This here is concrete proof that I don't just blindly eat up any bubblegum pop served by major studios. Yes, S Club 7 is as manufactured as pop groups come, to the point that they came from their own show like the Monkees, but there was also clearly a whole lot of talent and effort evident not just from the production and songwriting process of their music, but the vocalists performing their tracks, as well. Absolutely none of that charisma, wholesomeness, or musicality is present on "Ooh Stick You." I should also add that I've never been a particularly big fan of "Mmmbop," "The Animal Song," or "Shake Your Bon Bon," either, but only this song is inept and just flat-out bad enough to truly find its way onto my hate radar. There's absolutely nothing charming or self-aware about any of these juvenile schoolyard taunts. Even Gillette's obnoxious "Mr. Personality" is crazy enough and has sufficient character to be a guilty pleasure of mine. This is just useless annoyance, and I'm glad it was never a hit in the United States like it was in the UK and New Zealand, despite the fact that this duo is from New Jersey. If you want this particular type of music done right, check out "Trouble" by Shampoo.
5.
A lot of Sisqo's lyrics are just plain cheesy, which in some cases works somewhat to his advantage, like in Dru Hill's "In My Bed," but other times, like with "Thong Song" and especially this, there's just no real punchline and we're instead left with irritating crap. I chose this for my worst list, however, because at least "Thong Song" is catchy and has momentum; "How Deep Is Your Love" not only clumsily coopts latin music into its composition and lyrics, it hardly has a hook to cling to and sounds woefully incomplete (no pun intended).
4.
I despise this musician due to his malicious views on gays, but that's not the reason this song is here. I actually really like a lot of Shabba Ranks songs so long as I can forget that he's just as frightfully homophobic as Beenie here. "Who Am I," however, is by far one of the most disjointed, incoherent reggae songs ever released. It did poorly in the United States but unfortunately was a pretty big hit in the UK and Canada.
3.
Oh my god, I don't think I've ever heard a hip hop song this badly produced. Even the most soulless, awful trap songs of today at least have some understanding of track mastering and rhythm. If this production thinks it's cleverly integrating noise rock into its sound, it's not, it's just noisy schlock and definitely one of the big low points in the rap genre.
2.
I started getting into the Presidents of the United States of America after hearing "Lump" and "Peaches," but that interest was immediately shattered when I bought their debut album and this atrocity came on at the beginning. It's one thing to produce music that's aimed primarily at stoners, but good god, at least the other two songs I listed by this group were charmingly hokey. This has absolutely zero momentum, instead just a bunch of incredibly obnoxious mews for over three straight minutes. It isn't funny or anything, it's just sheer annoyance.
1.
Without a doubt, this is one of the ugliest pop songs in history. From the shoddy beat, to the repetitive, unmelodious synth backdrop; to the awful, breathy vocals; to the annoying guest rapper in the background, to the crass lyrics, this leaves exactly the type of disgusted impression on me that pop songs in general leave on indie rock purists. It was a big hit in the United States in 1998 and was apparently even bigger in Australia. Why? I have absolutely no idea. It doesn't even sound like typical music from 1998, but rather a terrible omen of everything soon to wreck popular music in the coming century.
10.
What should have been an epic collaboration between two musical siblings who were both superstars at the time instead turned out one of the biggest musical flops of the whole decade. Not only is the intro butt-ugly and the production bitter, the lyrics are absolutely atrocious. Set peculiarly to a melody that sounds like it's trying to be joyful but failing, it brings up social issues but comes up with a response primarily of screaming, rather than proactive backlash. It's natural to feel enraged in the face of unfair adversity, but this song just sounds like a temper tantrum neutered by its awful composition and stiff production. It's one of the worst protest songs of all time, in my opinion. Janet doesn't even sound like herself here. It's really no wonder this fell off the charts extremely quickly in spite of its solid debut.
9.
The early 90s produced a lot of middle-of-the-road dance songs, but this enters a special level of bad due to its cringey vocals, which could work with a song lively enough, ala "Supermodel (You Better Work)," but instead it's just a lousy house track with vocals that make it far worse than just elevator music.
8.
This definitely wins the award for most obnoxious chorus in an r&b song. It's ironic that a singer as talented as Whitney Houston was releasing a song as lifelessly robotic as this by the time the millennial generation was taking over.
7.
I have no idea how this was a top 10 single, but Snoop Doggy Dogg this hack ain't. It's bad enough this guy's flow and lyrics are worse than what a middle school amateur could pull off, but his singing voice is even worse.
6.
This here is concrete proof that I don't just blindly eat up any bubblegum pop served by major studios. Yes, S Club 7 is as manufactured as pop groups come, to the point that they came from their own show like the Monkees, but there was also clearly a whole lot of talent and effort evident not just from the production and songwriting process of their music, but the vocalists performing their tracks, as well. Absolutely none of that charisma, wholesomeness, or musicality is present on "Ooh Stick You." I should also add that I've never been a particularly big fan of "Mmmbop," "The Animal Song," or "Shake Your Bon Bon," either, but only this song is inept and just flat-out bad enough to truly find its way onto my hate radar. There's absolutely nothing charming or self-aware about any of these juvenile schoolyard taunts. Even Gillette's obnoxious "Mr. Personality" is crazy enough and has sufficient character to be a guilty pleasure of mine. This is just useless annoyance, and I'm glad it was never a hit in the United States like it was in the UK and New Zealand, despite the fact that this duo is from New Jersey. If you want this particular type of music done right, check out "Trouble" by Shampoo.
5.
A lot of Sisqo's lyrics are just plain cheesy, which in some cases works somewhat to his advantage, like in Dru Hill's "In My Bed," but other times, like with "Thong Song" and especially this, there's just no real punchline and we're instead left with irritating crap. I chose this for my worst list, however, because at least "Thong Song" is catchy and has momentum; "How Deep Is Your Love" not only clumsily coopts latin music into its composition and lyrics, it hardly has a hook to cling to and sounds woefully incomplete (no pun intended).
4.
I despise this musician due to his malicious views on gays, but that's not the reason this song is here. I actually really like a lot of Shabba Ranks songs so long as I can forget that he's just as frightfully homophobic as Beenie here. "Who Am I," however, is by far one of the most disjointed, incoherent reggae songs ever released. It did poorly in the United States but unfortunately was a pretty big hit in the UK and Canada.
3.
Oh my god, I don't think I've ever heard a hip hop song this badly produced. Even the most soulless, awful trap songs of today at least have some understanding of track mastering and rhythm. If this production thinks it's cleverly integrating noise rock into its sound, it's not, it's just noisy schlock and definitely one of the big low points in the rap genre.
2.
I started getting into the Presidents of the United States of America after hearing "Lump" and "Peaches," but that interest was immediately shattered when I bought their debut album and this atrocity came on at the beginning. It's one thing to produce music that's aimed primarily at stoners, but good god, at least the other two songs I listed by this group were charmingly hokey. This has absolutely zero momentum, instead just a bunch of incredibly obnoxious mews for over three straight minutes. It isn't funny or anything, it's just sheer annoyance.
1.
Without a doubt, this is one of the ugliest pop songs in history. From the shoddy beat, to the repetitive, unmelodious synth backdrop; to the awful, breathy vocals; to the annoying guest rapper in the background, to the crass lyrics, this leaves exactly the type of disgusted impression on me that pop songs in general leave on indie rock purists. It was a big hit in the United States in 1998 and was apparently even bigger in Australia. Why? I have absolutely no idea. It doesn't even sound like typical music from 1998, but rather a terrible omen of everything soon to wreck popular music in the coming century.
.dk. I don't hate it like so many others do, but it's not really anything more than just throwaway catchy kitsch.
