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Brian Damage · 09-03-2011, 07:23 AM

1. Aqua, 'Barbie Girl' - You have the Danish to thank for the worst song of the 1990s. Overplayed to the extreme and very repetitive, it's an easy pick for #1. Ironically, after suing Aqua for bashing Barbie, Mattel has since used the song in a few ads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhrY...layer_embedded

cleverfun3000 · 09-03-2011, 12:35 PM

I TOTALLY disagree. In fact this is one of the BEST songs of the 90's. Some people don't understand that not all songs have to be rock and roll, soul or teenage pop. There is a category called "Bubble Gum pop." It's very creative music that has a catchy hook, memorable melody and easy to hum or sing along to. It's purposely corny and/or tongue in cheek, but that's what makes it so much fun to listen to. It's something like a musical parody and just a great song to listen to and doesn't have to make a earth shattering statement about any social issue. It's just a "happy song". That's all. but it's GREAT!

catlover79 · 09-03-2011, 03:53 PM

I don't care for that song, but I think the Spice Girls' "Wannabe" should be at the top of that list. Every time I heard it come on, I'd run from the room screaming. "MAKE IT STOP!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!"

Marvo301 · 09-03-2011, 04:01 PM

"Barbie Girl" isn't a bad song. In fact it's kind of catchy. It just got way overexposed to the point that many people got sick of hearing it. Many other songs have suffered similar fates. For example "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion got way overexposed on radio following the release of the movie "Titanic".

dakert · 09-03-2011, 10:15 PM

I remember back in late 1977 when "You Light Up My Life" was overplayed but not hearing it after 34 years I kind of miss it. Barbie Girl is not in the same class--of course, but it was not a bad song

UMFaninMD · 09-03-2011, 10:56 PM

No, I think "Short Short Man" by Gillette and 20 Fingers could take this title easily. It makes "Barbie Girl" sound like Mozart.

Zoneboy · 09-04-2011, 01:40 AM

I actually love Barbie Girl but here are 20 pieces of 90's dreck (in no particular order) that I cannot stomach.

Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
The Macarena - Los Del Rios
Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge
Shiny Happy People - REM/Kate Pierson
Tub Thumpin' - Chumbawumba
I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Informer - Snow
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Unskinny Bop - Poison
The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Rico Suave - Gerardo
Cream - Prince
Unbelievable - EMF
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
Here Comes the Hotstepper -Ini Kamoze

catlover79 · 09-04-2011, 02:10 PM

Here's the list in its entirety:

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....st_the_10_wors

Rolling Stone recently tasked their readers with voting on the worst songs of the 1990s - there were plenty to choose from. At least no one had really mastered the use of Auto-Tune yet. Here are the Top (bottom?) 10 worst songs of the 1990s:

10. 4 Non Blondes, "What's Up?" - Lead singer Linda Perry would later write songs for P!nk and Christina Aguilera.

9. Right Said Fred, 'I'm Too Sexy' - The 90s was the decade of supermodels. Right Said Fred wanted to cash in, but instead created a theme song for the models they tried to make fun of.

8. Baha Men, 'Who Let the Dogs Out?' - If you attended a sports game around the time this song was a hit, you heard it as the team rushed the field. Twice over if both squads were named after dogs. Going to a Huskies-Bulldogs match was torture.

7. Celine Dion, 'My Heart Will Go On' - Thanks for unleashing this song on us, Titanic. Radio stations could barely help themselves from playing this tune every 15 minutes. Then there was the awful remix that included sound bites from the film.

6. Hanson, 'MMMBop' - At least they played their own instruments, which was more than you could say of several other boy bands.

5. Chumbawamba, 'Tubthumping' - We hope the band has trouble sleeping at night, knowing that they made anarchist music for so long, only for their tune about getting drunk to be their one hit.

4. Vanilla Ice, 'Ice Ice Baby' - Remember when Vanilla Ice denied ripping off Queen? Remember Vanilla Ice at all?

3. Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Achy Breaky Heart' - Hopefully the last time country music invades pop radio, but I doubt it.

2. Los Del Rio, 'Macarena' - Speaking of line dancing, this "gem" continues to be a mainstay of bad wedding DJs across America.

1. Aqua, 'Barbie Girl' - You have the Danish to thank for the worst song of the 1990s. Overplayed to the extreme and very repetitive, it's an easy pick for #1. Ironically, after suing Aqua for bashing Barbie, Mattel has since used the song in a few ads.

catlover79 · 09-04-2011, 02:12 PM

My sister's own pick for this list is Marcy Playground's "Sex & Candy". She hates that song!!!!!

UMFaninMD · 09-04-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I actually love Barbie Girl but here are 20 pieces of 90's dreck (in no particular order) that I cannot stomach.

Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
The Macarena - Los Del Rios
Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge
Shiny Happy People - REM/Kate Pierson
Tub Thumpin' - Chumbawumba
I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Informer - Snow
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Unskinny Bop - Poison
The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Rico Suave - Gerardo
Cream - Prince
Unbelievable - EMF
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
Here Comes the Hotstepper -Ini Kamoze

There are some truly horrendous songs on there, especially Mouth, Informer, My Heart Will Go ON and Tub Thumpin. But Nothing Compares 2U? That song was a classic the day it came out. One song that wasn't mentioned that I absolutely can't stand is "Stay" by Lisa Loeb. It's a prime example of the annoying trend of the mid 90's - mid 00's that I call "stream of consciousness" music, mostly done by young female singers. They have to cram so many lyrics in the first 30 seconds of the song, most of which is just random stuff that sounds like it comes out of a diary or a from a therapy session. Then they're out of breath by the time the chorus starts up. I'm glad that trend has seemed to fizzled out.

Zoneboy · 09-04-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by UMFaninMD

There are some truly horrendous songs on there, especially Mouth, Informer, My Heart Will Go ON and Tub Thumpin. But Nothing Compares 2U? That song was a classic the day it came out. One song that wasn't mentioned that I absolutely can't stand is "Stay" by Lisa Loeb. It's a prime example of the annoying trend of the mid 90's - mid 00's that I call "stream of consciousness" music, mostly done by young female singers. They have to cram so many lyrics in the first 30 seconds of the song, most of which is just random stuff that sounds like it comes out of a diary or a from a therapy session. Then they're out of breath by the time the chorus starts up. I'm glad that trend has seemed to fizzled out.

We'll have to respectfully disagree, You could lock me in a room and play "Stay" continuously and it wouldn't bother me but I couldn't listen to "Nothing Compares 2U" even once in it's entirety without begging for mercy. I've hated that song from the first time I heard it and IMO it will never be a classic.

Zoneboy · 09-04-2011, 09:08 PM

If the none-too-bright readers of Rolling Stone think "Barbie Girl" is the worst song of the 90's, I'd hate to know what they think was the best.

As for me, my favorite was this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo

catlover79 · 09-04-2011, 09:29 PM

I looked it up and "Who Let the Dogs Out" wasn't even released until the summer of 2000, so it doesn't even qualify for this list. Someone wasn't doing their homework...

Zoneboy · 09-04-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I looked it up and "Who Let the Dogs Out" wasn't even released until the summer of 2000, so it doesn't even qualify for this list. Someone wasn't doing their homework...

They might have been thinking of the original version from 1998 and thought anyone would be too dumb to know the difference.

ABlairican Pie · 09-05-2011, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

I actually love Barbie Girl but here are 20 pieces of 90's dreck (in no particular order) that I cannot stomach.

Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
The Macarena - Los Del Rios
Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge
Shiny Happy People - REM/Kate Pierson
Tub Thumpin' - Chumbawumba
I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion
Informer - Snow
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Unskinny Bop - Poison
The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Rico Suave - Gerardo
Cream - Prince
Unbelievable - EMF
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot
Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
Here Comes the Hotstepper -Ini Kamoze

I actually like Donna Lewis' "I Love You Always Forever" and "Unskinny Bop" by Poison, even though the main riff is lifted from "I Know a Little" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Poison and a lot of bands were exploring Southern rock and blues at that time. Cinderella was, too, with the 'Heartbreak Station' album in 1990.

But yeah, 1990 was a notoriously bad year for pop as well. Vanilla Ice with "Ice Ice Baby" and the fiasco known as Milli Vanilli were the worst perpetrators. "I Want To Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd, pretty much anything by Snow, and tons of other drecky songs on this list above were the culprits of pop in that bizarre decade. It started out with Milli Vanilli's lip-syncing and ended with Limp Bizkit's riot-inducing performance at the 30th Anniversary of Woodstock. Yechhhh. Limp Bizkit. Haven't we forgotten Fred Durst yet??

09-03-2011, 07:23 AM	#1
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09-03-2011, 03:53 PM	#3
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,452	"Barbie Girl" isn't a bad song. In fact it's kind of catchy. It just got way overexposed to the point that many people got sick of hearing it. Many other songs have suffered similar fates. For example "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion got way overexposed on radio following the release of the movie "Titanic".
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09-04-2011, 01:40 AM	#7
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,349	I actually love Barbie Girl but here are 20 pieces of 90's dreck (in no particular order) that I cannot stomach. Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice The Macarena - Los Del Rios Mouth - Merrill Bainbridge Shiny Happy People - REM/Kate Pierson Tub Thumpin' - Chumbawumba I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin Mambo #5 - Lou Bega My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion Informer - Snow Two Princes - Spin Doctors Unskinny Bop - Poison The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground Rico Suave - Gerardo Cream - Prince Unbelievable - EMF Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn Here Comes the Hotstepper -Ini Kamoze
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09-03-2011, 12:35 PM	#2
cleverfun3000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 18, 2008 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,685	I TOTALLY disagree. In fact this is one of the BEST songs of the 90's. Some people don't understand that not all songs have to be rock and roll, soul or teenage pop. There is a category called "Bubble Gum pop." It's very creative music that has a catchy hook, memorable melody and easy to hum or sing along to. It's purposely corny and/or tongue in cheek, but that's what makes it so much fun to listen to. It's something like a musical parody and just a great song to listen to and doesn't have to make a earth shattering statement about any social issue. It's just a "happy song". That's all. but it's GREAT!

09-03-2011, 10:15 PM	#5
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I remember back in late 1977 when "You Light Up My Life" was overplayed but not hearing it after 34 years I kind of miss it. Barbie Girl is not in the same class--of course, but it was not a bad song

09-03-2011, 10:56 PM	#6
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	No, I think "Short Short Man" by Gillette and 20 Fingers could take this title easily. It makes "Barbie Girl" sound like Mozart.

09-04-2011, 02:10 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Here's the list in its entirety: http://www.starpulse.com/news/index....st_the_10_wors Rolling Stone recently tasked their readers with voting on the worst songs of the 1990s - there were plenty to choose from. At least no one had really mastered the use of Auto-Tune yet. Here are the Top (bottom?) 10 worst songs of the 1990s: 10. 4 Non Blondes, "What's Up?" - Lead singer Linda Perry would later write songs for P!nk and Christina Aguilera. 9. Right Said Fred, 'I'm Too Sexy' - The 90s was the decade of supermodels. Right Said Fred wanted to cash in, but instead created a theme song for the models they tried to make fun of. 8. Baha Men, 'Who Let the Dogs Out?' - If you attended a sports game around the time this song was a hit, you heard it as the team rushed the field. Twice over if both squads were named after dogs. Going to a Huskies-Bulldogs match was torture. 7. Celine Dion, 'My Heart Will Go On' - Thanks for unleashing this song on us, Titanic. Radio stations could barely help themselves from playing this tune every 15 minutes. Then there was the awful remix that included sound bites from the film. 6. Hanson, 'MMMBop' - At least they played their own instruments, which was more than you could say of several other boy bands. 5. Chumbawamba, 'Tubthumping' - We hope the band has trouble sleeping at night, knowing that they made anarchist music for so long, only for their tune about getting drunk to be their one hit. 4. Vanilla Ice, 'Ice Ice Baby' - Remember when Vanilla Ice denied ripping off Queen? Remember Vanilla Ice at all? 3. Billy Ray Cyrus, 'Achy Breaky Heart' - Hopefully the last time country music invades pop radio, but I doubt it. 2. Los Del Rio, 'Macarena' - Speaking of line dancing, this "gem" continues to be a mainstay of bad wedding DJs across America. 1. Aqua, 'Barbie Girl' - You have the Danish to thank for the worst song of the 1990s. Overplayed to the extreme and very repetitive, it's an easy pick for #1. Ironically, after suing Aqua for bashing Barbie, Mattel has since used the song in a few ads.

09-04-2011, 02:12 PM	#9
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	My sister's own pick for this list is Marcy Playground's "Sex & Candy". She hates that song!!!!!

09-04-2011, 09:08 PM	#12
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,349	If the none-too-bright readers of Rolling Stone think "Barbie Girl" is the worst song of the 90's, I'd hate to know what they think was the best. As for me, my favorite was this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo

09-04-2011, 09:29 PM	#13
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I looked it up and "Who Let the Dogs Out" wasn't even released until the summer of 2000, so it doesn't even qualify for this list. Someone wasn't doing their homework...