13 Mar 09
Originally posted by BadwaterOther than that, it's an ok song, right?"😉
I like a lot of Billy Joel songs. Piano Man, however, is sophomoric and self indulgent, with an inane melody line and lyrics that can only be described as being written during spasms of narcolepsy. It is the great fortune of society at large that one is highly unlikely to encounter it on classic 70's radio any longer. Were it not for the British National Anthem I would be stridently pushing this as worst song ever.
Anyway the post was the worse TUNE. A song is a TUNE with words. So the UK anthem beats out Piano Man on those grounds alone.
BTW, have you heard Jelly Bowl, er Billy Joel's 'classical piano compositions?' Your description souds like it could be talking about them too. Totally derivative, like he took bits of Mozart and Chopin and such and jumbled them up in a mixer and arranged them like those magnetic letters for poetry some people put up on their refrigerator. Have you listened to the CD I am talking about?
13 Mar 09
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Originally posted by sonhouseyou guys will notice verse six of the 'British' national anthem (in actuality its the English national anthem, they sing it at rugby matches etc, we have our own, The Flower of Scotland), which is why we Scots can never accept it, NEVER!
Other than that, it's an ok song, right?"😉
Anyway the post was the worse TUNE. A song is a TUNE with words. So the UK anthem beats out Piano Man on those grounds alone.
BTW, have you heard Jelly Bowl, er Billy Joel's 'classical piano compositions?' Your description souds like it could be talking about them too. Totally derivative, like he took bits of ...[text shortened]... y some people put up on their refrigerator. Have you listened to the CD I am talking about?
Lord grant that Marshal Wade
May by thy mighty aid
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
And like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush.
God save the Queen!
15 Mar 09
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Originally posted by BadwaterIf you think Piano Man qualifies as the worst tune of all time then perhaps you have not heard enough of the absolute drivel that passes for melodies. Have you heard Agadoo? Tell me that the Birdie song is better....
I like a lot of Billy Joel songs. Piano Man, however, is sophomoric and self indulgent, with an inane melody line and lyrics that can only be described as being written during spasms of narcolepsy. It is the great fortune of society at large that one is highly unlikely to encounter it on classic 70's radio any longer. Were it not for the British National Anthem I would be stridently pushing this as worst song ever.
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15 Mar 09
I was going for more of the time-honored, classic horrors. Unknown drivel propigates in abundance, and there is nothing unique in the vast quantities of unknown badness.
Also, "tune" could be taken as song, melody, or jingle - nearly all manefestations would be interchangable with the word. 😉
18 Mar 09
Originally posted by generalissimoIf you want some Macca in this category then it's hard to beat either the Frog Chorus (what was he thinking?) or Silly Love Songs.
"Coming up" by paul mccartney.
...truly revolting.
But there are so many awful 'novelty' songs around that surely one of them must win! Crazy Frog, anyone?
The Stereophonics deserve a special mention too. 'Have a nice day', with its repetitious, whiny chorus has got to be in the running (yep - I really will be having a nice day ... when you've stopped "singing" about it).
