John's Top 20 Worst Songs of 2010

[johnm1120]

It actually was not easy making the list this year, and I was able to avoid most of the crap this year, however a few did manage to slip through the crack. If you know me, there will deffo be a few shockers this year. So who tops the list? Well before we get to those, we gotta go through the ones that just missed out at 20-2.


20. Usher f/will.i.am - OMG

I was debating whether or not to have this one make the cut. It's definitely on the weaker spectrum of Usher's releases, but the overplay is what helped this land a spot on the countdown. Like OMG these lyrics are some of the worst he's come up with since YEAH! He's had better.


19. Spose - I'm Awesome

This is one of those jokes that unfortunately a few people took too seriously to give it enough airplay to make the top 40, and left the rest of us scratching our heads. Take a really bad beat, even worse white-boy rap, and lyrics irritating enough to make Rodney Dangerfield wanna give him a respectful punch to the face and you've got... whatever the hell this is.


18. John Mayer - Who Says

I wanna know if he was trying to purposely kill his album's chances by releasing this as a lead-off single. John Mayer tends to be hit or miss for me, and this missed the mark by a longshot. A seriously boring song, wondering whatever happened to the melody, this leaves you thinking one of two things. Was he stoned when he wrote this, or should he have been?


17. Glee Cast - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Everyone knows I'm a Gleek, and enjoy most of their interpretations, but this one really stuck out like a sore thumb for the wrong reasons. Known for staying true to originals, this time they take a leap of faith and really mess up a classic. It gets to a point where halfway through the song, it' becomes such a hot mess, that it's hard to even recognize what song it is anymore.

16. Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You)

A holdover from 2009 that got too much play in 2010 as well. This was ok for like the first 30 seconds, but then it gets super annoying super quick. After you've heard it about 5 or 6 times, I'm thinking HEY if you love me, WHY DO YOU KEEP SINGING THIS CRAP?

[popstop]

Ah, I love the Michael Franti song. I haven't gotten tired of it because it sounds different to me than a lot of songs in the top 40. It was #1 on my own chart in the fall of 2008, so it's actually a holdover from two years ago. You gotta appreciate its longevity.

[Gravity.]

Way to miss the point of "Who Says." It sounds like a song about getting stoned, but it's about being free.

I also wouldn't say that it ruined the album's chances. It debuted at #1, and sold 300K first week. It's since sold over a million, so I wouldn't call that a failure by any means.

[johnm1120]

15. Ke$ha - Take it Off

Well everybody knows Ke$ha can't sing, so an overdose of auto-tune on this song is a must. Then to make it really childish, sample Streets of Cairo (also known as "There's a Place in France..." songs sang in elementary school). Another mindless dribble from one of the most overrated acts of 2010 to be eaten up by the payola munchers.


14. Craig Morgan - This Ain't Nothin'

In what is supposed to be a man's recalling of his dying wife, ends up turning into something you might here in a Jeff Foxworthy routine. When a country song begins with describing what the twister sounded like, you know it can't be good. Then go into the stereotypical bad day a hillbilly might have, by the time the song's meaning comes to light, there's just no turning back.


13. Katy Perry - Peacock

Thank goodness this did not become a single. I know this is a "love it or hate it" song, on this list it's a hate. Katy Perry returns to middle school trying to come up with a clever way to say "cock" as much as she can. She succeeds and results in a fail.


12. Far*East Movement - Like a G6

Ok, this is dumber than the bed intruder, fo' real. Some of the worst lyrics from the year. So really what was this for? A bad Gatorade commercial, or a really bad Bingo caller Maybe I'm missing something and need to have all the drinks they go on about in the song before finding it tolerable. This G6 flying a bit below the radar here.

11. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

I understand this song was big in 2009. Unfortunately everyone and their mother felt it was a good idea in 2010 to throw this overplayed simplicity on whatever they can get their hands on. The overplay on this is so amazingly bad, just last month I was still hearing it at least 4 times a day! It has reached the rare "banned" point for me, and I will probably ring the neck of the next person who shoves this out again.

[WotUNeed]

Jan 7, 2011 1:14:38 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

A seriously boring song, wondering whatever happened to the melody, this leaves you thinking one of two things. Was he stoned when he wrote this, or should he have been?

Sorry, I don't think that's a safe generalization to make about audience reaction.

Everyone knows I'm a Gleek, and enjoy most of their interpretations, but this one really stuck out like a sore thumb for the wrong reasons. Known for staying true to originals, this time they take a leap of faith and really mess up a classic. It gets to a point where halfway through the song, it' becomes such a hot mess, that it's hard to even recognize what song it is anymore.

Really? I recognized it:

Jan 8, 2011 1:22:53 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

Maybe I'm missing something and need to have all the drinks they go on about in the song before finding it tolerable.

As far as I can tell, that's the general idea. Were you looking for some deeper meaning?

[Deleted]

1. You are a scarily angry person.
2. Wot got there first, but Glee's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is based on Aretha Franklin's classic cover, not the Simon & Garfunkel original.

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

Jan 7, 2011 1:14:38 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

20. Usher f/will.i.am - OMG

I was debating whether or not to have this one make the cut. It's definitely on the weaker spectrum of Usher's releases, but the overplay is what helped this land a spot on the countdown. Like OMG these lyrics are some of the worst he's come up with since YEAH! He's had better.

I only got into that song a few weeks ago when making my 2010 medley for the Pulse Member Awards. I liked the bassline of the song. The lyrics are totally blah. It was mentioned on Inside Edition that that line about the woman's booty and boobies was plagiarized from a similar lyric in a song sung by Homer on The Simpsons.

17. Glee Cast - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Everyone knows I'm a Gleek, and enjoy most of their interpretations, but this one really stuck out like a sore thumb for the wrong reasons. Known for staying true to originals, this time they take a leap of faith and really mess up a classic. It gets to a point where halfway through the song, it' becomes such a hot mess, that it's hard to even recognize what song it is anymore.

I agree. It was a hot mess. I loved what singers Linda Clifford, Sam Harris, and Hannah Jones did with this song on their respective covers.

Jan 8, 2011 1:22:53 GMT -5 johnm1120 said:

12. Far*East Movement - Like a G6

Ok, this is dumber than the bed intruder, fo' real. Some of the worst lyrics from the year. So really what was this for? A bad Gatorade commercial, or a really bad Bingo caller Maybe I'm missing something and need to have all the drinks they go on about in the song before finding it tolerable. This G6 flying a bit below the radar here.

This one just felt like straight up noise with silly lyrics on top. I do like the Cahill remix though.

[johnm1120]

Jan 8, 2011 14:37:12 GMT -5 @backintime said:

1. You are a scarily angry person.
2. Wot got there first, but Glee's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is based on Aretha Franklin's classic cover, not the Simon & Garfunkel original.

1. I am neither believe it or not.

2. Aretha's version >>> Glee's version. TBH I'm not too big on the Simon & Garfunkel version.

[Radical347]

Jan 7, 2011 23:04:18 GMT -5 Gravity. said:

Way to miss the point of "Who Says." It sounds like a song about getting stoned, but it's about being free.

Being free, so you can do things like...get stoned. A double entendre.

[johnm1120]

10. Nick Jonas - Introducing Me

Nick's solo contribution to the "Camp Rock 2" soundtrack is pretty much nothing more than I'm Yours on crack. In this ultra-cheesy number, Nick decides to have a contest to see how many words he can fit into one breath, while coming up with something totally irritating in the process. Come on, you're capable of WAY better!!!


9. YG - Toot It & Boot It

Ok, seriously??? Worst rap song by a newcomer (at least to the mainstream) by a longshot! This ode to a one night stand originally was lower on the list, but after hearing it again, everything from the annoyance of the artist, to the brain-cell killing lyrics, earned this a rightful spot in the top 10.


8. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be

Oh wow, this one is just plain annoying. And what's even sadder is the completely irritating title is probably the most intelligent part of the song. Boom Boom Pow was one of the worst of 2009, so the BEP have not exactly been famous for their brilliant lyrics as of late. It's as if they don't even try anymore, because they can be as lazy as they want and still get hits.


7. Soulja Boy 'Tell Em - Pretty Boy Swag

I seriously don't know whether to laugh or cry at this one. First of all, the title is about 90% of the songs' lyrics, hearing the "Crank That" rapper go on and on about how he has a pretty boy swag just takes another plunge into the ridiculous category.


6. Daniel Curtis Lee & Adam Hicks - In the Summertime

This is just all around wrong. First of all the Mungo Jerry version is nothing to get excited over, but the "Zeke and Luther" stars completely ruin what was left of the original on this mix. One of those ideas that should've just been left on paper and never given a second thought.

[johnm1120]

5. Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie

As we saw with Take it Off, songs that borrow from elementary school songs can't get much better. And in this case it all goes down hill. Justin is supposedly 15 at this point, not 5. Why either of them agreed to do this is beyond me. Why either of them would write something this bad is beyond me.


4. Ludacris - How Low

Easily the worst rap song of 2010. Ludacris has always been annoying, and I still don't think I can sit through any of his songs. This year is no exception as he comes up with one of his most annoying hooks to date, and just having him on lead is bad enough. I don't wanna say he can't get any worse, because he could make me eat my words.


3. Willow - Whip My Hair

Speaking of awful hooks, this by far has to have one of the worst. The only reason she got any play at all was because she's Will Smith's daughter, and when I first heard it I had no idea who it was, but after 10 seconds of I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH, I was left pulling my hair out and going to change the dial. This is by far one of the most irritating songs of 2010. And it only made #3!

[Deleted]

Blasphemy! Willow's "Wip my hair" >>>Celine Dion's existence :)

One man's trash is another man's treasure. I love 75% of these songs :) But I agree with Soulja & YG.

[sadchild]

fortunately i haven't heard most of these. but i totally agree on spose and willow. and i could fill a "worst of 2010" list with songs from glee.

[johnm1120]

Now that I'm home for a change, it's time for the home stretch.


2. Ke$ha - TiK ToK

If you thought Justin Bieber was badly manufactured, he doesn't hold a candle to one of the worst "singers" of our time. After about 6 different attempts to jam this crap down our throats, with about 4 different titles, the label finally threw in the payola and this drunk girl's anthem all of a sudden is all over the place. It's hard to tell if the vocals or the lyrics are worse, this is just all around awful. This probably would've switched places with Willow on the year-end list if it wasn't for the fact that the overplay catapulted this into the #2 worst song slot.


And the absolute worst song of 2010 is.....


1. Ke$ha f/3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah

Well the sh*t list can now be referred to as the Ke$hit list. I think this is the first time an "artist" has been able to sweep the top 2 on one of my "worst of" lists. This has to be one of the most ridiculous songs ever, the horrible singer also gives her most horrific vocal attempt ever on this. All the auto-tune in the world can't save this, (and they tried)! The lyrics are bad enough, but coming from Ke$ha, they become vomit inducing. And then toss in 3OH!3 who have been known to be tolerable, but the only thing they can add to this is that Ke$ha actually shuts up for a few seconds. More than enough elements to solidify this trash as the worst "song" of 2010.

[Fat Ass Kelly Price]

Ke$ha >>>>>

[Deleted]

I agree with your #2; however, We R Who We R is probably my least favourite Ke$ha single to date. I kind of liked Blah Blah Blah .

[Deleted]

Jan 15, 2011 21:10:34 GMT -5 Fat Ass Kelly Price said:

Ke$ha >>>>>

[lolhey]

Weird, lmao I don't even care much for Kesha's music, but Blah Blah Blah is sorta... the shit.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Jan 18, 2011 16:55:02 GMT -5 @lolhey said:

Weird, lmao I don't even care much for Kesha's music, but Blah Blah Blah is sorta... the s**t.

[Mega248]

Jan 19, 2011 14:23:22 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Jan 18, 2011 16:55:02 GMT -5 @lolhey said:

Weird, I don't even care much for Kesha's music, but Blah Blah Blah is sorta... the s**t.

[Nic (Britney Spears)]

Jan 18, 2011 16:55:02 GMT -5 @lolhey said:

Weird, lmao I don't even care much for Kesha's music, but Blah Blah Blah is sorta... the s**t.